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CONGRESS IN SESSION AGAIN Both Houses Met Today and Adjourned Until Tomorrow Through Respect. Washington, D. C„ December 5.— Scenes that were familiar but none the less interesting greeted the eyes of the visitors who packed the gal leries of the House today at the opening of the final session of the Sixty-first Congress. The crowds came early, and when- the Speak er’s gavel fell promptly on the MUST PAY DOG TAX TO VOTE Failure to Pay the State Tax on Canine Disqualifies One to Register. Atlanta, Ga., December 6.—It a man doean't pay tbe state tax ot 31 TRUNKS MAfLAN FA WOMAN HELD BY CUSTOMS OFFICIALS GREAT WOMAN PASSEOAWAY The Officers ClaiiitThat Gowns That Were Given _ tion.—An Interesting Story of tlje Work of the Govern ment’s Custom Officers. Valuable French Arrangements are Being Than Their Valua- Made Today for the Funeral of Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy. stroke of twelve, the galleries were filled with gayly diseased women, who added much to the pictur esqueness of the scene. The most of the members also put in an early appearanco and. for two hours before the House was called to order the chamber sembled somewhat an exciting day on the Stock Exchange in New York. Vlctora and vanquished were there to congratulate and aympa thlzo with one another over the re sults of the November ballot. To the onlooker It was difficult to distin guish between the two. Everybody was jovially slapping everybody -else on the back, and all the mem bers were acting like a lot of boys st the 'beginning of school, The appearance of Speaker Can non in the chamber was the signal for a hearty round ot applause from both members and the gallery, though. If the truth must be told, "Uncle Joe” had to stand for a vast amount ot‘‘klddtng” during the day- Seated at his old desk and sur- mndod by a-bevy of friends war lamp Clark, leader ^f the minor!* In t^e present session Lid the fpeaker In the next\ From the manner. In which his colleagues were laughing, Mr. Clarke evident ly had brought iback with him a new stock ot atoru Walking up an "down the aisle greeting old friends was General H. H. Bingham, of the First Pennsyl vania district, whose continuous service of over thirty years has en titled him to be nailed "The Father of the House.” General Bingham entered upon hie seventieth year yesterday, but he might rasa for fifty. When Speaker Cannon, with two sharp rars of his gavel, had called the House to order, tho bvizr. 0 f con versation was hushed while the chaplain offered the opening pray er. A few minor formalities were disposed of and attention was called to the deaths of three members' of the House during the recess. In ac cordance with custom a resolution to adjourn was then offered and adopted as a further mark of respect to the memory of the deceased. In the Senate tbe Initial session was equally short. The public gal leries were filled when Vlce-Pre.il- dent Sherman called the body to order. In the suJIenco wero the families ot many senators and men In public life. Several membors ot the diplomatic corps were present. A few changes wore noticeable In the membership of Coe senate. Death had removed Senators Dan'el of Virginia, Clay of tloorgla, Dol- liver of Iowa, Mcl.aurln ,ot Mis sissippi and McEnery, of Louisiana, The successors of moat of there, by gubernatorial appointments, were on hand ready to take the oath of office. When the two houses reassemble tomorrow the annual message of President Taft will be received and read. Then both Home and Senate will be ready to take up the regular grind of business. Savannah, Ga„ December 5.—Mr. W. H. Rowe, United States Custom on hia dog he hasn't got a right co| Agent ,n ch,rgB of the Savammh I District, has been advised by I0D1. M. o. Markham, Surveyor of Cue- vote. •And that’s not joke, either, face tious wiseacres to the contrary not withstanding. The state law says that 6 man cannot register until he has paid all the taxes he is legally due the state. The new attorney-general ,Hon, Hewlett A. Hall, has ruled that the dog tax Is legal, according to the constitution of Georgia. Therefore, If a man returns a mil lion dollar's worth of property and omits bis wife's pcodle he stands good chance of being disfranchised, And what's more, it tbe next leg islature should repeal the dog tax, It wouldn’t help him any. He could never voto again legally so long as he lived unless he went back and paid the tax on that poodle. The strict enforcement ot the dog tax has resulted in a most remarka ble fatality among Georgia canines. Tax receiver’s report to Comptrol ler-General Wright that nearly ev ery day some man will come In and say: "Well, I did have a dog, hut he died.” Which, If they hut stopped to think doesnt’ relieve them atfer fall, no more than a sucan get oiffiof pay ing taxes on a house that wall burn ed, bnt burned down befofe tlm? fell due for the taxes to be All df which means that Ing to the way the Hon. Hewli A. Hall has It dored- out there's no way in the world to avoid paylni the Jog tax except to refrain from' owning a dog. Gen Bell Goes to the Philippines, San Francisco, Cal., Dec. 5.