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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-08

xwvruIIAM T STEAD Is a name that Is
w peculiarly familiar to readers OF this
w newspaper. The greatest militant
journalist of modern times, indefatigable apos'
tie of peace honored by every civilized nation
was a frequent contributor to these columns on
subjects of worldwide interest. His death IN
the Titanic disaster was felt as loss to all
humanity
The achievements OF Mr.. Stead sprang from
the single motive which was the inspiration
Of all his activities-his evidently passionate
desire to benefit his fellow beings in the high
est sense of that word. With that ideal IN
view he did not hesitate to hazard his fortunes
and his future For accomplishing one OF inc
greatest reforms in the history OF his country
England, he was sent to prison But he cane
out a universally recognized champion OF nd
man progress and enlightenment.
He was the adored "Chief" Of closely
united family, whose members worked, suffered
and rejoiced with him. To this fortunate cir
cumstance the multitudes Of readers who came
under the influence Of Mr.. Steads writings
while he was yet living are indebted for
faithful, graphic and comprehensive view OF
the man himself and his labors and teachings
now that he is dead.
This Invaluable record is furnished by his
daughter Estelle w. Stead, in volume en-
titled ''W. T. Stead, Personal and Spiritual
"reminiscences" just published by the George
H. Doran Company, New York.
AS the title of Miss stead's book suggests,
the spiritual element in Mr.. stead's character
was always in evidence. 1t is well known that
in later life he conducted elaborate inVestlga-
lions into spiritual phenomena, believing II
possible and seriously undertaking the task
of erecting bridge" between this world and
the next so that death might not wholly sepa'
rate souls which had been congenial upon
earth A bureau of research and experiment
was established. Writing Of this In her book
Miss Stead says:
1.-THE cost of maintaining the bureau fell en-
tirely upon my father, and. although he dedi-
Gated to the work the $4,000 earned by his
Special Correspondence the cost was consid-
erably over $4,000 for the first year.
Early In the bureaus career Mr.. Stead wrote
1.-THE result of three months experience has
been to confirm my conviction that 1t is per-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-08

or WELL he has in his soul a quite separate and
quite masculine notion about what he Is doing.
| quite ready to look after child for
reasonable number of hours; and have often
done 1t. But my attitude to the task was differ
ent from woman's attitude; not in what did,
but in why did it. The cheap way of putting
1t is to say that began by being afraid of the
child. while the woman would begin by smack
ing it. But the point Is much more subtle and
sympathetic: 1t Is that fundamentally l re-
garded the child as some sort of elf or seraph,
or perhaps goblin something that had come
from another country, something of which too
much mist not be expected.
! am Sure that the trick (by this time some
what tiresome) of calling an infant little
stranger" originated in the poetic sentiment
tally of male. Hence my two ideas would
be, first, to amuse the child; and. second, to
get for myself some sort of romantic or re-
ligious pleasure out of the child. To wash the
child. 10 teach the child to cure the child. to
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-08

own the child-these things belong to another
order Of ideas and to the other half of hu.
manity.
Now, 1t is just the same with militant women
II is not that women never wage war, or even
never should: it is that the motive is different
1t is generally done either to relieve the feel.
ings or to attract general attention. The suf.
fragettes are always saying that their militant
tactics have brought the question to the front
But that is not in the least what men mean by
waging war. The Bulgars did not fire off guns
In order to make themselves heard; they would
have much preferred noiseless powder. The
Montepegrins did not march to bring the Turk.
ish question to the front, but to force the
Turkish army to the rear. War means not
only using force, but using that special sort
Of force that will make a given man do
given thing. Until suffragettes can compel re-
treat literally, like artillery, they in no way
more military because their outbreak takes
bodily form
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-08


