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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-30
End0fteM CleanUpO Great Savings

Now, then!the last final day of the January Cea a n ce
Sales is at hand.
just one day i'll which to finish the job have been
ing at all January
just one day which to clear all broken lines lots
odds and ends and much winter merchandise.
It's big job for small day. but these prices will do the
work For reductions radcal-half- prices are commons
articles less Prudent shoppers will the
many opportunities to profit.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-30

Your Unrestricted choice of any winter coat dress
suit in Juvenile section at exactly half the regr
price.
Suts-About 80 in all, nserges, cheviots and mixture
II to H.
Were S. to $25; now $3.50 to $3.50.
Dresses-More than dresses in wool and co
duroy for girls from to II years. Leading colors sma
styles.
Were $15 to %; Now $3.50 to $3.50.
Coats-Are solid color meltons and cheviots nove
macnaws and mixtures and black and coored vevets an
cOrduroys. Sizes to y and to a.
Were $3.50 to $15; now 1925 to $3.50
Juvenile Section-Second Floor)
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-07
Congress To Be Known by It's
Works Rather Than Its Words
--Speaker Clark

WASHINGTON, April Speaker Champ Clark before
taking the oath of office Speaker said:
Gentlemen Of the House of Representatives: Profoundly
grateful for reelection the Speakcrsp the highest honor
which you besow, proud that it preceded by
unanimous nomination and accompanied by the personal
friendship good wishes OF all the members without regard
to political affiliations.
Your Endorsement of my conduct during my first term in
this high station by giving second precious than
rubes
Il nope discharge the important delicate and difficult
duties of the position with absolute mpartaly and to the
satisfaction of members and all fair-minded people
Whatever of achieved Speaker III the
Congress due largely to the courtesy kindness
and general good feeling of members toward each other and
toward the chair.
For benefit and for the welfare Of the country
the be pursued in the present Congress BY
the increased membership will be important
than hitherto
Therefore cordially invite the cooperation Of all
members maintaining order and in the dispatch of business to
the end institutions be strengthened and
pctuated
As this Congress be known in history by works rath
e than words ready take the oath and ask Representa-
tive Talbot to administer it..
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-07
Policeman Breaks
Arm on Negroes Head
Burglar Shows Fight, but is Landed
by Call officer Watson, Dis
abled by Own Blow.

When can officer George Watson
placed his fist against the head of
negro burglar early to-day the impact
was so great that il broke the officers
forearm. This did not prevent him
from arresting the negro, though, and
placing handouts upon him.
The negro was Sam Cato, OF 29O
Chapel Street. and he was arrested
with another for breaking into the
store Of the National Clothing Com
pany, go Peters Street. Entering the
place. the pair discarded their winter
attire and sailed forth decked out IN
the latest spring toggery.
Shortly after O'Clock they APP
peared at the yard of the Stocks Coal
Company and endeavored to sell the
clothing to negroes. Some one be-
came suspicious and telephoned police
Headquarters. Call officers Watson
and Anderson and Policeman McWil-
liams caught one negro. while Cato
sought safety in the stall of "a stable.
Watson followed him and the negro
gave fight Watson did not have time
TO get his billy and used his fist in
stead.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-07
Atlanta Secures
Metropolitan TenOrs
Martin, Jarn and Macnez, as Well
as caruso, to sing-WorId's
Great 5aritones Coming.

Atlanta is particularly fortunate
THIS year in securing not only Enri %
Caruso, but also the three other ia
nous Metropolitan opera tenors, Ri
cardo Martin, Carl Jorn and Macnez.
Caruso will sing three times-m
"Manon," "Gioconda" and "Tosea; .
Ricardo Martin will sing in "Cyprano; "
Carl Jorn win sing in Tales of Hoff-
man, and Macnez will sing in Ira :
viata" and Lucia"
Equally fortunate is Atlanta in the
selection of baritones this year. which
includes Amato. Gilly, Scott and Hin
shaw.
The sale of seats for single per-
formances reopened this morning with
two lines of people standing again in
front of the ticket sellers tables at
the Gable Piano Company and Phil
lips & Crews. There are still thou
sands of dollars worth of good seats
left, but Atlanta music lovers, profit
ing by the experiences of past years
when the Auditorium was literally
sold out for favorite performances, arc
going early this year to make their
choice.
Mr. Peel has letters from Mr. GATH
indicating that with the New York
season already practically at an end,
the Metropolitan is bending all its eff
forts to make the Atlanta season the
final artistic triumph of the year.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-07
Babes Tears Saved
Her, Wife Alleges
Dissuaded Husband From Throwing
Her Through Window, Mrs.
j. A. 5arwick Says.

