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Prevailing Unrest Injures Busi
ness—Lack of Sympathy
Destroys Incentive.
By B. C. FORBES.
Throughout thiz country thoro it a
growing tendency to act first and then
think. We have too much action and
not enough thinking. We past a hun
dred laws, for example, where five
would suffice. No other nation scrib
bles on its statute books such a con
glomeration of nonsense as our legis
lators indulge in every year.
* • *
We are too restless, to feverish, too
prone to chase after will-o’-the-wisp
panaceas. We are becoming enam
ored of turmoil, or social strife, of
baokbitlng.
* * *
There are manifold wrongs to be
righted, it is true. We do well to rise
up In wrath against certain practices
in both high and low places. Yet,
the symptoms of restlessness preva
lent to-day suggest underlying god
lessness, or, perhaps I should call it
mental poise.
• • •
Our educational institutions teach
how to do things rather than how to
think. And when one considers that
progress should, and no doubt will,
mean less need for alt-day work and
more time for thought and reflec
tion, is it not infinitely important that
THINKING be cultivated? Have not
many of us lost the habit of com
munion with ourselves? Some have
even ceased to be able to converse.
We must have constant distraction
—business, it may be, or pleasure.
We must have an eternal round of
theaters, cabarets, moving pictures,
vaudeville, automobiling, boating,
tripe hither and thither, "thrillers” of
the Coney Island pattern, eto., etc.,
etc.
We have little opportunity to get
acquainted with ourselves.
* * •
Family life, the quiet Some circle,
tranquil pursuits are a-dyt 'g.
• * *
The storm and strife of business,
of money-making appears to be grow
ing more tense and desperate every
day. We have all but killed senti
ment in the hurly-burly of latter-day
competition.
* * •
We have net masters and men, but
corporations and “hands.” The head
of a department told me on Saturday
that an employe came to him and ex
pressed regret at leaving after fifteen
years’ service, but the executive was
nonplussed, for he was not aware that
he had ever set eyes on the employ®
until that moment!
“Efficiency” is supposed to be a foe
to all sentiment in business. My
humble opinion is that without a
modicum of sentiment between the
employee and the employer or supe
rior you can not have the fullest mea
sure of efficiency. There must be
something mors than the mere per
formance of a task under striot sur
veillance. There must be some sense
of loyalty, a spirit of camaraderie, the
right esprit de corps. You can not
geth the best results by a policy of
heartlessness, by treating men as ma
chines, by ignoring the human side of
them. They are of the same flesh and
blood as their overseers and em
ployers. They have like hopes and
ambitions. They have family ties, do
mestic troubles and joys exactly as
their “superiors” haver.
* * ♦
On Saturday I was privileged to
attend an annual outing of one of our
great banks, an institution employ
ing a force of between 450 and 500.
Its president had them all, along with
almost as many of their families and
friends, at his beautiful Home as his
guests for the afternoon and even
ing. Such a gracious act makes more
for loyalty and honesty and industry
and service than ail the “efficiency”
maxims propounded in the last
half dozen years.
* * *
The personal element can not be
crushed and killed with impunity. A
little break in the year’s round, such
as that I mention, serves as a re
minder that life has its pleasant as
well as its serious side; that there is a
time to laugh as well as work; that
the chief officer is not above asso
ciating with the humblest clerk, :hat
all are human, that there are other
bonds than salary contracts.
* * *
There is need for taking the rough
edge off life. There is need for sen
timent and sympathy and fuller un
derstanding, room for a helping hand,
for a little encouragement. Things
can not always go well. Life is not
one grand, sweet song.
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My bonny man, the world, it*8 true,
Was made for neither me nor you;
It*9 just a place to warstle through,
A^ Job confessed o*t;
And aye the best that voe*ll can do
Is mak the best o*t.
What yon tconld like's a palace ha*
Or Sunday parlor dink an* braw
Wi’ a* things ordered in a row
By denty leddies.
Weel, than, ye cannae Kae*t thaVs a*
That to be said is.
As Robert Louis Stevens says:
Glossary—“Warstle,” wrestle. ‘‘Ha’,’’
hall. “Dink an’ braw,” neat and pret
ty. “Denty leddlea," dainty ladies.
CICERO OF THE HOUSE
LOOKS MAD-BUT ISN’T
Gentleman From Chatham Just
Scowls to Make ’Em Sit Up
and Take Notice.
Whether Representative Herman
Shuptrine, of Chatham, would have
preferred to be Demonthenese or
ens, waves vigorously the Star Span
gled Banner o’er the land of the
free and the home of the brave,
leads his audience down by the banks
of the Suwanee River, and always
winds up in a regular Fourth of July
blaze of glory—or words to that ef
fect.
