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EDITORIAL, PAGE THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN Published Every .Afternoon Except Sunday By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY At 20 East Alabama St., Atlanta. Ga. Entered is second-class matter at postoffice at Atlanta, under act of March 3. 1873 Subscription Price—Delivered by carrier, 10 cents a week. By mail, 85.00 a year Payable in advance. Men and Religion and Politics The nomination of James G. Woodward for mayor of At lanta has ended one of the hardest campaigns ever made in this city. Woodward led Aldine Chambers, his nearest competitor, by a scant 500 votes at the first primary. Thirteen hundred votes were east for Brown and Johnston, the other candidates. There was nothing to show that the Brown and the Johnston men would 'favor either Woodward or Chambers, although Brown’s subsequent indorsement of Cham bers should have given him enough votes to make the race prac tically even. That is how the matter stood until a little more than a week ago. Then the Men and Religion movement appeared to become a great factor in the fight The movement was started with the idea of bettering the morals of Atlanta. Polities was far from the minds of J. J. Eagan and Marion M Jackson when, they took up the work. They are hotfi upright, high-minded men. and they conducted their campaign with energy and straightforwardness that ended in the wiping out iff the restricted district. Their first victory, however, came al an unfortunate time— just before the first, primary. Thai muddled politics considera bly. Furthermore, it started the real trouble. Little politicians affiliated with each candidate all over the city were whispering, “We’ll get Beavers," the chief of police who actually wiped out the restricted district. Echoes of these threats came to Eagan and Jackson. They were grateful to Beavers, and wanted to protect him. They de manded that each candidate pledge himself not to interfere with the chief. Chambers at first defied them. Then he agreed to stand by he chief. Woodward, a wily politician, maintained a discreef silence. The Men and Religion movement was plunged into politics. How money was spent for Chambers, how the ministers were rallied to his support and preached sermons in his behalf, and how hundreds of women met in the churches and prayed for him have been retold many times in the last three or four days. Tlie result was this: Only 454 more votes were cast at the second primary. Add ing these 454 to the 1,300 odd votes cast for Brown and John ston, you will see that there were something over 1.750 addi tional votes to be divided between the two candidates. Os these Chambers got 789. less than half. The figures have been a lesson. DON’T TRY TO MIX RELIGION AND POLITICS THEY DON’T AGREE WITH EACH OTHER Dawn of a New “Era of Good Feeling” The West has taken Woodrow Wilson to its heart The scenes that have accompanied his recent progress—in Den ver. in Kansas City, in St. Louis, in Chicago—have hardly a parallel in American history. He has seemed not to be the candidate of a party, but of a people. In theee great cities Mr. Wilson has been received in a spirit of holiday rejoicing—as if the electoral debate had been closed. The throngs—unprecedented in multitude —have not eared for speech making, because they have not needed to be convinced Such signs of gathering social concord suggest that the country is standing on the threshold of a “new era of good feeling. " There has been more than enough of rancor and bitterness in the convulsion that has shattered the Republican party But the temper of the nation has recoiled from all that. The Democratic standard-bearer has gone abroad through the land, without a word of malice on his tongue—preaching a gospel of political repentenee and recovery, of conciliation and construction, of contagious good humor and good cheer Woodrow Wilson is bringing the nation within sight of a fair land of peace and prosperity. With the passing of election day we may expect to enter upon a new and spacious time—a time in which we shall be freer than this generation has even been from the wastes and losses of party strife and class-struggle, and shall have room and breadth to build the cities and subdue the earth. The felicitous period that is known in history as the “era of good feeling" was ushered in by the-election of James Monroe to the presidency in 1816. It was preceded by the break-up of the Federalist party —even as the Republican party has now broken up. Monroe had 183 votes in the electoral college, while his Fed eralist opponent. Rufus King, had only 34. Four years later Monroe was chosen again by national acclamation in an electoral college that lacked only one vote of unanimity. The eight years of his ad ministration were all years ot healing and mending—party lines were utterly effaced. The people united in vast works of internal improvement, in the state-making migrations to the new West, and in the laying of the foundations of that stupendous structure of in dustry and commerce which was the world-wonder of the nine teenth century. We have come to the beginning of such another time Not 'iijee the days oi James Monroe has any man approached a presi dential election with such omens ot universal approval as those that now attend the steps of Woodrow Wilson. The Atlanta Georgian Mountaineering in Italy—Exploring the Pennine Alps ! 