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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-27
Atlanta MasonS Begin
A Four-Day Meeting;
Record Class Is Ready

Costumes valued a $4,000 will be
worn by those participating in the fifth
annual convocation of the local lodge Of
Scottish Rite Masons which was opened
at IL o'clock today and win be con-
cluded by banquet Thursday night
More than so candidates from all parts
of Georgia gathered to be put through"
with one of the largest classes ever
initiated here.
The feature of the banquet viii be
the presence of two of the three sur
viving members OF the class of 1882,
who were indicted into the order by
Genersl Pike. the father Of Scottish
Rite Masonry. This class had ten can
didates James Andrew Gray Henry C.
Pope. A. NJ Law, D. o. Dougherty
Charles F. Malone, A S. Eichberg. NJ
McBurney r. E. Holt Henry c. Stock
dell and Jacob Morris. OF these Gray,
Eichberg and Stockdel are the only
ones living Eichberg and StockdeU viii
attend the banquet
Many to Get Degrees.
Four days will be required to com
pete the initiation ceremonies. Special
music and stage settings have been ar
ranged. Degrees from the fourth to the
thirty second viii be conferred To-
night from the fourth to the tenth de-
gree, inclusive, will be completed. and
Tuesday night viii see the conclusion
of the twentieth degree. The thirty
first degree will have been completed
by 10 o'clock Wednesday, night. and the
thirty second degree win be conferred
Thursday morning.
Upon the following committees viii
devolve the major portion of the work
Executive Forrest Adair sod *. G,
c. H. chairman; David Marx, $50 Hon.
vice chairman; Joseph c. Greenfield.
800 Hon. secretary. Edward Morris
Hafer 32d X c. G. H.; John Gilmore,
32d, Alfred Salon Eichberg, 32d John
Marshall Slaton. 32d; George Mpultrie
Napier, 32d, Edward Salmond Mccain
dless. 32d K. G.. C. H.
Reception Edward Salmond Nc
Candless. 32d K. c. G. H.. chairman
John Robert Wilkinson, SD Hon. Jack
Morton Wilson. 32d K. c. c. H VIII
liam Henry Terrell 32d X c. G. H..
William Amis Foster sd; Werner ST
mon Byck, 32d
Rejection Edward Morris Hafer 32d
X c. c. H. Edward Clarence Brown,
32d
Class Director--John Gilmore SD
Director of Work Charles T. Robert
son, 32d
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-27
Carries Silk Stockings
to Brazilian Women.

NEW YORK. MAY - Mrs Agne:
l.. Sage sailed on the steamer Nasar
for Brazil with nine trunks filled to the
brim with silk hose for women. mer
and children Some were blue. others
yellow, pink and White, but black was
the prevailing shade
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-27
OUNCE CAP AND CHAINS
FOR BAD HAMMERED APE

NEW YORK, May ~ Baldy. the
champion "highbrow" ape of the no
illogical park, has been condemned to
wear chains and clowns suit because
of a recently developed habit of hurl-
ing chairs at his keepers.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-27
YOUTH DRINKS POISON.
CAUSING SPEEDY DEATH

ALBANY. GA. MAY 81 Walking into
the union depot restaurant here Julian
Ford am eighteen year-old youth Of
sylvester told waiter that he mad
swallowed poison and for him to call a
doctor Before medical aid reached
him Ford died He made no statement
Of why he ended his life Carboic acid
was the poison taken
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-27
DAMAGE SUIT SETTLED.

JACKSON. GA, Nay 27-Judge II.
M. Fletcher, of JacksorA who was suing
the Southern railway for $4,000 for in
iuries received at JeI7kinsburg more
than year ago, has settled his case.
The company paid n sige Fletcher a
satisfactory amount the ease having
been adjusted in Atlanta. the case
vas - have come upi IN the United
States court in Macon 'nmortoW
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-27
Gives Diamond Garter
for Suffrage Cause.

CHICAGO, May ~ Several diamond
rings were given to the fund and one
diamond garter for woman suffrage at
the Mississippi Valley Suffrage con
ference.
Who was the owner of the silk isle
bank from which it came is not known
1t was dropped into the hat by blush
ing young woman, who hurried out of
the room probably in quest of "A sub
stitute'
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-27
MAN IS YOUNG
UNTIL He IS 80
Woman Likewise Is in Ripe
Middle Age After so, Say
Physicians.

