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TTIK \TLANTA CRORGl \N AND NEWS, FRIDAY. MAY 2. 1012.
Eminent Speakers Before New
York Economic Club Think
Roads Treated Unfairly.
By B C. FORBES.
The business* men of America ;tro
not dilettanti. They are not idler.*.
They are not. half-hearted. They give
the best that is in them to their tasks
They are very much In earnest. They
spend more hours studying their prob
lem* titan the workman would « are
>t*end at his bench.
latterly, they are trying to see
things from every angle rather than
«o!el\ from thrir own. They are seek
ing to become broader-gaug« . more
\olevant of criticism, less autocrat)
The duties of citizenship are begin
ning: to be more fully recognized.
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Narrowness < iannishn* * e\ i
siveness used to be besetting sins of
• *f>l tali stir set*, of corporation owe
ers and other large employers «*f \.
Ixu, They saw everything through
their own eyes and refused to look at
things from the workingman's «>r the
public's viewpoint.
This shortsightedly j is b< |
cured. Employers, individual an
corporate, are at Iasi awakening . •
the fact that, to be in the highest
sens*- and degree successful, they
must cultivate statesmnnship. « atb-
olicitv of spirit, toleration, compas
sion. humanity.
Nev4 York happily l»as one influen
tial apostle of this new and enlight
ened creed. The Economic Club is in
association of thinking men in man
walks of life who search for lirs;-
hand truth wherever it can he found.
It hold* frequent meetings and hears
all sides. It welcomes speeches from
labor representatives just as rot •Hal
ly as it welcomes addresses from
hankers, railroad officers, industrial
leaders, merchants, importers manu
facturers, university professors, unat
tached theorists.
The value of such an organisation
in these unsettled times, when prob
lems of tremendous moment are agi
tating the country. when new coin.!-
Hons—political, financial economic
labor—are evolving and demanding
the weightiest consideration -the
value of such n forum can not be ex
aggerated.
Over 1.00a men more or b » pron#
nent in various spheres of activity at
t< nded a dinner of the club on Tues
day evening. The gathering was man
•featly not one of gayety. but of seri
out purpose. Everyone was theie
not to eat. out to listen and learn, m
receive the best thoughts "■ recog
nized authorities on the topics dis
cussed, thus widening the \ islou.
gaining now material for thought an
thereby becoming hotter, ’*r.
minded citizens. H.'irnostness w
keynote of the meeting that
demonstrated willingness to In
id.
; t ha
Phe subject, an extremely impor. mt
d timely one. w#s: "Are i iiir lb>F
ids V’airly Treated.'' Not one
;«ker—neither banker Spey, i (the
•sidenti nor aqy railroad president,
ofesaor Ripley nor Railway fun
ctor Oarretson—answer. .1 in the af-
mativc, although a note or hope or-
iionally pounded through the strain
pessimism, one the public r.Mlize
other the railroads arc drifting
igging the whole business of the
lion with them relief will 1" tortlt-
ming. it was acknowledged. 1 ut
w much must be suffered utuii
»nv was the'dominating query.
[ can not attempt to marshal all Hu
juments presented. I‘r< ddent
ow n. of the New N ork * entral,
akc from bitter experience when no
id that it ha* become practically
possible to sel| hmg-tim* bonds,
d that prudent railroads will not
eam of undertaking 'extensive im-
ovenrentf on short-date loans ecst-
g 5 1-2 to 6 1.-2 per cent. If Hu
ll roads can not attract private capi-
1. the alternative, he declared, is
kvernment ow nership.
As Interstate Commerce I'nmmb-
>ner Prouty had once remarked:
r ou ('Ui not force one dollar of un-
llling capital into the railroa le
•Ippled. uncertain, slow service. Mr. 1
'own concluded, would entail upon
erchants the necessity of carrying I
rgtr stocks, and this. tog.tier wild
her handicaps and losses that would .
jse. would cost M' times as much a>
iy advance in freight rate that
ould be asked.
President Delano, of
Railroad, mentioned th.se as
the added burdens that were \u
down the railroads. ruinin::
credit and yielding no ...rr. p
advantages to the public
1. Tvro-cent fare laws.
2. Mail pay injustices TU
.■rumeut. he toid liis audieuv*
paying the railroads one •
transporting ttie ton- upon
pai-cel post matter—a -ftateme
evoked bitter comment
, Rig
concerning hours of service ;m .
a ppliances.