Alleging that he repeatedly has
beaten and cursed her and on one o.
casion had threatened to cut her
throat as she lay in bed, Mrs. Bertha
Evelyn Barwick, 2S years old, to-day.
through her attorney, John Y. Smith,
filed suit for adcolute divorce from
John \. Barwick, who is connected
with the Exposition Cotton Mills. She
asks for the custody OF their two chill
dren, Dorothy, aged years, and John,
Jr., aged 5.
Mrs. Barwick alleges she was saved
from the insane rage of her husband
only by the tears of her children,
when. in January of 1913, she claims
Barwick knocked her down and
threatened to throw her out of the
window. The children, she claims.
cried and chung to her and Barwick
ceased his attack.
on April >, 1913, she alleges, Bar
wick came to her sisters home on
North Jackson Street, and. calling her
Chis wife) to the front door, knocked
her down the steps and threatened TO
kill her.
The Barwicls lived at los Ashby
Street. They We're married Saptem-
her II, 1908 and she left him April J,
1918.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-07
BILL FIXING TAX
On BIC INCOMES
REACHES HOUSE
Continued From Page /.

be made where the tax already has
been collected upon a taxable cor
poration or business enterprise.
The bin Is so framed that If "a hus-
band and wife have a joint income Of
$1,000. they must pay tax on $4,000
and II the wife Is living apart from
her husband permanently, she may be
taxed Independently
A person having an income Of 49,
500 year or more must make
sworn statement Of his income to the
collector Of internal revenue each
year. Such returns must be made
March l Of each year. Tax IS paya-
bic on June 30 Of each year
Concerns Liable for Employees.
Guardians and trustees must make
returns for the interests which they
have been named to conserve. Pen
alties are provided for persons who
DO not pay promptly
All business concerns and corpora
tons are made liable for the payment
Of the taxes on the income Of their
employees or other persons to whom
they pay money, and they are further
compelled TO deduct sufficient
amount to pay the tax and turn 1t
over to the government collector.
Failure to make the returns under
The law entails a penalty Of $500, and
any person making a fraudulent re-
turn is liable 10 a fine Of $1,000 or "A
prison term Of one year or both.
Labor. agricultural and horticultu-
raj organizations, as well as sick ben
EFT. fraternal and building loan So
cieties. are exempted from payment
81 the tax.
Computing Corporations Incomes.
The method Of computing the net
income Of corporations. joint stock
companies and associations under the
bin is much the same as that fol-
lowed under the corporation tax law.
Returns filed with the Commission
or Of Internal Revenue shall be open
10 inspection as public records, but
only upon the permission Of the Pres
ident, To insure the privacy OF re
turns il is provided that no person |
may print or publish them unless au-
thorized by law, and the publication |
may Doe punishable by fine Of 81 900 |
or prison term of year
The collectors are clothed with
broad powers of search In order to
And out If anybody is lodging the
tax or failing 10 make returns. they
may summon such persons refusing to |
pay before them. with an their books !
and papers, TO obtain such informa-
Iion as is desirable. and assess !
taxes according TO the situation |
HEAVY penalties also may be assessed. |
The law would apply to Porto Rico |
and the Philippines. and would be ap- |
pllcabie TO any person residing in |
the United states. as well as citizens
~ his country"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-07
Curious Barred as
Mrs. Olson Testifes
Wife of Minnesota Professor Tells
of Conduct With Laundryman
Her Husband Slew

ST. PAUL, MINI. April Judge
Orr to-day barred spectators from
his court room while Mrs. Oscar Oh
son, wife of the former University OF
Minnesota professor, related the story
of her improper conduct with Clyde
\. Darling. the laundry wagon driver,
who was killed by Professor Olson.
Several times during her recital
Mrs. Olson stopped and. lifting her
veil dried her eyes Her husband,
whose life she is trying to save. sat
throughout the hearing, apparently
unmoved by her story.
He had testified before that he all
ready knew of his wifes conduct
that she told the same story to him
before he killed Darling.
Mrs. Olson said she repeatedly ask
ed Darling to stop coming 10 their
home. and that on each occasion he
threatened to kill Professor Olson II
she told him Of their relations.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-07
u. s. Court Relieves
Leased Roads Of Tax
Corporation Tax Applies to Doing
Business, Not Income of Rail-
roads, Supreme Court Decides.

