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ATLANTA, GA„ TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1910.
T>T>TrrGV On Train: FIVE CENTS.
JrniV-UJJ: In Atlanta: TWO GENT&
rHiicDlf i’C GDC *1
rpCT PDHRIPM WHAT
AMLluLA 3 UlvEA
IEji rKUDLElTl is it?
10 LH CITIES
How to Reverse the Trend Is
the Important Question
of Today.
What They Say
COUNTRY LIFE MUST
BE MADE ATTRACTIVE
Farmers Moving to Town To
Be Fed—Not Enough Peo
ple Raising Food—The
Evils Attendant.
Thlr thing «f America's greatest
problem, what say you It le?
The question of an adequate admin-
1, ration of the criminal law, hereto
fore considered In The Georgian, Is
without doubt a great problem, but
Amerlcs faces many great problems.
eo<i among them none Is greater than
certain economic tendenelea.
Economic forces touch every Indi
vidual and are the forces that now
iwlng the currents of the world’s his
tory.
Therefore, nere Is a great problem
Indeed. I.et It be stated In the words
James Wilson, United States secre
tary of agriculture. In a recent Inter
view :
'Thef. are nor enough people on the
farms raising food and too many people
are going to the towns to he fed."
L*t It he stated statistically In the
word* of James ,t. Hill, the railroad
builder:
In 1806 four per cent of the people
rr living In the cities and towns
and In I860 only fifteen per cent of the
entire population were living In the!
urban communities. Now, the condl- ]
lion Is reversed and only SS per cent of
our people are tilling the soil, while 65
p»r rent are living In the cities." •
Mors Statistics.
And then some more statistics from
recent Washington press dispatch:
'Three-quarters of a million.people
coming to the United States an
nually from abroad. They do not go
the farms where they might help
ralre food for the nation. They go to
the rifles end they have to be fed. The
"Hies produce nothing to eat, altho
they do produce something to drink.”
This Is not a story of the high coat of
living, only In so far as that cost by Its
present acuteness has called attention
the problem under consideration,
namely—
The overplus of population In the
cities end Its attendant train of evils.
It seems to be generally admitted
that the tariff end the trusts are among
many causes contributing to pres-
hlgh prices, but In this discussion
thaie two things are left out of con
eideratlon.
Rus vs. Urbs.
ho hack to the problem. It Is the
ancient question of "Rus vs. Urbs"
i s thoroughly modem setting. Now,
nat ahnijt it ?
Sl » distinguished cltlsens of Atlanta
Id Georgia were Interviewed, repre-
»ming public and benevolent activity,
agriculture, the law and business and
manufacturing. No, they did not say
‘ "as the world’s greatest problem,
they did say It was a condition of
’•rmus Import, hut with a remedy al
mady m *igh,.
They were Hon. C. Murphy ('andler,
leorgia railroad commission:
harle* s Rarrett, president of the
C. 8. BARRETT.
"Intelligent management, laws
against speculation In food and cot
ton. better roads and educational
facilities will turn the trend back
to the farm."
ALEX W. SMITH.
"Opportunities for business, edu
cation. culture Hr* 1 better In town
than country. Ho long as they can
he secured only in the cities, con
gestion therein "III continue."
farmers' union; Joseph C. Logan, —
of the Associated Charities of
Atlanta: [ \t Fleming, secretary of
, ’"leorgia Fruit exchange: Alex TV.
smith of the Atlanta bar. and J. K.
~ of the ,1. K. Orr Shoe Company.
...*v say that the country le to be
7A, e”motive with the modern con-
11-. n,, * s "I good roads, rural free de-
" v rural telephones, the automo-
and better schools, and that by
m of these attractions and the
Wrath* business that farming I* to
secorne within the next five or ten
i,‘r*. there will he a Urge movement
Mrk to the farms. •
whet Murphy Candler Says.
1 andler recognizes the problem
'h**e words:
The bottom truth Is that the rela-
gmwtb and expanalon of agrlcut-
for the past decade has not kept
" itb the marvelous growth of our
end their increasing demands,
necessitate not merely an In-
"f reage of tilled Unde, to which
frJi 'V 1 * m 1 f . but Increased yields of
end ■ lothlng products per acre and
Producer.” ,
' Andler thinks that the tariff and
“U have had much to do with
Pr**ent unprecedentedly high price
moo an d rays that the voter muet
nis vote against the persona or par-
’horrible for such things, but he
mthues as follows:
** must not deceive ourselves
belief that the sole root of the
_pnng» from tariffs and trusts.”
