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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-02-23
in the Right Place

and goes to symphony concerts. But the girl
that you like to go about with, and to be
seen out with, is the girl who knows the lat
est razzle DAZZLE who is the best dancer,
who can knock out the jazziest jazz, who
looks like daily hint from Paris, and who
keeps man on his tip-toe trying to keep
up with her.
GAS long as your guardian angel stays on
its job it keeps whispering warnings in your
ear not to marry the jazz girl, but she has
spoiled your taste for the quiet girl just as
much as a steady diet CT highly spiced food
ruins your appetite for bread and milk.
"I know dozens of splendid girls who are
gentle, modest, refined ladies; girls who are
cultured, who read, and think and have high
ideals; girls who have been trained by their
mothers in all the arts of domesticity, and
who would make model wives. But they
never have beau.
"They are not snowy, and man volun-
tarily takes one out to places of amusement.
Their brains are not in their heels, and no
man dances with them except under COM
pulsion. They do not carry the flubdub line
of conversation that men seem to crave, and
so no man volunteers as a fireside COM
panion for them, hence the poor girls are
left severely alone as if they had the leprosy
instead of possessing all the virtues that go
to the making of the ideal wife.
"And girls know this. They know that it
that they are serious-minded, or really intel
ligent, or domestic, and SO they pretend to
be lot more frivolous, and wild, and silly,
than they are. In fact, there are very few
girls who are really as big fools as they act.
A lot of them would like to wash their faces
clean, and wear decent clothes, and get down
to a natural key, if only the men would let
them.
but you men won't do it. The only wom-
en- you will chase are the wild women who
give you run for your money. The stay-at-
home, stockingdarning, sit-by-the-fire girl
hasn't the ghost Of a chance Of attracting
mans attention, or getting husband. The
girl who wants to marry has got to go out
and whoop things up, and then a man
knocks her for wearing cap and bells, in
stead of a bungalow apron.
"You say you can't find the quiet, modest,
domestic girl you want as wife. It's be-
cause you look for her in cabarets, and at
jazz parties. If you will sleuth around for the
quiet girl, you will have no difficulty in To-
eating her in her own parlor. The woods are
full of them"
Copyright, 1922, by The Wheeler Syndicate,
Inc.)
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-02-23
The Neglected Ballot

A PROPOS of President Harding's recent
4 remark that citizen has no wetsntier
duty than that of voting when vote
counts for something, it is recalled that in the
momentous national elections Of November,
1920, fewer than half of those who were le-
gally qualified and morally bound to exercise
the suffrage right took the trouble to do so.
Out of 54,421,S32 eligibles, those who cast
ballots numbered but 26,759,592.
This is fairly typical of all elections from
those involving the Presidency and it's vast
issues to the unimposing, but far from unim-
portant tests in matters municipal. Americans
are dumfoundingly indifferent to a right
which their forbears fought to secure, and
responsibility which is The basis or free and
efficient government Time was in this coun
try when suffrage was the privilege of few.
When John Adams went to Harvard, students
were seated according to social rank, AID the
future chief magistrate Of the nation was
fourteenth in class of twenty-four. Tt ~0rt
Of exclusiveness stalked at the polls It was
well into the nineteenth century before the
property requirement for voting was vigor-
ously and effectually challenged; and when
Old Hic4.ory sounded his historic slogan, LET
Lie p6OplS RUE, Iuduy W0I6 Lu0 WUICuISS WHO
fell back purple with anger, then pale with
alarm. Today the ballot is not only every
mans vouchsafement, but also every wom-
ans. Part and parcel it is of life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness" Indeed, it is
so common that we seem perilously near
counting it cheap, SO easily employed that we
are in danger of forgetting it's great uses.
Yet, many Of these good citizens who are
too negligent to vote are sedulously critical
Ct the powers that be. On the one day of the
year when they could give their judgment
force they stay away from the polls, only to
bubble and complain the remaining three
hundred and sixty-five. They are convinced
that politicians are all incompetent to gov
ern, but they themselves will not assume even
the responsibility of casting ballot. They
are exceedingly liberal of advire and reproof
to those who are doing the work and Crap
ping the problems, but why, pray, do they
not give ..-a community the benellC clIelr
wisdom in the form of vote? Suffrage is
a responsibility duty no less than right.
Failure to take ones place at the polls when
interests and principles are at stake is as dis
loyal in kind, if not in degree, as failure to
answer a call to the colors when danger
threatens from foreign foe.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-02-23
MY FAVORITE STORIES
By Irwin Cobb
A STICKLER FOR THE COZ

