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OPPOSED TO FIXING
PRICE ON COTTON
FEDERAL CONTROL IS OPPOSED
BY GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL
COMMISSIONER
mil NEWS OF INTEREST
Brief News Items Of Importance Gath
ered From All Parts
Of The State
Atlanta.—Georgia agricultural lead
ers are united in their determination
to leave no stone unturned to defeat
the efforts of those who are endeavor
ing to place cotton under federal con
trol and to fix the maximum price. J.
J. Brown, commissioner of agriculture,
made public a statement in which he
alligns his department with the agri
cultural departments and associates
of all the Southern states and the di
rectors of the several market bureaus,
to wage this war of opposition to a
successful finish. The anti-price-fixing j
movement came to a head May 1 and '
2 in the Atlanta meeting of the State
Farmers' Union.
Nitrate Of Soda Will Soon Be Ready
Atlanta.—Part of forty thousand tons
of nitrate of soda, for fertilizing pur
poses, will be available for Georgia
farmers during May. Assurance of
these shipments was made by the state
department of agriculture and was bas
ed upon receipt of a message from
David F. Houston, United Staf.es sec
retary of agriculture, in which Mr.
Houston said: “Other cargoes of ni
trate of soda are expected to arrive in
this country early in May, from which
additional shipments will be made to
Georgia." The announcement quieted
fears that the fertilizing material may
not arrive in time for use on the
growing crops. Persistent rumors have
been afloat that the shipments could
not be made on account of tonnage dif
ficulties.
3 Persons Killed In Furious Storm i
Valdosta.—William M. Turner, a j
well known farmer living near Be-!
miss, in this county, together with his!
wife and his daughter, Miss Annie j
Belle Turner, lost their lives in a |
furious storm which swept this sec- j
tion recently. The storm completely
Wrecked the home, which fell in on
the inmates, killing the daughter al
most instantly and fearfuly crushing
the father and mother, who died a
‘few hours later. A second daughter, i
Miss Jane rushed from the house at i
the sight of the storm, and escaped
With slight injuries. A neighbor on
the way to visit the family saw the
cyclone as it struck the Turner home,
smashing it like an egg shell.
Social Evil Rules Declared Invalid,
Atlanta.—Upon the grounds that j
municipal boards have no power 1o
enact legislation, prescribe rules and
regulations that carry a penalty for
their violation; or make rules and reg
ulations that prescribe a rule of ac- j
tion for other persons than members
of the board or departments under the j
supervision of the board, City Attor- j
ney James L. Mayson has delivered
an opinion in which he declares the
drastic rules and regulations recentlvj
adopted by the Atlanta board ol
health for the control of social dis
eases are illegal and cannot be en
forced.
Will Ask Legislature For Protection
Atlanta.—Judge Henry B. Strange,
the new secretary of state appointed
'by Governor Dorsey to fill the unex
pired term of the late Mr. Philip Cook
will make the recommendations of Mr.
Cook as set forth in his annual report;
to the legislature his own recommen
dations. One of the most urgent ol j
these recommendations is that the
legislature make provision for protect- j
Tng the priceless land grant records
in the office of the secretary of state, j
where they are now kept in wooden
cases, liable to be destroyed by fire:
at any time.
Big Dredge Sunk In Savannah Harbor
Savannah.—The Niagara, one of the
biggest dredges in the Savannah har-‘
bor, sank mysteriously. A watchman j
aboard barely had time to escape. She
was owned by the Globe Dredging
company. Officials of the company are I
investigating the matter, in'which foul i
work is suspected. Water-front men j
expect that the government agents
will also investigate.
Entire Quota Of Whites Reported
Atlanta.—The entire increment ol J
whites effected by the call thai went i
into effect April 26 has reported at
Camp Gordon’s receiving station ac
cording to the statement of oificeiSj
at the casual detachment, and foi;
the next, few days a grand rush of ne
'groes from all parts of the state is
scheduled to take place.
State Confiscates Short-Weight Goods
Atlanta.—Foodstuffs, confiscated bj !
orders of the state food and drug of j
fice included 228 tubs of compound
lard which were found to be short
in weight so that there would be s
Toss of $2 to $3 per tub to purchasers,
185 cases of dried apples, six cars of
poultry feed, two cars of feedstuffs
found to be short in weight, one cat
of rice bran and some spoiled feed
The shipments have been held up un
.der government regulations and may
on federal order, be sent back to th<
shippers.
