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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-28
THE SPIRIT OF THANKSGIVING
(The Eatonton Messenger

The Thanksgiving season has once more
reached us, and again there is a call made
from within each right-thinking man and
woman, and each child of any considerable
age to return thanks to the Father for His
many blessings tina. have been poured upon
US all, individually Ind as a people. . {.
When our forefathers gathered that har-
vest of plenty and faced a winter without
fear OF accual starVation-with few comforts,
and on hope OF forty cents cotton and the
attendant luxures--they did not celebrate
any fixed, old-English custom; but it made
them feel so good that they started brand
new occasion of their own-and in a sim
pie, trusting manner they met together and
worshiped
Do we do that at the present timer
Honestly, have you ever spent real
Thanksgiving Day?
And once more we can honestly say that
never have We had greater cause to be truly
grateful. We have passed through a year
OF unprecedented prosperity. Barring &C.
cidcnts and misfortune we believe that any
man who has worked faithfully has made
good living, and, generally speaking, a sur
plus besides. Certainly that is true source
or thanksgiving. And those who haven't
worked, ought to be truly thankful that they
are living at all-and all of us ought for
that matter.
Our greatest trouble is that we are too
prone to take what we have as a matter OF
right ana OF course, anu 10 teel reSenlLuI De-
cause we haven't much as some other
fellow.
But these material things are too common
place to dwell on, while we have SO many
higher, nobler and more gratifying privileges
and blessings and advantages-the most OF
which we so little deserve, and often fail %
recognize or to take ad 'antage Of. Indeed,
it would doubtless prove a benefit as well as
an inspiration and actu~l cid to us ALL aside
from the duty we owe Of returning thanks
to God, If we would take the time to sit down
and thir where we are at and what we are
actually amounting to in the things that
count in the world.
Take a holiday nexS Thursday and pay the
greatest debt you owe; on Friday morning
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-28
Discovering the South AneoO.
{" HE time ls not far OF, thinks the st.
Augustine Record when motorists

[" HE time IL not far OF, thinks the st.
Augustine Record. when motorists
~ can traverse any part OF the South In
ease and comfort-in support OF which view
our Florida contemporary cites the TACT that
every state In this region now has in pros
pect, II not actually available, substantial
bond Issue for highway Improvements.
The latest example and q highly notable
one, is that Of Mississippi. Alert to the
need of good roads for developing natural
resources and for attracting new settlers and
new capital, that Commonwealth has pro-
1ected a twenty-five million dollar bond is
sue for "the construction OF state system
OF trunk highways touching every county
seat and linking up with side roads to be
built by the counties"
It is the wide-reaching and well-knlt char
acter Of this plan that so highly commends it..
Not until the States perceived the importance
OF building roads on big designs and with an
eye to the common interests OF all the coun-
ties, could expect adequate results For
years Georgia has been astir with good roads
enthusiasm, and numbers Of counties have
made admirable advances In this field OF
enterprise. But until lately we have been
handicapped by lack Of q statewide plan un-
der which the activities Of the several coun-
ties could be linked together so that each
would reinforce the other and all be joined In
serviceable' whole. The most valuable
feature Of our new highway legislation is its
provision for this very thing. 1t looks to
time when not simply some parts OF Georgia
but all parts Of Georgia will have the best
roads which ample funds and engineering
skill can produce--road sthat will be not
merely so many separate segments, but
tnter-related members OF a great body Of
highway service.
When this plan OF road development has
been carried out in our own and neighbor-
ing Commonwealths, then indeed will motor
lists find 1t easy and comfortable to traverse
And hon a,l11 ~
South's real drawing-power begin. The ma
ton at large has scarcely dreamed of the
wondrous, resources and opportunities which
lie waiting In this fertile region, nor have
We ourselves done more than dimly imagine
their breadth and richness But with good
roads opening and inviting the way, the
South will be discovered anew and an era of
unexampled progress will begin
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-28
FACE AGAINST THE WIND
BY DR.. Frank Crane