A y IlONLER TOR he OODE
A survivor of Mosby's Cavalry told me
this one, years ago, as illustrative or the
Germans love for regularity and orderly
routine in all the affairs of life.
It would seem that Bavarian 1mm1-
grant Joined Union regiment and in the
third year of the war was sent to Vir-
ginia. One night he imbibed too heavily
of strong drink and fell asleep in corn
crib. When he awakened he discovered
that during the night negro camp fol-
lower had stolen his uniform, leaving be-
hind ragged civilian outfit. The German
clothed himself in these tatters and set out
to find his command.
Presently another and an even more
disagreeabe circumstance than the theft
of his wardrobe impressed itself upon him.
By certain signs he made aware that
while the Federal forces had withdrawn
from their old positions the enemy
had advanced so that he was now inside
the foes lines.
AS he limped toward the rear hoping
to overtake the retreating force, squad
of ragged gray troopers came whirling
out of thicket and surrounded him. Quite
frankly he told them who and what he
was, and they made a prisoner out of
him.
Presently his captors halted him where
tree limb stretched across the road, and
one of the Southerners, unshipping a plow
line from his saddle bow, proceeded to
fashion slip-noose in one end of it. The
captive inquired of the lieutenant in COM
mand what the purpose of all this might
be.
why" said the lieutenant, "we're GO
Ing to treat you as we would any Yank
caught inside Of our lines in disguise. Under
the laws of war we're going to hang you
as a spy"
"Vell," said the German, "votefer ia
der rule!"
Copyright, 1922, by the Central Press
Association)
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-02-23
An A;rb1ane Commission,
IF aviation continues to grow as it has Il
4 the last decade. the Interstate Com

IF aviation continues to grow as it has in
the last decade, the Interstate Com
merce Commission or some kindred
body will be called upon to regulate the
transport service of the air no less diligent-
ly than it now does that of land and water.
1t may be some generations yet ere it will
be necessary, as lively imagination Of the
Washington Post predicts, to elk rates and
establish rules governing inter-planetary
routes or to provide filling stations on
Saturn and supervise the dairy business on
the Milky Way" But it will not be long be-
fore commissions and courts must take
cognizance of aeronautic questions as they
bear upon commerce and property and per-
sonal rights
Indeed, a considerable number of such
cases already has developed ant slowly a
body of legal precedent is forming. Curious
ly enough, however, the Congress of the
United States, within whose country the air
plane had its practical genesis has been of
all legislative bodies most Indifferent to
these important matters, most behind-hand
in enacting or even considering appropriate
and needful statutes. The time is not distant,
however, when Congress will be compelled
by the critical necessities of the situation to
set.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-02-23
QUIPS AND QUIDDITIES

