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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-17
Gov. Slaton's Manly Attitude

In giving expression Monday to his timely dapproval
threatened prpate discussion of Senator Bacon
in the United States Senate before the dead has been
laid rest for the long Sleep Govnor Saon used these words
1.-THE WHITE FACE OF THE DISTINGUISHED DEAD
SURELY MAY BE ALLOWED TO OPERATE AS A TRUCE
THAT ALL MEN, OF ALL SHADES OF OPINION, MAY
AGREE TO RESPECT AND OBSERVE sCRUPULoUsLYi"
These fine and significant words call for specific
emphatic than for elaborate Endorsement and
Georgia realizes that solemn duty has been suddenly
thrust Governor Saton The people desire that
that duty frankly and in all official candor.
The general belief is that the Governor may
depended upon to do just that
The people not for action upon the part of
Executive however that they would him do unseey
thing be party to something that might be
respect dcourtesy to the statesman who passed away
Governor Slaton's is the MANLY, AND THE DECENT
ATTITUDE-ndeed it truly statesman like attitude
His utterance in this regard happily made much
to meet pressing emergency forestall threatening
status
The Governors words do him credit His position is in
every way correct
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-17

following
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in
Permit respectfully the claims of the State of Georgia for Of the
and the largest State the Mississippi Its not only the CENTER but stands at the
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Stations dispatch supplements the powerful plea which made before
the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-17
Paying the Income Tax
By WILLIS J. ABBOT.

n S to this income tax, I'm for
~ it. In my day I've made
scores of speeches, written
acres of articles in it's favor, and
I exulted when it was made law.
| always expected to pay it my
self wasn't one of these people
SO generally sneered at who were
for the tax because they didn't
have the income. / only wish I
had to pay a bigger tax, If the
bigger income accompanied 1t.
But the gentlemen who formu-
lated this tax law seemed to go
out of their way to make paying
hard, for even willing payers. I
received my blanks the other day
and sat down to fill them out. The
jolts began.
BY way of earning a living I
write books, magazine and news
paper articles. My only stock in
trade, like that of any lawyer,
doctor or other professional man,
is my life, health and brain. Two
of these fortunately being in
surable commodities / protect by
life, accident and disability insur-
ance. The annual premiums
amount to about $1,000 a year,
a steady charge on my income.
Insurance of this sort wasn't spe-
officially mentioned in the blank.
But talking with a friend who
draws his income from a sawmill
l learned that his premiums for
fire insurance were deducted from
his net taxable income; why not
then mine on the mental machin-
cry which runs my shop?
But the man behind the coun-
ter at the collectors office was
cold. Life insurance premiums
don't goH' said he laconically.
Thus the Government encour-
ages sawmills and other mills
including the gin variety-by ex-
empting from taxation the in
come expended in insuring them.
But the income a man disburses
IN insuring his life, or his physi-
cal capacity to do his work, is
taxed. On my 81, 500 paid out for
insurance I pay the Government
an additional SIS tax; on the
$4,000, or more, in premiums my
friend pays to protect his machin-
cry he pays no tax at all-and
moreover passes that charge on
in the price of his goods to the
purchaser. I think l see an edi-
tor standing for an extra charge
of half cent a word because I
have to carry more insurance this
year!
Having filed out my blank I
take it to the collectors office
a long, time-consuming journey,
and even my time is worth some-
thing.
Here, you" says the youth at
the window In the courteous for
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-17
ernor Necessity Regional Bank Atlanta
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-17
The Mystery Of Flying Suns
By EDGAR LUCIEN LARKIN.

more waves enter the eye than
if the body is going away on a
straight line.
Now the exceedingly refined
measuring instrument, the spec
troscope, when attached ito
huge telescope, is able to meas
ure this excess and dimnution of
waves OF light. The good folks
in Arabian times never imagined
any fantastic thing comparable
with this scientific reality. For
waves measured range from
lengths in between $4,000 to g.
600 to the inch that are visible;
while the foto- telecamera, in con-
junction with the spectroscSpe,
deals with waves still shorter, so
short that no eye can see them,
hut still visible to molecules Of
chemicals on very sensitive and
rapid films and plates.
The degree of accuracy is far
greater than that of a carpenter
measuring the length of board.
And these suns are all in motion
ordinarily in between limits OF 4
to so miles per second. But a few
suns, in a select class all by
themselves, move from 125 to 200
miles during each second Of time
The paths of suns when flying
singly and alone in interminable
space are not called orbits, for
the paths of bees in a swarm
would not be called orbits. But
where binaries and ternaries are
in revolution around their COM
mon gravitation center. by twos
and threes, then the paths are
regular comic sections and are
expressed by the word orbits.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-17
The Trial of Warren Hastings
BY REV. THOMAS B. GREGORY

