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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-14

The Georgia Legislature has in
dulged itself this session in much talk
Of tax reform, but so far the reform
is not exactly in sight
What has heretofore prevailed by
way Of tax reform talk admittedly
has been magnificent, but It has not
been war!
Tax reform in the Kimball House
lobby and tax reform on the statute
books of Georgia are two radically
different things and It, really, is tax
reform on the statute books that the
people OF Georgia generally seem most
to be hankering for.
Beginning to-day there remain
about four weeks of Legislative time
| in which tax reform may be achieved
Scant time. even II none OF It IL
lost II anything worth while gets
through It viii have to hustle. and
a good many things will have TO get
out Of its way
The Senate is not embarrassed In
this matter 30 much as the House,
for the House must get It's meas
ures out OF its hands and in the hands
of the Senate, or take the blame
for the failure to put tax reform over.
Both the Senate and the House, In
spite Of themselves have succeeded
in wasting much time this session.
This Is distinctly the fault OF the
Houses, moreover, and not of the
presiding officers or the committee
chairmen.
The Senate and the House contin-
udlly throw away their time debat-
ing frivolous things-such as wheth-
er the hall shall be permitted to thus
and 80 speaker or whether a bill re-
ferred TO one committee really was
not an affront to or reflection upon
some other committee.
There Is not much time left in
which tax reform measures may be
put over II they are put over. both
/ Houses must dispose OF the neces-
| sary and important work now In
| hand and as speedily as possible take
up the real big business of the ses-
| sion.
| Congressman Charles r. Crisp who
has been spending a few days in
Georgia as the House marks time
/ to the Senate's tariff music. VIII leave
for washington to-day, as he expects
/ the currency bill to be brought out
of the committee this week
Mr. Crisp thinks the present eX-
traordinary session Of Congress may
! continue up to. and probably run into,
| the regular session in December. al
though he thinks that in the event
of this, a recess may he taken early
| in the fall
Uncle John" Foster OF Floyd Is
one of the veterans of the House OF
| Representatives who doesn't go in
extensively for oratory on the floor
He is a great talker in the commit
/ tee rooms and never hesitates TO eX-
press himself upon any topic that
may come up. but most talk upon
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-14
Lumberman Held as
Scottdale Robber

]. L. Turner, arrested Sunday
charged with completely in robbing
the Scottdale commissary safe sew
eral nights ago, has been transferred
from police headquarters to the jail.
Turner was taken at the Union
Station, after being Swallowed by de-
tectives several hours. Suspicion was
directed TO Turner, it is said, by the
large amount of money he is said to
have spent within the last few days.
He is in the lumber business at
Scottdale.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-14
Jersey City Puts
Ban on Bad Liquor

JERSEY CITY, n. j.. July 14.--sa-
loon keepers in this city must sell
only good whisky hereafter,
Frank Hague. Commissioner of
Public Safety, has discovered that
the liquor sold in many of the local
thirst parlors" Is lmpurse and caused
numerous cases of delirium ire
mems 1t developed to-day that for
two weeks the Commissioner has had
so policemen in plain clothes, each
armed with half-p pint TASKS, going the
rounds of all the saloons getting
whisky samples
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-14
Turkey TrOt Gait to
He'll, Says Minister

COLUMBUS, July 14.-Dr. A. NJ.
Williams. presiding elder OF the Co
lumbus district and one OF the best
known Methodist ministers in Geor-
gia. created something of a sensation
at St. Lukes Methodist Church Sun
day morning when he used as a text
for his sermon, Summer Sins and
the Turkey Trot Gait to Hell"
The minister severely criticised the
modern dances and those who take
part in them. Parents are responsi-
BILE for girls dancing the turkey trol
and various other dances that are
equally as bad, he said.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-14
Children's School
Planned by Harvard

CAMBRIDGE, MASS July IA
Harvard plans to establish an expert
mental kindergarten next fall with
children from 4 to years Of age.
The faculty of the university's de-
partment of education will be in Chi
cago.
II this work proves successful, 1t
will develop gradually by the add
ton of new grades till Harvard is
prepared to take boy of or 5 and
train him through the elementary and
high school courses and through col
Iege. turning him out fifteen or twen-
ty years after his admission with a
degree.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-14
Dr., Percy Starnes
Wins High Honors

