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5 TTTE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. CABAL TO BLOCK SLATON TAX ACT IS CHARGED TO BRYS’ AND REFORM FOES The “dry” members of the House of Representatives and those mem bers who oppose the enactment of tax reform measures have formed . a combine to defeat all bills introduced or favored by Speaker Burwell, be cause the Speaker ruled that the res olution of Mr. Kidd, of Baker, order ing the Temperance Committee to report the Hixon-Searcy (Webb) bill back to the House was out of order Wednesday morning, after Wohlwen- der. of Muscogee, had held up the business of the House for an entire day with a filibuster. The formation of the combine is virtually a defiance of Governor John M. Slaton and a refusal to accede to his wishes that tax reform measures and bills putting the taxation sys tem of the State on a business basio be passed. It is a dare to the Gov ernor to veto the House appropriation bill or call an extra session, both of which the Governor has said he will do if the House does not enact tax reform measures or keep Its appro priations within the estimated reve nues of the State. Plan to Resurrect Bill. In addition to trying to defeat the bills of Speaker Burwell and Governor Slaton, the combine will make every effort possible to resurrect the Hixon- Searcy Senate bill from the pigeon hole to which it has been consigned by the Temperance Committee. Mr. Kidd, the apparent author of the res olution which met such an inglorious finish Wednesday morning, declared that he will try to introduce his res olution at the first opportunity. "We intend to try in every way possible to get the bill out of the committee and before the House at this session,” said Mr. Kidd. "I in tend to offer my resolution again, and if I can not do that we will try to find some other means of combating the enemies if the bill. We were not treated right by the Speaker when he ruled my resolution out of order. We are prepared to fight for our rights, and if the bill can not come up for the consideration of this House there are a lot of other measures that will receive scant consideration at the hands of the friends of the measure. Organized Fight on Burwell. "We intend to defeat every meas ure offered or favored by Speaker Burwell or the men who aided in the defeat of the resolution ordering the Temperance Committee to report back the Hixon-Searcy bill. Burwell’s bills have no chance of passing this House during the present se.vsion. I have nothing personally against any of the Speaker’s bills, but we are going to get even for the treatment we got during the consideration of my resolution and for not being giv en a chance to pass, or at least at tempt to pass, the Webb bill that passed the Senate.” The combination of the "dry 1 ’ forces and those opposed to tax re vision was formed the day before the introduction of Mr. Kidd’s resolution. Mr. Wohlwender, who started and carried through a successful filibus ter, declared Wednesday that the res olution was drawn up by Barry Wright, of Floyd County, one of the prohibition leaders. It was the re sult of a combination formed at that time between Mr. Wright and other temperance leaders and Messrs. Sto- E Bullard Bound Over As Slayer of Spain WAYCROSS, Aug. 7.—Following a long hearing before Justice C. H. Smith, Tom Bullard, 20 years old, held for the murder of Mack Spain, near Waycross, a month ago, was bound over to-day for action by the Grand Jury. One of the witnesses testified that Bullard tried to get him to kill Spain. The defense contended that the remark was made in fun. The plea of suicide was not intro duced but probably will figure iv Bullard s trial if he is indicted by the Grand Jury. THOUSAND GIRLS SEE POLO GAME AT FORT Milton Wise, (left) and * F. A. Savage, (right) in action vail, of Klbert; Sheppard, of Sum ter, and other members who havp consistently opposed tax reform measures. Unite Against Tax Reform. It was agreed, it is generally under stood. that the enemies of tax reform were to support the Kidd resolution on condition that the prohibition members aid them in their efforts to prevent the pas.-iage of tax bills. The idea was this: If the Hixon-Searcy bill were brought out from the committee and consideration of it begun by the House, it would precipitate a “wet” and "dry” fight pure and simple. De bate would naturally wax f?st and furious, and the members who opposo tax reform measures figured that the discussion of the bill would occupy the time of the House until adjourn ment, or at least create such a spirit 'of unrest and antagonism that the ranks of the tax reformers would oe broken. Then, when Speaker Burwell ruled the Kidd resolution out of order on the grounds that it asked a physical impossibility of the Temperance Com mittee, the strength of the combine was directed against the presiding officer of the House and his bills, and the bills of others that he fa vored, and the bills of the other members who opposed the resolution Controls Half of House. The combine