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RASE EIGHT wre rawwwMn«m».gTmHTg. jngjgg i > >.ju-o^vi! c F 0 f 30,jF « r * TT—"AT.TTTT.Tiaq. [EXTRA SPECIALS 1 BIGTENT I ? TONIGHT 8:15 j» Where Are the \l DEAD? Heaven, Hell, or i ■». Purgatory? FOR WEDNESDAY Extra Fine Ky. Wonder Beans Iceberg lettuce Fine Celery Fresh Corn, Carrots, Beets, Cucumbers Good Peaches Saratoga Chips Made Daily t ARNOLD-ABNEY & CO. Ripe Tomatoes — Our Stores , will close at Iceberg Lettuce one o’clock Wednesday, iFancy Lemons (July 1th. f PIGGLY-WIGGLY P i- KING-HODGSON CO. _ z _ _r! National Commander l • Greeks Legionnaires priato ceremonies tor naturaliza- tion of the foreign-born. Relieving that the safety of our institutions and democratic princi ples are threatened by the admit-, tancc to this country of great • hordes of immigrants from Ku-' 1 rope, the American Legion has * conducted a campaign to obtain, the enactment of legislation pro-, Img for total exclusion of all ini-? Market Gossip Received Over F. J. Linnell & Company’s ' Private Wire Owsley^ Regrets Inability to Be Here. Praises Georgia ^‘j u - ln / 0 J hi “ h t fisher/.p Spirit and Has Something to Say on Mem bership Cup. Has Found Georgia Ever Ready to Aid in Aims. To My Georgia Comrades: Greetings to try comrades of tht Georgia Department who are get ting the pace for the American legion today. Remembering tiio.se pleasant days spent with my bud dies of your state only a few months ago, I can assure you I re gret that I shall be unable to meet with you in a convention that means so much to the future of Atlanta and West Point Rail Road Company The Western .Railway of Alabama Georgia Railroad « WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, N. C. .Week-end and numnior excursion fares are now in effect to this famous summer resort. A delightful place to spend the week. end> or several weeks. There are many fine hotels convenient to the beach, among the # best of which Is tho OCKANJf. Patrons of this hotel may dress in their rooms and go direct to the bench thus affording the same conveniences in thli. it»Hj**et ns do tho cottages. Following rates are quoted by tin* Oceanic Hotel which include meals and the privilege of serf liathlng. 8lngle rooms without bath $ 4.00 and $ 4.f»0 per day Single rdoms with hath f».oo and 6.00 i>er day Double rooms without bath 8.00 and 9.00 per day Double rooms with bath 10.00 and 11.00 per day (C hildren under twelve years :t.00 i*t day For further Information write to the undersigned: I*. HILLUl’S, General Passenger Agent, Atlanta, Georgia. 1 should like to meet the Legion naires who led your department to first place in member^nij last year., Jt*-ports have me that you huve sral welfare of the country and to obtain justice for thor.o who fought in the world war, will be endanger ed. We cannot hope to maintain an aggressive front before Con gress and the general public if our Legion loses membership to the point that it is no longer a truly representative body of men who fought in the world war. How may membership creased? I believe that personal solicitation of former comrades* by Legionnaires who are thoroughly familiar with the accomplishments, to ideals and purposes of the Legio:i Hanford | is the most effetive manner The NEW cm ERA NS. La. — Liverpool vas due 11 tn 14 up by New' Orlean 1 lo 16 higher by New York. Southern .uonnay were ur ■hanged to 50 down: Dallas 45 lower: regard to American principles j middling be an opportunity to assimilate the foreigners and to instruct them MucNider cup under lock and key personal contact, the sincere dis and that you will not relinquish it [ cussion of our organization, th at San Francisco this fall. When demonstration of its comradeship I look'over tho membership .stand-[and interest in all service men are , i:ig for this y&'ar t am inclined to ! steps that culminate in the addi- ; believe that the other departments! tion of a new member to tho post, j will have to step on the gus if they j For we have come to know that expect to remove that trophy from ! the futrre of the American I.egion its present stopping place. At'depends uirectly upon its irdivid- I least that is the word I am passing; ual ports. If the ppst has built a j along as I travel over the country, j public- library, established a com- ! You huve made great strides in inanity gymnasium, park or swim- Georgia in the face of most dis- j ndng pool, assisted in repairing . couraging conditions. Raising your public roads, furthered Letter l membership total to almost 11,000 schools or ha» engaged In some Legionnaires this year, you have [other activity for the coninumit/s almost doubled the enrollment of benefit, thp way is paved for the last year, this is indeed an nc- community’s benefit, the way is romplinhment to be proud of. As [paved for a membership increase, a man of the south, 1 am intensely : since prospective members know- interested in the remurkable pro-j the post for its altruistic endev- gress that Djxie Is muking in Aiii- !