Two signal honors have been con-
ferred upon DR.. Percy J. Starnes,
Atlanta's city organist. He has been
appointed examiner in practical and
theoretical music Tor the fellowship
and hcentiate degrees Of the Victoria
College Of Music, London. and Sc
lected to give the only organ recital
at the national convention in Ocean
Grove. n j., on August 7.
Or. StArnes will make tour Of the
United States within the next few
months. and then visit England He
will leave Atlanta after the final con-
cert here about August l.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-14
Next to Youngest N en- b e r,
Though, Lives Every Inch
Up to His Name.

II one Just little younger mem
Der of the Georgia Legislature had
not beaten Louis f. Wisdom OF For
syth to It, Wisdom would be the
baby" Of the House this year. He's
slightly more than %
While Wisdom is only next TO the
youngest member. he really looks tn,
part of the House baby" more sure
ly than anybody else, and generally
he gets credit for being the juvenile
cut-up, anyway.
If II be true that a real smile gets
one further In politics than most any
thing. Wisdom of Forsyth some day
will be President OF these United
States.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-14
Meridian Postmaster
Is Held as Embezzler

MERIDIAN, MISS, July l4-w. J.
Price. postmaster at Meridian. was
arrested Sunday charged with en-
bezzlement OF postal funds. He
waived preliminary hearing and was
bound over to await action of the
Federal Grand Jury. Bond was fixed
at $4,000, which he made.
The arrest followed an investiga-
ton of two weeks conducted by Post
office Inspector Hass and assistants,
the warrant being sworn out before
District Attorney r. G. Lee at Jack
son. Funds alleged TO have been mis-
appropriated are said to be about
$1,000.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-14
Bell House Boys AL
Ready for Barbecue

All arrangements have been com
pleted for the barbecue OF the Bell
House boys at the Cold Springs cue
grounds Saturday afternoon at ?
o'clock. Mrs. Emma Bell. the famous
head or the house. has promised to be
present and all Bel House boys. past
and present, have been invited 10 at
tend.
The entertainment committee urges
all who expect to be present TO notify
them at 25S Pes chtree Street.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-14
Socialists Pool Their
Farms; Share Alike

SANTE FEE, y. MEN. July IL
Behind the Incorporation Of the Co.
operative Investment Company here
Is movement by the S40-odd Social
lists of Quay County. New Mexico, to
put their economic ideas to tests.
They plan 10 pool their hogs ana
cattle. taking stock in the company
in return. work the land in common
and share equally in the profits.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-14
Kills Himself After
Failing to Find Job

MACON. July l4.-Discouraged
over his failure TO find employment
Henry J. Thomas. 81 years of age,
formerly a merchant, shot himself
through the heart yesterday after
noon while in his stable lot.
Thomas had talked TO his wife only
"a few minutes before, remarNing that
a man was better of dead than in
uebL
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-14

