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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-31
Scientific Rain Production the New Agricultural Miracle

TIME population of the earth
is increasing faster than
its productive capacity is
being developed II that should
continue indefinitely We would
find ourselves in situation as
desperate as that in which the
supposititious inhabitants of Mars
are represented 10 be at present
Plant life is as essential TO us
as the atmosphere itself We
can not exist without it. No
matter how far we may develop
the other forms of human indus
try we must fall back on farm
ing agriculture as the basis
and sustaIner of an
The present tendency in alD
civilized countries is away from
The land The cities grow like
gourds and the country is de-
serted and despised, except as ar
fording a place for recreation
rest and the development of lux
urious ways of enjoyment Be
cause OF this continually growing
tendency every effort to increase
the productivity of the soil and
the extent OF it under cultivation
is Of immense Importance and in
tercst to every human being.
Everybody knows something Of
the almost miraculous effects
that have been attained in the
western part OF America in util-
izing and rendering fertile vast
eNpanses OF land which has hith-
erto contributed nothing to the
support OF man
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-31
PUT WOMEN TO TEST"


Editor The Georgian.
The agitation for woman sui
frage * fundamentally move
ment for Justice 1t is in line
with all the democratic tenden-
cies OF the age 1t is not a leisure
class pastime but the most Sc
rious problem that the working
women have ever COPIED with
one that must be embraced, ac-
cepted and fought :or until vic
tory is assured in 1918.
Women do not want the ballot
merely Tor their own selfish m
terests They desire this power
in order 10 be in position to
align themselves with the men
unStead OF against tine mem in
the great struggle for existence
They want 10 help bring about
tue DAY when there viii be fewer
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-31
.NE HUNDRED AND E1GH-

NNE HUNDRED AND EIGH-
" TEEN years ago james
Rcbertson's big hickory
gavel called 70 order the open
ing session Of the Knoxville Con-
vention, gathering OF back
woOdsmen, whose coonskin caps
and long pioneer rifles were for
the time laid aside that they
might try their hands in the great
game ~ craftsmanship For 20
days they hammered away at the
sob ~ making the Constitution
which should create a free and
INDEPENDENT commonwealth. and
on February o they donned their
coon caps, shouldered their rifles
and scattered FOR their cabins In
the wilderness
The pioneers had made new
state and they naa achieved their
task not only without waiting for
'he enabling act from Congress
hui NJ defiance Of the right Of
Congress 60 order the Census TO
determine whether or not the ter.
riter> was Quauasd for state
hood
THE Constitution gave TO the
new Commonwealth the name Of
Tennessee. the river with The
great bend il was a thoroughly
democratic constitution. more so,
Jefferson declared than any be-
fore framed and upon the one
vital question Of the period SO de-
ciarcd Itself IN no uncertain way
An equal PARTICIPATION in the
free na' cation Of the Mississippi
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-31
WEALTH OF U. s.

]. A. M.-Your question was
answered a few weeks ago in this
column. Yes. yes, the wealth of
the United States exceeds the
combined wealth of Great Britain
and Ireland and France. Here
are the figures; Great Britain
and Ireland. s72, 200, 600, 900:
France, $4,000 600, 900; the United
States, $3.50 900. 100000. Thus 1t
will be seen that the wealth OF
this country exceeds the COM
bined wealth of Great Britain
and France by s12, 900, 900, 900.
WAS KEATS A GREAT POET?
j c. H.-Yes, in spots. One of
the highest OF authorities de-
clares the ode to a Nightingale"
TO be zone of the final master
pieces of human work in all time
and for all ages" The same high
authority refers TO the odes to
Autumn" and to the "Grecian
Urn" as being uneaualied and un-
rivalled. the triumphant accom-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-31
Whipping Prisoners as Great
an Evil as the Convict
Lease System

