FAIRFAX HARRISON
SUCCEEDS FINLEY
VIRGINIAN AND FORMER VICE
PRESIDENT CHOSEN TO HEAD
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
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LATE PRESIDE. NT PRAISED
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Harrison, Finley's Close Adviser,
Will Continue His Policies and
Work For Upbuilding South.
New York.?Fairfax Harrison, formerly
vice president of the Southern
Railway Company -and for the. last
three years president of the Chicago,
Indianapolis and Louisville Railway
Company, of which the Southern is
part owner, was elected president oi
the Soutl^-rn Railway Company to
succeed the late William Wilson Fin- :
Imy. a special meeting of the bumu |
of directors being held for the pur
pose of tilling the vacancy caused by
Mr. Fmley's death.
Mr. Harrison is a Virginian, his
bonve being at Relvolr, Virginia. He
la peculiarly identified witli the South, j
as bis father was private secretary
to Jefferson Davis while president oi
the Confederate States, and all Ills
nJlroad experience has been with the
Southern and its associated lines. Mr. j
Harrison was born in 1S69 and was
graduated from Yale with the A. B.
degree in 1890, and from Columbia
with the A. M. degree in 1891. He
was admitted to the bar in New Yorn
In 1892 and continued the practice of
law in this city untfl 1896, when he
entered the service of the Southern
Railway in the legal department as solicitor.
In 1903, he was made assist- J
ant to the president, and in 1906 be
came wire president, which position (
he held until 1910, when he resigned
on beiitx elected president of the
Chicago. Indianapolis and Ioulsvllle.
He. however, continued as a director
of flu* Southern Railway so that his
ervicc with the parent company has
been uninterrupted.
Mr. Harrison was one of Mr. Fin- :
ley'a closest and most trusted advisors
and Is thoroughly In sympathy
with the |K?llcies which made Mr. Fin
leys administration so successful
both for the Southern Railway Company
and the territory served by Its
lines. Though Mr. Harrison entered
the rerrice of the Southern In tho
legal department, his experience liai
not been confined to that branch ol
the service. He hss given much study
to financial, traffic and operating problems
and is intimately acquainted
with conditions on the Southern Railway
and throughout the section which
It traverses. As president of the
Chicaxo. Indianapolis and Louisville,
be was actively In charge of the operation
of the railway, so that he comes
to the Southern Railway prepared by
practical experience as well as the
most detailed knowledge of the details
of Its affairs to take up the duties
of chief executive. Mr. Harrison
was also elected president of the Alabama
Great Southern Railroad, the
Mobile and Ohio Railroad, and Virgin ?
ft and Southwestern Railway.
Resolutions deploring the death of
Mr. FinVy and paying a high tribute
for bin work for the railways he
headed ith! the territory they served
were adopted by the hoard of directors
of itu? Southern Railway, the Mobile
e.nd Ohio Railroad, the Alabama
Great Stoufhem Railroad and the Vlr
ginln and Southwestern Railway.
These resolutions will be printed
throughout the South. Immediately
follow ins his election. President Harrison
grskvo out the following state
rnent:
"I am In entire accord and sympathy
with the policies of my lamented
friend. Mr. Finley. under whom 1
have worked for seventeen years. I
hope to continue to build the South-,
?rn sir Iwi built It by promoting and
nhanrtng Its usefulness to and its
cordial relations with the people of
the South I count on the support of
the entire present working organization
of the Southern, rank and file.
Havlnsr grown up In the service with
most of them, 1 know how to value
them and 1 am proud to believe that
they are my friends."
Copland Ready For Changes.
Lordon. British ship owners and
merr hant n. In every line of produce j
and manufacture, have carefully laid
plana Itrt any change that will come
over the trade of the world as a result
of the oi*Mung of the Panama Canal.
AH shipping companies that have Interests
in the countries benefitted by
the new waterway have either added
to their tonnage or made perparatlons
for doing so. and In every case *t
will be found that the steamers built
are of tlie slae considered most suitable
for the transit of the canal.
. . ..... 7 wv(iii. mitiii nvnicvemenu.