copyright, 1919, by Frank Crane)
An agent of the Near East Relief, society
whose object Is to raise money for the suf-
fertng Armenians, who, as everybody knows
have been robbed and butchered by the
Turks, was making a speech at a meeting in
Celina, 0.
After the address the speaker noticed q
workingman in a blue shirt trying to make
his way to the platform. He was an engineer
and his face was marked by scar caused by
blast of steam. He stood waiting at the
edge Of the crowd. The speaker approach
him end asked what he could do To- him.
The man said that all he wanted to know
was whether it was a sure thing that all the
money contributed to the fund actually
reached the starving Armenians. He was as
sured, and proofs furnished.
1t afterwards developed that this locomO-
tive engineer, whose name is Robert Graf,
had already contributed $500 to the relief
fund. This is a good deal for an engineer to
contribute ont Of his salary.
But it was not all. Robert Graf went
nome, sold his house for $500, and gave
mat to the fund ful he purpose of curchas-
Ing an orphanage in Armenia
Inc agents OF the fund objected to taking
the money as it scented too much. Where
ukOiA tIe engineer repIed: "On that's moth
l2S al all. l cans staLd the idea OF knowing
women and Httio chi Jren are going hIny,v
WhS' could sell and give away everyt Ain;Z
I've got. and s:i'. be q rch man. / have
got my work, my hands my health and a lob,
ana pGver know what it is to 40 hangry.
lhese reople have ne opportunity to work !;
thcy ere helpless ] don't deserve any
credit for giving SO long as am not suffer
ing nor sacrificing anything myself"
Was this man justified in this sort Of CIV
| ing?
Our first impulse is to say that he was
not; that he should have provided for him
self and his wife before giving to others.
and that he was not prudent and thrifty
| This is good reasoning, perhaps but II
leaves out the most important factor in hu-
man nature, and that is it's capacity to do
something big and glorious and unreason-
able.
The reckless, hilarious, adventurous gam
| bling instinct is not confined to doing wrong.
We can use it and get fun out Of it also in
| doug right. You cannot get the answer to
| life by adding up the figures on the balance
sheet.
take my hat off to Robert Graf and ell
! the magnificent, unreasonable, God blessed
people like him, and l am glad to know that
humanity can, not only go to the devil hilari-
| ously by getting drunk and spending money
on Broadway, but they can go to heaven
| hlarously and have a glorious, intoxicating
Joy in doing it, by giving all that one
| has TO satisfy splendidly a beautiful impulse.
Tho more think of this incident the big
| ger this man looms in my imagination.
| honesty envy his sublime courage.
Eohelt Graf was not giving away his
money because he didn't realize what it cost.
mtl5 got to stick his fac5 up against the
wind a good many times to win $500, and
want to be sure my money Us getting
there. that's all.'
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-28
Encouraging the Jnnkery.
.HE Allies have found 1t necessary to
warn Germany that II the Treaty OF
Versailles is not put duly into effect

warn Germany that II the Treaty Of
Versailles Is not put duly into effect
beginning December the lst, hers Will De
the responsibility. While 1t is hoped that
no complications will arise, there have oeen
several incidents Of late which give the Su-
ureme Council at Paris some cOncerL-for IN"
stance the abrupt departure OF the chleT
plenipotentiary whom Germany sent to that
city in connection with the armistice protocol
The deliberate purpose OF this some rooserV-
ers suspect was to hold up an essential con-
ference and thereby delay the enforcement of
the peace terms. Can 1t be that Germany
has not yet despaired OF winning by strata
gem what she lost in arms?
She could have no reasonable hope in that
direction so long as there was a well-defned
prospect Of a League Of Nations. Schemes
to escape justice and to provoke another
great conflict could make little Roadway
long as the leading Powers, America tnclud-
ed, stood together for law and peace. But
suppose the nations that put Prussanism
down should fall apart at this restless and
critical juncture of the worlds life. Sup
pose that the United States, instead Of lend
ing its vast strength to the support OF the
treaty which represents and guarantees that
victory over Prussianism, should turn her
back on her friends and enter into
negotiations with Germany with a view to
making a separate peace? Does anyone
doubt that this would put fresh heart and
ambition into Junkerdom and set the Pots
dam militarists to dreaming anew?
Well. Just this would be the upshot IL the
Treaty situation should stand where the SEN
ate left it last week. Having rejected the
plan of settlement to which our associates in
the war all have assented, should be
placed in the far from creditable position OF
dickering with the erstwhile invaders of Bel
GUM and despoilers of France. Certainly,
none could profit by the final rejection of the
Treaty save AGermany-and Junker Ger
many at that
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-28
Il Wretched Hoax.

