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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-29

The United States is getting
deeper into the debt of Europeans
every year Notwithstanding that our
excess of merchandise exports over
imports has totaled $3.50, 900, 900
during the last twenty years.
The Hearst papers propose, if given
proper cooperation, to make up
Americas international balance sheet,
a task never before attempted.
One envelope from ]. p. Morgan &
Co., Kuhn, Loeb & Co., Speyer &
Co, or other important banking house
may contain exports" of greater
value than the whole cargo of the
largest transatlantic liner.
Our invisible" payments to for
eigners have been computed at all
sorts of figures-from $500,000,0 600 to
$4,000, 100000 annually.
No trustworthy records have ever
been compiled.
The Hearst papers hope to remedy
this.
How much do American tourists
spend abroad every year?
Vice President Gardin, head of the
National City Banks foreign ex-
change department and a recognized
authority, puts the amount at $780,
600 600.
Vice President Max May, of the
Guaranty Trust Company. who
handles an enormous mass of ex-
change and is looked upon as a
wizard at the business, estimates the
sum at 5000, 100000.
My guess would be from 1925, 000,-
900 to $25O,000, 900.
Take the item. Interest and divi-
dends on securities held abroad. ="
Mr.. Gardin allows the colossal amount
of $500, 100000 annually, whereas Mr..
MAY cuts this down to $50000,000!
When experts differ so, surely
there is need for enlightenment on d
subject of such Importance.
The Hearst papers invite every
steamship company doing business
with the United States to give, con-
fidentially, the amount 1t collects for
foreign and passenger service.
Insurance companies are being
asked to compute how much Ameri-
cans pay foreigners for insurance.
Express companies issue an enor-
nous number of travellers checks
and other credits for use by Ameri-
cans abroad, and a record of these,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-29
Piedmont Hotel to
Have French Night

Decorated after the historic Gar
dens of F'ontainebleau at the time Of
Louis XIV the Piedmont Hotel cafe
Monday night will be the scene of a
novel entertainment when the hotel
presents its French Night"
The occasion will be for the benefit
of the after theater crowds Miss
Claire Garner, recently brought to
Atlanta by the hotel management
from Hammerstein's, New York. will
sing French songs, accompanied by
the lady orchestra.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-29
Bar Mails to Bible,
Organization Urges

WASHINGTON. Sept. 29.-Declar-
ing that the Bible should be excluded
from the mails on the ground that it
contains obscene and immoral mat
ter, body Of citizens has sent
netftion to Postmaster General Burle-
son urging him to take action.
Some of the department officials
to-day pointed to the fact that the
denial of the mail privileges to al
legged Objectionable books frequently
has been the means of securing a
great amount of free advertising.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-29
Thomson Attacks
BraseltOn's Record

Replying to Mayor Woodward's
statement urging the people to vote
for Amos Braselton for Alderman from
the Fourth Ward. Councilman AL
bert ID. Thomson, also candidate for
the place, made this comment Mon
day:
MIR Braselton not only is not reg
istered in the Fourth Ward, but the
city holds a fl. ia. against him as a
defaulter in taxes to the amount OF
S1S5 If no one else paid their taxes
any better than Mr. Braselton, there
would be no need for Councilmen, AL
dermen or a Mayor"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-29
Negro Is Taken by
Police After Fight

J. T. Jackson, the young negro VINO
gave Police officers Ford and Knight
a hand to- hand fight on Decatur
street Sunday night, feigned insanity
in his cell at the police station Mon
day, according to the police.
A hand to-hand encounter fol
lowed the attempt to arrest Jack
son. Not until he was beaten al
most to Inconsistencies did the ne
gro surrender
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-29
NEW RAILWAY AGENT,

JACKSON, Sept. 29-It IL given out
here that j c. Landers, OF Rome, will
succeed S S Stevens. Of Eastman, as
agent of the Southern Railway in Jack
son October Z. Mr. Stevens will return
to Eastman to engage in business.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-29
MILESTONE KILLS TWO.

