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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. MONDAY, MAY 5, 1913.
J OAN SAWYER, the swilt-
est turkey-trotter in New
York, who has just introduc
ed the Brazilian trot,” the
fastest of them all.
m t*
Quarter Century's Progress Has
Transformed World of the
Workingman.
By B. C. FORBES. Business Editor.
In the new issue of Hearvt s Maga
zine I picture u Hip Van Winkle
workman opening Ids eyes after t
sleep of a quarter of a century or
leas. There is so much discontent, so
much pessimism hanging like a bine <
pall over the land to-day,that it may
not be untime \ to eprodm £ -e* e>.^
tract here:
Picture in your mind a Rip Van
Winkle workman opening his eyes on
the world of to-day after a sleep of
a quarter of » century or less. What
would he behold? What changes
would strike him? Would he be ubie
to believe his eyes?
* * •
When lie fell asleep say 25 years
ago—he and his class were slaving
from early morning to darkness every
da\. v. ith no thought of half-holldn\
or fortnight vacations. They lived :n
houses that were, outwardly, hovels
and enriched with no batli rooms, no
hot-and-cold water systems, no hy
gienic contrivances such as we know
to-day. The world beyond u few miles
from their doorsteps was an unopened
book; travel for sightseeing was un
known.
Places of amusement were few and
tar between, and the ordinary worker
seldom had eithei the Urn** or the
money to patronize them. The one
problem about clothes was how to tin"
enough to cover im kc.huand k* < ;•
warm in winter. Education was well-
nigh beyond the reach of the poor.
our Rip Van Winkle* workman
would stare in bewilderment at mod
ern sights and conditions and listen
with incredulity to the tales he would
be told.
* * «
He would »•••* workers living In
comfortable, even pretentious, home.-,
adorned with appliances and conven
iences such as only the wealthy as
pired to when he fell asleep. He wouid
see them wearing clothing that a mi ! -
! Iona ire might have envied in his <Ja>
had there been millionaires then. II
would see public schools at every rui n
and every child from to 13 or more
attending daily, with no tasks (save
in nfre cases) beyond their lesaons.
On all sides theatcis would me t
his gaze, drawing their hundreds ani
iheir thousands of anm?«ein«*nt-seek
er* nightly. Of sights and wonders
beyond his home and oven beyond
rhe seas—he would heui fairylike
rales from people who had seen them
with their o\\ u »•>< s.
Most of all would the changed lot o '
tiie worker, the transformation in con
ditions of toil, impress him
Instead of a twelve and fourteen
hours’ day he wouid hear of eight or
nine hours' days oi demands thai
these hours be further reduced, and
that «vcr> hour over eight be paid
for at a special high rate.
• * *
His head would buz* with descrip
tion# <»f ingenious plans designed to
better the life of his fellows. Ho
would br told of old-age pensions, of
profit-sharing plans, of sick benefits,
• »f workmen’s compensation laws, of
minimum wag* scales voluntarily
granted.
He would learn of co-operative,
cost-price stores for corporation em
ployees. of recreation halls, dining
rooms, and libraries attached to larg*
factories and workshops, «*f free hos
pitals. of weekly half-holidays ami
regular summer vacations, of extra
pay for every hour of overtime, of
occasional bonusea at t’hristnms and
princely gifts from retiring or de
ceased employers.
He would fyid trades unions ready
at any moment to throw down tin*
gauntlet to an over-reaching firm or
corporation, of laws providing for
sanitary work places and safety de
vices at danger spots, of technical
classes and schools organized by
leading corporations for the instruc
tion of ambitious youths, and of in
numerable instance* of humble lads
paving risen to th< topmost places
of industry and railroading, displac
ing the ornamental sons of gifted
lathers, birth being no longer a guar
antee of high position in the world
■f business.
Emancipation is not complete—
far, very far, from it. There are still
many wrongs to be righted, many
cruelties to be banished, many dark
places to be lighted. The curse 4 of
•hiId labor still blots our escutcheon.
otAi ration wages are still paid by
many employers and a few big corpo-
i at ions.
