Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-26

shade better, but q h esA6 ne
English women are MATING IA
direst threats. which, ruzisss S1,~v
get the franchise, wiz ssme..
disrupt the universe.
There Is nothing INA that IN
dear old Georgia. We al ne.
what we want. That II, nearly
what we want. Whenever We 70
to the ward meetings or the pods
or the clubs it will be because We
are driven there by foneffnesK
The butchers recently stsuck
for shorter hours and got them,
but how about the poor bextarers.
They are simply worked to death.
have heard of ono banker IN At
lnta who works from 9 a. VA.
to Z p. m. and who only stays
home in the evening long enough
to change his collar and go 10 a
church meeting, or something at
the Auditorium. Now, what sort
of family could a man like that
expect to have?
No woman Hikes an A6anaiess
Eden, so they go down town and
buy something, which IS an OK
pensive Aabit, but good for tbs
merchants. There IL no doubt
about it-Atlanta men work too
hard. or they need q 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 q few hours what
takes a whole day in Atlanta Do
we not need metropolitan touch
to our business hours7
knowledge Is Power.
We are living IN g wonderful
age OF moral, mental and phyN-
cal uplift and Woe 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 10
the awakened intelligence Of tns
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,
60 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
disgraceful New Years Eve orgies
in New York have passed belief
Well. what do you think? This
year everybody stayed sober 80
they could dance, and more or
derby crowds 1 never saw!"
Yet the dance Is condemned by
many good people, and here II 10
reforming New York!
People are getting better and
are going to keep on getting bet
ter, and Atlanta Is leading In sii
these movements. We are having
our eyes opened, and none -
blind as they who won't see The
old sot, and the old rake, ana
the old degenerate had just IS
well give up, for they are going
and there will be mona to take
their places.
Dr. Flexner. who has returned
from a years investigation In
Europe. sums up the whole Ques
ton thus: Civilization nos
stripped for q land dea'h
wrestle with tuberculosis. sioo
hol and other plaques. It 10 on
the verge of a similar struggle
with the lesser forms Of CONNER
cialized vice. Sooner or later u
must fling down the gauntlet 10
the whole horrible thing. ID"
will be the real contests conte''
that will tax the courage the sell
denial, the faith, the resources o.
humanity to their utmost"
Public opinion has decreed ID