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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
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Huge Monopolies Crush Organiz
ers and Crumble From Own
Weight, Declares Forbes.
By B, C. FORBES.
JUST LIKE A WOMAN
Do we really need to become very
excited over the growth of American
combinations? Is it, aft$r all, neces-
sary to pass laws restricting their
sire?
• * *
Recent events suggests that nature
and natural laws tend to govern
this nroblem better than man-made
laws. Is not growth carried to ex
cess apt to lead to disintegration?
Does not abnormal centralization
bring decentralization?
* * •
There is a limit to what one man
can do. If he be brainy he may be
able to direct intelligently the labor
of a thousand men. If he be a genius
he may efficiently organize and su
pervise the work of a hundred thou
sand men. But breathes there a hu
man being who can effectively in
spire and control the energies of half
a million of his fellows?
• • •
Charles A. Mellen sought to carry
centralization to excess. And do you
not see that the first task of the New
Haven directors is to bring about
decentralization? No individual could
hope to preside successfully over a
huge railroad system, an intricate
and extended trolley system and a
large steamship system. Mellen aim
ed at doing all that. The new scheme
is to split up the organization into
several parts and place a practical,
trained man at the head of each.
* * •
The greatest industrial combina
tion in the world is the United States
Steel Corporation. The ablest brains
in the country joined to build it up.
At first responsibility was divided,
but gradually one man has assumed
control, Elbert H. Gary. An argu
ment for centralization? I rather
think not, for the strain has been so
great that Judge Gary has aged twen
ty years in the last five.
* • •
Andrew Carnegie regards him as
one of the greatest geniuses ever born.
But even Gary cannot long continue
to direct the labors of 200,000 men,
notwithstanding that decentralization
has been carried far in the way of
* placing each plant on its own feet and
running it as a separate unit.
* * •
I was shocked to note the change in
the Judge last time I saw him. His
physique and his spirit have both un
dergone a terrible ordeal. I question
whether any man will be found able
to fill his shoes. The tremendous size
of the corporation has not made it
more profitable than small, well-man
aged steel companies. Some of its
competitors, less unwieldly, are do
ing better.
* • •
Let us turn to the railroad world.
The greatest railroad system ever de
vised is the Pennsylvania. Cast your
mind back over the roll of its presi
dents and you will realize that the
office has killed them. One by one
they have gone under. The human
frame and the human mind could not
bear up against the super-human
task, despite the fact that no more
perfect transportation machine was
ever evolved.
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Harriman centralized to excess—
do you remember how he declared to
official investigators that he would
buy up every railroad in the country
• if the Government would let him?
Well, the load crushed him into a
premature grave and his successors
are turning to decentralization as the
only way out. No man has been dis
covered big enough to fill the Harri
man mantle, to use his own phrase.
* * *
James J. Hill may be quoted as an
V exception to the rule here enunciated.
Yet he has not run riot in arrogating
power to himself. His chief task was
upbuilding the Great Northern. The
Northern Pacific, the Burlington and
other enterprises have been more or
less side lines, the active management
of which he placed in other and able
hands.
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Colossal machines constructed by
supermen cannot be held together aft
er their builders pass away, for su
permen cannot transmit their genius
to their heirs or successors. When a
Napoleon or a Cromwell goes, the
power they centralized is decentral
ized.
* * *
Oup captains of finance and _ in
dustry to-day are not less ambitious
than those who have gone before, but
the very ablest of them are coming
to realize that human nature has its
limitations, that the mind and the
body can stand only a limited amount
of pressure, and that the penalty must
be paid for every excess.
...
Then, too—this statement will be
challenged by those not familiar with
part of their glamor. Power is a
the facts—swollen fortunes are losing
magnet as strong as of yore. But
it has been learned that power can
come only through careful recogni
tion of the public’s rights and de
sires and that to ride roughshod over
> the people's will is to court disaster.
Selfish centralization of excessive
cower is frowned upon, and the lead
ers of to-day know it. They are,
therefore, less given to attempting
autocratic designs. They **« that
safety and lasting success lie in mod
eration, not in excesses.
Final Hours Find Contestants
Piling Up Votes by Thousands.
Hustlers Will Win.
Fate Drags Major Francis Walker
to Vagrant’s Cell—Career
Reads Like Novel.