That dsgraceul institution convict lease system
abolished Georgia years ago 1t will return
not in any shape, FORM or fashion.
Under its operation convicted criminals, and women.
handled much after the fashion of vicious animals but
without busnesslke kindness and consd
Grafton material interest nothing would seem to
gest advisable, in handling animals
Inevitably such system of working criminals while in the
custody of the State bred many abuset carried with it the
whipping post the torture chamber the most wearing forms
of toll and the most humiatngsome of this by way Of
punishment most of it by way of making and little or
of it by of working reform of the criminal and turn
ing him out better than when he went in
THE CONVICT LEASE SYSTEM INEVITABLY FAT
TENED UPON ITsELF-oNCE CRIMINAL UNDER THAT
SYSTEM, ALWAYS CRIMINAL
No being could hope forth from few years
in the penitenary under that system better mamie had
chance.
hardened thoroughly for all time by cruelty
by the disgrace of ALL rubbed very
of his bones!
Georgia, awang day to the enormity of this system
and the frghul mistake of it ALL SWEPT 1T AWAY FOR
EVER!
Like a cancer be by the knife of sdlful sur
geon however this system reached far into the body the pa
ent It's roots penetrated deep and its ultimate hold diff
fcult to locate, with absolute certainty.
And So root of this evil-THE WHIPPING POsT-was
overlooked when Georgia Kidding herself the convict lease
system And that root must be eliminated in order that
NO SYMPTOM OF THE OLD DISEASE MAY REAPPEAR!
The whipping pos-the fogging of convcts-to be used
any purpose IS RELIC THE CONVICT LEASE sYs-
TEN.
part and parcel of system under its opera
ton whipping frequently resored and often practi
cal secrecy.
The Legislature which the sovereign of the people
Georgia has said there shall be leasing
in Georgia Undoubtedly when the Legislature thus forth
its will spoke the unanimous sentiment and purpose
proud State.
The Legislature, however failed to say, IN SPECIFIC
TERMS that whipping must 60 along with the other evils of
the lease system And it still survives
The Prison Commission should have NO DISCRETION in
the matter.
The Commission might to be abolish whipping by
passing regulation that efect-but the
might undo that work and the discredted
carded lash.
Georgia does NOT wish her whipped.
She knows in the light of experience and through the word
Of exhaustive authority that whipping and
NOT make them better worthy On the contrary
hardens them and makes them more hopeless
Will not the Georgia Legislature when it assemblies
summer say in unmistalxable THERE SHALL BE
NO WHIPPING OF CoNvICTs IN GEORGIA NO MATTER
WHAT THE DEGREE OF THEIR oFFENDING?"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-31
Scientific Management of
the Soil Produces a
Real Revolution.

Irrigation draining and scien
tine management OF the soil and
Of fertilizers have, In many places
produced a real revolution. And.
best Of all. this movement has
inspired a spreading interest IN
agriculture as an occupation not
only lucrative bat honorable.
and capable OF exercising the FIN
SSt qualities OF human inteli-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-31
Is a Local Question.

1t is difficult to appreciate the
intensity of feeling in Europe upon
this subject. 1t is likewise hard
to appreciate the multiplicity of
detail that would need to be COW
cred in an argument that would
set a standard for armament.
For instance, it might be sug-
gested that all the nations of the
world be allowed to maintain their
present relative degree of pre-
paredness for war. If 50, should
the standard of navy's strength
be the number of its battleships
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-31
Africa Imports Rainless
Wheat from Italy's
Dry Belt.

The wheat used is 'Durum"
wheat called "Apulia," imported
from the dry belt Of Italy. Be
fore this dry farming" was in
troduced the South African farm
ers Rugged the irrigation water
burrows and believed that only in
their presence was wheat grow
ing possible. There were a few
irrigated patches and the rest Of
the country was a desert. Now
the bottling system has changed
all that. and thousands of acres
supposed to be valueless are
yielding abundant crops.
Such is the march Of the srue
world -conquerorsi
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-31
MAD DOGS.

