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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1915
Page
9
The Washington Bureau is located at 1727 Street N. W. Mr. John Corrigan serves as doctor Stef correspondent and is in charge.
The Constitution discusses the Eastern railroads’ split ticket rule in through passenger traffic, noting the Interstate Commerce Commission’s pending investigation. Walter S. Franklin Jr argues roads follow commission rulings, while The Constitution argues the policy amounts to unjust discrimination in pricing between routes north and south of Washington. It details mileage book practices and through Pullman services affecting Atlanta to New York travel and says the commission must rule on fairness.
The Eastern roads seek to bar through mileage holders from seamless travel Washington to New York, forcing baggage recheck and a $4.50 penalty for through tickets. The Atlanta Retail Merchants Association and Rotary Club protest as The Constitution defends fair freight rates and urges the commission to decide against discrimination.
Charles A. Whittle of the Georgia State College of Agriculture suggests every Georgia county hold a weekly market day to unite farmers and surplus products at a single county seat. Buyers gain easy access while the event could become a regional institution solving market and other farm problems.
An essay argues for language shaped by common people not purists. It notes Great Britain forms a Society for Pure English with the poet laureate, but praises English as flexible and alive. Slang and regional variation enrich speech, and language should serve people, not be kept pristine.
A sermon urging mothers to embody care tenderness and forgiveness and to live with Christ in their lives. It extols motherhood as the highest calling beyond social fame and notes a mother’s influence can calm tears, heal fever, and even stave off evil. The piece cites Jesus as the source of blessed motherhood.
Charles A Whittle argues for weekly Market Day across southern towns to move diverse farm products from fields to consuming centers. Central gathering spots and active chambers of commerce would unite farmers, wives, and buyers, boosting competition, lowering costs, and encouraging regular market shipments. Market Day could attract large buyers and extend trade across Georgia and beyond.
In this editorial, Fol Volberg Jr argues the 216,006,000 kra nen mobilization vote in May 1714 signals a rushed prewar mobilization. He notes partial mobilization before a czar’s signal, German unpreparedness in East Prussia, and early Russian advances, yet predicts German superiority and a war stalemate, urging readers to see the money as a significant prewar move.
Mayor George R. Kline of Moultrie praises The Constitution for dedicating a page to the new packing plant. He notes the plant’s impact on diversification and wagonloads of hogs awaiting slaughter, asserting the project advances southern farmers away from King Cotton and foreshadows statewide benefit.
George Fritch presents Verdun as France’s famed fortress city of 13 000. The piece mixes travelogue and satire, noting Verdun’s sixteen large forts and thirty small ones bristling with steel and granite while lampooning modern siege tactics. It recalls Verdun’s long history with Romans Belgians Austrians Germans and French and hints airship raids would be trivial after such a storied frontier.
A freight representative argues against the Interstate Commerce Commission’s stance on split ticket use, citing Hepburn act precedents and two rulings from 1909 to 1910. He asserts mileage books must not substitute through fares and defends trunk lines’ practices amid ongoing rate and discrimination debates.
A reflective poem where the speaker recalls a life of toil and regret. He laments wasted youth and health, compares troubles to phantoms, and concludes that most worries were mental shadows rather than real burdens. The piece surveys aging, missed wealth, and the realization that trouble is a ghost.
Siloam Georgia Marsh reports Greene county to host the first public sale of Hereford registered cattle. Boswell, a livestock and general merchandise dealer, will offer fifty head on March 19 including fifteen choice bulls and thirty five cows and heifers. The herd is praised as among Georgia's finest, with plans to advance stock on a thoroughbred commercial basis. The sale follows upcoming Atlanta shows and is expected to attract wide attendance and smooth bidding.
The Temps of Paris comments on war abolition by noting from 1496 FC to 1862 there were 5,130 years of war and 17 years of peace, contradicting the abolition idea. The New York World reports the observation, illustrating long cycles of conflict.
Editor praises Georgia efforts to establish a statewide Hereford cattle breeding program and notes President McCray of the National Hereford Cattle Association plans a Georgia visit to discuss a possible Atlanta show and sale. The plan hinges on local reception in Atlanta Macon and Quitman with an April visit expected.
A collage of odd vignettes travels from Boston to Los Angeles and Washington. Wendell Emerson in a Boston park overate and deflects attention from his embarrassment. A Jennison home near Alamitos Bay shifts after a storm, while a Prussian soldier and diverse prisoners exchange quips in Europe. Poetry and editorial snippets touch on railway disputes, politics, and social satire, linking a wide arc of early 20th century miscellany.
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