England Not to Join
In the Panama Fair
Special Cable to The Georgian.
LONDON, July 31.—The foreign
office to-day announced that England
would not participate in the Panama
Exposition in San Francisco in 1915.
There is considerable mystery in
diplomatic circles over England’s re
fusal, but outside of the bare an
nouncement made by the foreign
office, no further statement was is
sued.
It te generally believed, however,
that England adopted this attitude
because she still resents the treat
ment accorded her by the United
States In the Panama Canal tolls con
troversy.
Millionaire Held on
Charges of Children
CHICAGO, July 31.—David G. Max
well, a millionaire box manufacturer,
was released under $1,000 bond pend
ing the investigation of his conduct
with two little girls, aged 13 and 7.
The children were away from home
all night. Maxwell was identified by
them as the man who gave them
money, took them riding In his auto
mobile and spent the night with them
in an abandoned basement.
Rah! For Gbe Wolo!
Harvard’s Black King
CAMBRIDGE. MASS.. July 31.—A
full-blooded African chieftain has just
passed his entrance examinations at
Harvard with flying colors. He is P
Gbe Wolo. His people, 300,000 strong,
are the Krus of Liberia. They have
no written language, so he has begun
the stupendous task of reducing his
language to writing, making a gram
mar and translating the Bible.
He speaks French fluently and Eng
lish without the trace of an accent.
CHILD BREAKS AN ARM.
FORSYTH.—Louise, the young
daughter of Mrs. James Kendrick
wno is visiting her mother, Mrs. C. A.
Ens'gn, at Forsyth, fell while play
ing around the house breaking two
bones in an arm, the fractured bones
protruding through the flesh.
IN SLAYING PLOT
Two Convictions Already Have
Resulted for the Killing of
Bellton (Ga.) Man.
GAINESVILLE, July 31.—Mrs. Sil-
va Hawkins goes on trial to-day as
the third defendant indicted jointly
for the murder of her husband, Ar
thur Hawkins, near Bellton, on May
27.
Bartow Cantrell, 16 years old, was
found guilty without recommendation
by a jury Wednesday night, following
the conviction on Tuesday of his
brother, James Cantrell. Sentence
has not been passed on either of
them pending the disposition of the
case against the slain man’s wife.
The evidence is that Bartow* Can
trell killed Hawkins at the instance
of his brother, by sh< *>ting Hawkins
from his mule as he was returning
from the day’s work in the flel 1.
Judge Jones called the jurors to the
courtroom Wednesday afternoon and
recharged them. Th'» jury was out
from 2 to 7 o’clock.
Stole to Keep Family
And Enjoy Gay Life
' CHICAGO. July 31.—Richard Zen-
kers, member of an old French-Ger
man family and a graduate of Heidel
berg, was being held to-day for an
embezzlement of $7,000.
Zenkers confessed he could not
make his $200 a month pay the ex
penses of himself, his wife and his
five children, and his activity in the
“white light” district.
Mrs. Vanderbilt Aids
Child Her Auto Hit
NEWPORT, R. I., July 31.—Kneel
ing in the dust of John Street yes
terday, Mrs. Elsie French Vanderbilt
held in her lap the head of 4-year-old
Edward Cannell. who had been struck
and knocked unconscious by her
heavy touring car. It was with the
greatest difficulty that John Flynn
her chauffeur and bystanders Induced
her to let them carry the boy into a
nearby drug store.
Mrs. Vanderbilt was being driven
up John street, when the boy ran in
front of the car. He suffered con
cussion of the brain, and is on the
dangerous list at the Newport hos
pital.
Thursday at midnight The Georgian
and American pony contest closes.
It will be a day of bustle and ac
tivity. There is not a candidate who
has not saved leserve strength for
the last spurt. The votes are rolling
in by thousands upon thousands.
The bonus offers now are nothing
but history. Votes count on the last
day only according to the straight
schedule. From a month to two years,
subscriptions to The Georgian and
American in combination, or singly,
yield votes which will win for twen
ty-two happy boys and girls a pony
each. Eleven more boys and girls
will win gold watches, and eleven will
win silver watche^—there are forty-
four prizes in all.
The first contestant in each dis
trict w'ins a pony, cart and harness.
The second wins a pony, saddle and
bridle.
