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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-12-05
Merchants, Farmers andMarket. S

Business leaders in Georgia towns will do well
to think and act on the suggestion of Mr.. A. o.
Murphey, of GAINESVILLE, who says in letter to
The Journal:
Crop diversifcation has two sdes-the
merchants side and the farmers. There will
never be general and permanent diversifcation
in farming till the merchant well as the
farmer realizes this The merchant, on his
side, must buy well SELL He must
prepare to handle farm products for cash. IL
he desires his farmer customer to diversity his
crops and thereby get on more solid basis
for credit"
The establishment of convenient and reliable
markets for homegrown products is one OF the
basic needs in Georgia's economic life, for on sucn
markets must rest the development of diversified
as opposed to a one-crop system of agriculture, II
the foodstus for which send millions of dollars
to distant sections are be raised on our own SOIL
the men who raise them must be enabled TO sell
tasm The farmer who has to let the bulk of
potato crop rot or go to waste for lack of
customer will not care for further experiment in
that line of diversifcation and with food crops
generally If on the other hand, farmer can dis
pose of such crops with anything like the conven-
fence of accommodating, he will be encouraged to
raise them in greater variety and abundance.
The business men of every town should see to
it that the surplus foodstus produced in the sur
rounding country have available market, If not
in the immediate community, then in other parts
of the State or outside the State That this can be
done if due energy and foresight are exercised is
evident from the fact that Georgia consumers spend
vast sums of money in improving the very COM
modities which be raised easily and cheaply in
their own State These consumers will welcome
the opportunity patronize Georgia farms through
Georgia merchants. Indeed, the rank and file of
them certainly those who have the interests of the
Commonwealth at heart, will give preference to the
homegrown product.
On some lines substantial progress in develop
ing food markets for home products has been made
The expansion of the packing house industry is do
ing great deal for farmers who raise hogs and
cattle. Wideawake boards of trade and chambers
of commerce endeavor to maze their towns centers
for the purchase and distribution of farm products
other than cotton; especially earnest in this
ton has been the work of the State Chamber of
Commerce. 1t must be recognized, however, that
many towns have not yet risen to their opportunity
and obligation. The matter is which for their
own interest they cannot afford to ignore and
which for the welfare of the State they should take
vigorously in hand.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-12-05
THE FEAR OF POVERTY
BY HERBERT COREY.

to fling away life at any moment irresponsibly:
the athletic trim-in short, the moral fighting
shape 1t is certain that the present fear of pow
erty among the educated class is the worst moral
disease from which our civilization suffers"
1 remember reading IA Max Mueller about
those Hindoo fellows who, when they had provided
for their children and finished up their life job
generally, give all their possessions away put
a yellow robe. take rice bowl, and go off up into
the mountains to find their souls before they die.
OF course of course know it wouldn't do.
That's not our American idea. It's Numerically
opposed to the whole trend of western culture.
But all the same, have haunting conviction that
those Hindoos are beyond us.
l couldn't do that, not if l wanted to.
But 1 don't fool myself a bit l know that the
reason l couldn't do it is that am big enough.
l am big enough to pile up things to beat all
the rest of the fellows playing my game of ping
up things. But l not up to the class of men
who choose poverty, to whom poverty means OPP
portunity.
take off my hat to the men like Socrates, and
Buddha, and Jesus, and Francis of Assist, and
Thoreau
They the real aristocrats of earth. I'm COM
mon We're all common, Rockefeller, Carnegie,
Schwab du Pont Vanderbilt, Astor-all of US.
If we met Socrates Maeterlinck somewhere
in the woods we'd go to sleep on him.
We are careful and troubled about many things.
we sons of Martha. but the of Mary have
chosen the better part.
Copyright, 1916, by DR.. Frank Crane.)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-12-05
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
BY II. ARLINGTON BRUCE

eases in which an increasing death rate is found.
For that matter, they are ii need OF education
regarding ayoidable causes of disease in general
They need to be instructed in principles OF
pbvsical hygiene and mental hygiene. They need
to be aroused the Importance of such precaution-
ary measures as periodic visits to the family doctor
for a general health examination.
All this the opponents of preventive medicine
appreciate They are therefore doing vigorous
educational work by public demonstration, health
exhibits public lectures, moving picture films deal
ing with health subjects, and magazine and news
paper articles.
If active endeavor accounts for anything, they
ought to be highly successful In reality, they will
be successful only in proportion people are will
ing to hear and act upon the information the pre-
This is the vital point.
The success or failure of preventive medicine
depends absolutely on the attitude and action of
the public-depends the attitude and action of
the individuals who make up the public.
You, my reader, of these individuals.
Get interested, keep interested, in everything per-
timing to your health and the health of your
family.
Read the health news in your daily newspaper
Attend health lectures and exhibits. In time of
epidemics heed the warnings issued by health au-
horities. And at all times try to live hygiencally
Do this and you will be helping to make pre-
able aid in the safeguarding of individual and
tional health.
Copyright, 1916, by The Associated Newspapers)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-12-05
Car Shortage Serious Question in
Spring Fertilizer Movement

