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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-06
A Great Peril.

The moment she faced her audience
of willow plumes and purple roses
every word Of the eloquent and mas
terly address she had prepared van
ished from her mind. She saw only
the greater peril of her sex.
1T is said" she began, that women
are growing more progressive; that
and that they have a higher under
standing of the real vital needs Of the
day than mere mans"
She paused for applause. She got
it. II was the last she got that day.
There is nothing in IT," Her hear
ers gasped
Before giving Woman the right of
the ballot. she should be asked this
test question: Do you I'LL the bath
tub with gasoline and clean dresses
and furs and curtains in tt?'
IF she replies in the Affirmative
she is not mentally At to decide on
the merits of an applicant for the po-
sition of dog-catcher.
Never Completed.
Il tell you. my Suppressed Sisters
if you want to uplift your sex before
gasoline does it; IL you"
Her sentence was never completed.
One of the Suppressed Sisters sought
TO drown the speakers voice by shut
fling her feet. She shuffled them on a
match lying on the floor There was
a roar, burst of flame, a crash, and
nineteen women who were wearing
dresses soaked that morning in gaso-
line we're blown through the skylght.
1T was very elevating session"
murmured Daysey Mayme, picking
herself up on a roof three blocks
away.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-06
The Higher Law

do he couldn't be interrupted, not
even If the King of England called
and then he had US all runnin four
ways for Sunday and shooting us in
and out Of his private office and scold-
ing US for interrupting after he had
sent for us himself. and acting like all
possessed.
Il was just starting TO have Mysteries
back Of the flies here and the clerks
we're shivering like aspen leaves when
Mrs Pye walked in She looked so fra
gle and helpless that when l saw her
headed for the inner office I wanted to
yell to her 10 stop. because there was
a raging lion within who would swal
low her I'm two bites! She went on and
opened the door and I could see Mr..
Pye in a perfect whirlwind Of papers.
and telephones and books and letters.
" William. said Mrs. Pye in a firm
little voice. I've waited there days for
you TO pick out that wallpaper you were
going to attend to. and now I want you
100 come along with me this minute,
because / can't have the house upset
any longer
Fancy expecting him to stop a mil
lion dollar business for wallpaper!
HE just kind Of wilted. said An
right, my dear" and getting his hat.
trotted out as meekly as a lamb We
an tainted.
How It's Done.
I've taken particular notice since
then, and all Mrs Pye does when she
comes in is to tell him what she wants
or doesn't want IN that sweet quiet
title voice of hers, and he just willis,
agrees and Obeys like a lamb II she
came in and said William. think
you'd better jump out Of the window
to-day. as the weather is Just right for
H. ] haven't a ghost Of a doubt that
ae'd jump
Even William. Jr., moves quickly
when she speaks. which is more than
.eu do for his father, with all his
money
Now. how I'd like to know has the
woman hypnotized or terrorized Mr..
Pye so completely And he seems per
fectly happy and delighted to let her
90 #. Why. II / could run Jimmy that
way-Jimmys got an awful strong will
If I could get him quelled like that
might-this is
Wen. I've noticed that most women
90 IT," said the stenographer from
across the hall q am sure ! don't
snow how-uuless they Just feed their
husbands well and treat them kindly
1d firmly. co on and try tt!'
"Oh, don't wish anything Ike that
m me Just YETI said Miss Fatter-
Hal
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-06
Snap Shots
BY LILLIAN LAUFERTY

TINE gloom Of the winter skies.
The hush of the dying year,
The sob Of the wind as It dies,
When you send me away from you,
dear.
The blue Of the heavens above,
The summer song Of the year,
The zephyrs-low breathing of love,
When you bid me return to you,
dear
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-06

~ wish we could spend our evenings
as you used to-"
mourned as a part Of the tender grace
Of a day that is dead" and who talk
well and enjoy talking
when your friends come in to spend
the evening with you. what do you do?"
asked a Bridge devotse Of a very con-
tented woman.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-06
You Do Love Me !

