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EDITORIAL RAGE The Atlanta Georgian THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN Published by TUI* GEORGIAN CO MPA NT At 20 East Alabarm St Atlanta. Ga Entered as second-class matter at postnfflet. at Atlanta, under act of March 3, lid HEARST'K SUNDAY AMERICAN and THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN w«l he mailed fo sol.srrihers anywhere In the United States, Canada and Mexico, one month for $ 00, three months for |l "5, six months for $3 f»0 and one year for $7 00; change f address made as often us desired. Foreign subscription rates on application. Atlanta Should Have One of the Regional Banks The Location of the Institution Here Would Make the City the Financial Center ot This Whole Section. No Partnership in Intervention From various sources, and so nearly at the same time as to suggest the possibility of preconcerted purpose, comes the sug gestion that when the United States does intervene in Mexico, it should invite Brazil, the Argentine Republic and Chile, one or all, to join in that intervention. The idea is preposterous. Its proponents are so uniformly public men or publications that have opposed the necessary inter vention as to justify suspicion that this new scheme is suggested to divert public opinion from the main issue. It is not suggested that the United States is unable alone, by its own military and naval power, to bring order out of the Mex ican chaos. Nobody is mad enough to entertain such a doubt. But it is urged that by iniviting one or more of the chief Latin-American republics to join us in the task we shall be giving evidence of our unselfishness and sincerity. Such a course is ex pected to endear us to the group of Central and South American republics and lead them to look on us as a partner in a good cause, rather than as a dreaded rival. But will it? War waged by allies is apt to end in war be tween the allies. We need only to contemplate the situation in the Balkans to see a striking illustration of this fact. If we should for a moment consider inviting South American aid in a matter touching us so much the more nearly, the selection of the ally or allies would almost inevitably lead to hard feeling. The national feeling in the South American republics is sensitive and high-spirited. With the Latin American national greatness is not measured by area or population. It is all very well to select the three governments named as the "greatest,” but Bolivia and Peru would always feel a certain resentment at their omission, while, should we limit participation in the intervention to one .alone of the three, we should have all of the rest of South America •’red with indignant resentment. The Georgian has repeatedly declared that intervention in Mexico should be undertaken with no thought of territorial ag grandizement for the United States. We believe that to be the universal wish of the American people. But to maintain that pol- cy against the possible land hunger of two or three allies would immensely complicate the situation. It would inevitably lead cither to a surrender of our own proper position, or to serious trouble with our allies. Nothing is more certain than that the intervention of this nation to re-establish order in Mexico is demanded to dav. But it must be intervention by the United States alone. It is our burden, our duty, and to attempt to divide the responsibility would be only to multiply the difficulties in the way. £ 1 The Conspirators Atlanta, reliable reports from Washington say, stands an excellent chance of being made the site for one of the regional banks which will be created under the new currency system. Robert F. Maddox says if there are twelve central banks, there is no doubt that Atlanta will have one of them, and if the Senate decides to cut the number to eight, still he is confident The regional banks, crudely described, will be the great reservoirs of credit. The banker In Augusta or Jacksonville who has supplied the solid merchants and factory owners of the city with the funds they need to carry on business can bring the notes these gentlemen sign to Atlanta and sell them at the regional bank. The funds he gets In this way he can lend, of course, to more merchants and manufacturers—and the very limited amount of currency circulating in the nation by this means will be sufficiently elastic to supply all the needs of business, it is hoped. The cities which possess the regional banks will become the financial centers of their entire sections. It is history that when a oity holds the purse Btrlngs, soon it dominates in all other lines. One of the things which has built New York is the fact that New York always has held all the money—and one of the principal objects of the currency bill is to take some of this power away from New York. There is no doubt, then, that the regional bank will be a good thing for Atlanta, and there should be no doubt that Atlanta deserves it. From Virginia south to the extreme tip of Florida, from the Atlantio coast west to the Mississippi River, Atlanta's influence is felt. Already it is the trade center of this rich area and in large degree the financial center, though New York always has and always will dominate money until the currency bill operates. Geographically and economically, Atlanta deserves the bank. There is another reason. Joseph A. McCord and Robert F. Maddox are among the most able students of the currency question. Mr. McCord long has been a member of the currency commission. Mr. Maddox participated in the famous conference of bankers at Chicago, and was the Southern member chosen to present the bankers’ views to the Senate. The Senate was so keenly interested that the two hours ’ time it allotted to hear the bankers’ case was extended to several days. Whatever improvement is seen in the bill as compared to its crude original draft will be due more to Mr. McCord and Mr. Maddox than to any other two men in the South. Having assisted so materially in formulating the plan which j to revolutionize the nation’s banking