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TUESDAY. JUNE09. 1923.
Lawton Points Out
Ways to Aid Negro
In Alumni Address
(Continued From Page One)
IS the improvement or race relations
I that discards facts for theory and
I does not rccogplze theso fundamen.
tal data:
"Race instinct, frequently* exag-
K .-rated by race prejudice, does ex.
ist in the white man, is particularly
strong fn British stock, and will
manifest Itdelf on slight provoca*
| tion whereyer the percentage .of
I n. groes is not so negligible as to
I make coqtact Infrequent
•It is stimulated by economic
I pressure,..such as competition for
I jobs, or depreciation of values in
residential districts.
"It make fvbsolutcly impossible
tat Icasj ^ftlt British stock) Inter
marriage, ffotial intercourse, free
mingling id recreations, assem.
lilies, places of amusement, hotels,
• rstaurdnts j^id, where negroes arc
numerous, ji^Vailroad cars, stations
and 8cl4>ol»Lit is powerful against
f,. a r of scriptual punishment in the
life to come as against the fear of
statutory punishment in the life
of today! 1 ' > ' i * A
"It m^y .nipt make Impossible it
u<‘ ail did our duty, but it makes
difficult equally of privilege and
opportunity for the negro in lus
struggle for life, liberty and hap
piness, In which nro included tin
right to bettor lilmsclf and hlf
family. 1
"It is not race pride or race In
stinct, but race prejudice augment
rd by want of character that brings
to tho negro injustice ns between
man and man. If I yielded to n
natural reluctanco to admit dis
tasteful truths I could not conceal
from you the tondency far too fre
quent with ,far too many individv
to doal unfairly in business trans
actions with the negro because
is helpless. It Is 'manifested
some shop-keepers (particularly
those who givo credit) and with
some farmers in their dealings
negro tenants. It is to an appre
triable degree more difficult for
negro than for a white man to ob.
tain fustic*,in some of our courts
whether on* the civil or the crlm
Inal side. 1 do not believe that our
judges arc subject to this critisni
"It is not race instinct but race
prejudice augmented by more rep
rehensiblo traits that brings to the
negro discourteous rudeness, con
temptuous insult and. corporal
treatment. The white man's claim
of superiority may be readily
futed by the manner In which he
asserts It. Insulting another
wounding his feelings is always
be condemned,' but never more sr
than when it comes from a super!
or to an Inferior. A gentleman
should bo more careful of the feel,
ings and sensitiveness of one be
low him than of his equal or his
superior. A negrb dare hot Insult'
a whito man. Foar-restrains him.
A more commendable spirit should
restrain the white man from dar
in» to insult Or maltreat the negrq
Let him "dart do all that may bo-
eonie a “ man’*—remembering that
“who darts'd^‘more Is none,
TOUCHES'ON
MIGRATION,
| the "Commission on Inter-Racial
Co-operation’’—as in fourteen oth.
cr states of the Union. He cited
the head of the Georgia organisa
tions, Dr. M. Ashby Jones, as a
guarantee of the safety of "our
most sacred traditions’* He told of
the work this commission Is doing
in each Georgia county except
where the negro la not present in
numbers. The support and the co
operation of all thinking citizens
he solicited as the ono way open to
study the question in Georgia and
go as far in its solution. He took
occasion to speak of some of, the
obstacles to this sane manner of
going about the business of effect
ing co-operation and understanding
and sympathetic work of the races,
the Advancement of Colored Peo.
Pie and its organ. "The Crisis,”
with some other leaders of the no-
gro press whoso Influence makes
ce-operation more difficult Ho
scored tho Chicago "Defender” as
another consptclons exception to
the rule of preaching good will and
co-operation as voiced by many of
the sane <md earnest negroes. He
score as another obstaclo tho of
fice-seeker who panders to base
instincts of raco prejudice to fur-
THB BANNER-HERALD, ATflBNB. GEORGIX :
Judge Nash R.
Broyles Praises
Justice Marshall
(Continued From Pago Ono)
aor o( tho poor. Some of Justice
Marshall's opinions were used as
foundations upon which this na
tion was bullded, be said.