To Be Continued Tomorrow,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-06
CHAPTER VII.

w THEN Tom found Jennie lying
Wv on the sofa crying her eyes
nut Ia trina u ali. 70 h.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-06

MAIDEN MUSINGS ANENT THE
GRAND PASSION.

dear
The Detroit times., 1913-02-18
IF YOU OBJECT TO AN INCOME TAX,
PERMIT US TO CONGRA roo

IAN income nobody
be popular though might Just"
This from New York Sun.
There good deal of dreaming however
proposition particularly the region where the Sun cruate
There this signifies only
recoupng the losses income due reduction Of
tariff schedules.
Then there many people dream that down deep
this proposition policy represented by the word Division
Let explain this briefly thus:
sefvdent that all (this be
changed to persons working and girls
mills factories sweashops and other slaughter houses are created
equal
Hence if we find the average $500 per take
that the fellows with incomes OF $1,000 or
100000 or have had unfair advantage
to which they through special privileges
cdent BIRTH way these fellows have had much
than an equal show with millions of the of
We read in history bbars when confronted by such
dions property necesiyhe elephant
antelope or whatever the had been baggdand cut it
mn and divide among hungry members of the tribe
In our there people scattered all over
the world who are really dreaming this policy division
But our nation has not got to that, nation
In our income simply that those fellows who
tenng on advantages alluded to shall something toward
the common good.
To be sure this step toward division
How long step will when decide upon the features
Of the tax
Shall it be a tax graduated downward or upward!
In other words shall we $4,000 fellow cent the $780,
mo fellow Der cent fellow cent? Or shall we tax
the s8 600 fellow per cent fellow the $eoooo fellow
and 50 forth principle Of putting the heavier burdens on the
fellows best able to carry themf
Certainly il is another sevdent truth that If we tax the fellows
equal or ngner OASIS IMAM VIC w @
fellows defeat purpose
W.. even defeat that revenue what will profit man to
~ d nv by the customs collector only pnched by the income
tax collector!
The Detroit times., 1913-02-18
XIX

lCCpyright, 1918 Herbert Quickly.
maud Mpller's case is which shows the insight
OF the poet In one couplet Whittier congresses the
whole philosophy OF population.
'She married unlearn'd and poor
And Many children played round her door"
This IS more comprehensive than the maxim "A
poor man for children" for small families are the
rule In many communities among the poor as we'll as
the rich. But where the people are both Ignorant
or unlearn'ds-and poor. large families abound The
Beers are wellodo but they very illiterate and
unprogressive--and prolific. The French Canadians
are not poor in the sum sense perhaps but they
not strivers after wealth a race still maintaining
the happy-go-lucky attitude toward the rearing of
children which Yankees maintained when we had,
as they have, wilderness at doors In which we
might freely live. They terate. and very pro-
lihc The Russians and the Central European peasan-
try generally, both poor and ignorant.
The rule is this. The simple life produces large
families The complex life down the birth rate.
AS the Good Ship Earth spins forever down the ring
ing grooves OF change" il human beings not 20
make their lives on her decks a hell through the
miseries OF poverty, they must live more and more
the complex life and less and less the simple life.
This is the solution OF the riddle OF population
There must be poverty. Some way must be
found TO eliminate the injustices which make the
inequalities that doom so many millions even in our
sparsely land to lives OF simple stark dead
struggle existence. Such a of freedom from
poverty possible in the western world for ages
come. and IL attained before the people ground
down into "the simple life," will forever
from swarming existence OF poverty from which
completely plunged into IL shall have no way
of escapng-fulflling the sordd law of Nautilus. and
carrying down into that "Amorphous gulf" that
gulf of Anarchy whose pit is He'll. There must be
a way found through which all men may escape from
poverty
The OF the Simple Life VS. the Complex Life Is
another of stating the old struggle which Spencer
describes OF Indivduation Genesis. The complete
perfect and complex Individual does not multiply
does the simple. small and limited individual. The
househy is credited with the power TO produce 1884,
900 900 900 900 of young in IL all her
eggs hatch, and all her young go "unswatted.' The
very OF size carries with 1t the gift OF
pick life The elephant is committed by his very
weight TO a struggle with gravity-he cannot carry
about such a body and keep il nourished and still
have left vital force to multiply like the housey
So the birth rate of the elephant is low and that
the househy high. just the one lives on high
plane, and the other a low
Small birds breed faster than large OF the
same genus The golden eagle has fewer young than
does the sparrow hawk The tapir is slow breeder.
while the peccary swarms.
But no merely brute life compares in its capacity
for becoming complex with human life. The Bush
The Detroit times., 1913-02-18
The Child and the Paper