at present controls probably half the votes cf the House, and renders impossible the passage of any measure that requires a two- thirds vote, and makes exceedingly difficult the passage of any measure requiring even a bare majority. Wed nesday afternoon the combine dis played strength enough to defeat two of Speaker Burwell’s bills, both con stitutional amendments requiring a two-thirds majority to carry. They were administration bills, and the word has been passed among the members of the House that Governor Slaton favored them and desired that they be enacted. Both were over whelmingly defeated. The first bill to feel the strength of the combine was Burwell’s meas ure submitting to the qualified voters of the State a proposition to amend the constitution so that the school levy of any one year should not ex ceed 2 1-2 mills, in addition to the regular school fund provided by the Constitution. Two of His Measures Beaten. Though the Speaker himself took the floor and explained the purpos * of the bill—that it was merely one of a series of bills designed to place the State on a sound business basis —the bill was defeated by a vote of 106 to 67, lacking by 17 votes the necessary two-thirds majority. The other administration bill, a com panion bill to the one defeated first, submitted a proposition that the an nual levy for pensions should not exceed 1 1-2 mills. It was defeated, the vote being 79 to 79. It lacked 44 votes of having a two-thirds ma jority. Unless the combine '•an be broken, the result will be that little or no legislation of importance will be en acted during the balance of the ses sion. It means that the Legislature, having already attained the name by doing less than any Legislature in years, will go down in history as a Legislature that did absolutely noth ing of importance. Want to Live Long? Tackle Hardships Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON, Aug. 7.—Hardships cause long life. Lord Strathcona, the "grand old man of England and Canada,” who celebrated his 93d birthday yes terday, declared so to-day. “No man’s life has been filled with more hardships than mine,” he de clared, “and yet I am happy and healthy and believe that I will live to be 100. My early experiences in Canada were filled with the hardest kind of work, and I have never gone out of my way to avoid stress, nor distress, either, for that matter. Stern Policewoman Makes Masher Move On Face and Head. Was Very Dis figured. Hair Fell Out. Cuticura Soap and Ointment Cured. Falmouth, Ky. — “Two years ago I was troubled with skin and scalp troubles. I would have pimples that would break out and form soros on my face and head with terrible itching. The eczema on my face and ! head itched and burned and | when I scratched it, it made j sores and 1 was very dis figured for the time being, i My head became so sore I could not touch it with a comb; it became a mass of sores. My hair fell out gradually. "After trying several remedies without much benefit a friend that had been cured by Cuticura Soap and Ointment told me and I decided to try them. I was afflicted about a year before I used Cuticura Soap and Ointment and after using them three weeks I was getting better and in less than three months, after using eight cakes of Cuticura Soap and five boxes of Cuticura Ointment. I was completely cured of ecee- ma.” (Signed) Frank Yastine, Dec. 12, 1912. If you wish a skin clear of pimples, black heads and other annoying eruptions, hands soft and white, hair live and glossy, and scalp free from dandruff and itching, begin to-day the regular use of Cuticura Soap for the toilet, bath and shampoo, assisted by occasional light applications of Cuticura Ointment. No other method Is so agreeable or economical. Sold everywhere. Sample of each mailed free, with 32-p. book. Ad dress post-card " Cuticura.Dept. T. Boston.’’ <^*Men who shave and shampoo with Cu ticura Soap will find it best for skin and scalp. CHICAGO, Aug. 7.—"Policeman” Alice Clements, one of the ten newly appointed women police officers, to day reported the first police duty any of the ten have performed. She drove a "masher” from a street cor ner where he was annoying passing women and girls. Display of her police star and a threat to arrest him if he did not obey her order to move on were suf ficient to urge the man from the cor ner. Bulgars Prepare To Turn on Turks oecial Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. BUCHAREST, Aug. 7.—A third war is imminent in the Balkans, ac cording to a report which was cur rent here to-day during the final tages of the peace conference. A degram from Sofia intimated -trongly that Bulgaria would inde pendently declare war on Turkey after her army is relieved of present operations against her former allies. Dreams He's in War And Shoots Himself WARREN, OHIO. Aug. 7.