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■*1 ^mrnuamsz TTTE A TLA XT A GEORGIAN AND NEWS OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOQOOCOOOOOOOOOOOOO "SOME SEASON—BELIEVE THE DOC TAX REFORM M i Iler-Anderson Measure Creating Office of State Assessor Ex pected to Pass Monday. The Senate Finance Committee will take the firing: line Friday in art effort to have the upper House pah> a tax equalization bill revolutionizing the present State taxing method The bill, drawn by Chairman Miller and President Anderson, has been agreed upon by the Finance Commit tee and will be reported upon favor ably Friday morning, and probably will be passed not later than Mon day, The bill provides for a State Tax Assessor to be appointed by the Gov ernor for a term of six years, wh shall determine If the counties an returning a just amount of taxabh property. He will hav*- all tin* power outlined for the proposed State Tax < 'om mission. Should the* State Tax Asscsmm in the county boards fall to agn th bill provides that a hearing may b held before an arbitration board ol n o members, one to be appoint*- by the County Hoard, one by th* State Tux Assessor and th*- third I*., the Governor. The county boards at to consist of thr* • members. County Treasurers Hit. Wednesday afternoon two impor Dint bills W in pajttK -i; I h® ftfl 1 b) Senator Stark providing for the per rnanent registration oi voters, am: the other by S**nator Watts, giving to counties the option to abolish tin- office of Count* Treasurer. The bill providing for the appoint ment of a special commission to dis pose of the present Governor’s man sion was defeated by tin- close vote of 21 to 19 after a heated debate. Senator McNeill declared the bill gave to** much power to the commls slon, us $500,000 of th*- State’s money was involved. Senator Harrell de clared that a lobby of land dealers favoring the bill had existed a long time. New Registration Bill Passes. Senator Stark’s permanent, regis tration bill was passed after a vigor ous tight by Senator Harrell who de clared the measure would tear down the registration laws which keep th* negro from voting. In reply Senator Miller assured th* Senate that there were sufficient pro visions in the bill to eliminate th* negro vote just as it is eliminated now. Senator Kurtz's amendment, which was passed, provides that the voter shall be entitled to permanent registration unless registered under the provisions of subsections 1 and 2 of paragraph 4, section of the Code of 1910. These clauses qualify for voting th,* Civil War and the Indian war. the Civil War and th<- Indian Wars, and all persons legally descended from these. Masons' Convention Opens in Gainesville GAINESVILLE, Aug. 7.—The Ma sons pf the Ninth Congressional Dis trict ere In annual convention here. •Sixty-nine lodges are represented by 100 delegates. The address by Thomas H. Jef fries. of Atlanta. Past Grand Master, was a public part of the program at Hrenau Auditorium Wednesday. On the stage was Colonel John E. Redwine, of Gainesville, one of the oldest Masons In Georgia. He has held many offices of honor. He is about 80 years old. Dr. J. C. Bennett, of Jefferson, pre sided. Business and secret sessions were held, with initiation. A trolley ride to the river with a watermelon cutting was one feature of the enter tainment. Scholar Says Devil Designed New Styles CHICAGO, Aug. 7.—Current fash ions in women’s gowns are incentives to immorality, according to Profes sor Allan Hoben. of the University of Chicago School of Divinity, at the Sunday school Institute in session at the university. The latest styles, he said, were the devil’s designs. ‘For any woman to be well dressed to-day,” he said, “is for her to be measurably harmful. Women have distracted attention from their face® to their forms. This is distinctly un fortunate." dooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo chxkxkk>o<k><>o<x>o<k>oo<xh>oo<3 K. of C. Debate on $1,000,000 Offices BOSTON, Aug. 7. A proposition to move the national headquarters from New Haven, Conn., to Washington and erect a $1,000,000 building at the Capital was the principal subject for consideration at the closing business session to-day of th e thirty-first an nual convention of th** Knights of Columbus, it was predicted the proposition would be defeated as the various councils have rejected the measure in a semi-referendum vote. • Changes in the Insurance law's also were considered. One plan was to reduce the assessment paid by the older members, and the other was to issue a paid-up policy to all members who are 70 years old. Militants Active as Mrs. Pankhurst Sinks Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. ABERGAVENNY, ENG.. Aug. 7 — Militant suffragettes burned a cricket pavilion and a hayrick near here to day. Before the pavilion had been fired a big banner was stretched on poles near by. on which was the inscrip tion: "Just to Remind You That