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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-05-12

each of them calls for skilled and exhaustive in
qury-its broad purport is exceedingly interest
ing and suggestive. The specific terms and condi-
tons OF the Henderson offer may may not be ad-
vsabe from the standpoint.of the State. That is
a matter for the Western and Atlantic Commits
sion to pass upon after due study and for the Leg
islature ultimately to decide. 1t is none the less
gratifying however that in response to the Com
missions announcement of the readiness and desire
to receive proposals of this kind definite and
responsible an offer has been submitted. 1t at
least opens a broad and fertile field of discussion
on an issue of incalculable importance to the Com
monwealth.
The legislative act of December Fl, 1886,
der which the State built the Western and Atlantic
railroad clearly contemplated its ultimate exten-
sion to the Because of untoward circum-
stances, that far-reaching plan suspended, and
has remained so for more than three-quarters of
a century. But it was in the beginning and is now
the logical and necessary plan for realizing the
royal possibilities of the State Road enterprise
And now that the question of disposng of the road
for another long period of years is pressing for
answer, the State should rise the vision of its
fathers and bear their shining ideal to fulfllment
The Western and Atlantic railroad ought to
be extended to the in order that it be forever
proof against the schemes of any covetous and
competing system to destroy it's usefulness re-
duce its value. AS conditions are the State
road is merely local line, dependent largely on
other railways for it's more profitable traffic. The
fact that it has outlet of it's own to Atlantic
ports and no permanent guarantee of connections
with the West or the East places it at an obvious
disadvantage The only solution to this problem
lies in carrying out the purpose on which the road
originally built; that is, in extending it to the
sea so that it will have independent and assured
connections with the larger tides of commerce.
The establishment of such connections would
be of measureless value to the business interests
and the civic development of the State They
would make possible of industrial growth
and would call forth enterprises now undreamed
of. If the value of the Western and Atlantic is to
be protected if it's service is to be upbuilt, if its
worth to the taxpayers and the common interests
of Georgia is to be conserved, it must be extended
to the sea.
Mr.. Henderson's proposition, therefore, merits
earnest consideration. It's details, have said,
may or may not be acceptable; any proposition of
the kind demands the most cautious inquiry and
reflection. But definite offer toward the con-
summation of great idea, it is entitled to the
States cordial interest.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-05-12
The Outlook for the Army Bill.

The reported prospect of an early agreement
between the House and Senate the army reoT-
ganization bill is peculiarly welcome news after
so long a period of stubborn controversy. The
House conferees acting under instructions, stood
out uncompromisingly against the Senate provis-
ion for volunteer reserve and also against reg
ular army exceeding hundred and forty thousand
men, 1t seems indeed that the policy of the House
has been to concede as little possible to the needs
Of military defense, and to grant that little
with a grudge. ~.+.
Fortunately however the Senate members of
the conference committee have insisted a meas
ure that would be at least fairly adequate and by
dint of perseverance they carrying their point
1t seems from the present outlook that an army of
one hundred and seyenty-fve thousand for
normal times will be agreed upon; the Senate bill
called for two hundred and fifty thousand. This is
a sweeping reduction. 1t is hoped, however, that
the Senate plan for system of expansive organiza-
ton, whereby the regular army would be increased
to two hundred and twenty thousand men in time
of need, will be adopted. The Senate provision
for q volunteer reserve of some two hundred and
sixty thousand appears hopelessy lost though there
is still a chance that the nucleus for such re-
serve may be retained by strengthening that part
of the House bill which authorizes citizen instruc-
ton camps 1t is hoped also that provision for
Government nitrate plant, to which the House orig
inally was opposed may be included in the final
measure.
Continued delay this all-important legisla-
ton would be rank injustice and positive recreance
to the nations interests. The United States is
unprepared even to protect its border against ban
dit incursons much less to defend its territory
against formidable invasion. The only wise and
patriotic course Congress can take is to agree
an adequate army bill and put it promptly into
effect.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-05-12
The State Road to the Sea.

