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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-05
The Argument Against Free
Tolls for American Ships Is
an Argument for Higher
Railroad Rates

We show in the adjoining columns by simple da-
gram exactly why certain prominent conspicuous in public
life of charging American coawe vessels the same
tolls Canal required of England and other
foreign countries.
This diagram makes perfectly apparent that all the aga
taxing coaStwise American shipping simply
agitation the part the railroads compel the cost of trans
poraon by the Canal to be increased that they the
railroads can increase their charges proportonately.
There much talk of alleged obligations assumed at the
signing of the Hay Paunceote treaty There talk of
duty accede any demands England chooses to make But
behind all this talk the railroads and the railroad agtator
and here is the reason, the chart clearly shows
IF IT COSTS $1OO TO SHIP ANYTHING FROM NEW
YORK TO SAN FRANCISCO BY WAY OF THE CANAL THAT
PRICE WILL NECESSARILY REGULATE THE SHIPPING
BY RAILROAD FROM NEW YORK TO SAN FRANCISCO.
BUT IF 1T COSTS $40 FOR THE CANAL TOLLS, THUS MAX
ING 1T COST $110 TO SHIP FROM NEW YORK TO SAN
FRANCISCO BY WAY OF THE CANAL, THE RAILROADS
WILL ALSO ADD ON THAT $40 AND THE RAILROADS
WOULD FAR RATHER CHARGE $110 THAN 500 FOR A
SERVICE WHICH COSTS THEM THE SAME NO MATTER
WHAT THEY CHARGE.
The railroad from seaport another reg
ulated absolutely by the the railroads could
competition they could not get the business They
therefore do and meet water competition and plainly
to their interest to keep water rates high possible um
example this furnished when the New Haven railroad
bought all the lines that competed with its railroad lines be-
tween New York and Boston, and Immediately raised the water
rates to the level of the railroad freight rates. which, of
excessive.
The railroads propose do much the thing with
regard the Panama Canal They not under the Canal law
acquire competing steamship lines they have taken another
method of keeping the water rates This method to insist
that American coaws shipping pay heavy tolls through the
Canal
Every argument in favor of forcing American vessels pay
these tolls railroad argument The England
burdning American vessels with tolls through American built
canal natural enough England does not want American
shipping increase But the railroad the
one which is really behind the agitation.
Let be deceived by the issues that have been up
country any dispute with foreign country and these
ing voub alleged treaty obligations and constituting the Hay
Pauncefoe treaty against the interests of this country These
of helping the railroads But look the diagram
in the adjoining column will show the whole matter really
an effort the part of the railroads get money
of the shippers and indirectly out of the consuming public
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-05

men, Newton and Liebnitz, dis
covered that mighty power, be-
side which all else human pales
into insignificance-the stipend
Gus calculus of differentials-ev-
cry mathematician saw immedi-
ately that enc of Natures most
magnificent laws was found in
falling bodies. And then began
the relentless and arduous self
imposed work of more than a
hundred years to find the set spe-
cific speed acquired by a falling
body at the instantaneous and abb
solutely exact end of the first ex-
actly measured second of time
since man appeared.
The result is one grand, all-po-
tent, all-powerful mean or aver
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-05
Woman Problems Women Are
o Creating o
BY EDWIN MARKHAM.

Shall their waking create or
solve problems?
Woman is a problem creator II
she:
Does not know how to keep
her baby from having summer
complaint.
Does not know what her child
is doing at school, or whether
the school Is efficient.
Sleeps, lives or works in a
badly ventilated room.
Thinks that flies or mosdui-
toes or transmissible diseases are
dispensatlons OF Providence,
rather than evidences of neglect.
Lowers her efficiency as
worker and mother by dlsobeying
health laws.
Thinks her daughter should be
satisfied with idleness at home
until marriage.
Lies or permits her agent 10
lie about her taxes.
Does peuance for Withholding
taxes by small gifts to uplift
work.
Concentrates her attention on
small fractions of her duty and
opportunity as citizen.
Thinks she has right TO be
supported by some man without
giving value for all she costs.
Notes and quotes public men
inaccur3tely.
Thinks reform is a question Of
voting, rather than of getting
specific things done
Fails 10 see that either her
gence needed by democracy is in
telligence as to government. off,
cial acts, ana community needs.
rather Khan intelligence as 10
ethics, history art or fiction.
Falls 10 see the either her
public spirit will grow or else
that her private character will
decline"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-05
The Source of Mr. Ford's Ideal
BY REV. G. F. REISNER.