system, Atlanta should have all possible benefits from it. r r",%. Whatever they tempt you into buying—buy it NOW. The earlier you shop the better service you j get and the more you lighten the shopgirls’ holiday burden. .:. The Face in the Mountain I T In sad to-day, the great Face up there on top of the moun tain. Have you ever seen such a face ? Who carved It, I wonder? Ages and ages ago did the wild wa ters know what it was they wrought when they rushed over the great boulders and sang and surged and cut the face in the great rocks? There It is, day and night, the great calm face, lying with its eyes up to the sky, and the clouds esil above and the winds sing be low and still the great Face lies there for all to see. There were great doings In the valley once. Someone found a pocket full of gold there in the canyon by the rushing waters, and the whole place swarmed with men—and women followed and the quiet night was raucous with wild songs Gold, gold, gold —that’s what they all wanted— gold. What did they care for the peace of the valley or the calm of the great mountain? Gold, that wa* w’hat they were after. Strange, the fever that burns us when we hear the very name. to take the the The other day above timber line. It was a sight breath away. While we stood gazing driver spoke: “There,” he said, pointing with his whip. “There—that’s Simp son's Dream, that * hole down there. Simpson took ten thou sand dollars In 24 hours out of that hole,” and every one of us turned our eager eyes from the glory of the sky and the splen dor of the spreading earth and— and looked—earnestly, eagerly, with a vivid interest, at a dirty hole in the ground because Simp son, whoever he ml£ht be, took ten thousand dollars’ worth of gold out of it once—years and years ago. How the gods must laugh at our strange Infatuations! Poor Simpson—he had his day of delirium. What did it profit him? He died—drunk and raving- after he had spent his ten thou sand dollars, and the wife of his youth was ashamed to lay a flower on his dishonored grave By WINIFRED BLACK I drove high and the boy she named for Simp son would rather you didn’t ask about him if you please. Now, if he had only watched the Face there on the hills—the great, calm face, and had drawn strength and peace from that— how much better off he would have been. “Come,” the mountains call, ‘‘come, little, tired, anxious, wor ried, eager, quarreling children. Come, you are thirsty; I will give you to drink. You are hungry; there is plenty to eat here and to spare. See how- light the trees feather into a canopy for your sleeping room. Peace, joy, health, faith, trust, love—all these I have for you here. “And we laugh bitterly and turn away—but let the hole in the ground speak—gold, gold, gold —for the digging—sorrow, greed, care—work without ceasing, the forgetfulness of one we once loved—age—before the time for age—bitterness while the brow is smooth, distrust, envy—all this I offer you,” and how we run to answer—poor blind fools that we are. What do you think of us—Face there on the mountain? How sad you look. Here comes one who laughs—a girl with a letter from her sweetheart crackling In her bosom—“The Face smiles,” says the girl; “see how the Face smiles.” And here comes one In anger— one he trusted has betrayed him. “The Face is cruel,” says the man in anger—“it sneers at me and my sorrow.” And to me who mourns for what never can be mine again— the Face looks mournful and full of sadness—can It be that you never change at all—Face there on the mountain, and that it is we who are sad and angry or gay and we see ourselves reflected in your look? If I make my world myself it shall be a happy one—trust me for that, O Face of calm con tent. Come; the sun shines, tbe winds sing, the waters rush by, who shall bring sadness to my heart or to your brow, O Face of calm delight? My world la my own. I'll make it what I will—a happy one. THE HOME RARER 0=- Ella Wheeler Wilcox Writes on Our Public School System Teach No Creeds—Don’t Mistake Repression for Self-Control—Fit the Studies to the Children, She Says. m By Ella Wheeler Wilcox Copyright, 1913, by Star Company. T HERE is great hope for the future of our nation when the school authorities ask the co-operation of the public In pointing out the errors of the edu cational system. The work in the schools is too varied, and there is not time enough given to the proper under standing of any one study. There is not enough common sense used by parents, or teach ers, in fitting the studies to the children—all are put through a routine with no consideration of different tastes, needs and capac ities. No creeds should be taught in schools. But reverence for the Creator of this mighty universe should be imparted with such les sons a-s botany, natural history and astronomy. Remind the children that with all man’s vast learning and power he can not make a single seed, or star, or animal, and that the In telligence which conceived the worlds about and above us should be thought of with reverence. In morals there is no greater factor than self-control. Many people think self-control means self-repression. Children should be taught that it means controlling the unworthy Impulses only, and that each time anger, indolence, greediness or selfishness is controlled it is one step toward a higher education and toward success in life. To study when you feel like loafing, to persevere with a prob lem when you w-ant to ask some one else to solve it for you, to go directly to school or home when you want to lag, to shut your lips close when you want to say unkind words, to put your pennies in a bank when you want to buy candy—all those are steps toward higher education, and they all mean self-control. Continual brief reference to these facts as a basis of all worth while character should be made in schools. The early ideals of Washington and Jefferson and others—men of great and broad principles— should be taught, and the children given a sense of the responsibil ity of each individual to maks himself worthy of his country and to aid In making his