sympathy and imagination.
True Catholicity, character, all else In
cluded. to be encouragedj their baser parts
discouraged more by favor to the good than
direct censure.
To work ON, to yearn on IN faith
Christ the best remedy for pessimism snd
despair. He saw all the chances, and seeing,
chose as the best part the life of shame, sor-
row and death The prize was worth the sac
rffce. II It was 80 for Him, It Ia not less 20
for u.s."
Referring to the Maiden Tribute" sensa-
ton, Miss Stead quotes direct from her fathers
writings:
an the Spring Of 1885 the Chamberlain Of
the City of London, venerable old man Of
seventy-hve came to me in great distress and
informed me that owing to the unexpected de-
feat of Mr. Gladstone's government and the
confusion occasioned by the installation Of his
successor, a bill for strengthening the laws
for the protection Of girls and young women,
which had been introduced into the House Of
Commons by the outgoing government, would
be sacrificed.
"'All our work said the Chamberlain, WIFI
be wasted unless you can rouse up public
opinion and compel the new government to
take up the bill and pass 1t into law"
1t is history that Mr.. Stead's shocking dis
closures In the Pail Mall Gazette accomplished
the needed reform. 1t is also history that
technical flaw in the evidence he presented en-
abled biased court to- send Mr.. Stead to
prison.
This and more episodes go to make up a
book peculiarly interesting in its relations to
the inner life of one Of the most picturesque
Of puhlicists.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-08
ByF. Townsend Martin
The Distinguished Social Leader and
Spokesman for New Works "4oo,"

Spokesman for New Works. "4oo.
pr1JEyE that those who take the most ous
~ the country's resources should be mace
Il 10 nut most into its treasury.
,yor,y all the land forests and mines, ana ~"
% ,ha Industries in the country are the properly
- q handful of the nations lnhaptahtS' Inv
,-ro,t bu,k of the population Is engaged IN
,,o.r+. hraaling struggle for mere hVlng' III
se,,onaonoa upon the comparatively few that
-, tho country's resources. The Government
a,ar,,as are used up mainly IN enforcing ana
-.o,oc,,ro property rights. The tremendous
so,,.c,ea nv the Government through tax
alton are expended mainly IN attehuihe " '"'
business of those that own the country
parbans the major portion of the nations
.,..s. e. consumed in dealing with the conflict
,ry claims OF the propertied interests And II II
- -. ,or tho litigation entailed by the con-
e,cts that grow out of property relations the
I,s..a..,oo,t,s business would be very simple
ond cost comparatively speaking, very nttie'
while most OF Its revenues "ou'" 10 "
serving the common good
Now ~ seems TO me that It Is no more than
.,r,,,e tustice that those who are the greatest
honaeciaries of the Government should pay the
,r,1l, NJ the cost Of maintaining the Government
ana that Nose who make merely a comfortaple
irving should be made exempt ms possine
from taxation, whereas those who make bare
living or no living Mt all should be absolutely
ord unoualifedly exempted from every form oil
taxation
prieay. every one should pay taxes according
20 income. and only such incomes should De
taxed as exceed an amount fixed by law ana
known to be sufficient for the comfort, culture
and happiness of the average family.
II is said that the taxes are now paid by
those who own land and machinery personal
and real property, and that, therefore, the prop
ertyless are already exempt from taxation.
This view seems TO me wholly erroneous,
Landlords do not pay the taxes Landlords
nav taxes only on such land as is unimproved
and out of use, held usually for speculation, in
which case the tax rate is ridiculously low.
Landlords unload taxes on their tenants. and
most tenants are landless. Landlords not only
pay no taxes, but make a profit on their tenants.
Tenants pay the landlords taxes.
Manufacturers. importers, brokers. merchants.
do not pay the taxes. They, like landlords, are
In business for profit All of them unload
their taxes and all their expenses ON the con-
suming public. The taxes are paid by consum-
ers And who are the consumers They are, in
the main, the least fortunate members Of so
ciety. In other words. the poorest OF the nation
pay all the taxes, and the richest Of the nation
are by this process exempted.
The nations greatest ingenuity and best ener
gies the combined forces OF government, are
year In and year out engaged in attending to
the business of the propertied interests at
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-08
By GILBERT K. CHEsTERTON,

b-y-rIIE habit OF getting everything thorough
ly mixed up in your mind, and then call
ing 1t the Higher Unity, has disad-
vantage even deeper than its superficial one.
The further difficulty is this: that things are
not only different from each other, but are
even more different than they honestly seem
TO be
Compare two sexes or two nations, or two
sects or two colleges, and you will often find,
after much perplexity and many mistakes, that
the resemblance is on the surface. while the
difference IS ct the rect.
The same truth complexities the modern
quarrel about the sexes-and is half of what
hurts people in the case OF the suffragette 1t
Is not so much that a woman should not be
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-08