TTGNRY FORD has been glori-
/ | fed greatly because of his
attempt rightly to distrib-
ute his profits. He has selected
a better method than that OF
either Rockefeller or Carnegie.
He ought to go one step further
and reduce the price of his ma
chimes until more people could
use them.
Where did Mr. Ford get his
ideal? 1t did not come from Wall
street, or from atheistic teaching
nor from a mere heart of charity.
| wondered about Mr.. Ford's
church attitude and so wrote a
trusted friend in Detroit and
learned just what l suspected.
Mr.. Ford's people are all church
people His uncle built a Metho-
dist church entire in Detroit. His
wife is member of the Episco-
pal Church. He was raised in
a Methodist atmosphere and likes
the democracy Of that denomi-
nation, though he himself does not
support churches. tie believes
the common people should have
plenty OF money so that they can
support their own churches and
not be dependent on the large
contributions of the rich.
The teachings Of Jesus are
working their way out into prac-
teal life Man is h,s brothers
keeper and he is finding that he
VIII be miserable In his own
heart and have no standing with
decent folk, who largely predomi-
nate in the world. unless he treats
men as brothers.
We dare not belittle or depre-
ciate mankind OF any sort Jesus
warned US that to say Thou
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-05
The Fallacies of Disarmament
BY REAR ADMIRAL MAHA
On the Army and Macy Journal of the Phi1ippines)

ordinary citizen is due to made
quacy Of organized force for his
protection, to whatever that in
adequacy be attributed. This So
cial assurance has become so es-
sential that mankind will submit
to much restriction of liberty, II
continued security for life and
property can be had by no other
means.
Nations have the same need for
quiet that the individual feels
and the necessity is the more ur-
gent by so much as the welfars
of millions exceeds that of an in
dividual.
Why, then, not arbitrate instead
of fight? Because arbitration In
a large minority Of instances, II
not In an actual majority is In
competent to pronounce upon tss
conflicting claims of nations II
Is incompetent sometimes because
there is no existing law applica-
BILE, sometimes because such Ia"
as does exist is so far behind me
necessities of the case that II H
inapplicable or worse.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-05
Stars and Stripes

II Bernard Shaw writes for the
movies. it's a safe bet they'll be
the talking movies.
Austrian field marshal who or
dered women not to wear slit
skirts is now considering the least
humiliating way of Withdrawing
his order.
Kaiser intends TO pacify Alsace
by sending an imperial Prince TO
rule over It. Must be some strange
satisfaction in being hossed by a
royalty,
At the Milwaukee Zoo, right
now they are curing monkeys Of
tuberculosis by the fresh air
treatment. The monkeys help by
putting on their winter coats.
II song writer's could hear some
persons sing they would compose
no more
Nine-tenths of the Office seek
ers wonder how the other tenth
managed TO land.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-05
By EDGAR LUCIEN LARKIN.

instead, set and fixed specific
speed is the next TO all powerful
engine used. But it is far more
easy to run a locomotive or
steamship without knowing a sin
gle law of these complex ma
chimes than to even attempt to
use the speed scales without
knowing every minute detail of
every velocity law of moving
bodies.
Law: For uniformly increasing
speed, starting from rest. the We
locity increases with the time,
but the distance traversed is that
moved over by the moving body
with its average speed, or one
half.
The moment that those super
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-05

age of a. century of worldwide
mea@ es, the diamond of dia-
monl the most valuable number
in possession of man, the astro-
nomical balance: =
161 feet fallen to end of the
first second; 1922 feet per second
speed at end of first second.
That is a body let fall will. I'M
der the action of the earth's at
traction of gravitation, fall 16.1
feet during the first absolute Sec
ond of time; and at the absolute
end of the second will be in mo-
ton with a velocity of 1922 feet
per second. These numbers con-
stitute the most accurate and all
powerful scales in existence.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-05
THE PANAMA CANAL.