—While dreaming about a Balkan war battle, witnessed in a moving picture thea ter early in the evening. William H. Grace early to-day reached under his pillow, secured his loaded revolver and shot and killed himself. Mrs. Grace said her husband had been muttering in his sleep about the Balkan war. HELP DENIED 10 TEICHEHSIT House Defeats Measure Provid ing Election on Special Levy to Pay Tutors. Deaf to the appeals of the country schoolteachers of the State, who have not been paid one cent for more than six months, the Georgia House of Representatives on Thursday morn ing overwhelmingly defeated a con stitutional amendment submitting to the voters of the State a proposition for a special tax levy of 1 mill in 1915 and* 1 -2 mill in 1916. The revenue derived from both levies was to be added to the common school fund, and would, advocates ot the bill claim, have relieved condi tions that exist at present unde* which the State has permitted its schoolteachers to go unpaid. The vote was: Ayes, 70; nays, 9y. It lacked 53 votes of receiving the requisite two-thirds majority. Called Slap at Slaton. Besides being a denial of the re quest of the schoolteachers that they be paid what is due them, the action of the House in defeating the con stitutional amendment is construed as a direct slap at Governor Slaton, in asmuch as the additional tax levy is advocated in his platform, and he has made a special request that the bil'. be passed, allowing the people to de cide whether the teachers shall be paid. The House by its action put itself on record as being opposed to any measure that will provide for the pay ment of the teachers. The defeat of the Governor’s con stitutional amendment Thursday was accomplished by the same combine that defeated his two bills Wednes day afternoon and which has declared it will fight to the bitter end all ef forts to pass measures favored by Speaker Burwell and the Governor. Hardeman Leads Foes. The fight against the bill was led by Hardeman, of Jefferson, who de clared he was opposed to it because il raised the limit of taxation. Among those who spoke in favor of the bill were Kullbright, of Burke County; Gower, of Crisp; Wall, of Elbert; Mc- Michael, of Marion; Wimberly, oi Bibb, and Wheatley, of Sumter. Prior to the defeai of his constitu tional amendment bill Governor Sla ton secured the enactment of the first of his measures that the Legislature has seen fit to pass. It was the in heritance tax bill, providing for tax ation of legacies ranging from 1 per cent on $5,000 to 6 per cent on $1,000,- 000. The vote was 135 to 13. An amendment proposd by Greene, of Houston, that all inheritances of whatever amount be taxed was lost. The House aNo passed a resolu tion authorizing the Governor to bor row any amount up to $500,000 nec essary to supply the deficit in the State’s revenues. The vote was 113 to 0. TRUE IS CALLED GREAT POWER T Dixie Merchants Hear Stirring Addresses—Organization and Advertising Emphasized. ‘13’Is Happy Omen to Miss Wilson as Bride WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.—Lovers of the mystic have discovered the letters in the name of Miss Jessie Wilson’s fiance, Francis B. Sayre, number thirteen. Therefore, Miss Wilson will not only be the daughter of th* “Lucky Thirteen President,” and the thirteenth White House bride, but have asa husband a man about whose career thirteen appears an alluring halo. Washington society hopes the wed ding will take place November 13. It may be stated Miss Wilson will not have thirteen bridesmaids. Atlanta Team Defeats Soldiers by; Shiny Berlin Streets Score of 2 to 1 in First Match j Amaze U. S, Tourists of Sport De Luxe. 118 and 120 Whitehall Cash Grocery Co. EGGS, doz. . . 15c LEMONS, doz. 12'c 5 pounds Granulated Sugar. . 25c 100 pounds Granulated Sugar $4.79 30c Wesson Oil 24c No. 10 Cottolene $1.15 No. 10 Silver Leaf Lard $1.39 No. 4 Snowdrift. 44c Winner Milk, can, 10c; doz. . $1.19 Meadow Gold Butter 33c 40c Coffee, pound 28c Eagle Milk. 7 cans for $1.00 Discount to Dealers in quantities. Cash Grocery Co., 11S Whitehall With nearly 1.000 pretty girls look ing on and applauding, polo, the gam** de luxe of society, was given ttfl At lanta premiere at Fort McPherson Wednesday afternoon, and Thursday it was the all-absorbing topic of con versation among the society folk, es pecially the younger ones, who were thrilled with the riding and dash of the players. The crowd that saw the Atlanta team defeat the Fort McPherson team, 2 to 1, was one of the largest that has* ever been on the parade grounds at the army post. Scores of auto mobiles linen the sides of the playing field, and a tally-ho filled with hila rious young people added color and gayety to the scene. The preliminaries*, a tug of war on horses and wrestling on horseback, thrilled the spectators. Eight pri vates, four on a side, engaged in the tug of war. No saddles* were used. Private Veotick, Todd. Purdue and Houston dragged Privates Flynn, Williams. Pryde and Reynolds from their horses three times in succes sion. Wrestling Bouts Exciting. The same men engaged in the wrestling on horseback. The con test between Todd and Reynolds was long and strenuous. Purdue and Flynn were evenly matched and It was nip and tuck all the way through. The match between George Veotick and John Pryle was applauded warm ly. Pryle finally threw his adver sary. At one time their horses gal loped the entire length of the field while the wrestlers struggled. Owing to some misunderstanding, four of the polo contestants failed to appear and the game was called at 4:3ft with two men on a Hide instead of four. J. O. Seamon and F. A. Sav age represented Atlanta, while T. C. Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. BERLIN, Aug. 7.—American tour ists here have succumbed to the cleanliness of Berlin, which they be lieve is unsurpassed. “When I rode over the asphalt pavements the night I arrived,” said one to-day, “I thought they were glass, so shiny and smoth were they.” The visitors also are Impressed with the power-driven street cleaners, which flush and then wine the streets, making them as clean as a kitchen floor. Smokes in Dynamite Warehonse-That’s All OSYKA. MISS., Aug. 7.—The entire town of Osyka was shaken, Sid Tay lor, 18 years old, was blown to pieces and three other persons were hurt by the explosion of 200 pounds of dyna mite to-day. Taylor entered a warehouse with a lighted cigarette in his mouth. One of his legs was found nearly a quar ter of a mile away. Busine«»s is a developer of charac ter; business Is a science; the great rewards of the future are for busi ness men, and to them the world must look for the economic development which shall eradicate poverty, dis ease and crime. These are tile message.*-* given by the speakers at the Southern Merchants’ Convention Thursday. It was the second day’s session and Wednesday was a holiday for the del. egates. Thursday night, at the Piedmont Driving Club, a reception will be held, the delegates* going out in special cars which leave ffom the Equitable Building. There will be another meeting Fri day at which store management will | be the theme. % Delegates are in Atlanta from Geor gia. the Carolina®, Alabama and Florida. Key West men are the "travelers” of the gathering, having come the greatest * 1 is*.• n.•.- Commerce Builds Character. W . \\ . Orr. the first Mpeal^pr on Thursday, lauded commerce as the means of developing the highest type of character and the keenest intel lect. He cited Marshall Field. Harry Selfridge, John Wanamaker and John B. Stetson as examples, and wno gave generously of their time, monev and thought for aiding the uplift of their employees. He said: “Marshall Field turned out fourteen junior partners as mlllionaries. Self ridge employs lft.ftftft persons who es teem it a privilege to be allowed to work under the ideal conditions he has created. Wanamaker conducts a school for boys and girls, and make*! their promotion dependent on school progress as well as efficient work in his store." Norman Johnson, editor of a Vir ginia trade publication, declared the merchant to-day must study his busi- nens closer than ever before. He urged organization extension. He has no sympathy for the mer chant who wails about the inroads of the catalogue houses. “If you would climb down off the dry goods box, stop whittling, and go after business with good, hot letters, you would get the trade the mail order bouses now get. You can under sell them.” he asserted. Emphasize Need of Advertis'nq. He spoke of the growth of Jobbing in the South giving as an instance the increase in the number /of dry goods wholesalers from 26 to 105 in twenty years. W. P. Riley, of Evergreen, Ala., talked about combating the catalogu * houses. Paul T. Harbor, of Commerce. Ga editor of a newspaper, took “Aggres sive Advertising” as his theme. J. H. McGhee, of Lawrenceville. Ga. led the “Open Parliament” discussion. “Advertising is an absolute essen tial to the local merchant.” he de- clored. “We must turn trade from the mail order houses back to the local dealer through the greatest ad vertising campaign the country ever has seen.” Fleet ‘Takes' Brest France's ‘Gibraltar' Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. PARIS, Aug. 7.—The French Gov ernment was thrown into consterna tion to-day by the unprecedented feat of a submarine flotilla in penetrat ing the supposed impregnable harbor at Brest. The fleet crawled through the water i under the very guns of the great forts guarding the approach to the harbor and despite the use of every scientific device known to modern warfare, got through undetected. He Has Some New Ideas and Wants a Heart - to - Heart Talk With You. Miller and Milton Wise represented Fort McPherson. After ten minutes of strenuous play the Atlanta team succeeded in driving the ball through the fort goal twice in quick succes sion. Not long afterward Milton Wise scored for the Fort. More Matches Are Planned. Dr. John A. McLeay, who refereed the game, stated that the exhibition was merely for the purpose of giving Atlanta a mmple of what real polo would be like. "The players are a little out of practice,” said he, “but after the new ness wears off should be able to give a better account of themselves.” No admission was charged, as this is against the law when Governmen: property is used. It Is expected that more games will be arranged. Abstainers Pray for Aid in FightingDrink PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 7.