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EDITORIAL PAGE The Atlanta Georgian the: home: paper THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN Published Every Afternoon Except Sunday By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY At 20 East Alabama St.. Atlanta, Ga. Entered m •ecend-class matter at poet office at Atlanta, under act of March 3.1873 Subscription Price -Delivered by carrier. 10 cents a week. By mall, $5 00 a year. Payable In Advance Highest Government Officials Protecting the Vilest Form of Crime President Wilson and Mr. Bryan May Permit This—BU I THEY CANT EXCUSE IT. (Copyright, 1913 ) This is * ‘ The Caminetti Story' ’: A man in California was accused of a serious crime against a young woman. There was no apparent hope of his escaping if properly and promptly tried. His chief hope was in delay, sub terfuge and waning public interest, and, above all, DISHONEST OR INDIFFERENT PROSECUTION The man accused and guilty, Caminetti, happened to have a father who held public office under the Federal Government. And this father was a friend of the Attorney General, Mc- Reynolds, appointed by Mr. Wilson TO ENFORCE THE LAWS THAT CAMINETTI WAS SEEKING TO EVADE, AND TO PUNISH THE CRIME OF WHICH CAMINETTI WAS AC CUBED. There was delay in the Caminetti matter, and McNab, repre senting the Government as a prosecutor in California, resented the delay and denounced it. He showed that the Attorney General, McReynolds, sworn to enforce the law and punish violators of law, had, at the request of the criminal’s father, ACTUALLY DIRECTED THAT THE PROSECUTION BE PUT OFF. That is to say, that every oppor tunity be given to the criminal to escape the consequences of his crime. It This is a most shameful act on the part of McReynolds. makes his dismissal from office a duty. If a man, to oblige a friend whose son is accused of a serious crime, interferes with justice, what will that man do when bigger and other crimes are committed, not by individuals against indi viduals, but by corporations against the entire people? If McReynolds, to oblige the father of Caminetti, interferes with justice, what will he do to oblige the father of some trust when the time comes? Is such a man fit for office? The amazing thing is that Mr. Wilson, instead of praising and thanking McNab, an honest official, who denounced the in famous delay and favoritism, actually rebuked that man and ac cepted his resignation from office. And now, as Senator Ashurst earnestly and justly points out, comes the culminating outrage—THE APPOINTMENT OF HAYDEN, A FRIEND OF CAMINETTI S TO ACT AS PROSE CUTOR IN THE PLACE OF M'NAB, THE CONSCIENTIOUS OFFICIAL. Letters From The Georgian's Readers LABOR INDORSES EDITORIAL. Editor The Georgian: The ac companying resolutions regard ing a recent editorial appearing in your paper were unanimously adopted at the last session of the Atlanta Federation of Trades, and I was Instructed to forward this copy to you. Witn best wishes, I am, respectfully, J. F. BRADFIELD, ’~T! l *B£retary Atlanta Federation of Tildes. “Whereas there appeared on the editorial page of The Atlanta Georgian of July 22, 1913, an edi torial making suggestions upon how to get the American who savee and the American who bor rows closer together, without be ing robbed by the middleman with hi# interest, and “Whereas this editorial voices sentiments and ideas long- advo cated and felt by the laboring people of the United States, be it “Resolved, That the Atlanta Federation of Trades do go on record as indorsing said edi torial and what it advocates, congratulates The Atlanta Geor gian upon this maaterful edito rial, and be it further “Resolved, That it is the hope of this organization that the people will soon find (as per the editorial) a leader big enough and able enough to hand the savings of the frugal workman in the shape of a loan to the equally frugal and valuable farmer and take from both of them only ^ tough to pay for the transac- Lion.” BIBLE IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Editor The Georgian: Our thoughtful statesman introduces a bill to require or allow the Bible to be read In the pub lic schools. Some have sug gested that there are six ditTer- ♦ ill “Bibles." or six different ver sions of the Bible, and the law would have to specify the one t i be read in the schools. This be ing the case we might expect dif ferences of opinion. I for one tlnnk best of King James' ver sion. “The State legislating right eousness into the child.'' “The parent giving ov>r his duty of teaching his ci.ndren the Scrip tures" and other such expres sions We see given as reasons against enucting such a law. We naturally expected opposition io such a law. but not Trom ortho dox ministers of any church, and 1 am very much inclined to be lieve that their opposition to such a law will greatly weaken their claim before their church and