Editor Journal: Knowing your great interest in
everything pertaining the welfare of the SOUTH
write that you call public attention to the car
shortage situation.
The war conditions causing tremendous in
crease in the freight movement and extraordinary
freight congestion due to shortage
The movement of fertilizers the farmers is every
congested during the month of March and 1t is
reasonable to expect that with unusual movement
of other business next spring there will be more con-
gestion than ever before
l think the farmers and fertilizer dealers of the
entire south should be warned at this time of the un-
precedented and unusual freight congestion that is be-
fore that the fertilizer movement will be started
much earlier than usual this season.
Cotton 20 cents pound at present and next
fall deliveries quoted nearly 10 cents for October
certain that fertilizers will be used if it
be had because of the greater profit in prospect
from its
With two unusually short cotton crops this season
and last it is reasonable to expect that even
unusually large crop year would bring high
price the world demand for the staple is continu
ally growing
We want a big cotton crop next year big
grain crop well. There should be profit in both
and only through largely increased crops hope
reduce the living which is rising to alarm
ing proportions. Southern farmers should, and no
doubt WILL analyze the fertilizer situation wisely and
get their supplies in hand in advance of the usual
time This cannot be urged strongly by the
papers in view of the facts now existing in the car
supply.
The surplus in the United States January l.,
1916, 1885 Car surplus in the United States
February l. 1916 214S5. March 1, 1916 the surplus
was changed to shortage of 20,551
The situation next January, February and March
promises to be much than last evidenced by
the present condition:
Car shortage in the United States September 1,
1916 :. :. =. =. .......................... -sS7S
Car shortage in the United States October 1,
1916 .......... -. ....... e. ............ sO6s7
Car shortage in the United States November 1,
1916 -. -. .............. los O1O
Please give publicity to these facts a matter Of
vital to the farmers public generally
HARRY HODGSON.
Athens, Ga, December 4, 1916.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-12-05

Yes, said the millionaire as sat by his wood
fire brisk October morning, l successful. ]
have fought the good fght-at least l suppose it's
on top. 1 have this magnificent estate. My bust
ness is prosperous. My name stands high in the
city. My wife has all the clothes and automobiles
she wants. And my children will have the best
education to be had. I've won out. You know my
story. 1 did it myself.
But
He paused awhile and gazed into the flame.
Then he went
Butt sometimes wonder. I've thought over
things a good deal. And I've come to the con-
cusion that I'm not frst-class man. No man
can be rich and first clas
Not that I'm going to give away all my goods
and take to poverty. That's just it. 1 couldn't.
I'm just big enough to be rich. I'm not bis
enough to be poor
All of us Americans, wrestling in the great
game of getting on, missing something I'm
getting tired of all this preachment to young
folks telling them how to succeed and all that.
The trouble is, it all assumes that the worst
curse in the world is poverty. l ran across a
quotation from William James the other day that
rather bowled me over. Here it is:
1--WE have grown literally afraid to be poor.
We despise any one who elects to be poor in order
to simplify and save his inner life. We have lost
the power of even imagining the ancient idealiza-
ton of poverty could have meant-the liberation
from material attachments; the unbribed soul;
manlier indifference; the paying our way by what
we are or DO and not by what we have the right
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-12-05

about preventive medicine. 1t is phase OF
- medical work carried on by many agencies.
The United States government, the American
Medical association the Rockefeller institute, the
Life Extension institute, the national committee
for mental hygiene, boards Of health, school
boards, and various other organizations share in
promoting it.
Essentially it is national movement. AS its
name suggests, it seeks to combat disease by pre-
venting it. Through research specialists 1T hunts
out obscure causes of disease. And 1t strives to
inform the people of the United States how to live
If they wish to keep we'll and to live long.
This educational aspect of the preventive med
hstics show that it is greatly needed.
During recent years there has been steady in
crease in the death rate from certain diseases at
tributable largely to unwise living habits. De-
generatve diseases of the heart arteries, kidneys,
and other vital organs into this classification,
and are markedly on the increase.
In the registration area of the United States
census bureau, the death rate in 1900 from dis
eases of the heart was 1881 per 100000 popula-
ton. Last year it 1862
In 1900 arterial diseases of various kinds gave
a death rate of only 61. Contrast this with last
years rate of 1913.
Deaths from nephritis kidney disease) were
at the rate of SO per 100000 in the year 1900.
Last year the death rate from nephrits was 104-7.
People clearly are in need of education regard
ing the avoidable causes of these and other dis
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-12-05
The South As a Meat Center.

