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Eminent Speakers Before New
York Economic Club Think
Roads Treated Unfairly.
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By B. C. FORBES.
The businefs men of Amerle.i are
not dilettanti. They ore not Idler:-.
They are not half-hearted. They give
tho beat that la In them to their tapirs
They are very tnueh In earnert. They
spend more hours studying their prob
lem* than the workman would rare :
spend at his bench.
Latterly, they are trying to see
things from every angle rather than
solely from thetr own. They are seek
ing to become broader-gaug*-, more
tolerant of criticism, less autocro’i
The duties of citizenship are begin
ning to be more fully recognized.
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Narrowness, clannishness, exclu
siveness used to be besetting sins of
capitalistic seta, of corporation own
ers and other large employers of la
bor. They saw everything through
thslr own eyes and refused to look at
things from the worklngmun's or the 1
public's viewpoint.
This shortsightedness Is being
cured. Employers, individual an 1
corporate, are at last awakening to
the fact that, to be In the highest
sense and degree successful, they
must cultivate statesmanship, eat 1 -
ollclty of spirit, toleration, compas
sion. humanity.
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New York happily has one Influen
tial apostle of this new and enlight
ened creed. The Economic Club is in
association of thinking men in many
walks of life who search for first
hand truth wherever It can he found,
tt holds frequent meetings and hears
all sides. It welcomes speeches from
labor representatives just as cordial
ly as It welcomes addresses from
bankers, railroad officers, industrial
leaders, merchants. Importers, manu
facturers, university professors, unat
tached theorists.
The value of such an organization
in these unsettled times, when prob
lems of tremendous moment are agi
tating the country, when new condi
tions—political. financial economic,
labor—are evolving and demandin';
the weightiest consideration—the
value of such a forum can not he ex
aggerated. , , .
Over l.onn men more or less prong
nent in various spheres of activity at- |
tended a dinner of the club on Tues- 1
day evening. The gathering was man-
iftstly not one of gayety, hut of seri
ous purpose. Everyone was there—
not to eat. but to listen and learn. >o
receive tho best thoughts of recog
nised authorities on the topics dis
cussed. thus widening the vision,
gaining new mat. rial for thought and
thereby becoming better, brondei
minded citizens. Earnestness was tho
keynote of the meeting -that an
demonstrated willingness to heat all
sides. , . .
The subject, an extremely important
and timely one, was: "Are Our Itai,-
roads Fairly Treated?" Not one
speaker—neither Banker Speyer (the
president) nor any railroad president.
Professor Ripley nor Railway t on-
ductor Qarretson—answered in the af
firmative, although a note of hope oc
casionally sounded through the strain
of pessimism, one, the pttbllo re.illzu
whither the railroads are drifting-
dragging the whole busln, s of the
V. nation with them—relief will be forth-
\ coming, it was acknowledged. But
(how much must be Buffeted un,il
'then? was the dominating query
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1 ran not attempt to marshal all the
arguments presented. President
Brown, of the New York Central,
spoke from bitter experience when he
twid that 1t has become practically
Impossible to sell long-time bonds,
nnd that prudent railroads will not
dream of undertaking extensive Im
provements on short-date loans cost
ing f» 1-2 to (i 1-2 per cent. If tin
railroads can not attract private capi
tal, the alternative, lie declared, u
Government ownership.
As Interstate Commerce Comm Is-
sioner Prouty had once remarked
“You can not force one dollar of un
willing capital into the railroads'.
Crippled, uncertain, alow service. Mr.
Brown concluded, would entail upon
merchants the necessity of carrying
larger stocks, and this, together with
other handicaps and losses that uoultl
arise, would cost £10 times as much
any advance in freight rate* that
would be asked.
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President Delano, of the Waba n
Railroad, mentioned these as among
the added burdens that were weighing
down the railroads, ruining their
credit and yielding no corresponding
advantages to the public:
1. Two-cent fare laws.
2. Mail pay injustices. The Got
eminent, he told his audience, is not
paying the railroads one cent for
transporting the tons* upon tons of
parcel post matter—a statement that-
evoked bitter comment
8. frigid governmental regulations
concerning hours of service and safety
'xappliances.
4 Boiler inspection I « that, if
forced to the letter, would send every
railroad in the country virtually out
business.
5. Nonsensical electric headlight
laws, prompted by locomotive engi
neer? financially interested ill the con
cern supplying them.
6. Full-crew laws, inspired, not for
safety, but for purely selfish euds by
certain railway employees.
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Owing to the 57 varieties of new
burdens and exactions, Mr. Delano de
clared the era of railroad building
into new territory is over, since in
vestors would not, under present con
ditions. supply the requisite capital.
