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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-14
Inffammatory RheumatIsm quickly
Relieved.

Morton L. Hill OF Lebanon, Ind.
says: My wife had infammatory
rheumatism in every muscle and Joint:
her suffering was terrible and her body
and face we're swollen almost beyond
recognition; had been in bed for six
weeks and had eight physicians. but
received no benefit until she tried DR..
Detchon's Relief for rheumatism. It
gave immediate relief and she was able
to walk in three days. / am sure il
saved her life" Sold by Otto Grctjan,
1901 Second avenue, Rock Island. and
Gust. Schlegel & Son. 220 SeconG
street, t-(AdvertisemenI)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-14

While it is often impossible to pre-
vent an accident, it is never impos-
sible TO be prepared-it is not beyond
any ones purse. Invest % cents in
a bottle of Chamberlain's liniment and
you are prepared for sprains, bruises
and like injuries. Sold by all drug
hstR-LAdHl
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29

that it is 'self-striped" Alternate
stripes are smooth. the others are
unfinished-fuzzy, in a word The
stripes are something less than half
an inch wide, and run vertically on
the crown The hat really is not
treaty It is attractive
Other soft hats are lined with gay
silk, have welt edges, or are other
wise adorned.
Brand-new is chinchina hat
Corduroy and cloth Of all kinds will
be much in vogue this autumn
Caps promise to continue their I'M
precedented popularity. They come
In all patterns one for instance, a
'cublst' design in maroon and tan
For the man who will wear a derby.
regardless, it may be news to know
that the derby crowns will be bit
higher this fall, the brims about the
same. Crowns seem to be working
back from the fiat effect Of year
back TO the old fashioned high crown.
They change a bit each year
Buys-the little fellows-wear tele-
scope shape hats, while you can't give
them 10 their elders
or course, this takes no account of
the staples - the conservative
styles which never change.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
Mems Hats For Next Fall
PertAffairs, Blue and Green

Fail, 1913, hats for men are being
shown by jobbers in Atlanta.
Take them big and large. they de-
serve the name the women give their
headgear-they are creations"
one creation" for instance, is
green velour, with a little bow at
the back, and a button-hole stitched
edge.
Brown Perryman- Greene Company
say velours, particularly in blue and
green, are the thing for fall Velours
retail from $3.50 to $3.50.
The Trooper" shape is proper To
make Trooper" shape. punch out
a crown, then strike it with the edge
OF the hand, lenEthwise That's all
Another creation" particularly
fetching is blue, with red. white and
blue stitching which runs up and
down the crown and around and
around the brim A button is in the
geometrical center Of the crown,
Perhaps the best Of the bunch, to
many tastes. is a green felt hat
Trooper shape. Of course, with
zebra" finish Zebra" finish means
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
Strenuous Work Done
Preparing for Convention.

When the four or five thousand
merchants from all over the South
gather in Atlanta for their Conven-
ton. during the first two weeks Of
August. II e. doubtful II any Of them
will be able TO realize the care and
effort that has been expended to
make their meeting a success
For instance. one energetic COM
mittee has been toiling throughout
the hot week in an effort to raise
funds for the entertainment Of the
visitors As a result Of their conSci-
entous endeavor, the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association sees it,
way clear. as to finances. to play
host 10 the gathering
Another committee has been hard
at work preparing the program The
program is TO be an elaborate affair.
Three or four topics day viii be
discussed, and most OF the discus
sion VIII be in the shape of i've
minute addresses. Thu travelling mea
are doing yeoman'S work in finding
the good speakers scattered through
out the territory. men who have
opinions worth hearing and expert
enc" likely to be helpful to other
merchants in their lines
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
Auto Sales Gaining
Over Last Season
Business Gradually Working TO Cred
1t 5asIs-Men Buy Cars as
They Buy Homes.

