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JOIN THE AUGUSTA AD MEN’S CLUB
There is. and has been for some time, consid
erable talk about organizing an Ad Men’s Hub in
Augusta, and a preliminary meeting with that, end in
view will lie held at the Chamber of Commerce rooms
Monday afternoon at 6:30 o’clock. Ihe meeting wiil
not be a long one, and the hour set is considered the
innsl convenient one for such an occasion. \t is
hotted as many as possible will attend. Those who
do attend will not obligate themselves in any way in
so doing. The object, of the meeting is to have a
few short talks or explanations in regard to what an
Ad Club is; what its aims and objects and ambitions
are. These clubs have proven vyrv valuable in most
of the cities of America, and in fact most all cities
of ;ld\ importance have one. Then, too, these several
cluhs have formed themselves into a national organi
zation, which has become a power for good. This is
not a new or untried venture, but fin active, ener
getic and resultful force.
MORE TAXE3
Our last legislature appropriated for each of the
rears 1912 ami 1913, for educational purposes and
pensions, the sum of $1,127,.>1 i, thus: educational
purposes, $2,911,511; for pensions, $1,186,000.
The comptroller-general reports that the
on property, now up to ,ts full constitutional limit,
will bring in $3,815,000 in 1911; and we presume that,
will he about the figure for 1912 and 1913.
Consequently, it takes every dollar of tin* state
ad valorem tax to pay for public education and pen
sions, and then there is a deficit of some $300,000 a
year.
It is furthermore the ease that the last legisla
ture proposed an amendment, ‘o the constitution, the
effect of which, if adopted, will be to authorize il
limitable additional taxation for educational pur
poses.
As the state constitution now stands, the power
to tax for educational purposes is limited to instruc
tion “in the elementary branches of an English educa
tion onlv," and it is further the ease that the state tax
rate for all purposes, educational included, cannot
exceed five mills.
The proposed amendment is to strike out the
words “in tlit* elementary branches of an English
education only.” the effect of which would be to au
thorize taxation for any kind of public education. 5 on
could then educate in Greek, Latin, astronomy, etc.,
etc., at the will of the legislature, at the expense of
tax-pavers. \ further effect of such amendment
would be to destroy the five mill limitation. It is a
prettv poor \merican court that will not sustain a tax
against the tax payer, and the five mill limitation
will he construed away In short order.
The few wealthy counties of Georgia will foot the
bill, four-fifths of the counties getting out of the state
treasury for educational purposes and pensions more
than the entire tax they pay into.it, and finding it a
profitable business to increase the taxes.
PROBLEMS THAT CONFRONT THE SUMMER
VILLE VOTERS
All Summerville, roughly speaking, may he divid
ed into three ports the Top of the Hill, the Flats,
and Monte Kano. It is costing more and more money
each year to take care of the development of Sum
merville. which is growing equally fast in all direc
tions. Increased population means more streets to
take care of, more water and sewerage. More lights,
police and fire protection, and these tilings means
more money.
The tax rale at present in Summerville is the
same as it is in Augusta. It is also pointed out that
the assessments in the Flais and on Monte Kano are
already fully as high as they are in Augusta for
similar property. Hence there is everything for tin*
people of tiie Flats and lor the people in Monte Sano
to gain by coming into Vngnsta, which will not result
in their paying any more than they are now com
pelled to pay. and will result in increased comforts
and protection to their lives and property. %
The annexation shoe seems, therefore, to pinch
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purpose of making money. This
rule also applies to bfesaars and
similar i-ri-if rprl»«a conducted
either by godetiot or Individual*.
only tlx* Top of the Hill, where property has very
greatly increased in value, where it is assessed very
low in comparison with the prices asked and obtain
ed for it, and where <*ven in the village these Top of
the Hill assessments would he very largely increased
even without annexation if the Ton of the Hill were
assessed on the same basis as Monte Sano and
property in the Flats, which are also parts of Sum
merville.
These seem to be some of the burning problems
that are now confronting the voters of the village. It
will cost Augusta for many years a great deal more,
say $25,000.00 a year more, to take care of the needs
of Summerville, but as a part of the city of Augus
ta and tlx* most rapidly growing part, this money
spent by Augusta on Summerville when it becomes a
part of the city, will be money well spent for the
development of the greater Augusta, which must be
made up equally of both the people of Summerville
and of Augusta.