Vt ia greatly to be hoped that someone
will earn the reward which the State
l. Of Georgia has offered for the appre-
bension of the miscreant who perpetrateo
the baseless and cruel rumor OF PRESIDENT
wilson's death. Inconceivable though 1t ID
that any person of sane mind could nave
devised that particular piece OF dastardness'
II is nevertheless due the people OF georgia
and especially the people Of Atlanta tnat
responsibility for the mischief be liked IL
nossible. and then condignly dealt with.
To no audience in all America could the
rumor have come with more painful ana
more terrible shock than to that assembled
in the Auditorium Sunday evening TO near
an address by Vice President Marshall, the
citys honored guest. For no hearts coulo
hold the nations Chief Magistrate IN more
Ioval or more affectionate regard than
those of this community, bound to him as
it is by innumerable ties Of old association,
of personal friendships and Of stanch fealty
to the great principles he upholds. Not
only those who were in the audience ana
suffered the anguish of the occasion, but the
entire Atlanta public bitterly resents the
wretched hoax. 1t resents the disturbance
and distress caused its eminent and admired
guest, the Vice President. 1t resents the
fact that for a single hour or single moment
anyone capable of such meanness or such
lunacy should be at large within the city or
the state.
Governor Dorsey has done well In offering
a reward, and Mayor Key in urging the ut
most police effort, for the ferreting out of
the responsible person. However difficult that
NAV be- II is important that no recourse be
left untried, and that the country under
stand how deeply Atlanta deplores the in
cideDt.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-28
UNDEMOCRATIC DEMOCRACY
(The Columbia Record.)

We protest With every fiber of our being
we protest. If this is free country it ought
in all fairness, we submit, be free to all alike
There should be no class distinction, no favor
itsm, no freedom permitted to one little group
that is denied another But from Washington
comes the information that one Walter j.
Attridge, who has been until few days ago
employed at the headquarters In the national
capital of the Plumb Plan league, has been the
victim of shameful and undemocratic discrim-
nation. When Attridge, doubtless becoming
thoroughly imbued with the spirit OF democracy
pure and undefiled in which the Plumb plan has
been nurtured, formed union Of his fellow
workers and presented a petition embodying
demands he was peremptorily discharged for
his impertinence. Thereupon Attridge jobleSS
and diSlusioned, has given out statement In
which he charges that the Leagues Officers
preach industrial democracy and practice in
dustrial autocracy," and he reveals the secret
that they are not "actuated by the principles
which they have so long advocated for others"
Poor AttridgeI Denied his nalienable right
to form a union of hic own, to organize for
his industrial emancipation, kicked plumb out
of the Plumb organization, he becomes nothing
more than a member of the puhic-one OF the
dumb driven cattle"-his not to make demands
but to bow down before the ultimatum Ola
more privileged class, his not to reason Wny'
his but to do and die"
Who knows but what Attridge might in time
have become a great 'eader-as mighty chief
tan perhaps as Glen E. Plumb hmSelf-had NOT
his light been rudely snuffed out by the very
hand that taught him his cunning when ne was
denied the privilege OF setting IN motion a
wheel within a wheel and union within
uniOn1
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-28
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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-28
WHAT WORRY is
BY H. Addington Bruce