When Shuptrine Is under full steam
ahead oratorlcally, the speed lirn't
He’s liked
because, or in
spite of, his
penchant for
Fourth of July
speeches.
Georgian Want Ad Reveals Disap
pearance of Silver Belonging
to Miss Barbara Lambdin.
Loss of a package of old and ex
tremely valuable silverware by Miss
Barbara E. Lambdin, editor of The
Missionary Survey, has resulted in a
search for two young women who are
believed to have picked up the valua
bles.
The package disappeared several
days ago while Miss Lambdin was in
the rest room of the Third National
Bank Building, and It is believed that
two young women who were in the
room at the time and who are not
employed in the building, walked
away with it.
The loss has been attracting at
tention by the appearance of a unique
advertisement in the loss column of
The Georgian, reading, "The lady who
removed silverware from rest room In
the Third National Bank Building will
avoid trouble by returning immediate
ly to Room 1405, Third National Bank
Building.”
The silverware bears the monogram
of “C,” engraved on it a century ago
The package contained a number of
spoons, sugar shells and other pieces.
They were heirlooms and highly
prized by Miss Lambdin, as they had
been used by her great-great-grand
parents.
It Is probable that arrests will fol
low unless the silverware is returned,
as Miss Lambdin Is sure she can Iden
tify the young women who were In
the rest room.
Congress Blamed for
Printing Office Waste
WASHINGTON, July 23.—The
Joint Committee on Printing of the
two branches of Congress took final
steps to-day toward launching an in
quiry Into the Govemtment Printing
Office. It is charged that thousands of
dollars are wasted annually in the
printing of useless documents.
The committee believes members of
Congress rather than the Public
Printer are to blame.
Zion City Banishes
Pool and ‘Movies’
ZION CITY. ILL., July 23.—The
young sports and old ones of Zion
City hereafter will go to bed without
rolling their accustomed series of
games of Kelly pool. The other resi
dents of the city will retire without
having made their nightly excursion
to the moving picture theater
The City Council, controled b.v the
forces of Overseer Vollva, ordered the
theater and the poolroom closed.
HERMAN SHUPTRINE.
Cicero, had he lived away back yon
der before Georgia Legislatures were
invented, is problematical, but cer
tainly he would have elected to be
the greatest orator in his vicinity.
Just as he is to-day the greatest ora
tor in his vicinity.
When Chuptrine. who also is known
in the House as “Souptureen,” “Sun
shine,” and “Baby Mine,” is speak
ing he isn’t really half sc mafl as
he looks!
“Shup” just scowls at ’em because
he wants ’em to sit up and take no
tice. As a matter of fact, he is as
gentle by nature as a May zephyr,
and wouldn’t do anything^ rash in any
circum stan ces.
When Shuptrine speaks, however,
he snatches the stars from the heav-
!s off, the town constable doesn’t
matter, and small persons and pes
tiferous things will do well to stand
from under!
Whether folks love Shuptrine be
cause of his oratory or Jn spite of
it, however, he Is popular in the
House. Such things as he advo
cates generally get through. His
personal Influence is great, because
he is recognized as able, clear-headed,
well poised, and effective.
In addition to these things no mem
ber is more conscientious in his at
tendance upon the sessions of the
House and the committees. The
gentleman from Chatham is on three
of the most important committees
of the House, which is, of course, a
substantial evidence of his high
standing.
He is a druggist In Savannah, and
ranks among the leaders of his pro
fession in Georgia.
Wills $400,000 for
Home for Old Maids
YORK. PA., July 23.—The will of
Miss Anna L. Gardner, which was
probated here, sets aside $400,000 for
the erection and maintenance of a
home in this city for aged unmarried
women of Pennsylvania.
OBITUARY
The funeral of Alfred E. Harwell, two-
year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. R. L.
Harwell, who died at the home. No.
153 Oglethorpe avenue, Tuesday night
at 7:30 o’clock, will be held from the
residence at 3:30 o’clock Wednesday
afternoon. Rev. S. H. Hall will of
ficiate. Interment at Greenwood.
The funeral of Mrs. Camelia Joyner, who
died at a private sanitarium at noon
Tuesday, was held from the residence
at No. 249 Hill street, Wednesday, and
the body was sent to Blairs, S. C., for
interment. Mrs. Joyner was twenty-
one years old. and is survived by her
husband and parents.
The funeral of Mrs. Rachel C. Harland,
who died at her home Tuesday morn
ing, was held from the residence Wed
nesday morning Interment at West-
view
The funeral of Mary M. Mapes, thirteen-
month-old daughter of the Rev. and
Mrs. A. La Mapes, who died Tuesday,
will be held from Poole’s chapel Wed
nesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Inter
ment at Westvlew.