THE CALIFORNIA ELECTION
The adoption of the initiative and referendum
by California last week makes twelve states in which
those propositions are now law, namely : Arizona,
Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Missouri,
Montana, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota
and Utah. In seven other states constitutional
amendments to like pffeet are now pending, namely :
Florida, Idaho, Nebraska, North Dakota, Washing
ton, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
An inspection of these tests will show the idea
not “a vagary of the wild and woolly West,” but a
thought which seems to find acceptance in various
parts of the union. Maine is a pretty conservative
northern state, and yet adopted the initiative and
referendum in 1908 by 47,981 to 23,132; and Florida
is a pretty conservative Southern state and yet the
demand there is so strong that an amendment has
been proposed and will soon be submitted, and Mis
souri is a pretty conservative central state anl by
.177,615 to 147,290 put the proposition in force.
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Briefly stated, the Initiative is a proposition
that the legislature shall not have a monopoly of law
making,.but whenever a certain percentage of the
voters propose, or “initiate,” a law and the majority
of the voters approve it at the polls, it becomes a law
as much as if the legislature had enacted it. The ob
ject is that when the legislature fails or refuses to
pass a law which iiie people think should be passed,
the people themselves shall he in a position to pass it.
t
The Referendum is a proposition that whenever
the legislature passes a law, and a certain percentage
of the voters demand that the question of whether it
shall be the law or not shall he submitted to the pop
ular vote, it stands as a law if the majority favor it,
and if they do not favor it, it is wiped off the statute
hook and considered as never having been passed.
The one proposition makes laws which the legis
lature has not made, and which the people think
it should have made; and the other, unmakes laws
which the legislature has made, and which the peo
ple think it should not have made.
The two schemes were intended to limit and curb
the legislature, but it was soon found that they
would fail to do so unless some way of limiting and
curbing tire judges was found. The fact that the
ordinary American court, will uphold the ordinary
American legislature in pretty much all it does, is as
clear as the fact that the ordinary American legis
lature is a lawless, selfish body which will exploit
the people for its own benefit without scruple. Con
sequently a third doctrine, that of the Recall, was put
forth.
The Recall is a proposition that whenever a cer
tain percentage of the voters shall prefer written
charges against a judge, he shall he required either
to resign or to make a written defense, and if he
makes a defense, the accusation and the reply shall
he submitted to ballot-box, and if the majority
upholds him he remains judge, and if they do not up
hold him he ceases to he judge.
This doctrine, also, the people of California
adopted last week. In fact, they gave the recall a
much larger vote than they did the initiative and
referendum, the poll being as follows :
For. Against. Mai.
Initiative and Referendum. . 138.181 44,850 93.331
The Recall 148,572 46,290 102,282
California is a state of over fifty years
standing, solid, sober and staid, and this vote of hers
means much in support of these measures elsewhere.
There are rough times ahead iu this country for “the
hoys" who run our legislatures, and the judges who
always find some way to uphold the boys.
fHE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
ILETTEHS FROM THE PEOPLE!
MASONS AND PYTHIANS.
To the Editor of The Herald.
Sir:—lt is the feeling of many these
days that fraternities outside the
churches are of doubtful value. For
forty years the writer has taken ob
servations in several fields and he is
impressed to give a little testimony
out of his experience.
In all these years I have never been
wronged in any way or suffered in
name or fortune at the hands of broth
ers in either of the notable and wor
thy fraternities named above.
It is something that in all earth's
communities, almost, there are suffi
cient numbers of these truly fraternal
spirits to uphold the worth}* principal
of confraternity and illustrate broth
erly kindness.
As a churchman it shames me to
acknowledge .that Christians and
Christian ministers, in name at least,
have not made a record altogether as
exemplary and enviable as have the
Pythians and Masons. I have starch
ed for the reason why. Perhaps, it is
this: That among professed Christians
the proportion of mere professors or
pretenders is greater. Also, that
Christianity furnishes her cream to
these organizations and should have
credit for much of the beautiful spirit
exhibited among Masons and Pythi
ans. .