Long hours are s ill worked in va
rious factories and stores by women
in the making, sapping the strength
and womanhood of the mothers of
'■uv men of to-morrow. Seven-day
..ecks are not yet entirely unknown
in a few industries. There art* no
unions to stand up for fair play in
nuny poorly paid lines of work.
Svraatshops still blur th. picture of
modern industry.
“Get, get. get!” drowns the cry
’’Give, give, give!” but then is more
giving every >-ar. S» 'fishness h
not been eradicated from employers
any more than from employees, hut
there are more men **f means seek
ing to serve mankind to-day than
ever before, more of them applying j
the square-deal principle among their!
workers, more of them Influenced by
a spirit of righteousness and not
v.holly by a spirit of rapacity.
HENRY W. SAVAGE GETS
ANOTHFR LFHAR OPERA
N'liW V'iRK. Mav -H.'!>;•> \V
Ravage* has obtained tit* Aw * .
■ ights of “Das PutstenkinJ.*' by Fr.cn/
Lenar, composer of "Th* Merry W ,•
«.w." T!><- book is by Vidor l.*-*,; . I
• • j ettist ot Ulu famous Widow
SUBS INTEREST
Debts Paid by Mother;
Martin May Return
It Is Believed Missing American
Will Sail from London
This Week.
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON, May '..-Although the .1.
Wllbt-rforre Martin mystery remains
unsolved, it is said here that his dig
it pp* arance was arranged by his ere 1-
itor-. 'o whom in* owed about $B(M> -
000.
Scotland Yard received word fr mi
Memphis that Martin’s debts had
been settled by hiw mother. He now
is at liberty to return home. It is be
lieved Martin has returned to Lon
don and will sail for America this
week.
Husband C^n’t Keep
Wife’s Love Letters
NEW YORK. May 5. A hum band
has no right to lake possession af
his wife's love letters, even if they
are written to her by another man,
under a decision of Municipal fotirt
Just lee Hover. Ac ordingly City Mar
shal Mulvlhili, who had taken 90 lot -
tors written to Mrs. Francis Jure*
Brandenburg from the safe deposit
vault of her husband. Henry Voorce
Bfandenburg. turned them over to
Mrs. Brandenburg.
Nominations Pouring in by Tele
graph, Telephone and Mail.
Attracts Record Attention.
Never before in the South has a
newspaper contest attracted the at
tention that the Georgian and Amer
ican’s pony outfit contest is drawing
Nomina lions come in by telegraph,
telephone and inajL Nearly 100 con
testant- already ire. in tip? race, and
It is likely that tin- number will be
greatly increased within a few days.
An early start is a great advan-
:ag#' La11 comers are at something
of ;t disadvantage, and as the Geor
gian and American want to . ee a!!
nil an even footing, it is hoped that
t you contemplate backing a candi
date. you will send in the name of the
boy or girl at once.
My far tin* most entrants are from
Atlanta, of course, for eight ponies
arc* to be given away in Atlanta alone.
But look at the list of towns in Geor
gia which are represented a partial
list, not corrected up to the minute.
Every mail brings more, but here are
a few:
Even Come From Alabama.
Lithonla. Decatur. Blakeley, Ft.
McPherson, Union Oty, Forsyth
Rome, Sparta, Barnesville, Fayette
ville and Bolton.
Then from outside the State, such
widely -eptualed localities as Ander
son. H and Piedmont, Ala., are
represented.
In answer to many inquiries, the
subscription books for the use of
contestants, nov are ready and may
be had on application.
Thcs, books contain all the rules
of the contest, the limits of the dis
tricts, .sub.-criptloii rates and votes
credited for subscriptions of various
lengths. (’on test ants, upon securing
a new subscription, fill out a page
in on« of th. se books which gives
the subscriber a receipt, is a voucher
for a certain number of votes for the
contestant and a record f«»r our offices
to assure the new patron that he will
get his paper promptly and at the
right address.