The stationmaster, hearing crash on the
platform, rushed out of his room lust in
time to see the express disappearing round
the curve and dishevelled young man
spraWNng out perfectly fiat among a con-
fusion of overturned milk cans and the
scattered contents of his travelling bag.
WAS he trying to catch a train?" the
statlonmaster asked a small boy who stood
by admiring the scene.
He did catch it," said the boy happily.
out 1t got away again."
I plucked an autumn leaf in the park and
TOOK 1t to the studio. Showing it to the
man with the wonderful relatives, said:
"How's that for an imitation leaf made
out OF very fine grade of leather.
Les see IT," asked the man with the
wonderful relatives. Passing his fingers
over the tinted surface, he remarked: sMv
uncle used to make imitation leaves"
suppose" l queried, that they were
much better than this one?"
he looked at me in pity, and sneeringly
said: "Ill say they was!"
A passenger in frst-class carriaye IN
England insisted smoking An angry
man protested and when about to appeal to
the guard the passenger got ahead Of him
with the remark
Guard, l think you will find that this
man IS travelling with third-class ticket"
one was put out. spectator of the incl
dent asked the passenger how he knew tha
man had a third-class ticket.
WELL" he explained, cit was sticking ont
or MS pocket, and noticed that it was the
same color as mine"
The ferce-looking visitor from Belgium
entered London toy shop and gazed frigid-
~ at the assistant, who hurried to her side
wants, she said with strong accent.
'ze naked Edward"
The poor man blushed and thought wildly
Of his wife.
"Er-um" would Won mind sor;ro 4h4
again?" 'N"'
re naked Edward" persisted the CHS
TONER. You have them in the window"
Great Bath buns" gasped the assistant
wen have the police here in minutei
Come outside and show me-"
once outside she pointed excitedy "Zere
you have him-what you call re Teddy
bare" she said
Inc celebrated novelist allowed himself
to be dragged to the theater by friend
The man at the door would not admit
them, though the novelist had a standino
invitation to the house.
When the manager came he corrected the
man at the door.
The novelist sat through the performance
with sto1cal calmness, but on going ont said,
P"IneIicdlly' am looking for that kind
hearted young man who did not want to let
us in. I should like to give him half a
dollar" w H"il
Give me some particulars of this man-size.
color of hair, kind of clothes, and so on" said
the detective, inquiring of an EMPLOYER as to
a description of an absconded cashier. "Now.
then, how tall was her"
The employer rubbed his chin and said.
Cant exactly tell you how tall he was: but
can tell to within a dollar or two how short
he is" 'A0
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-02-23
That -Four Billion Budget
Mr.. David Lawrence paints Of the

Mr.. David Lawrence paints Of the
Governments finances; but it is all
too true, as Treasury figures attest, and is
we'll worth the taxpayers bordering. The
record and the prospect in briefest sum-
mary, run thus:
An annual budget of about four billion
dollars can be averted only by rigorous re-
trenchment.
A deficit of some three hundred and three
millions is to be- expected by the year 1928.
A falling off in tax revenues is threat
ened.
There is no predicting when payment,
either of principal or of interest, will be
made on the foreign debt.
Even if there should be payment on prin-
cipal at no remote time-a thing altogether
mprobable-still this would be swiftly swal-
lowed up in the retirement of ten billion of
the twenty-three billion dollars of Liberty
bond issues outstanding.
From these stubborn, beleaguering, brow
knitting facts it would not seem that our
Republican magicians who were to work fs-
cal wonders SO soon as they were given con-
troll, have como up to expectation 1t appears,
indeed, that matters have grown continual
" more perplexing since those inefficient
Democrats were relieved of the helm. The
country's major interest, however, is not in
keeping the political score, but in escaping
from the ills it has and the others that it
knows not Of If the party now in power will
but begin some sort of wise and effectual
economy to steer us securely past the rocks
of a four-billion- dollar annual budget, we
can forgive much of what it has left undone.
But beginning there must be.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-02-23
DOROTHY DIX TALKS