But it is painful to have to own
that ’he spirit of detraction and slan
derous gossip that is practiced with
impunity among those claiming the
Christian profession, gives forth its
worst exhibits in its official circles,
ministers abusing and pursuing and
persecuting each other in ways and
degrees that shame and disgust the
unofficial members.
I was # Just trying to recall whether,
in all my observations of the past, I
ever knew Masonic masters or pythi
an grand chancellors to seek each
others destruction. Usually, personal
feelings are sunk in the settled pur
pose and solemn pledge of love and
charity, and Masons defend their
brothers, and every noble knight will
guard and promote his brother's hon
or.
Among Christian ministers, it is rare
to find that one of a different denomi
nation will take any pains to defend
an absent brother when assailed. But
it is as admirable as rare. How easy
to allow our prejudices to influence
our estimates and to make us willing
to credit evil reports that, properly
sifted, would be found to be base
slanders.
The writer has made it his practice
for years to account himself a juror
in society and thus to require the evi
dence on both sides of a case. He
has shut up not a few tale-bearers of
the cloth by saying: "Just wait; I
will call up the brother and let him
face his accuser and then put up his
defense.
JBut as a Mason and a Pythian, I
am proud to say, that an unbrotherly
act is so rare that not one instance
now comes up; and my own heart,
when almost broken by the cruel treat
ment of fellow ministers, at times
when most in need of love and tender
ness, has been balmed and balsamed
by the uniform and timely aitj and
comfort of Knights and Masons. I
W’ould hardly feel it right to tell out
what Succor these have given me in
dark and needy hours.
The Divine Man and Lord of all
taught that no real, Christian can or
will persecute another. "These things
will they do unto you because they
have not known the father nor me.”
As It is needed, none should object
that worldly fraternities give lessons
to us of the pew and piflpit.
E. R. CARSWELL,
THE RACE AS WE FIND IT.
(By Ella Wheeler Wilcox.)
Oh, never a brur f in the tort st
And never a snake in th* fen
Or ravening bird, starvation stirred,
Has hunted 1 ! s prey » men.
For hunker, and fear, an ! passion
Alone drive beasts to slay,
But wonderful man. the crown of the
plan.
Tortures and kills, for play.
He goes well fed from the table;
He kisses his child and wife;
Then he haunts.a wood, till he or
phans a brood,
Or robs a deer of his life.
He aims at a speck In the azure;
Winged tove, that has flown at a
call;
It reels down to die. and he lets it lie;
His pleasure was seeing it fall.
And one there was, weary of laurels,
Of burdens and troubles of state;
So the jungle he sought with the
beautiful
Of shoot a she lion’s mate.
And one came down from the pulpit.
In pride of a duty done,
And his cloth sufficed, as the em
blem of Christ,
While murder smoked out of his
gun.
One strays from the haunts of fashicn
With an indolent unused brain*
But his sluggish heart feels a sudden
start
In the purpose of giving pain.
4nd the fluttering flock of pigeons.
As they rise on eager wings.
From prison to death, bring a catch
in his breath;
Oh, the rapture of killing things!
Now, this, is the race as we find it.
Where love, in the creed, spells
hate;
And where bird and beast meet a foe
in the priest
And the rulers of fashion and state,
But up in the kingdoms of Thinkers
Has risen the cry of our kin;
And the weapons of thought are burn
ished and brought
| To clash with the bludgeons of sin.
The same force formed the sparrow
That fsshioned man, the king,
j The God of the Whole gave a spark of
soul
To furred and feathered thing.
And I am my brother's keeper.
And I will fight his fight.
And speak the word for beast and
bird.
Till the world shall set things right.
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SPECIAL NOTICE __
City Treasurer’s Office, No. 811 Bills St.
Augusta, Ga.. Sept. 30th, 1911
Public notice is hereby given luat the
last payment of city tax for the year
1911 (being one-quarter of the whole
tax) will be due and payable on or be
fore Oct. 20th, 1911. One-quarter of the
water rent entered on the tax digest wni
Ye payable at the same time. 4 penalty
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will be added and collected as required
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