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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-16
Criminal Carelessness

The report of the interstate commission on the
of the Wespor train wreck of oncts the
officers of the New Haven railroad negligence invovno
wholesale mansaughter. No doubt left as to the moral a
of the conduct of these officials
At the time of the Bridgeport of last year they were
warned by the interstate commission that their
crossovers at Bridgeport at Wepor elsewhere were
too short to be safely negotiated by trains Nevertheless
they neglect to engthen the or to install de
wees to prevent their being taken high speed The
Wesport calamity PROFESSIONALLY due to this neglect
The commission of grave crime by these railroad officials
would be not only morally legally demonstrated if it
were not for the fact that the of the commits
son under the given advisory and not mand
force
Why should not the interstate commission have
power to impose minimum standard in railway safety an
paneesY What there in the report ON This
disaster if its recommendations treated as mere go
sip?
The interstate law should be amended The COM
mission should have put positive ban upon unsafe
conditions OF raroadine and require them rcmeded
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-16

The Atlanta Chamber of Commerce will find itself supported
by the best and patriotic thought and
state in its rid Georgia Of the pistol oler"
The Chamber of Commerce proposes the legislature
its session provide law prescribing permit compe
authority prerequisite purchase pistols in
Georgia.
This plan of regulation is thought by
question be about grave problem
presented therein and the Chamber of
ton machinery through desired legislation may be
obtained
The law viii in wise do away with weaken any
the with respect to pistols
1t still will be to carry them concealed or
them for malicious mchievous purposes Rather will
the law strengthen the old laws that the permit system
will make the purchase of every pistol public record
and the ownership of every pistol figuring in tragedy possible
of tracing.
Every permit should be to the authority is
suing it, with the of the person firm which
weapon purchased Endorsed thereon This make
complete record of purchase and sale a complete
record would throw dependable safeguard transfer
of ownership after purchase had been Effected
In short this legislation will put responsibility for every
pistol in community quare upon somebody shoudesand
it viii be responsibility that awabiding liberty loving
citizens, who nnetenths of population will be slow
% abuse lightly.
Most pistol toters potential mmderers Ninety-fve
cent Of the shootnes that occur at all
ing jealousy spite during period partial or
complete ntoxcaon The pistol toter coward at
hearhe carries pistol because the trouble he
ieves will give him advantage Often may carry it more
as thing with which he may sustain reputation bad
IN scrlmmage it in the scrimmage he shoots
and kills and that more often than not without intending really
to kill all
10 cite recent example of the all too ready pistol
the Clay Clay intended kill his wife when he
went to that little Lee street home last May he carried his
pistol with himand in conversation wife uncontroa
bic rage fell upon him. and he shot Friday he hangedand
today his little boy orphan and Clay pistol tote
lies in feon's grave
The proposal to get rid Of the pistol practical
proposition 1t not sensational suggestion mereya thing to
get excited about 1t based upon hard sensecom-
mon that the and safety society the pro-
lection of life and liberty the orderly progress civilization and
the majesty of the law.
The Atlanta Chamber of Commerce started good FIGHT
fight moreover that it is to win For the entire state
will support the movemen-and other states seeing the good
work IN Georgia, will be prompted to follow example
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-16
White Divorces Exceed
Negroes in Southern
Cities, ButNot in Coun-
try---Laws Should Be
Uniform.
Written for The Atlanta Georgian
By Judge VIM. D. Ellis
Of the Allan ia Circuit.