4. Boiler inspe. tioi la - : .
forced to the letter, won! : - n.
railroad in the country virtual!\
business.
5. Nonsensical « . « t; ,
aws, prompted by iocnmtiv.
neer- financially interested n .
^ern supplying Athene
6. Euli-crew laws, inspir • ■!
safely , bul for pun > selfish ♦
.ertain railway employee?.
Owing to the 57 varietie.-
Ourdens and exactions. Air. IV
.•lared the era of railroad l
mto new territory over M
veftorM would not. unde* pre-.
dttions, supply the requisite
Df Government ownership u«
*’Jt will be a sorry day tor ttu
when regulation is carried «*• s
eXtifeiru- that the <*w»-cr> <>i j.
are kiu longer willing to t
sjK'nsibilty of man«£‘ aiciu.
Wab
Important
Sayings
Hv important people on
topics of live interest
Mother Gives Skin
To Save Her Child
Twenty five Pieces of Cuticle Grafted
on Griffin Lad's Face
and Head.
I GRIFFIN,
five pieces of
i bei' V' that no non-resident a u •»
.jhoulil be allowed to hold a single
foot of land in the territory of the
United States. If Japan now threat-
hut 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 of
, our country without competition
Which would drag down his Htan 1- I
ard of liv ing. 1 would not surren- j
der it unless wo had spent the last j
drop of blood in American matihoel *
and Impoverished our country for •
hundred generations. —Repre*en
tative Sisaon, of Missouri.
At present there is little oppoitumty i
for the ultimate consumer to know ,
what is inside a pie. Many baker? j
use benzoate of soda in foodstuffs
oiler foods to that effect. By the!
new system of placarding or having
true facts set forth on the men is I
the consumer will know' what he
ge tting for his money Health j
Commissioner E. J. Lederie. of New
York.
'•Trained men are more urgently
needed In the consular service than j
in any other branch of the Govern - !
merit Both parties filled these of 1
flees for political consideration un
til the system of consular exam
nations was put into affect by .Mi. j
• '!< land in 1KHT- Senator Lod^e,
of Massachusetts.
"Ii may surprise some folk, to know
thai the International Peace Phi-
rum is in favor of fortifying the
Panama (’anal and of maintaining
an adequate navy. As long as con
ditions' are what they are. as long
as other great nations insist *» i
maintaining heavy armaments ana
vast navies, the United States must
be in a condition to defend herself."
—Dr. John Wesley Hill.
;A.. Ma> 2.—Twenty-
kin. each about the slz*
of a dime, have been successfully
taken from th«- body of Mrs. (». L.
»
Neal.v md transferred on the face |
and head of her little Mon, who hud
been badly burned.
The stub of a cigarette dropped b>
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 bo. i
hud been badly burned about the face j
and head.
At the hospital no cure could be ef
fected til! new skin could be trans
planted. Mrs. Nealy quickly consent
ed to furnish the cuticle.
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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 “Unee da ’’—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
C/4SKIN Cat, (^MARINE COMPANY
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Fhe new Norfolks
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.
z
-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.
I
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.
ASKIN & MARINE CO.
78 Whitehall Street
Twelve Ponies Like This One
with a pony cart and harness for each, will
be given away to boys arid girls. Y
h
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■ry Pony
a sound, healthy,
serviceable pet.
Every one
broken to drive.
All of them
gentle, kind
and
safe for a
child to drive,
Ask your friends to save the Pony Contest Vote Coupons
for you.
A Vote Coupon will appear every day m The Georgian,
and in every issue of HearsCs Sunday American.
Hearst’s Sunday American and Mania Georgian
PONY CONTEST VOTE COUPON,
GOOD FOR S VOTES
Voted for
Address : >
Voted by
SCHOOL BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ BALLOT
Hearst’s Sunday American and Atlanta Georgian
PONY CONTEST VOTE
GOOD FOR 5 VOTES
Voted for..
Address
i
Voted by
CARRIERS’ AND AGENTS’ BALLOT
Subscription blanks and printed instructions for the use of contestants
will be ready to-morrow.