Mrs. Pankhurst Is Dying." L "In London you hear of but tw r o people—King George and Dr. Len G. Broughton—and possibly you hear a little more of the latter than you do of the former,” said W. S. Witham. Atlanta banker and church worker, in an address at the Wesley Memorial Church Wednesday night. The subject of his address was the "Impression of Zurich,” and, he told of a trip through Europe in connection with the International Sunday School Convention. He declared that Broughton was following out the same line <>f work which he carried on In Atlanta; that he spoke fearlessly of things politic, and was the most talked of man in the English Capi tal. Mr. Witham was discussing the praising of a man’s virtues while he lived, and remarked that the trend of the times now is to praise tlie living more than the dead. "Why, more people visit the tomb of Pasteur than they do Napoleon's It is the man who lives for his coun try who is getting the praise of the world to-day, not the man who dies for it.” 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 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. Christian Scientists Take Cam paign Into the House After Defeat in Senate. Christian Scientists have begun a campaign against those provisions of the Medical Practice hill regulating their methods for healing in Georgia The Senate has passed the bill and it is expected to come before the House soon. An amendment to the bill framed by Christian Scientists failed in the Senate by three votes. The amendment is worded similar to the one President Taft added to the Medical Practice bill for the Ca nal Zone at the request of Christian Scientists there. Edward H. Carman, of Atlanta, president of the Christian Science State Publication Committee, has sent o Christian Scientists all over Geor gia a letter which says In part: "Get influential members of your hurch to go to three or four of their good friends—influential men—get them to w'rite or wire their Repre sentative in the low’er House of the Legislature asking them to support ’.he following amendment which will be offered to the Medical Practice bill when it comes up: This act shall not apply to any person who ministers to or treats the sick or suffering by mental or spiritual means, whether gratui tously or for compensation, and without the use of any drug or material remedy. Mr. Carman Thursday refused to comment on the subject, saying, he preferred not to even have It known that Christian Scientists felt any i anxiety over the passage of the bill. It is understood, how r ever, that if i the bill is passed without the amend ment Christian Scientists wijl at once declare it unconstitutional and will cite as their authority the Constitu tion of the United States. '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 the "Lucky Thirteen President,” and the thirteenth White House bride, but have as a 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. Senator Owen Offers Plan to In crease Gold Reserve and to Unify Currency. WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.—A bill providing for increasing the gold re serve Ln the redemption division of the Treasury, retiring the 2 per cent bonds and unifying the currency is sues of the United States, was in troduced in the Senate to-day by Senator Owen, of Oklahoma, chair man of the Banking and Currency Committee. The measure provides that the Sec retary of the Treasury is authorized and directed, as gold certificates come into the Treasury or subtreasuries of the United States, to have them canceled and the gold represented by such certificates transferred to the redemption division. In place of these canceled gold certificates, the Sec retary is to issue treasury notes of the United States, redeemable in gold at the Treasury. The Secretary is authorized, in his discretion, when requested to do so by national banks having outstand ing national bank notes secured by 2 per cent bonds, to purchase these bonds at par and accrued interest, and to assume the redemption at par of the bank notes secured by these bonds, charging the amount of the notes against the proceeds of the 2 per cent bonds and paying the bal ance in cash to the national banks. These 2 per cent bonds shall then be canceled, and a like amount of twenty-year 3 per cent bonds shall be placed in the redemption division and the annual interest on them cred ited to the funds of the redemption division. When the national bank notes the redemption of which has been as sumed shall come into the Treasury they shall be canceled and retired and in place of these notes the Sec retary of the Treasury shall issue treasury notes in like amount. The bill was referred to the Com mittee on Banking and Currency. It? ALCOHOL 3 PER CENT. AVegclable Preparation forAs- slmilaling theRjodamlRegula- ting tin’ Siumariis aniBowelsof T^FAftTS^CHIUlKEN Promotes Digeslion-CheetfuF ness and ResiContains nelttar Opium.Morphine norMiucraL Not Narcotic. jita'pe of old Drsmcimam ftuupkin Sted~ JU.Sr,am * Bacitti!e Salts- jiaiseSai * %KElis+. I farm Stfd- Ctanfk4 Sumr • JmNfnmTMhr. Aperfect Remedy forCtmsftpa lion, Sour Stomach,Diarrhoea Worms, 1 Convulsions.Feveristf ruess aiul Loss OF SLEEP. Facsimile Signature of NEW YORK. For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have .Always Bought Bears the Signature of . Ill Use For Over Thirty Years Exact Copy ot Wrapper. THE CINTAun rOHIMHT, Ntw YOaaCITV. Dreams He's in War And Shoots Himself Abstainers Pray for Aid in Fighting Drink PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 7.