Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-26
Bv MRS. w. L. PEEL

shade better, but It is said n.
English women are making tbs
direst threats, which, unless the,
get the franchise, will almost
disrupt the universe.
There Is nothing like that In
dear old Georgia. We all se,
what we want. That is, nearly
what we want. Whenever we 20
to the ward meetings or the polls
or the clubs it will be because we
are driven there by loneliness.
The butchers recently struck
for shorter hours and got them.
but how about the poor bankers?
They are simply worked to death!
| have heard of one banker In At
lnta who works from a m.
to p. m. and who only stay,
home in the evening long enough
to change his collar and 20 TO a
church meeting, or something at
the Auditorium. Now, what sort
of family could a man like that
expect to have?
No woman likes an Adanlless
Eden, so they go down town and
buy something, which is an ex-
pensive habit, but good for the
merchants. There is no doubt
about it-A,tlanta men work too
hard, or they need new system,
or something.
For instance, take New York.
where the volume of business is
probably somewhat greater than
that of Atlanta: There they seem
to transact in a few hours what
takes whole day in Atlanta. Do
we not need metropolitan touch
to our business hours?
knowledge Is Power.
We are living in wonderful
age of moral, mental and physi-
cal uplift, and vice and disease
and ignorance are being crushed
out by the strong arm of prog
ress. One of the ladies on the
board of the Sheltering Arms said
their annual report was the most
surprising document she had ever
read. 1t showed a most remark
able decrease in disease owing TO
the awakened intelligence of the
mothers who had been taught
that prevention was better than
cure, and that. the remedy was
better than the disease. And so,
in all the departments of chart
ties and corrections in Atlanta,
go back five years and see what
strides have been made.
Not only in Atlanta, but In the
whole world, the greatest minds
are engaged in undertakings for
the betterment of mankind. Some
times queer situations are brought
about.
A prominent New Yorker said
the other day: You know the
disgraceful New Years Eve orgies
in New York have passed belief
Well, what do you think? This
year everybody stayed sober 50
they could dance, and more or
derby crowds never saw!"
Yet the dance is condemned by
many good people, and here it is
reforming New York
People are getting better and
are going to keep on getting bet
ter, and Atlanta is leading in all
these movements. We are having
our eyes opened, and none %
blind as they who won't see, Inc
old sot, and the old rake, ana
the old degenerate had just az
well give up, for they are going
and there will be none to take
their places.
Dr. FleXner, who has returned
from a years investigations IN
Europe, sums up the whole ques-
ton thus: Civilization mas
stripped for life and deaf"
wrestle with tuberculosis, alco-
hol and other plaques. 1t Is on
the verge of similar struggle
with the lesser forms Of CONNER
cialized vice. Sooner or later i'
must fling down the gauntlet 10
the whole horrible thing. lO''
will be the real contest--s COMES
that will tax the courage, the sen
denial, the faith, the resources OF
humanity to their utmost
Public opinion has decrsed Z.