Was Morton. ? Secretary McAdoo'a
rat rvpmt to congress U ronflned to
a review of the achievements of the ,
trraaurv department In matters that
have boew trf nation-wide Interest; to
reeomTnewdations for Increased appro- '
prlatinc? foi bureaus under his authority
**d for legislation. which, he
fleelares. necessary to the better eonlort
?r the government. The sec.ietary
itermwe* at some length the subfart
oC rwrency legislation reviewing
Bm activities In Ma department relattftott.
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WRflllRHT & MIRAHIF
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3y GEORGE ELMER COBB.
"I'm afraid we are going to lose
our money, Abner."
"I hope not, Mary; I think not.
When wo decided to go Into this
business we agreed to stay by It to
the last. It Is a long way from a
failure."
"Yes," sighed Mrs. Vance, "but the
anxiety and slow worry is wearing
you down."
"The only mistake we made was
that we calculated on too little capital.
With another thousand dol'ars
I could have overcome all the dificultles."
"We invested all we had, / bncr."
"So, let us make tho best of it."
?miled her optimistic husba- d. "We
uro started right, we will ive clean,
meritorious entertainmer ., and?we
are bound to win!"
It was a peculiar po' .tlon In which
the Vancus found *\emselves. Two
months previous' they had sold out
a little ge?- _*i store business that
-* them a bare living for
twenty years and enabled them to
give their only daughter, Helen, an
excellent musical education.
A relative in the south had been
tho cause of a sudden determination
on the part of theBe worthy, credulous
people that had ultered the whole
rnrrnnt of holt- llvoo li?
thing of a plunger and speculator,
with the motto: "Get In flrst on this
new things." He had made a lucky
Investment in a motion picture show
and was fast acquiring a fortune.
"We'll sell out, find a nice, respectable
location in some pretty home
town and go into the business," decided
Mr. Vance. "I'll learn how to
operato the films, you can take In the
tickets and Helen?why. with her
lovely voice and fine piano playing,
she'd be half the show."
So, pride and novelty carried the
Vancos away from their usual sober
Judgment and here they were now,
discussing the results as proprietors
of the "Palace" photo playhouse at
Maiden.
They found a poor, cheap motion
picture show In the town when they
started in. but It catered to a secondclass
clientele. There was a vacant
hall in the place that Mr. Vance coveted.
but the rent was too high. Tho
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up from those vile drinking dens on
tho river," decided Mr. Vance. "I'll
g? and see." and he took a lantern,
lighted it and passed out into the
darkness.
He returned in a few moments staggering
under tho great weight of a
helpless human form. He carried and
dragged his burden to a lounge and
placed it there, gasping for breath
from his undue exertions.
"Oh. dear! dear!" exclaimed the
motherly Mis. Vance, after a glance
et the white pulseless face of the unconscious
stranger?"a young man,
almost a boy! Abner. this is pitiful!"
Helen stood regarding the rescued
wayfarer as though gazing upon some
I vivid camera scene. A handsomer
face she had never seen. There were,
however, the traces of dissipation
upon Its surface. Then, too, the attire
was all torn and disordered. A
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ii -js tfilf
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"Abner, Thin Is Pitiful!"
?'tore he transformed into a little bijou
of a playhouse was not located near
tlio business center, but ho fancied
people would not mind that. They
did. especially rainy nights, and he
now saw his mistakes.
The Vnnces had arranged some cozy
living rooms at the rear of the playhouse.
It was comfortable and homelike
and a palaco to the old people
when Helen, with her happy, cheery
ways, was about. Just now she hud
taken seme children home from the
show and was expected back at any
moment.
"What was that?" suddenly exclaimed
Mrs. Vance, and her husband
sprang to his feet as a scream echoed
out in the yard back of them.
"It's Helen!" cried her husband,
and ran to the door, tore It open and
his daughter burst Into the room, pale
with affright.
"What is it?" gasped her mother in
alarm.
"I?stumbled over a man?maybe
dead, I don't know!"shuddered Helen.