was triumphantly acquitted of the
high crimes and misdemeanors"
of which, seven years before,
Burke had, in. such dramatic
fashion, accused him in the au-
gust name OF the Commons of
England.
Long ago as all this was, its
moral is still fresh and pertinent.
Warren Hastings was the very
accomplished and most capable
tool of a system of exploitation
that is still by no means extinct
among men. Hastings was at one
and the same time innocent and
guilty. He was, in word. just
as innocent and just as guilty as
the Government that put him on
trial.
If that Government had the
moral right to be in India, then
Hastings was entitled to claim
that he was innocent of any
charge of crime, since he was
simply the Governments agent in
carrying out its Indian program.
The worst that can be said of
Hastings is that in a most mas
terly way he played the great
game according to the rules of the
0ay-and IT would have been a
piece OF rank injustice to have
punished him for doing the very
things he was ordered and ex-
pected to do.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-17

mula adopted by youths at Gov
eminent window. you amt sworn
to this"
THAT is what I'm here for" I
reply, preparing humbly to re-
move my hat and elevate my
right for the solemn, If perfume
tory, oath.
we don't take aff1davits here"
says Authority fatty, and being
further questioned recommends a
clerk in neighboring drug store
as a notary, though he's prob
ably cut at lunch now, you might
come back in an hour"
Having come three miles already
to beseech the privilege of pay
ing my income tax, I'm discour-
aged, and further learn that to Sc
cure the privilege I must pay a
favored clerk in the drug store
or some other notary a fee. At
the moment recall with a sense
of injustice that when q multi
millionaire in New York wants to
swear off few Hundred thousand
or q million dollars worth Of as
sessments a notary Is provided
for him and ali possible effort
made TO make as easy as possible
the laudable endeavor to escape
four-f1fths of his honest share OF
taxation.
The United States Government
is made of sterner stuff. If YOU
want to pay your taxes YOU must
pay the notary too. The Gov
eminent, however, does not
charge for the blanks.
The absence of the lunching
notary annoys me. I ask the col
lector's clerk, II can send in this
form by mail, after getting 1t
sworn to, can't II"
"Of course says the clerk, then
darl1ly, 'but you'd better send 10
by registered MALL"
The, last piece of advice dazes
me. Has Uncle Sans Treasury
SO littl' confidence in Uncle Sans
Postoft1ce that it advises against
the use Of the maiSM except with
special precautions Or is 1t that
to the notary's fee nd the car
fare already expend9d-to say
nothing of the time-a registry
fee is also desirable as a further
incentive to the cheerfulness of
the taxpayer? I don't know. But
/ wonder whether Mr.. Cordell
Hull and his accomplices in the
creation of this particular income
tax law will not consider whether
by getting rid of the little trivial
injustices and annoyances in
fiicted by 1t, and which wiz be
demonstrated III this years coll
lections, they can not still a good
deal of the clamor against the law
as a whole. A good law can be
made cdious by the method Of its
enforcement =
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-17
The Grand uryHas Clinched the
Argument nFavOr of Reform
in GeOrgia's Convict System.