At the coming decennial OF the Re-
ligious Education association, under
the general title OF Religious educa-
ton and civic progress" part OF the
time OF the delegates will be given
to consideration OF the sub-topic,
THE newspaper and the moral well
fare az children" Such recognition
of the place of the newspaper that Is
allowed TO enter the home as factor
In shaping opinions and conduct or
plastic young folk is tardy but none
the less welcome. Were there more
parents and educators who fully un-
derstood the malign effect of a low
toned daily visitor and the whole
some influence of a clean and right
intentioned journal, the circulation or.
sensational journals would wane. In
fact, II for any motive whatsoever a
majority OF newspaper readers OF the
country could be brought to face
squarely the task OF defending on RAJ
tional grounds the choice they daily
make OF world-informant, what a
readjustment of habits. choices and
royalties II would involvel With far
too many readers the process Is any
thing but rational or ethical. For
parents with sensitive consciences IL
should not be anything else.
Signs multiply indicating a rising
tide OF interest In Journalism viewed
as social function, calling for the
tone and methods OF which citizens
The Detroit times., 1913-02-18

and good people generally are re
sponsiele. One such sign was inclu'
sion OF the topic at the recent meet
ing OF the American Economic asso-
citation Another Is the coming meet
ing OF the Religious Education asso-
citation. above alluded to. Another Is
the appeal to publishers and editors
OF daily newspapers. recently sent
forth by the Society of Friends, in
four OF the middle Atlantic states.
The press as an ally of the church 10
urged by them TO be consistent II
cannot rebuke wickedness in high
places, graft and civic, corruption,
while itself deriving revenue from
vice or questionable business prac-
tices. News must be gathered ana
published, but what news? Surely
not that OF crime. scandal and foul
ness in all their details. That which
is condemned editorially should not
be promoted reportorially.
Where the Quakers have led In this
admonition to the press, larger sests
may follow in DUG time: for the re-
construction OF the social structure
now under way sooner or later in
wolves candid speech and resolute ac-
ton. A public that Is intent on a
nobler form OF civilization will soon
be insistent on publication OF the
streams of information at which the
masses drink.--Christiah Science
Monitor.
The Detroit times., 1913-02-18

Say de prospects settin
ton?
nfohm yo Mstah Scarborough dat political
a Democrat, All all wool yahd wide"
de nominee"
intelligent cullud would"
Democratic tcket?
de a
man ar a To- me?"
"Doesy o'f dis n q skim"
But g a bed VIII him
dat why
ocongre ssman
much durin
precinct TO him.
well. 20 dunno-dee might been one In de suitcase
will be revival OF the
committed
ceIence surround themselves with realistic
while
at its height"
The Detroit times., 1913-02-18
~ON BOARD THE GOOD SHIP EARTH.
Tie Ps,rh Winch LIE In Me Simple Life
BY HERBERT QUICK.

man lives simple life for a man. but the gorilla re-
duces existence to still lower terms
Let us contrast the simple life OF the Chinese peas
ant with that OF struggling American family Tho
American boy goes TO school, the Chinese boy works
bowed down to serve the rice The American boy goes
10 high school; the Chinese boy Same age takes
a wife. and becomes father. He Is repeatedly be-
coming father, while the American boy goes TO col
ege, spends years becoming able to marry Out
OF a thousand American boys great many will take
studies or apprenticeship other complexities OF
life which will defer their marriages-and II they
do not. their sweethearts will Nothing OF the sort
in China in one case in a hundred thousand.
The difference between Gladys and TEi Is even
greater TIL has her feet bound and suers the tor
lures hell for years and this is the only compexy
entering into her life AT last II only makes
life simpler and confines her closely to her sole
business OF motherhood IL keeps her vegetating in
the howell she calls home. At thirteen she Is given
in marriage and while Gladys is working through
able he hires wet for the babies that TIL
may become mother oftener
TIL and Ching marry in their early teens Willie
and Gladys wait-and in waiting maybe change their
minds TIL and Ching living the simple life couch
in a howell with their parents and relatives; Willie
and Gladys have to have home of their own. Gladys
mother insists that daughter shall have a few
years OF just being girl the mother of TIL hands
her to the father OF TIL to give away to hus-
band who has never seen Tzis face.
And when Willie and Gladys marry. they have
their social work their church work. and their clubs
and societies take Of: but Tzi and Ching have
babies ony-babies and awful, grinding work Willie
and Gladys must have rugs and bathrooms and
bungalow at some lake. Tzi and Ching know nothing
but work and babies Willie and Gladys want to
know something about this great universe OF ours,
they reach after the stars. they delve into the
mysteries OF knowledge but for TIL and Ching,
Slaves OF the wheel OF labor, what to them
Are Plato and the swing OF Peiades?
What the long reaches OF the peaks OF Song.
The rift OF dawn, the reddening OF the rose?'
Ross says OF TIL and Chings country stripped TO
the bare machinery OF production IL is: THE
founts inspiration and poetry dry and life sinks
to a dull sordd round OF food getting and begetting
81 nfkxltf have Efa and
that more abundantly. This must mean more com
pick life needs. more qualifications, more de-
sres Like the daughters OF the horse eech we cry
give gve!" nature and to life. And this is right.
Give us a complex life. not simpler one; bet
ter children. though they be fewer; and women
With unbound feet. unbound minds and the freedom
TO develop other ways which will make their chill
dren great whether they be many not. Thus will
the ship be saved from overpeopling.
See tomorrows Times for announcement OF the next
article in this great series.
The Detroit times., 1913-02-18
WASHINGTON LETTER