HI8 MOST
ENCORING WORK
thor his own ends. Ho' nnld his re.
spects, too, to the K. K. K„ which.
ilonyfnK hostility to tho negro,
presents a serious obstaclo to those
who" are trylng^o bring about bet
ter relations between tho races.
■'.Marshall's last and most endur
ing service to his country was ren
dered as Chief Justice of the Su
premo Court. When ho ascended
the bench, his environment bad al.
ready made him an extreme, con
servatlve, and a firm bellevor In
tho Hamiltonian aystom of Uov
eminent. He dlstruated the ability
ivor, by
that Malshall’s constitutional opin
ions enlarged that sphere beyond
any conception of the framers of
the Constitution. However, Mar
shall thus made possible the unpro-
codonted growth and power of the
Nation. Theso opinions also vlallts-
ed the contract clause of the Con
stitution and established through.
Americt, as the fixed law ot
land, the. doctrine of the sac-
rodnoss of obligations.”
University Alumni
Elects Officers At
Business Session
(Contlnutd Prom Pa go One)
«lay morning the tio between Dr.
8. B. Yow and Wallace MJllor for
eruweui. no uisirusieu ino aoiuiy I - nlace on _ f ‘
of the people to govern tdemselves. * 1
and ho waa ataaTifaatlv I I er * was decided by the Alumni
all political and ludiclal reform*. I ?. re ’?. nt * nd ln a ™o-ovcr election
all political and Judicial reforms. I J7-
His one great vision was a power-1 only , „ m ”' u aniount of
CHEAP MONEY
Widows and Orphans Among
Chief Losers From Unsound
i Currency.
agger cites Experience
Speculators Rather Than In'
vestors and Producers Win
From Currency Fall. >
fnl Nation—supreme in Ita Federal i .
authority—which could defend It- I R 'I
self from foreign foes, and pre-11,?.“!. '! CIlr<1 . la -
rervoTaw a™orT^r g h“ n?'Ttl '"ZZ,
dominions, and in whlqh ih, sacred I ItteO’ which
rights of men and of Wr purchase rt two
would bo secure. Nations to do. I
velop the great world power that It
Is today. * 1 8lr ® e t-
w reiauons oecweon tho races. I " whel1 Marshall became Chief I ton n i^v™lov° I tho ,t Stnne C ' , M'nn^/ln"
After discussing tho vexatious I Ju,tlc0 ot tt,a Supreme Churl of Letnorfar wa* tosSS? ”“ a " la ' n
problems introduced by the seine- ,bo Unlted $t ate * the enUre couu- | ut i 0 n uvlnr r ”
gation question, tho speaker con- *jT *« in V financial and moral ho n»u“n rese .o P wMlo
eluded: I chaos. Bankruptcy, poverty, dls-1, aad Wj
'*"**• uanKrupiiyt poverty, ms- land f*»ll m nnm ■, .. ,,
The white man Is, and will con- honesty, and crime were wide- 1 8h ould
ue to ho in tho nupnrwtown,. spread. Contracts worn made hut Ir® commemorated In this supreme
tlnue to bo In tho ascendency, and "pread. Contracts were made but I _„„nlrtahlhS m *
.he rdees can co-operate "on'l/Sn | broken. Extravagant, .pec |
terms which the white man will j u,aUon and peculation were the or
lime* and history, therefore bo It
Ho thou apoke of tho migration
of tho nogrp and pointed out that
frequently tho negro Is not accord-
cd fair treatment by somo white
men In business and sometimes
does not get justlco in tho courts
He arraigned lynch law in a power
ful, effective manner, but declared
that ‘iyatiUnc Is not a sectional
crime.” Ho pointed the way to op
pose thO’JJyfr' bill’s passage and
enforcement *ie to "arouse an en
lightened public sentiment which
will compel such universal and im
partial and fearless administration
of tho law. and protection ot the
individual as*to make federal In*
terventlon clearly unnecessary and
inexcusable.” .