The Fulton County Jury due the thanks of all
right thinking people, locally and throughout the entire State
for the astonhng frank and vigorous in which it sets
forth its sweeping dapprova and condemnation of convict
conditions in the county Immediately concerned
The Grand Jury with Alfred @. Newell as foreman, went
about its investigation situation Fulton without
prejudice previous conviction 1t seeking the truth of
the matter advisemenust that and nothing In
deed may safely be assumed think that the Grand Jury
actually would have preferred finding that reported wreched
and nhuman conditions had been exaggerated and that moth
ing ee conditions not deploraby bad that they might
not be
FROM TOP TO BOTTOM THE GRAND JURY FOUND
THE SITUATION IN FULTON COUNTY ROTTEN THoR-
0UGHLY ROTTEN!
Brutality practced immortality pointed out unsanitary
conditions prevail.
The Grand Jury discovered ncompeency and ignorance
chaactezng convict control in the high places and
quent Decentralization all down the line
Barbarous punishment has been made pasme in the Full
ton County Convict and brutality has riot Contrast
ing conditions this enlightened American community the
convcts Siberia be enved by Geoa wetched pris
findings the solemn conclusions and promul
cations DELIVERED UNDER OATH of the Grand Jury of
Fulton CountyFuon County the largest and the wealthst
of all the great counties of the Empire State of the South
They not be brushed lightly aside as statements
emanatng from overzealous enthusiasm cranky mind
The Grand Jury is the highest nqustora body known to
aws speaks with authority and with the voice of
IN THE LIGHT OF THE THINGS THE FULTON coUN-
TY GRAND JURY SAYS, THERE REMAINS NO LONGER
CHARGES OF BRUTALITY AND UNsPEAKABLE NHU-
MANITY IN THE MATTER OF HANDLING CoNVICTS IN
SOME OF THE GEORGIA CAMPS-AND PROBABLY IN ALI.
OF THEM!
it not therefore the duty of Georgia to call through its
Legislature for complete and thorouggong reform of its
tire convict system?
Convicts be treated like brute Georgia Bru-
tally yet made of anybody They should be
unduy Inundated the matter of hackes and stripes
working the and together By prcep of hui
many and decency they entitled to sanitary living
quarters and healthy and wholesome food and surroundings
They should have placed them firm and trustworthy
guards and bosses'f bosses be necessary-but
browed brutes and slave driversl
Convict camps necessarily will not be made-nor should
they be madepaces recreation they should
The Fulton County Grand Jury has cnched argument
in favor of reforming the convict system in Georgia.
An enlightened public sentiment surely will force the
nornatjou that
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-17

TIME trial of Warren Hast
ings which began 126 years
ago. will probably ever re-
main the most memorable in the
annals of British jurisprudence.
The speech of Sheridan, the
most electrical in its effect, per-
haps. of any that was ever deliv-
cred by man; Burke's almost su-
perhuman grafton. closing with
the never to be- forgotten words:
Therefore hath it with all conf
dence been ordered by the Com
mons of Great Britain that l i'm
peach Warren Hastings of high
crimes and misdemeanors; the
atmosphere of solemnity pervad-
ing the place, which was intensi-
fled rather than weakened by the
deep murmurs of the various
emotions OF the assembly, and in
the midst of it all Hastings him
self. calm as the Sphinx, with the
look of confidence which seemed
to say, Come one, come all, this
rock shall fly from it's firm base
as soon as l." furnished picture
the like of which it is impossible
to duplicate in all history.
OF course. the spectacular 9Th
of February could not be repeat
ed every day, but the trial that
day begun lasted until April. 1895,
when the illustrious defendant
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-17
y -"HOIV is The orbitdt
} speed Of the sun deter
- mined, and 10ith 0hGt

A
speed Of the sun deter
~ mined, and 50ith IohGt
probable degree of accuracy"
Appetite speeds of suns in
space, flying in every possible dl-
rection, are found by means of
telescope observation and meas
urement of their proper motions.
First, find their distances from
the earth, and then, with preci-
sion, measure how many seconds
of arc they move per year. Then
their velocity can be computed
in miles.
But suppose that a flying sun
is coming on an exact line to-
ward the earth or receding on a
true straight line. Then the tele-
scope alone can not see any mo-
ton at all. But one Of the chief
discoveries of all ages is the tele-
spectroscope To even think of
the power of this delicate instru-
ment makes one wish to write the
oft-repeated words: The powers
now so nearly latent in the phase
of Mind called human are illimit-
able.
The telespectroscope actually
measures the velocity of approach
and recession of giant suns in the
line of sight. Thirty years ago,
one would have said, "This is be-
yond the power of man." But it
Is common now to measure these
direct motions.
The principle IS, that when a
body emitting light is coming on
a straight line toward the eye.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-17
Stars and Stripes

The man who wanted to put a
statue of himself in the National
Capitol was not insane. He was
merely more frank that the aver
age Congressman.
Jersey factory has a mule which
can be shod only when chloro-,
formed. Might be hint in this
for the Ohio officials who are try
ing to get taxes out of John D.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-17

Receiver Named TO Care for
: Chickens" Good job for a South
ern Republican.
Note that Huerta is again tot
terlng." He must be making a
hobby of 1t.
white list of plays is pro-
posed. Probably a struggle TO
keep off 1t.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-12-16
N. & W. Conductor is Killed
at ST. Paul.