party has deserted the other for the
years required (three years in this
state), some of their neighbors
would know OF it.
There ought to be some period
of delay in regard to remarrying.
This thing of a divorce in the
morning and a wedding that night
ought to be prevented, and d law
which would delay remarriage for a
year or more would be at least cal
culated to deter divorce.
Divorce strikes at the sanctity Of
the home. To destroy the home
not only ruins the family, but hurts
the neighborhood. To injure the
neighborhood injuriously affects the
state and all the people in it.
A Proposed Amendment
/ prepared bill and presented
it to the legislature, which provided
that no total divorce should be
granted on the uncorroborated tes-
timony of one of the parties: that
no divorced party should remarry
within year; that in undefended
cases an attorney should be an
pointed and paid TO take testimony
and represent the state, 50 that the
real truth could be shown. This bin
was killed by the judiciary com
mittee and not reported favorably.
either as drawn or by subs itute.
and I can see no reason for its fate
except that fewer divorce cases
would result in fewer fees.
The church inveighs against the
evils of intemperance; it pro-
nounces anathemas against the So
cial evil, but I have heard Of little
1t has done or said against tine evil
of divorce or the dreadful conse-
quences of its prevalence and rapf,
increase in our country. The Ro-
man Catholic church, however. may
be an exception to the rule. That
church denounces it among its
members, and it may appeal TO the
Protestant people Of the country for
more attention to this subject when
1t is apparent that the divorce rec
ords show that this growing evil
has in rare instances invaded
Catholic homes, and that in Italy
Ireland and Spain divorce is rarely
heard Of
Since writing the foregoing paper
I have been pleased to see in news
paper reports that at a general
conference of the Methodist church
ground has been taken against the
growing evil of divorce ana pro-
testing against il.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-16
ARTICLE III.

Statistics Snow that the proper
ton of divorced persons who re-
marry is constantly on the in
crease, showing that divorce is less
disreputable than formerly, and
now quite respectable, and indicat-
ing also that divorces are being
sought for the purpose of getting u
chance to take on some discovered
affinity or some more attractive in
dividua.
Ia the South all the obtainable
information tends to show that the
larger proportion of divorce cases
were among tho colored population.
The excess Of divorce cases among
colored over white people in the
rural districts is very large, but in
the cities the excess is among the
white rather than colored people
In the cities the excess is largely
due to the fact that the laws
against bigamy are regarded with
less fear among the colored than
white population.
The most painful evil Of divorce
is its effect upon the children of the
divorced parents Not only do they
go forth in life with the cloud
hanging over them, but the contest
over their possession embitters the
bad feeling between the parents,
and teaches the children to lose all
affection and respect for either or
both, and especially against that
father or mother from whom they
are taken. They go out into the
world with all the neglect and help
lessness of orphanage. and are Oft
en- in a worse plight, because they
are bereft of the care which, if they
were indeed orphans, they might OBJ
tain from benevolent institutions or
from childless philanthropists who
might adopt and care for them.
Necessity for Divorce Law.
There is, 1 believe, necessity for a
divorce law, but it ought to be uni
form in all the states, and it ought
to be hedged about with such re-
strictions and regulations as rather
to be deterrent than persuasive. No
total divorce ought to be granted
on the uncorroborated testimony Of
one of the parties. If a husband or
wife has been so cruelty treated as
to authorize a divorce. some other
p person would know about it. If
either party is an habitual drunk
ard, some one, as we'll as his wife.
could testify about it. If either
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-16
The Voices
BY LILLIAN LAUFERTY.

ME Voice of the World is calIino.
Come out to strive and to do!
There is work for men
And the are few
There are laurels waiting
For you-for you
There Is fame to win, there is praise to gain
Ana man must strive thru toll apd pain
10 reach the goal that is reached bv few
Come out and strive-there is work to do
The voice of Life is calling ISIS
Come out to taste and to see
There is knowledge for men,
And the are few
There Is harvest waiting for you-for you:
There IS much to see, there is much to try
And the man must live, though he question whv
Come, learn the truth-it is known bv few.
Come out and ive-there is much to do"
The voice of my Heart is calling:
Go out to learn your SOUL
There is Life for men.
And the are few
There Is suffering waiting for you-for YOU;
There IS some of sweet, there is some of pain
And man must bear both loss and gain
Strive for the soul that is reached by few
Go! Lfe'is short-and there's much to do!'
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-16
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-16
Tie the Hands of the Pistol
"TOter"

The Average Man Who Packs Gun" Heart
and He Goes Armed Because He Believes that Event
Trouble He Will Have Advantage the Other
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-12-25
TOPICS. OF INTEREST TIC. EVERY WOMAN
EDITED CHANDLER MANI
HOW DIXIE LAND
KEEPS CHRISTMAS
Celebrates Yuletide With Blowing of
Horns, and Shooting Of Fire
crackers.