T , 1 andler says further:
'"•glamour and tinsel of the cities
niring the people from the country.
* .soutlnn of rural life and the
or social and educational advan-
have driven many to seek them
Continued on Last Psqs.
»hlrh
C. MURPHY CANDLER:
"The glamour of the cities, the
Isolation of rural life, the lark of
social and educational .advantages,
are luring people from the country
who have not a full realisation of
the dignity and nobility "of agri
culture as a sclenco and profession."
I. M. FLEMING.
"Short term schools for fanners
should be held In all communities.
Farmer* should vary the produels
of thp soil. Decided movement hack
to ■ the soil will come within the
next ten years. Problem now Is a
grave one."
Prohibition Leader Thinks Put
ting Out a State Ticket
Would Be a Serious
Mistake.
The Georgian's argument against a
state prohibition ticket In Georgia Is
right. I want to commend you for the
sound and sensible position you have
taken In the matter," said Hon. Sea
born TVrlght. who passed thru Atlanta
Monday.
"The cause of prohibition ha* taken
on a natfonal character and Is rapidly
gaining ground. Sixteen thousand sa
loons were put out of business In the
United Stales last year," he further
said.
.Mr. Wright Is going to rhlcago,
Michigan. -Minnesota. South Dakota
and Pennsylvania, where he will aid In
prohibition campaigns. He will hardly
return to Georgia before June,
He was active In the recent work in
Chicago. In which 70.non voters signed
a petition calling for a local option
election In April.
WILL SPEAK TUESDAY
IN FAVOR OF BONDS
League Will Hold Enthusiastic
Meeting at Court House on
Tuesday Night—Busi
ness Men to Speak.
» peat thing. Georgia bst mere
mt. p ,v "wertenm.* than any other
BMP rl nU &EKT.
F. A. QUILLIAN.
II* will deliver address at mass
meeting of Young Men's Demo-
critic at tb** Cable Concert
hall Tuesday night.
Great enthusiasm for the bond issue
he fenerated Tuesday night when the mem-
bera of the Young Men's Democratic league,
several hundred atrong. will hold a rally In
the baaement of the eourt housa in the in
tereat of the bonda.
The memb-era of the league will meet at T
o'clock in front of the Cable eoneert hall on
Broad at . where they will be joined by a
braaa band, ami from that point, headed by
the band, the league will march to the court
house, where thv rally will be held. It ie
planned to make this one of the big ralliea
of the week and it ia expected that the bond
isatie will be given a big hooat aa a reault.
Among the speaker* will be Mayor Mad-
dot. Walter MrElreath, chairman of the cen
tral campaign committee; F. A. Quillian,
chairman of the bond rommiaaion; Mayor
Fro Tent E. K. Pomeroy, W, M. Smith. S. B.
Marka, Jam** Austin, I’reaa Huddleston, Ben
I.»» Grew, R. A. Broylva, Charles Bernhardt
and aereral other*
Following the active interest which the
women of the city are taking in the bond
election Mra. Woods White, Mrs. Frank
Woodruff and Mrs. Hamilton Douglas, oroml
nent and enthusiastic workers in hen, f of
the bond*, hare published letters urging
other women of Atlanta to take up the fight
on behalf of a cleaner and a greater Atlanta.
CENSUS ENUMERATORS
TO BE NAMED MARCH 1
The rating of applicants for places as
census enumerators, who took the recent e*
amination at the rapitol, ia being compiled
by Census Supervisor I*. F. McClelland, and
tbv appointments will he made according to
rating, those enjoying the highest rating
being appointed first.
The successful applicants will be announced
on March 1. Befog* that time nothing will
be given* out hr Mr. McClelland as to who
will l»e appuintvd
Ten Are Captured by Posse
and Forty Take to
the Hills. „•
TWO ARE KILLED
IN HALES BAR RIOT
Firing Was Opened as Blue
• coats Were Hurrying to
Scene of Conflict in
Automobiles.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Fab. I,—Altho
qulst has been restored at the camp at
Hales Bar, where there vat a clash
between negro and white laborers last
night, 40 negroes armed with Winches
ter rifles and a good supply of ammu
nition are In the mountains defying ar
rest.
Sheriff Westmoreland Is leading a
posse against the negroes.