Col. Lawton pointed out the fals.
ity of thtvoplojon that negroes can
not and’ do not achieve worthy
places as jAtiufents, scholars, writ
ers, tmsttiesc men, and orators. Hr
then druvj^tba picture of tho negro
“Do you realise what a hard fate
it Is to bo a negro? Put yourself
in bis place and imagine that
through no fault of yours but
merely because ydur skin i» black.
you are
life dolm
citizen,
your edi
yours cui
restrict!!
and may'
to go through
is hare as a man, n
elf, your family,
.your state anu
ith handicaps, and
[ as -these: You arc
„ Are as a juror. You
to ay not bfta^vlerk. iou work
as a porfer or waiter on a sleep
ing car, but never as a conductor
or a steward. You may work with
wiuui a*an as a skilled laborer a|
trades and vocations but, however
wen you may work, you have no
bope of promotion. You are alto
gether barred from many trader
and crafts. You- are barred from
the principal labor unions. You ma.
he a locomotive fireman but never
au engineer. Whatever yopr hWIIty
to pay, whatever your dfels, your
hamta, your demeanors, you may
never use the best facilities pro-
vidod f 0P ,, pj^biic entertainment.
ny other handicaps
lot and the lot
ad ybur children's
cradle to the
elf so situa-
content to ac-
, question? Would
, -groe with those
believe that it must ever be?
« would seem that race In.
"‘'net is so firmly implanted that
these handicaps' are permanent,
P*vt of our problem Is
intsj How may we continue for-
! v . e r »nd ever to deal justly and
y ““i wi * e, 3 r with a large per-
*■ otage of our population conscious
accept. I hope that having** the i der of the day. The country war. I ^oraed and ^
greater power ho will bo just and n °° ded with paper money issued I ^
liberal; but he will never regard"t ,a unllnmed quantltie. by Irrex. L£°"C ?,n *n,
aa JuM to W.k even slightly tbo P oa "‘>' a State and private tank. Swton and thSi ln^nre SP*
nori.nfi.nl miriiu »u .... and wholly unsecured by specie Iwton aino tnra In turn was fol-
Many of the tank, were*ojS {JJ« luncheoa « «.rd-
by swindlers and confidence mer 1 ” '
of the highest order, and their de
luded and wretched victims were
everywhere.' The courts -vere
choked and congested with cult,
by banks against their debtors, and
hundreds of thousands of people
were forced Into bankruptcy and
financially rained. A tanking mania
awept the country. Bank chartere
were granted by wholesale and to
all who applied fbr them, ana
“were often little better than per
mits to plundeg the, public.' “
perpetual purity ot the white race,
and liberality will novel- Induce
him to abandon -his Insistence on
segregation—not cruel, unjust, un
fair segregation, but that degree
and kind which recognizes race in
stinct und which racclnstinct de
mands
SPOKE-
FREELY
•1 have-spoken freely, not hesi
tating to foing to our own short-
cuuiiugs, out trying to avoid criti
cism which is merely destructive.
l nave noted the marked progress i add t° tho cpnfusion and chaos,
of tne negro in less than two gen- organized gangs of forgers and
orations, i hie «n(f his earner pro* > countc »’feitere operated throughout
gross (even wltn the handicap of I the ,and and P****d tailllons or
slavery) from untutored savagery I coun *crfeit dollars bfldh
... —— ..... , — the pub-1
anu paganism Indicate capacity tor I ,,c \ Chicanery. Conning, Avarice [
xurther, advance, and give encour- and D, «honesty rode in coaches |
agement of success—yes, substan- and B P IaBaed uj)on Innocence]
tiai success if we awake to full a P d Hane>t y tolling fodt-Sort upon |
realization that wo must be up and the highway. Tho financial diitress I
doing. he task la difficult but not 01 ,lle Natlon *I Gpvernment was [
•lopeics,, and it la our task. i eyen * rea t«f U>sn that of the peo- I
•1 know that deep down ln your P, le ; T , ho flrat National p*nk of the
..a... x. .. . l TTnlfofl Stntna .tilnh t.^,1 I
Thornton’s
WEDNESDAY
Dinner 50c
Vogotablo Soup
Pork Roaat, Applo Banco
Turnip Greens
New Irish Potatoes
Pickled Beets
Candled Yams
Muffins and Biscuits
Cherry Pie
Coffee, Tea or Milk
50 Cents
Supper 50c
hcarta you have an affection for !^ n * tad 8tatea, which had provided
the negro. Remember his remarks- • 1 „ ®«»«niment with funds and on-
ble record during tho Civil War.