The body of W. L. Golden, who died at a
private sanitarium Tuesday morning,
was sent to Cordele. Ga., Wednesday
for funeral and interment. He was
fifty-two years old, and is survived
by a wife and one son.
The funeral of Mrs. Nettie Regenstein,
who died at the home, No. 45v Wash
ington street, was held from the home
Wednesday morning. Interment at
Oakland.
The body of Roger Hendrix Mott, who
died at a local sanitarium Tuesday,
was sent to his old home at States
ville, N. C., Wednesday for funeral
and Interment. Mr Mott was thirty-
one years old, and Is survived by one
sister. Mrs C. H. Mills, of Statesville,
and one brother, Dr. C. B. Mott.
The funeral of Melvin Nesbitt, fifteen-
month-old child of Mr and Mrs. R. H.
Nesbitt, who died Tuesday, was held
from the residence in Capitol View.
Wednesday morning. Interment at
Westvlew.
Finds Cat, Whiskers
And All, Petrified
COTTONWOOD FALLS., KANS.,
July 23.—While repairing the floor ot
his house John Mann, a farmer living
southeast of nere, found a petrified
kitten in perfect condition.
The cat weighed five pounds and its
body was smooth and hard as though
the work of a sculptor. Its tail, feet
and ears were intact and there were a
few whiskers projecting from the
jaws.
SLIT SKIRT FAD
“Let ’Em Wear Anything They
Want,” He Says—“If They
Can Stand It, I Can.”
SLIT SKIRTS ALL DEPEND
ON THE POINT OF VIEW
In Boulder, Colo., th<\ diapha
nous “silhouette” skirt may b$
worn in the shade only.
AND
Iu Lima. Ohio, this revealing
garment of line wttnout substance
is absolutely taboo.
BUT
In Atlanta to-day Mayor Wood
ward averred that the new gown
problem was one for women only
to decide upon for themselves.
Atlanta will not try to regulate
skirts. A spirit of conservatism has
marked the police department since
the vindication of Miss September
Morn, who was discovered in a moun
tain pool in the show' window' of
Code's book store.
The skirt question has been before
the people ever since Mrs. Adam,
more generally known under her mai
den name of Eve, first appeared
garbed in the foliage of the ancient
ficus caries.
There are those who hold the mod
ern tendency is back to the foHage
skirt, not the fig leaf, but possibly
the leaf of the asparagus fern or
other chlffon-like vegetable.
How Other Towns View It.
Miss Mary Lindsay, of Lima, Ohio,
the town named after the well known
bean, has been arrested because her
slit skirt left practically nothing to
conjecture.
The Mayor of Boulder, Colo., has Is
sued an order in which he admits that
a woman may wear as thin a skirt
as her taste and the weaver’s art will
allow. But he insists that It be worn
on the shady side of the street only.
The courts will probably have to
decide the course to be taken by a
fashionably gowned women when the
sun at the zenith illuminates both
sides of the street.
“It’s Up to Them,” Says Mayor.
Mayor James G. Woodward de
clared that he certainly would not
undertake to tell women how to
dress.
And the policy of all the members
of his administration would be to
leave these matters entirely with the
women.
“If they can stand it, I can,” he
said. “It doesn't bother me and I
don’t think it any business of the
police to interfere.
“Whether it’s a silhouette skirt or
a sheath gown, it’s entirely up to.
them.”
Exhibit May Be in
Commerce Chamber
The location of the proposed per
manent Atlanta manufacturers’ ex
hibit probably will be definitely
known within a week. The commit
tee on arrangements has several
propositions under consideration, and
a report is expected soon.
It is understood the majority of
the committee favors leasing four
upper floors of the Chamber of Com
merce at Pryor street and Auburn
avenue, the old Y. M. C. A. building.
The Board of Directors of th e Cham
ber, |L is unofficially stated, made a
fair price to the manufacturers.
Tokio Prepares New
Land Bill Protest
SAN FRANCISCO, July 23.—A To
kio dispatch to a local Japenese pa
per to-day said that the Japanese
Government, dissatisfied with the re
ply of Secretary of State Bryan to
its protest against the California alien
land bill, is preparing a th^rd note of
protest to the United States.
It will be ready for presentation
within a few days.
Pittsburg Policemen
Want to Form Union
PITTSBURG, July 23.—At the sug
gestion of Joseph G. Armstrong, Di
rector of Public Works, the police
men of Pittsburg are planning to or
ganize.
The new union, if the plane of the
movers are successful, will be incor
porated under the rules of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor.
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