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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22
STEWART SEEKS
FEE ABOLITION
TO AID REVENUE
Coffee County Legislator Would
Put All Public Officials on
Straight Salary Basis,

Representative Charles z. Stewart.
Of Coffee County, a new member of
the House, will undertake to abolish
the fee system OF compensating coun-
ty officials in Georgia, and substitute
in it's stead a fiat salary system.
He believes that the State can ma
terially increase its revenues by do
ing this. and he feels that the pro-
posal should prove popular with the
Legislature, for the reason that this
year tax reform appears to be very
much in order.
Just Passing of Hat.
Discussing the bill he will intro
duce along the line stated. Mr.. Stew
art says:
THE Comptroller General has said
that the present system is nothing
more nor less than passing around
the hat for contribution from the
taxpayers
THE chairman Of the Railroad
Commission says: 1t is based upon
voluntary returns and hence its in
equalities.'
There Is no doubt we need our
system Of gathering taxes revised. bu-
as I see 1t. this is not the only thing
we need along that line I think what
we need now is not only something
to increase our revenue. but some
thing to protect and conserve our
present revenue of the State and
counties.
Check Present Waste.
Instead OF legislating to increase
our revenues, we should first leEis-
late to check the present waste Of our
revenues, and / feel sure that we viii
not only have sufficient funds to meet
all demands, but will have enough left
to double our old soldiers pay, in
crease our public school funds and
present, based upon our present tax
values.
Legislation Of this sort would not
only conserve our revenue, which is
now being wasted at the rate Of
million and a half dollars each year,
but in turning this great waste in the
direction Of our old soldiers and
teachers we would protect the honor
and dignity of our great State.
THE Legislature and the people II
Georgia can abolish the ABDOMINAL fee
system the useless County Treasurer
and Tax Receivers offices, and save
one million and a half each year. BY
local taxation we can tuln this waste
toward the support Of our confederate
soldiers and public schools, which will
provide county pension Of the same,
or possibly more than the State now
paws, and also a good amount in
crease in our local school funds"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22
MUSIC LOVERS
GET EXTENSION
Of CLUB OFFER
President Of WeatherhoIt Piano
Co. Arranges to Hold Open
Lists for 100 Applicants.

Because many lovers of music were
too late in applying for membership
in the Weatherholt player piano cluD
Of 400 members, which was completed
Saturday night, T. f. Weatherhoit
president Of the WeatherhOlt Piano
Company, has arranged for a small
extension to take care of those who
were disappointed.
He has arranged for another CO.
operative extension of 100 members
and has secured advices from the fac
tory that this number of club players
can be shipped Immediately.
Mr.. Weatherholt says the campaign
Just closed for the 400 club has been
one of the most successful ever con-
Quoted in the country. and that It
demonstrates that the day OF the or
binary plano IS rapidly drawing to a
close.
He says many letters and kilograms
were received after the last one Of
the 400 memberships was taken, and
for that reason he hurriedly arranged
by wire for an extension club Of 100
members. The number Of late applt-
cants will take up a good part Of these
extension memberships, he says. and
the indications are that all of them
viii be gone before the fifteen-day
time limit has expired.
The same attractive free features
will apply to the extension offer which
made the 400 club so popular.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22
Half-Century Old
Letter Is Delivered
Comrade Fails to Mali Message From
Soldier of '61 to Wlfe-Heirs
Perform Duty

POTTSvILLE, PA. June 21.-A
letter written at Fort Washington,
Nd. May 80, 1861, by Henry c. Rus
sell. of Pottsville, a soldier in the war
between the States, reached his widow
in Pottsville to-day through the regu-
lar channels Of the United States mail
The letter had been intrusted to a
comrade. NJ. E. Richards. Of Potts
town, Pa, to mail, and was never
sent Recently Mr. Richards died and
the letter, sealed and stamped, was
found among some old papers. II
was posted and arrived this morning
Russell died about five years ago. The
letter contained what the writer said
was a piece Of the shirt Of Colonel r.
e. Ellsworth. worn when he was shot
and killed a short time before at Alex
andria, Va. when he hauled down the
Confederate flag from the Marshall
House. The letter is in an excellent
state Of preservation.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22

the flowers on her fathers spacious
grounds, and often ran across to the
equally spacious grounds of her
grandfather Colonel John w. Grant,
on the opposite corner where she
has her city home to-day.
Wore Tartan Of Clan.
AS a young girl she could be seen
every day going forth and back to the
Ballard Seminary, where she attend
ed school, and no one having seen
her in the pride and beauty of her
fresh young maidenhood could ever
have forgotten her as she passed
along Peachtree Street, in her High
land lassie dress, for Sarah Frances
Grant had a most becoming Scots
costume-made out of the tartan
worn by the forebears of her father,
who were identified with Strathspey,
in Scotland, since the origin Of the
clan.
The material used in the construc-
ton of this Highland costume was
manufactured at the famous house of
Edinburgh which weaves the clan
plaids from the tartan of the chief
to that OF his follower on the moor,
his piper or the servants in his hall.
The dress, as l remember it, was
Grant tartan, which Is made from the
following dyes:
Dearcan- Fraoich lie Aim, which in
plain English and not Gaelic is a
navy blue and made from the blue
berry, with alum.
A rather dark shade of green, known
in the Highlands as Bealaidh, which
is a dye from the broom.
A lovely shade of scarlet, called
Crotal Cloich -aoil, from Limestone
Lichen, and a few threads Of white.
There was a Rob Roy cap, a strum
and a leather belt.
The badge of the Grant clan, which
is the same as the badge of the Nc
Gregor MacKinnon, MacNab and
MacQuarrie is the Scotch fir. The
war cry is "Creag Ealachaidh,"
which, interpreted, means, "a hill in
Strathspey," but some of the Grants
have used "Creag Rabhach," which is
"The Warning Rock and to this has
been added Stand Sure"
Proud Of Gaelic Blood.
And what better inspiration could
anyone have than is the element en-
bodied in this war cry?
The Grants have been proud OF
their Gaelic blood, and no wonderl
But I0eTe are OLutI GOSLuIAltS WI IA
by Mrs. Slaton when she was a mere
slip of a girl that have not been for
gotten and which added to her love-
illness. One, a primrose yellow tulle,
was brought from Paris for her debut
season, and was quantity embroid-
cred about the hem and shoulders
with a garland Of buttercups with
black silk leaves that was decidedly
Frenchy Another, a Philip X
a color entirely new at that time, was
pink shade resembling what Is now
called cerise, but much softer in tone,
and this shade in a delicate fabric was
made into a stunning gown, with ap-
plications of rare point lace, and worn
at the Nine O'Clock German soon after
Miss Grant was presented to society.
Stood Under Flower Arch.
on the occasion of her presentation
to society, Miss Grant stood under a
splendid arch Of flowers. tall and wide
and fragrant. The flowers were trib-
utes from her admirers, and with the
gracious policy that has characterized
Mrs. Slaton, the young girl, Miss
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22
Suicide Gives Body
to Reward Doctor
Leaves Note Authorizing Physician
to Perform Post-Mortem Exami-
nation in Interest Of Science.

IRONDALE. MO. June 21.-A let
tier empowering DR.. J. P. Yeargain
ter empowering Dr. J. P. Yeargain
body IS the strange manner in which
DR.. William E. Mcfarland. who com
mitted suicide near here, rewarded
the physician for his constant at
tention upon him.
He was AZ. married and had two
children.
DR.. Yeargain expressed no surprise
when he learned of his patients
death. He declared DR.. Mcfarland
had diagnosed his own disease and
often had talked with him about the
chances for his recovery.
He felt that my constant atten-
ton upon him entailed a hardship
on me-" ssid DR.. Yeargain. He
often asked me II # would be wrong
If he should take "a little too much
Of some poisonous drug. 1 believe
that his provision that I should per
form a post-mortem was his method
Of benefiting science and OF reward o.
ing me for my services"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22

Grant had her floral offerings woven
into the beautiful canopy beneath
which she stood on the threshold OF
her brilliant career.
On the occasion Of her debut, Mrs.
Slaton wore a white silk dress simply
made. as became a young girl, and
the only trimming was a festoon Of
delicate white ribbons caught with
small bouquets of Roman hyacinths
the same flowers forming her bou-
quet. Pearls and diamonds, a Won
derful gift from her father, mother
and grandmother, were the Jewels
worn.
When a student at the Ballard Sem
mary, there was a musician in the
school who was destined to make a
brilliant record in the music world
Constance Sternberg was his name.
Struck by the beauty of Mrs. Slaton S
face and manner impressed by her
talent for the higher arts, he wrote
and dedicated to her a group Of love-
ly piano pieces, under the head Three
Flowers That Bloom in the Spring"
the individual pieces being named
"Anemone," The Lily of the Valley
and THE Blue Bells" the names rep
resenting the pink of her cheeks, blue
of her eyes and the white Of hel
brow.
Later when Mrs. Slaton, as Miss
Grant, attended the Mardi Gras fes-
tivities at New Orleans, so charmed
with her beauty were the people of
that city that her picture was inter
woven into the headlines Of one of
the big dailies there, and for over
six years ornamented that page.
Mrs. Slaton Fine Scholar.
AS Miss Grant, Mrs. SlatOn was
brought up without the worldliness
that has warped and wrinkled so
many girls. She lived wholesomeiy,
applied herself to the higher eduCa.
ton and INDUCED her love for the
things artistic.
She is considered one Of the finest
French scholars in the South, having
perfect Partisan accent, and Is
musician of discriminating taste. She
is a Colonial Dame, member of the
d. A. r. and is a member of the
United Daughters of the COnfederacy.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22
Noted EntOmOlOgiSts
Invited to Atlanta
Or. L. o. Howard and Or. Paul
Marched, Latter of France,
Expected Here Soon.

An invitation to three of the worlds
greatest entomologists to visit At
lanta next week was extended in a
telegram sent by Governor Brown to
DR.. L. o. Howard at Dallas, Texas
Saturday morning.
Dr. Howard is Chief Entomologist
for the United States Government,
with headquarters at Washington, and
is touring the South with DR. Paul
Marrhel Chief Government Entomol-
ogist OF France, and DR.. w. d. Hunter,
Chief Of the Southern Department Of
Insect Research, and who has been in
charge of the Governments investiga-
ton into the boil weevi evil
Governor Brown telegraphed the in p
vitation to the party to stop over in
Atlanta on their return to Washing
ton, upon the request of State Ento-
mologist Lee Worsham. II is believed
the invitation will be accepted, and if
so arrangements will be made for a
mass meeting in honor Of the distin-
guished visitors.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22

from the two homes Of Mrs. Slaton
INTO the Governors Mansion.
"As little as is possible" she said.
The official home already is furnished,
and the new occupants never bring
with them many things except the
bits of furniture that have become en-
deared to them in their own homes.
And it will be thus with Mrs. Slaton.
Mrs. Slaton has been a visitor to the
Mansion upon several occasions az
the guest of Mrs. Brown, and the two
have found much enjoyment in the
establishment as a topic of converse
ton. But they have never talked T
definite plans.
81 have none" said Mrs. Slaton; i
will Just move in"
Mrs. Brown probably will leave the
Mansion several days before the day
ii the Inauguration, and Mrs. Slaton,
accomplished housekeeper that she Is,
will have ample time to survey her
new home with an eye to her arrange
ment of it.
contemplates No Changes.
Somebody asked her about pros
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22
600 Attend Hebrew
Sunday School Picnic
Grant Park Scene of Annual Outing.
Ladies' Society Furnishes
Refreshments.

The annual picnic Of the Hebrew
Sunday schools took place last Thurs
day morning at Grant Park. Six
Of fishing, baseball and football
games
NJ Lichtenstein, superintendent of
the Alliance Sunday school, NJ.
Sheinbaum. superintendent of Ahay-
athzion Sunday school, DR.. 7. Loeb,
principal OF the Hebrew school; Dr.
L. Holtz and Mr.. Freidson had charge
of the festivities.
Punch, ice cream and cake were
served to the children by the ladies
of the Hebrew Educational Auxiliary
Society, including Mrs. Sarah Buch-
man, Mrs. L. Zion, Mrs. Mollie Hirso-
Witz, Mrs Josephs. Mrs Shurman
Mrs. Kline and Mrs. Silverman
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22
Camp at Lakewood
Is Planned by Class
Congregational Sunday School Folks
Organize to Maintain Place
Throughout Summer.

Arrangements for a summer camp
at Lakewood are being made by the
Pilgrim class of the Central Congre-
gational Church. The camp will be
made a permanent affair and viii last
throughout the entire summer.
George L. Hanscom, teacher Of the
class, has provided equipment for the
camp and win be in charge. At least
a score of young men are expected to
take advantage Of the opportunity of
out while following their
daily avocation.
At a business meeting Of the class
George M. Normandy was elected
president Of the class; Philip P. Shaw,
vice president; o. NJ. Fuller, secre-
tary and II. ID. Barber, treasurer.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22

In these patriotic societies she is re-
corded as a descendant Of Thomas
Grant, who was commissioned April
16, 1916, in the Sixth Regiment North
Carolina Continental line, when 10
years old. And there are other in
teresting records made in her colonial
papers.
Besides her patriotic affiliations,
Mrs. Slaton is president of the Wom-
ans Guild Of Saint Luke's Church,
and is president Of the Atlanta Mu-
steal association under which has
been promoted the Philharmonic Or
chestra.
Much credit has been awarded Mrs.
Slaton for the successful political life
of her brilliant young husband, for
she has made many friends for him,
and has taken a personal interest in
his campaign, in just such a womanly
way as helps a man in his upward
career.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22
Rags and Opera at
Grant and Piedmont
Fifth Regiment Band, In Two Divis-
ions, to Play at
Parks.

There will be music a-plenty at
day afternoon the program covering
everything from the tantalizing
strains of You're a Great Big Blue
Eyed Baby" to the dainty Gypsy
Love" melody and inspiring outbursts
Of grand opera
The Fifth Regiment Band will fur
nish the music at both parks, being
split into two bands of 20 instru-
ments In most localities a band Of
20 pieces is considered as one of IN
usual size. The concerts will begin at
$3.50 o'clock
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22
First Lady of Georgia Was
Atlanta! sMostLoDeLy Belle

She was the fairest young girl in
Atlanta when first l glimpsed her.
Then she was Sally Fannie Grant.
Now she is Mrs. John Marshall
Slaton wife to the brilliant young
Governor elect of Georgia, who takes
her place as the First Lady of the
State July /.
Mrs SlatOn was born at West
Point the home of her mothers peo-
pie, and at the age Of months was
brought to Atlanta, to the corner of
Pine and PeaChtree Streets, where
her entire young life has been spent.
As a little girl she frohcked among
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22
COrbett to Lecture
At W.C.T.U. Meeting
Former Champion Pueiist viii APP
pear In New Role as Advocate
of Temperance.

NEW YORK, June FLAMES j.
Corbett former champion fighter, is
going to give a lecture to the White
stone Young Women's branch of the
Woman's Christian Temperance
Union Miss Bertha Trotman, chair
man, announced yesterday. that the
former champion would speak next
Tuesday evening.
Corbett, who lives in Bayside,
stated yesterday that some good les
sons could be adduced from what he
will say He will discuss his travels
and tell Of some Of his experiences
and point out the morals they teach.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22

pective changes or suggestions Of
changes.
"Of course, should have none" she
said. THE official keeper of public
buildings takes care Of improvements
and changes. whether they are
changes that are necessary or changes
that are merely desired. AS to changes
or improvements, then, could say
nothing"
Mrs. Slaton appreciates the official
cast of the position as chatelaine Of
the Governors house, upon which she
is soon to enter. She appreciates as
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22
DR.. KING GOES TO MEETING
OF ATHEISTS IN CHICAGO

DR.. J. Chestoh King, alienist and
neurologist, left Atlanta yesterday for
Chicago for a meeting of alienists and
neurologists to be held June %, "a
and % under the auspices of the
Chicago Medical Society
DR.. King will read a paper on The
Causes of Acquired Insanity
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22
Paxon offered Post
As Chief of Staff
GoVernor-Eleet John M. Slaton Anx-
ious to Keep Governor
Browns Aide.

Governor elect John M. Slaton Sat
urday officially rendered Frederic ].
PaXon the position of Chief of STAFF
during the next administration. Colo
mel Paxon accepted.
Colonel PaXon has been Chief of
Staff during Governor Joseph NJ.
Browns administration and it has
been published that he probably would
be reappointed by the new Governor.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22
Inauguration Day Will Be a BUSY
One for Her, as She Will Celebrate
the Occasion by Working Hard
Moving Her Household Effects.