NEW YORK, May 27.-The Medico-
Legal society, which met at the Wal
dorf- Astoria, set the ninetieth year of
life as the beginning of old age Up
to that time, it was declared. man
lived in ripe middle age and that at
30 years OF age a man had 40 years of
activity and productiveness in store,
The subject under discussion was
Longevity and Old Age"
The specific statement to this effect
~ man does not need to grow old until
hc has reached the age of 90"-was
Notde by Dr. l. L. Nasher. and a num-
be- Of the other speakers agreed with
him
Why limit it to 90?" asked DR. Clark
Bel the secretary of the society, who
is 50 years old himself, and a teething
infsn; to near him tell of it.
We'll. say 95 then, replied Dr. Nash
.er. and Dr. Bel thought that would be
about right
It's All Auto Suggestion.
The secret whereby any one may re-
main Young until he has lived four
score years and, ten-twenty years
longer than is set down by the Bible
is a simple one as it was given by the
various speakers last night. In the first
place, they said, you are going to live
no longer than you think you will live.
If YOU look forward to 80 or 50 on this
planet, at the end of that time you Will
be prepared for the next one. 1t is
wholly matter of auto suggestion.
view that you are going TO live to be so.
80 or even 100, don't try to accomplish
your ifes work in 80 or 80 years. Do
it gradually and avoid unnecessary
strain upon your vitality
DR.. William Benham Snow. Miss Jes-
sic Fowler and DIR. Charles f. Mills in
dorsed the views of those who put for
ward the suggestion.
The problem was eXempified by DR.
Cecile l.. Greil, medical director of the
Manhattan Trade School for Girls. who
cited her own life as an illustration of
how woman, at east, may remain
young.
She Plans to Reach 80.
II Was married when | was sixteen 8"
she said. in the course of time | be-
came the mother Of three children and
while intended to carve out career
for myself at some time-which think
every woman should dol exerted my
every effort to my children | took
them to the park, and while they played
| studied Eventually went to college
Today. at 40, | am ready to begin my
= more serious work IN life. I feel l
am going to have 40 years for that
Yes, ] know l am. am going to live
until | am so. anyway
- MRS. Eleanor Gridley, of Chicago.
said that while every woman breads
old age she is the very one who sets up
the monster that gives her SO much
fear
Thinking Of old age brings it on"
said Mrs. Gridley. IF a woman who
becomes blessed with grandchildren
would look upon the name of grand
mother a meaning GRAND mother. in
stead of an ancestor of the second gen
Grafton, she would experience less dis
tress.
ITO keep young. seek the company Of
the young; think of youthful things;
ignore old age. and lead the simple life.
Always have IN view the old adage, a
man is as old as he feels 1t refers
TO women. too"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-27
MILLION DOLLARS WORTH
or ORCHIDS ARE ON VIEW

LONDON. May 27-1vhe greatest dis
play Of the worlds Horticulture ever
known was opened by the king and
queen a the grounds of Chelsea hos
pital The show is in 3 tent covering
four acres Il is filled with priceless
blooms from many csimes among
Nhien IS one sroul Of orchids alone
valaed al Sleoo0ee
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-27
A Horse Fad.

II myself am very fond Of horses.
That is fad if you want to call it so.
Yet it has impeHed me to make q seri-
ous attempt to have something done
for the Improvement of the pavements
of the city for the betterment Of the
horses.
What Or. Hills has really done is to
strike Al the members Of his congrega-
ton, because my aunt is one Of the
oldest members Of his church
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-27
Not Gentlemanly..

ut is absolutely foolish to try 10 find
the reason why fads exist In society |
do not impugn the integrity or the
high minded motive which may have
prompted the attack of the Rev. DR..
Hills. yet ! feel certain that his re-
marks were unjustifiable and unbecom-
ing gentleman, to say the least. Why
should he attempt to settle other per-
sons private Affairs? Why. indeed.
should such fuss be raised because we
lunched with our dogs3 There are Ger
tain women who do nothing but care
for their fads 1t is unjust for him to
associate our names with this set.
DE-. Hills is even heaping criticism
on our ancestors. He is making indi-
vidual attacks upon the women who
were present AZ that luncheon, and it is
surprising to what depths the ministers
of the Gospel will stoop in order to
enjoy q little cheap notoriety by max
ing ridiculous statements in the public
press 1t would be more beneficial for
the community al large if these dfsci-
pies Of Jesus Christ would confine
themselves TO promulga1ing the teach
ings that they are better versed in
than criticising the members of our
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-27
SUMMER
FOR OLD LONDON
Horse Show, Naval Display.
Grand Opera, and Other
Events on Program.