PRIZE DISTRIBUTION
Eight pony outfits will be given away to while boys and girls
in Atlanta ami suburbs.
The distribution will he made as follows:
t 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 Kdgewood Av
enue. from Georgia Railroad right-of-way to city limits
District No. 2 East of Piedmont Avenue and West of Edgewood
Avenue, from Georgia Railroad right-of-way to city limits. In
cludes Druid Hills. Kdgewood. Kirkwood and Decatur.
District No 3 South of Edgewood Avenue and East of South
Boulevard to city limits. East and South. Includes South Kirk
wood and Ormewood.
District No. 4 -West <>f South Boulevard and East of South Pry
or from, Georgia Railroad right-of-way to city limits. Includes
South Atlanta and Lakewood Heights.
District No. West of South Pryor to Central of Georgia right-
of-wa- West of railroad to include Oakland City. Fort Mc
Pherson. East Point, College Park. Kgan 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 THB
GEORGIAN and Li KARST'S SUNDAY AMERICAN receiving the
greatest number of votes east for newsboys and carriers
Four prize pony outfits will be given to Out-of-town boys and
girls. They will be distrib tied as follows
Two pony outfit* will be given to the white boys or girls in the
State of Georgia, outside of Atlanta and suburbs, who receive the
greatest number of votes and nexj greatest number, respectively.
One outfit will be given to the white boy or girl receiving the
greatest number of votes cas: for contestants outside of the State
of Georgia, anywhere that THE GEORGIAN and HEARST’S
SUNDAY AMERICAN are sold.
One outfit will be gtven to thp 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 the period
beginning Monday. April 2 3th. and concluding at midnight, Sat
urday. May 31»t.
Voting coupons will appear da ly in THE GEORGIAN' end in
every issue of HEARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN, beginning wlrh
THE GEORGIAN’S issue < f Thursday. May 1st. and c«meJudlng
w.ith THE GEORGIAN S issue <rf Thursday, July Slat The con
test. will close at midnight July 31st.
THE GEORGIAN’S Dally vote coupons will cotint fr>r votes
each, and THE SUNDAY AMERICAN vote coupons for flftaeo
votcy each in favor of the contestant whose names they liear
Votes will he credited for paid-in-advance snbfmrlptfon* re
reived, according to the folowing table:
Subscriptions By Mail or
Delivered by Delivered by Votes
City Carrier Out-of-town Agt.
Daily and Sunday. 1 year. ., *6.20 17 60 8,!H*0
Daily and Sunday. 6 months 3.16 3.50 U7<H)
Daily and Sunday 3 months 1.56 1.75 geo
Daily and Sunday. 1 month 5K 60 269
Daily only. 1 year 5 20 6.00 2,000
Daily only. 6 months 3.60 3.60 gjjft
Daily only. 3 mouths 1.30 1,20 4(0
Daily only. 1 month \b -*f. j.50
Sunday only, 1 year 2 <E 2.00 1.M*
Sunday only. 6 months 1.00 i.oo
Sunday only. 3 months 50 50 300
Sunday only, 1 month ... 20 30 t4K>
The above vote credits will apply to old subscribers who pav
subscription arrearages or for a term in advance as well as to
new* subscribers.
No vote credit will b? issued for subscriptions for *b<an
one month nor more than two ye»ra.
In the event of a tie vote for any of t-h<* ponv outfit prise*,
the contestants so tying will each deceive a ponv outfit.
Vote coupon* clipped from THE GEORGIAN and SUNDAY
\ MERIC A N must be voted within rUteon day* from dat© of isnuew
Coupons that are more than fifteen days ©Hi will not be credited
to any contestant.
Except for the separate prizes offered to THE GEORGIAN
and HEARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN carrier:?, newsboys arid
out-of-town agent*, no employee ol the»« newopanars nor an*
member of an employee’s family will b# eligible as a contestant
,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.
1 nominate, as a candidate in The Hearst’s Sunday American i
and Atlanta Georgian Pony Outfit Contest:
Name
Address
Nominated by
Address
GOOD KOR 1,000 VOTES
1 «r * «.« • • •
HEARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN
AND THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN