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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-30
The Extra Session
states needs.

~HE wisdom of Governor Walkers con-
voking an extraordinary session of the
Legislature is subject to grave doubt.
But the call having been issued, it is incum-
bent upon all concerned to do their patriotic
best to make the occasion of worth to the
commonw ealth.
1t were useless now to recount the cogent
reasons of law and of expediency which have
been advanced against the extraordinary ses-
sion; suffice it that they are in the record,
to be reviewed when the case Is complete
and final judgments rendered. The question
of present moment is this: What can the
Governor do, what can the General Assembly
do, what can the people do to expedite the
enactment OF Just and effectuaI tax legisla-
ton?
Such legislation is the burden of the ex-
ecutive call, the matter of free school books
being incidental The Governor, inasmuch
as he has taken the responsibility Of bring
ing the extraordinary session about, owes it
to the General Assembly and to the pubic to
give a clear and definite statement of his own
ideas the subject, basis for discus
sion and action. At the regular session re
Gently closed. he carefully refrained from
advancing views of his own. Whatever the
propriety of that position then, present cir
cumstances demand that he give the law
making body the benefit of counsel and lead
ership-in what form and by what channels
it is for himself to determine.
On its own part, the Legislature owes it
to the state to provide, speedily clear
thinking and mature judgment will allow,
system of taxation that will insure revenue
adequate for efficiently administered govern
ment and at the same time be economically
sound as well as equitable. All acknowledge
the need of such a system; and all should
see that, in justice to the state, the tax
equalization law ought to stand undisturbed
until better plan is established
The public's obligation is that Of the party
most vitality concerned in the entire pro-
cedure. 1t is an obligation to watch pa
tiently and helpfu1ly, but none the less Wig
ilantly. The people who are to shoulder the
taxes have the highest right to insist that
their interest shall be safeguarded and that
the extraordinary session for which they are
paying, shall be used TO the best possible
service of the common veal.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-30
MY FAVORITE STORIES
BY Irwin Cobb

In Arizona, jury was inpaneled to hear
Che evidence in criminal charge. It tle
conclusion of the trial His Honor, the
bench, instructed the jurors that they must
find for the defendant, as the preponderance
of the evidence strictly was in his favor.
The twelve men then retired to make their
verdict
The prisoner sat beaming in expectation OF
a prompt release from custody but the jurors
failed to return to the courtroom. Half an
hour passed and the judge, losing patience,
sent clerk to find what was causing the
delay. The jurors filed in then, and the
foreman stated that one man had absolutely
declined to concur with the other eleven but
insisted arguing the case. His Honor
called upon the obdurate one to explain:
'tWell, Jedge," said the juror, this here
don't look like fair deal, to me-"
Didn't I tell you" said the court, that
the preponderance of the evidence was IN
favor of this accused?"
Eyes, you done that said the juror, "but
what I claims is that eff we prepon on one
side we've just naturally got to prepon some
on the other side, too"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-30
QUIPS AND )QUIDDITIES

Two Irishmen were engaged to remove a
piano from the fourth floor of a slX-story
building. Pat was big and husky; Mike
small and why They rugged the tackle and
descended to the street to lower the piano.
The instrument became jammed in the win
dow and Pat went upstairs to loosen 1t, leay-
ing Mike to tend the rope.
Pat pushed the piano and down 1t went.
The weight of the instrument was too much
for Mike. and up he came. The piano hit
the ground and smashed, freeing the rope,
and down came Mike.
Pat rushed downstairs and found his
friend lying on the ground. He shook him
and said:
ooh, Mike, spake to yer OF frind! Please
do"
Mike opened his eyes and said:
'Frind nothin! 1 passed Yer twice an
yer wouldn't spake to me-"
1t was in the classroom of an east side
school in New York. The teacher looked at
the group of eager faces and asked:
who can tell what is a stoic?"
Only one hand went up.
Does only Abe know what Is a stole?
Well, teu them, Able"
please, teacher, stole Is a bold What
brings the babies"
At dusk a suburbanite headed sheepishy
across lots to the next abode, called out
the occupant and said: "Mr. Wombat, l want
to return your lawn mower"
Wombat declined to take 1t. whereupon
the other man was much perturbed.
Il know l have kept it a long time" he
murmured. Pardon me and let me re-
turn it,"
To which Wombat responded II must be
honest with you. l had only one lawn NOW
er and neighbors have already returned six.
II hope you will pardon me, Mrs. Van
Richie" said Mr.. Bore, but that's very
ugly butler you have. If you will allow me-
I will get you an experienced man to take
his place"
Indeed" said Mrs Van Richie, chat is
very kind of YOU, but | am afraid it would
be difficult. You see, he is my husband"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-30
DESTINY'S CHILD
BY HAZEL DEYO BACHELOR