LONDON May 27.-The London So
cial season has opened in real ear
nest 1t promises to be of quite excep-
tional interest. For the first time in
three years London is herself In 1910
all festivities were precluded by the
national mourning. Last year the cor
onation broke in upon the course of
entertainments. and owing to the prep
arations for it the capital assumed the
aspect of a gigantic builders yard so
that those who knew London best
might search in vain among the mazes
of barbados, platforms and stands for
familiar Views and objects on this oc-
casion the royal family will be free to
take their customary commanding part
in our social life The king will motor
down to Newmarket today TO open the
racing week at that famous center, and
later In the season the king and queen
will entertain at Windsor castle for
Ascot
An unusually heavy program of
events has been arranged. Besides the
horse show and the naval and mill
tary tournament. there will be the IN
ternational flower show at Chelsea
which has been organized on a scale to
eclipse everything of the kind accom-
plished in the past and which is to
be visited by the king and queen. There
win be three exhibitions in fun swing
Offering varied attractions 10 the sight
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-27
Talks of Cranks.

L oA4A6 "a NJ OsAi1N0s
DR. Newell Dwight Hills has de-
Gberutely attacked a. set Of women who
are very serious min ded. When he said
that the luncheon was nothing more
than an outbreak OF folly he did not
know what he was talking about He
has intimated strongly that we are
lacking in intelligence because on that
special occasion we engaged in little
fun
For instance. take the case of Mrs.
Arthur l.. Holland, Tho invited me to
the luncheon MI and Mrs Holland
have done great good for the poor; she
is member of manV Charitable organ
izatiohs. and when criticism is heaped
upon woman of bier character. and
ministers, cranks, talse the time to do
the criticising. something should be
done
Il am really beginning to believe that
ministers do this sort of thing to get
their names in print II is their desire
to keep before the public, and when a
woman whose fad is dogs is criticised
by such s DR. Hills. he should be in
structed 10 care for his congregation,
and keep out Of other peoples bust
ness
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-27
sunner Grand Onera.

There will be two opera houses Civ
ing grand opera. for the first time in
the modern history of social London,
and the Russian ballet viii make its
appearance at Covent Garden in June.
The great sporting event of the sea
son Will unquestionably be the three
cornered battle between the English,
Australian and South African cricket
teams. with its nine test matches, in
which the prospects of England are
particularly bright Thus everything
promises a brilliant and prosperous
season. provided always that the labor
giant does not show itself ill-humored
and rests content with the victories it
has won in the past twelve months
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-27

~. Vanderbilt and (which was attended
by many society osomen is stirring up
an awful rumpus.
In az interview published in The
New York EVENING Journal the Rev.
Newell Dwight HiHSs, the famous min
jsler, characterized. the dog dinner as
FRIVOLOUS. and a lot more besides.
Aud now comes Mrs Maude Lille
field Ballard, who, was one Of the
guests at the pUrp rarty. to reply to Dr..
1dHS today She s.ays-well lust read
"a and see what sheasays. Here it is:
New Ulm review., 1912-12-18

ed in buildings in Vancouver; the
next year following $14,000.o0O Now,
that means twice as many carpenters
at work, twice as many brick layers,
plumbers, heating men, decorators,
twice as many mechanics all the year
around after they adopted this method
as the year before they adopted it.
encourage the putting Of the land
to use and discourage the holding Of
it idle. The whole problem is so sim
pie that it scares US sometimes to
think that it is so simple. 1t is not
so complex as we sometimes think it
is. ,
Originally the quarter sections Of
land that mentioned here first had
NO value, no salable value. Original
New Ulm review., 1912-12-18