ANXIOUS.-Banish from your
mind at once, completely, and
forever, the idea that because you
have been bitten by a dog you
are in danger of dying from hy-
drophobia. There is no magto
bond connecting a man and dog
so that in the event OF the dogs
going mad the man must also go
Undergraduates OF the dogs con-
dition at the time he bit the man.
If mad dog bites you, IT is prob
ably true that you are in danger
OF dying from the rabies, unless
you take the remedy. but II the
dog is well at the time he bites
YOU there is no danger-even
should the dog later on go mad
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-31
Questions Answered

plishment OF the very utmost
beauty possible to human words.
In Keats larger poems are pas
sages that approach very near TO
poetic perfection. Keats died az
26. And yet he lived long enough
to have written some OF the finest
things in literature.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-31
o Letters From the People o

charities, less prisons and no
bread lines
Let the men see the light now.
Put the women TO the test and
you will find them loyal and will
Ing, efficient and effective-ever
by your side
j. MURPHY MFARLAND.
PUBLICITY AND "SLAVERS."
Editor The Georgian
When read an article on
Publicity. the Foe OF the Siav-
ers It made my heart rejoice 10
see the stand which some Of our
intelligent people have the cour-
age to take am 50 years old.
and never knew that such condi-
tons existed. I have a daughter.
/, and ! think 1t ) terrible that
some OF our meaning people
can not see that IT is their duty
60 teach and guide the children
Of these DAYS
MRS. 3. BOWMAN.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-31
TINE naval program is soon
to engage the attention of
this Congress and the in

this Congress and the in
terest of an awakened country.
Thousands of well meaning
dreamers are counting lastly on
an international naval holiday"
and ultimately on disarmament
and universal peace.
There Is no sound or substan-
tial foundation for such a dream.
SO far the Gar of Russia, hold
ing power of the call, has not In
voked the third Hague peace con-
ference for 1915. Mis- whole atti-
tude plainly reveals the disincli-
nation on the part of the great
powers for practical progressive
movements n the great plans of
peace.
Unwilling to Disarm.
and the naval holiday" can only
be seriously considered when the
Triple Alliance-Germany Aus
tria and Italy-together with the
other great powers like France
and Russia, consent to discuss It
at a Hague conference. This they
nave not yet done.
The suggestion that the United
States, in advance of an interna-
tional agreement, stop upbuilding
our navy, and thus leave national
defense and American policies at
the mercy of any unexpected foe,
should never receive serious con-
sideration
The first peace conference at The
Hague, in 1899, discussed the linn
itation of armament, but that dis
cussion had but one result in a
refusal on the part of European
nations to put it on the program
of the second conference, in 1907.
The United States made the
first proposal for calling the sec
ond conference but the point was
raised that the Car of Russia
had called the first conference
and would be offended il the priv
ilege of calling the second were
denied him. Upon these repre-
sensations the United States
made the mistake of Welding, and
the matter of arranging the pro-
gram went entirely out OF her
hands
Preliminary notes were submit
ted to all the nations suggesting
possible subjects to be discussed.
1t could not be expected that
Russia. opposing a discussion of
the limitations of armament,
would urge it upon other nations.
A number of powerful nations OF
Europe soon made it evident that
even had the United States made
up the tentative program, limita
ton OF armament could never
have found place among the
questions to be considered.
A number of the powerful ma
tons went so far as to state fat
ly that If the limitation of arma :
ment were TO be discussed they
would retire from the conference.
The Emperor of Germany, polite
in other things, almost brusque-
ly repealed Mr.. Roosevelt's sug-
gestion of disarmament, AS 1t
was desirable that all the i'm
portant nations should be mem
bers of the conference, the limi-
tation of armament was, of
necessity, relegated to the back
ground
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-06
BRIDGE GIVES WAY
WITH TRAIN ON IT
Three Persons Killed and About
Thirty-fve Injured in Wreck
of Continental Limited.

Attica. Ind, April 5.-Three porsons
were Killed and about thirty-hve others
Injured. some seriously, when Wabash
passenger train No. 4. known az tho
continental Limited, was wrecked
when the bridge over the Wabash
river. just west OF here. gave way to-
day. The engine. n baggage car and
the day coach dropped into the water.
When the cars left the bridge the
day coach. which was crowded. fell
with tho rear end out of the water. ana
though most OF the injured were in
this car, none was killed The car
hardly had settled in the water before
the work OF rescuing the passengers
was commenced. ard in few minutes
all had been taken out. They were
taken to hospital At Lafayette.
The bridge was weakened early to
DAY. when freight train was wrecked
on the structure. and the Continental
Limited was stopped when 1t reached
the place. switch engine was sent
across 10 test the bridge. Railroad OF
hciais believed II safe. and the limited
was ordered TO proceed. The train
crept out on the bridge slowly. and
when about 100 feet out the bridge
gave way. The engineer was crushed
TO death. Tho fireman Jumped. but was
scaldcd to death and when the front
end OF the baggage car topped down
ward. tho oaegagemnn was crushed be-
meath a n avalanche OF trunks
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-06
BERLIN STYLES ON
ANNUAL EXHIBITION