terial. A power which can be used.
as this power has been used. A dan
gerous. II is dangerous No any news
paper OF any political conviction. The
latest exhibition OF this power has
been witnessed In the suppression by
the postofhce censor of series of ar
ticles In the New York Call, a social
list daily newspaper. These articles
were on the subject OF sex-hygiene,
and were written In perfectly scien.
tific and dignihed manner by Mar
garet G.. Sanger, trained nurse of
countrywide reputation. The subject
is one which is growing In favor and
is already taught In high schools In
several OF our states. On the day
the censor vetoed the series the Call
printed the usual head: What every
girl should know" but In the blank
space where the article would have
been printed, added: Nothing. BY
order OF the postofice."
Now that the sixteenth amendment
to the constitution (lncome-tax) has
been adopted, and the prospect seems
good for the adoption OF the seven
lcCulu Nuuctl cicCbiOu OF b6udVOrBD,
a vigorous campaign has been begun
for the adoption OF q proposed eigh-
teenth. This d the campaign by the
women for constitutional amend
ment removing the word male" as a
Limitation on the right to vote. At
every street-corner meeting held by
the suffragists In Washington this
fact is announced as the reason for
the parade and pageant on March 8.
Congress has turned down the pro-
posal to investigate the garment
workers tsrike In New York. Repre-
sentative Henry, of Texas, as chair
man OF the rules committee OF the
house. has the matter In his desk.
The resolution for such Investigation
has been pigeon-holed by him. II was
Henry who started hearings before
his rules committee which brought
out the facts In the Lawrence strike,
and that was good job, but that
was just before election. Mr.. Henry
after election seems to take q differ
ent view Of the Importance OF great
industrial struggle, by women work
ers against intolerable economic con-
ditions.
The Detroit times., 1913-02-18

ported by Wall-st., and by the Tart
administration. After he got into
Office, he betrayed his promises to
the people and enacted the familiar
role OF the Mexican Dictator. In the
evolutionary scramble IL has been
merely an accident that Felix Diaz
has now come into the breach. He
is a creature of the old Porfirio Diaz
Cientifico party. He was Chief OF
Police under his uncle, and as such
became rich levying tribute on vice
and gambling. He Is a soldier of for
tune, and at the present time is mere
ly attempting TO re-enact the role OF
his uncle.
The fact that Samuel Untermyer,
who has done an excellent job for
the Pujo committee, has just drawn a
fee OF $4,000. recalls the circum-
stance that Louis Brandeis offered
TO act as attorney for this investiga-
tion without fee. merely charging the
committee his necessary hotel bills,
Taft's appointments have in so many
instances been bad that any exception
IS notable. Julia Lathrop as head OF the
Children's bureau was one Of the no
table exceptions. lit. is unnecessary
TO tell the public about Miss Lathrop's
work in Illinois. There are thou
sands OF social workers all over the
country who know about IL and thous-
ands who know about it who are not
social workers. II is rather sad, there
fore, to see, as one OF the incidents
of the spoils system. suggestion that
Miss Lathrop be removed and her Job
given to the widow OF Southern
Democratic congressman. merely be-
cause she Is the widow OF Southern
Democratic congressman.
A job which congress ought to I'M
dertake at an early date is the pas
sage OF law removing from the post
office department it's present arbitrary
power TO censor newspaper and other
publications. Tie mere fact that
this power has been arbitrarily used
chiefly on socialist papers is not ma
The Detroit times., 1913-02-18

earn enough at the washtub to sup
port herself and her child. The hus-
band thereupon quits her. Che and
the saloonkeeper get along very nice
ly tin che discovers that he Is going
to desert her for painted lady who
Ia an old pal Of his.
Mrs. Drunkard thereupon murders
Saloonkeeper. Husband returns just
In time to hear Saloonkeeper's dying
shrek, takes crime upon himself, and
Is acquitted, as the title OF the play
suggests Family reconciliation.
Not nice play; not good play.
The Detroit times., 1913-02-18
WE NOTE OUR A7TORNE Y-GENERAL
Has NEVER LIVED nv DETROIT