Ten negroes were captured by the
sheriff's posse and Captain Will Burk
and corps of Chattanooga policemen,
who were hastened to the scene In au
tomobile* last night, when the riot call
a* sent In. The police corps wa
armed with 26 riot guns. As they ap
preached the camp 266 armed negroes
lashed with the white laborers and
wo negroes were killed. The officers
hurried to the scene and captured ten
negroes, quantities of ammunition and
whisky. Forty heavily armed negroes
lied Into the mountains.
When the trouble broke out It d»-
eloped that the negroes were armed
while the white laborers ware without
arms.
The police reserves, taken out In a
special automobile, when the white
worker* eluded the negro sentries who
hemmed in the whites, are under the
command of Captain Burke.
The camp has been virtually under
arm since Saturday, when W. H. Flah
erty. one of the contractors, appointed
three negro bosses, putting white men
under their orders. The white laborers
struck. Then the negroes took the of
fensive.
CALLED ^WITNESSES
Favorites Bucked Out of Trust
and Started Independ
ent Concern. ,r
Chicago, Fab. 1 Two new vUrmin,
father and eon. formerly high In the coun
cils of the big Chicago packer*, have bean
added to the llat of name* of those who will
be called before the Federal grand Jury In
the beef truat investigation. The two new
witnesses are Calvin M. Favorite, long
of the
P. It. Armour, later executive head of Ar
mour A Co. and for yeara member of the
hoard of directors of the concern, and Wil
liam F. Favorite, eon of Calvin M. Favorite,
employed by Armour A Co. In positions of
trust np to five or six year* ago and alnce
then head of the independent beef company
of I’hllndelphln.
For nearly a generation the elder Pavorite
haa l*een known aa a packer of prominence.
About five year* ago be suddenly left Ar-
t „ If, It.
tnour Sc Co. A short time before this hla eon
had left for purely personal reasons on ac
count of a disagreement with the head of
the concern.
Hacked by bis father, young Karortte
storied the independent beef company of
Philadelphia, which haa built up a big
trade.
C. If. Favorite Is at Atlantic City: his *on
la In Philadelphia, but will be called to
testify.
TAFT WILL WELCOME
EVE]TBACK HOI
Big Celebration Is Planned in
New York For Next
June.
TO VACATE OFFICE
Speedway Squabble Takes on
Unique and Surprising
Turn Tuesday.
FORMER SECRETARY
SAYS HE WONT GO
RE-ELECTION CHANCES
PICK UP CONSIDERABLY
“Wouldn’t Be Surprised,” He
States, “If Spoilt Child Has
Given Orders I Mustn’t
Be Sold Coca-Cola.”
Ths Speedway squabble took on a
unique turn Tueiday morning when
Asa G. Candler, Jr., president of the
Speedway and aecretary and treasurer
of the Candler Investment Company,
Invited Edward M. Durant, formerly
secretary of the Speedway and at pres
ent a director with offices at 127 Can
dler building, to vacate hie office.
The notice which was sent to Mr.
Durant la aa follows:
"Atlanta. Ga., February 8, 1916,
"Mr. E. M. Durant.
"Candler Building. City.
"Dear Sir—Tour lease having ex
pired and we having other use for your
office, this Is to give you notice to va
cate rooms 721 and 728 os soon as pos
sible.
“Tours very truly,
CANDLER INVESTMENT CO.
"By Asa G. Candler. Jr.. Sec.-Treoa."
When Mr. Durant reached hla office
Tuesday morning the not# was de
livered to him by a boy from Mr. Can
dler’s office. In speaking of the mat
ter Tuesday morning to a representa
tive of The Georgian. Mr. Durant said:
"It Is merely another act of a spoilt
child. The Idea of a grown man doing
a trick like'this. It Is absurd. It mere
ly substantiate* all I have said In re
gard to Mr. Candler, Jr.
“I haven’t decided just what I shall
do yet In the matter. I have talked to
several gentlemen about It and thos 1
I have talked to are of the opinion
that as I have paid my rent for i
month on a new lease It will he tm
possible for Mr. Candler, Jr., to put m*
out. j.,
'Several men with offices In the
building have coma to me and aertoualy
talked the matter over with me. One
min said that If any one Inadvertently
Incurred the displeasure of Mr. Can
dler, Jr., he wa* likely to wake up some
morning and And himself without an
office.
"I can't see why Mr. Candler should
attempt to put me nut of the building,
as I hav# always paid my rent prompt,
ly. My Isaae expired on January t, but
aa the company haa accepted my rent
for the month of February It looks to
me like that would be an acceptance
of the renewal of the lease. At least
that Is what several lawyers have said.