Made Easy for Contestants.
Everything is being made easy for
the contestants, and you never saw
anything more convenient than these
books.
< 'oupons good for voles are appear
ing daily in th** Georgian. Many
shrewd contestants already are sav
ing them, and getting their friends
t<> save them. Remember, in the
<! illy Georgian, each coupon is valued
at five votes and in the Sunday
American, tin* coupon is worth fifteen
votes. From seven consecutive pa
pers, you can got 4.*, votes, and 45
\otes weekly will help win u prize
Here is a word for parents who
perhaps have been contemplating the
purchase of a pony for the children
Do not overlook the Georgian and
American offer. You Intend of course
t<» buy a good pony. But the Geor
gian and A mrican have used the
services of an expert in picking the
twelve to be given us prizes. This
is service you could not get. or af
ford if you could get it, in the pur
chase of one pony.
ADJUDGED DEAD, COMES
BACK AFTER EIGHT YEARS
TOPEKA. KAX., May 5— \V. H.
t aldwell, who was adjudged legally
dead by the Kansas Supreme Court In
a suit by his wife for his life insur
ance, has returned to Topeka after
an absent. of right years. He left
Kansas on account of his domestic
trouble*, la* says.
The judgment f*»r the insurance
probably will he set aside.
In your hand you hold a
five-cent piece.
Right at the grocer’s hand
is a moisture-proof pack
age of Uneeda Biscuit. He
hands you the package—
you hand him the coin.
A trifling transaction?
No! A remarkable one—for you
have spent the smallest sum that
will buy a package of good food;
and the grocer has sold you the
most nutritious food made from
flour—as clean and crisp and
delicious as it was when it came
from the oven.
NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY
HEU 23 YEARS
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DR. E.G. GRIFFIN’S
GATE CITY DENTAL ROOMS
BEST WORK AT LOWKST PRICKS
AH Work Guaranteed.
Whitehall St. Over Brown
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A Complete Shetland Pony Outfit
Pony, Cart and Harness
For Every Winner in the
American-Georgian Contest
Open to
White Boys
and Girls
Everywhere
That
Hearst’s
Sunday American
and
The Atlanta
Georgian
Are Bead
J!
Enter the Pony Outfit Contest NOW
It is not too late to start piling up votes in the Pony Contest. But the boy.or girl who wants to tinish among
the winners' has no time to lost*. Nomination blanks will be received until May 31st, hut the contestant who
waits for that date before starting will have to overcome a handicap, as most of the contestants already entered
are making every day s work count. ooooooooooooo«x)ooooooo«x>ooooooooooocxxxKxxxxxxjoooocx>oooooooooooobooo
1 nominate, as a candidate in The Hearst’s Sunday American
and Atlanta Georgian Pony Outfit Contest:
Send This Nomination Blank To-day.
It Starts You With A
Thousand Votes
Name ...
Address .
Nominated by
Address
Here are the details of this great contest that will afford
delight to twelve boys and girls. All contestants are urged
to read them carefully:
PRIZE DISTRIBUTION
-Right pony outfits \yill !*■ given away to white boys and girls in At
lanta and suburbs.
Tlfe distribution will lie made as follows:
One pony outfit to the boy or girl receiving tile greatest number of
votes in each of the following districts:
District No. 1 Hast of Marietta Street, and West of Rdgewood Avenue,
from Georgia Railroad right-of-way to city limits.
District No. 2—Hast of Piedmont Avenue and West of Rdgewood Avenue,
from Oeorgia Railroad right-of-way to city limits. Includes Druid
liills. Rdgewood, Kirkwood and Decatur.
District No. :*. South of Rdgewood Avenue and East of South Koulcvard
to city limits. Rast and South. Includes South Kirkwood and Orine-
wood.
District No. t West of South Koulcvard and Rast of South Pryor from
Oeorgia Railroad right-of-way to city limits. Includes South Atlanta
and Lakewood Heights.