WASHINGTON, April THE
question whether leased railroads are
liable for corporation taxes was an
swered in the negative to-day by the
Supreme Court in the case of VIM.
McCoach, collector of internal reve-
nue.. against the Mine Hill and
Schuylhaven Railroad.
The court held the corporation tax
is a tax upon the. doing of business
and not upon the income therefrom
and the question was whether the
railroad was doing business under
the terms of the law. The court held
it was not.
Five suits in Federal Courts of
Appeals, 3S suits in Federal District
Courts and 800 claims against the
government aggregating $4,000
all involving the Interpretation of the
corporation tax law practically were
disposed of by the decision.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-07
Wilson to Retain
Taft Economy Idea
Efficiency Commission, Including
John Purroy Mitchell Has Long
Conference with President.

WASHINGTON. April The em-
cheney and economy commission Gre
ated by President Taft win he con-
tinued under the Wilson administra 81
tion
Mr. Wilson had conference with
r. A. Cleveland, head Of the commits
sion. Louis D. Brandeis of Boston. .
John PurToy Mitchell and Dr. Henry
Bruere Of New York and manifest
ed deep interest i'm the idea of the
modern plan fer handling affairs of
the National Government
The commission exists through "A
provision In the sundry civil bin 4
recommendation for its continuation
is expected during the coming session
or Congress. Mr. Wilson had a SINH
lar commission la New Jersey when
he was Governor The Same visitors
talked with the President about the
budget system ana the government of
the city Of Washington.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-07
RIVAL SUNDAY SCHOOLS
TN RACE FOR PICNIC

With interest in a unique picnic
contest aroused to the highest pitch.
members Of the First Christian and
Second Baptist Sunday schools to-
day outlined new plans which il Is
hoped will result in record attend
ance next Sunday. Each school has
set mark of 500 new pupils. ami
workers already have begun lining no
''prosnects." The attendance at bota
schools yesterday was large. the First
Christian leading with 1.15I to 1.09b
for the Baptists The Baptist school
scored victory for the day. though
because in new scholars. the roll
showing 209 to Isl for the Christians
The Baptists had a total of SD
points against 1854 for the Firs.
Christian
Dr. Bricksr pastor Of the Firs
Christian Church. has begun a two
weeks revival service He will sneak
each evening at O'Clock.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-07
HUNTS HUSBAND,
GONE FIVE WEEKS
C. D. Pinson, Who Left Home at
Night Without Word,
Sought by Wife.

Mrs. c. d. Pinson sobbingly told to-
day of the disappearance of her hus-
band five weeks ago from their home,
As Ponce DeLeon Place.
Hoping from day to day he would
come back or explain his unaccount-
able absence, she had delayed making
public her sorrow. but anxiety for the
safety of her husband finally drove
her to appeal for aid in instituting d
search.
Mamie has not slept a night since
he went away" said Wallace Rhodes,
her brother in law. The Rhodes and
Pfnson families have lived together
for several years.
She has awakened US repeatedly
in the night time by her weeping" he
continued. We became alarmed for
her own condition. At times she has
become hysterical When We saw
the strain was driving her to despera-
ton, we advised her TO begin a
search"
Five weeks ago Pinson retired early.
He had been in bed probably not more
than an hour when he arose, donned
his clothes and, without a word, left
the house.
Mrs. Prisons home life had not
been unhappy. Their domestic life
had not been without its little quarTels
and difficulties, but there had been
nothing serious. she declared.
1t is not believed that there is an
other woman in the case. Neither
was Pinson in financial difficulties.
He recently sold his interest in a
garage from his home and made ar
rangements to solicit for the new
owners.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-07
TRIAL OF WATSON
PASSED BY SPEER
Case Against Editor Goes Over
to Next Term-Cotton Seed
Oil Probe Up.