HAZELHURST, MISS, Sept. 70
James Sullivan, owner of grist
mill. and Henry Stone, a farmer were
killed when the grist stone of the
mill burst.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-29
Men and Religion Bulletin No. 70
YOU SHOULD VOTE
"Choose you this day
whom
you will serve"
Joshua 24.15.

Joshua 2I15.
population Angeles a1s1s8 grown
citys newspapers July et 1913
March, Mayor
uously that
"Snce that day city honest government
probable period population
of the city has doubled.
the & mas ns Iss srGh bSn@ peSY weTe su d
calling for construction valued at sl1 In the fiscal that ended
structiOn called for by them was $34,662,511.
"DECENCY GOVERNMENT PAYS
ugubrious prophecies apoogis defenders vice.
who fought for the continuance of the old protection
business proved false prophecies.
history city
during these four of law enforcement.
Never have the greater gains strength
"a local savings presented comparative
municipal law
Ogis for $46638Sl1"
On the wall of the Office Mayor hung
Except the Lord keep city,
The same Los Angeles newspaper added:
"The city should the beginning o the
Except house. they
SEATTLE HAS 237, 1874 INHABITANTS.
Angeles another city whose name means business
growth progress and prosperity
Gill elected its Mayor the wide
rumored that the Chief Police gambling
in the segregated district AO'H house
GILL of The pimps and
panderes driven out of the city Gill tried
again defeated
Seattle still growing Three years people recognized
decency meant progress.
Filth and foul odor always decay and DEATH
Let us Atlanta
who city your Maker you
without fail
Ask candidate, "How do you stand?"
you supporting this
out
THEN VOTE AS YOUR CONSCIENCE BIDS YOU
you believe that God
brohe
those supported by the who have hamsng
your Chief of Police in doing his duty
If believe that God wishes destroy honest official
throne Judas the camping
Beavers.
But believe that God would reward fidelity duty be-
He would children
with foundations built the suffering Others
the believe the licensed
Chief of Police who would be false to his oath of office
DEMANDS
To morrow is critical day your city your life.
Choose you whom you will
Executive Comittee Of the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
LANTA MANUFACTURERS AND JOBBERS ARE DOING
Notes on Selling

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-
cipany in the manufacture of these
garments, and makers and whole
salers of these fabrics are doing a
good business in them.
A thing that is regarded as a good
omen for the future of the mems
wear fabrics trade is the promptness
with which the manufacturing cloth
iers are settling up their accounts
with the mill agents. In view OF
losses sustained by the clothiers as
a result of the strike earlier in the
year this action on their part is said
to indicate the thorough soundness
of the clothing industry.
The frmness of 39-inch, so squares,
is one of the features of the print
cloth market at the moment. Print
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.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
Aluminium Pleases
Atlanta Housewives
High-Grade kitchenware, Which Is
lndestructible Being Sold Rap
Idly In the South.

Aluminium kitchenware is taking
hold with Atlanta housewives and
with women all over the South gen
orally The Standard Aluminium
Company, which entered the field not
long ago, finds this the case.
Hotels and restaurants do not take
so well to the aluminium ware. be-
cause Of the difficulty Of getting ne
gro help to keep 1t in proper shape.
About 100 different articles for use
in the kitchen now are made of
aluminium, each with a ten-year guar
antee. The stuff cannot peel, crack
or blister, and all in ALL is regarded
as the ideal material for use in
cooking During a recent test, a pan
of aluminium was set on a gas stove
and left for Ave hours with the flame
burning beneath it, and no water in
the pan. At the end Of that time
nothing had happened.
J. M Jenkins is manager for the
South of the concern An extensive
sales organization is maintained.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
Auto Sales Gaining
Over Last Season
Business Gradually Working to Cred
II Basis-Men Buy Cars as
They Buy Homes.