— Major Bell, fotmer chief of staff, tailed today fqr Manila, where he will sncceed Major General William P. Duvall at commandering general of the Philippine division. The change In command will occur on Jan. IS, on which date General Duvall will be retired tor age. The Cotton Market Today. New York, December 5.—Cotton opened firm, ranging from one to five points higher. Later there was a slight reaction. March 14.93 and May 11.U. NEGRO BLOOD IS DE CIDED BY U. S. COURT. No Matter How Little There i in u Child’s Veins, a Drop Makes a Negro. /Washington, December 6.—Hold ing that oight-ycar-old Isabel Wall, who has ono-slxteenth of negro blood In hor veins, is not entitled to admission Into Washington pub lic schools for whtto children, Chief Justice Shepherd, ot the district courts ot appeals, today fixed the recital status for the school chil dren for the District of Columbia, Under the decision which was handed down today, the court holds "hat any child with an admixture of negro blood, no matter what pro portion, Is a cnlo-ed person and Is therefore not entitled to admission Into schools for white children. FREEZING WEATHER COMING BACK AGAIN Weather Report Says Intense ly Cold Weather Will Follow Storm in Southeast. Washington, December 5.—A heavy snow fall today la sweeping east from the Great Lakes south In to North Carolina. The suthweat reports rain. The weather bureau predicts that this atorm will bo followed by intense ly cold weather. Special Train for Landseekers. Chicago, 111,, Dec. S.—What la aaid to bo the flrat apeclal train compoaed enUrely of deeper* and dlnlng-cara for tbe exclnalve use of landseekers ever to bo operated out of Chicago will leave thla city to morrow for aouthern Florida. Tampa will be the objective point of the ex- enrslon, with stops en route at Chattanooga, Jacksonville and one or two other cities. toms In Atlanta of the "seizure ot two trunks containing jriMjl gowns and hats belonging to ■ra-'beFdr- est Algood, ot Atlanta, because ot the undervaluation of their con tent! by owner when she returned from abroad in September. The trunks are now in the keeping of the Surveyor ot Customs and the case has been referred to 1 United States District Attorney F, 0. Tate, In Atlanta for further investigation and determination. It is expected there will be further development^ within a short time, Mrs. Algood, who Is a wealthy? resident of Atlanta, spent the sum- l ( Si poi mer abroad and >-1160 she returned! nation of home brought with her eeyeral the porta of trunks containing articles that were dutiable. Some of these she had In spected by the customs authoAtles at the port of New York but two of them she had forwarded toAtlahta under what she termed "IT" con ditions. Thla meant that the trunks were to remain in bond until their contents were Inspected by the Sur veyor In Atlanta and the decelera tion was to be made there by the persons bringing them Into this r esp(ii country. c jttL V tprifxje It appears that an flkt otjUHMuaiP -•gmerloan,. j4ySrq||fMt reported that RnF Ataood waa fringing some very valuable hats and garments to this country and Inspection of the two trunks In question was very thorough In con- seqence. There wero among other '[lings eleven Paris gowns and four, or hvo Paris hats In Vac trurik. and also a Iamb's wool eoas. Value* .Given at New York. Mrs. if.lgood, upon reaching New York, gavo the value of the articles In the two trunks which she desired shipped In bond to Atlanta as 31.