Biueiield, w Va, Dec. 10. L
j. b. Spencer, Norfolk and
Western conductor, who lived
in this city, was killed Wednes-
day night at st. Paul, on the
Clinch Valley division, by the
wrecking of his train, said to
be due to u broken flange.
y coal car was overturned,
burying him beneath the wreck
age. He died before he could be
extricated. lie was native of
Patrick Spring, Va, and had
resided here nine years. Be
sides II widow and five children
he is survived by his parents,
three brothers and three sisters.
The body was taken to Pat
rick for burial.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-12-16
From Olinger.

Rev. Witt preached his regu.
lar sermon Sunday, which was
enjoyed by all present.
Miss Eugenia Wolfe, teach
er here, spent the week end
with homefolks at Dryden.
Miss Julia Olinger and niece,
Alberta Olinger, were shopping
IN Big Stone Gap Saturday
Miss Laura Mae Bailey was
shopping in town Saturday af-
ternoon.
Olin Reason, Talmage Bailey
Thomas FIanary, james Nor
gan, Irvine Reason, Henderson
Olinger and Mars Davis went
rabbit hunting Saturday after
noon
q. T. Bailey and Miss Molly
orr, teachers OF Seminary High
School, spent Saturday nightiu
Olinger.
y new supply of Christmas
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-12-16

toys at 5. G. Slemp's. Come
and get your girl Il present.
Miss Hattie Slemp spent sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. A..
lIamblen.
Miss Gertrude Bailey, who is
teaching at Keokee, is expect.
ed home Saturday to spend the
y Plidays with homefollss.
Cass Reason, of Crackers
Neck, spent Saturday in Olin
ger.
Carl Youell spent Sunday
with his grandfather, j. D..
Olinger
Ross Bailey, operator at APP
palachia, spent Sunday with
homefolks.
Miss Golden Blankenship
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-12-16
DOG ORDINANCE.

AN ORDINANCE proposed and pass
ed at the meeting of the Council OF the
Town of Zig Stone Gap held ON the 10Th
day OF October 1914, and finally passed
and adopted at the meeting of the said
Council held ON the 1th day OF Noyem-
per. 1911, requiring a license tag to be
Kept upon dogs and prohibiting the run
ming at large of dogs not SO licenced, and
providing penalties FOR the violation
thereof
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council
Of the Town OF Big Stone Gan. that every
person owning or having IN charge amy
dog or dogs. shall ccnfine such dog or
dogs tothe limits of his own premises
OF the premises ON which such dog or
uogs. Is or are, regularly kept
fhoN lDED, tdat nothing in this or
dinance shall apply to any person own
ing or haV:ng IN charge dog or dogs,
upon which an annual license tax of SOC
for each dog has been paid. ard to which
IS attached an annual license tag issued
by the Treasurer of the town.
PROVIDED, further, that no license
tag shall bc issued 10 the owner or per
son having in charge any dog or dogs
until all taxes assessed or assessable npon
the said dog OF dogs for the current wear
have been paid
Any person violating this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of ,nsdcmeanor
aud shall be fined not less than two nor
more than twenty dollars; and any dog
running at large within the corporate
limits of the town without an annual
license tag, shall be seized by the Ser
geant, and impounded for the period OF
ten days, at the expiration of which
time, unless soone- redeemed by the
payment Of the fines and taxes payable
hereunder, aud she cost of keeping the
dog 'mpounded, such dog shall be killed.
This ordinance to go into effect Janu.
airy first, 1918.
n copy-attest,
u. Il. ALLEN,
Recorder
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-12-16
5000 Reward.

In addition to the reward
heretofore published of Five
Hundred (S5OO.OO) Dollars of
fered by the Town of Big Stone
Gap for information leading to
the arrest and conviction of the
person or persons who killed r.
l.. Pippin on the night of De
cemher 2nd, 1914. in Big Stone
Gap, Va, the Commonwealth
OF Virginia offers a reward of
Three Hundred (53OO.0O) Dol
lars. and the Board of Super.
visors of Wise County offers a
reward of One Hundred ($lOO.
OO) Dollars for the arrest and
conviction of the guilty parties.
Town OF BIC STONE GAP.
BY 5. p. Fleenor, Mayor.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-12-16
ApDalaGlia Items