AS Miss Stead points out, this was the be-
ginning of her fathers distinguished career as
a worlds peace advocate, which was later to
take him to St. Petersburg, to the Vatican. to
the Balkans, to South Africa and to Constan-
tinople on a peace mission to the Sultan.
Of the most absorbing interest is Miss
Stead's account Of her fathers course, when.
in 1885, as editor in control of the London
Pail Mall Gazette, the whole civilized world
was electrified by the shameful disclosures
made In that newspaper under the title, 1.-THE
Maiden Tribute of Modern Babylon"
From her fathers photographed writings
Miss Stead quotes the following paragraphs
which formed the basis Of his editorial creed:
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-08
Interesting and Intimate Details of the Beliefs
and Spiritual Experiments of the Great
Journalist Who Lost His Life
on the Titanic

Imagine yourself caterpillar on a cabbage
leaf. Things will be better on before you,
you say to the caterpillar. But what does
better to the caterpillar? More cab
bages, even more cabbages, and ever cabbages;
more sunshine less rain and no hungry birds
to eat you up. All caterplary ideas limited
by the sensations and aspirations Of cabbage
world After a time the caterpillar becomes
fl butterfly. But how can the butterfly explain
to the caterpillars the conditions Of his new
life, the buoyancy of flight, the Joy OF love, the
sweetness Of the honey iowersf
'aThese essentials of the new existence are
incapable Of being explained to the caterpillar
mind. for the vocabulary OF the cabbage would
contain no words capable OF conveying con
cepts entirely alien TO the caterpillar's senses.
SO II is with me. tell you 1t is better on
before, always, and far better than dreamed
Of But when | come down to tell you wherein
the bitterness consists feel like the butterfly
sitting by the caterpillar and endeavoring to
explain what sight IS, what light is, what flight
is, wherein lies the Joy Of love-"
But Of Mr. Steads systematic and we'll
guarded efforts to prove the possibility OF
thought transformer between persons sepa-
rated by considerable distance. she writes
candidly:
"rbe telepathlc test invariably failed; not
one of the cases succeeded In impresslng the
test word on the sensitive"
The light which Miss Stead turns upon the
character Of her father, and the motives which
Actuated him in all he undertook, gives her
book an interest and value OF solid and per
manent nature which are possessed by few
volumes Of this kind. For example, she shows
by his own testimony how, at the age Of
eighteen, the future great journalistic peace
advocate had already resolved that his per-
sonal interests should always be subordinated
to the interests and progress of mankind. He
was already deciding upon career in journal
ism and without compensation in money was
filing columns in the local newspaper with
weworked-out plans for the betterment of
local conditions.
But it was his study OF the works of the
American poet, Lowell, which crystaized his
altrustic leanings Miss Stead quotes:
ut was then that | came upon MIR. Lowell's
little-known poem, Extreme Unctlon,' which l
find marked in pencil, This poem changed my
life"
This was the Illuminating verse:
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-08
The Late VIM. T. Stead.

God bends from out the deep, and says,
81 gave thee the great gift Of life;
Vast thou not called in many ways?
Are not my earth and heaven at strife7"
The quotation continues:
"The idea that everything wrong in the
world was a divine call to use your life in
rghting 1t sank deep into my soul. And there,
in the darkness and gloom of that time of
weakness and trial, l put away from me, as Of
the Evil One, all dreams of fame and literary
ambitions on which l had fed from my boy
hood and resolutely set myself to do what
little l could, there and then, where l was,
among those who surrounded me, to fulfill the
trust for such high uses given
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-08

Golfers Of private indi-
viduals and result in fab
ulous private fortunes.
These fortunes are held in
tact and passed on to the
chosen heirs Of the FORUM
ate. The heirs may be
mental and physical Grip
pies. or they may be little
children, but the fortunes
they continue to inherit
continue to grow by leaps
and bounds simply because
values grow, not through
the mere efficiency OF
individuals, but mainly
through the demands and
needs of society.
Is there anything unfair
in society taxing the re-
cipients Of values almost
wholly the result of social
growth or created by so
ciety? In proportion TO
the value so received? If
not, then a graduated in
come and Inheritance tax
is perfectly just.
Some opponents hurl ep-
ithets such as "paternal-
ISM" socialism" com
munism" and other I'M
mentionable ''isms" that
they say would rob the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-08