The ever-important question Of extending the
State Road to the acquires new and definite
interest through proposal submitted to the West
ern and Atlantic Commission by Mr.. j. A. ]. Hen
derson, a man of marked achievement in GeOrgias
industrial upbuilding. He and his associates offer
to deliver to the State not later than December L.
1919 a first class, standard gauge railroad reach
ing from Atlanta to st. Marys and thence to Jack
sonville, Fla and to accept in payment therefor
ten million dollars of the States bonds, bearing in
terest at the rate of four and half per cent per
annum and maturing in ten-year periods of equal
amounts. They offer furthermore to lease this
road from the State for fifty years on terms that
will enable the State to pay the interest the
bonds, to provide a sinking fund for the retire
ment of the bonds. and thus to acquire uncondi-
tional ownership of the road without actually
spending a dollar.
Under those terms the State would receive as
rental from the road the sum of 100000 a year
for the first ten years of the lease $750,000 year
for the second ten, 100000 a year for the third
ten, s85O,OOO year for the fourth ten and $780,
600 a year for the fifth ten years. In explaining
the purpose and possibilities of this rental scale
Mr.. Henderson states in his offer to the Western
and Atlantic Commission:
without any purpose to direct the use to
which the state shall apply the rent it is prop
er to say that the sums offered rent we"e
arrived at by computing first $450.000 per
mum, which will pay the interest on the states
bonds, then adding for the first ten years $780,
600 per annum which could represent at the
pleasure of the state, the annual taxes, and
100000 which the state could retain as a sink
ing fund with which to pay of the principal or
the bonds The increasing scale of rent, add
ing $4,000 per annum for each succeeding
period of ten years added to the sinking fund
of S1OO, 900 per annum would, at the end OF
the lease, pay off the entire bonded debt in
Cured account of this road and turn it
over to the state property of incaculabIe
value which would not have cost the state one
dollar from beginning to end"
As a coroary to the establishment and opera
tion of the new line, Mr.. Henderson proposes also
lease the present Western and Atlantic railroad
for a period of fifty years at q monthly rental of
$35,25O for the first ten years, $37, 5UO for the
second ten years, s42,5OO for the third ten years
$4,000 for the fourth ten years, and $4,000 for
the fifth ten years.
However one may regard the particular items
of this proposition-and as a matter of course
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-05-12
MunchauSen
BY DR.. FRANK CRANE.

BY DIX. FRANK CRANE.
One hundred and fifty years ago last April
was born the great and Incompatible Baron Mum
chausen. There had been liars before him, but
their work crude, amateurish He made Of
prevarication art.
He was to lying what Giotto was to the plastic
arts, what Dante to rhymed verse, and Beeth-
to music.
In fact lying is very like other forms of Gre
alive work. is offensive only in its forms.
When one can lie utterly and with mastery it is
entertaining. Where one bungles the job it is uR-
pleasant.
No known form of torture, for instance, is more
painful than fiddling when it is nearfiddling only,
and the perpetrator screws out his tune from I'M
happy catgut, whereas Ysaye or Elman is delight.
So, when the music committee asks after
church what think of the execution of the new
soprano who has been experimentally operating
upon the congregation for the first time the
imous verdict is that we are in favor of it.
A bad actress is than bad woman, as
far as the pleasure of the hour goes, and while
the audience may throw eggs at a histrionic per-
Torrance that is just about rotten, yet when
it is as unrelievedly awful that of the Cherry
Sisters it rises to the level of art
If anything is bad enough it gets good. Wit
ness Charlie Chaplin.
There seems to be point beyond which if
vice is carried it becomes a virtue.
While Washington swOre, upon memorable
occasion, yet he did it magnificently, the by
ISLANDERS said that it sounded like poetry.
Lincoln undoubtedly told stories that would
have been censored in a female boarding school,
but he told them well that he got credit for
thousands of Rabelaisian yarns he never
dreamed Of.
The community Mortified when a group of
gunner killed a New York gambler, and when a
doctor fed poison to his parents-in-law; but it
would appear not the murder but the smallness of
it is what shocks us, for when the crown prince
orders up a hundred thousand yOkels to be
duced to pulp by French seventy-fives, when the
festive Zeppelin blows up an orphan asylum, or
when the gay little submarine torpedoes a Rus
sian hospital ship, that is grand and glorious-let
hymns of praise to God be sung in all churches
and the iron and decorations pour lie merte
be passed around
Who steals my purse steals trash but soak
him the head with billy just the same, and
send him to the workhouse for thirty days; if he
steals thousand dollars he goes to the penten-
tiary for year so; but if he steals ten million
dollars he goes to the senate and to say anything
against him is socialism, anarchism and sans
Cuottism.
Thus it is that Baron Munchausen is the pc
cuar patron saint of the twentieth century, when
morals seem to be measured by bulk instead Of
quality.
Copyright. 1916, by Frank Crane.)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-05-12
The Searchlight
MOLASSES FUEL.

