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i i 4 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 X \ DR. E.G. GRIFFIN’S GATE CITY DENTAL ROOMS BEST WORK AT LOWKST PRICKS AH Work Guaranteed. Whitehall St. Over Brown 'days 1 A AlH r v 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.