NJ. E. SIT is far too early as
yet to say just what changes the
Panama Canal will make in the
currents of commerce. 1t is fair
to draw the inference that it will
take much from the transconti-
mental railways, and that it will
greatly decrease the business
that is at present done through
the Straits of Magellan. 1t Is al
so well nigh certain that 1t will
have no good results for some of
the Mexican railways. as we'll as
for many of the South American
steamship lines; but we must
wait for some time before we can
tell Just what changes the big
ditch will make.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-05

w WILLIAM II. ALLEN, au-
w thor OF "Woman's Part
in Government" brings
up some prominent questions in
this book which is issued by
Dodd, Mead & Co. New York,
He swings OFF this way:
"Woman's interest in affairs
outside her home or other place
OF employment and recreation has
come to stay.
Outside interests come to the
home, whether home-keepers go
outside or not. The church sends
visitors and circulars; the chart
ty sends pictures of the slums;
the school sends instructions to
remove eye defects or adenoids:
the health department sends its
house to- house visiting nurse;
the art museum sends invitations
and appeals.
Outside is inside TO stay.
Domestic servants exchange
experiences at employment agen-
cies. Trades unions seek to make
recruits Of foreigners In SER
mons, problems OF the time dis
place Noah's I'm incessant demand
for instruction in sex hygiene.
Mail order houses go TO the re
hottest farm Peddlers and In
surance agents seek out those
VINO can not read. Back of every
fight against ignorance or crime
soon springs some commercial
motive, seeking TO attract the in
terest OF the inside woman and To
make money by informing her
about outsido-anti-coff cereals,
suti-aicohui drugs anu-tubercu-
lcsis farms. anN-fat, anti-ugly,
anti burglar auti-frsud
Women everywhere are wax
ing up, thinking Judging longing
4ur activity WaAe they will.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-05
By EBERT HUBBARD

THERE are some disadvan-
tages that naturally accrue
where any one policy of
life is carried to an extreme.
On this last point the learned
DR.. KulmitZ, physician to the
King of Siam, has recently con-
tributed little pamphlet, a copy
Of which the doctor was so kind
as to send me.
In this booklet the claim is
made that all diseases are caused
by either too much excitement or
not enough.
Excitement, of course, increases
the heart beat--the pulse runs
up, the eyes begin to glisten,
thought f1ows-all the secretions
are active.
Up to a certain point this is
well, for the digestion is aided,
lungs expanded, and the glands,
through exercise, are in condition
to do their perfect work.
But If the excitement is con-
tinued beyond this certain point,
the bodily functions become de-
ranged, the nerves get tired of the
tension, and eventually we will
have case of nerves." variously
known as "Americanitis" or ner-
vous prostra ton, with a fine ar
ray of local symptoms, covering
every sort of twinge and tired
feeling.
On the other hand are the dis
eases and complaints that come
from lack of excitement-that is,
too much Canned Life. The poor
creatures perish for the lack Of a
fresh thought. First in the list of
diseases caused by the lack of
excitement our learned author
names cancer, which he explains
is caused originally by faulty
circulation.
A stoppage occurs, and Nature
tries to relieve the distressed
point by sending more blood to
the spot.
Then we get congestion and
next inflammation.
A certain amount of excitation
at the right time, the author
AYERS, would have freed the sys-
tenn from all congestion and
made cancer impossible.
There is also whole round Of
maladies that can be cured by a
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-05
The Old Organ
By WILLIAM F. KIRK.

SAW parlor in a the other night,
| quaint old paror greet sight
white full OF dust
And all around the edges a O.
A gripping shudder
For it looked just like the Cousin Abbe
My dear Cousin Abbie mother used to tell,
taken music well;
But all who heard her who listened when she played
pleased eache money paid
screechng drabi
The Spanish lnquision didn't a on
With "Svr the sea
Marvellous Rraes World to Me-
where Is Wandering The Madens ~
She made family al of despair
left that in the far awa
it looked just like the Abbe to play
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-05
How to Weigh a Decllion Tons