What has gone befOre-Courtney Har-
rington induces Lorry Grenville to mar
ry him just after she has discovered
that Tom Ransome, the man she really
loves, is unworthy. Lorry does not love
her husband, and his love for her is
so intense that it frightens her. After
her marriage she still yearns over Tom,
and the knowledge that she is to be-
come mother fills her with rebellion.
AS the time passes. Courtney's vitality
seems to sap her strength, and his
strange influence over her fills her
with such dread that she becomes
weak and listless. The doctor orders
her away to the sea and advises Court
ney to let her go alone.-Now go on
with the story.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-30
THE CERTAINTY OF
UNCERTAINTY
BY DR.. Frank Crane

BY DR.. Frank Crane
The one thing that is certain in this life
is uncertainty
I thought of this the other day when
crossed the ocean and looked out at that
vast flat surface that had lain at its level
throughout the centuries, and yet retains it's
fixity of place and is prevented from flying
off as vapor into space by the delicately
balanced forces that govern the earths rev.
oution.
I was made more conscious Of the preca-
robustness Of all things by little accident
that happened the journey. We had
come some five thousand miles from the
west coast Of America to Japan and had
made the trip as comfortably as if we had
been spending the time in New York no.
tel, Just as we were entering the Yoko-
hama harbor dense fog settled down over
Although the ship proceeded slowly
and three or four Officers upon the bridge
were constantly alert, we ran aground upon
a sand bar. The accident was not serious
and the vessel after delay of two hours
managed to wrtggle off and proceed in
safety to the dock
But In the discussion Of this occurrence
several interesting points came up.
The matter would have to be reported,
OF course, to the authorities and some
were fearful lest it should go hard with
the captain. Although the captain was
man of long and honorable record, both
in the merchant marine and In the British
navy during the war, yet no captain is sup
posed to allow his ship to run into any
thing. When that ship is In motion it
is mass of some twenty thousand tons
or more, and any impact, even the slightest,
OF such a bulk with an immovable object
is terrific. The ship would have to be
put in dry dock and gone over carefully,
no matter how slight the damage may have
seemed
Besides this was told that the compass
which every landlubber supposes to be alb
solutely dependable, is subject to strange
fluctuations There are electric currents
from the body Of the ship itself and from
other external conditions. These can never
be absolutely corrected until the gyroscopic
compass is brought to perfection. The gy-
roscope will hold steady under all conditions
because 1t does not depend upon electricity
so much as 1t depends upon the direction
of the earths revolution.
We go on entrusting our property and our
lives. not to certainties, but to the prepon-
derance OF proba bilities, which we have
worked out to the best of our ability.
Man is inhabitant of the Island of
Chance, in the vast Ocean Of Mystery.
Copyright, 1920
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-30
THE MORBIDLY SHY
BY H. Addington Bruce