1T was one Of the decisive
moments Of my life. Since
then l can honestly say that I
have never regarded literary
or journalistic success as worth
q straw, excepting in so far as
It caused me to strike a heavier
blow in the cause OF those for
whom / was called TO fight.
Mr.. Stead became editor OF
his local newspaper, The North
ern Echo, In 1871, and remain
ed there always true to his con-
victions in his work until 1880.
at has ever been my fate"
Miss Stead quotes from her
fathers letters, Ito be called
to try TO stem the tide Of popu-
lar fury. My first experience
was when, in. 1898, I had to
act as Mr.. Gladstone's humble
lieutenant IN keeping the North
Of England as far as possible
immune from the lingo mad
ness that ragged and clamored
for war with Russia"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-08

brought into existence unearned incomes more
princely than that which enabled Crassus to
unite with Caesar and Pompey in the control of
the Roman Republic.
And what is true of land values is true of all
industries. They are largely social products APP
propriated by individuals do not deny that
great deal is due TO the ingenuity, industry and
the planning powers and far sightedness of in
dividuals, but the value of their holdings IS a
social product, These stupendous values born
OF the social fabric continue to pour into the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-08

individual of the incentive to struggle for
development. AS a matter of fact the opposite
of what they say is the truth. 1t is because we
do not have graduated income tax that pri-
vate fortunes swell to a point where they give
rise to popular and social demands in the dtrec-
ton of the very isms feared. graduated in
come tax would save us from the paternalism
feared by the rich. Moreover, by holding their
vast fortunes intact and bequeathing them to
their offspring they make it unnecessary for
their children to fight as they fought. to be as
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-08

farms have gone three cen
turtles Of struggle. They
represent the sacrifices Of
the pioneer, of the log cab
in and the prairie schooa-
err. the drought and the
scourge of the Western
prairie. In this making OF
a nation are all the sacri-
fees and the isolations, the
struggles and the disap-
pointments, the lack OF OPP
portunities for education,
and the unceasing toll OF
those who have converted
the plains of America into
fields of golden corn and
grain. Yet a few thous-
and landlords, who have
possessed themselves Of a
township, have come into
possession of wealth half
ms valuable as all the farm
products produced In a sim
gle year In the United
States.
No thrift of owners ere
ated this value; but the
coming of population, the
development of commerce
and industry and the per-
lection of the arts and sci
op1nS--tbaca a vaO cipS haVp
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-08
am Seads Efforts to Bridge Life and Death Told by His Daugh

Ideal to be aimed at, Thy
kingdom come, Thy will be done
ON earth as 1t is in heaven
ITO be ever in the van, 60
ing ahead, accepting the respon-
sibilities and discharging the
duties Of leadership Of our race
In It's upward strivings after
the ideal; to hear new words Of
command in every cry of the
sorrowing, and be goaded and
spurred on to fresh exertion by
every spectacle Of sin and
misery. a.
Every man and woman who
falls short Of the perfect man
hood Of Christ Jesus cries out
for help to realize that man
hood, which is their birthright
in Christ, with earnestness and
emphasis, proportioned to his
ermoteness from the tdeai
Nowell's A Parable last
verse;. Men make Chrigts I'M
age into paupers and prosti-
tutes.
ITO redeem the world, every
agency for good is needed, and
new agencies still,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-14

year from Harrisburg will take place
thursday when the young mems Bible
class OF Derry Street United Brethren
Church will hold its twelfth annual
chestnut party.
q. Raymond Gilbert, commonly
known to the men of the class as
"Chlet Gilbert" who is chairman of
& class social committee announced
his plans for the outing at a social
held last night in the church assem-
ely room.
The party will leave the church, Fiji
tcenth and Derry streets, promptly at
Z in the morning, and will go by auto
mobiles to Indian Town gap.
At least sixty men will leave on the
morning schedule, others whose work
Will not permit an earlier start, will
leave at noon.
Twelve cars will carry the men to
their destination. Car No. 1, acting
as pilot and driven by o. p. Beckley
will get away promptly at a. m. and
will be followed by a car every two
minutes until all are under way. No
cars will be permitted to pass another
enroute, thus putting check on the
speed kings"
The party will carry an official pho
tographer whose duty it will be to Sc.
cure interesting pictures of the men
and their doings for use in the pic
ture machine, greatly used In the class
socials. After the pilot car, the cars
donated by the following men will
leave in the order named J. e. Dare,
William Dunkle, Joseph Benfer, David
Ryan, L. d. Nom, Richard Dare, II.
D. Myers, II. Lau, George Runkle, S.
P. Eby, George Koons.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-14