MOLASSES r UE1lJ-
Special furnaces devised in which molasses
used instead Of coal oil to furnish the heat
sugar factories From 20 to so cent Of
the exhausted mOlasses formerly thrown away.
Recently it began to shipped Francisco
permental result of which is the invention Of
furnace capable Of consuming it in producing steam.
The ash from the molasses contains 80 per cent Of
potash good percentage phosphoric acid which
makes it of exceptional value a fertilizer
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-05-12
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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-05-12
Gossip About Money
BY JOHN NJ OSKISON.
rEW YORK-How much does Henry Ford
M know about the ways of Wall street?

|
You recall his recent page advertise
ment called "Humanity-and Sanity?" You re-
member, then, that in one place he said:
"Have you seen that awful moving picture, The
Battle Cry of Peace?' Did you shake with fear
and tremble for your country's safety?
On the you told that the play
founded the story of Hudson Maxim's Defense
less America You saw Mr.. Maxim in the picture
He was holding something aloft. 1t was an instru-
ment of warfare
Nov, Mr.. Maxim merely advertising his
ware and playing your fears to make market
for his good. Mr.. Maxim has something to SELL
war munitions The following is from the stock
market report of Harvey a. Willis Co., 80 Broad
way, New York City, November 10, 1916
The stock of the Maxim Munitions corpora
ton is the latest candidate for favor among the
curb stocks. 1t made its appearance at II and
actively traded in at II up to 14la -
The book was fine advance notice The pic
ture was a fine follow-up. Then came some swift
patriotic work"
In the same advertisement Mr.. Ford added other
confirming details to connect the Maxim company
with the preparedness propaganda Also he point
ed out that Colonel Robert NJ. Thompson, president
of the Navy league, and active worker for pre-
paredness is chairman of the board of directors of
the International Nickel cOmpany-a company that
profits largely from contracts with the navy.
Again. ask, How much does Henry Ford know
about Wall street?
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-05-12

Germany at last admits that it was really the
Sussex that torpedoed and not a Mexican gun
boat or some other strange craft
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-05-12

Turkey, the Dardanelles, Egypt and South At
RIGA seem to have been eliminated from consdera-
ton, and the is now on a basis of German arms
against the English navy
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Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-03-07
GOT IT ALL FIXED

The Sparks Times is the name of a paper recently issued from
Sparks and the name of J w. Squires, % OF the old veteran who pub
fishes the Age at Las Vegas, appears as editor. The Times, o course,
is Republican; dt couldn't be else, emanating from the Squres family,
who are of the rock-rnDbed variety that eve refused a commission or
lodged a pension and are always for the flag and al appropriation
but with their vision to the past they do not realize that people n
longer take their cue from the G. o. P. spelbnders.
But the Appeal did not start out to deliver a dissertation on politics,
simply to state that the Times is u in the interest of Sam Platt first
last and all the time, for the Republican nomination for United States
senator, and sees n me else in the ace. 1t also virtually admits that
the recent meeting of members of the Republican State Central ON
mittee at Reno ws controlled by Ptatt and that when the members
went home it as with the determination OF electing themselves o
men whom they "a sway to attend the convention that will nominal
the man who will oppose the Democratic nominee for senator, as the
following evidences:
Perhaps the most interesting development of last Saturdays SEES
sion of the Republican State Central committees meeting in Reno was
the strength developed by Sam Pat as a candidate for the United
States senatorship. The favorable attitude of the committeeman as
plainly evidenced and in view of the probability of their being able to
reflect their opinions o the state convention it would seen that TIL
nomination of Mr.. Plat is all but assured.
when at the banquet given by National Committeeman Maxson
the name OF Mr.. Plat was mentioned there vas not a murmur OF DIS
mt O n the contrary. 81 unanimous a the attitude OF approval that
in view of the fact that the men there present will largely be elected as
delegates t. the state convention it us all but assured that Mr.. Flatt Will
lican party"
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-03-07

counts, and absorb the knowledge that anywhere from me to five
hundred people we're indebted to you n sums from SO cents to $500?
And how would you like to meet those good people day by day
without their W. thinking OF offering O the small amount due you?
And how would you like to see these same good people paying
their other bills promptly month by month and again forgetting yours?
And wouldn't you just revel in the knowledge that all Of these
small amounts combined, if suddenly collected up, would swell your
bank account to the tune of $500 or $1,000?
When you reach the point where you ca appreciate the grim
hun.or OF such a condition, and keep right smiling, you will have
qualified yourself for the life Of a country editor.
And when you reach that point you will ~wonder why in
bazes you never thought OF tie editor when paying your other
bills. and you will just push the breeze until you reach his shop and
hand him that little mite you owe him.
Here's hoping you soon qualfy-for you know, brother, that many
Titles make a much, and in the editorial purse there is always room fo'
more.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-03-07
BACK TO THE OLD SONGS