lSpccini Cable 70 tn. Times-DIsua,cb ,
berlin April 5.-AThe social event ~
last week was the annual spring rccan-
tion given by the Foreign Press Asso
ciauon on Wednesday al III. Hot, ~
plahan e. PRACTICALLY all the afnbnssn
ana ministers residing In Berlin
The, German government was r.nr.
scented by Secretary or tho Trcat',r,,
n uehn. Colonial Secretary SON f.nIy
;2.aa.rctarN Ilmmermann or the Forsi,,
~, Minlster OF Education Won Trott
gu Hoi@ Minister OF Agriculture Rn-one
Of Deputies hammer
Berlins business world was repr..
,peplSche Bank and Herr Won JSri.d
.1.t''er- uid Germany's muItiinillion
"ire coal KING Amane tho $40 guests
nhhN Americans. The list inc)ua
sRinneTT oS cb Grew Consul: Gencrai
Nhlor LanghOrnc. l.anicr lvinrio,,,,'
lrS u: j. Luce anG Miss MnrcnrSi
ni;uGc' or New York; William Alton De-
I re-, HhH vie llr and Mrs Arthnr \
Mrs. Alvin g KraenzIcin VilIio,','' -
- 'In"r anm wife. Vice Consul dewitt
y, fooie Theodor. Spierinr ana uif.
NAY FIELDER and wife formerl,, - :
Boston ."nd Dr ! CroSsor. postor
Oh ne American Church ''N"
ihe associations annual rac,,,,
Eve, herlin society its nrst opporti,n'
w 10 display tho new qprjnp styio
usuai the affair afforded 81 Nil
!mnnt parade OF the latest rash;one
ne prcsi0ent OF the association. wbInI
rs CON posed of all the lcadiur cor"a
spondents Iivinn In Re.iin H. 800,
~. Lawrence, OF London who ac,"d -, 90
rnSI IN receiving the guests "
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-06
ASSOCIATION WILL
MEET AT CULPEPER
Rev. Thomas c. Diggs Holds
Services in Interest of Sum
day Schools.
ISpecial Ia The Timcs. nisnatch !

Especial to The Times Dispatch.J
:, SHmlpeper' Va April 5;-Rev. Thomas
ne virginia State sunday School Asso-
ciatlon, was Ia Culpeper for several
days last week IN the interest OF has
work. and held services in several Of
ana many OF the Sunday school teach
ers and workers attended these SER
ihe association To hold a convention
mere on June and .. on the com
iin n,t OF arrangements are the follow
j; Garnett Bruce. This will be the
third time the association has met in
CCnipeper County onco at the Methodist
Church at Clark son. and tho second
time at the historic old Baptist Church
at Crooked Run
Warren L. Coons. clerk of the court.
returned last week from Chariottes-
vile, where he has been under treat
'mcnt for several weeks following n
serious surgical operation. He was
accompanied by Mrs Coons ana tbsir
him constantly. MIR. Coons stood the
Trip well, aud there is reason to be-
hevc ho-will be entirely recovered in
Mrs T.. IL; Lands. a former resi-.
on sunday after an Illness of nearly
husband, one son and two daughters
The remains We're taken on Monday 10
her old home at Mt sidney for burial
Rev. Alexander Gait. OF Annapolis.
Md. who recently accepted the charge
OF RIDLEY parish. which comprises tho
Episcopal Churches a., Brandy, Race
his family In Brandy last week and
was welcomed BY his new practitioners
and later rendered an informal reccp,
ton by the women OF the conErcga-
ton. Mr.. Calf preached his first ser.
mon In the parish to-day at Raccoon
Ford. but will hold service at Christ
Church. brandy. on Easter Day
IL H. Thuriow. ror several years
partner In the law firm Of Hidden &
Thurlow. left last week for Trenton,
n. j.. where he will make his future
his profession.
The dwelling house of tho lato C.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-06
HE FINDS RESULTS
NOT ENCOURAGING
Physicians Points Out Growth
of Alcoholic Diseases in Pro-
hibition States.
Especial to The Times Dispatch