80 far as we are able to Judge
from the business done by our clients.
automobile sales in Atlanta have been
exceptionally good for the period
which began January l." says Joseph
n. Moody, of the Auto Credit Sales
Company.
The automobile firms whom we
represent as a credit clearing house
report an increase over last season.
Sales probably would be larger
yet If we did not check them. Anus
ing as the idea may seem, we are in
a sense philanthropists, for we are
saving the people from themselves, in
this way: Suppose a man with mod
crate income tries to buy an auto
on time. We investigate carefully
If he has a family of girls, let us
say, all living at home, and no in
come but his salary. we turn him
down. If he had a family of boys,
all working and able TO help pur-
chase a car, all well and good.
THE automobile business is work
ing more and more toward a time
basis. A man buys his motor car
now just as he would buy his home
on payments. / believe the future
will see 80 per cent of the business
done in that way"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
Jordan Thinks EurOpe's
Land Banks Ideal for South
Cheap Loans on Farm Lands Spell Financial In
dependence for Cotton Grower, He Says.

Special Cable 20 The American.
BY COLONEL HARVlE JORDAN.
(Msmber Of the American Farm
Credits Commission and Presl dent
Of the Southern Cotton Association
OLDENBERG. GERMANY. June
IS The capitalization 81 Southern
cotton growers through the mortgage
bank system, giving them mortgage
loans at low interest with easy pay
meuts would completely reorgauiZe
the cotton growing industry Of the
South / am convinced that the land
mortgage business IN America can be
systematized along the lines OF SINH
lar mortgage systems in Europe
IF this Is done II will bring a new
era Of prosperity 10 the South and
greatly increase the cash returns
from cotton, which now represent
practically the entire balance Of trade
Of the United States
Southern cotton growers to-day are
just one year behind financially They
have been behind since the civil War
The curse Of the cotton farmers ls
the store lien system, under which
they are obliged each spring to pur-
chase their supplies on credit from
the supply merchants Frequently
farmers pay 90 per cent or more In
excess OF the cash price OF goods for
the privilege Of this credit More
over, the supply merchants secure
absolute control over the farmers
Marketing Is Hurried.
The cotton crop has to be marketed
as soon az harvested. Farmers have
practically no control over the mar
lgffFrD fe DO D.
financial Independence The Ameri-
can commission has studied the mort
gage systems which place European
farmers In far stronger positions ar
borrowers than our own farmers In
America we still are clinging TO the
antlquated practice Of forcing short
time loans on the agriCuturist
European farmers borrow through
an Intermediary society and enjoy as
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29

they been taught to fashion their
thoughts TO fruitful issues. men who
could and should have been helped
to usefulness.
"A further difficulty is that the
vocational demands are not sum
ciently fixed and brought to the at
tention Of the younger generations.
They know comparatively little of
the inner labors, the inner values,
and inner difficulties of various pro-
fessions and callings.
Then, too. in many cases trivial
chance influences decide the choice
of a vocation. YounH men often
drop into place, rather than DELHI
erately choosing business as a life
vocation
The need of better trained men.
especially commercially, made Itself
felt several years ago, and as a re-
suit number of universities and col
leges Of high standing organized
schools Of commerce, Harvard Uni
versity ranking it's School of Bust
ness Administration as one of the
graduate schools. Several cities have
established high schools OF commerce,
yet the scEOolmaster and the bust
ness man are still too far apart
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
Trained Men Great Need
OF Business WOrldTO=day

Germany and other European
countries are far ahead of the United
States in the matter of commercial
education. This point was brought
out in a speech before the annual
convention Of the National Associa-
ton of Credit Men at Cincinnati.
The annual losses by reason OF
failures IN the United States amount
DOW 70 some $500 600. 000," said Mr..
GaHhr, or over 81 per capita To
put II concreately the national an
nual loss from bad debts equals ons-
half the estimate cost Of the Panama
Canal
Professor Munsterberg Of Harvard
University observes that great diff
fculty Of our educational system has
been that 1t does not teach d man
to find himself, and when he learns
his strong and his weak points. his
real inclinations toward and qualifi-
cations Tor a pursuit in life, it IS
usually too late.
we find the highway of commerce
end life marked with sad monuments
OF men crushed under the wheels Of
progress who would have made
success in life had they had the
proper direction and counsel and had
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29