Street, ]. A. Straub Maclay Street, f.
j. NJ. Thomas; Monroe Street, John
Fuguo; Pleasant View, c.. w. Harper:
Penbrook, J. c. Forncrook; Progress.
George Sigler; Mount Laurel. Jonas
Martin; Suedsburg, w. d. Stein; Fred
erlcksPurg, Clarence Morgan; Auburn.
u. +. Yoder; Matamoras, j. o. Hare:
Mount Carmel. II. Whitaker.
- Wormleysburg, to be supplied; New
Cumberland, S. n. Good: Shiremans-
town, E. A. Nell; Enola, O. j. Farling:
Youngstown circuit, E. w. Mayer;
Goldsboro, w. S. Sturgen; York, Van
der avenue, j. II. Eckard Camp Hill.
". 81 M. Rudell; Milltown, L. j. Hug
gins; Llsburn circuit, f. w. Mcclure;
Churchtown. Bowmansdale and New
kingston. w. j. Scharner; Harmony,
Mount Olivet, ]. c. Sollenberger; Me-
chanicsburg, c. f. Raach; Carlisle, A.
z. Stover: Plainfield and Doubling
Gap, w. II. Shade; MELVILLE, J. NJ.
Waggoves; Shippensburg (coloredl. W.
j. Winfield Mount Holly, Walter
ware; Newburg, ]. II. Wilson; Ship
pensburg. H. d. Boughter; Cham bers-
burg, l.. A. Mcdonald; Marysville,
Charles Parsons; Duncannon, Wesley
Wright; Lower Perry. c. r. Wilmer;
Upper Perry, C. E. Strickler; Landis-
burg, j. w: Goble; Walnut Grove. w.
A. Spies; Saxon. c. D. Collins; Bare
town, c. F. Asper; Martinsburg, A. G..
Heen; Roaring Springs, ]. A. Deter;
Altoona, First Church, c. F. Reitzel;
Fairview, R. E. Seller; Lehmont, Hol-
lidaysburg, Shiveley's, G. S. None
maker; Brisbirn, S. D. Farver; Fay
etteVille circuit, to be supplied.
S. G. Yahn was appointed editor
of the Church Advocate and c, H.
Forney editor emeritus of the Church
Advocate and church historian. Lydia
A. Forney was reappointed missionary
reorganizer, and Howard H. Cover.
missionary to India. Professor H. s.
Brlnser was made principal of the
normal department of Findlay College.
Ffndlay, Ohio. H. S. BickeI was ap-
pointed secretary OF the Y. M. c. A.
at Blairsville. Pa.
The committee of boundaries re-
ported the following: First, that the
South Fairview Church be detached
from the MELVILLE and be attached to
the Harmony and Mount Olivet
charge; second, that the Bainbridge
Rowena and Central Manor Churches
so constitute one charge; third. that
the Middletown and East Steelton
Churches be made one charge; fourth.
that the Shiremanstown Church be
made one charge; fifth. that the Enola
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-14

CONTINUED From First Pagel
of an uninterrupted stretch of as
phalted highway from the center of
the city to the eastern limits. Market
street from Nineteenth to Twenty-first
is another section that will likely re-
ceive the contractors attention this
Fall. as it is desired to have this in
readiness for the completion of the
new formal entrance to the Reservoir
at Market and Twenty y-first streets.
With the letting of these contracts
on October "a" said Commissioner
Lynch to-day well practically have
cleaned up our program for this year
We had comparatively little paving to
do this year because of the absence of
money and the jobs that were finished
as a rule were sections of streets that
had been authorized before-alleys
and narrow streets-and which had
not been taken up"
The money for the proposed paving
will be appropriated from the $40, 900
set aside from the 100000 recently
transferred by Council from the unex-
pepded interest balances. The remain
ing 100000 had been devoted to pay
ing for some additional expenditures
on the dam and on the Paxton creek
Improvement job.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-14
Will Have Plans For
New Reservoir Entrance
Ready For Park Expert

Plans for the proposed new road
way and formal entrance to Reser-
voir Park at Twenty first and Market
streets will be practically completed
in time for inspection by Park Expert
Warren II. Manning who Will reach
Harrisburg Sunday for three days
visit.
Some slight changes of grade had
to be worked out in order to avoid
so extensive cut and fill and yet
preserve a comparatively easy grade.
The new roadway will wind around
from the entrance at Market and
Twenty-first along the slope of Oak
Knob in such a way as to connect
with the main road near the site of