'T' HE attractions which cause | men, often at the risk of their (lives, to negotiate mountains which to the inexperienced and less courageous would seem almost in accessible are very composite. The mere healthiness of the pur- Isuit no doubt attracts many. Again, there is always pleasure in over coming natural difficulties by ac quired skill, and the feeling that by doing a thing in the right way real risks can be greatly minimized is in itself alluring. But there are real dangers which can not be whol ly eliminated even by the most skillful climber. Unexpected dif ficulties are apt to occur—a storm or gale of wind may get up, ava lanches are prone to fall, especially in spring and winter; falling rocks and stones are another source of danger, while the cause of many accidents has been due to the in ; sufficiency of practiced guides. | But, broadly speaking, the experl- J enced mountaineer who is effi < cientiy equipped as to boots, alpen- I stock and guides for his expedition, ; and who exercises proper judgment > and precaution, is not in much j greater danger than we who dodge l the traffic in the streets dir Or, - ME 5/- -w tBBwOWiy O/fwW -i MH fe.i ; - ' A CRITICAL MOMENT—CLIMBERS NEGOTIATING THE PRECIPITOUS CLIFFS OF THE PENNINE ALPS, eg Beware the Tempting Oyster go HE OFTEN CARRIES TYPHOID AND DEATH IN HIS PEARLY SHELL AT THIS SEASON OF THE YEAR. By GARRETT P. SERVISS. NOW that the months with an "R" in them have come back everybody should pay heed to what Dr. Wiley says in the Sep tember number of Good House keeping Magazine about the- peril in eating raw oysters at this time of year. An oyster in its uncooked state probably approaches nearer in ap pearance to pure protoplasm than any other popular food—proto plasm. you will remember, is that peculiar substance which Huxley called ' tlie physical basis of life." Whatever its nutritive elements may be, the oyster is certainly as nutritious as it is toothsome, but. unfortunately, it is peculiarly sub ject to become the bearer of some very dangerous diseases, and es pecially of the dreaded typhoid. Only a thotough cooking can ren der an oyster in the r autumn months safe to eat. Cooking Often Kills Germs. You may eat a thousand with out contracting disease, and the thousand-and-oneth may stretch you on a sick bed or take away your life. Luckily, oysters are extremely good when cooked, and if they have been sufficiently cooked the germs that they often carry are killed. Later in the season, as Dr. Wiley points out, the danger is elimi nated or almost eliminated, and during the winter oysters, if they are freshly taken from their beds, may be safely consumed raw. The reason why the danger is so much greater in tlie early autumn months is, we are told, because during the summer the waters in which oys ters breed are peculiarly liable to become contaminated with refuse from neighboring cities, charged witli the germs of the most fatal disease As time goes on and tlie waters become dearer and tlie germs perish the oysters no longer feed upon materia! capable of ren dering them perilous to the health ■if the consumer. The danger of WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1912. HwMaAjam jpWMOBWwH ! y • contamination can be avoided by a •> careful selection and supervision of the beds; but whoever knows or | takes the trouble to inquire whence his Oysters have come? And if he did inquire, what chance would he have of learning the exact truth? Oysters are dredg ed to sell! Oysters Differ Widely. How imminent this peril to health and life is may be judged by the fact, which Dr. Wiley re cords. that in October, a year ago. a severe epidemic of typhoid fever followed a supper at a little town in New York state, where raw oys ters formed the principal dish, and a careful investigation traced the trouble to those oysters. Remem ber. then, if you are tempted to eat raw oysters in the month of Octo ber. that you are far more likely to swallow the germs of typhoid than to find a valuable pearl. Our American oysters differ 4 :: Two Mortals :: By WILLIAM F. KIRK. \ BILL BARTON was a great big child, Who went through