4 BIOLOGISTS for worry are beginning to
~ make their appearance. They are
actually defending 1t as force for
great good in the world.
Were i. not for worry, These curious think
ers argue, men would not make provision for
their old age. 1dleness would be universal
II worry over the consequences of idleness did
not spur people to work.
Worry is applauded as saving men from In
d1scretions and designations that would bring
them to an untimely end. 1t drives the all
ing to consult doctors in good season. II
urges the taking of exercise and other meas
ures making for health.
II even is glowngly depicted as a pre-
server of homes which would often be dis
rupted did not worry intervene with it's warn
ing OF the scandal attending family break
ups
Let US not be deceived.
Even granting that worry sometimes
operates as it's defenders insist, It remains
dominantly curse, not blessing to man
kind.
For every man whom It inspires to WORK
hard and be thrifty you can find thousand
whom it incapacitates for work and reduces
to poverty.
If II urges some to save their nervous en-
ergy It hogs myriads to a nervous collapse.
Tho men whom 1t burIes outnumoer vastly
those whose lives 1t prOlOngs.
It makes widows and orphans. II promotes
suicide It drives wives and husbands TO
drink and drugs, thus blighting, not preserV-
ing, the home.
Worry, put otherwise is not personal or
social tonic. 1t is o persona, and social
poison.
1t fogs the mind, not clears 1t. It excites
the brain so that its victims cannot sleep. 1t
crowds our hospitals for the insane even as
it crowds our institutions for the dependent
poor.
1t whitens the hair and palsies the hand
1t leaves no bodily organ untouched. 1t en-
feebles and 1t paralyzes.
It transforms courage into cOWardice 1t
makes traitors. 1t causes kind-hearted men
and women to degenerate into selfish brutes
1t fosters violence, fraud, theft.
whole volume would be required TO de-
scribe adequately the vicious nature Of worry
and the mischief it works. Whole volumes
in fact, have been written attempting such q
DESERT n, yet failing fully to indi, this In
famous psychic criminal.
But commend these volumes to the apollo
gists for worry. / commend them to any one
inclined for a moment to doubt that worry
is quite as black as modern psychologists
and psychologists have painted it.
Whereas the truth is that as science Is
perfectly willing to admit, much research has
yet to be made before we shall comprehend
worry's malevo!ence in its dire entirety.
Copyright, 1919, by The Associated News
papers.)
The war tax habit Is contagious. Every
WI unh Tor ND
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-28

on checking up that Gay, don't put 1t on the
"lost" column of life-if you have observed
it right it will be one Of those (too often
few which will measure to the highest
standard =. - 4 .s. 4
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-28

The war tax habit Is contagious. Every
where, now, it's so much for this, and little
bit more, But the other day in a criminal
court the acme of taxing was achieved when
the court sentenced man to two years and
ten days.
whats the ten days for?" demanded
the prisoner.
"War tax" snapped his honor, as he call
ed the next casee
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-28

T is greatly to be hoped that someone
will earn the reward which the State
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-28

Names Of $4,000 Canadians who were kill
ed in the world war will be inscribed on the
walls of a church which will be erected in
Notre Dame de Grace, Montreal suburb. The
church will be used by the combined con-
gregations of the Anglican church OF the
Good Shepherd and Trinity.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-28

Calvin Coolidge, governor OF Massa-
chnsetts who won the admiration of the ma
ton recently by his stand for law and order
during the police strike in Boston, tolloWlns
which he refused to allow any OF the striA-
ing policemen to return to tneir !4ps, Is We
ing doomed for the presidency by the Repuo-
leans of Massachusetts. The Republican
club of that state has already taken official
action indorsing his candidacy for president
Of the United States.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-28

The Daily Express, of London, comment
ing on the United States senate's action on
the peace treaty, says: 1.-THE buildings Of mill
itarism In Germany show the perils which
still threaten peace and civilization. They
follow so closely the action Of the American
senate that we must there trace cause and
off
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-10-15
HEADS
START DRIVE TO
CURB ACCIDENTS

About one hundred heads 81 depart
ments and safety committeeman or the
Indiana EIarbor Belt RAILROAD met al
Gibson today and were addressed b.
H J Bell. regional supervisor Of safety.
Northwestern region Chicago General
Manager George Hannauer and safety
= gent +. G. Steineck on the National
Railroad Accident Prevention Drive
scheduled for October IS TO October 81
inclusive.
Aside from the World War this IS thc
most stupendous effort ever attempted
in this country to save life and limb.
md this railroad is not leaving stone
unturned "a he end If placing their
line IA the no ACCIDENT group Mr.
Steineck will address the school children
on this an-important subject Of safety
beginning October 15 at Hammond and
81 Blue Island next week. followed by
Riverdale. Dolton. Argo LaGrange.
Franklin Park and East Chicago. By
this means il * honed to lessen crossing
accidents
Al the clergy along the line have
been asked 10 preach on tins subject
next SUNDAY ami also october % If they
WILL Hundreds of posters have been
posted on the railroad and in the towns
along the line The safety agent has
thirteen men 70 assist him in putting
this over
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-10-15
SMITH GETS
No WORD ON
WITHDRAWAL.
Says No Orders Have Been
Received on Turning Job
Over to Regulars.