Chester Mckenzie visited
homefolks at Mendoza Sunday.
Miss Mary Connor, of Big
Stone Gap, visited friends here
Saturday afternoon
Mrs. Parker, Of Williams.
burg, Ky, is visiting her t.
tier, w. h. Lee, at !lo.el Wind
sor.
The Methodist Bazaar VIII he
held ut Greenwood & Burgess
millinery store Wednesday.
Dec. II. Come aud help along.
DR.. and Mrs. r. w. Holley.
Mrs. Grim, Mrs. Hampton Criz
er aud Rev. Graf, dinrd with
Mrs. j. S. Mcconnell on Sun.
day.
Thursday evening MIR. and
Mrs. NJ. ID. Collier entertained
at six O'Clock dinner: George
Martin, II II. Parker, Ross Nc
Corkle. Joe iloskins and Steve
Rowland
The Civic League met at Mrs.
Ned Kinzer's Monday night,
Dec. Z. They elected new Ollie.
ers as follows: President, Mrs.
j: 5. Mcconnell; vice president,
Miss Bergren; secretary and
treasurer, Mrs. b. S. Grim:
executive committee, Mrs. II.
W. Hoiley, Mrs. ed Mouscr,
Miss Bergrcn, b II Crizer and
W. A. johnson. After delight
full refreshments were served.
the league adjourned to meet
at the Methodist church. Alon
day night, January 4, 1913, for
which Time IA program viii be
arranged by The executive com
mittce
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-12-16
Pardons Are Refused.

Governor Stuart yesterday
refused "A pardon in the case Of
Ben Garter, convicted of at.
tempted assault in Scott Coun-
ty and sentenced To fifteen years
IN the penitentiary in 1905. The
Governor also declined to in
tervene in the case of Riley
PRESLEY, sent up for five years
from Wise County. and V. S.
Wyrick, sentenced for attempt
ed assault, to three years in
prison from Pulaski County. ~
Richmond Times Dispatch.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-12-16

spent Monday night here, Civ
ing Misses Julia and Alberta
Olnger and Mr.. Davis music
lessons.
a Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year to all.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-12-16

Largest assortment of wall
paper in Wise County for sale
by w. q. Coutts. Call and ex-
anime his stock.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-09-28
RES|DENTSOF CRAC0W
FLEE FROM RUSSIANS
Austrian City Taken Over by
Germans to Be Converted
Into Fortified Base.

London, Sept. 28.-Advices from
Petrograd report the fall of the town
Of Khyrow, completely isolating the
Austrian fortified position of Przemysl
as regards railroad communication,
and assert that the Austrian civil gov
eminent at Cracow has been taken
over by Germans and that the civil
population of Cracow Is in flight.
The advices add that Cracow soon
will cease its normal functions and
be converted into great fortified
base. According to these same
sources of information the Germans
have thrown three army corps into
the Cracow district in preparation for
the Russian attack, which, it is ex-
pected, will not be delayed much
longer.
The Russian capital has been ad-
vised that all railway traffic between
Berlin and the Baltic ports of Dan
zig, Elbing and Stettin has been
stopped, and the Russian military ex-
perts believe this indicates the pos
sibility of German descent on Rus
sian territory by way of the Baltic.
The Russians regard such an act as
impossible from the standpoint of ef-
fectiveness, although it might be
theoretically effective In supporting
the morale Of the Berlin populace.
Russians Take Rzeszow.
French official reports say the Rus
slams have taken Rzeszow, on the rail-
road leading to Cracow, and also have
taken two fortified positions to the
north and south of Przemysl. The
French advices indicate the Germans
have fortified themselves to the north
Of Kalisz, in Poland. ,~.. 81 49,
Colonel Golejewski, military attache
Of the Russian embassy, Issued at the
Russian consulate in New Work the
following statement, which he said
he had received from his government
at Petrograd:
ION Sept. % we repulsed the at
tempts Of the advance guard Of the
Germans to penetrate further to the
east in the province of Suwalki. Near
khyrow, has continued it's retreat"
troops have been successfully engag.
ed with the enemy. In Western Ca
.licia no fighting of Importance has
taken place. The Austrian army,
which has been forced to evacuate
Chyrow, has continued it's retreat.
Nish advices say another demand
for the surrender of Belgrade has
been made by the Austrians and that
the demand was answered by the
Smelling Of the Austrian monitors in
the river. Belgrade is declared to be
in no danger.