State To Furnish Two Hundred M. D’s
Atlanta.—Georgia physicians, one-
fourth of whose number are now in
military service, were called upon for
200 additional men, this state’s quota
in a total of 7,000 physicians called for
from the nation by Surgeon General
Gorgas, who needs 5,000, and Surgeon
General Braisted, who needs 2,000.
Already there arb 500 Georgia phy
sicians and surgeons in army service, I
this number including the Emory units
and all other organizations. There are
about two thousand physicians in the
state physically and mentaly equipped •
for the work and of proper age for
military service, the limit being fifty- j
five years. Atlanta alone has sent
125 men out of about five hundred
available. Augusta out of 65 doctors
has contributed 40, Smaller towns of
the state are sending their full quo
tas. Now comes the newest and most
rugpnt of all the military calls,
through the Georgia state committee
of the medical section of the council
of national defense. New men are I
needed at once. Before other meas- i
ures are taken to secure them an op- |
portunity is being given to enroll vol
untarily in the service.
State Departments Report To Solons
Atlanta.—But for accidental discov
ery of a state law which requires that
copies of the reports of every state
department for each year must be !
mailed to the home addresses >of all |
Georgia legislators before June 1 of i
ihe following year, the department of I
state might this year have committed i
a faux pass. The law was found and, j
carrying out its directions, copies of
the annual report of the Georgia de
partment of state compiled by the late
Philip Cook and recently completed by
the printers, are being mailed to the
members of the general assembly and j
the senate. Other offices at the state j
capitol are obligated by this law and i
may soon make announcements rela- j
tive to their reports. Little more
than one month remains for their de
livery to the legislators
Social Disease Campaign Has Opened
Macon.—Macon has been selected
for the inauguration of the state board
of health's statewide publicity cam
paign against social diseases, accord
ing to an announcement.' Dr. J. P.
Faulkner, director of the division of
tuberculosis of the Raoul Foundation,
will launch simultaneously, at a se
ries of meetings in that city, begin
ning shortly, both this drive and a
local Macon drive for a tuberculosis
hospital. The social disease war will
be conducted along lines already made
public at the health department, and
the Macon meetings will be part of !
the media through which the general j
public of that section will be reached. ]
Is Your Money
Fighting for
Your Country
—or Is It
Fighting for
the Kaiser?
United States
Thrift Stamps
Save Lives
and Shorten
the War !! !
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Dealer in
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MIUION MORE MEN
FOR THE l!.S. ARMY
MEN TO BE CALLED THIS YEAR
IF TRANSPORTATION
IS POSSIBLE
CONGRESS READY TO ACT
War Department Will Ask For Au
thority To Increase Force To
Three Million
Washington.—The war department
will ask for congressional authority tc
increase the army to three million
men, or practically double that al
ready provided. These men will b«
called in to service this year, if trans j
poriation can possibly be provided, and
President Wilson has personally tak
en a hand in that and is now seeking
control of idle tonnage. In addition
the recent reorganization of the ship
ping board is expected to result iD
greatly increased transport deliveries
beginning within 30 days.
Congress stands ready to meet any
demands that the war department may
make and the house military commit
tee has cleared the decks as far as
practicable so as to give the enlarged
army bill a quick right-of-way.
It is not probable that men will be
summoned to camps except in replace
ment units, thus keeping the gaps fill
ed as rapidly as the overseas demands
create them.
Provost Marshal Crowder assured
the department that it will not be dif
ficult to get the additional n*en. A
revision of the different classes ol
draft age will undoubtedly be made.
By inquiring carefully into deferred
classifications, the provost marshal
may discover that more men should
have been placed in class 1 and ex
plicit instructions to government ap
peal agents to look into all cases pre
viously regarded as close may give j
the necessary reserve supply of men
without touching the lower classes.
America is hurrying with every
nerve at high tension and every en
gine at full speed.
The increased army program, neces
sitated by the German drive, it is
learned, probably will be laid before
congress by Secretary Baker within
the next few days. The whole ques
tion of available equipment, quarters
and transport tonnage has been re
viewed recently in preparation for
submitting these figures.
There are indications that efforts
will be made to add a million men
to the army at the earliest possible ]
time, supplementing the million and
a half already with the colors and j
the 800,000 previously scheduled tc
be mobilized tiiis year. The result
would be the necessity of providing
now funds lor a force of more than
three million men.
If a large increase in the number j
of divisions organized or in process j
of organization is planned, it will be j
necessary to secure an amendment to j
ihe selective service act removing
the present restriction of the draft
to two units of five hundred thousand
men each. While the act places no
limit upon the raising of replacement
troops as may be necessary' officials
hold that no legal right exists for the
organization of additional line units.