TIME other day an extremely eligible
young man was indulging in the in
- door sport that is so popular just at
present-knocking the modern girl.
"I would like to marry" said the young
man, land so would a number of other young
men whom I know. We want to settle down
and have homes and families of our own,
and we are able to take care comfortably of
the women we marry but we don't marry be-
cause we can't find the kinds of girls we want
as wives.
eve want nice, quiet, domestic girls for
wives. Serious-minded girls who would have
some idea of the duties of wifehood, and
motherhood. Not the kind who marry with
one eye on the divorce court, and one on the
altar. We don't marry because we don't want
jazzy, shimmy1ng, painted up, short-skirted
girls for wives. They are all right to play
around with, but not for keeps
ooh, WE'LL" I said, consolingly, "you
needn't stay single on that account There
are girls to suit every TASTE If you want
nice, quiet girl for wife, there's Mary Al
mo pep to her." responded the young man
in search of a modest wife. ''She bores me
stiff. run like a startled deer when see
her coming
"Then try Bertha B." I suggested.
Nothing doing" responded the man who
was looking for a practical wife. "She
dances like performing elephant. it's no
wonder she papers the walls wherever she
goes. Why, everybody would give you the
laugh if you picked out lemon like that"
There's Celia Co. said I. "She's a per-
fectly wonderful cook and manager, and
would make the best wife in the world
"Not for me-" said the young man who
was hunting for domestic wife. 'FWhy, she
is perfect trump. She always looks like a
bundle of dry goods off the bargain counter
Believe me, the lady that I take around as
an example of my taste in skirts has got to
be some looker!"
"Oh,' I said, "I don't wonder at your diff
fculty in finding wife to suit you for you
are seeking the impossible You want wom-
an who is at once shrinking violet, and a
brazen sunflower. You want one who is an
iron pot, and q Dresden statuette. You
want one who is kitchen apron, and an i'm
ported ball frock, and let me tell you, son,
there is no such animal in existence"
'The trouble with you modern young
men," I went on, sis that one kind of girl
comes up to your IDEAL while another fires
your fancy. Your sober common sense tells
you that the type of girl who makes good
wife is the quiet, practical, domestic girl,
who makes her own clothes, and helps moth
er with the younger children, and is good
free hand cook, and who reads serious books,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-02-23
The Man of Mexico
THAT veteran observer of men and af-
fairs, DIR. E. J. Dillon, gives striking

fa1rS, Dr. II. j. Dillon, gives sCrlklnS
Characterization of the present chief
magistrate of Mexico, whom he lately studied
at first hand. 1--WE travelled together from one
end of the republic to the other for weeks at
time" says the British biographer, trough
ing it in many places and under trying con-
ditions which bring out the character OF
man. 1 am acquainted with the members OF
his family, with his first teachers and with
many of his schoolmates in the North, and
can truly say that have not met any states
man, whom for constructive ideas, idealism
rooted in realities political vision, and in
difference to cheap popularity, I would rank
above Alvaro Oregon"
These assuredly are meaningful words
when one reflects that the writer of them has
been meeting statesmen from the days Of Bis
marck to those of BRAND and Lloyd George.
1t may be that in his surprise at finding an
able and straightforward executive in charge
of country long over-run with adventurers
and misruled by tyrants or weaklings, DR..
Dillon has written with more enthusiasm
than discrimination. But manifestly Presi-
dent Obregon is fostering a new and better
order of things south of the Rio Grande. That
the news from Mexico has been so undramatic
in the last year or two is itself happy evil
dence and Of good omen.
True, word came the other day that Obre-
gon had ordered three rebel generals shot and
that execution had promptly ensued. But it
was not many seasons ago when shootings
both official and free-handed, were so fire.
quent as to excite scarce ripple Of concern.
1t should be remembered, too, that while OBJ
RECON turns fist of iron against assailants
of government today, he had the tactful good
sense in the beginning of his administration,
when the rightful featies of citizenship were
still confused, to deal moderately, even gen
erously with his old foes. Few if any did
he prescribed. Villa himself was persuaded
to peace and helpfulness.
What year may bring forth in Mexico
is not yet to be forecast, but there is no
mistaking the improvements under Obregon's
regime, the cheering promises. The
more prosperous, more forward-going than
for many a weary day. May the good trend
continue and wax ever more strong.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-02-23