DlWpg t, wa ,ypur, years of trial
there was not oven one Instance ol
faithlessness by the slaves loft to
care for the helpless women and
children on the plantation. And
John Brown called for them In
vain. It la a record of which any
raco shouljJ bo proud, and 1 am
sure that you are proud of it for
them.
We know that we are In the as
cendency and that bis Into is larg
ely In our hands. We know that a,
compared with ourselves be - Is
helpless and that he deserves not
our criticism but our sympathetic
interest; nor our antagonism but
our help and our encouragement.
' apepal to each ol you for active
abled It to function, had been kill-1
cd by Ita enemias, and to obtain I
money the Government was forced I
to exchange its bonds for tho al- i
most worthless money of the State |
banks, and thereby lost millions o, I
dollars. Without a bank of Ita own, I
the Government was unable to ne-1
gotlate loans or fp collect ita pub. I
lie dues. Tho treasury was practlc- I
ally empty. "The Department of I
8tate waa so bars of money as to I
be ana bio to pay Ita stationery
bin.” Such was the Government's J
absolute necessity for a tank oil
its own that four years after Urn I
first one was destroyed, another I
was created. This second tank of I
tho Unltod States was, however. ]
bitterly fought by the State tanks I
Fried Liver and Bacon
Momlny Grits
Buttorod farrotta
Stewed Apples
Potato SalaJ
Hot Biscuits
Fruit Pudding
Coffee, Tea or Milk
50 Cents
The losses and coats borne by
the government and the people of
the United States from unsound
money experiments, from colonist
times down, doubtless total more
than our staggering World War
appropriations. It la declared by E.
E. Agger, an authority on econom
ics, in the Journal of the Ameri
can Bankers' Association. "Cheap
money," he says, "Is very costly,
since frensled finance, speculation
and bustnesi disaster have Invaria
bly followed In the wake ot un
sound currency. He cites histori
cal experience showing that wid
ows and orphane'Ttore among the
chief sufferers.
"New generations of adntta, like
children, have to learn, over and
over again that, when playing with
fire, one runs the risk of being
burned,” Mr. Agger aajra. "Indnlg-
lag currency herealea constitutes
auch an adult playlng-wIth-Hre.
glance over our own historical ex
perience would demonstrate this to
the most ardent 'sat/ money- ad
vocate, but such advocates are
money rather than In specie. Any~
such weakening of government
credit tneana lower prices received
for bonds, consequently greater
burdens on the Treasury*—Assum
ing that,’ In the end, sound prin
ciples triumph, the Indulgences at
the unsound currency days leave;
further costa to be met If paper,
money hea been leaned It must be
redeemed. U a government be
unwilling to stoop to repudiation
It must raise much mots la taxes
to pay for the paper money than
it received at the time ot tasua.”
The total effect ot papor issues
In Increasing the cost of the Civil
War Is estimated at about $G00,-
000,000, Mr. Aggers says, continu
ing;
"Much more aerloua than the
costa of unsound currency to the
government are the heavy direct
and Indirect costa Imposed upon
the people. Our productive system
la controlled through prices, and
the upset of prices, earned by a
depredating currency, interferes
with the proper harmonising ot the
different lines of production.
Price changes are not Instantane
ously or uniformly effected
Tat Mascot of S, S. President Harding
Is Given Rating of “M>Ik Steward.
usually those to' whom history is
-hunk.’
Soft Monty Advocates 8eek Profit
"Unfortunately thoso who are
willing to kindle the Und ot con-
Duration involved ln ‘soft-money’
experimentation are not the only
ones hurt. Indeed, they may ex
tort an advantage for themselves.
But the record It too clear con
cerning the man of people. Heavy
losses, injustice, disorganised pro
duction and numerous other evils
hre inevitable.
"Unsound money projects Im
pose heavy costa on the govern
ment Itself. The first effect ot
cheap money Is to raise prices.