the floor he looks upon as fireworks
and of no particular importance
Mr.. Foster is now serving his third
consecutive term in the House and
has served two or three terms in ad-
dition thereto.
The present capitol is crowded to
suffocation and just about bulges at
the ends when the General Assembly
Is In session.
The courts and the various depart
ments. constantly expanding and re-
quiring more and more room. have
left few places for the committees to
meet
II is no uncommon sight nowadays
to see House and Senate committees
meeting In the corridors. to the right
and left Of the presiding officers
stands, in the cloakrooms. or any
other old place sufficiently large for
all the members to crowd in.
Before long II looks as II Il will
be absolutely necessary to provide
an annex Of some sort There abso-
lutely Is no available room left in the
capitol proper.
Mr.. Stewart of Coffee is the prize
objector OF the present House Of Rep
resentatives.
The gentleman from Stewart de-
spises anything out of its regular or
der. even as the devil despises holy
water. Unanimous consents give him
a powerful pain. and always are fair
marks for his veto.
AS a matter OF fact. too. there are
few members who serve a better pur-
pose in the House than those given to
objectinR
Under the unanimous consent rule
much legislative legerdemain 10 prac-
ticed. and the man who sits on the
job watching for "jokers" in unani-
nous consent propositions is a mem
Der mighty well worth while.
Already. for the lack OF an obJeCtor
always on the job, numerous bills
have been withdrawn from their
7 proper committees and re-referred TO
committees before (which they have
no business whatever-and the trou-
Bile about II is they can not be sent
back where they belong now, except
under that same unanimous consent
| rule.
Returning solons are loud in their
praises of Athens, where the General
Assembly spent Saturday inspecting
the various State institutions there
Il never had better time in my
life than did In Athens and I never
went on a trip, moreover where less
| time was wasted" said one returning
pilgrim
Nothing was rendered the visitors
| by way of amusement until after we
| had made the rounds OF all the insti-
| fnflnnG and GAfH7Planf
| therein to make ourselves familiar
with them. After the days work was
over. however and playtime came we
certainly were furnished a good time
The Athens Chamber OF Commerce
| had us I'm charge. and we certainly
| got all that was coming to us
Il am glad l went TO Athens, as
had a bully time and saw a lot that
] was well worth looking into"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-14
TO-DAY'S MARKET
OPENINGS.
NEW YORK COTTON.
Cotton quotations:
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

Cotton quotations.:
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-14

Get che sOOe Simply sddrsss MeoODaId Asst asHT Pss Act
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-12-04
Princeton a Good Market.

With the approach of the holidays
the twin city department. stores get
busy with their advertising to catch
the country trade. -Milaca Times.
We do not know how it is in other
towns, but in Princeton goods and
merchandise can be purchased
cheaper than in the twin cities. In
the grocery line, especially, the pur-
chasing power of dollar is greater
in Princeton than in Minneapolis.
This is not mere assertion; it is a
fact. Princeton merchants carry
large and well-selected stocks and
they buy for cash, hence they get
the most advantageous terms. Be-
sides there is keen competition
among the merchants of Princeton.
It is not to be wondered at that
Princeton draws trade from an ex-
tensive territory, because it is one of
the best markets in the state to buy
and sell in. With better roads lead
ing out from this place the trade of
the town could be still further in
creased, and better roads are coming.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-12-04
Better Roads Spells Prosperity.

"A new north and south railroad
running ten or twelve miles east Of
here might affect the trade of the
town injuriouslY under present
wagon road conditions, but. with
good roads running east, northeast
and southeast from the village a
new railroad would increase instead
of decrease the business of Princeton.
If people have good roads to travel
a mile or two in distance makes
little difference. It is easier to haul
a heavy load over two miles of good
road than over one-half mile Of
poor road, and people will go out Of
their way, if they have good road
to travel, to do their trading where
there are numerous well-stocked
stores and brisk competition among
the merchants, and especially so
when there is also keen rivalry
among the buyers of farmers prod
uce. With system of good roads
|centering here Princeton is bound to
prosper.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-12-04
The Streets Must be Improved.

While we are talking about i'm
proving country roads what is the
matter with improving the two main
streets of Princeton villageq Steps
must be taken to permanently i'm
prove Main and First streets the en-
suing year. The Improvement of
these streets is an imperative neces-
sity. Talk will not do it. Its5will
require a. liberal expenditure 4of
money onthe part OF the AUDITING
property-owners and the village, but
if the work is thoroughly and,
honestly done it will be money well
expended. The work of improving
the streets in question cannot be de-
layed any longer. 1t must be done
next year. 1t should have been done
years ago.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-12-04
the summons.

the summons.
On Thanksgiving day Bertha at
tended services in the church and
seemed to be in the best of health.
She had asked few of her intimate
friends to spend the evening with
her and shortly after they arrived
she fell to the floor and died. DR..
SWennes of Wahkon was called at
once and in the meantime every
effort was made to revive her but
without effect. When DR.. Swennes
arrived he pronounced death due to
heart failure.
Bertha Skretting was born and
raised at Opstead and was % years
10 months and % days old at the
time of her death. She was young
lady loved and respected by all the
community. She leaves her mother,
four sisters and five brothers. Her
father died suddenly last December,
and her sister, Christine, followed
him to the grave in June of this
year, heart disease being the cause
of their death. .....-- .,..
Short services were held at the
family residence by Rev. Mo]ler last
Monday. The remains were then
conveyed to the Norwegian Lutheran
church,-o which deceased had been
an active member, -and, following
the solemnities, were laid to rest in
the cemetery of that church. The
casket was literally embedded in
flowers contributed by loving rela-
tives and friends.
The sympathy of all goes forth to
the bereaved mother, brothers and
sisters of this beloved young lady
who was cut down by the ruthless
hand of DEATH ..'
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-12-04
Big Stearns VS.. Little Mile Laos.