HROM an anonymous correspondent comes
n an appeal for suggestions helpful in the
conquest of morbid shyness and self
consciousness. The condition described is one
from which many people suffer, some of them
far older than my correspondent
81 am not mentally defective, having just
graduated from high school with honors. Yet
in spite of this l am in most deplorable
condition.
!. Most Of the time 1 afraid to speak to
any one because l fear that might blush and
thus seem utterly foolish and embarrassed in
the other persons eyes.
while in school, upon being called upon }
recite. became awfully excited blushed
furiously, and Generally made jackass of my
self in front of the whole class to my utter
humiliation. would give the world if I could
gain serenity and composure."
Now, medco- psychological research has es-
tablished that in cases such as this the NOR
bid shyness usually has its origin in con-
scious subcOnscious sentiments of personal
inferiOrity and unworthiness.
At some time or other, most often In early
childhood, the shy one has committed acts or
had experiences which aroused in him lively
feeling of mingled shame and fear. This it
self would be sufficient to make him feel en-
barrassed in the presence of other people, lest
he unwittingly betray what is preying on his
mind.
After a while the tOrmenting experience
may fade more or less completely ON con-
scious recollection-by a protective device OF
Nature people tend to forget the unpleasant.
But the morbid shyness has meantime become
a habit, which persists afser its cause has
been forgotten.
To overcome it, experience has shown, 1T
may be necessary through psycho-analysis or
other means of matchmaking, to recall the
forgotten experiences, though such recall is
not necessary.
Often, having once appreciated that the
shyness is after all, only bad habit, its vic
tim can cure himself. He can, for one thing,
gradually force himself to mingle more and
more frequently with other people. For
other, he can reiterate self-suggestions look
Ing to the implantng in his subconsciousness
of feelings of confidence.
And, what he will find most potent OF all,
he can cultivate interest and enthusiasms
which will cause him to forget self in devo-
ton to his work or to some engrOssing hobby.
Many a morbidy shy man has thus been en-
ab1ed to escape from his shyness almost with
out knowing it. Manifestly, the more ones
thoughts externalized, the less will one be
troubled by consciousness of self.
If, however, efforts at self-cure fail, then a
visit to a competent medical psychologist is in
order. Under his guidance escape from the
labyrinth of morbid shyness may confidently
be expected, and thus albeit the shyness is of
many years duration.
copyright, 1929
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-30
A BIBLE THOUGHT FOR TODAY

The hypocrite's hope shall perish; whose
hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall
be a spiders web. He shall lean upon his
house, but it shall not stand; he shall hold
it fast, but it shall not endure.-JOb 1915.
Woe unto You, scribes and Pharisees, hypo-
critesl for ye devour widows houses ana
for a pretenSe make long prayer; there
fore We shall receive the greater danlndtloH.
Woe unto you, ScribeS and PhariseeS, hypo-
critesl for ye compass sea and land to
make one proselyte, and when he is made,
40 make him twofold more the child of hell
than yourselves Matthew .23:14-14.
(Christ is speaking.)
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-30
Denque IN Georgia

~ ENGUE caused one hundred and thirty
! two deaths in Georgia last year, accord
ing to a current bulletin OF the s Ute
bureau of vital statistics, which adds valuable
information both on the progress of the dis
ease and on means for it's revention.
It was in mid-August that the first death
from dengue was reported, in Gwinnett
county, a few days later came news of the
second mortal case, in Chatham; on Septem-
Der the seventh there was one death in Ber-
rien and two in Ware, followed on the eighth
by second in Chatham and ne in McIn-
tosh The malady appears by this time to
have become more severe and more extern
sive, causing fifteen additional deaths in Sep
TENDER, forty three in October. and fo~ty-two
in November. In December there was de-
cline to twenty-five. A total OF thirteen
deaths was reported from Bibb county, twelve
from Decatur county, eleven from Chatham,
ten from Thomas, nine from Ware, and five
from Muscogee; while thirty-nine counties
each reported from one to four deaths.
without the state bureau of vital statistics,
Georgia would have no record OF the develop
mept and extent of this malady, and hence no
adequate basis OF fact on which u plan and
work for it's conquest.
Touching the source OF dengu the bureau
says that authorities longer question that
it Is contracted from the bite OF infected
mosquito, and that those not exposed to the
mosquito will not take the disease. In coun-
ties which are 80 unfortunate as not to have
the services and safeguards which adoption
OF the Ellis public act vouchs4fe, citizens
themselves should see to it that the breeding
places OF mosquitoes are destroyed, lest the
death rate from dengue be higher this au-
tumn than last.
Mosquitoes" the bureau of vital statistics
points out breed in weeds and long grass;
these should be cut close to the earth. All
standing water should be oiled, Or drained.
After each rain the premises should be care
fully searched and all tin cans, tubs and bar
rels SHOULD be emptied or oiled. The cutters
OF the house may have stagnapt water. or
there may he damp places under the house.
All these places should be looked after regu-
larly, for mosquitoes breed in such places.
Mosquitoes do not fly long distance, and #
every person should clean up his own
premises much could be accomplished In de-
stroying the mosquito and preventing both
dengue and malaria. Every person with
fever should be placed under a mosquito bar
so that the other persons in the house may
not contract the disease, and all homes
should be screened"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-30
Americas Increase in Crime
4 Craze National Menace