Mounting prices mean that, to
meet Its needs, the government
mutt appropriate always larger
sums. Again, dallying with un
sound money weakens the govern
ment's credit ’ Prospective bond
buyers become hesitant when cur
rency depreciation la threatened,
because there Is danger of agi
tation toward the payment of gov-
’eminent obligations In the chsaper
ont the whale system. The
of sn Inflationary movement it's
stimulation of speculation add
over-Inveitment In some lines, with
Inadequate development ih other
lines. The period of speculation
seems a period of prosperity, hut
bow false and unsound It such
prosperity It disclosed ln the stress
sad agony of the Inevitable period
ot liquidation which, Ntmetlt-llke,
follows on the heels of the boom. 1
Wealth Unfairly Re-dlstrlbuted
Mr. Agger then describes "the
distressing effects of an unsound
money on the distribution of
wealth among classes and Indlrid-
nals. Cheapening money through
Inflationary expedients Is a glgan-
tlh fraud upon the creditor classes
as against debtors. All those da-
pendent on fixed Incomes, or re
ceiving specified sums In terms ot
-money, are penalized when the
purchasing power of money Is de
pressed. In like manner the stock
holder profits at the expense of the
bondholdeiy-a fact which Implies
a reward to the more speculatively
Inclined at tha expense ot the con
servative.
'Advancing prices canes dis
content and gfva rise to agitation
and unrest among those whose in
comes cannot promptly he adjusted
to meat higher living costa. Stiikss
are fomented and production cur
tailed. Everybody shares Id theso
burdens Lack of stability in
money also undermines and weak
ens habits ot thrift A corrosion
ot tha moral Integrity ot the people
la Inevitable. Dishonesty Is stim
ulated and a desire,*-) gain by spec-'
ulatlon rather then earn a Uveli-i
1 by productive and useful-
r causes a markoil deteriora
tion ln popular habits and charac
ter."
*'Mr. Meyer” Getting Beauty Treatment.
New York There
waa a time jvhen can, large tad black
anei especially, when found on board
a ship, were considered evil omens, lo
be promptly thrown overboard. But
that superstition, believed k
ef by-cone daya, no longer exisle, end
today many on ocean going veisel
boasts, so its, mascot and particular
masts, as in, maicot anu particu
pride, a huge black cat, the pet of
board.
Read The Banner'Herald Want Ads.
* io e»cu oi you ror active f
aid In urging upon your community !?■?,, h
and your state fslr and Impartial:nowhoraTi
conlldoratlon or this harassing l?n:TdfrectanthoriraelvJL
problem: for study of It in tha Mtnwuy pvwi Con&rcs
iicht of to croate « hank or a corporaUoi
light of today and not exclusively
tho light of tradition; for en
couragement and participation In
the work of the Inter-racial "
— com-
mission; and for a firm determi
nation aa men and women or whom
the higher duty rests that no un
fair advantage shall be taken ot
Why One Advertising
Appropriation ^Increased
ESTABLISHED
ITS SUPREMACY
"Such were the conditions that I
Influenced Marshall to deliver
our power,'nod that iho negro shali! tfons SETSlnX*"I
saarsttfiai-j- a ffl A'ssysss d
S5STK 22,SSLfft=
whlrh wo cannot withhold If we
wish to retain our self-respect'
Banner-Herald
Read
over all tho other departments ol I
tho Government a stho final ar-1
biter, and authoritatlvo expounder. I
of tho Constitution, thereby making I
tho National Judiciary tho "stabil
izing power" of tho country. Those I
decisions also as firmly established
the supremacy of tho National
Government, within "Its sphere of
action." over tho Individual Stato I
Governments. It most bo conceded. I
T WO partners were debating their advertising policy—plan
ning the campaigns for the next six months.
Theirs is a retail store which spent in one year $12,000
on its advertising which was 5% of their yearly volume, a fair
expenditure in their line of business.