life and made it play. Never to labor reconciled. , lie laughed the fleeting hours away. He mocked the king and helped the slave. S This man for some strange purpose born. And when they took him to his grave A few true friends were there to mourn. < What of it? < S , Will Goodman was another sort. With lips so thin that they could bite. f He never cared for smiles or sport ; He worked from morn till late at night. IL* never knew the one real thrill That comes to him who helps a friend. A thousand watched his grim grave till. But not one sou) deplored his end. What <>f it " ’ widely, in appearance and taste, from those which are popular in western Europe. Some of the Eu ropean oysters are very large and flat. In Paris there are restaurants where, at this season, enormous quantities of large oysters, called marennes, are consumed raw. Peo ple flock to them in crowds and have to wait their turn at the ta bles. It is a spectacle to make, the visitor open his eyes to see a young lady w'ith her escort, seated at a small table, each having a huge platter, heaped high with enormous flat oyster shells, apparently enough to feed a family of ten. But not an oyster remains on either platter when the feast is finished. An other curious thing to American eyes is to see the convives taking the big shells in their hands, like saucers, and drinking the abundant juice of the oyster before consum ing the meat. It is very good, too. THE HOME PAPER Elbert Hubbard Writes on The Zeitgeist The Word Zeitgeist Means the Soul of Things—lt Means That Great Mass of Opinion, Ideals, Hopes and Tendencies That Men in the Mass Accept. By ELBERT HUBBARD Copyright, 1912, by International News Service WHEN we have an idea we either invent a word to ex press it or else we borrow one. The best use of ideas is for gift purposes. We keep ideas by giving them away. And only through formulating thoughts for another do we make them our own. Language, like electricity, is for purposes of transmission. In the last issue of The Century Dictionary will be found the word "Zeitgeist.’’ It is a German word, now naturalized and accepted as an American citizen. The word Z< iigeist means the soul of things. It means that great mass of opinion, ideals, hopes and tendencies that men in the mass ac cept. We are all partakers of the Zeit geist. Any man who thinks thoughts that are original and belong only to himself will die of heart hunger, marooned on a desert island called Nostalgia. We are happy only when we are expressing the best in the Zeitgeist. We only succeed as we live in the Zeitgeist. We Have to Explain. No one understands us. save as we explain to them the things they already know, but which perhaps they do not know they know until we tell them. The arts of speech, sculpture, painting, literature, are all endeav ors to interpret tlie Zeitgeist. When a man’s head is in a certain stratum of spiritual atmosphere he knows all the thoughts of other people whose heads are in the same strat um. If you are on my wire when 1 ring, you respond. In the Zeitgeist there are de grees of subtlety, just as in sound there are vibrations which to some ears are never felt. There are tints and shades that are observable to some people and not to others. We are influenced by the Zeit geist. Also, we are helping to form the Zeitgeist. A man may die and drop out of the game, bill the Zeitgeist Ilves on and on. And the influence that this man has exerted.on the many still endures because they are prod ucts of the Zeitgeist. The present Zeitgeist is of a kind unequaled in history. We have thousands upon thousands of men and women who are thinking great and noble thoughts and expressing these thoughts in their work. Many of our big business men regard themselves as public servants. Our people are sensitive, rest less, alert, impressionable, progres sive, and making for righteousness. The man who can imagine a better religion than now exists is allowed to throw his vision on the screen. “Government Helping the Banks” Editor The Georgian: Your journal of October 7, un der heading “The Government Is Helping the Banks," puts banks and bankers before the reading public in a false position. The bank of which I am an active officer does hold on deposit moneys belonging to the United States government. We are obliged to pay 2 1-4 per cent interest on this money, sub ject to call at any moment—a very different proposition from a time dfeposit. The government, however, first effected a good bargain for themselves, i. e„ we bought and left with the United States treasury to secure deposits United States gov ernment bonds, paying 3 per cent interest on their face value, but as the bonds cost a premium, we really obtain only 2.85 per cent on their actual cost. A bond for 81,000 pays 3 per cent $30.00 