The frequency with which n comes across announcements of con-
certs in which stress is laid on oldtime songs, and ven functions rybers
old-tme songs constitute the entire program, suggests a reaction from
the modern composition that is so generally tawdhy and mawkisb. Ger
tain it is that the sentiment for the old cong endures. If we can pet
back from the kiss Me Quick" school to the "Lorena" type. it will be
more sane and salutary
The oldtime song lis attractive to the younger generation and cer-
tainy is pleasing to the generation that heard it in the time of its full
popularity. 10 tn one 1t has the novelty Of quaintness and sincerity
that is missed in the @caned up-to-date illusions, and to the other it
recalls the scenes and incidents of other days, always o satisfactory to
look back upon-Oakland Tribune.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-03-07
ONCE OVERS

Most of the trouble between husband and wife arises from the re-
fusal of one to consider matters from the viewpoint of the other.
," One is likely to think that in case of a disagreement the other must
necessarily be wrong.
Each should give the other credit for good, common sense-a per-
son who has opinions, and opinions which deserve consideration.
Because a man is physically stronger than his wife it does not fol.
low that his opinions are better than hers.
But then there are sol men who dos o credit n woman with
the foresight and mental acumen which they suppose to be masculine
traits.
Such e should study the lives of the big successful men and
learn that most of them we're aided in their most successful undertake
ings by their wives.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-03-07
WHAT'S DOING ABOUT ARBOR DAY?

What is Carson going to do about Arbor Day?
Neighboring communities are already making plans to plant trees
and generally improve the sections in which they live, but so far Carson
remains inactive.
In California plans are being made o plant mile after mile of trees
along the public highways to make the state roads more attractive to
auto tourists. The Appeal would suggest that some action be taken
to make King street leading to Kings canyon, the road that all tourists
must travel going and coming from Lake Tahoe, a better advertisement
tor the capital city and the people living in it. With considerable work
and a little money this street could be made a thing of beauty and a
Joy forever"
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-03-07
NOW IS CLEAN UP TIME

No good housewife permits the spring months o pass without clean
ing ot the winters accumulation of dirt and trash. housekeeping is
a recognized event. and although not a particularly popular one, its
virtue is admitted by all
Cleaning up nowadays is not confined to the homes. Most COM
muniies have annual cleanup weeks when the dirt and filth of streets
and ALLEYS, yards and vacant lots is removed; when fences and buildings
are repaired and painted and everything done that will help to make
that community a better, more attractive and healthfu1 place in which
to live.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-03-07
TOPICS IN BRIEF

And nw England calls out the married men. Albion is learning at
last the necessity OF having real fighting men of experience in a crisis
like fhs-F1ouston Post.
One hopeful sign is that there are fewer books dealing with
the causeso of the al and more discussing what is o happen aterward-
Sam Francisco Chronicle.
The Democratic party lis said to be unanimously in favor of Boss
Barnes as the permanent chairman of the Republican National conven-
tion-Boston Transcript.
If it is only a matter Of language that is in dispute with Germany,
both countries ought to be able to fix things up by coming a new word.
San Francisco Chronicle.
Little Holland finds compensation for its troubles as a neutral. The
Honand-American Steamship companys dividend for 1915 a 50 per
cen In 1914 it ws 7-Boston Herald.
OWNING AN AUTO MAKES A DIFFERENCE
As II esteemed friend Williams of the Churchill County Eagle is
now the proud possessor of a buzz wagon he has declared in favor OF
providing for the government manufacture and sale of gasoline. But
to reflect?
There is commendable feature in A. H. Howes announcement
of his candidacy for the Republican nomination for United States sena-
tor. He is not hiding his light behind a bushel.
The Carson News says there is II o doubt but that A. H. Howe will
prove a factor in the senatorial zee. Has the News inside informa-
ton?
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-03-07
A NEVER FAILING SIGN

A never failing sign, a ever true barometer by which to Judge te
business methods of any firm, is the way the public responds to its ad-
Nerfisements. This was evidenced in Carson last week when a local
firm advertised a special sale and later announced that thew had done
ne of the biggest days business in their history. And their success
wa due to the way they rel at it.
If you are enjoying a good business advertise and keep it,; if not,
advertise and get it.
A writer in the Hearst papers describes President Wilson as a
weather vane. But weather vanes as a rule indicate the source of storm
and give timely warning.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1916-09-07

Wiclllifife seems to be receiv-
ing favorable consideration as a
location for the government S
proposed $l1 100000 amor plate
works Should such good luck
befall our neighboring town, she
would spring quickly into the
prosperous city class. The fac
tory would employ between 5000
to 1000 men, nearly all OF whom
would be skilled mechanics and
receive high wages, and the pay
roll of the factory would be be-
tween S125, 900 and $4,000 per
week.
FOR RENT: Until Jan. Is
5 rooms, with bath, suitable for
light housekeeping, over Hickman
Drug Co. See E. Dobson, at Dob
son s store. tic
Take that prescription to the
Hickman Drug Co.