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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. • » « 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. e ii b> 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 i I m J 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 h ' « . ***>■>*? ,» • ; " • ■ ■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