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!***. MttttMMV-'t vr rr TILL ATLANTA liLOiailAJS AAL> A-bAvo, TiiTLAl, iviAT 2, Tuld. Eminent Speakers Before New York Economic Club Think Roads Treated Unfairly. >. * 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. « • • 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. * * • 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 • * * 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. • • * 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. • * • 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. *.* - v_ tw . • .. mt* ; ■ - !. ’■ ■ ,, - mm ' *&§&**»* -, ? 4 * .*• ' . V , ' - ’> • ,• - 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 — • ‘ " *- 'udes " 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 )AY — * ’ " 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: ■ • - - — T I Address . • *********** ....• • . « Nominated bv * w Address n ...... . GOOD FOR 1,000 VOTES AND THE AMERICAN GEORGIAN