Money of the government deposited against a sl,ou bond shows actually 3429.50 at 2 1-4 per cent. This costs the bank, per annum 9.66 Net return $20.34 Hence an actual outlay, bond with premium cost. $1,020.00 Money on deposit 429.50 Shows net tied up. $ 590.50 Which pays only $20.34, or say 3.44 per cent per annum. Any country bank in my neigh borhood can loan all its money at 8 per cent, hence when we loan the government at 3.44 per cent we are paying 4.56 per cent for the pres tige and privilege of being a United States depository of public funds. Surely when we have more money invested in government bonds de posited with the United States treasurer than the amount of mon ey in the bank to the credit of the government, the difference becomes a net loan to the government. Even student of political econo- and he who can formulate a better government than we now have not hanged for his pains, but is al lowed to express his dreams. Public Opinion Rules. Public opinion rules. No law that is contrary to the Zeitgeist can be forced. Judges construe, translate and interpret the laws to suit the Trend of the Times. Every man who speaks out bo’d and clear is tinting the Zeitgeist. Every man who expresses what he honestly thinks is true is changinz the Zeitgeist. Thinkers help other people think for they formulate what others are thinking. No person writes or thinks alone—thought is in the air but its expression is necessary to create a tangible Trend of the Times. The value of the thinker who writes, or a writer who think-, or a business man who acts, is that he supplies arguments for the people, and confirms all who are on his wire in their opinions, often be fore unuttered. The Brotherhood of Man is an idea now fully appreciated in busi ness. Commerce today stands for Mutuality, Reciprocity, Co-opera tion. The American department store has taken up lost motion and given the people better goods at a lower price. It has been the inevitable, because it does the greatest good to the greatest number. It has work ed for economy and length of days. It means monism—or the one Every Purchaser Pleased. Every purchaser must be pleased. A child who buys a spool Os thread is given the same courteous atten tion as the shrewdest buyer. Ths customer is made to feel that he is at home; that he is with strong and influential friends; that his inter ests are safeguarded. This mat ter of faith between buyer and seller is a netv thing in the world. Employees who plot and plan for private gain are swabbing ths greased chute that leads to limbus. Owners who run a business but to make money neither make money nor do they last. Merchants can not make money on one transaction. Every' sale must pave the way for further sales. We make our money' out of our friends, for our enemies will not deal with us. A transaction where both sides are not. benefited is immoral. The Trend of the Times is all in the direction of Enlightened Self- Interest. Righteousness is a form of self-preservation. We prosper personally as we minister to the well-being of others. The Uni verse is planned for good. my knows that there are three primal factors in the production of wealth--labor, land and capital. The ideal situation can only exist where the wealth produced is di vided equitably between labor and capital, after the plant or the land is conserved. This brings us to the point I want to emphasize, and that is that all earnings should not be paid out, either to capital or to labor. Every bank and manufac turing plant should lay up a sur plus. The accumulation of large surplus accounts on the part of the banks means lower interest rate? to borrowers. Lower interest rate? already means that American banks are competing with European bank ers for the banking business of the world. Lower interest rates means cheaper production on the part of all manufacturing plants of good credit. Manufacturers, to become successful, must lay up a surplus beyond repairs and depreciation. American manufacturers who have complied with the laws of political economy, blessed with cheap bank borrowings, can and will compete successfully with the manufactur ers of England and the continent of Europe. What commercial America needs, where she is woefully behind the progressive nations of Europe, is in the spirit of co-operation. ,n banking, manufacturing and farm ing, co-operation and profit-shar ing among manufacturers, custo mers and laborers are the mean' and offer the only possible solution I can see to war between capita and labor. Co-operative societies and co-•T' erative banks have in Europ brought down the rate of intel e to the borrowing farmer. Abuse o the national or state financial stitutions react to the detriment him who abandons argument tor ' tuperation. BENJ. W. HI NT. Eatonton, Ga,