On Christmas morning in Dixie. Land
you are awakened by the roar of gaint
hrecrackers. The Southerner does not
think much OF the Fourth OF July. 1t
Is too much Of a Northern institution to
meet his whole-hearted approval But.
he must have some day in the year on
which he can burn red fire, shoot fire.
crackers and listen to the roar of anvils
Christmas Is that day in those few
sections south OF the Mason and Dixon
line that are really old-fashioned and
Southern. The noisy celebration of the
day is pretty general. but the influx Of
Northern men and money. with the new
ideas consequent upon such an invasion,
has toned down the old-fashiOned South
ern Christmas
The colored population makes the most
noise now. They like the clamor OF the
bells and horns and roaring crackers.
They virtually made the Fourth OF July
their own In the South, and they get all
the fun out of Christmas that they can.
The fireworks man does a good bust
ness down South during the winter hol-
days. Firecrackers crackle in the
streets all day long. There is an almost
constant noise from this source during
the whole week that separates Christ
mas and New Years. BY that time
the money Of. the celebraters Is eX-
hauSted or IL might continue
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-12-25
Brocaded Evening Gowns.

Brocades have come into their own
again, but what change in their
adaptation since the days when Velas-
Quez, Rembrandt, and other old painters
delighted to represent them in stiG. up
standing. unwieldly wooden-like PETITE
coats and upholstered bOdces.
Brocades Of to-day are no less rich
than Of yore. but they are designed with
far different end in view.
Where in the old days 1t was demand
cd Of them to stand alone" now they
cannot fall too Imply or too heavily. The
weavers and designers have been put to
the necessity Of weaving the rich velvet
figures upon fllmicst chiffon. Any amount
of the fabric thus may be INDUCED in
by the modists
A handsome model shows the use Of
brocade in an evening gown OF the mo-
ment. Gorgeous in flame color and gold,
and opulent in its deep folds the drap-
cry of brocade starts at the center of
the waist line and winds closely around
the figure. II ends in a long pointed
train. showing the selvage OF the mate
rial on one side.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-12-25
COUNTRY'S BUSINESS
MEN TO MEET HERE
Chamber of Commerce Of America to
Hold Sessions January Fl to
q in Capital.

Plans are maturing rapidly for the first
annual convention of the Chamber of
Commerce OF America, to be held here
January a-23. The convention will be
unique in the commercial history of
the United States, for II represents the
gathering OF business men representing
every State in the Union. II would be
impossible to secure such a representa-
tive attendance except through the or
ganization of a national Chamber Of
Commerce, made up OF associate organi-
cations.
tentative programme has been ar
ranged which, with a few minor changes,
VIII be approved at a meeting Of the
National Council to be held at the New
Willard, Monday. January 30.
The tirst session OF the convention will
be held at the New Willard. January p.
Secretary of the Department Of Com
merce and Labor Nagel will deliver the
opening address. Addresses will be made
by Senator James A. O'Gorman of New
York and Representative Henry d. Clay
ton Of Alabama Responses to the ad-
dress OF welcome and the appointment OF
the committee on credentials and reso-
lutions vii; occupy the remainder OF the
morning session.
The annual reports of the officers and
the various standing committees will be
made at the afternoon meeting. An in
formal reception at the New Willard, and
several addresses on timely topics Will
close the first dag of the convention.
The morning session of January - will
be taken up with the consideration of
special subjects submitted by the con-
stituent members Of the national council
or board of directors. The afternoon will
be spenS in visiting the various depart
ments, and at o'clock President Taft
will receive the delegates at the White
House. < banquet at the New Willard
will be held in the evening. President
Taft HIS accepted an invitation to be
present, and will be the principal speaker.
Unfinished business will be taken up at
tie morning session Thursday. The an
nUal election OF officers will be held at
the closing session Thursday afternoon.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-12-25
Country Sport.