Of Government ownership he said:
“It will be a sorry day for tho public
when regulation Is carried to such anj
treme that the owners of railways!
e no longer willing to accept
oQsibility of management -
Important
Sayings
By important pvople on
topics of live interest
'I believe that no non-resident alien
should be allowed to hold a single
foot of land in the territory of the
United States. If Japan now threat-
but they do not label their pies or
ens us with war, what would she do
when millions of her citizens have
acquired land in our country? We
must preserve to the American far
mer the right to own the soil cf |
our country without competition
which would drag down his stand
ard of living. I would not muren- j
der It unless we had spent the last
drop of blood in American manhood
and Impoverished our country for » !
hundred generations.”—Represen -
tative Sisson, of Missouri.
‘At present there is little opportunity j
for the ultimate consumer to know j
what is inside a pie. Many bakers
use benzoate of soda In foodstuff?. 1
other foods to that effect. By the j
new system of placarding or having j
true facts set. forth on the menus 1
the consumer will know' what he n !
getting for his money” Health
Commissioner E. J. Lederie, of New
York.
Mother Gives Skin
To Save Her Child
Twenty-five Piece# of Cuticle Grafted
on Griffin Lad’s Face
and Head.
GRIFFIN. GA„ May 2.—Twenty-
five pieces of skin, each about the size
of a dime, have been successfully
taken from th e body of Mrs. G. L.
Nealy and transferred on the face
and head of her little son, who had
bean badly burned.
The stub of a cigarette dropped by
a lineman working overhead on a tel
ephone pole ignited a roll of bunting
the child was carrying. Before the
fire could be extinguished the boy
had been badly burned about the face
and head.
At the hospital no cure could be ef
fected till new skin could be trans
planted. Mrs. Nealy quickly consent
ed to furnish the cuticle.
"Trained men are more urgently
needed In the consular service than
in any other branch of the Govern
ment. Both parties filled these of - ■
flees for political consideration un- I
til the system of consular exajju
nations was put into effect by Mr. J
< M* \ eland in 1895 Senator Lod<j«,
of Massachusetts.
"It may surprise some folk, to know
that the International Peace Fo
rum is In favor of fortifying the
Panama Canal and of maintaining
an adequate navy. As long as con
ditions are what they are, as long
as other great nations insist on
maintaining heavy armaments ana
vast navies, the United States must
be in ;* condition to defend herself.”
—Dr. John Wesley Hill.
It is one thing to make soda
crackers that are occasionally
good.
It is quite another thing to
make them so that they are
always better than all other
soda crackers, always of un
varying goodness.
The name “Uneeda”-stamped on
every biscuit—means that if a million
packages of Uneeda Biscuit were
placed before you, you could choose
any one of them, confident that every
soda cracker in that package would
be as good as the best Uneeda Biscuit
ever baked. Five cents.
NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY
Twelve Ponies Like This One
with a pony cart and harness for each, will
be given away to boys and girls. *.*
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Every Pony
a sound, healthy,
serviceable pet.
Every one
broken to drive.
All of them
gentle, kind
and
safe for a
child to drive
cASKIN C& cTWARINE COMPANY
Ask your friends to save the Pony Contest Vote Coupons
for you.
A Vote Coupon will appear every day in The Georgian,
and in every issue of Hearst’s Sunday American.
Hearst’s Sunday American and Atlanta Georgian
PONY CONTEST VOTE COUPON,
GOOD FOR 5 VOTES
Voted for
Address
Voted by
SCHOOL BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ BALLOT
Hearst’s Sunday American and
PONY CONTEST VOTE COUPON, ,
GOOD FOR 5 VOTES
Voted for
Address
Voted by
CARRIERS’ AND AGENTS’ BALLOT
Atlanta Georgian
Subscription blanks and printed instructions for the use of contestants
will be ready to-morrow.
The new Norfo/ks
are very smart this
season — just the
thing for summer
wear. $12 to $30.
We have all of the
best styles in men’s
two and three-button
sack suits. Grays,
browns, blacks and
white s—everything
new and nobby.
PRIZE DISTRIBUTION
- Bight pony outfits will be given away to white boys and gtrls
In Atlanta and suburbs.
The distribution will be mads as follows:
One pony outfit to the boy or girl receiving the greatest number
of votes in each of the following districts:
District No. 1—East of Marietta Street and West of Edgewood Av
enue, from Georgia Railroad right-of-way to city limits.
Dtstrlct No 3—East of Piedmont Avenue and West of Edgewood
Avenue, from Georgia Railroad right-of-way to city limits, in
cludes Druid Hills, Edgewood. Kirkwood and Decatur.
District No. S—South of Edgewood Avenue and East of South
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Boulevard to city limits, East and South. Includ
wood and Ormewood.