Last September it was heralded far
and near that the Stearns county
fair, held at Sank Center, was ''an
Immense success. - The Stearns
county fair was by no means
failure, but it did not begin to COM
pare with the Mile Laos fair held at
Princeton on the same days. Stearns
county is the fifth county in the
state in wealth and population and
is surrounded by wealthy and popu-
lous counties, yet the total receipts
from gate money, bleachers and the
grand stand at the Sank Center fair
for the three days were 81, 1871 .O5,-
fifty cents admission fee was charged
and seats in the grand stand or on
the bleachers were extra. The gate
receipts alone for the three days of
the Princeton fair were 81, 1898. 5O-a
thirty-fv cents admission fee was
charged and no extra charge for
grand stand or bleachers and chill
dren under twelve years of age were
admitted free. On Jim Hill day at
Sank Center the gate receipts we're
$450.50; on Jim Hill day at Prince
ton the gate receipts were 81, 126. 20.
The Mile Laos County fair for 1914
will be bigger and better than ever.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-12-04
State Aid to Schools.

State aid to the schools of Mile
Laos county for the year ending July
81, 1913, is, according to the certlti-
Gates received by the county auditor
from the department of public in
struction, as follows:
Aid to High and Graded Schools
Milacai IS, $50, the regular aid being
sl,750, industrial 50, 500, and associa-
tion Sl,500; Princeton 50, 500. regular
aid sl,750 and training department.
$3.50; Onamia 5000, regular aid. Dis
tricts 9, II, 20, %, Is, 26, q, 20, so
and 81 get $50 apiece, association.
Total, 3d. $50.
Aid to Consolidated, Semi-Graded
and an q Rural schools-Coye and Wah-
kon, consolidated. get s2,025 and
s2,25o respectively: II semi-graded
schools receive 1910 apiece, l6 class
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-12-04
CALLED J BY DEATH
Robert M. Nicely, a Pioneer Settler,
Dies From Effects of a Fall
When Leaving Church.
Bertha Skretting. an Estimable Young
Opstead Lady, Stricken While
Entertaining Friends.

Robert M. Nicely passed away at
the Northwestern hospital at 2:15
O'Clock on Saturday afternoon from
the effects of injuries sustained in a
fall down the steps of the Methodist
church while leaving that edifce,
where he had attended meeting of
the brotherhood class, on Sunday
morning, November q. The old
gentleman did not recover conscious
ness from the time of the accident
to the end-in peaceful sleep he
passed to the realms where his
Maker awaited him. Mr.. Nicely was
over 81 years of age.
Brief and simple funeral services,
attended by many relatives and
friends of the deceased, were held
at the family residence on Monday
afternoon at 2 O'Clock, Rev. E.. B.
Service of the Methodist church--o1
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-12-04
TAX APP0RTIONMENT
November Settlement for Mile Laos
County Showing Distribution
of Funds In Detail.
Also State Aid Apportloned to High,
Graded, Consolidated, Semi
Graded and Rural Schools.

The regular tax apportionment of
the November settlement for the
county of Mile Laos aggregates 1885,
439.06. OF this sum S3.126.29 is ap.
portioned to the state, sS.S29.O1 to
the county, and S7,324.98 to the
town funds. To the village of
Princeton is apportioned $l,4l8. IS
and to the village of Milaca 81, Asst,
while the school district distribution
aggregates s12, 5o9.l6, the farm
school tax $47S.37, and the current
school tax $334.22. The details of
the distribution are hereunder
given:
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-12-04
Case Against Sheriff Dismissed.

