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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1913
Page
7
A Georgia judge who underassessed land faced pressure to raise his return, exposing a wider tax system flaw. The piece argues for uniform assessments to prevent deficits, late teacher salaries, and County underpayment, urging the legislature to end self‑appraisal and curb evasion.
A terse statement condemns proposed spending cuts as worse than a quack remedy, predicting a day of reckoning for Georgia and future Togialatures.
A special election is urged to resolve the validity of Senator A. O. Bacon's seat after a constitutional amendment for direct elections. Lawmakers want July 15 introduction, with a February 14 or March 14 plan to ensure returns arrive for canvassing and a clean commission. The move aims to avoid legal challenges and secure the senator’s term during the constitutional transition.
The Democratic House caucus voted 5 to 89 to table a resolution creating a budget committee to oversee all appropriations. Backed by Underwood Clark Fitzgerald and leaders, it failed to pass amid opposition from the park brigade. Critics say budget reform would curb wasteful pork and expose favoritism in spending.
A fragmentary column presents weathered musings andMaxim-like maxims about life, wealth, heaven, and happiness. It mixes verses about sunshine and a day, reflections on doctors and aging, and scattered adages attributed to Georgia figures, William Koecka, and others, all in a weathered, dialect-rich voice.
A 1913 column argues fear as the main obstacle to achievement. It urges self trust, trust in others, and faith in God to defeat inner fear, citing Lytton and the idea that fear blocks success. The piece inspires readers to act boldly, seize the day, and live without fear.
Atlanta bankers endorse the presidents currency message and expect broader adoption nationwide. Washington reports house and senate banking committees refining the proposed bill with tacit presidential approval. While tariff decisions loom into August, momentum for currency reform remains likely though not guaranteed this session.
The Houston Post notes Champ Clark venturing temper over rent increases on his land when notices of higher congressional salaries circulated. The columnist quips on whether Clark anticipated Washington officials seeking more corn profits.
A lyric poem explores longing and rest as a lone dove seeks freedom, returning at dusk to a grieving mate. The speaker prays to borrow the dove’s wings, but realizes true rest lies in home and release from fruitless wandering. The author signs as Harry Van Dyke.
The Rochester Herald notes a coming hurt as income tax law will require senators to disclose their income sources, highlighting public scrutiny. The Albany Journal asks a provocative question about political dynamics if women vote, wondering what will replace the campaign sharps?
Governor Joseph M Brown submits a special message favoring extending the Western and Atlantic railroad to the Tennessee River at about 3 million dollars rather than extending to the sea. He also proposes a 12 mile Chickamauga canal option and urges a thirty year lease with a three to five member commission to study the future leasing plan.
The piece riffs on Milton and Doolittle, contrasting blindness and deafness with humor. A professor discusses Milton’s affliction, while neighbors share sly anecdotes about hearing, readers, and dinner table conversations with comic mock-seriousness.
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