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The Calumet news., 1913-10-13
WOODMEN FACE
new PROBLEM
Funds viii Be Taxed II the Head
Camp Remains in Illinois

A new problem has arisen in connec.
ton with the affairs OF the Modern
Woodmen Of America that may resul.
In the removal Of the head office from,
the state OF Illinois In order 20 avoid
/ taxation OF the society's surplus fund.
I Illinois is one OF the few states In
which fraternal benefit societies are
taxed on the money held in the treas
ury.
The board Of review Of Rock Island
county refuses 10 assess the surplus
und Of the Modern Woodmen OF AM
erica but the equalizing board Of L,iv.
ingsIon county, at a meeting held re-
Gently, ruled that 81 S00.lS5 OF the sur
plus fund was taxable and accordingly
assessed the society ON a basis that
means $4,000 year.
The officers intend TO take an ap-
peal from this action as II this amount
Of the surplus held in the mortuarv
fund 20 pay death claims OF members
Is 10 be assessed there is no reason
why the society may not expect the
whole amount Uf its surplus fund also
10 be taxed. II this is done il will
force the members OF the Modern
NoOdmen Of America alone to contrib
ute 100000 each year to pay the
taxes 10 the treasury Of the state Of
Illinois.
While II would seem that the remoy-
al Of the head office to some other
state would be advisable in order TO |
escape the heavy taxation. It is said
that the head officers are not con-
'ldering that step. for the reason that
authority 10 incorporate In another
state rests wholly with the head camp
IF the society. II the funds are taxed
he whole question would be one for
consideration by the delegates to the
leXt head camp. There are other
emedies aside from removal one
emedy, which could be put into i'm
Mediate force, would be to levy no
more assessments upon the members
ntll the entire surplus was paid out.
his might get the society into trouble
With the Insurance department but
could be done.
Another remedy is TO secure legis-
alton eXempting from taxation such |
lnds, or giving fraternal beneficiary q
Jcieties the same right TO exemption {
ow accorded the reserve fund of the c
ID line insurance companies.
The question is a large and compli- q
lted one and it will doubtless be dis \
used with interest by the Officers n
nd delegates in attendance at the Il
ext head camp meeting. Il
The Calumet news., 1913-10-13
HATS NOT POPULAR
UNTIL 18TH CENTURY.

once in u while we do seem TO com,
across something which ancient people
uid not possess. Hats apparently
hsurc among this number
For hats. we are told, did not become
a established custom until some
900 years ago. In the year liJg. when
Charles III. entered Rouen after it's re-
capture by the French from the Eng.
lish, the people there had never before
set eyes on Il hat. Their amazcment.
therefore, can DC pictured as they
Eazed upon their King riding past
them in pomp and on his head a gor-
geous hat lined with vari-colorrd sill;
ana Saily bedecked with huge plumcy.
VI course, every one followed his cx-
ample. Hats began to make their ap.
pearance i'm shop windows and women
ana men alike laborcd over the con.
structing Of elaborate headpicces. each
one attempting TO surpass his neigh.
Dor II possible. But they were expen-
sive and II was a long time before the,
could be worn except by the prosper.
GUS classes.
III the course of time, however, they
became more commonplace thing ana
people of all classes were able T., NJ.
ford them.
The Calumet news., 1913-10-13
NAILS.

- hali Is a short piece of iron which
man uses TO aim at while be ia
nainmeiing his thumb.
Nails come in various sizes. A tac,<
Is baby nail which Is fond of stand
''s upon It's head I'm the dark ybe,
you are turkey -trotting around vour
room IN bare feet, trying An voi, 10
'ocd'e an electric button. An adult
''''' Is two or three inches long and
.oiiies IN boxes which are sent 70 vo,,
~ express upon which you have IN
p'S lhe charges which have alro,sv
=, D.Vn coilected by the express company
90 we other end. Not being able 10
i'"u Tue hammer, YOU vainly epde,,,,,
10 extract this nail and others or i,s
NUM- irom the box until you er,t,,
succeed In wrenching the Ton off ,ho
DoN win super-human strength while
dain. Wv" superb dis-
'"s are also used 10 build bouses
% s'hhers ON fish lines. and uhen
49, internally TO the feet, to pro-
'o.e ana foster lock-jaw.
ihey come in vast ouan,i,;., a.,
and department stores hu,
~" you want Just one To drive int
I've oa'hroom wall during your ,,,eo,,
,Ds.nce ,,', to hang "a razor strop ON Won
n' as We'll look for a needle IN n
10y yS'ock or a square deal I'm I, ,,.,.
The Calumet news., 1913-10-13
CYCLE CAR IN AMERICA.

one of the most important of re-
cent motor car developments is the
Introduction in America Of the cycle
car. ~ originally developed in France
the cycle car Is virtually Il four
wheeled motorcycle. The French car.
which has become a very popular We
Eicle In that country, is built for light
hess and speed, having a narrow body
provided with two seats arranged tam
dem, and with the motor transmission
and drive Of motorcycle. This car
IS made with a thirty-six inch whee!
gauge, SO that II viii turn between
the ruts Of q poorly kept road, of
which there are many in France. cars
of this type are manufactured and arc
in use to limited extent in England.
hut the typical English cycle car is
in reality a miniature automobile,
with the motor transmission and drive
"t an automobile Such cars arc
adapted TO the smooth. well kept Eng-
lish roads.
The first American cycle cars. just
Fut out, follow i'm the main the French
type. They have the narrow wheel
suage' to run in the middle of tho
TOAD and keep out of the ruts ON both
sides. The distance between inner
cdses Of ruts is usually about forty.
Two inches, and wheel gauge of
lhity'siX inches, therefore, allows It
Sat" mar-m Of three inches on each
side. Under these conditions il Is
practicable to lower the body to q
point that would be out Of the question
WITH car Of standard gauge.-Pop-
ular Mechanics.
The Calumet news., 1913-10-13
NERoPLANE LIKE BIRD

An artificial bird built by r,roro,,
inventor which has recently been sub.
Ject'd to practical tests. apparently
solves what has been one or the hard .
est problems in connection with heav.
Ter than air flying machines that of
inherent stability This device il j,
small plodel of an aeroplane. with bod,.
ana wings shaped exactly like thoyo
Oh a bird, and, from reports Of tho
loS's' IL represents the biprost c.,
forward Sin,o the Wright hro,h..p
i'rst invented the aeroplanc This
n'ouel is the result of years of ipvos-
usotion of the mechanics or hird
'llsht and, in particular Of the sb,na
vi the body and wings of soar,r,,.
birds' the object being Tn dovalo,'
tSpe OF aeroplane that would automat
'ca'Iy right itself and maintain IT'S boi-
ahce IN varying air currents u.,,to,,.
the use of stabiizlng devices or o.,
N'hu ana without the necessity -, a,...
attention from the airman II a.. o.,
machines work out as successful.
y as 'lils model, II means that or, 80
'he greatest dangers i'm aviati,, r..
peen practically eliminated. win an
'eroplahe Of this type the airman
wou'u be free to devote all his a,,on
.,u, .,on 10 steering and running his ma.
.an - 90 mere would be no necessity
or -, "arpins the wings or changing
ne position of the allerons to malntain
Mechanics opular
The Calumet news., 1913-10-13
HOW CROPS ROB THE SOIL.
Loss IN Plant Foods About S13 an Aer.
Year.

{
An acre Of wheat dcpriyes the soil
Of d pounds OF nitrogen, 20 pounds
Of phosphotic acid and 30 pounds of
potash. according 10 Farm and Fire.
side ON the market, nitrogen is
worth - cents q pound. phosphoric
acid cents and potash cents. There
.alr iuc actual money value Of tho
nitrogen removed from the soil bv an
acre ~ wheat BE- $3.50; Of phosphori.
..'1. slGl and Of potash, sI.2O, making
FL total loss ot fl0.46 an acre a year. If
'1e farmer raises 20 acres Of wheat a
year for 20 years the loss will be $500
Eash acre Of oats consumes 80
pounds of nitrogen, 20 pounds Of phos-
nh"'ie acid and 80 pounds Of potash.
In the same way an acre Of corn will
lik" from the soil $3.50 worth Of for
tiIit} provided both the grain and fod
der arc removed. II you have so acres
'n corn, S'2j worth Of fertility is re-
moved each year. In ~ years you will
have taken out slg,5O0 worth of the
ei"iH'nlH necessary 10 produce good
crop.
ahoH'd YOU raise 50 acres of wheat.
'' acres Of oats and 50 acres Of corn
Tor -g Years on your farm, tho money
.'I'' ol the elements removed from
l''r s2'i viii he moro than $4,000 Is
'i any wonder. then, that the farms be-
EIh 10 wear out, when you fail 10 re-
those al o
The Calumet news., 1913-10-13
SOCIAL DISTINCTIONS

understand that there are tw,
flNai social sets in this town"
res one set Is composed Of pcopI,
who have undergone operations fo,
appendicitis and the others have had
the children's adenoids removed
Chicago Record Herald
The Calumet news., 1913-10-13
ELECTION NOTE

with three parties putting up can.
didates for president of Mexico il look4
as u there might be "A real election.
Sut the vital question is whether the
three candidates mean two insurrec-
uons after the Observation-Disclosures
Dispatch
The Calumet news., 1913-10-13
JACKSON PRISON PLAN.


penitentiary al Jackson will be open
ed a school for prison inmates. 1t vii
be undel the direction Of George Z
Briggs, a Ferris institute gradual,
and II is stated that many Of the
teachers will be picked from among
the prisoners themselves. Work cor
lesponding to that done in the gram
mar school grades will be given a:
first and. as soon as the proper exam
nations to determine qualifications
can be given, work In the high school
Grades will be added. \ regular course
with diploma for graduates will be
laid out as rapidly as possible.
Thus Michigan takes one Of the
steps forward that are being taken all
over the United states toward solving
the problem Of treatment for the man
who has been SO unfortunate as u
be convicted OF violation Of the law
Men who trespass over the boundaries
set by the statute must be punished
Not even the most rabid prison re-
former but comedies that Whe,he.
.Cr not confinement in u prison is the
best method Of punishment is a Ques-
uon open 10 debate. Al any rate there
has been a tremendous economic |
waste Of material in herding shrink
ing. weak frs, offenders with hard
uned criminals and turning them out
again into the world, the criminals al
most invariably worse than when they
Went IN and the first offenders trans
formed into criminals IN fact BY be-
.ng treated as such.
For tie prisoner whose educational
dyantages have been limited, the
s hoo! course in the prison will be {
boon, not only giving him something 8
to occupy his mind and awaken his
interest in better things for himself.
but serving to send him back into the ,
world better equipped. The high c
school course viii offer splendid op- I
sortunittes FOR men who have had on
s. ordinary opportunities. while for ,
men Of fine education the chance to n
5ecome teachers Of their fellow prison. u
RS should be an inspiration the re-
The Calumet news., 1913-10-13

a Hungarian citizen has invented an
instrument which shows instantly the
amount of interest due on any given
sum Tor any period at any given rate
't interest. The instrument. which
ls made In the size and shape OF a
watch has very simple construction
ana all that is necessary to operate It
's 70 place the hands i'm the proper
position on the dial and the exact
amount OF interest in each case is in
dicated on the face Of the instru-
menL
The Calumet news., 1913-10-13
SMACK

Gerald, have | ever given you rea-
son TO think | would marry you?"
mo, GwendOlyn, You never have,
and IL you don't want me to bother you
any more ! won't. just give me my
regular goodnight kiss and I'll co.
Chicago Tribune.
The Calumet news., 1913-10-13

The rose is suggested as an emblem
f.r Fathers day but We think the
loppy would bee more appropriate.
The Calumet news., 1913-10-13
FASHION TIP

That story about the New Hamp- T.
shire woman tagging train with her
petticoat is hard to believe In view Of
the present styles.-Portland Express.
The Calumet news., 1913-10-13
PATRIOTIC

Almost anybody who does not have
to is willing 10 be- the kind of pa .
triot who pays an income tax.-Chi.
cago News.
The Calumet news., 1913-10-13

Philadelphia has won the champion
ship. Now the country can get down
no work again
The Calumet news., 1913-10-13
CONCERNING WOMEN.
:. :. :. :. :. :. :. :. :. :. :. :. :.

/
Fencing ana pistol ducling are t,
| be inaugurated this winter by femi.
nine members of the Washington
| Fencing club.
Miss Mabel English, "a Savannah
mancurlst, has sailed for England t.
lay claim to "A $3.o0OO0O estate.
Girls are not allowed to wear brace
let's and rings while working i'm the
factories OF West Virginia, because
Of the danger Of accidents.
Mr.. Samuel Mathcr has given $780,
600 to the Western Reserve college for
women at Cleveland, in memory of his
wife who was the daughter of the
founder of Adelbcrt college.
Pensions have been awarded the
widows and orphans OF the victims of
the explosion ut Tower City, Pa, by
the Reading Coal aud Iron company.
Men callers On women students at
the dormitories OF the University Of
Pennsylvania must leave before TO-; 49,
Mrs. Emancipation Proclamation
Dusbey, so named because she was
born on the day aud almost at the
minute Lincoln signed the famous dec
laration, died October | at her home
IN the suburbs Of Springfield, ..
Secretary Houston. of the Depart
mcnt of agriculture, says the farm
woman has been the most neglected |
factor I'm the rural problem.
Women members Of the First Pres
oyterian church OF Kansas City Mo-,
have opened working girls hotel.
where board can be secured for 1915
20 81 a week, including two meals a
lay.
The Calumet news., 1913-10-13

Egypts public debt now amounts TO
FiSO'5Si,oi4, almost entirely foreign
held
The Calumet news., 1913-10-13

a sixteenth Of an inch Of scale on
the interior Of q boiler will cause a
loss Of l3 per cent fuel efficiency.
The Calumet news., 1913-10-13

President Wilson has formally en-
=Fea .He Lists of the enemies Of the
-asfni-ary roller towel and has for
+. -a.n their use In any public build
ass Ia the United States. The public
He~lth service some time ago forbade
he us7 u The roller towel in railroad
AIMS or steam cars. It looks as II the
immunity towel would soon take i,s
lace in the museum
The Calumet news., 1913-10-13

Girls are not allowed to wear brace
let's and rings while working in the
factories Of West Virginia, because
Of the danger Of accidents.
The Calumet news., 1913-10-13

Miss Mabel English, "a Savannah
manicurist, has sailed for England to
lay claim to $3.o0OO0O estate.
The Calumet news., 1913-10-13

Secretary Houston, of the Depart
mcnt of agriculture, says the farm
woman has been the most neglected
factor i'm the rural problem
The Calumet news., 1913-10-13

Pensions have been awarded the
widows and orphans Of the victims of
the explosion ut Tower City, Pa, by
the Reading Coal aud Iron company.
The Calumet news., 1913-10-13

Fencing and pistol dueling are to
be inaugurated this winter by femi-
nine members of the Washington
Fencing club.
The Calumet news., 1913-10-13

Men callers on women students al
the dormitories OF the University OF
Pennsylvania must leave before 1879
The Calumet news., 1913-10-13

what daddy called themhad been
Itc an dav around flowers in the garden They
a, lack aud Evelyn bumbe and they seemed stupder
rums str
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-10
SEARCHING SIOELIGHTS
ON POLITICS IN GEORGIA

claiming the victory already won for
their candidates.
Bets OF two to one are reported BY
those advocating an open town Do
Notwithstanding the fact that the
shut town element claims a ma
jority Of over one hundred votes. as
shown by the registration lists
II win require a count OF the vote
to settle the dispute, evidently.
Governor Slaton leaves tonight Cor
CorGele where on Tuesday he win be
the especial guest Of honor at the
jubilee celebration OF that city's "sil-
YER birthday.
The Governor Is on the program Of
events for the day for an address to
the people OF Crisp and surrounding
counties, and Mrs Slaton will de-
liver an address before a number Of
womau's clubs from Cordele and Vi
entity.
Besides the Governor and MR. Sla-
ton, n number Of the Executives mil
iary star will accompany him He
expects to return to Atlanta early
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-10
) NAME
AS ENVOY HELD
Up BY WILSON
Letters Sent by J, Ham Lewis o.
fering Peoria Man Russian
Post Investigated,

WASH NGTON, Nov l0--The
nomination OF Henry X PlndeIl, Of
Peoria. ill.,. TO he Auroa ssa dor to Rus
s,a win not go 10 the Senate FOR the
present. President Wilson announced
+hls ~ ,-is4to,s to-day
49,. Gu.
u's - 9Hen 70 iil10"
tors viii not be allowed TO investigate
at the present time the facts related
d, 7a+t.r cent b,, Senator l. Ham
LEWIS 10 MY Flhut".
To the Amusement Of his political
friends and advisers Senator Lewis
...-- .....,-,,,,.os.,. 20 ,l,o ,,,,,.
''''
1sHed letters 10 f!hde1. ol'''"1 MN
The appointment AS Ambassador 10
Russia on condition that ne resign JUS
post on October ] next
Lewis Tells Of Letters
.r.t,--,,r,., d.. mas sboo-- , disratab
-, ,,
from Peorla IN WhI'h 'lnue" was
quoted as saying that the letters az
published we're absolute forreries and
.-.-..- - .-...,,.oz h,, MIN SENATOR
NeIt "
LOWS Halo
The letters are not forgerieS ]
se,+ The letters substantially as prin J.
-, - -
ea' ana MT rihueH 'e1e''eH "l,il'
They were stolen from Nj. Plndell 8
desk I'm hts office In Peoria. Mr. Pin
den has known for more than two
weeks that the letters we're stolen.
He came TO washington and told me
that ne knew who had stolen the let
terg from his desk The matter was
ouite wei known al the Capital"
senator Lewis here offered q new
e,-pIs nation-if not The first explana
,iop-nf that phrase i'm his letter 10
pIrdeI whore he saws. but II YOU
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-10

Wednesday morning, and will be in
his Office al the Capitol for the re-
mainder Of the week.
IL IS daily becoming more and more
evident that State wide prohibition Is
going to cut a big figure in the next
Legislative election.
Candidates for the new House are
bobblns up here and there, although
the primaries vet are months off
they hardly may be expedited before
August
State wide prohibition never mas
been fought out before the people In
Georgia, but there are signs plenty
and multiplying every day, seeming
~. that II soon IL to bel
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-10
The Amber Chemical Co.
Atlanta

For Sale IN ATLANTA by
Alexander seewald Company,
King Hardware Company 1.-TWO stores)
johnson Gevy.oro Company,
Krkpatr.eE r,raware Company,
United states Paint and supply Com
PAM
Yanl.. -rrdware Company,
Cote Park Pharmacy.
Een DRUG Company tive stores),
Meas aH5 Pharmacy
locks Pharmacy
raaa end Lee ana West Psachtree
md Howard.
Taylor Bros Drug store. Peaehtrse
and Tenth streets,
sharp Drug store, 2s1 Marietta,
Bland & coriey, ioi Luekle street,
r. c. Dunwody, Bi4 Peschtres street,
w. o. TrsmneIl 6o3 Marlstts street,
Pioneer Pharmacy, East Point, Ca,
1apsvtls Drug Company, HSpsvns
c..
E. d. Cone,
fnma- Park Pharmacy $50 Eduswoos
avenue.
/ rInto0 Drug Store, rJrt street
"eek's Drug Store, Decatur, Ga
East Atlanta Pharmacy
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-10
Panic When John D. s
Double Eats Lunch

BROCKTON. nASs Nov 1O.-A re
port that John .. Rockefeller" was
eating IN q quick lunch room here spread
rapidlL In a few minutes police res
serves were necessary TO hold the
crowd back
Reporters questioned the "oii kings
double. who said that he had often been
mistaken for Mr. Rockefeller.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-10
Memphis 'Tenderloin
King Fatally Hurt

MEMPHIS. TENN. Nov 1O.--John
Persica. king Of the tenderloin In
Memphis was fatally Injured and two
women were seriously hurt in an au-
tomobile accident early to-day,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-10
Ry JAMES 3. NEVIN.

Il Walter p Andrews agrees to be
come 3 candidate for Mayor OF At
Isnta, there 10 no doubt whatever that
race VIII be watched by interested,
and in hundreds Of cases entirely
sympathetic eyes all over the State,
There Is hardly a better known At
Iantan than Walter Andrews Not
only vas his circle Of acquaintance
large before he began taking any sort
~ active interest in politics, but It
aas been greatly enlarged since. As
one OF the managers OF Prcsiden
Woodrow Wilson's primary campaign
iu Georgia Andrews came IN contact
daily with scores Of Georgians from
IN sections, and the impression he
made upon them invariably seemed to
os pleasant
He devoted a very great deal Of his
time to the Wilson headquarters
he does to all matters in which he
becomes interested and il Is q sure
thing that he would be a Mayor con
-leutIy on the Job, ~ In the course Of
events. he should become the head Of
The government Of GcDrgia's capital
CITY
Nj Andrews too has Derbals
among the Elks Che very greatest
number Of friends and wen wishprs
~ any member of ihat antIered tribe
in the state. lie unquesiionablv is
credited among his brethren with the
present high standard Of the Atlanta
lodge For a time he was district
den1ltv grand exalted ruler of the
state and is now member of the
Grand Lodge OF the nation.
70 he v1re tho latter cIrcum-
stance has nothing whatever IN do
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1913-09-11
SPECIAL T7AIGyS FOR TITS
SISSIPPI ALABAMA FAIR
MERIDIAN, MISS, OCT.
20, 81, %, %, "a, 25, 1918.

The special train service furnished
by the railways entering Meridian for
the Mississippi-Alabama Fair is per-
haps the best that there is in the
United States, and should be appre
ciated by the people of the section
served by these railways Trains
start every morning from Hatties-
burg, Jackson, Artesia, Akron, Marion
Junction and State Line, arriving in
Meridian about 10 o'clock and return
ing after the fireworks at night, put
ting everybody home at a reasor able
time ard making it unDa ary to
stay al night in Meridi;n md incur
the expense Of a hotel bill.
In addition to tie Sc vice already
arranged for the Tair management is
trying to arrarRe f0r a snecial train
service on the Meridian and Memphis
GNd the New Orleans, Mobile end
ChicGgN frcm AcFcr~an, Hrd the rail
v'Hvs interested have Indicated their
willingness to r''n the IT, IN If e~ui9-
r,ert can be d. "'he General Pas
E'rger Agents of The lines mentioned
fave alre"'v granted reduced rates
Gnd the train connections will be
made so that it will enable manv peo
PIE to visit this woN9a~fN' 'a'r who
couId not afford 10 do so before the
Iu'ld'ns Of the Meridian and Mem.
his railway.