strong positions as any railroad or
municipality. II our Southern farm
ers mortgage their land they must
pay back the entire principal in lump
sum IN a few years, else pay costly
commission for renewal So long as
this is true naturally the farmers
won't mortgage tneir land until ac-
tuaIy pressed to the wall
In contrast to this European farm
ers repay their loans IN small annua.
iustallments So long as they meet
their interest payments they can new
or be sold out Their entire payments
for both interest and principal amount
to less than our farmers frequently
are required to pay for interest alone
Cash Basis Possible.
II Southern farmers can get a de-
vice to act as their agent in borrow
ing and can capitalize their land
holdings on terms that will permit
them to repay little by little. we can
put the cotton growing industry Of
the South on cash basis This would
enable our farmers to buy on a cash
basis and secure financial independ-
ence. II would break the power Of
the supply merchants II would be
the surest way to a New South. A
New South would mean prosperity to
the nation.
There is no theory in this PROPOSE
ton. ! have studied these mortgage
systems here. They are straight
business enterprises that we Ameri-
cans can ado~' perhane improve
upon. The Legislature OF every State
in the Union should take this matter
under consideration
1r
in the United States this should form
part Of the program. Farmers never
up TO this time had any considera
ton whatsoever given their require
ments as borrowers. In currency or
banking legislation they have been
left TO get along az well as they
could. This has been largely respon
sible for the financial positions OF the
Southern farmers to-day
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
LUMBER SALES
SHOW BUILDING
KEEPS UP WELL
Dealers in Supplies Tell of Big
Things in Prospect for the
Coming Autumn.

Dealers in lumber brick. cement,
plaster and building supplies report
that Atlanta is going straight ahead
In its expansion
Unanimously they report good
trade. one particularly encouraging
feature, according to their express
sions, is the steady increase in the
number OF small residences, homes
costing between $4,000 and $4,000,
seeming to predominant.
Furthermore, building supplies
dealers are unanimous In saying that
there are great plans in store for
fall. II all rumOrs are to be believed,
property owners are contemplating
improvements at almost a boom"
rate as soon as summer is past
Paint dealers also are cheerful.
They report contractors figuring on
work far ahead and also general ac-
tiyity in refurnishing buildings which
are not new, but which are being re-
modelled to meet the city's growing
needs.
Expressions from dealers in these
lines follow:
" H. Kriegshaber: Our obserya-
ton is that there Is a good deal of
building contemplated the wind,
20 TO speak. When conditions settle
down this fall We look for an excel
lent trade in building supplies"
Randall Bros: our business is
better than it ever has been in lum-
Der and building material The in
crease has come from the increase
in medium priced houses residences
to cost between $4,000 and $4,000
1T is hard to tell about the fall,
but we look for a good trade. Prices
are a little lower. This always is
the case in June and July. There
will be a reaction In August and Sep
TENDER, and quotations win be
stronger. This Is the history Of ev-
cry year"
Willingham- Tiff Lumber Co: BUS
mess has been quite brisk up to the
present time, with particular activity
in the erection of small houses. This
looks to us like the right time to
build for prices in our opinion, arc
at the bottom"
Sciple Sons Business is fairly
good at the present time, and it is
picking up rapidly. We look for a
very good trade for the rest of the
year. The market is steady, still
prices are reasonable and IL is a good
time to build We notice a revival
particularly in the erection of small
houses"
Dozier g. Gay: From the number
Of contractors who are figuring on
painting to be done between now and
fall, we look for q big business.
Every indication Is that a large
number Of new homes are to be built,
and there are rumors of several large
buildings for wholesale houses and
small factories.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
City Statesmen Take
Outing; Truce Kept
Jobbers Agree Not to Scout for Bus
mess During Absence of
Their Representatives.

City statesmen will be conspicuous
by their absence this week. The gro
Ger or dry goods merchant who needs
to replenish his stock must telephone
to his jobber The jobbers have
agreed not to solicit business for the
week, but just to take what comes
to them in the natural course Of
events
The reason for this strange pact is
that the jObbers are on their annual
outing at the Isle of Palms, near
Charleston, s. G..
In order not to take advantage of
their absence, fifty or more jobbers
signeG . formal agreement of neu-
trality for the week, and O. 7. Camp
president Of the Retail Grocers' and
Butchers Association, sent a letter
to all members of his organization
aCquainting them with the state of
affairs, and asking that they fill urg-
ent needs only, by using the tele-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
New AnsIey Hotel Will Serve At
Ianta Factory Owners to the
Number Of 200.
HOME EXHIBIT PLANS TOPIC
Brooks Morgan Has Definite Pro-
posals for Acceptance or Re-
acknowledges Desired,