—With a solemn high mass celebrated in »the y cathedral by Bishop McCort, »he na tional convention of the Catholic To tal Abstinence Union of America was opened here. The scene was an impressive and significant one as the total abstainers knelt to ask a blessing upon their work in spreading the gospel of total abstinence from strong drink and combating the curse of drunkenness. SEVERE QUAKE RECORDED. WASHINGTON, Aug. 7. — The Georgetown University observatory announced to-day that a severe earthquake shock was recorded there last night. It is estimated to have been about 4,000 miles from Wash ington. Contestants, take notice. The want ad man wants to see you to-morrow or Saturday sure. He wants a heart-to-heart talk with you. He can give you some new ideas which will help you win. The fourth floor of the Foote & Da vies Building, Edgowood avenue and North Pryor street, has been engaged for the want ad contest offices. The want ad man Is there from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. every day. On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays he will be in his office until 8 o’clock at night. The contest is going to be a big thing. Every contestant already en tered has an even chance to win. New contestants can still enter and get a good start. But it should not be de layed. £ ■ r Rich’s Economy Basement White Canvas Pumps, One Straps and Lace Oxfords A remnant of 3 styles for merly selling for $3 and $2.50 Slippers Children NEGRO BOY THIEF CAUGHT. Two negro boys were seen robbing a saloon at No. 230 Decatur street early Thursday. The police made a quick run to the saloon and caught Jim Thomas, 14, at the back door. The other boy. who was acting as "look out,” escaped. GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS, DAINTY AND CHARMING, AT THE BONITA THEATER If you care for pretty girls w’ho can sing and dance, who are dreftsed in bright, new costumes, comedians who will make you laugh until your sides ache, music that will make you pat your feet and sway your body in unison, go to the Bonita and you will rid yourself of that grouch ahd come away smiling. White Canvas, Gun Met al and Patent. Broken sizes, but i note the prices. Sizes 1 to 5. 85c values .. Sizes 5 to 8. $1.£5 values 85c Sizes 8 to 11. $1.75 values 95c RICH’S 65c } ECONOMY BASEMENT § WANTED--TO RENT Bungalow With 3 Bedrooms New family arriving in Atlanta desires to rent modern Bungalow with all modern con veniences and in pleasant part of Atlanta. If you have this, kindly phone West 639-L SEMI-ANNUAL STATEMENT For the six months ending June 30, 1913, of the condition of the Southern States Mutual Life Insurance Go, OF CHARLESTON, Organized under the laws of the State of West Virginia, made to the Governor of the State of Georgia in pursuance to the laws of said State. Principal Office—Corner Capitol and Lee streets. I. CAPITAL STOCK. Amount of capital stock $250,000.00 Amount of capital stock paid up In cash 250,000.00 Amount in notes of the stockholders 35,372.00—$250,000.00 These notes are secured as follows: Fully secured by ade quate collateral of market value of $58,350. II. ASSETS. Total assets $736,194.68 Ml. LIABILITIES. Total liabilities $736,194.68 IV. INCOME DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR 1913. Total income $108,527.47 V DISBURSEMENTS DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR 1913. Total disbursements $ 73,158.04 Greatest amount of Insurance retained $ 10.000.00 Total amount of insurance outstanding 6.352,473.50 A < opy of the act of incorporation, duly certified, is of file in the office of the Insurance Commissioner. STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA—County of Kanawha. Personally appeared before the undersigned John C. Riheldoffer, who, being duly sworn, deposes and says that he is the secretary of the Southern States Mutual Life Insurance Company, and that the foregoing statement is correct and true. JOHN C. RIHELDOFFER. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 4th day of August, 1913. 1VARRRN.il. ORCUTT. Notary Public, Kanawha County, West Virginia. Davison-Paxon-Stokes Co. Two Events of Interest in This Store for Friday and Saturday--- A Sale of Corsets A Sale of Undermuslins A timely sale for young women just now beginning to plan their wardrobe for going away to school. Prices are much less than ordinarily, and there is a brand-new supply of beautiful muslins from which you may choose Friday and the half day Saturday at this special price. The Corsets are new, not a collection of “odds and ends” or “left-overs”—good models and stylish—long hips, low and medium busts—a few high busts for those who prefer them. All sizes—18 to 36. But note the prices: $1.00 for Regular $3.00 Corsets $2.98 for Regular $5.00 Corsets The Muslin Underwear 02.50 Gowns at . . . $1.98 02.50 Petticoats at . . $1.98 $2.50 Combinations at $1.98 $2.50 Princess Slips at $1.98