-s South Kirk-
—MEN: WE WANT TO SHOW YOU THESE NEW
suits. We want you to come in and try on some of the new
styles. Let us explain the little quality features, and demon
strate the good points. Any price from $12 to $30 will buy
an up-to-date, guaranteed suit. Open a charge account.
District No. 4—West of Routh Boulevard and East of South Pry
or from Georgia Railroad right-of-way to city limits. Includes
South Atlanta and Lakewood Heights.
District No. 5—West of South Pryor to Central of Georgia right-
of-way. West of railroad to include Oakland City, Fort Mc
Pherson, East Point, College Park. Egan and Hapewell.
District No. 6—West of Central of Georgia right-of-way to city
limits, from West Hunter Street South to Oakland City.
District No. 7—North of West. Hunter Street and West of Ma
rietta Street to city limits. North and West.
One pony outfit to the carrier or newsboy employed by THE
GEORGIAN and HEARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN receiving the
greatest number of votes cast for newsboys and carriers
Four prise pony outfits will be given to Out-of-town boys and
girls. They will be distributed as follows:
Two pony outfits will bo given to the white hoys or girls in the
State of Georgia, outside of Atlanta and suburbs, who receive the
greatest number'of votes and next greatest number, respectively.
One outfit will be given to the white boy or girl receiving the
greatest number of votes cast for contestants outside of the State
of Georgia, anywhere that THE GEORGIAN and HEARST’S
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SUND.1
AMERICAN are sold.
The New Summer Dresses
—Now is the time to choose your summer wash dresses. We
have a complete variety of the newest weaves and patterns,
and sizes for both women and juniors. Prices range from $2.50
upward, but no matter what you may wish to pay, we’ll have
an up-to-date style and a guaranteed quality for you. We ll
be glad to have you open a charge account.
One outfit wTll be given to the out-of-town agent employed by
THE GEORGIAN and HEARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN who re
ceives the greatest number of votes cast for agents.
Contest Rules
Nominations for contestants will be received, during tha period
beginning Monday, April 28th, and concluding at midnight. Sat*
urday, May 3lst.
Voting coupons will appear dally in THE GEORGIAN and. to
every issue of HEARfiT'S SUNDAY AMERICAN, beginntng with
THE GEORGIAN’S issue of Thursday, May 1st, and conohadlng
with THE GEORGIAN’S Issue of Thursday, July 31st. The con
test will close at midnight July 31st.
THE GEORGIAN'S Daily vote coupons will count tor fi** votes
each, and THE SUNDAY AMERICAN vote coupons for fifteen
votes each in favor of the contestant, whose names they hear.
Votes will be credited for paid-in-advance MibunrtptioB* re
ceived, according to the folowing table:
Subscriptions By Mali or
Delivered by Delivered by Vote*.
City Carrier. Out-of-town Ag*.
Daily and Sunday, 1 year.. $6.20 17.00 a«00
Daily and Sunday, 6 raonths...^, fc , 8.10 $.50 l.tOO
Daily and Sunday 3 months.,LM 1.7* s*q
Daily and Sunday, 1 month. 56 go Jm
Daily only, 1 year 6.ot> A000
Daily only, 6 months 2.6# 2.60 *60
Daily only, 3 months 1.30 1 450
Daily only. 1 month 46 45 150
Sunday only, 1 year 2.00 2.00 1 300
Sunday only, 6 months 1.00 J.00 «o
Sunday only, 3 months 50 .50 300
Sunday only, 1 month 20 20 Jot)
The above vote credits will apply to old subscribers who tav
subscription arrearages or for a term in advano« as wtell as to
new subscribers.
No vote credit will be Issued for subaertptkms for Leas than
one month nor more than two years.
Tn the event of a tie vote for any of the ponv outfit wtaeo.
The contestants so tying will each receive a pony outfit.
, c °u pons pipped from THE GEORGIAN and SUNDAY
AMERICAN must be voted within fifteen days from date of fame.
Coupons that are more than fifteen days old will not be credited
to any contestant.
Exoept for the separate prtees offered to THE GEORGIAN
und HEARST 8 SUNDAY AMERICAN carriers, newsboys and
out-of-town agents, no employee of these newspapers, nor asfir
member of an employee 1 * family, will be eligible as ncorheetioL
ASKIN & MARINE CO.
78 Whitehall Street
If you know some bright
boy or girl who would like to
own a handsome pony, cart
and harness, send us his or
her name on this
NOMINATION BLANK
Only one Nomination Blank
can be voted for any contest
ant.
T nominate, as a candidate iu The Hearst’s Sunday Amerioan
and Atlanta Georgian Pony Outfit Contest:
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Nominated bv
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GOOD FOR 1,000 VOTES
AND THE
AMERICAN
GEORGIAN