the world dT mankind that the Bible is the Book of Books and its teachings of the greatest moment. It is no use to say to the world, the church and to your children that the Bible is' the greatest book, its teachings the most important of all. that it should be first in importance to all other books and then say it should not be read to the chil dren in the schools. That is sim ply contradicting yourself. This very spirit of dissension and dis agreement among Christian min isters and laymen is the greatest hindrance to the success of Chris tianity. J. T. DAVENPORT. Helena, Ga. When the Wife’s Away Senator Ashurst is to be thanked for his timely and vigorous protest against a shameful miscarriage of justice. In the first place, we have v Gaminetti, who should long since have been tried, gaining delay, at the request of his father, who is a friend of McReynolds. And now, when McNab, an honest man, is removed from the case, we have another friend of Caminetti, Hayden, put in as prosecutor. No collection of fine words or platitudes from McReynolds, President Wilson or anybody else will explain away an action such as this. It is not a matter of politics, as Senator Ashurst proves. He is a Democrat, but he knows that there is nothing to be gained for any party by leaving such an outrageous state of affairs un touched. As well talk of helping a living body by leaving a cancer free from molestation in that body as to talk of helping a political party by leaving unrebuked such a shameful Govern ment crime in the Caminetti case. It is bad enough when “friends in the Government’’ are used by men of the Archbold type, with the aid of their checkbooks, to permit extortion and robbery of the public. It is inconceivable and infamous that Government pull, the friendship of a papa Caminetti for an Attorney General McRey nolds, should be used to delay and perhaps frustrate the prose cution of a man accused of an infamous crime against a young woman. Such conduct by McReynolds and Caminetti, condoned ap parently by President Wilson, does not lit in very well with the protestations that preceded the recent election. i Just saw M WIFE TAKE TW'TIWiH AWAY, HOO-KAV HOO RAY! HlELLO, KIR BOSH ? ) TH/5H »SH SROOhS, I U/IFE'SM VERY 5HICK ! AW I CAN'T COME, r DAY, GOO-BYE ! 1 if 7. I OOWT CAKE WOT BECOMES O'ME, YIRI V i'll tell TH' BOSH WOT I SHINK O’ HIM! SOME ! CHICKEiV, I EH? HELLO -IS THIS too, wife? This IS ANSS. I THINK YOU'D BETTER COME HOME, I’M A SICK , SICK MAN J \ eU Gpl * /O Courtesy a Virtue All Should Cultivate It Is a Valuable Asset, No Matter What Position One Occupies in Life, and It Is One of the Greatest Factors in Success By ELLA WHEELER WILCOX dopyright, 1913, by Star Company. LV ' ^OUNG man employed in one of the many places ‘ * which contribute to the welfare of the public, in one of the greatest new railroad stations in the United Slates, was asked by a patron of his department whether certain trains went from the upper or lower level. He answered brusquely that he did not know', that she could find out by going to the inquiry bu reau on the floor above. / His departinent was separate from that, he said. The patron turned and found an official within a few feet of the young man, who indicated the way. "If 1 answered all the questions asked me in a day,” the young man said. “1 would have no time to attend to my own business.” But the man had taken more time and breath and energy in being disagreeable than he would have required in obtaining in formation about all the trains in the station. There are two levels in that station, the upper and the lower. A Correct Reply. The train inquired about are an important line, and almost any youth of ordinary in tellect, or less than ordinary, would naturally learn in a few days’ time from which level they started, especially if his business was In sight of these trains. Not to possess sueh information v ; his position betokened a lack of observation and interest in oc currences continually taking place about him that bespeaks failure for the young man In anything he undertakes; and if he knew % and refused the Information be cause he did not like to be ques tioned on subjects not pertaining to his business, then his disposi tion is one to attract failure, not success. It took many words for him to tell the lady that he did not know and that it was not his business to know what she wished to know. It would have required Just two words to answer her question, had he known, "upper level” or “low er level,” and, with a smile added, the lady would have gone her small yet important fact about the big station; and he had no ex cuse for not imparting the infor mation asked save a lack of de velopment of kindnes and cour tesy. Courtesy a Great Factor. No matter what may be one’s position in life, from the most menial to the most lofty place, kindness and courtesy are most valuable assets for human