Forever this poem of Tennyson will be
q TYNE of them who fling away their lives
for something they esteem more worth
while.
In the battle of the ages the goal of the
greatest souls has been the realization or
humanity and the breaking down of all
walls that separate men from men.
Greatest of all is the tragic figure or
Jesus of Nazareth who 1000 years ago IN
world which is even to this day 1mprls-
oned in contentious patriotism, knew no
patriotism but humanity, no brotherhood
but the human race. lie was put 10 uedCn
between two thieves,
Since his time there have appeared here
and there in the worlds history men who
in one way or another envlsaged the same
dream Some were obscure, some conspicu-
Gus. All failed.
We think of Robert Owen, who, when
the statesmen of Europe assembled in 1878
at Aix-la- Chappelle to attempt one OF the
periodic adjustments of the continent pro-
posed to the assembly: eff you will now
agree among yourselves to call congress
of the leading governments of the world
will unfold to you the natural means by
which you may. now with ease and pleasure
gradually create those surroundings IN
peace and harmony which shall have
perpetual good and superior influence upon
all our race" and reminded them that they
could without war easily induce all gov
ernments and people to unite in practical
measures for the general good of all
throughout futurity."
And a Frenchman, Daniel Lagrand,
manufacturer in Alsace, who addressed va
rious memorials to the governments of
Europe from 1910 to 1S47 to the same eff
feet.
And of Louis Wo1owski, of Lausanne, who
declared that SO many treaties having been
concluded with the aim of killing men, he
wished to be able to witness the adoption
Of similar means to enable mankind to live
This was in 1878.
And of Colonel Frey, Swiss statesman
a volunteer in the American Civil war, after
wards Swiss minister at Washington, and
finally president of the Swiss Republic, who
conceived that 'the suppression of industrial
competition by international regulation con-
stituted the best means of alternating the
hard lot of labor
And of Elihu Burritt the learned black
Smith Of Massachusetts, who coined the
phrase, 'Above all nations is humanity"
And at last of Woodrow Wilson, who
set all Europe aflame with the vision of
a world organized to prevent war instead
of making war, and who fell as Caesar
feII-covered with wounds.
But all these, and many others who have
had this intoxicating dream, have not fallen
in vain.
Little by little the inert minds of men
awaken and the children of them who
stoned the prophets build the temples.
Said Gerald Massey:
ooh, the prophets, bards and seers
In the horoscope of nations
Like ascending consultations:
They control the coming years."
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-02-23

"But eventually the department agreed to
admit him for years visit. When the year
was up, not long ago, he had to go back, and
as the department had foreseen, the separa-
ton was worse than it would have been at
first.
'"The friends of alien families are naturally
eager to have them admitted and they do not
always understand why an individual is bar
red when the quota of his country is not fill
ed. They say, oh, he could not read, and so
he had to go back When they write to US
and we look into the case we find that the
immigrant had tuberculosis, or he was in
sane an imbecile, or for some other serious
reason was expressly debarred by the present
law. Only congress can change such restric-
lions which are for the protection of this
country"
Quota Law Seems Satisfactory
In general Mr.. Husband finds that the
quota law works efficiently enough. At first
steamship companies caused some quotas to
be exceeded, and made difficulties by bring
ing in more aliens than could be legally ad-
mitted. This country was not responsible, as
we have no control over immigrants leaving
Europe. The consuls, it is true, limit the
number of visas according to the quota law.
But when they began to do this great many
outstanding visas had been issued and these
have upset calculations to some extent.
The matter of steamships racing was not
of great significance, Mr.. Husband says. 1t
occurred in the case of few ships carrying
Greeks Two or three of these ships would
lie outside the harbor until just before MD
night at the beginning of a month. Then
they would race to see which would get to
quarantine first In one instance, ship ar
rived at 1905 AMI another got in two min
utes later. This has stopped.
Whethet the quota law goes out of effect
June 80 or whether it is renewed depends on
congress. Congress has for years wanted
such a law by which the steady stream Of i'm
migration from southern and eastern Europe
might be partly checked without restricting
the immigration from the northern and west
ern Europe. The immigration from these
southern and eastern countries was more
than four times as heavy as that from the
rest of Europe and the balance tended to be-
come more unequal all the time.
The quota law settled the proportions def
nitely, giving northern and western countries
1850 immigrants in the year, and the rest
of Europe 900. With nearly five months
of the fiscal year left, the northern and west
ern countries have not sent their quotas, while
the other countries almost without exception
have filled theirs for the year.