"Altho I haven't tried to buy any
PARK WOODWARD,
Looks now as If he hs* an even
chance nr belter to he rhoeen general
manager of the waterworks. The elec
tion by the water board will be held
Wednesday.
J. E. Maddox, Suffering From
Overdose of Drug, Phy
sician Says.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST
BUSINESSES IN STATE
New Postoffice Appropriation
Doesn’t Call For Increase
in Rate on Second-
class Mail.
Washington, Fab, 8.—It was said to
day there will not be any provision In
the postofflee appropriation bill, pro
vldlng for an Increase In second-cla*a
mall matter. The bill la now practical
ly completed and will be reported to
the house the first part of next week.
It will carry In round numbers about
2246.666.606, an Increase of about $8,-
060,660 over last year. I
Thrae Women Dead in Landslida.
London, Fob. 8.—Three women were
killed and several persona Injured by a
landslida today at West Wylam. North
umberland. A tree was swept away,
crushing three houses. Floods caused
the accident.
Coca-Cola, It wouldn't surprise me any
If Mr. Candler, Jr., had used his In
fluence In Issuing an order to all *oda
dispensers In the city not sell me
any. I am thinking of having the let
ter he sent me asking me to leave the
building framed and put-above It, 'An
Act of a Spoilt Child."’
Mr. Asa Candler. Jr., when aseked
for a statement In regard to the notice
sent to Mr. Durant, sent word by his
•lerk that he was always too busy to
*ee a representative of The Georgian.
Petitioners Represent That the
Act of Bankruptcy Was
Committed Four
i Months Ago.
An Involuntary petition In bank*
ruptcy was filed In the bankruptcy di
vision of the Federal court Tueaday
afternoon shortly after 2 o'clock again*t
the wholesale grocery Arm of J. J.
* J. E. Maddox.
J. E. Maddox, the president of tha
firm, wa* found III and In an uncon-
&iou* condition at hla room on Monday
morning, aod It was stated by members
of the farhlly that he had suffered a
stroke of apoplexy.
He wa* taken to the Wealey Memo
rial hospital, and the hou*e physician
there elated Tueiday that Mr. Maddox
wa* aufferlng from an overdoie of
drug, what kind ha had not been able
positively to determine.
The petition In bankruptcy was filed
by the Southern Flour and Grain Com
pany, who *ay they hold a promissory
note for 11.441. and another note for
21.169.02: the, Atlanta Milling Company
on nn account of 2863.89. alleged to be
past due. nnd tha Thomas Roberts &
Co., of Philadelphia, who claim $1,610
as the amount owed them.
They allege that the firm committed
the bankruptcy act four months ago by
transferring certain property to the
Brown A- Williamson Tobacco Compa
ny. and the American Snuff Company,
with the alleged Intention to prefer.
The firm of J. J. A J. E. Madox Is
one of the moat prominent mercantile
establishments In Georgia. It has been
in existence 26 years. The following
are the officers: J. E. Maddox, presi
dent: J. J.- Maddox, vice president:
Cone Maddox, secretary and treasurer.
Investigate Bribe Charge.
Albany, N. Y., Feb. 8.—Lieutenant
Governor Whlto today In the senate
called to order the Investigation into
the charge made by State Senator Ben
Conger that Senator J. P. Adds had
accepted a $1,606 bribe when a member
of assembly In 1901 to hold up a hill
affecting a bridge company In which
Conger wa* Interested. The case I*
taken from the courts by the statute
of limitations.
GEMS FROM THE MID-WINTER EXHIBITION OF
MODERN MASTERS
(Copyright by the Star Company.)
Washington, Tab. •*—Praaident Taft ia to
confer tomorrow with John A. Stewart. preai
dent of tha Republican Hub of Now York, con
earning tha srrangamanta for tha celebration
of tha return of Thnodora Roosevelt to th*
United State* Mr. Stawart was at tha
Whita Houae today and told tha president
that a eahlexram had bean raeeirad from Col
one! Rooaerelt in which ha agreed to tha
relebration. Ha experts to arrira in New
York bet warn June 15 and 21.
Want Ail Rates, One Cent * Word.
THE MOST—SO READ THEM;
THE BEST—SO USE THEM
For the week ending February 5. a period of six working
days. The Georgian printed 2,0!>7 xeparate want-filling adver
tisements— 24R more than The Journal, 907 more than The
Constitution.
To help those who are out of a position or who desire a
better one. The Georgian prints want ads under the classifica
tion, ‘’Situations Wanted,” free.
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