beings to possess. They are great factors in success. Observation is another factor; and the habit of using odd, unoc cupied moments in learning some thing that will be of value to one’s self or others later—that, too, is a habit which leads to the road of success. It is a better habit than that of watching the clock for fear of working five minutes overtime. And still another habit is of vast value on that road—the habit of smiling and speaking in an agree able tone of voice in the small daily occurrences of life. Each one of us is subject to an noyance by having people ask questions w'hich it is not our prov ince to answer; but when we fail to give the information desired we can give something better oft- times by the bestowal of a pleas ant look and manner. ELLA WHEELER WILCOX. wav. thinking what a pleasant * youth he was. instead of think ing what she did think about him. In ten years’ time this youth will be a man in h1s full prime— somewhere in his thirties—and he will be wondering why he has not got on in the world; and he will say lie lias had no "influence,” no “pull." and that others have been advanced over him through “favoritism.” and he will make a hundred excuses for his failure to arrive, when the real fault will lie entirely with himself. He Had No Excuse. The work this youth was doing required no great concentration. He was not absorbed in some dif ficult mathematical problem, and he had many moments when he was doing nothing at all save wait ing for people to serve. There fore he had no excuse for not us ing his eyes and ears to learn a The Song of Joy and Pain By LILIAN LAU/'ERTY. O H, I tasted of pleasure—and liked it, For the flavor was sweet to my lip. “Life is joy,” then I cried,'“and my sea’s at full tide; I.ife’s a garden—each flower I’ll sip.” But a sting lurked in every bright flower, And the waves of Joy’s sea broke In foam, While the lure of gay Pleasure's fleet hour Bore me wandering far from my home. Then I tasted of sorrow—'twas bitter, And the talons of pain tore my heart. / “Life is torture.” 1 cried. “Must I linger and bide All my losses in Cruelty’s mart?” But a message was hid in the tangle Of these noisome and bitter dark weeds; From the sound of harsh bells all a-jangle Pealed a chime for the doer of deeds. "There’s pleasure to taste, and there’s sorrow— Take from one, from the other you borrow; Sun to-day may mean storm-clouds to-morrow; All your life you must mark the measure Of sorrow attuned unto pleasure— The heart that is wise still will treasure Its joys the more dear, for its sorrow, Its pain as a wonderful measure When joy brighter radiance shall borrow.” Mysteriesof Science and Nature The Mysterious Properties of Steel, Tin and Glass. If Cooled Slowly Steel Will Not Take a Cutting Edge; Cooled Suddenly It Becomes Hard and Tempered—Tin Will Crumble in Severely Cold Weather. By GARRETT P. SERVISS H ERE is a fact, known to everybody, which is as mysterious as would be the actual appearance of a ghost, by which I mean that the funda mental explanation of th e phe nomenon is about as far beyond our reach in the one case as in the other. The fact to which I refer is the production of tempered steel by quenching in cold water. If hot steel is cooled very slowly it be comes soft and can not take a cutting edge, but if it is cooled suddenly it becomes very hard and can be ground into keen swords, knives and cutting tools. Now why the difference? Have you ever thought about that question? If you have not, many a man of science has, and has been greatly puzzled over it. Here is another related mys tery. If you heat an old Japan ese sword, which for centuries has retained its capacity to slice off a head at a blow, or to open a swift passage for the soul of the victim of the hari-kari mania, to the temperature of boiling water it gradually softens and loses the keenness that once made it so formidable. It Is the Same Steel. It is the same steel, but it, too, seems to have lost its soul. At a temperature of 150 degrees Centigrade the hardened steel commits hari-kari in a few min utes. Surely there is something strange in that. Then consider this: At zero temperature water changes from a liquid and suddenly becomes solid. But if you put the water in a vase and carefully protect it from dust, you may cool it as much as twenty degrees below zero, and yet it will not freeze! But now shake the vase or drop in a bit of ice, and the water im mediately solidifies! I owe the collection of these facts to a paper by Professor James H. Walton, Jr., of Wis consin University. The explana tion which he gives is that sub stances like the hardened steel and the unfreezing water are in a state of “suspended change.” That accounts for the/phenom ena, but, in a certain sense, they remain mysterious, just as life is mysterious. Many substances possess the same curious characteristics. Pro fessor Walton says that