.,,, ,,.
tion - tho 1rnited States has increased
H. .tvtoen .nd s;x-tontb. NOR cont during
.b t,o,u,sroau. wbi1o tho general nonu.
nor cent?
Ma ro, ,ro,v that tho largest nroportfon
-, .bo ori,,ina, trcroaeo !. IN crimes accom-
ntos Nth rio,onoaq
Dnia ,,, ,no4bo+ within tweyvemonth
thoro uoro to,r times as manv murders In
oo A,oricor citv "a IN all ENGLAND and
wa,
,-or, that n twartv-oipbt Amert
.,...- .,,. +huo. +in,oa =,
,anr r,urders last year as IN the whole of
rro,ca9
uuaso ora tasta ot the hitter facts to
which the law enforcement committee of the
American Bar Association directs attention
n tts renort or a careful suryev Of this coun-
trv.s increase in crime. II ever it was i'm
norativo that neonle should know the truth
and N light NJ the truth seek freedom from
o,ta1 nenoce that time ia now and that
a,ooo An,arioa "pebird everv defect in the
or,,o.oa,,,ort q onr laws" saws the commit
taa "more dangerous than any other factor
to acconntinq for the number OF crimes com.
r,ittod 81 this conntrv are the apathy and in
.,,.ea.o, - +bo American mamie -
rbrorgbou+ tho Union save in rarely blest
Localities there is "a lack of vigorous en-
forcemant ot the criminal laws" and like
wiss q lack If vigorous interest In their en-
forcement of the criminal laws on the part
If the public" and likewise a lack of vigor-
ous interest in their enforcement Not
or1v ara nronartv rights fouted but human
.u.,oz .o,,,, nd
go , a. a of .
smokers match, TO De down ou' NY 0'0lS
puff of passion, while the rank and file, for
+bo most mart on their wav as If all were
+;uo tor IN .wakanire and
o, foroos
lor "SSoi '1on VI '0
ON which CIVILIZATION oepehuS!
The American Bar Association, IN taking
the initiative in this matter, has done the
oo,otr,, on inastimabla service. The facts
.,..o 10 hro,ab+ - ,igbt
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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-30

Once upon a time it was quite the thing
for fairies to make themselves known to
mortals. Frequently some mortal grant
ed three wishes, and so on. The last fairy
of record appeared to millionaire. For
services rendered he was granted the GUS
tomary three wishes, but stated that he had
only one wish to make
"Name it, said the fairy.
Get me good cook"
Since then fairies have ney;r appeared to
mortals.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-30
MUSINGS OE ABE MARTIN

II believe theirs more difference between
an amateur an a professional than any other
two things" said Tell Binkley, last night as
he wuz leavin home talent show. Nothin'
III stop some folks but telephone pole.
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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-30