"? was so?so unexpected, so startling
that I lost my wits."
"A prowler or some one wandered
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dead alcoholic taint permeated the air.
It was plain to read the presentment
?strong drink.
They aroused the unconscious man :
through their own ministrations, hut
they discovered that one limb seemed
broken. The doctor told them that
it was a bad fracture when he was
summoned by the humane Mr. Vance.
They knew the next day all that
the young man cared to tell about
himself. His name was Adrian N'oble.
He had been turned away from his
father's door on account of his drinking
habits. He had wandered to Maiden,
in a muddled condition, had
fallen from a high sidewalk and hero
ho was?penniless, homeless and
friendless.
He told tlio story shamefacedly as
he met the beautiful eyes of Helen
fixed upon him sorrowfully, reproachfully.
"Tho penniless part of it needn't
worry you, if you are resolute to work
and reform." said Abuer Vance In his
blunt, practical way. "As to being
homeless, you are welcome here till
you are better and we will be your
friends if you will let us."
In a strange, Bubduod manner, the
young man grew into their family and
business lives. Tlicy fixed up a room
for him behind the plaj house stage
and when ho got so he could move
around on crutches placed him in
chargo of tlio little ticket booth.
Adrian Noble would sot his eyes
fixed upon Helen as she practiced tho
music for tho entertainments. Ho
rarely spoke to her, yet wheu she
was away from tho family group ho
would watch the door restlessly for
her reappearance.
When lie could get around more
freely, Noble began to tako a rare
Interest In the business. He suggested
Improvements in the character of
the films, he was the distributor of
some unique advertising that brought
in the audiences. He invented a
"noise piano," as he called it, placed
behind the stage. As the projector
threw scenes upon the screen, he gave
a vivid accompaniment that fairly
electrified the audiences.
Thus: a horse trotting, a railroad
bell ringing, a storm, the clatter of a '
wagon, a blacksmith's anvil?by ,
means of wooden, metal and whistle
accessories, timed Just right, he Illustrated
the motion pictures In a new
way.
With brighter business prospects.
Mr. Vance still longed for the big hall
in the center of the town. He talked
about it incessantly and it iutr-rested
Noble. One day the latter came tc : i
Helen with a grave, earnest face.
"Will you write something for mo?'1 i
lie asked. 1
"Certainly?what Ib it?" inquired
Helen, flushing a trifle under his clear,
steady gaze. 11
"A temperance pledge. I am i
tnrougti with the old folly. I want ' i
your hand to inscribe tho promise I
shall never break."
Two days lutcr Noble disappeared
mysteriously from tho playhouse.
Helen never dreamed she could so
miss him. He walked in upon them
just after the entertainment Saturday
night, a new being In apparel and <
manner.
"There 13 the lease of tho hall for '
a year, all paid for and made out in 1
your name," he said quietly, handing 1
a folded document to Ills host.
"What does this mean?" stared the
astonished Mr. Vance.
"1 went to my father with thni :
pledge and a truthful, manly story," ,
replied Noble. "Ho bado me return
to tho true hearts of gold who had
w rought the miracle of iny reforiua- J1
tion."
Mrs. Vance was crying Iz. her ico'hrrly,
sympathetic way. Helen's ey?rs 1
beamed upon him, and in their glowing
depths Adrinn' Noble read the
sure promise of a lasting haven o 1
j love!
tCopyrlght, 1913, by W. a. Chapman.)
PIGEON USED IN POLITICS
Bird Found in Central Park, New
York, Believed to Have Come
From Philadelphia.
"Tho strawberries may come and
tho strawberries may go, but the chief
is always with us. How are you going
to vote?"
This election eve inquiry was found
attached to a large gray homing
pigeon which fell exhausted in Central
park near the menagerie and was
picked up by Daniel Burns, who has
charge of tho aviary.
A smnll braes ring encircled tho
pigeon's neck, to which was fastened
an aluminum tug with tho initials "J.
M." and below them tho letters "L. I."
The election query was written on a
small piece of paper which was at
tached to the tag.