Some OF the acknowledged marksmen
are barred from competition in many
matches. When they are permitted to
compete they are US uaIly required 10
use some other gun than their own in
order to eQualize conditions. The use
OF the shotgun. the scatter gun" is
frowned upon. 1t is looked upon as a
weapon for the unskillful.
Sport and turkey dinner is the mo-
tive that draws the country side to these
matches. The Southerner in the city has
a Christmas that is not very different
from those celebrated in the North. The
Christmas tree comes from the Southern
pine and cedar forests, but II is fully as
satisfactory as those garnered from the
Northern woods
The rural SOutherner likes TO hunt and
those Christmas days that fall on the
regular days Of the week are usually
given over to hunting by the younger
population. There is much visiting to
and fro between kinsmen and friends
at Christmas in the South. Old friend
ships are renewed and new ones cement
ed during the short era of peace and
good will
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-12-25
A CHRISTMAS LEGEND.

lis given ont in many Z song and story
That celebrate our blessed SaTiOurs birth
On Christmas Eve all creatures do Him glory,
Even the very lJwliest ones Of Garth!
lis said that at the dawn Of Christmas morning
Dumb animals arc given power to speak
The masters Of these creatures should take warning
Lest they should Be accused BY things so meek
In louly stall and Manager there are praises
Unto the Christ Child, whom they claim 20 friend
Each creature his own thankfuiness upTaises,
And sinGS Christmas carol without end!
The stars on high unite in Joyous singing.
Telling the old, old story, ever new;
bells from every steeple now are ringing
Their message on the opalescent blue!
Peace on earth, good viii to every natiou!''
This is the message all these sounds foretell
Both young and old, all thins Of His creation,
United, for God Is good and al Is we'll
All creatures. high and low, delight in singing;
Both yuung and DID, and rici and poor, unite
In that sweet message which the bells are ringing
Upon the first faint beams Of morning Hghtl
Amy Smith In Philadelphis Pres.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-12-25
Shooting Matches Popular.

In many of the more remote neighbor-
hoods down South shooting matches is
the popular introduction to the holiday
week. The old rifles are brought out
and shoUldered. The local marksmen
trudge on across the country to some
village or rural store. where the match
is TO be shot Turkeys are the targets.
An old gObbler is incIOsed in a box with
nothing of his anatomy showing except
his head and his big red wattles.
The winner must hit this red and
brown spot from distances varying from
80 TO 100 yards. AS a proof of their
craftsmanship It may be stated that
more than a score of birds are usually
killed in this manner in an afternoons
shooting. Many of the competitors are
men well along in years, and a number
OF them use the same weapons they
used as lads, old muZzle leaders. the
typical deer guns of fifty years ago.
At a distance OF 100 yards the turkeys
head shows as a tiny red spot. 1t is
this mark that the winner must hit.
From 10 to p cents a shot is
charged for the privilege of drawing
bead and pulling trigger at this Christ
mas dinner
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-12-25
Nerves a Bad Habit.

No aiIment so far reaching.
Dull eyes, poor 1ir and skin arc sons
Of the effects.
The best cure we all know is rest, but
how to get It?
Diet frequently brings about the proper
results.
Carrots are prescribed for nervous, in
digestion three times a day.
Lettuce, with salt and olive oil, but TO
pepper, is also suggested.
The greatest menace in the world to
beauty and health is sleeplessness.
Nervousness should be looked into as
seriously and as promptly as organic
disease since sleeplessness is the result
of disordered nerves.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-12-25
Dispense a Little Bit of
OLd-faShioned Hospitality
Informal Parties Gipe the Most Pleasure tt
Hostess and Guests Alike. >

those remaining from the Christmas Day
dinner. A bank of holly on the side
board and sprigs of green around the
pictures on the walls, festoons Of laurel
or holly covering the chandeliers, and
either a vase of red roses or holly or a
miniature Christmas tree. with candles
aglow, in the center OF the table, will Of
fer decorative suggestions for both room
and table.
AS for the things to serve. something
hot is the one great essential. II the
hostess has a chatting dish and knows
how TO use it with both ease and grace
and can vouch for the tastiness Of the
product of her skill, then some creamed
oysters served on toast. some chicken a
la king. pigs in blankets or oysters and
mushrooms may be served as the chief
dish of the meal. If one is not an adept
at the chatting dish art, then serve seal
Hoped oysters, which have been prepared
beforehand and kept hot in the CASSEROLE
in which they are brought to the table.
or serve creamed sweetbreads in rame-
kins, which can be dished up piping hot
from the stove and served with very lit
tie bother.
A dainty but substantial salad, sew
eraI kinds of sandwiches. some sort OF
frozen sweet with homemade Christmas
cakes, coffee and nuts and candles Will
make a delicious little supper that even
the devotee OF thick steak and mashed
potatoes will welcome as pleasant
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-12-25
Pot Pie.