Atlanta manufacturers, to the prob
able number Of 200. will gather on
the evening Of July at the Ansley
Hotel for a dinner.
The object Of the dinner Is TO dis
cuss the proposed permanent exhibit
OF Atlanta-ma goods, and al the
same time. to discuss the advisability
OF holding the annual temporary ex-
hihit such as was held last year at
the time Of the Southern Merchants
Convention
The dinner had been set for June
"a. but the unavoidable absence from
the city Of Brooks Morgan necessi-
tated a postponement.
The new date was set at an in
formal conference OF Mr. Morgan,
wilmer J.. Moore and Walter G..
Cooper held Wednesday.
Invitations TO the big "Manufac-
turers Dinner" will be sent out at
once. and a general response is ex-
pected.
At the dinner, Mr.. Morgan wall lay
before the manufacturers definite
proposals for lease or purchase OF
buildings suitable for the Installation
OF a manufacturer exhibit. II viii,
In brief be a show down" The per
manent exhibit project has been gone
over thoroughly. The manufacturers
have seen Chattanooga's display ana
they have learned IN detail OF New
Ravens success There has been
plenty Of time for them to make up
their minds At this dinner they
are expected to signify what they
intend doing
IT, as Is expected. the Will OF the
manufacturer is seen unanimously
In favor Of the exhibit, a start will
be made But the hackers OF the
project do not wish TO start unless
they nave assurance Of 200 eXhibi-
tors and 10000 or $4,000 feet OF floor
space.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
Moving Big Concern
Takes Almost Week
Dougherty-L ittle-Redwlne Co. Get to
Temporary Quarters by Dlnt of
Hard Work

Almost a week has been required
for moving the Dougherty Little
Redwine Company from its old home
in North Pryor Street to temporary
quarters at 3O-32 South Pryor Street
II is estimated that about forty
boXCar loads Of goods were moved
the stock being valued al $4,000
That amount of silks would not
make much Of a showing. but when
II comes 10 underwear. II is diff
feTent story" remarked J. Little
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
SELLING NOTES.

The heavy demand for sport coats
this season is helping the dress goods
trade over some rough spots. Chin
chillas and eponges are used prin-
cipally in the manufacture of these
garments, and makers and whole
salers of these fabrics are doing a
good business in them.
The firmness of 39-inch, so squares
is one of the features of the print
cloth market at the moment. Print
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29

ers have taken this construction in
good quantities. and as a result Of
curtailed production by the mills the
supply has fallen somewhat behind
the demand.
A thing that is regarded as a good
omen for the future Of the mems
wear fabrics trade is the promptness
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
T ATLAN7A MANUFACTURERS AND JOBBERS IRE DONG +

with which the manufacturing cloth
iers are settling up their accounts
with the mill agents. In view Of
losses sustained by the clothiers as
result Of the strike earlier in the
year this action on their part is said
to indicate the thorough soundness
of the clothing industry.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
WHATDOES OFFER?
coS&SSSSSSS&

That's the question every wise
merchant mostly considers in select
ing his shoe market.
Briefly, here are the advantages
offered by the RED SEAL Shoe
Factory, located right here in Geor-
gia, to the merchants of the South:
Ist. The quickest and most con-
venient service. Our mail order
system will enable you to keep your
stock sized up from week to week,
to do bigger business on a smaller
stock. 1t eliminates any accumula-
ton of dead styles, and our near
ness to you means quite a saving in
freights
end. RED SEAL Shoes are the
best advertised in the South. Buy
ing a ell-advertised line is the next
thing to buying a well-established
business.
grid. Style and Values. 1t would
be easy to say right here they're the
best in the world" Any manufac-
turer can and most of them do mod
estly claim that about their goods.
1t doesn't prove anything. We sim
ply invite comparison on style,
quality and value between RED
SEAL Shoes and any competitive
line on the market.
Thousands of money-making
Red Seal dealers and millions of
satisfied wearers make us confident
of your verdict.
A postal will bring catalog OF
salesman without obligation on your
part.
TX. ORR SHOE COMPANY
Red Seal Factory
way same day Atlanta, Ga.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-03-13
MORGAN IS THIN
 AND EAGGARD
Refuses To Talk To Correspondent Nurse Says He Has Gained In
 Weight.

