Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-23

buyers and sellers, and by
general extravaganza at the
expense Of the stakeholder,
was resumed here When the
Interstate Commerce Com
mission opened the third day
of its hearing.
The amount of syndicate
profits through the promo
ton of subsidiary lines and
their sale to the parent road
was brought to-day to ST.,
100000.
Another Item.
Then what do you think of this
news item printed few days ago?
The McDermott Dairy Com
pany, which has a main office in
West Forty second street and nu-
merOuS branches. was fined 1000
in Special Sessions yesterday for
Offering adulterated milk for sale.
Health Inspector NJ. ]. Vrieling
testified he found milk on the
company's wagons adulterated
with water on three occasions.
Can You name any meaner form OF
robbery than that? Think of 1t:
selling water to poor people at Z or
cents a quart! Thus, instead OF
babes being given milk, as their
mothers believed they were being
treated to a supply of water. A noble
procedure! An honorable procedure!
What cared the company If its cheat
Ing of babes, if it's substitution OF
water for milk as a diet, meant the
starvation to death of hundreds
Of innocent, hopelessly defenseless
speeches. mites?
No One Went to Jail.
But. of course, nobody went to jail
for this murderous conduct. Oh! no
You see it was not a penniless ped
der or a small, friendless retailer
that was guilty. Let a starving beg
gar steal a cents worth and how
promptly he will be thrown into
prison There Is no ceremony. nc
consideration, no sympathy in that
case. 1t is Jail and jail quickly.
But the milk company, though con-
victed of as despicable a species OF
theft as can be conceived, since II
lEllttu u ELI lIldHlS, was ihtiC'J
fined 1000. It would not take many
gallons of water at Z or 8 cents a
quart to pay that paltry punishment
and leave a big profit for the. robbers
Is 1t not a cryinp shame that gull
in all such cases-in all corporation
cases-is not brought home in 1NDl-
NIDUALS. and the individuals pla Gee
where they belong, behind prison
bars?
Frisco Story No Surprise.
The revelations of graft in the
Frisco will astonish no one CONVEX
SAINT with the history of the road, ant
Of those who became rich througt
their association with it. The Amer
lean discussed in very, very plalf
terms the collapse of the Frisco ROAD
al the time It occurred. Some of the
statements then made brought cen
sure from persons In high places. But
fortunately, The American is tied l'
nohody's shoestrings. 1t can not %
called off, by wrongdoers, no matter
now rich or influential they may be
Not one word said then was taker
back, nor need it be taken back now,
Are Courts Farce?
Instead. let this brief statement o.
added: If the courts prove that there
was Wholesale flimflamming by insld,
ers, thus wrecking the system ant
running hundreds of its security hold
ers. then unless prison doors are
opened for the guilty ones America
legal system is a cruel farce, tray
eSty upon justice, a mockery, utterll
useless to protect the public agalns
rich scoundrels.
Yes, that Is strong language.
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much stronger. The pitiful letter!
The American has received from So
eUr!ty holders who have lost the saw
.Nss Of a lifetime through the wreck
inc Of the property would melt TN
heart Of all but constituencies corpo
!aion officials.
Guilt is ALWAYS Individual.