HOLLAND YIELDS TO
GERMAN MILITARISTS
Rumors Current That Minister Of For-
eign Affairs is Ready To
Resign
London.—Holland has yielded to
Germany’s demands concerning trans
port and the supply of sand and grav
el, although it is understood that the
amount of sand and gravel will be
limited instead of unlimited, accord
ing to a dispatch from The Hague to
the Daily Mail, dated Sunday. It is
added that a general undertaking will
be required from Germany that the
sand and gravel will not be used for
military purposes.
Rumors are current in the Dutch
capital the dispatch adds, that Dr.
John Loudon, minister of foreign af
fairs, will resign. These, it. is said,
are based on the supposition that he
could not retain office now that his
undertaking respecting the grave!;
must be revoked.
Transports Collide, But Make Port
Washington.—Two American trans
ports which were in collision at sea
several days ago have returned safe
ly to an Atlantic port, the navy de
partment announces. Secretary Dan
iels authorized the following state
ment: “Two transports, which were
damaged in a collision at sea several j
days ago, have arrived safely at an i
Atlantic port. The two vessels were
in a convoy and were running with
out lights when the accident occurred.
Neither was seriously damaged, but
both were ordered to return to port
Workers On Torpedoed Ship Saved
London.—A party of fifty-seven
American army Y. M. C. A. workers
under Arthur E. Hungerford, arrived
in London. The ship on which they
sailed was torpedoed and sank in 12!
minutes. All the passengers and all
but three of the crew were saved. The
passengers were picked up in life
boats and landed at a British port.
The Americans are all safe and well.
The number of persons on board the
vessel was about 250. Destroyers were
sent immediately to the rescue and all
the life-boats were picked up.
We cannot
eat our cake
and feed our
Soldiers, too
T HE sooner the American
people look the facts in the
face the sooner the war will
be over—and the fewer American
soldiers will lie in their graves on
the other side of the sea.
The facts are these:
m
We cannot go on living as we did before the war, We
cannot have the comforts and luxuries we used to have.
Do not be misled by the fact that we can
raise armies far outnumbering those of
our enemy. Our soldiers cannot fight
with bare hands and empty stomachs,
and we cannot arm and feed them if we
go on consuming vast quantities of foods
and goods we don’t need—if we demand,
for our selfish comfort, the labor of thous
ands of men who ought to be hustling
night and day to supply the ships, aero
planes, guns, ammunition, motor trucks,
clothing and food our so’diers must
have if we are to win this war.
Our country needs the money you thought
lessly spend for unnecessary things. It
needs—-desperately needs—die labor em
ployed in making these things. Begin to
save now. Save everything you can. And
by all means save, by buying U. S. Thrift
Stamps and War Savings Stamps, the
small sums of money you now spend
for things you can get along without.
Go today to any bank, any post office or
any store where you see the W. S. S.
(War Savings Stamps) sign displayed.
For 25 cents you will receive a U. S. Thrift
Stamp and a card to paste it on. The card
has spaces for 16 stamps, costing you $4.
When it is full, exchange it—with a few
cents additional in cash—for a War Sav
ings Stamp, for which the Government
will pay you $5 January 1,1923.
These War Savings Stamps are as safe as
U. S. Bonds. They are the safest invest
ment in the world because they are
hacked by the entire resources of the
country, and the profit you make on them
amounts to 4 per cent interest, compound
ed quarterly, on January 1,1923.
Every time you have money you don’t ab
solutely need buy a War Savings Stamp.
Every time you have a quarter you can
possibly spare, buy a U. S. Thrift Stamp.
WS.S.
WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
ISSUED BY THE
UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT
This may seem like a little thing to do, but in reality it is a big thing,
a patriotic thing, a powerful thing. For every quarter you can save
and lend your country goes to make a soldier comfortable; helps arm
and feed him; helps him to fight; protects his life, and does its utmost to
cleanse the world from the horrors of German tyranny and despotism.
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THRIFT STAMPS
EVERY DAY?
If you buy 25c Thrift Stamps at the rate
of only one a day, and exchanged each
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ertificate worth $5.00 in 1923, you are saving
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Good investment, isn’t it? And a patriotic habit
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added momentum behind the one great common
desire — to shorten this war.
Thrift Stamps are for sale at the postoffice,
by all mail carriers and at
most stores.
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