(BY CAMILLE GIANFARRA)
 Port Ehturia, Italy, March 12.-The steamship Adriatic is now passing through Massena Straits after a calm and very pleasant passage from Alex andria.
 J. Pierpont Morgan showed himself on deck today for the first time since leaving Alexandria,. He took several turns about the promenade deck ac- companied by his doctor and nurse. He declines to see any one except those in attendance upon him and when l approached him he displayed all of his old irritaleness and wished me anywhere except where I was.
 MT. Morgan has lost weight .tre- mendously and looks thin and hag- gard.
 His nurse informed me however, that he has gained in weight consid- erably during the last few days
 The ship is due to reach Naples to- morrow night.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-03-13

Broadstreet, Mrs. E. v. Danev a,d Mrs. Frank Thompson.
 Reading. Mammals Precious D.,1. ins, Miss Ruth Chew.
 Violin solo. "Berceuso" .JocIvn, Miss Edith Poster, accomDan5uf hr Mrs. A. D. Foster.
 Address, .The Live stock Improve ment Association. Dr. !. l. Norris
 Instrumental solo. "Altonao# lgax- #el Goldman. Miss Emma Sorre3is
 Recitation. "OAe-Le9@ed Goose . Mrs F. C. May
 Vocal solo. selected Mss AIlie Mae Howell.
 teadin@, "A Mothers Prayer. Mrs J. \. Mcleod.
 Cotefie quargette. eTl.o Rose in inc Garden tNeidlin@orl. Miss Broad- street, Mrs. Hinton Fer@uson. Mrs. F, C. Dancy and Mrs Prank Thompson. Mrs. RocaGe. accompanist.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-03-13
SUMMER GOODS
 IN LINE NOW
Straw Hats Will Go for 15 Cents and Mems Coats For 40 Gents 1t
 Simon's Bankrupt Stock.

Today the clothing and shoe stock that the United States District Court sold to Max Heiman of Little Rock, formerly belonging to J. B. Simon and Company, No. 2O4-20G Main street (bankrupt, the summer goods of this stock go on sale commencing today at 9 o'clock at prices sensational the same as the sensational prices the goods were put on public sale when the receiver turned the store over to
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-03-13
deat h.
K. l.. GIVENS

Mrs. E. w. Bocage yesterday re- ceived a message from friends ill Washington, D. C., to the effect that her brother-in-law, E. l.. Givens, died yesterday at Providence Hospital fol- lowing stroke of apopleXy which he suffered Monday. Alr Givens is well known in Pine Bluff and has visited here several times. He has been as- sistant secretary of the United States senate for the past fifteen years and was in Washington attending to his duties when stricken. His home is in Batesville, Ark, and the body will be inferred there. The funeral will probably be held Saturday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-03-13

ating Bay and St. Francis road i'm provement districts.
 The White bin appropriatina &3s59 to refund money advanced by citizens of Arkansas for thc court and attor- neys fees to start the rate litigation. was defeated
 The senate in executive session ap- lroved the q loinuHouts of Clay Sloan. J. B. Payne, F. E. Jackson. R. s. Warnock and Il. X Bowers as members of the }oald of Trustees ot the agricultQral colleges. xii rccei} ed the unanimous vote of inc senate.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-03-13
LIVER RIGHT? You're All Right

host remedy for liver, stomach
 uo1 troubles and especially con is the famous HOT SPRINGS [yER BUTTONS.
 on.t miss getting box today
 tone up the liver, drive out the
 ano,,s waste in the bowels and [,ta you feel simply splendid in a E hours. . |cnt out calomel and slam bang pur- .,ros Try HOT SURING5 LIVER [rTToNs just once and you'll have ,,so for any other liver remedy. 70 for sick headache, saloW skin, n, ovos and blotches. Druggists eV-
 .ho,.o for 25c. Free sample from 1. snrines Chemical Co.,, Hot brings, Ark.