Hums gave the bird some food and
water and after threo-quarters of an
hour's rest it was liberated. The,pigeon
rose straight up in the air to a
high altitude and then headed south.
It was thought that the pigeon's
homo was in Philadelphia, and the j
strawberry reference was to a famous
remark of James McNichol, the Republican
organization boss there, who,
at the height of his power, once said:
"As a boy I was glad to get pork and
beans. Now I have strawberries and
cream."?New York Times.
Inefficient.
The young man approached the
magnate, resolution gleaming in his
eyes.
"While I was calling on your daughter
last night, sir," he said, "vour dog
growled at me."
"Did he bite you?"
"No. sir; only growled."
"Humph! Then I'll have to get an
other. Confound these dealers' guar
' antees!"
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j No Room jj
| for Jesus !
f B? REV. P.APiZYE. 2ARTMANN. D.D. ^
*s S"Ctftory ol Ex'eiwioo Dfptrtnwnl
Moody Bible Institute, Chicago <i
TEXT-Hoovusc liter- w is no room lor
tliem In the inn.?Luke 2:7.
I Another Christmas
will be hero
soon, and in many
lands dovout
^ mas songs and tell
f ^sKfiP* -1> e Christmas
^ s ' j. ' story; churches
? . 4%.,-~ veill bo filled with
.r splendor. hearts
>-- * with love, and life
f wit h gladness.
er the first Christ?
* , Emm mis. the tragedy
*" 4--C\ of it, and the reception
given to
aim who came to be Israel's Messiah
*nd the world's Saviof.
No roont in the inn. Is there a
more pathetic sentence anywhere in
the Scriptures? The humble peasants
who had come from Galilee and
who sought shelter In one of the village
caravanserai were denied this
privilege; so they both took shelter
In a stable; and there Jesus was
born. No room for the King! The
pathos of It Is almost too deep for
words.
uui mm whs mwa/s me answer
while Jesus was alive; he himself described
it when he said: Foxes have
holes and birds of the air have nests,
but the Son of Man hath not where
to lay his head. Misunderstood at
home, neglected by his friends, deserted
by his disciples, betrayed by
one of them, and crucified by the
rulers?Nazareth, Capernaum, Jerusalem?no
room for Jesus.
Through the centuries it has been
the same; that first night on earth
was a prophcdy, for in spite of apostles,
martyrs, saints and reformers
Jesus had not found room in religious,
political, social or individual
Rpheres of life in the case of the millions
who have gone on their way
either unheeding or indifferent. O
the trngedy of the centuries?no room
for Jesus. The Lord of all despised
by the many. The region of outer
darkness is filled with those who said,
We will not have this one rule over
us; depart: no room for the King!
"Room for pleasure, room for buslnesi
Hut for Christ the crucified,
Not a plaee that he can enter:
in your iu*ftrt ror wlitch lie <l!efl?"
No room for Jesus. It is true today.
Christ is not wanted, and the
Bethlehem story repeats itself. In
the city life proof is found in the
legalized saloon and all that goes
with it, in corrupt and vicious government,
in loose laws and looser enforcement,
in dishonest business, in social
laxity and impurity. In many homes
evidence is seen in the character of
the books in the library, the pictures
upon the walls, careless, ill-tempered
and profane language and conversation,
and the ungodly habits of
parents and the irreverence and disobedience
of children. He who came
to make home life heaven has been
denied bis place.
And just as our knowledge about
this Jesus Is greater than in that
time, so is our responsibility heavier,
our shame deeper, our sin greater.
"We know hint in all the light which
bis word and which all subsequent
history cast upon him. We know him
too?and this is our weightiest responsibility?in
the claims which are
set up eternally by tho Cross of Calvary."
What will we say to him in
the end?
What is wrong? Why do we keep
Christ out? Why are our hearts
closed against him? Is It opposition?
No. not usually. Let us look at
Bethlehem, for there is a alight parallel.