country worthy of the w’orld’s respect. Manual training, sewing an4 cooking are of great importance in the schools. But before the “submerged tenth” enters the public or graded schools it should have a careful kindergarten training. All the educators and phllan- thropists and reformers in Amer* ica should band together to es« tabllsh kindergartens for th* children of the poor and vicious. In its instruction order, sys. tem and self-reliance are con* tained. Not one child in America need be deprived of this advantage were our wonderfully generoui and philanthropic people aroused to the importance of the work. Then the public schools should amplify their manual training ad vantages and add to the number of teachers in those departments. Besides this a thorough course of humane education/ should be come a part of every school course. Until this is done it Is impos sible to eradicate the tendencies toward cruelty bom in the chil dren of the vicious and selfish. The majority of parents never do, and probably never will, un aided by the schools, educate their children to be humane nnd kind to creatures weaker than themselves. Wherever humane education has been introduced in schools there may be found a remarka ble decrease of cruelty and vi ciousness among children. They become proud defenders and protectors of suffering or misused animals or human beings they encounter. Be a Founder of Oglethorpe A young teacher in the Atlanta public schools gave $3 of her hard-earned salary yesterday morning as a subscription to Ogle thorpe University. Her name is Jeanette Little. Her subscription was applauded as loudly and as long as that of the man who gave $5,000. It was just as welcome. It meant that Jeanette Little, as an Atlantan, was doing her share toward the foundation of a great university. It meant that Jeanette Little will be ONE OF THE FOUND ERS OF OGLETHORPE UNIVERSITY just as truly as any of the men who give $1,000 or $5,000. It is a great thing to help found a university. It is a work in which you, AS AN ATLANTAN, can help, whether you happen to be a wage-earner or a millionaire. If every Atlantan subscribes to this fund as Jeanette Little subscribed, according to her ability, the $250,000 will be more than raised. It will be doubled. The essential thing is for YOU to do YOUR SHARE. BE A FOUNDER! Careless Speech @ By MRS FRANK LEARNED. Author “fctiquett* In New York To-day’ T HE use of words reveals the degree of cultivation of the speaker. In some cases in correct words are used by per sons who have known better, but have become careless from asso ciation with others who make use of them. Careless speakers or writers often use the expressions "help And,” “help build." "help protect" and the like Instead of "help to find,” “to build,” “to protect.” There are many terms or ex pressions which are not good form. The word elegant has been eliminated from correct usage in conversation and in writing by cultured people. It is, therefore, not correct to say "an elegant houae,” and it is even worse to •ay an elegant time.” Better expressions would be, “A beauti ful house,” “A pleasant time” or “A delightful time." It is bad form to say folks for family, wealthy for rich, fleshy for stout, homely for plain. It would seem almost unnec essary to remind anyone not to L^y “Was you” for “Were you," "He says” for “He said,” “Says she” for "Said she,” “I done It” for “I did it/’ “I don't know as I shall go” for “I don’t know* that I shall go,” or “whether I shall go.” A rule to remember is that an instructor teaches, a pupil learns; therefore one should say, “Miss B. Is going to teach the children to sew,” not “Miss B. Is going to learn the children to sew." One should be careful to say, “Miss B. taught me to sew.” not “Miss B. learnt me to sew.” Exaggerated expressions should be avoided. For Instance. It Is best not to say “Dots of people,” "Lots of things." “Loads of time,’ "Loads of shops.” The word loads is applied only to wagon-loads, cart-loads or to things piled up, and 1s not intended for other use. The use of grammar Is part of a good education. The neglect of It shows u want of education which should be very mortifying to a person who does not wish to be considered illiterate. Where there have been advantages of education there is no excuse for not maintaining a high standard of accuracy and excellence in speech. Scientific Questions PUTTY: It’s a Cute Kid ? Isn’t It/ —X. “Would meteors be visible in a telescope?” * 2. “Is the law of per spective overcome by a big tele scope looking toward the zenith any more than toward the hori zon?” 3. “If a balloon just visible In the horizon be placed directly overhead will it be seen more or less plainly?” 4. “If visible, say, at a distance of fifteen miles on horizon, w-ould it be visible at a distance of 16.000 miles overhead?” \ —1. Yes; during an inflnltes- simal fraction of a second, if one should by mere chance hap pen to pass in front of the great object glass. Thus I «aw two last night. They appeared to move as fast as a lighting streak. But the magnifying power was 800. The specific speed of the meteor was about 44 miles per second. Its speed was 26 miles per second and that of the earth 18 1-2, The three bodies met in collision; both meteors hit the ea rt h. A.—2. The law of perspective can not be overcome; but the law of refraction loses its effect when a star is in the zenith—that is, the rays of light from it come on a straight line, while from a star near the horizon the ray assumes its maximum curvature. A.—3. More plainly, A.—4. We must first know the diameter of the balloon and size of telescope to see a balloon 15,- 000 miles away. In=Shoots Tuxpam must have a live press agent. Mexico will soon be bounded on the east by warships and also on the west. Some satisfaction in knowing that the only thing that can beat our army Is our navy, and vice versa. English woman says American men art* "big, splendid brutes.” Never have guessed it from watching a downtown corner, J*' Copyright, 1913, Intematior*! 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