AUGUSTA. GA. April The cass
against Thomas E. Watson, tbs
Thomson editor, charged with SEND.
ing obscene matter through the mails
did not come to trial to-day in The
United States Court
When court convened S. Guvtop
McLendon, of Atlanta, and Judge !
B. Burnside, of Thomson, were in
court representing Watson.
Judge Emory Speer, however had
issued an order two days before de-
claring that he would not try Watson
and that some other judge would have
to preside when the case was tried
Mr.. McLendon said that he was anx.
ious for the case to be tried at this
term, and regretted that it would
not be.
In charging the Federal grand Jury.
Judge Speer discussed trusts in gen
eral way. He made no reference 10
the case which District Attorney Alex
Akerman will bring against the Amer
lean Cotton Oil Company.
Mr.. Alderman will present evidence
against the cotton oil company to the
grand jury on Wednesday. He has
summoned 40 witnesses from an
parts of the South, and it is said the
probe into the conduct of the cotton
seed oil business will be thorough.
The American Cotton Oil Company
has headquarters in New York CITY
and it is generally reputed it is
combination to arbitrate the price Of
raw cotton seed all over the South
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-07
BOSTON TELEPHONE GIRLS
VOTE ON STRIKE QUESTION

BOSTON, April Twenty 1.-TWO
hundred shl operators are voting on
the question of beginning a strike
which would parslyze the telephone
business of Greater Boston The polls
will close at 1890 tonight Mayor
Fitzgerald and large Boston concerns
are trying TO bring about an agree
ment which win tide over the situa
tion. The State Board Of Arbitration
to-day met the opera tors representa-
tives at the State House
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-07
ODDITIES
in the
DAYS NEWS

JAIL FOR VICIOUS DOGS.-AleX-
andria, Va, bought brand-new Was-
on. new nets and uniforms for Its
dog catchers, and ordered them 10
clean the city of stray CANNES. But
they forgot TO provide a pound. ana
so the more vicious dogs were put in
the Jail and the others turned loose
again.
CARS SINK IN sAND.-seven
steel coal cars fully loaded have
sunk out of sight in a quicksand over
which a siding on the Lehigh and New
England Railway was laid near Glen
wood, \. J. Soundings have been
made which find no bottom in the
quicksand at SO feet.
DUEL FOR SADDLE AT s4.-
Isaac McGirr, aged 81, and Andrew
Horn, same age, bid for a saddle at
an auction near Washington, Pa, and
Horn won. McGirr objected and the
two agreed to fight for It, A ring was
formed and the two battled till referee
and seconds had to pry them apart.
Then the saddle was put up again
and third man bid it in.
FINES FOR LONG HAT PINS
Berlin's police president, having failed
to persuade the women to avoid
pointed hat pins. or to provide pro-
tectors for them, now announces that
after April 10 offenders against the
ordinance will be fined up to SIS for
each offense and if they do not pay
they will be imprisoned.
FIRST HAIR CUT IN - YEARS..
Ota Gygi, Spanish violinist now ap-
pearing in New York. has had his
hair cut for the first time in 81 years.
II is said he was trimmed" as part
of an initiation stunt into a beneVo-
lent association.
BARRIERS OFF SCNDAY.-Hack-
ensack BARRIERS want a chance to at
tend church. Assemblyman Agnew
told the New Jersey Legislature SO.
and also declared, 1T is just as easy
to have your face polished on Satur-
day night as on Sunday" Then the
Assembly passed his bill closing all
barber shops on Sunday.
GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE.-Mrs
Hilda Reichart. of West Hoboken. y.
j., seeks a divorce because her hus-
bands good nature tracks her nerves, IS
and that's cruelty. He has kept open
house for his friends and their wives,
and she had TO play the piano for
hours, even when she had the lum-
bago." She admits he has a fine dis
position and never lost his temper
even when she complained.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-07
SPECIAL TRAIN CARRIES
W00DMEN TO CONVENTION

TOWNSVILLE. GA. April IA
special train from Atlanta over the
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic
Railroad to-day brought officers and
delegates to the State Convention of
Woodmen of the World Head Consul
Marlin, of Dawson; Head Clerk Bass,
of CarrOllton, and other officers ar
rived here yesterday and have been
busy to-day getting matters in shape
for the opening session tomorrow.
Mayor Roscoe Luke will deliver the
welcome address tomorrow morning
and preside at the Fiddlers' Conven-
ton to -mororw night.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-07
McAdoo Gives ''Gag"
Order to His Aides
News From Treasury Department
Will Be Given to Reporters
by Chief Himself

WASHINGTON, April Secretary
McAdoo has issued gag" order 20
the Assistant Secretaries of the Treas
ury, instructing them that all news OF
that department must be given out by
him.
In building the Hudson tunnels, the
Secretary said, he had found it de-
sirable to let the president OF the
company be the spokesman for he
work, and he intended TO pursue a
similar policy in Washington This
completely reverses the policy OF
former Secretary MacVeagh, who
authorized his assistant secretaries
and bureau chiefs to give out news.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-07
0VERGR0WN KNIFE GETS
IN COURT WIKI OWNER