Any Jewish mother however ^
humble would have rejoiced at the
great honor which came to Mary, and
any home however lowly would have '
been made ready for Jesus. Any |
ruler, rabbi, or priest then in Bethlehem
would have taken any step necessary
to welcome Jesus if he had
known. But It was n time when ev?ry
available space was taken by pilgrims,
these peasants did not look
like promising guests, peoplo were
pre-occupled with what they consid- j
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vou umucm, mm ?U nwjrully
Christ was crowded out; even
In the public place, thero was no room
In the inn- -the Inn was full.
Bethlehem will rise up and condemn
us. If it had known the day of
Its visitation, room would have been
made for Jesus, he would have hud a
royal reception. Hut you know about
him; he has sent word to you; he has
been waiting for a place in your
heart; you know who he is and what
he will do for you; you have heard
the story of his love and grace and
power, and still?no room for Jesus.
"Behold, I stand at the door and
knock." Will you not let him in? I
said this text was the most pathetic
verse In the Bible; but It is not so
pathetic as the tragedy of the men
and women of today who are pre- \
occupied with the world, the flesh and
the devil, and who in wilful and ]
culpable rejection crowd Christ out
of fheir lives, who give themselves
over to the things of time and sense,
and send Christ to the stable. Coma,
now, ?<vd us reason together.
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sHsftSjgkKilDN
He Was All Spraddled Out, Mad and Fighting
ASHINGTON.?"S!lver" Aire Falconer?that's what they call hlao crut In
?? the state of Washington, though his honest-to-goodness nauie, as given In
tl ?.? Congressional Directory, is J. A. Falconer-?landed into a debate in the
( ? house the other day nil spraddled out, mad and
M? Would LOtM like A ! fighting, even though this is his iirst term.
lAIAKCV KilTFN iN A TiCfA Mr. Heflln of Alabama, the wit and story teller
(PICHT 1 Mil) of th" h on so, had said some unltind things about
? ->* v . . . . j the suffragists, as is his wont. lie had suggested
that all males who believed in woman suffrage
\ I / /*' ? ought to be attired in skirts.
A'w Now, Mr. Falconer, Progressive with a largo P,
,-A, gftr/ .^i^SyL *H a representative at lurge from a state which
\ contains many woman voters.
*3w \ ' * want to observe.'* said he. severely, in reply
? lo Mr. Heflln, "that the mental operation of tho
" average woman in the state of Washington, as
. --?J compared to the ossified brain operation of tho
_? ^ t uii uM.it uuiii ;&iauaiiia, uv/uiu mane imu iuv/n
| i " I *'! like a ni..ngy kitten in n tiger fight." which, for a
new member, is some flight of oratory, especially
when directed at the golden leagued Heflin.
"The average woman in the state of Washington, went on Mr. Falconer,
"knows more about social economics and political economy in one minute
than the gentleman from Alabama has demonstrated to the members of the
house that he know-i in five minutes "
And Mr. llefiln didn't have a word to say in reply.
From all of which one might gather that Mr. Falconer is inclined to be
peevish. Far be it front him to be anything of the sort. He hns a sunny temper,
a sweet and gentle disposition l'ntil.some one treads on the tails jj^bis
coat?and he wears his coat tails long?he Is as inoffensive as a inan can weff'
be. but when he gets into a scrap ho is a bearcat.
Although only f^rty-three years old, Mr. Falconer has snow white hair,
maybe due to early piety, for, though bom in Ontario, he was reared In the
lumber camps of Mi<higan. which are noted for their intense religious fervor.
Our~ln Washington Mr. Falconer hes been going to the legislature for the
pnst nine years. For two years he was speaker of the house. No man was
ever more popular. That is testified by the fact that the regular Republicans
jut there insist that he is more of a real regular Republican thau some who
carry the banner, while the Progressives assert that he is more progressive
luuii i. n.. Dimacir. a man who can get oy with tliat reputation Is going some.
Hence the name af "Silver" Alec. The name goes two ways, as they say
in the west. It refers to his hair and his tonge as well.