One of the particularly important problems to
which the Federal Department of Agriculture gives
attention is that of increasing the country's meat
supply. For twenty years more the production
of food animals has failed to keep pace with the
growth of population, to which circumstance the
continued advance in meat prices has been largely
due The Departments efforts toward increasing
the supply are directed upon two general lines, as
it states in recent bulletin: the eradication of
live stock diseases, and the development and i'm
provement of stock raising. In both these respects
very gratifying progress is being made in the
South More than forty per cent of the Southern
territory originally infected with the cattle tick
has been cleared, thereby greatly reducing source
of loss which amounted to forty million dol
lars a year The South is also forging forward
the Department notes, in stock breeding. 1t is
the judgment of many experts that beef and pork
can be produced in this section more economically
than in any other part of the United States and
that eventually the South will be the nations
great center of meat supply.
After peace is declared some disposition will
have to be made of the host of war adjectives.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-12-05

After peace is declared, some disposition will
have to be made of the host of war adiectives.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-12-05
NOTICE TO So HsCRIBERs.

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

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-16
CITY GETS $4,000
Edison Company VIII Divide
Profits of Two Years.
Commissioner Newland Makes
Report Known.

The city treasury will soon be en-
riched by about $4,000, according to
reports at the city hall. The Topeka
Edison company will, according to
Commissioner Newland, make a report
to the city showing that they owe the
city that amount. 1T may vary a few
dollars one way or the other but the
amount stated is close to what the re-
port will show the electric company
owes the CITY," said Newland today
when approached regarding the mat
ter.
When this report is made and the
money paid into the city treasury it
will mark the end of a discussion be-
tween Commissioner of Finance Was
son and the officials of the Edison
company that has been going on for
some months.
The Edison company has not made
a report of its affairs to the city for
the past two years. According to the
franchise under which it operates it
should make a report twice year.
The law governing the company re-
garding the report reads, The Edison
company shall annually pay into the
city treasury, of the city of Topeka. 10
over and above. 10 per cent earned by
said company upon the actual cash
value of its investment at the date of
each report
The report, it is understood, will be
in the hands of the city officials the
latter part of this week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-16
CONTRACT IS LET
Cuthbert and Sons VIII Build
New Lincoln School.
They Win in a Field of Over
Fifty Bidders.

James Cuthbert & Sons have been
awarded the contract for building the
new Lincoln school by the board OF
education. The sum mentioned is
$7OS29 This amount may be changed
by the alternating forms provided Tor
in the bids The heating and Yentl-
lating contract was secured by George
w. Sutherin; the gas and plumbing
by w. f. Sheehan; the electric WIRING
by the Topeka Electric company. The
total cost probably will amount TO ap-
proximately $S7, 900.
The acceptance of the Cuthbert bid
seemed to put damper on the hopes
of occupying the new building next
fall Cuthbert refused to say that the
new building could be occupied during
the next school year. AS school does
n-t let out until June 2 and II Will
take at least six weeks to rae the OLD
building it would make it Impossible
to complete it until late during the
next school year, if at all.
The Cuthbert bid was several thou
sand dollars lower than any of the
fifty-odd bids received by the board.
other low bids received were: Curt
Ter & Co, Suisse; Allan & Fulton
s7S,177.S7; F. M. Spencer q son,
s79.9S9; l. NJ. Bowers. $S1,S5o; Henry
Bennett, $76,736; Lundgren & Carl
son, $79,972. The architects estimate
was $74.4O9.29.
George w. Sutherin, Johnson &
Beck, w. F. Sheahan and C. F. GUSTAV
son & Co, entered bids on the heating
and ventilating and gas fitting wiz
ing bids were received from George
Sardou, the Topeka Electric company
f. L. Overton Engineering and supply
company, the Machinists' Electric Co.,
and the Robbins Electric company.
Board Saved $1,000.
The board saved $1,000 by cutting
out the air-washing system, the va
cuum cleaner system and the control
system of heating and ventilaung.
Sutherin's original bid was $15.752. but
the elimination of these specifications
brought it down to less than $4,000.
Sheahan's bid on the gas fitting was
S4.75S. The figures were not named IN
the wiring contract which was let to
the Topeka Electric company.
The air washing system which the
board decided to drop out of the spec
ifications would have been an innova-
ton in public school ventilation in
Topeka BY that system the air
passes through a sheet of water giving
the air certain humidity which would
effect a saving on fuel. 1t is also
claimed the air is purified by this
process. The cost of operation would
decided by the board. Van Horn and
Evans voted for the system, but Pen
well, Jones, Atchison and Griggs OPP
posed it.
After a lengthy discussion the
proposition of a control ventilating
and heating system was left to the
building committee and the contractor
to work out. The Moline heating sys-
tenn was rejected by the board.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-16
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-16
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