In growth of sales they could easily point out the-homecoming
ble i
of the $12,000 with a fair and reasonable profit in its train. For
these two partners that expenditure was a profitable short-term
investment. .<
EEO FOR UNIFORMITY
IN BUSINESS LAWS
How Collection of Just Debts
May Be Prevented by Differ
ing State Statutes.
our population conscious
s *«n.‘T)A b V'..nptitb*mgb
act bat by the acldent 01
“| r « »nd inheritance, they are de
bled equality of privilegef Tho on
.planet
°f the
their
hbth and
Aa effort to bring about better
gfroNmaf "~
lion and greater uniform
ity etnqng state laws dealing with
business and banking to being
made by the American Bankart
Association.
It la pointed out that although
the country to a nnlt commercially,
and citizens ot any one stats may do
bottom that reaches all over the
country, moat laws governlhg busi
ness transactions are mod* by the
different states, with application
limited to their own local jurisdic
tions and often In conflict with
laws in other states. 11 to held
that state laws should be uniform
so that the same transaction will
not ho subject to different aeta ot
rules according as slate laws differ.
To Illustrate the disadvantage
tute ot limitations outlaws a note
In six years. He falls Into the
error ot assuming that tho tame
rule prevails everywhere. He visits
and loans 11,000 to hi*
for hla money and he believes
to bo financially responalble. I
at tho end of four yean I
concluded he has loaned I
Smith the money long enough and |
aceka to collect the note from him
But Smith can deny liability and I
point to the statute of Maryland
which Jones la surprised to lean [
outlaws a note after three years.
Changes Recommended
The particular subjects of leg
islation recommended by the asso- I
elation for enactment by State leg. f
latatures during 152.1 include uni
form acts on negotiable instru
ment., Mils of lading, ware
house receipts, stock transfer, and
fiduciaries.
I ndr r the bead of lawn for better
prelection of banks to particular I
transactions are proposed meas
ures dealing with limiting lability
on certified check; Instrument*
based on gambling or usurious con
sideration; time limit on stop pay*
ment; payment of stale check;
adverse claim to hank deposit;
payment of forged or raised check;
deposits fn two names; deposits In
trust; competency of bank and cor- )
poralion notaries; nonpayment of
check through error; Satnrday af
ternoon bank transactions, and I
forwarding check direct to payer.
Under the Federal Reserve and
foreign banking are recommended
laws on membership of state In
stitutions to Federal Rerpms Sys
tem, and foreign banking. I'enal
laws proposed deal with fa
statements for credit; slander and
One of the partners spoke up: '
"John,”- he said, “we have a cadh profit in the bank from that
$12,000, but we have a greater intangible profit by far—it is
piled up for us in the minds of every man and woman in the city.
“(t is reflected in the attitude of our bankers.
“It is present in the minds of the manufacturers who sell us.
The President Harding of the United
States Line*, has a black cat which ha*
(hr freedom of the ship, and which
iren has a title in keeping with the
K of his station aboard the liner.
ughty feline. Mister Meyer by
lame. It known to tne entire personnel
if the big liner as “Milk Steward,”
tnd with the. Chief Steward, reign*
iver the dining room during meal
lour*.
Mhter Meyer wa* found one day a
fear ago aboard the President Harding
when but a wee kitten. Incidentally,
kc refuse* to answer to his last name
done, but will respond if called by his
proper title. The kitten was found by
the Master-at-Arms on the promenade
Jeck of the liner, then at Bremen. The
•oft cries of the little creature saunded
to much like “Mcver,” that he waa in-
•landy christened that name by the
dining room stewards to whom he was
taken to be fed.
The warmed milk the kitten wa*
given evidently struck just the right
spot, and impressed on the juvenile
cat mind the fact that the President
Harding's galley and dining room were
just the Proper place for him to make
Ms headquarters. The cat attached
himself to the pantryman whose duty
it Is-to bring milk from the big refrig*
traiors to the galley, and meowed for
a drink eyerv time a new container
was brought In.
1 This habit of Insisting by frantic
mewincs, that the ran be opened. In
order that he might have a taste ot the
content* poured Into his saucer for in*
rPcxtion. speedily resulted In the '‘Mis-
rer title being given Meyer, together
with the rating of "Milk Steward.” I
When Mister Meyer got his sea leg*
he started an inspection of the Presi•
dent Harding which took him from
bridge to engine room, but without hit
finding any section of the ship better
to his liking than the galley and dining
room. It i* there that he spends mo#t
of hi* time, either napping, when "off
duty,” or silting dignificJly erect dur
ing meal hour*.