- 463. The department, after Ita In vestigation, has declared the val ue of the articles to bo 92,350 or 12170 francos. The duties on such articles as the trunk contained aro about sixty per cent of their value, Because of tho discrepancy in the value of . tho wearing apparel and other things in the two trunks as apprised by the government exportB and the declaration made by Mr*. Algod the goods havo been seized and are now held In Atlanta. In al most every instance tho government experts Increased tho value of the articles as give In by Mrs. Algood Jn some Instances, the Increases be ing more than 100 per cent. Tho lamb's wool coat however, wa* an exception to thl# rule. Mrs. Algood as worth fWo, It la but the government put ofily $190. eases are Made, tliai.tho fncroase In amounted in some B4n or si* hundred per Bjp iieen officially stated pe t^rno In eacjp ((.the 2 exceed 'thqjyan by more than siwenty The governing ox- t Mrs: Algood owes irai hundred dollars would owo If her ero accepted and sho imported wearing Undo Sam’s clutch- payment of the fn r Indeed, the gov Boston, Mass,, December 5.—Sur* rounded by tho same mystery In UNCLE SAM TO PAY SOLDIERS National Guard Wants the Government to Chip, in $50 a Year For Them. Atlanta, Ga., December 5.—The sum of |50 per year from the gov- death that prevailed during her I ernment to oach enlisted man In Uf«, the remains of Mrs. Mary Ba-1 the National Guard la not meant us ker Eddy, founder ot tho Christian Pay, In tho strict sense of tho word. Science church, lay guarded today from the eyes of the vast army of followers in her atone mansion of Chestnut Hill, Boston. Simple funeral services will he held at tho homo of the leader and" her remain* will be taken to her girlhood home at Tilton, N. H., tor Intorment. Thousand of elegrami and cabled] grama from all over the world ex pressing sympathy havo been re- enough to li t Ihftt payment. There] P* r lat wrdi were: “Qod la my ^* ' rK — will likely be a contest for s brought through untry. It is expected the United States District .Attorney will begin an In vestigation of 'the case in a shoit timo, ns tho matter wan referred to him by A Col‘Markham during tho latter part of last week. Investigations Become General, Mrs. Algood's results of tho being made by everywhere in Collec- hor private fortune, which la esti mated at a million and a half dol lars. Her son, George Glover,, of South Dakota, is on his way East ami Will demand a Share of the cs- talc. The church claim* tho prop erty also. For'-the first time In tho hlatorv of the Christian Sclonco church, a Archibald McClellan, Is tho suprem^Aphd, m Ahead :ision Savan- agrpl' called atten- t L.at! many travei- froui Abroad, upon Now York, .would place thsff*t»ggige In bond for Immej- late transportation to some of tho «ma!ler port* of the country and suggested that these Arnold ho giv en close attention because of this practice. This ha* resulted In in creased vigilance at the ports like Savannah, Brunswick, Charleston* W'lmlngton and Atlanta. It Is said the amount* pf personal foreign baggage .ha* Increased more large ly In Atlanta and Charleston sinco the rigid Inspections In New York began than at any other placea In the Savannah district. First Seizure In This District. . This seizure of Mrs. Algood's two trunks of Paris gowns, hats and shoes Is the first to he made In thla district since the officers were no tified to bo more alert than In tho past. Mrs. Algood Is a well-known lady In Atlanta, who travels a good deal. She I* a native of Savannali but ha* not lived here alnce she wa* a girl. She ha* lived In Griffin also, and 1* known to many throughout the state. Flirting! Evil Is Ruining the Nation. f By the Rn. PERCIVAL H. BARKER of the first ConSnsstlonsI Church of M.ywood, N. J. LIRTING IB A POTENT CAUSE OF THAT COAR8ENE88 AND BE8TIAL VULGARITY WHICH ARE DOING 80 MUCH AT PRES ENT- TO IMPAIR THE BEAUTY AND DIMINI8H THE POWER OF AMERICAN HOME LIFE, DEGRADING MARRIAGE TO THE LOW LEVEL OF A CONVENIENCE AND TO THE STILL LOWER LEVEL OF 8EN8UALITY. FLIRTATIONS F08TER THE SO CIAL EVIL. If you don’t know what company your daughter kccp9 or what time of night ahe turn* in, your tow when gossips get busy will sound about as patbetio as tho wheeze from a jewsbarp. Flirting UNDERMINES THE HOME.' And whejt home life, with ita sanctitie8, its calm and deep joy* and sorrows, ceases to have its charm for us in America the greatest breakup and catas trophe in history will follow. In respect to this menacing evil a good rule for youth is: RE SIST THE BEGINNING OF FLIRTING, Flirtation is the FIRST STEP TOWARD SELF DEGRADATION. The man or woman who flirts is hatching a serpent’* brood that will one day wake into life to hiss and sting. He is rearing wild beasts of prey that afterward will turn Upon him and rend him. Shake it at its birth. FLIRTATION~«WARF MAN’S VIEWS OF LIFE FAB MORE THAN THSAkQADEN THEM. tCISIGNS OF U S. ?jp8§iyi£ cop7 X-DAY Kentucky Can Collect Fran chise Taxes Under /one De cision—Heinz Loses His Case. Washington, December 6.