around there are taxed about $500
per ordinary lot (the lots thru there
are cut forty feet wide and about l4C
or $50 feet deep) and If you should
want to buy one of them you would
have to put up about $500 to $1,000
! cash to get one. You could buy sew
eral acres of land you know out any
where in the country for that amount
Just as soon as the people have bull,
homes on those lots then their taxes
begin to run about SIS to $3.50 apiece
around in that neighborhood. don't
think that is fair. The law ought to
be changed so that the vacant lots
would be taxed just the same as the
improved ones. Why not? The man
who owns the vacant lots has just
as good chance to build home on
it. Is it right to fine the man that
has built home in the city all the
way from $50, $50, $40 to 800 a year
because he has a home on his lot
rather than lets 1t lie id;e? OF course,
many of our taxes are levied on the
basis of assessing the lots just the
same regardless Of what is on them.
All Of our taxes for street grading,
for putting in sewers, water mains,
and sidewalks, curbing and gutter paw
ing, setting out trees, etc., are as
sessed just 50 much per front foot.
We assess 1t so much per front foot
for all those things, but for all general
purposes the man that has home is
taxed as said from $50 to $1S5 be-
cause he has house on the lot and
does not let it lie idle.
1T seems to me 1t would be wiser
to discriminate against the man that
left his lot lying idle. Idle lots in the
midst of homes in the city are nuis.
ance. You know that; everybody
knows that; because they do not pro-
duce anything on those idle lots ex-
cept weeds, tin cans, dead cats, etc.
Those things are not useful. The
homes that the people build are use.
full. Now. I say OF those two lots ly.
ing there side by side, this one has
a very pretty home on it, a very pret.
ty bungalow. The home cost about
New Ulm review., 1912-12-18

ly those lots in the city had ho valse.
Who is it that has made the value
that now inheres in these lots end
and who is it that is responsible for
the value Of that lot of mine? Of
fered it to fellow the other day for
$1,000 and he thought it was reason
able-60 feet wide by $50 feet deep.
You can 60 mile further down town
and you will have to pay $1,000 and
then q little further 5000 or $6.0Qo TO
get piece of land the size Of that.
Who is 1t that. has made that v4lse?
Well I helped a little How 94out
this fellow? How about the er
two fellows that have nice hpSg!
Hive they not done jus. as lnnfhsns
Continued on last Psge.
New Ulm review., 1912-12-18
Continued from First Page.

10 discriminate against the man VINO
has gone on and done useful things
producing food and clothing and shell
ter for himself and family. don't
believe it is right, l don't believe 1t is
honest, and know that most of the
people of Minnesota feel about the
same way l do about 1t.
Some day we are going TO change
the law so that the two quarter Sec
tions are going to be assessed just
alike, What will be the result? AS
near as l can lind out from the Tax
Commission, the result will be that
the bare land win be assessed little
higher in some cases. Is or 20 per
cent higher, in order to get the same
revenue as we are now getting; In
some counties more than that. In
some counties the taxes on the idle
land would be pretty nearly double
what they now are.
Il am going to give you another H.
illustration in the cities. take the II.
lustration right in the neighborhood
where l live, in the Midway District
between ST. Paul and Minneapolis. In
that neighborhood there are pretty
fairly good homes. don't think there
are any homes that cost over $4,000
TO build. and they will range from that
down to, say, $4,000 That is about the
class Of houses in that neighborhood.
those homes are taxed now all the
way from SIS to $3.50 each per year,
j. e., that is the direct taxes that fall
srpon the homes. The vacant lots all
New Ulm review., 1912-12-18

"The same principle holds good In
the city. anticipate one question
that you may ask, Don't the big build
ings in the city make good deal
larger percentage Of the total valua-
tion in the city than the ordinary farm
buildings in the country do In the
country?" Not generally. There are
some counties in the state where the
people have established this system,
as for instance, Murray county, where
the relief from taxation on buildings
and personal chattels would not be SO
large percentage of relief as we
would get in the city of ST. Paul for
instance, or Minneapolis, but general
ly speaking the ratio of the values OF
our buildings and the land IS very
valuable. The buildings are more
valuable, OF course, than in the coun-
try, The ratio in the whole state Of
Minnesota is about 20 per cent of the
total valuation for assessments against
the lots and lands in the state and
about 30 per cent is against buildings
and all other Improvements and the
personal property Of all kinds that is
on the assessors roll. That is about
the way it stands now in the state at
large. So, if you would cut of all the
taxes on all buildings in the state and
personal chattels of all kinds in the
state. Il use the word "chattels" In
stead Of personal property" because
in this state all street railway fran
chises, railroad franchises, ETC., are
classed as personal property" These
franchises should not be exempt from
taxation. They ought to be taxed as
land because such a franchise is sim
ply right-of.way over certain land
and consequently, should be taxed as
land, as it is in New York, and not as
personal property as we do in this
"The effect of such system of land
taxation it seems to me would be the
same as the effect has been all thru
the country where they have this sys-
tenn In operation. In Vancouver they
have this system and a year before
they adopted it 100000 was invest
New Ulm review., 1912-12-18