The biggest pocketknife in the
world-at least. it has that appear
ance-was on exhibition to-day be-
fore Recorder Broyles. and Rolzie
Ross, a negro. found himself ia Sc
rious trouble because ne had carried
il around in his pocket.
The knife is more than a foot LONG
and the handle is brass studded The
blade is nearly eight inches long
Judge BUoyles declared il to be the
biggest pCcketknife ne had ever seen
IN his many years of experience.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-07

goods have been reduced from q
TO IS per cent, and spun silk
yarns, from 81 to IS.
Sewing silk duties are cut from
IS to IS, and silk handkerchief,
so to 40; silk ribbon undergowns,
from so to 40, and artificial silk
yarns go down from Al to IS per
cent, and braids. from IS to 60
per cent.
Higher grades of print paper
are given a duty of Y per cent,
instead of the present rate of IS
per cent. Parchment papers are
reduced from AZ to IS per cent;
photographic paper IS given a
nominal reduction of from q to
25. Writing paper IS reduced
from IS 10 25. The reduction IN
common wrapping paper IS from
IS to IS per cent.
The reduction IN duty on books
is from IS to IS per cent. 6roonrs
are reduced from 10 TO IS.
MEDICINES REDUCED.
Other reductions include:
Medicinal preparations. SO to
81; castor oil. IS 10 IS: common
soap, 20 10 5; lime. g to 5; urdee-
GRATED eroekery, IS TO IS; pocket
knives. IT to IS; scissors, SO to so;
cutlery. II to 27; furniture. So to
IS: rice tcieanec1, 81 to 80; eags,
from cents a dozen to cents;
matches, q to a; manufactures
India rubber, IS to 10; lead pen
ellis. 80 to IS per cent.
Works Of art. in most cases.
are to be admitted free of duty.
particularly works OF art that are
100 years or more old.
As an aid to American ship-
ping. a discount Of 5 per cent IS
allowed IN the duties on all goods
imported IN American built and
American owned ships
Drastic regui7tions arc provided
to prevent frauds BY importers.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-07
Would Drive Seers
From City as Fakers
Councilman Ashley Frames ordi-
nance 5anishing Atlanta Gypsy
Fortune TelIers and Palmists.

Gypsies in Atlanta must be on the
move again.
Councilman Claude L. Ashley an
nounced to-day that he would intro
duce an ordinance at the meeting of
Council this afternoon prohibiting
palmistry or any form Of fortune
telling in the city
The Councilman said there are at
least so gypsy tents in Atlanta, pur-
porting TO be the establishments Of
scientific pa,mistry. He said they
were all plain fakes.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-07
U. S. COURT KNOCKS OUT
WIS. PURE FOOD STATUTE

WASHINGTON, April THE val
idity of the Wisconsin pure food law
requiring that cans OF syrup bear lab
els to indicate the nature OF their
contents was denied to-day by tine
Supreme Court
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-07
FORREST SAYS FRISC0'S
SCHEDULE is FASTEST

Claims Of the Illinois Central Rail-
road TO the fastest freight train serv-
ice from Chicago 10 The South in a
schedule recently announced arc dis
puted by Charles a Forrest. general
agent of the Chicago and Eastern Il
linOis Railroad Frisco Lines in the
Atlanta territory.
Aiv. Forrest says the Illinois Cen
Ial is publishing a time of 81 hours
and 30 minutes from Chicago 10 At
Iaut5. Whereas the FRISCO Lines ana
raya maintained for years = schedule
ii 45 - hours.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-07
STAHL, CRUSHED BY AUTO,
WILL BE BURIED TUESDAY

MARIETTA. CA April THE
body OF Harry Slahl killed in an au-
tomobile accident at Jacksonville
Fla. yesterday, viii be buried here to-
morrow StahI was the son of Mrs
Henry Neinert of Marietta. wife Of a
coal dealer Of Atlanta
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-07
Geurrant Freed on
Bond; Trial April 81
J. r. Graham, Whom He Shot,
Out of Danger After
Nearly Dying.

ID. T. Geurrant, the Ivy Street
boarding house proprietor who two
weeks ago shot and wounded ]. r.
Graham and his wife. guests in the
house, to-day was freed from the
Tower on bond of $1,000 assessed by
Justice of the Peace Ridley, and his
trial set for April p.
Bond was allowed on the statement
of Grady Hospital physicians that
Graham, who was in a preCarious
condition several days. is out of dan
ger His wife was only slightly hurt.