The case of F. Alexander Stewart
of Minneapolis against Sheriff Shock
ley of Mile Laos county for alleged
assault, continued from November
"A, came up in Justice Norton's
court on Tuesday morning and,
upon motion of County Attorney
Mcmillan, was dismissed by the
justice without hesitation, com
plainant to pay the costs.
This case grew out of the replevin-
ing of an automobile by the sheriff
on November "a. He had been
asked by A. G. Wilkes to look out
for machine with certain number
attached and to gather it in if he
should see it. The sheriff, ever
alert, espied the very machine,
which was occupied by Attorney F.
Alexander Stewart and his chauffeur,
Ephraim Homes, and proceeded to
replevin it. Mr.. Stewart, who
alighted to the sidewalk, protested.
and was about to re-enter the auto
mobile for the purpose of proceeding
on his way when the sheriff took
hold Of his arm and told him he had
better remain where he was as he,
the sheriff, intended holding the
auto until legally released. There
upon Stewart secured a warrant
from Norton, which was served 10y
Coroner Darragh, and Sheriff Shock
ley was taken to the ''bar of JUS
tice. A continuance was granted
with thes result above stated. The
case, SO far as the alleged assault is
concerned, was mere tempest in
a teapot. - sss
The automobile has been rebonded
and released. e. .s !. 4.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-12-04

which Mr.. Nicely had been a lifelong
MISUNDERSTANDING. Several choral
numbers were rendered by the
Methodist quartet. The floral offer
ings were beautiful and profuse.
The interment was in Oak Knoll
cemetery and scores of citizens fol-
lowed the remains of Robert NJ.
Nicely to their last resting place.
The pallbearers were the five sons
of Mr.. Nicely, viz, William, George,
Guy, Robert and Thomas, and Chas.
Whitney. ,.... :s,:.
Robert NJ. Nicely was born in
Washington county, Indiana. on
April q, 1882, where he lived on "a
farm until moving to Marion, Iowa.
There he followed the mercantile
business for five years. Then, with
a government survey party, lie
passed six years in Minnesota and
Dakota. In 1854 he was married, in
Princeton, to Miss Harriet E. Gould.
ing, who survives him. He returned
to Iowa in 1860 and resided on a
farm near Muscatine until 1870, when
he returned to Princeton, where for
two years he engaged in the milling
business and then, with Thos. H.
Galley, dealt in hardware and farm
machinery. He sold his interest in
this business to T. Fl. Galley in the
spring of 1887. In 1884 he was ap-
pointed to fill the unexpired term of
M. V. B. Cater as county treas
urer. For seven successive terms he
was elected to this Office and per-
formed his duties faithfully. Mr..
Nicely is survived by his wife and
nine children, the children being E..
Fl. and Guy Nicely, Portland, Ore. !;
Mrs. E. E. Whitney, Mrs. G. S.
Neumann, William, George, Robert
and Thos. Nicely, Princeton; and
Mrs. r. e. Willard, Minneapolis.
He also leaves II grandchildren and
five great grand children.
r. NJ. Nicely. was ever conscien-
tious, God-fearing man. He never
knowingly wronged anyone. He al
ways practiced what he believed.
Although his death was FASTENED by
an unfortunate accident, he had at
tanned a ripe old age and was beloved
and respected by his family and
neighbors. His loved ones can we'll
believe that when he passed beyond
he was greeted with the Masters
swell done, thou good and faithful
servant.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-12-04
A Favorable Report.

Last August Mr.. Swan B.. Nolan
der, deputy public examiner, made a
thorough examination of the books
and accounts of the Mile Laos
County Agricultural society and re-
ported everything in shipshape and
among other things said: "This soci-
ETY. has one of the most complete
grounds and buildings I have seen,
and the citizens of Princeton are
opening their purse-striDgs freely
to make the fair success in every
particular. Some of their buildings
have been destroyed by fire this
year, but they have been rebuilt on
a better and larger scale. They are
offering this year $500 in premiums
for township exhibits alone, and the
total premiums offered will aggregate
|oyer $4,000. Their books are we'll
kept. From every information at
hand I am satisfied that the amount
reported paid in premiums, 81, 3S4.63,
was actually paid