i $4,000. know because built It and
! sold it to the fellow that owns 1t now.
That one has nothing on it whatever
: but q lot of weeds and stones and
brush. own that one. so know ex-
: actly what am talking about. This
, lot is sixty feet front and this one is
sixty feet front That mans taxes
last year were $135; my taxes on this
vacant lot were twenty three dollars
and some cents.
Now, what would be the result If
in the city of St. Paul we were to
wipe out all that class of taxes that
tax homes and furniture, stocks OF
merchandise, buildings of all kinds,
and everything of an industrial char
acter? What would be the result in
that city? Well, you would have to
increase in the city of st. Paul the
taxes on these bare lots almost fifty
per cent. That is the way 1t would
work out. My taxes on this vacant
lot would be, instead Of $500 pretty
nearly $500, but my neighbor's would
be only $500 instead OF $135. What
would be the effect? There would be
that much more inducement for me to
build on this lot just as did on that
one. There would be more homes In
the city. 1t would cost more to leave
lots idle than to build homes on them.
Now. that is my position with re-
gard to state and local taxation. The
effect would be, as you all see, to
stimulate improvement OF land and
to discourage the holding of idle lands.
Nov, wherever this system has been
tried the effect has been exactly what
I have pictured-to stimulate the put
ting of land into use and discouraging
land lying idle. Canada does this.
Do you wonder why there is such mi
grafton into Canada? If We want to
keep our people and prevent their
going into Canada we shall have to
offer them as good opportunities as
the Canadian government offers their
settlers. 1t requires no change in the
Constitution of Minnesota to effect
this. It does require a change in the
Constitution Of Montana.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-10-17

OF the fast express means serious trou.
nle ahead if not removed, so does loss
OF appetite. 1t means lack of vitality
loss OF strength and nerve weakness
II appetite fails, take Electric Bitters
quieNly te oge-come the cause bv ton.
ing up the stomach and curing the in.
digestion. Michael Hessheimer of lin.
coin' Neb., had beoa sick over three
years, but six bottles of Electric Bit
&c, SerS put him right On his feet again
ihey have helped thousands Thev
give pure blood, strong nerves. good
question. Only so cents at Chas. n
Clarke's. mas ~
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-10-17
SkiIlfuI Flattsry.

How we'll you lookF
DO you think sof"
"Yes, indeed, | do. | never saw you
looking better In my life."
I'm so glad to hear you say 80.
hope you mean it."
81 really do. Only the other night
was saying to my husband that there
are a lot Of women | know who aren't
half so old as you that don't look
nearly so g."-Detroit Free Press.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-10-17
BATTING IN BASEBALL.
The style of Sticks Used by the Slug
gers Varies Greatly.

The style of Sticks Used by the Slug
gers Varies Greatly.
Heavy hitters of the past and pres
ent have always been OF widely differ
ent opinions regarding their bats. Dan
Brouthers. the veteran slugger. ex'
pressed the feelings Of most players
when be said the bat makes little DIFF
ference to a batsman as long as 1t feels
comfortable and the owner looks upon
his favorite stick With something Ike
affection.
1t can be well added that the style
of the batter sometimes has little to
do with his hitting. whether 1t be the
choke effect invented by Willie keeler
or the crouch that was Sam Crawford's
stock In trade. Young players make
the mistake of copying the style OF
some great batter and Of using club
that is as nearly replica of the great
ones as possible.
1t used to be said Of Larry Lajoie
that he could "hit the ball a mile with
a toothpick," and Hans Wagner was
not particular about the fail he used
so long as he could get ball off the
shoulder. AS a matter Of fact, most Of
the hard hitters make their long drives
from balls that would not have been
strikes had they been allowed to go to
the catcher. Unless one stands fairly
well back from the plate 1t is difficult
to get the shoulders into drive made
from a perfectly pitched ball.-New
York World.