Cut veal. beef. or chicken into pieces
put into boiling water enough to cover
boil an hour and season to taste. Make
batter of two well beaten eggs, two
cups milk, a teaspoon Of baking powder
and flour to make a batter. Drop in
separate spoonfuls while boiling and cook
five minutes longer. Serve at once
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-12-25
COOKIES THAT WILL
PLEASE THE CHILDEN

Ring Cookies-Roll out a sheet OF white
dough. also similar sheet OF molasses
cooky dough. Lay the dark upon the
light and roll like a jelly roll Cut on
slices from the end and bake.
Another effect is gained by COlOring
the white dough pink. \ third effect is
produced by rolling three sheets. white
dark, and pink rather thick, laying one
over the other in the order named. ana
pressing together with the rolling pin.
Cutting strips about One-half inch thick
by three will result in n tri-color bar.
White Representative cups sugar.
one cup lard nd butter mixed. two cups
flour. two Il poems baking powder, one
half teaspoon cloves. one-half teaspoon
cinnamon. four eggs, One-fourth pound
chopped almonds.
Prepare the dough and set aside for
two days in a cool place. Mold dough in
to shape OF sausage, slice one-fourth
inch thick and then bake.
GRANDMOTHER Ginger Cookies - For
which she was famous.
One teaspoon OF soda, one tablespoon
of ginger, one tablespoon sour milk, one
ia blespoon melted butter.
Put in a cup and fill up with molasses
and add flour enough TO roll soft.
Twice this recipe makes large
batch of cookies.
Butter Cookies-One-half pound OF but
ter, one pound of sugar, one pound OF
flour. four egg yolks.
Roll out very thin to bake.
Fruit COokies-Two cups sugar, one cup
butter, two cups raisins, chopped, two
eggs, one-half cup Of sour milk, one
teaspoon Of soda, one teaspoon of CHINA
mon, one teaspoon Of cloves, one tea
spoon of nutmeg.
Do not roll dough too thin.
Xmas COokies-Two cups sugar, one
cup butter, two eggs, one cup sour
milk, one cup hickory nut meats, one
cup raisins, one heaping teaspoon soda.
Do not make dough very stiff.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-12-25
Rice Cakes,

Add one cup milk. scalded. to one-halt
cup warm rice; let stand overnight Mix
and sIft seven-enghth cup. Hour. one-halt
teaspoon salt, one and one-half teaspoons
baking powder; add the rice mixture
gradually. One egg we'll beaten. Fry on
hot. well buttered griddle until well puff
ed and cooked around the edges; then
turn and cook on other side. Remove
from griddle, spread with butter and
sprinkle with sugar.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-12-25
Lobster on Toast.

Three pounds of lobster. one tablespoon
vinegar, one-half teaspoon salt, one table,
spoon butter. one-half cup hot water.
Cut the lobster into small pieces. Boil
the water, vinegar and salt, three or four
drops OF tabasco If convenient, and but
ter together. Add the lobster and sim
mer for five minutes. Serve on small
squares Of toast.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-12-25

Corduroy seems especially adapted to
this style and the dark shade Of hunt
ers green chosen for this model har.
monies wen with the grey fox fur used
to trim 1t.
and is buttoned to the opening below
the knee with dull silver buttons of the
art nouveau type. Dull silver also ap-
pears in the form of a fringe on the
black satin girdle.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-12-25
hewitt Funeral Tomorrow.

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary r.
hewitt, who died at her home. 1870 Cali
fornia Street Northwest, Monday, will be
held at II O'Clock tomorrow morning at
the residence, Rev. Donald c. Macleod.
of the First Presbyterian Church, Off
ciating. The interment will be in Con-
gresSiOnal Cemetery
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-12-25
Gerkin luck

Take a pound of good American cheese,
wet It with a cupful Of ale; put it in the
pan over the IRE; melt and work smooth
and creamy by constantly stirring, AID
a generous dash of cayenne and pour
over hot toast On top OF each piece lay
q thin crisD slice Of hot broiied bacon.