The contestants of all the eleven
districts are not pitted against each
other, except that the winner receiv
ing the most votes has first choice
of the ponies, and so on down the
line, until the last of the twenty-
two winners gets the last pony in the
strlrg. But they are all good little
animals, sound and strong, and the
twenty-second is as good in all real
essentials as the first.
The contest aas been a thorough
success. It will make forty-four chil
dren happy with prizes, and it has
given to ail who went into it earnest
ly some business experience which
will be worth more in later life than
the value of a pony or a w*atch.
Nothing but commendation has
been heard for the manner in which
the contest has been conducted, and.
indeed, it could hardly be otherwise,
for nothing but scrupulous fairness
has marked the entire race.
COLUMBIA, S. C., July 31.—Major
Francis Douglass Walker, 72 years
old, is dead at the Home for Confed
erate Soldiers here. He was a mem
ber of the Pinckney family and
fought in many big battles of the war
between the states.
After the war he went to New* Tork
City to enter business and was for a
time prominent in social circles. In
1908, after a series of financial losses,
he was sent to Blackwell’s Island i*
a vagrant.
Major Walker was sent here by a
group of wealthy New York women of
Southern birth, who arranged a ba
zaar in his benefit at the Waldorf-As
toria.
Major Walker was a cadet at the
Military Academy in Charleston when
the first Confederate gun was fired
at Fort Sumter. He jumpe«i fr<yn the
classroom and ran to the water’s edge,
four classmates with him. There was
no boat, so they swam half a mile
to the Ironclad Battery which helped
batter the Federal fortress into sub
mission.
Flogs Rival on Stage.
In the winter of 1877 Walker was
the chief actor in an event that
stirred Brooklyn’s society folk and
became a national sensation. One
night in the 1 'old Academy of Music,
where the Amaranth Society was giv
ing an amateur performance, Walker
jumped on the stage and horsewhip
ped a player who was his rival for
the love of a young widow. Walker
had wafned him not to appear in the
same ca9t with the woman. The man
Walker whipped later became vice
president of one of the most impor
tant corporations in the world and
the husband of the young woman.
Walker was arrested for assault.
After a trial he was sentenced to 60
davs in the penitentiary on Crow
Hill. His lawyers soon got him out
of jail and a petition was started a
his behalf, which was signed by Hen
ry Ward Beecher. A letter from Gov
ernor Hampden to Governor Robinson
turned the tide in his favor. He did
not return to the penitentiary. IL
traveled for many years and then
poverty overtook him.
Asks Shelter; Sent to Jail.
One night in the fall of 1908 a tall
man with snow white hair stood be
fore Magistrate Tighe in the Adams
police court in Brooklyn and asked
for a night’s lodging. It was Major
Walker. The Magistrate could do
nothing but commit him to the pen
itentiary for six months. Then,
through the co-operation of the Con
federate Veteran Camp of New York,
and the U. S. Grant Post, G. A. R.,
of Brooklyn, the Major was trans
ferred to the King’s County Alms
house.
Wealthy women of Southern birth
heard of Walker’s troubles. They or
ganized a bazaar at the Waldorf-As
toria on January 14, 1909, »and $3,000
was raised for his benefit. With this
money he was sent to the Soldiers’
Home at Columbia, where friends got
a clerical position for him. Major
Walker had outlived pU his relatives.
TO START ASBESTOS PLANT.
GAINESVILLE.—An asbestos manu
facturing plant is to be established here
by a Chicago concern, which will also
make this a distributing point for a pat
ent roofing. Operations begins at once.
LOSES SUIT FOR HORSE.
FORSYTH— R. B. Giles lost his
suit in the city court against the
Mayor and Aldermen of Forsyth. He
sought $200 for the death of a horse
fatally injured by a road machine.
Bryan Rejects Offer
For a $3,000 Speech
ST. LOUIS, July 31.—Secretary
Bryan, in a message received to-day.
declined an offer to speak at the
Coliseum in this city.
Spearmen Lewis, the promoter, had
arranged to "play the Secretary of
State at popular pricee.”
It was estimated that house would
be worth $6,000, of which the Secre
tary was offered one-half. Mr. Bryan
replied that he was speaking "during
a limited period, and then only at
Chautauqua*."