so 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 /" says Joseph
n. Moody, Of the Auto Credit Sales
Company.
The automobile firms whom we
represent as credit clearing house
report an increase over last season.
Sales probably would be larger
yet II we did not check them Anus
ing as the idea may seem, we are in
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.
II 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 90 per cent Of the business
done in that way
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29

Fall, 1913. hats for men are being
shown by iobbers I'm 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 nj
the back. and a button-hol stitched
edge.
Brown Perryman-G 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 a Trooper" shape, punch out
a crown, then strike it with the edge
of the hand, lengthwise. 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
geometricaI center OF the crown.
Perhaps the best Of the bunch to
many tastes is a green felt hat.
Trooper" shape. Of course, WIN
zebra" finish. zebra" finish means
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
Mems Hats For Next Fall
PertAffairs, Blue and Green
STYLES Show Predominance Of Velours With
Bows in Back-NeW Effects Noted.

that it is 'self-striped" Alternate
stripes are smooth, the others are
unhnished-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
'freaKy" II is attractive.
Other soft hats are lined with gay
silk, have welt edges, or are other
wise adorned
Brand-new is a chinchilla hat.
Corduroy and cloth Of all kinds will
be much in vogue this autumn.
Caps promise to continue their un-
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, 1t may be news to know
that the derby crowns will be a bit
higher this fall, the brims about the
same. Crowns seem to be working
back from the fiat effect of a year
back to the old fashioned high crown.
They change a bit each year.
Boys the little fellows-wear tele-
scope shape hats, while you can't give
them to 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
Strenuous Work Done
Preparing for Convention.

When the four or Ave thousand
merchants from all over the South
gather In Atlanta for their conven-
lion. during the first two weeks Of
August. it is doubtful II any of them
will be able 10 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
tends for the entertainment of the
visitors As a result of their consVi-
entiuus ende8vor, the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association sees its
way clear as to finances to play
host to the gathering.
Another committee has been hard
at work preparing the program The
program is to be an elaborate affair
Three or four topics a day will be
sion will be in tho shape Of 1--WE
minute addresses The travelling mel
are doing yeoman's work in finding
the good speakers scattered through
out the territory men who have
opinions worth hearing and expert
enc,T likely to be helpful to other
merchants in their fines
Still more hard workers are pre-
pairing the invitation list. This ii
itself is a stupenSous task. And the
invitations are To go out early n
July.
Altogether prospects are bright TO,
the most interesting and largest con
ventiol Of the kind ever held in tn,
South
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
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
I'm 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. If 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-
tivity in refurnishing buildings which
are not new, but which are being re-
modelled 10 meet the city's growing
needs
Expressions from dealers in these
lines follow:
v II. Kriegshaber: "Our observa-
ton is that there is a good deal of
so 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 will be
stronger This is the history of ev-
cry year"
WiHingham- 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
at the bottom"
Sciple Sons: business is fairly
good at the present time, and 1t 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 it is a good
time to build We notice a revival
particularly in the erection Of small
houses"
Dozier & Gay: From the number
of contractors who are figuring on
painting to be done between now and
fall, we look for a 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.
"Of course, we are but fifteen
months old in Atlanta, so we have
only the figures for that period by
which TO judge. But from these, we
are able to show an increase of al
most 100 per cent in our trade.
zone remarkable feature has been
the great amount of painting done or
buildings which are not new. Con-
tractors tell us this class Of work eX-
ceeds the record of several years.
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 to The American.

