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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1915
Page
9
Rev J Wilbur Chapman urges fathers to be ideal companions and friends to their children through upright living and frank, fair dealings. He warns that material gifts cannot substitute personal effort and stresses reliance on Jesus to reach true fatherhood and protect children from modern temptations.
By Isma- Dooly a column on etiquette and the question of how long a widow should receive attention while wearing black. The writer counsels against strict rules, suggests diversions with friends and poetry, and ends noting a new spring gown could help restore tone and taste.
James I. C. Pedder of Bradstreet told the Atlanta and Rome Rotarian clubs at the Capital City club last night that prosperity is possible in the South if it acts. He urged crop diversification and better roads, warned that war and credit cuts threaten business, and urged workers to maximize every dollar and expand markets while cotton prices rise and exports shift toward wartime needs.
An analysis of Russian forces as East Prussia retreats prompt questions about Grand Duke Nicholas and the army’s readiness. German successes under Von Hindenburg in the east and west prompt debate over Russia’s mobilization, reorganization, and potential levies as the czar gathers millions.
The death of Judge W. M. Kavanaugh, longtime president of the Southern Association of Baseball Clubs and a member of the national baseball arbitration board, sparks regret across the south. He also served as United States senator and held a prominent Arkansas political profile. His passing leaves a void in southern baseball leadership.
The New York World quotes Champ Clark warning that an extra session could wipe out the Democratic Party and urges the president to refrain from calling one.
The World argues that business faces persecution mania and ridicule yet cannot be ignored. It says Congress has kept the country in uncertainty for nearly a decade, worsened by European and Mexican tensions. Rest from congressional sessions would aid recovery and serve the nation, with the president contributing to the pause.
Taft’s Morristown speech on Washington's birthday urges nationalist restraint amid European crisis. He warns against jingoism, backs neutral rights, and calls for unity behind the administration while preferring America first in global readjustments. He credits public leaders for supporting policy in crises.
George Falter muses on candor as a social force in Candor, arguing few are candid yet urging a harnessed approach. He jokes about awkward honesty, suggests an official dispenser of candor, and imagines candid authority shaping behavior among ministers, station agents, and townsfolk in a humorous, period voice.
The retirement of United States Senator Root on March 4 signals a curious arc from cabinet service to the private sector. His refusal to seek re election shows he would rather be right than a senator, leaving a detached profile noted by Roosevelt. Athens Clarke edition praises Athens growth and local editors. Some Mexican presidents know when to stop, prosperity keeps moving.
The warrier in armor battles while the peaceful farmer toils all day. The poem contrasts soldiers and farmers, noting the farmer’s daily labor versus the soldier’s deadly work and wage. It laments the cost of war and honors productive toil. The piece ends urging soldiers to be ashamed beside the industrious farmer raising corn and wheat.
A clipped verse sketch traces Job facing constant troubles and disruptions from war and modern life, noting he never fired a cook yet endured many obstacles. The piece reframes classic biblical trials as everyday mishaps, ending with a note on unavoidable hardship.
Aged chemist Charles Mayo of Central Asbestos and Magnexical, at 25-27 West Kinzie Street, died by his own device. Found on his bed with a tin horn revolver attached to a cord in his right hand, the weapon concealed in the horn’s large end and the trigger rigged. Fellow workers uncovered the scene on arrival to work. The report cites police saying it was Mayo’s own action.
Mayor Mitchel's letter to President Wilson warned of wheat export pressures and possible embargo. The Agriculture Department in Washington says U S supplies are ample, with a forecast of stable wheat harvests next summer and room to export about a million bushels daily through July without harming domestic stock.
Families of soldiers killed in Europe adopted a death notice badge as a prayer plea for repose. A Philadelphia man received a fringed seven by two inch badge sent by a brother-in-law of James Doherty, a former Philadelphia resident who died in France after serving in the Irish Guards. Doherty had also served in the Boer War.
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