SEASHORE
EXCURSION
AUGUST 7.
Jacksonville, Brunswick,
St. Simon, Cumberland, At
lantic Beach, $6.00—Limit
ed 6 days. Tampa, Fla., $8
—Limited 8 days.
TWO SPECIAL TRAINS.
10 p. m. solid Pullman train.
10:15 p. m. Coach train.
Make Reservations Now.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
IF YOU'RE OUT FOR
A GOOD TIME-
No need for us to tell you about the pleasures of Kodaking; every
body knows—because it Is the one universal form of enjoyment.
Almost everybody owns a Kodak. What you ought to do is to get
yours right now and get busy these beautiful summer days. In
the fewest possible words—you can have twice as good a time if
you take a Kodak along. $1 up to $66. We will take pleasure In
showing them to you. If yo u already have one, send us your films
for developing. /
A. K. HAWKES CO.
KODAK DEPARTMENT H WHITEHALL
HAND CUT OFF BY TRAIN.
HARLEM.—Percy Willingham,
while attempting to cross a railroad
track in front of a moving freight
train fell, the wheels of the engine
cutting off his left hand at the wrist.
SURVIVES LIGHTNING BOLT.
MACON, July 31.—Although hit by
a bolt of lightning, which demolished
her front proch and set the house on
fire, Lula Conner, a negress, living m
East Macon, will live.
‘Squarest Gambler/
Silver Bill Riley, Dies
CHICAGO, July 31.—Colonel “Sil
ver Bill” Riley, known to gamblers
of the United States as the “squarest
sporting man” of all the race track
and poolroom fraternity, is dead.
He was rated a millionaire when
he quit gambling activities in 1888.
He was almost penniless when he
died. He gave away large sums of
money. He settled $100,000 on his
wife in New York when they separat
ed several years ago.
“Silver Bill” never allowed a minor
in his poolroom and he prohibited
the smoking of cigarettes, card play
ing and faro in his place.
Columbus Runaways
Found in Rio Janeiro
COLUMBUS. July 31.—McClarken
Clarke and Emmett Smith, boys who
disappeared from their homes here
about April and who were thought
to have “shanghaied” on an Italian
bark in Mobile a few* days later, have
been located by the United States
authorities in Rio Janeiro, Brazil.
Arrangements for return passage
for the runaways will be made at
once.
GETS $500 DAMAGES.
FORSYTH.—Because he was not
allowed a sufficient time to alight
from a train at Pope’s Ferry. W. H.
Evans, of Monroe county, recovered
$500 from the Southern railway in
the City Court of Forsyth.
Allen’s Special Shoe Sale
To-morrow and Saturday Until 1 o’Clock
1000 Pairs of Shoes
At $2.95 « Pair
These include our $4.00 and $5.00 shoes.
In this lot at $2.95 we have shoes of all
leathers, and most every size in every
leather. You can’t help from getting your size in one
of the styles, for all sizes are in this sale.
We also have a special lot of white shoes at $1.95
and $2.45 a pair.
J. P. Allen & Co.
SHOE SALE
of the Season
will start to-morrow (Friday) morning
The best Shoes—the best Styles—the best Values and the
largest stock of Footwear to select from.
We will sell SUMMER SHOES for Men & Boys
Ladies, Misses and Children, at prices lower
than we can buy them for to-day
Johnston & Murphy’s and Stacy
Adams’ Men’s Shoes are included
$7.00
$0.00
$5.00
$4.00
$3.50
$3.00
Low Shoes
now only. ...
Low Shoes
now only....
Low Shoes
now only....
Low Shoes
now only....
Low Shoes
now only....
Low Shoes
now only....
$5.35
$4-85
$3.95
$3.15
$2-85
$2-45
All Ladies’ Fancy Slippers for
Evening or Street are included
$2-50
$2-oo
$1-75
$1.50
$£.25
$£.00
Low Shoes
now only....
Low Shoes
now only....
Low Shoes
now only....
Low Shoes
now only....
Low Shoes
now only....
Low Shoes
now only....
$£.95
$£.65
$£.45
$£.20
95 c
85 c
These prices apply to both our main floor and downstairs department.
Sale continues through month of August
Goods sent C. O. D.—Exchanged, or charged, if you have an account.
All Summer