SCHOLARSHIPS
The Interstate Townsite Co. to s.
D. Kendall, lots 1872 Cunningham
BID. Frs s. of oberiin College to F. F. ~
Luke lots 99-10O Melrose .. $40
First German Baptist church to c.
Foy, lot 55 n. u 81 Tyler st. 8, 400
c. Wierenga to J. A. Egg lot SIS n
Lane St, Battey & Jansen's sub.
G. f. Brassbridge to j. E. Tandy n.
Il NV. Il 26-10-16. Observation-Disclosures. 1900
E. Fenton and wife to R. F. Maze,
TT. on Madison st...... 500
F. Sardou and wife to F. A Wad-
leigh. lot 1916 s. y 81 Emmett St,
SardOuS add. Observation-Disclosures. 400
M D. Tucker and wife to c. Wieren-
ga. lots 613 613 n. X Is Lane st. Bat
tey & Jansen's sub. 1
J. NJ. Cell and others to NJ f. Cell,
lots 1919 Wililston St, Stones
G. W. veale III, and wife to s. A.
Swendson, pit. lots 36S-70 Lane st.
Brooks 2nd add. 500
S. Gross and husband to L. W. VIII
son, lot All pit 10 blk. IA Fillmore
st, Kings add Observation-Disclosures 600
Nj. A. Stewart and husband to F. W.
Gray, lots 461 pit 80 West St, Elm
hurst add Observation-Disclosures. 10
c. P. Kleinschmidt to B. NJ Carnahan
lots 229-31-3 Maryland ave, High
land Park Observation-Disclosures. $50
]. Blattner to G. Beier and wife. See
G. NJ Noble and wife to c.. Taylor,
lots Sc to 96 Adams St, Highland
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-16
WANTED-MALE HELP.

WANTED-1OO Iaborers steady work; %
farm and dairy hands; arm walters !;
cooks; kitchen help; porters; man and
aged couple, $40 month. board and room.
Furman Employment Office S11 Kan Ave
IF YOU WANT to make money writing
both sexes in best Kansas Mutual Life
Association on easy small payment plan,
write Pottawatomie Plowmen, Onaga, Kan.
Northumberland bother. Only
those experienced need apply. Kross
Bottling Works, 400 Kansas Ave.
FIREMEN brakemen beginners 500
monthly; permanent positions. Railway,
care State Journal.
WANTED to run gas engine and
spray trees Apply 1854 College.
WANTED-Boy over 16 years of age. To-
peka Laundry Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-16
TRAIN In THE DITCH
Only the Engine Was Left on the
Track.

Clinton, Mo-. May 16.-The five
cars of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas
passenger train, known as the Texas
special, southbound, overturned and
rolled down a twenty foot embank-
ment near here early today. None of
the 6 passengers was dangerously in
jured. w. R. Tate of San Marcos,
Texas, was painfully cut about the
legs and has been taken to a hospital
here. Herman Luking, Pullman con-
ductor of st. Louis; B. c. Cooley.
train conductor of st. Louis, and F. B.
Lord of st. Louis, were slightly in
jured.
A broken rail and defective ties
were given as the cause of the wreck.
Mrs F. w. Thomas of San Antonio,
Texas the only woman passenger. was
uniniured. The coaches and tender
turned completely over. Only the
rear wheels of the engine left the
track
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-16
ASK M. P. FORECLOSURE
Would Collect on Securities for "a
Million Railroad Note Issue.

St Louis, May 16.-Suit for fore
closure for stocks, bonds and notes Sc
curing the 24,700,O0O note issue of
the Missouri Pacific railway has been
filed in the federal district court here
by the Union Trust company of New
York.
The trust company asks that the
foreclosure be effected if payment be
not made within definite time to be
set by the court.
Last Saturday the court granted
permission to extend the maturity of
the gold notes from June l, 1916, to
June 1, 1917. provided the note hold
ers concur in the extension.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-16
EXPRESS men STRIKE
Five Hundred Drivers Leave; Police
Protect Property of Companies.

Chicago, May 16.-Express COM
panies here faced a strike today when
express drivers refused to take out
their wagons 1t was estimated that
more than 500 drivers were active in
the strike and that many more,
through fear of violence, would de-
cline to take out their wagons.
Police were sent to protect the va
rious express company barns. Off
Gals of the companies affected said
that the places of the men who re-
fused to go to work would be filed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-16
WOOD CAN NOT ATTEND
John r.. Mott Will Deliver Closing Adj
dress at Y. NJ. C. A. Convention.

Cleveland, May 1e.@Today brought
the closing sessions of the information
al Y. NJ c. A. cow ention. Major GEN
eraI Leonard Wood of the United
States army will be unable to give an
address tonight. as he is at military
camp at Oglethorpe, Ga
Arrangements were then made to
close the convention with an address
by General Secretary John r. Mott on
added Responsibility of the North
American Association Occasioned by
the War