Special Cable to The American.
BY COLONEL HARVIE JORDAN.
(Member of the American Farm
Credits Commission and President
of the Southern Cotton Association
OLDENBERG. GERMANY, June
28.-The capitalization of Southern
cotton growers through the mortgage
bank system. giving them mortgage
loans at low interest with easy pay
ments. would completely reorganize
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 to 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 is
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 so 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 as harvested. Farmers have
practically no control over the mar
keting. This is because they have no
financial independence The Ameri-
can commission has studied the mort
gage systems which place European
farmers in far stronger positions as
borrowers than our own farmers. In
America we still are clinging to the
antiquated practice of forcing short
time loans on the agriculturist.
European farmers borrow through
an Intermediary society and enjoy as
strong positions as any railroad or
municipality, If our Southern farm
ers mortgage their land they must
pay back the entire principal in lump
sum in a few years, else pay a costly
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29

commission for renewal So long as
this is true naturally the farmers
won't mortgage their land until ac-
tually pressed to the wall.
In contrast to this European farm
era repay their loans in small annual
installments. So long as they meet
their interest payments they can new
er 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.
If 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 a cash basis. This would
enable our farmers to buy on a cash
basis and secure financial independ-
ence 1t would break the power of
the supply merchants. 1t 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 aQOTT perQdrS improve
upon. The Legislature OF every State
in the Union should take this matter
under consideration.
When currency reform Is enacted
in the United States this should form
part of the program. Farmers never
up to this time had any considera-
tion whatsoever given their require
ments as borrowers. In currency or
banking legislation they have been
left to get along as well as they
could. This has been largely respon-
sibie for the financial positions of the
Southern farmers to-day.
The American commission Will re-
turn to the United States with def
mite ideas concerning the credit prob
lem. particularly in the mortgage
field. Their recommendations should
receive the attention of every banker
farmer and consumer in the nation
for the financial position of our farm
ers is a matter of vital interest to
every individual in the United
States
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
Trained Men Great Need
OF Business WOrldTO=day

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 suffi-
GENTLY 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. Young men often
drop into a 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 a number of universities and col
leges of high standing organized
schools of commerce, Harvard Uni
versity ranking its School of Bust
ness Administration as one of the
graduate schools. Several cities have
established high schools of commerce,
yet the schOolmaster and the bust
ness man are still too far apart.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
COLORED LINEN
IN BIC DEMAND,
MAY De SHORT
Available Supply Likely to be Ex-
hausted Soon, Importers Be-
IieVe-Market Dull.

The shortage of several popular
lines Of wash fabrics for the current
summer season has brought out a
much stronger demand for colorei
dress linens and ramies. Colored
ratines, which did not sell well earlier
in the season. are also good property
at the present time. Several promi-
nent importers in the linen trade
predict that before the month is over
there will be a shortage of cOlored
dress linens, and that within the next
80 days buyers will find stocks COM
pletely exhausted.
Summer weather of the real soft
has brought out an Unexpectedly
large share of the business. The
setback suffered earlier in the season
through the remarkable popularity
of ratines is being rapidly overcome.
Importers are not doing very much
at the present time in the way of
new business except in a few cases
where goods are available for spot
or early delivery.
Stock lots of colored linens ana
linen ramies have been sought for,
and have found a ready market.
Goods on fall order are being charged
up as delivery dates fall due, and
in a good many cases shipments sent
out WouIu De CONSIDERABLY heavier II
the goods were available. Shipments
from abroad are not prompt. and
importing houses are forced to wait
until goods arrive even where they
are past due on old contracts.
Women who buy dress linens know
that these goods have now become
an all-the year-around article, and
the linen gown made up for sum
mer wear gives excellent satisfac-
ton as a house dress during the cool
months. Advices from abroad state
that buyers are hesitating over pay
ing prices current for forward con-
tracts, and are not placing many con-
tracts at present. Yarns hold strong
and the chances of seeing lower
prices on the finished goods in the
near future is very remote.
Mail advices from Belfast state
that the market has been quiet but
steady, and there has been little in
the way of quotable change compared
with previous weeks. Buyers hest
tate to pay the prices current for
forward contracts, and consequently
are only operating in a hand-to-
mouth fashion, as necessity compels
them. There is, however, a hopeful
feeling.