Especial to The Times Dispatch
New York. April 5.--Dr Edward
Huntington williams. in an article on
The Liquor Question In Medicine" in
the current number of the Medical
Record. calls attention to the fact that
although prohibition IS spreading, and
about onc-half tho population OF the
country Is now living In so called
dry" territory. yet diseases that arc
attributed to alcoholic e1cessea are
increasing rather than diminishing.
The government statistics for tho
last census period" he says. SHOW that
certain diseases which are attributed
to excessive alcoholic Indulgence. d.
rcctly or indirectly. have increased
moro In the group of States where pro-
hibitive legislation existed at the close
of tho period. than IN the United Statoc
as a whole
'Thus, according to this report,
there was gain OF "a insane per-
sons per 100000 population commit
ted TO the institutions OF the country
during the census period. But during
this same period the gain In the eight
prohloition States was "a per 100000
almost twice the gain in the country
ns whole. Moreover, the greatest
gain In any State, with single ex-
ception was In prohibition Maine.
where the number OF insane Increased
2t.2 per 100000, while wet Nebras-
1870 ~ cCoih AZ lue opposite
extreme with decline OF 27.6 per 10O.-
900, during tho same period
When we add to these facts that
'he record for homicides In 1912 wen.
20 Memphis. In prohibition Tennessee
with 64.3 homisIdes per 100000 popu
iatlon. as against licensed PhiIadel-
phlas ~ Che lowest record for tho
year,. that Bangor, Maine. a prohibi-
tion city for thirty years, has a record
Oh arrests Tor drunkenness in that year
OF one to ever nine inhabitants. and
that kansas the veteran standard bear
er TOR prohibition. has more insane
.hah seventeen OF the wet States scat
tered across the country. and mora
paupers and convicts than her unre
generate neighhor. Nebraska Tue re-
SUITS OF prohibitive legislation are not
encouraging. to put II mildly"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-06
NEWS OF ASHLAND

=. ashland. Va, Aprn 5-The Hanover
Sonh'! iSch"oi hoard met last Wrdnes-
dhE At Hanover, and business Of much
imrortahc: was attended to The
question OF tho district school levy was
discussed. and IL Was decided that the
Ee*Nor Dam District should apply for
should ask for Decent Increase, and
ne levy of the town OF Ashland Dis
t trift should remain the same. The
i,,4,iiowing we're IN attendance: c. c.
bthnt ana sam Perrin, OF Ashland Dis
trIct. T. G. Terrell and i. NJ Thornp-
son, OF Beaver Dam District. w T.
Lewis ~ Lipscomb and r r, West.
Of Henry District, and c IL Amber,
a. G. Hughes and ]. q w Meyberg,,
OF tho own of Ashland.
Mr.. and Mrs. j II Burdettc left on
Hpril fof Richmond. where they win
Mics orvill Butcher, Of Clarksburg.
y, VI; was recently the guest Of Miss
virginia Potts.
No OK after bcing the guest OF Mrs
Or Rice. Of Denver, Col. Is visiting
MS sister. Mrs Charles IlakeV
Mrs Merit; Motley has returned to
her home In Alton accompanied by
Mrs. II y. Tilley, who VIII be her guest
FOR some time.
Mrs j. i, nurks OF Manassas Va,
mas returned after visit TO her sister,
Mrs. Marion Fisher
, Miss blanche chenery viii spend
Easter With her parents, Mr. and Mrs
James C Chcncry.
House OF studies coaholic Univer-
Sly OF WashinGt3n. preached At st.
Miss Pearl Voolfolk. OF Randolnh-
Macon Woman's College. at Lynchbnrg,
VIII arrive this week to visit her
Rev. George Booker and Mrs Booker
and M Fa 5. w G. Hatcher lsssSs guests of Mr..