if a flask containing sodium acetate, which has been cooled below its nat ural freezing point without solid ifying, is opened in a room con taining dust of the solid acetate, the fine particles of the latter dropping into the flask will cause the whole contents to solidify. Tin is a very strange metal with regard to this state of sus pended change or “metastabill- ty.” A severe winter cold will sometimes cause it to lose its hardness and crumble. Suffer From “Tin Discore.” Objects made of tin often un dergo such change and are then said to be suffering from “the tin disease.” The contact of “dis eased” tin with bright, hard tin is capable of setting up the trans formation. Glass, Professor Walton in forms us, is “an under-cooled substance”—that is, it is In a me tastable condition. If old glass tubes through which water has frequently passed are heated, the glass crystallizes and loses its transparency. All substances in this state are liable to change, and the change, under proper conditions, may be sudden. Hardened steel is in a similar category. If it were as perishable as tin, it could not be safely used for many purposes for which it is habitually employed. Fortunately, steel* exhibits great resistance to change of state aft er it has been tempered. Trans formation is retarded or arrested. “Does steel slowly return to the stable form and thus grow soft er?” asks Professor Walton, and then answers: “That we do not know; we can only say that If such a change does take place, hundreds of years are necessary to bring it about.” Heated Japanese Swords. The same ancient Japanese swords, which, when heated, as before deseribedj become soft, re tain all their hardness if carefully preserved. It is evidently of the highest importance to the practical world that science is investigating these things and discovering the way and the circumstances in which the changes come about, even if it has not unveiled the underlying mystery of thei% cause. Peter the Great’s Widow By REV. THOMAS B. GREGORY. T WO hundred and ten years ago Peter the Great began building the city of St. Pe tersburg, a piece of work that perhaps stands second to none as an illustration of what can be accomplished by indomitable Will Power. The building of a city upon the miry delta of the Neva involved the overcoming of tremendous natural difficulties. Peter’s engi neers said it could not be done, but Peter said it qould, and with characteristic grit the Czar went to work building his city, which, he said, should be the “Window from which ne could look out upon Europe.” Thousands of peasants were ordered to the field of operations, and great piles were driven down into the marsh for a foundation. Masons were scarce, but Peter met the difficulty by an order for bidding the erection of stone buildings throughout the Empire. The imperial strong box ran low, but the indefatigable man taxed everything he could think of for the raising of the requisite funds. The men died like sheep at the shambles, but with a determina tion remorseless as fate the Czar kept ^t the task. Dividing the supervision of the work between himself and his lieutenants, he toiled away with the energy of a demon, and by 1712 sufficient ad vance had been made to permit of the transfer of the Court from Moscow. But an imperial capital and a royal court required a considera ble amount of polish in its setting, and so Peter issued a decree that all Russian proprietors who owned five hundred serfs or over should build residences in the new capital and spend at least the winters there. By 1800 the population was 220,000; by 1864, 500,000; by 1900, 1,200,000; and to day Tt is 2,000,000—a wonderful monument to the will power and dogged resolution of one man—a man who never in his life took “no” for an answer. A giarrt in stature and in intellect, the founder of St. Petersburg and of modern Russia must always rank among the very greatest of the sons of men, a miracle of will power, on£ of the most amazing instances we have of the energy that does things. PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS Better be careful when we take Columbus’ bones through the Pan ama Canal. He might wake up and lay claim to it. * * • One way to Judge the effective ness of a Sunday sermon is to count tne coins in the contribu tion box. * * • By arresting a fair wearer, Richmond, Va., police take a few stitches in the silt skirt. * * • Just as soon as the Mexicans are through fighting we’ll see that order is restored. It is never necessary to borrow trouble. You can get plenty of It for keeps any time. * * * If opportunity would kick in stead of knocking, a lot moTe of us would improve its visits. • * * When truth and falsehood en ter a race, the lie appears to travel on a thousand legs. ♦ • * * Man may build a windmill; but the Lord must raise the breezes. * * * It is easier to lay out a scheme than to land an angel.