Mrs. John NJ slaton will become
the first lady Of Georgia quietly and
simply-and naturally-when her
husband is inaugurated Governor next
Saturday and when the Stations move
into the Executive Mansion at Peach
tree and Cain Streets. There will be
no fuss or feathers to mark the event,
not even the conventional reception
to the General Assembly, until several
days or a week after the inaugural
day.
The reception to the Legislature is
always the official housewarming for
the new jewellers in the Governors
Mansion and Mrs Slaton is eager to
work out plans for that event. But
being the wife of a very busy Gov
ernor-elect is not without its trials.
Il have not yet been able to get the
ear Of Governor Slaton for a little
chat about home matters" she said
yesterday with little laugh that was
half merged in a sincere sigh. Then
she enlisted the reporter to help her.
'T wish you would find out from
him about the best day for the recep-
ton" she requested, and let his wife
know. But never mind, I'll buttonhole
him this evening at dinner and put in
a claim for few minutes of his time,
anyhow"
Will Make Mansion Homo.
Mrs. Slaton is accepting her duties
of state and of official position as
nonchalantly as those who know her
would expect. To make a home OF
the Executive Mansion is the one am
bition that she has expressed.
81 want to live as simply as have
tried to live always" she said. "Of
course, there will be new responsible
ties for me as for my husband, but
with the Governors Mansion a homo,
as I want to make 1t, these RESPONSE
bilities are not frightful."
The Slaton home at the corner Of
Peachtree and Pine Streets is one of
the most beautiful Of a city full Of
beautiful homes, and the Slaton coun-
try home on Peachtree Street is as
delectable. The odds are easily in IA
vor Of her success in a home-making
venture at the Governors house.
The beautiful home on Peaohtree
and Pine Street virtually will be closed
for two years, now that the Stations
will move into the official residence.
1t has been closed, however, for more
than a month already. the members Of
the family having betaken themselves
to the country house at the first ap-
proach Of the warm days.
Governor and Mrs. Slaton probably
will resume their stay in the Peach
tree Road place at the close OF the
session of the Legislature, during all
of which so days they will be at home,
officially, intimately, Hospitality, in
the mansion at the corner of Cain
Street.
Life Program Unchanged.
Living in the Governors Mansion
shouldn't necessitate so radical a
change in PERSONS program Of life,"
Mrs. slaton said yesterday. 1t was
plain that the Governors Mansion
under the Stations will be the same
CHEEKY wholesome home as the place
at the Pine Street corner and the
place on Peachtree Road. Her next
words provd it.
There must always be extra places
at the table, and always an open
house"
Her smile was warrant that this is
no undesirable task for her
Very little furniture will be moved
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22
By LoLLIE BELLE WYLIE.

Il looked, and 10! one stood forth
eloquently,
Her eyes were deep with life, aud
the clear brow,
Which Swallowed them was like the
morning sky"
And had you seen her then, as I
saw her, you, too, would have re-
membered her in this way also.
But I haven't told you who SHE is.
She is the First Lady of the State.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22

will make her mission much to be de-
sired.
AS to her official duties. Mrs. Sla-
ton is fortunate in possessing the IN
timacy Of the first public women Of
the United States, and Is forearmed
with a knowledge of the trials as well
as of the joys that will be hers. Yes
terday, talking over her unpretentioas
plans, she mentioned the name Of Mrs,
William ]. Bryan in connection with
one phase. Mrs. Bryan and Mrs. Sla-
ton are the warmest of friends.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22
MRS. 6LAT0N TO MAKE STATE MANSION JUST A H0NET
Georgia sNedFHtLady axes New Responsibilities Naturally


Mansion brilliant
Evening star., 1913-10-06
Real Estate Transfers.

LANIER HEIGHTS-Charles E. Wire et
al. to James A. Connor, lot 41S: $1O
G STREET SOUTHWEST between 18th
and 7th streets-Charles B. Church et
al. to Inazella F. Jones. part square
467: $1O.s
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS-Joseph Richards
square 2S6S; $40.
to Lewis p. Roberts. lots - to ~
square 3341; $40.
NO. 2OS 14h STREET NORTHEAST
jeremiah E. Watts ct ux. to Charles
E. Callahan. lot 80. square 1865; $40.
WESTFORD-William Hinton Holloway
ct ux. to George T. and Gertrude h
Johnson, lot 75. square 5154; $40.
NO. 1876 18TH STREET NORTHWEST
Sarah D. Munro e.. al. to Mollie E
Young, lot q, squar,, 136; $40.
NO. 1875 Q STREET NORTHWEST
Rene Bache ct ux. to Violet Blddle.
lot lib and part lot 136. square l3I;
S10.
PETWoRTH-John ii. McElroy ct ux. tc
Fred A. Norway, lot 81, square 73;
BARRY FARM-Richard r. Horner ct
al. trustees, to Emma w. Scott, lot
1S. section 4; $1.1J0.
EAST CAPITOL STREET NORTHEAST
near 14th street-George +. harbin ct
al, trustees. to Herman X. Howen-
stein. lots 40 to 4S. square 1885; $40.
STREET NORTHEAST between 7th
and Sth streets-Cornelius Regan ct
ux. to Herman R. Howenstein, part
original lot 2. square SSS; $40.