TIME art OF weighing has ex-
panded into a cqmprehen-
sive science and can no
longer be called a mere art,
Scales are in hourly use that can
weigh a pencilmark whose
length is one-fourth of an inch;
or section OF q hair OF equal
length
But humans would find 1t quite
difficult to make scales that
would weigh millions, billions,
trillions, quadrillions, quintillions,
sextillions, septillions. octillions
nonillions of tons, or decillions.
An instrument able to weigh a
decillion tons can now be pur-
chased for / cent-a pencil The
scales are not made of metal;
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-05

new thought, a new sensation =,
new surroundings.
A little excitement or nav
experience often clears the coh
webs from the brain.
Elizabeth Barrett was sr4ser,,.
from partial paralysis and
low degree of nerve force thu,
was fast pushing her in the IL.
rection of melancholia; in fart
she was suffering from too much
Canned Life. Love came to be,
and she literally, as we'll as po.t.
ically, ran away. and got we'll
This, of course, is an extrem.
case, but there are times in N.
life of everyone when people nall
liver strikes, aches intervene and
visions of an operating tah,s
sterilizing pans, nurses with wh,ts
caps. and a doctor with bushv
whiskers and rolled-up slsevs,
Everything seems to be going n
the devil.
When 10: there comes on.
bearing glad tidings. A new
thought takes possession of US
we laugh and listen to a story
or two and tell one-we go for a
walk, the clouds lift and We for.
get we ever had a doubt or pain
Isn't this the healing princlpls
of all so-called New Thought
simply good news7
God is good, there Is no devil
but fear; nothing can harm us
the universe is planned for good
All! a new Thoughtful life I,
one, and We are brothers to the
birds and trees. Our life Is
necessary and integral part of the
energy that turns the wheeling
planets and holds the world in
space.
All life is one-God is on our
side. We are freed from fear,
emancipated from apprehension.
and filled with kindness toward
every living thing, because all is
ours, and we are a part of all we
hear and feel and see.
Circulation is increa sed, secre-
7ns flow, eyes brighten, beauti-
full thoughts animate us. Saved
by an idea,
New thoughts are hygienic.
Love is a tonic.
All life is one-God is on our
side.
We are well.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-05
%
BEST BOOKS.

II. R.-The best history of Eng
land for one who desires to get a
good all-around view of what
England means, and is, and how
she got to be what she is, is I'M
doubtedly Green's History of the
English People" Green's book
has we'll been called the Flesh
and Blood" history. If you want
real facts, stated in an interest
ing and logical manner, so that
you shall have not only the facts,
but the explanation of them, you
can not do better than to go to
Green. The best history of France
is Thomas f. Watson's. A good
work on geology is lie Comics
Elements of Geology"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-05

fool" to our brother was to unfit
us for heavens harmonious life.
We do not believe that any fami-
ly Cor famiies) inherlts the right
to control our money any more
than we believe in the inherited
right to rule our Government
The only test of greatness is serv-
ice. We ought to be more con-
cerned about making a LIFE than
about making a LIVING
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-05
VX THEN considering the ques-
w ton of disarmament, with

w ton of disarmament, with
its handmade, arbitration,
in the various forms suggested
for adjusting international dis
putes, men are apt to look upon
war as fortuitous evil, regard
less of its being a manifestation
of deep seated causes which must
be removed If the effect is to be
obviated
Armament Is the organization
and conservation of force as a
factor in the maintenance of jus
tice, order and peace. 1t is the
highest expression of that element
in OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES has
created and now upholds society;
giving efficacy to the pronounce
ments of law, whether by the
Legislature or in the courts. Or
ganized force, alone, enables the
quiet and the weak TO go about
their business, and to sleep Sc
curely, safe from the assaults of
violence without or within.
That parts of any large city are
esteemed unsafe at times to the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-05
M ExICO.

l.. F. R.-The cause of the in
Vulnerable revolutions in Mexico
is varied-the ambition of certain
individuals and the mixed char
acter of the population and its
lack of education and general in
telligence being the main diff
Guilty In the way of a stable gov
eminent. You do wrong in tell
ing your neighbors" that the
United States is fomenting the
Mexican troubles to the end that
IT may step in and gobble up the
country"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-05
THREE SHORTEST DAYS.