All kinds Of rumors ae afloat in
Indiana Harbor as to ust when the
state troops will be withdrawn and
the federal toops arrive, but so far
there has been nothing defiiite and
even General Smith is in the dark
on the custom.
The most definite news Of the re-
placement Of state troops ~ the regu-
lars was received hy strike Leader.
Howard from Governor Goodrich in
2 telegram which stated that "a long
as Indiana Harbor and East Chicago
are in state Of rot and proba ble
bioodshed the state troops could not be
withdrawn The telegram made no
reference to federal troops.
The hopes of the soldiers have been
high for a speedy release but the mill
tary authorities can give nothing defin-
ite TO build UP these hopes Most of
the state troopers are business men
and arc losing money each day they
are away from home 1t is no Won
der that they greet news OF returning
home with more than pleasure Be
cause Of the composition of the com
mittees il is the common belief that
the statea uthorities Will withdraw the
militia soon as possible.
10 oficial pickets were on the street
this morning although General Smiths
headquarters have issued no order for
bidding pickets J. F. Howard ex-
planned that il was useless for man
TO put on picket badge and go out
on the street because the troops inter
tere with their picketing. General
smith on the contrary. personally in
vestiged reports Of removal OF badges
from pickets only to md that each Of
the pickets stdd wore his badge
Numbers OF arrests for sale or liq-
uor arc stili being made BY the mili-
tary authorities and large quantities of
vine and whisky have been coniscated
Many OF the places which were closed
have since re-o-pened under close sur
1eillance and Will be allowed TO oper-
ate as long as they obey the law.
city alderman John Tenkeley was re-
leased when his tenant asserted that
the LIQUOR found belonged TO aim
The tenant was arrested IT. Col.
Albert smith president OF the court.
explained that Tenkeley is stin liable
to arrest.
In one OF the buildings raided by the
troops last night the troopers found
three men sleping on q single bed.
revolver on the table and bottle OF
n.hiskey under the pillow.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-10-15
LEWIS ISSUES CALL FOR COAL STRIKE NOV. 1st
STREET CAR LEAVES
RAILS And CRASHES
into STORE FRONT
On Man Injured in Freak
Accident on Calumet
Avenue Corner.

one man was seriouslv injured and
a score o. passengers were thrown in
70 panic TUESDAY evening when a
II ". & f q street car left the
tracks at the corner of Sible, street
and Calumet avenue. Hammond and
crashed into ths front store room
which Is nov being used for school
purposes Fortunately the classes
had been dismissed and there were no
children in the room when the accident
occurred.
Car No. IS. which was in charge OF
nootorman Harry MeIcbar and conduct
or Robert Gleason approached the cor
ner from the west ana in order 10
make the sharp curve Melchcr gave
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-10-15
CHILD CHOKES TO
DEATH ON GRAPE
Whiting Baby Dies While
Parents are Away from
Home.

WHITING. Ind. Oct. Angrelina.
the siN-month-old daughter of Mr and
Mrs. Mathew Ambrosi of Sc short 81.
met its death by choking while the fam
lily visited in Chicago on Sunday.
Mr. Ambrosi. who has blae.zsni,5 !
shop on Short St. went to the home 81
his brother on sunday. accornpa paaIod b,.
his wife and tvo children the baby ana
son two years old. Mr. and Mrs. Am,
hrosi were absent about twenty minutes.
SONG across The street to make an 81
fort 70 purchase sugar Ia the mean
time Mr. Ambrosis brother brought In
some grapes. They have been unable 49,
lnd who gave the baby the grapes to
eat. but when the parents came back
they found the child dead. having chok i
to death on a grape a post norton p.s
held and ono grape was found lodged II
ne ehild's throat and il was found ma
she had swallowed two others
The remains were brought a. nbitt,-
Yesterday and taken in charge bv m
dertaker Barau. Services were reld -
5ohn's slovak church yesterday az
ternoon. interment being at ST Iobr.s
cemetery. Hammond