—The supremo court today handed down a decision through Chetf Justice Hughos In the erse ot the Illinois Central railroad against tho state of Kentucky sustaining the circuit court. Tho decision compels tho railroad to. puy franchise taxes to tho stato. Thu supremo court today revers ed the doclslon of tho circuit court of New York In tho case of the Government against F. A. Heinz, convicted of misapplication of tho funds of the Mercantile National Bank. The enso will tbe remanded to tho lowor court for trial. hut a* a reward.' It Is not meant a* an Inducement for men to enlist In the military, bat as an encouragement for them to help build up the service after they get there. It congressmen from other states rslly to the support of the bin like titey aro In Georgia It stands a good chance to pass. Adjutaut-Genorsl Scott has already heard from five members ot the lower house, and Senator Joseph M. Terrell before leaving for Washington slso .pledg ed his support of tbe bill. It provides that the officers and enlisted men of the National Guard be paid by the government 25 per cent of whst the officers and men ot the regular army are psld. Except In time of riot, Invasion, o r other occasion when they are doing actual military duty. Then tho states pay them a stipulated per >d cm. Tho 350 per year for a private Is Ion the t.isia that ho attends tho jftau. of fortv-'-ht drfl*- por year. if be attends less heigrts pay In proportion. If he attend Ales* than 20 he'gots no pay at alL. 1 The National Guards of Georgia was never in better shape than now, says General Scott, and If the “pay hill” panes It will become stllL. bet ter. It is not fair to expect men to give moro than a comparative!! small amount of their time without any rewards say* he. SMUGGLED CHINESE IN, Baltimore, Decamhgr 6.—George Baldwin, a United States Immigra tion Inspector was Indicted by the grand jury today Charged with the conspiracy to smuggle a Chinaman Into this country from Jamaica. Many prominent Democrats press the opinion that the results or tho recent general election will In tho national convention of 1912 bring back the old alignment of the states east of the Missouri River, Including the New England and the middle »n<I the Southern 8t» , .e*i which brought about the nomination for President of George B. McClel lan In 1364, Horatio Seymour 1868, Samuel J. Tilden In 1876. Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock In 1880 and Grover Cleveland In 1884, 1888 and 1892. Atlanta's Mayor has Read the Riot Act to the Contractors Atlanta, Dec. 3—Thero’ll ho the dovll to pay If the contractors en gaged to put new heating apparatus tn eight Atlanta public schools don't get busy. Yesterday five out of the eight, with a total eprollment of 2,000, had to bo dlsmlssod beeause It was too cold for tho children to stay In tho buildings. Tho contracts called for comple tion ot the hestlng plants by Oc tober 10. This Isn’t the first time publlo schools have beon dismissed for lack. During the last cold spell be fore this upwards of 1,000 children were kept st home every day for a whole week. The mayor called the contractor* together yestorday and read tbe lav. to thorn. ROME MORE CENSUS FIGURES. Washington, December 6.—The census bureau announces the pop ulation of North Carolina st 2.206,- 287 agslst 1,893,810 In 1900. Kentucky 2,289,905 against 2,- 143 17b. Mississippi 1,797 114 against 1,- 651,270. UNIONISTS HAVE MAJORITY. London, December 6.—Polling was resumed today st seventeen London and forty-nine provincial districts. Today st three o'clock p. m. the party total etood, Liberals fifty- eight. Nationals twelve. Lahorltc* eight, and Unionists seventy-nine, giving tbe Unionists a majority of one. HEAT IN ATLANTA SCHOOLS TAFT'S MESSAGE nANDED OUT.i Document Is Delivered for Distribu tion and Will go to Congress Washington, December 2.—The President’! message was delivered for distribution today. It consists of forty thousand words. The first day congreee will ad journ shortly after assembling In memory of the death of congress men and senators daring the In- terura. The President's commnnlcatlon will be read at noon of the second day ot tho session. INJURED BY FALLING WALL. Buffington Hotel and Adjacent Bonding Boned at Vteltla. Vtnttla, Oklahoma, December 3. —Buffington hotel sad two adja cent buildings were burned today with a lose of one bnndred sad fif ty thousand dollars. Four man were seriously Injured by felling walla, An explosion of natural gaa In an undertaker’s caused the blase.