]. ]. IA" is very nearly cor
rect, but not quite. on the 21st
of December the sun rose at 1925
and set at 4:S0. On the ED. the
figures were 1877 and 4;S0, and
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-05
Questions Answered

for the 23d, 1927 and 4:91. Thus,
as you will see, "A" was not al
together right in claiming that the
three days were of equal length.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-05
MONEY IN SOUTH AMERICA.

II. 2. G.-Of English money
there Is invested in Brazil $780,
100000, Germany being next with
sS5,000,000, and the United States
with s30,000,00o. English invest
ments in Uruguay, $500, 900, 900;
German. 100000; American,
s1.0OO,0Oo. English money In
vested in the Argentine Repub-
lie. $500, 100000; German, $780,
600 900; American, $4,000, 900.
English money In Venezuela,
s55,O00,o00; German, s21,000,0O0
American, s3,000,0O0.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-05

In this age cash will keep
friends longer than diplomacy.
True love seldom utilizes the
postal card for tender messages.
It is hard to forgive our enc
mics when they have us by the
neck.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-02-26
DEMOCRATIC STATE
 TICKET IS.CLOSfD
FOR PRIMARY MARCH 25
ALL CANDIDATES FILE PLEDG- ES UNDER CORRUPT
 PRACTICE ACT.

Little Rock, Feb. 25.-All candi-
 dates who are known to be aspirants
 for state and district offices filed their pledges under the corrupt practice act
 and qualified, according to a state
 ment issued by Secretary of State
 Earle w. Hodges. The time for fil- ling ended, at midnight February 23,
 according to ruling by the attorney
 general. Of the state offices Governor George W. Hays is unopposed for reelection, as are also Attorney General w. L.
 Moose, Commissioner of Agriculture John H. Page, and Associate Justice J. c. Hart. R. G. Mcdaniel of Arka-
 delphia has no opposition for state treasurer.
 In 19 of the 34 senatorial districts this position is to be filled at the
 March primary and in majority of the districts there are no opposing candidates.
 In the Fifth congressional district H. M. Jacoway has no opponent. In the Seventeenth judicial district George w. Clark of Conway, J. s. Thomas of Clarendon and T. c. Trim ble of Lonoke qualified as candidates for circuit judge. For prosecuting attorney J. B. Reed of Lonoke has no opponent.
 In the Twenty Seventh senatorial district, composed of Faulkner and White counties, R. c. Clark of Bald Knob and w.. B. Davenport of Searcy are candidates for senator. Under the plan of alternating between the two counties, Faulkner county did not put out candidate for the position at this time.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-02-26
.6 CANDIDATES OUT
 AS T|CKETsCL0SES
CITY PRIMARY MARCH }
ONLY EIGHT CANDIDATES FOR ALDERMAN QUALIFY FOR
 THE SIX PLACES.
From Mondays Daily.

Six of those who had previously filed pledges failed to pay their fees and qualify as candidate for alderman when the city Democratic ticket closed Saturday night Only eight candi- dates are left in the race for the six positions, and in the Second ward only two have offered. All of the candi- dates for mayor, marshal, recorder and treasurer who had filed pledges qualified and will have their names on the ticket, except G. L. Phillips, who had previously withdrawn from the marshals race.
 The list of the candidates on the ticket follows:
 For Mayor-W. H. Duncan, J. A. King and J. Frank Jones.
 For Marshall. R. Piercey, w. M. Cady, w. H. Canada, J. w. Cox and John Long.
 For Recorder-George Shaw, Jr., and L. B. Pence.
 For l IredSuTeT-S. II. NcWDSlH anu w. A. Gibbon.
 For Aldermen-First ward, A. J. Meadors, Wm. J. Drummer and J. D. Collier; Second ward, c. c. Denney and J. R. Donnell; Third ward, w. Robbins, C. J. Greene and w. T. Will son.
 The names of the following candi- dates for Democratic committeeman will appear on the ticket, with three to be elected in each ward: First ward-B. T. Deal, c. E. Durham, w. F. Thomasson, R. E. Womack and F. E. Robins. Second ward-W. 5. Clayton, w. B. Stark, Frank Farris, H. B. Ingram and B. L. Harton. Third 'ward-E. w. Rogers, B. G. Wilson, w. 10. Wilson, V. D. Hill and J. H. Bailey.