—With a solemn high mass celebrated In the 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. Still In The Lead For over fifteen years Grape-Nuts, the pioneer health cereal, has had no equal, either in flavour or nutrition. Thousands of families use it resrulavlv be cause I. W. W. Leaders Plan Great Lakes Strike DULUTH. Aug. 7.—One of the most widespread strikes ever attempted by Great Lakes dock workers was in prospect to-day. Plans were being formed to extend the strike from ill the docks in Duluth to the or. ship ping points In Wisconsin and Michi gan. Industrial Workers of the W»»rld planning the strike, contemplate.\ calling out the dock workers at Two Harbors, Mich.; Superior, Wis.; Ash land. Wis.; Marquette, Mich., and E®. can aba, Mich. Watch on the Ankle Latest Society Fad NARRAGANSETT PIER, Aug 7. The ankle watch is the latest fad of the smart set. Fifteen of them were observed last night at a gay masquerade in the I J omt JifcUth Country Club. Grape lias qualities which make it the ideal food— Delicious Flavour, Rich Nourishment, Quick Preparation, and withal, easily digested. flrapc-Xuts and cream, in place of heavy, indigestible food, helps to make one cooler and more comfortable on hot days; and builds body and brain in a way that gives zest and energy. STRONG WORDS From a Doctor with 40 Years Expe rience. "In my 40 years’ experience as a teacher and practitioner along hy gienic lines.” says a Calif, physician, "1 have never found a food to com pare with Grape-Nuts for the benefit of the general health of all classes of people. "1 have recommended Grape-Nuts for a number of years to patients with the greatest success and every year's experience makes me more en thusiastic regarding its use. "I make it a rule to always recom mend Grape-Nuts, and Postum in place of coffee, when giving my pa tients instructions as to diet, for I know both*Grape-Nuts and Postum can be digested by anyone. "As for myself, when engaged in much mental work my diet twice a day consists of Grape-Nuts and rich cream. 1 find it just the thing to build up and keep the brain in good working order. "In addition. Grape-Nuts always k*eps the digestive organs in a per fect. healthy tone.” Name given by Postum Co., Hattie Creek, Mich. Strong endorsements like the above from physicians all over th e country have stamped Grape-Nuts the most scientific food in the world. 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. It would be difficult to find more conscientious, efficient and painless dentists in Geor gia than the gentlemen who own and operate the NEW YORK AND AMERICAN DENTAL PARLORS 28 1-2 and 32 1-2 Peachtree Street, Over Bonita Theater No students. All experts in their profession. Eight to twelve years’ experience. They adver tise that you may know where to get the best work at reasona ble prices. They solicit the most difficult cases and guarantee to fit every case they take. If others have failed, try them. Good set of teeth, $5. All work guaranteed. Lady attendant. References Third Na tional Bank. Phone Ivy 1817. W. J. HARPER P. E. COLEMAN I 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. American Want Ads== Use for Results “ There’s a Reason” for Grape-Nuts Sold by Grocers everywhere. Sale Now On Correct Dress for Men Essig Bros. Co. August Reduction Sale 33% Per Cent Off for Cash On our entire stock of Men’s and Young Men’s fine Spring and Summer Suits. Cassimeres, Worsteds, Cheviots, 1 loinespuns, Crash, Mohair, Blue Serge. Nothing reserved. 125 Suits in Mo hair, Cheviots and Worsteds just received (late delivery). All are included in this sale. All Suits That Were: $15.00 Reduced to $10.00 $18.50 Reduced to $12.35 $20.00 Reduced to $13.35 $22.50 Reduced to $15.00 $25.00 Reduced to $16.65 $27.50 Reduced to $18.35 $30.00 Reduced to $20.00 $35.00 Reduced to $23.35 25 Per Cent on All Odd Trousers $5.00 Pants, now. .. . . . $3.75 $6.00 Pants, now. ... . . . $4.50 $7.00 Pants, now. .. . . . . $5.25 $8.00 Pants, now. ... . . $6.00 $9.00 Pants, now.... . . $6.75 $10.00 Pants, now .. . . .$7.50 We sell the famous Trousers. Paragon ALL STRAW AND PANAMA HATS 1-2 PRICE Our Suits are made from the best foreign and domestic woolens, by Ameri ca’s foremost tailors, in sanitary workrooms. This Positively Is a Cash Sale ESSIG BROS. “Correct Dress for Men” co. 26 Whitehall Street