The has rendered decision for the leg
isature that the Vr home under which Detroit hopes own
and operate its street railways be immediate effect
According to HOy for act of the legislature to
boo. ev. mon uaing signing governor must be
measure in the the public health OK safety
The attorney general entitled his opinion and we presume
the disposed to abide by it, but PLAIN to US that ne
far from acquainted railway conditions In these parts
u. hss never had Detroit weather
we take it. at while string of passed his empty
oh and therefore relation of the Ve
the public health
He has never fight his of crowded In with
tap door and appreciate the relation Of the
verder bill the public safety.
He has never been through railway Detroit and
does appreciate the relation Of the Ve bill to the pub
lie peace
WereupOn suggest that there times in connection with
the operation when Of experience with justice
and square deal at stake pound of Gladstone
The Detroit times., 1913-02-18
LIke Eather. LIke Son.

william had Just returned from col
lege. Respondent in peg-top thousers'
silk hosiery, a fancy waistcoat and
necktie that spoke for itself. He en-
tered the library, where his father was
readfng. The old gentleman looked
ND and surveyed his son. the ionget
he looked the more disgusted ne nc
SON. he finally blurted out you
look like fool!'
Later the old major. who lived next
door came In and greeted the DoS
heartily.
.Wiliiam," he said, with undisguised
The Detroit times., 1913-02-18
NETWORK.
Lottery s&1seas

NEW YORK, Feb. 1S.-Gaby Deslys
changes her costume IL times in the
newest Winter garden show. Some
of the costumes are quite ephemeral,
but in that case one sees lot more
of Gaby, and Gaby isn't bad TO look
al, and there you are.
Also tho Honeymoon Express"
after which the show is named, Is a
wonderful stage train. IL appears.
very small and shining, on a back
drop, racet through batch OF moving
pictures. and pulls up. all snorting
and painting, a real life size train,
right on the stage, II Is one of the
most remarkable and thrilling stage
illusions ever devised.
The dancing Is good, the music Ia
lively. the girls are pretty, and Al
Jolson is funnier than he has ever
been before.
The Irish Players have been
brought over for another visit by the
IAeblers, and are presenting a num-
Der OF new plays. Lady Gregory Is
with them. They have big local
following, and will stay at Wallack's
several weeks.
While almost every American play
wright of note has contributed one or
more failures TO the stage this sea-
son, young Edward Sheldon has come
to the front with two successes.
The first was The High Road,
which might or might not be sue
cess 4. Mrs. Fiske wasn't being
starred In IT, The second is Re-
nance" which opened this week al
Maxine Elliott's. The story is OF a
clergyman's love, affair with an opera
singer who has had past. He Is SC
infatuated with her that he still wants
to marry her, even when the worst
has been revealed, but she is wiser
and the7 part.
Doris Keane is the opera singer
The Detroit times., 1913-02-18

like de Lara villa
real. Orozco and
Sal azar have
fought for . what
they conceived TO
be the liberty OF the
people. They have
had as their vision
the breaking up OF
landed estates. the
liberation OF the
people from peon-
age and the estab-
lishment OF a self
governing democ-
'acy. This was
promised by Mad
gro and the latter
secured much OF
his support by
reason OF these
Promises. AS a
natter OF fact,
however, Madero
The Detroit times., 1913-02-18
EVER HEAR THIS ONE?

admiration, "you look exactly like your
father did twenty years ago when he
came back from school,"
yes" replied William, with :.
smile, $50 father was just telling me. y
London Photo Bits.
The Detroit times., 1913-02-18
JUS. Natural with He,.

Jack. Why, you're acting as ir
you'd like to be kissed!
Jessica-Why, that's not actingi
Jack-But you act as IL you had
been kissed before!
Jessica--Neither Is that acting.
Yonkers Statesman.