Mister Meyer i* well aware that
Captain Paul C. Grening n command
er of flic President Harding, and in
apparent deference to the fact "stand*
by’’ the skipper’s chair at the captain’s
table at dinner. Whenever a special
dinner or party is served in the large
dining salon. Miitei: Meyer is Bure to
be found right on the job, intently
tching the stewards at work, an ex-
pressjen on his wise face of seeming
satisfaction at the
food provided and
Though alway
. Mjsti
llcnc* of the
r rendered.
Meyer never
der any per-
or to attempt
thor-
during
has been kn- ______
at, to l»cg for food c
to jump in a diner’s lap.
oughljr. reserved at such « M «
haughtily refuses to be petted. Social
relation^, he evidently considers, hsvt
their time and place, and they appar
ently arc not to he suffered or enjoyed
except in off duty hours!
Mister Meyer, who by now is known
to hundreds who have traveled be-
New York and Bremen on the
President Harding, likes to be petted,
however, especially by pretty young
.and generally has a few hr-
lends on board on whom he
.f i l , dc ** ° r * n thc * r «alc rooms,
lit is fond of good. perfumes and
sccnti, and does not object if some fair
pawngcT to whom he has taken a
fancy, allows him to sniff a delicately
n*crchief or endeavors to
chest fur with
.‘her enj'jyi .he
perfi
powder. In fact he
experience and has b
liberate!/ Invite the f,
playing with a powd
••ntion by
American Red Cross Restores
Roses to Cheeks of Children
U: Who Were Once Doomed to Die
“It is working on the minds and purses of every one of our
customesr.” .
“Why,” he continued, “this business, because of the advertising
we have done, is worth $12,000 more than it was before we
began” . * >•*
mution, modestly, it
ir it is in a I
The two partners, increased
is true. That whs five yenrs ngv. . uum,,» u ,u a jaigc ,
their appropriation is eight times''their original amount. Their
standing, .with bankers, manufacturers and customers is A-l.
Their business has grown and grown in a healthy way. And still
as one of them put it—
They are not prize-winning chil
dren, perhaps, judged by American
standards, but their mothers are
proud of them and proud of the fact
that they are being photographed by
“In the last five years advertising has made money for us.
Every cent we’ve spent has come back to us, and brought an
other with it But, our real profit^-our big profit from that
advertising is banked in the minds of the. people. Ours is the
best known business of its kind in town. And that is worth a lot
of money to us.”
an
no loss than 500,000 refugees from 1
Anatolia and Eastern Thrace, moct* •
ly women and children. Not all ot
them would have actually starved
t they are being photographed by without this feeding but in • com
American Red Cross worker in like this it is better to err on the aid*
of safety. The older members of
the family got such solid food a*
broad and beans, rice and corn grit^/
but for the babie.s there was milk—*,
that wan the most highly appreciate®
gift of a«l.
The refugees, o million ot them aS
told, came to Greece following tho
burning of Smyrna and the defeat of-
the Greek armie:, last fall Some
mt><
Published by The Banner-Herald in co-opcration with
The American Association of Advertising Agencies.
Seres. Seres is in Macedonia and
the children are only a few of the
refugees who are housed in the
flimsy barracks there and fed by the
American Red Cross.
It is doubtful if there would be
•rn visible were it not
had come to the rescue
tnd sent to Greece great quantities
of American milk. It'S the milk that w
main ^ the lltUo boys' logs look so them were able to take care of
rtrtVra. lU*l |( ,, vos f rom the SorYU
since managed tc reestablish
-•elves It i.*. summer in Grc
Th»*n nrc vegetables in the
chubby and gives the little girls
their' plump checks.
And it isn’t in Seres alone, but all
through Greece and the islands that w
dot the Aegean, that babies' lives and grain is ripening in
— “ J “ “ ’ The crisis of the cmei
have been saved and mothers have
been made to smile again, not by twor.
and threes but by thousands and by
n„,i„ .u.