He Broke Into Print With a Resounding Crash
CONTRARY to the Impressions which the layman may have, the house of
representatives is a body prone to occasional levity that reaches on occasions
the level of practical joking and causes mild disturbances. Representative
Roberts of Nevada, among those blessed with
the divine sense of humor, told this one not long \ k i /
igo to show how mirth can survive even the Con- ^ ' ?
gresstonal Record. ? *
"There was a member in congress who had a '
<rent weakness for Introducing startling resolu- s
tions. He gloried in the fact that every time he [c VPpi ib l&l
broke Into print he broke in with a resounding !
"One day he Introduced a violent resolution \
doing away with something or other. After it had I PARE!
gone to the table one of the veterans of his party ? \i I
slid over to his chair.
" "1 wouldn't introduce that and tight for its v \S^A /
passage,' he confided. \ j //
" 'Why not?' demanded the irate member, bristling
instantly.
" Recause,' retdled the veteran, 'i understand that a resolnti nn will iuA
brought in to ox pel vol from the house it' you push that.'
"That was enough for the fiery member. He jumped to his feet and in
a loud voice demanded the immediate consideration of his resolution. Then
while the house, except those members aware of the jok? perpetrated by the
veteran, stared in astonishment, iho fiery member thundered"
I know what you want to do 1 dare you. E'pc? me! Expel me!"
"And it wasn't until the story canto out that the members understood the
fiery congressman's apparently insane request."
This Was, Indeed, an Embarrassing Situation
4 FTEIl n tariff debate in the senate recently the conversation drifted to the
/\ way in which the party in control, by exercising its power, frequently will
embarrass itself. Senator Norris of Nebraska was in the party.
_ ? "1 recall," said he, "the story of a certain westItiiS
pofitMtnT, To?Hirn prj) senalor serving some time back. Me was derhfY
OfcJJFCT FRori TM nounced as a violent radicnl, and his speeches
p?fi oF_ - ABRAKAMJ pnrtuy became so vitriolic that the Republican
" " /^\ leaders took steps to head him ofT. Consequently,
whenever he arose and asked that a speech b?
inserted in the Record there was objection
^ "One day the senator arose impressively and
AJ (v>^ began to real some documents which appealed to
the Republicans as being entirely too radical. Of
A / course, they couldn't stop him while he was readKfi?
' \'\ ing. Rut at the end of 15 minutes he nnn??H
m? I 48* asked leave to Insert the remainder of the docnJ
ment in the Congressional Record.
<Sr "Instantly about the whole Republican side.
feS which had been Itching In its seats, arose as one
man and objected
" Very well, Mr. President,' said the senator. 'There is objection from
the Republican side and 1 will withdraw my request that the remainder of this
document be inserted. Rut 1 would like to remind the senators that this doo?
ument. to which they so seriously object, is from the pen of that immortal
Republican?Abraham Lincoln!"
This Writer Worked for Pay and Not for Glory
IN the house cloak room the other day some one heard Speaker Clark telling
a good story about two members. It seems that there nourished here in
own a few years ago a literary bureau which furnished writers and speakers
with facts or even whole sermons and speeches
The line of "dope" was guaranteed to tit anything fj^gy'Re OUST ALIKF^I
Tom a Chinese wedding to a Masonic funeral. 1 | t *) ') t t <) /
Some of the congressmen availed themselves I ? ? . ' J
>f this chance to drink of the waters of learning jj jy-T
without the trouble of even getting a dipper, and
he bureau nourishing, turning out productions of . Vy ^
*11 kinds and sorts at will. Mr "s L ^
The same bureau emnlove would write n vi?. \j/ewmk
tent attack on the tariff bill, and then, in a few ikffifkLL.
lours, he would train his guns on his late friends. \ y y.yJffgSt
Like the Hessians, the writer worked for pay, not \
Hut one day ho met his Waterloo. It seemed /
hat two members of congress had ordered ^ ^W1 v
ipeeches on exactly the same subject, unknown. ^2^7.
if course, to each other. These speeches were
jot delivered in the house, but were given in full in the Congressional Record
inder the privilege of leave to print Each wae * fine, convincing array of
facts.
nut." added the speaker, "the only trouble was that the bureau had sent
ho same speech to both men."
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