District No. 5—West of South Pryor to Central of Oeorgia right-of-way.
West of railroad to include Oakland City, Fort McPherson, Rast Point,
College Park, Egan and Hapeville.
District No. (i—West of Central of Oeorgia right-of-way to city limits, from
West Hunter Street South tri Oakland City.
District No. 7—North of West Hunter Street and West of Marietta Street
to city limits. North and West.
One pony outfit to the carrier or newsboy employed by THE OEOIt-
OIAN and HEARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN receiving the greatest num
ber of votes east for newsboys and carriers.
Four prize pony outfits will- be given to out-of-town boys and £irls.
They will lie distributed as follows:
Two pony outfits will be given to the white boys or girls in the State
of Georgia, outside of Atlanta and suburbs, who receive the greatest num
ber of votes and next greatest number, resjiectively.
One outfit will be given to the white boy or girl receiving the greatest
number of votes east for contestants outside of the State of Georgia, any
where that THE GEORGIAN and HEARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN are
sold.
One outfit will be given to the out-of-town agent employed by THE
GEORGIAN and HEARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN who receives the
greatest number of votes east for agents.
GOOD FOR 1,000 VOTES
Only one nomination blank can be voted for any contestant.
CONTEST RULES
Nominations for contestants will he received during the period begin
ning Monday, April 2sth, and concluding at midnight. Saturday, May 31st.
Voting coupons will appear daily in THE GEORGIAN and in every
issue of HEARST’S SUNI)A\ AMERICAN, beginning with THE GEOR
GIAN’S issue of Thursday, May 1st. and concluding with THE GEOR
GIAN’S issue of Thursday. July 31st. The contest will close at midnight
July 31st.
THE GEORGIAN’S daily
vote coupons will
count for five votes each.
and THE SUNDAY AMERICAN vote coupons
for fifteen votes
each in
favor of the contestant whose
Games they beat
Votes will lx* credited for
paid-in-advance
subscriptions received, ae-
cording to the following table
Subscriptions
Delivered by
By Mail or
Delivered by
Votes.
Daily and Sunday, 1 year
City Carrier.
$6.20
Out-of-town Agt.
$7.00
3,500
Dailv and Sunday, 6 months...
3.10
3.50
1.700
Daily and Sunday. 3 months...
1.56
1.75
800
Daily and Sunday, 1 month...
.55
.60
250
Daily only, 1 year
5.20
5.00
1,000
Daily only, f> months
2.00
2.50
950
Daily only. 3 months
1.30
1.30
450
Daily only. 1 month
45
.45
150
Sunday only, 1 ye<*i
2.0U
2.00
1,300
Sunday only, 6 months
1.00
1.00
650
Sunday only, 3 months
50
.50
300
Sunday only, 1 month
20
.20
too
The above vote credits will apply to old subscribers who pay sub
scription arrearages or for a term in advance as well as to new sub
scribers.
No vote credit will be issued, for subscriptions for less titan one month
nor more than two years.
In the event of a tie vote for any of the pony outfit prizes, the con
testants so tying will each receive a pony outfit.
Vote coupons clipped from THE GEORGIAN and SUNDAY AMERI
CAN must be voted within fifteen days from date of issue. Coupons that
are more than fifteen days old will not lie credited to any contestant.
Except for the separate prizes offered to THE GEORGIAN and
HEARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN carriers, newsboys and out-of-town
agents, no employee of these newspapers, nor any member of an employee’s
family, will is- eligible as a contestant.
Subscription blanks and printed instructions for the use of contestants are now ready. Sent anywhere on request.
To-day's Vote Coupons appear on Page Two of this newspaper---Ask
your friends to save the Vote Coupons for you. They will be found in
The Georgian every week day and every issue of Hearst’s Sunday American.
Address all inquiries, nomination blanks, vote coupons, etc., to
PONY CONTEST EDITOR
Hearst’s Sunday American Ei Atlanta Georgian
20 East Alabama St. ATLANTA, GA.