The foregoing preamble and resolution,
with the governors notation and signature,
can be found in the published acts of the
general assembly for the session of 1892.
1t is. an interesting coincidence that
forty-one years after the death of Hill and
Stephens, the latter Is looking from his
portrait directly at the Hill painting oppo-
site to him in the rotunda of the caoitol
Of their native state.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-12-28

wife, nor is she dull chemist.
When she makes world she
makes a trillion of 'em, of fishes a
sea full, of men myriads, and of
rocks heaped up mountains.
Her table is like a dinner on the
old farm, with more on it than the
family can possibly eat.
She is royal, liberal, bounteous,
not counting what she gives but
throwing it and scattering. (Yet
her recklessness is but seeming, fo1
she refuses all fragments.) Be gen.
erous then, as God is, for it is
written: 1.-The Lord loveth a hilari-
, Gus giver."
We love abundance. We were
born into the world "full of a num-
Der of things" And perhaps our
deepest craving is for the infinite
| The strongest appeal of the night
sky is the countless stars that crowd
it and the knowledge that each OF
these is a world like our own
Something of its vastness descends
! upon us as we gaze at it.
| We love the forest more than the
! single tree, for it is the myriad
trees that crowd our souls with
peculiar rest.
| There is a JOY in being on the
ocean out of sight of land. 1t ::
the measureless distance, the huge
ness of the great water, that gives
i to us message which the river Of
lake does not have.
We love the city and that love
can be explained partially by the
fact that it is overlooking with lives
Great numbers have a peculiar
| fascination. People like to reae
about billions and trillions.
| And the greatest appeal f reli
gion, is that it brings to our finite
minds the idea of the infinite. Only
! in infinitv can we find rennsa
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-12-28

streaks of sentimentalism in it that
sentimentalism prevails in the pat
tern.
Stop-gap devices are no good.
Searching round for esoteric causes
and magical remedies gets nowhere.
Stalwart, regular, old-time plain
Justice without any amendments
will do the trick. Put every gun
man where he belongs, long term
in States prison with no hope of
getting out under twelve or four
teen years-that will do the bust
ness. Send them up! Lock them
in! Give them fourteen years
with hard labor and no probation
Soak them and they'll quit being
bad men, tough guys, gangsters.
That is the only remedy, and it is
simple"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-12-28
AN UNFAIR $4,000 EXEMPTION

Exemption of all income under
$4,000 a year from federal taxation
is proposed by some opponents of
the Mellon plan and is the only
change in the present system that
apparently they will consider. The
best way to judge that proposal is
to analyze the effects of it.
A bachelor earning $4,000 a year
would pay no income tax under the
proposed rule. At present he has
an exemption of $1,000 and pays
per cent on the remaining $4,000
or $50 year. 1t is difficult to see
any hardship in a tax of $40 every
three months for person with
$4,000 year and no one to support
but himself.
The $4,000 year bachelor pays
the same tax as man with wife
and one child and an income of S4,-
900 a year. That is not an unfair
division of the cost of government
between the two men under those
circumstances, if the exemption
were increased to $4,000 and no
other changes made in the law, the
bachelor would pay nothing, but a
man with family, earning little
more money, would pay $50. There
is nothing to please fathers OF
mothers of minor children in such q
scheme.
1t may be said that the man with
a wife and-a child, and an income
of less than $4,000 a year. is suf
fering injustice from the income
tax. Let US see about that. He ra.
an exemption of $4,000 on account
of being married and $40O for the
child. If his income is $4,000 {
year, the same as the bachelors, HI
pays 4 per cent tax on 500 or ex
actly 81 a year. That is an in
considerable sum.
Neither the $4,000 year bachelo,
or any one else will be in favor O.
the $4,000 exemption, provided
there is no change in the surtaxe
and higher brackets, if he an
alyzes the situation thoroughly
The surtaxes and so called exces
! profits taxes are revenue-killers
! They are worse than that. If the,
are continued much longer, the,
will be prosperity-killers. The,
drive capital out of industrial in
vestment. They prevent the ex
pansion of business and thereb,
deny the opportunity of employment
to wage earners, who are constantly
increasing in numbers. For ever,
child that is born, in excess of tn
number of deaths, there is need o
new capital to provide that chill
with the tools and the place in whicl
to work, when it grows up.-St
Paul Pioneer Press.