°rs*. They have profited from the erican Legion affairs and extend j Leg ion’s work i\nd are naturally my sincere congratulations. interested in the organization that (has helped them. We have found members of the Department of Georgia ever ready |to rupport the Legion’s notional However, we muRt not rest until i program and shall count on your we have enrolled every eligible |constont co-operation in capturing service man in thp Ixgion. Mem-I? ur objectives outlined for the fu bership is one of the most impor i tant questions before our organiza tion today, for unless we are able to raise our national standing from the place below l«3t year’s total where it Is now, our national pro- grunt, designed to promote the gen- ‘THE MAN Without a COUNTRY’ AT THE STRAND Wednesday and Thursday AMERICAN LEGION PRESENTS Greatest Drama of Age The Greatest Character Actor in Films A Masterful Story of War, Romance, liovc and Happiness— THRILLS, GRIPS, FASCINATES, CHARMS. lure. You have fought with ua to ob tain the enactment of legislation which shall provide hospital treat ment ami compensation for addi tional numbers of disabled men suffering from tubercular and mental diseases and were of great acsistance in obtaining tho passage of the Sweet Bill in the last Con st css. Now we find that this les- islnlton does not provide for thous ands of, comrades who arc in dire need of treatment. Our buddies are dying by tho scores in all sec tions of the country because they are unable to obtain relief. To remedy this terrible situation, tour national rehabilitation committee will introduce in tho next Congress legislation extending the scope of eligibility for hospitalisation and rehabilitation. We know that the good I-egionnaircs of your depart ment will back us in this fight. You will remember that the Am erican Legion wa» largely instru mental in the creation of a sena- tmial committee to investigate the Veterans’ Bureau. Wo have di- manded that the frauds and cheats ar.d corrupt exploitation of till Bureau shall cease and that n oil- icy «f honest, straightforward, sympathetic treatment of Amcri- ™s veterans rhall be established. The problems of hospitalization and rehabilitation have existed for four years. Surely that is a suf ficient period for experiment. We have fingered, toyed, compromised anil stumbled long enough. The type of reluctant service previously prevailing will not be satisfactory to the Legion, Here great orvice 1776 WELCOME! LEGIONNAIRES “They gave us liberty; We must keep it.” WELCOME! AUXILIARY 1917 Thrift and Economy and Industry Insures American Prosperity. AMERICAN STATE BANK Member Federal Reserve System hue at Washington Street ^il *;Praht'h Office 298 Broad Street Again we have met strong re sistance. Large industrial inter ests, led by the National Manu facturers* Association, have en tered upon a campaign to let down the bars to immigration in an ef fort to obtain a supply of cheap labor. I know that jrou will assist us in combatting their propagnnd.1 with all the resources at our com mand. ^ Members of your department arc familiar with the great unselfish campaign our organization has conducted to provide for the per manent annual decoration of the graves of 32,000 comrades wl i sleep in the cemeteries of Kuropi. I am pleaded to learn thtt Georgia has raised its quota for this worthy purpose. The Legion succeeded In obtaining $100,000 before \ »morial Day. and ther is every re».*ton to believe that the fund wih reach $200,000, the amount necessary to continue this beautiful custom dur ing the lifetime of those who fought in the groa*. war. Let us ever strive to keep the Legion'** activities as unselfish as this movement to honor our heroic tjead. If every Legionnaire in this country could feel that the Legion is his owli, to mold, shape and fashion, and that upon his efforts and those of his comrades depends the future of our glorious organ ization, what a wonderful record we would establish. The American Legion cannot stand and will not stand still. Our objectives lie before us. Let us press on. Buddies of Georvia. un til they ft* attained. ALVIN OWSLEY. Ernest Michael Makes Record Trip In Buick Six Mr. Ernest Michael averaged 24 miles to gallon of gasoline with his Buick Six last Sunday. With his Buick car loaded with five people and tw 0 large grips, Mr. Ernest Michael, popular manager of Michael Bros., whole sale, department, drove over to At. lanta Sunday, n distance of* 72 miles by his sj>eedometer, on three gallons of gasoline. The Buick car Is noted for Its economy and power, but the model 1923 continues to se* milengo records. With gasoline al ready comparatively high in price and tho State Legislature threat ening to add a further tax of three cents a gallon, the need of an economical motor car la apparent. The Conolly Motor Co., distribu tors of Buick cars for this terri tory, advise that they cannot get cars fast enough to fill the orders. —Adv. there 27.10. Saks Dalis* all told 1,187 bales against 086 . - --porta that previous the public (June 25th forecasts were above final yield per acre times, ranging from 26 to 25 per cent, average 14.8 per cent; 2 times below .1 to 13 per cent, a'.eraging 8 per cent. Average last year was 5.1 per cent above. Weekly weather an crop due .Wed uetwlay will ‘ not be tissued until Thursday at 9 Wednesday, “The Glorious Fourth,’’ will be a holiday throughout the country. Traders seem to think that this year’s large acreage has taken the wind out of the bull element, and that a good crop may yet be raised in event of good weather from now on providing weevils ure not very de- and ideals. Facts and figures illustrative; of .Hutudqv.- .• » r 11 the immigration menace have) Washington*’Ve been brought before the public through the press. Legion »n*aJc- ears have discussed the problems of immigration before all types of audiences. The subject for the Legion’s national essay contest for 1923 will be: “Why America Should Prohibit Immigration for Five Years.” This should be one of the greatest individual factors for awakening the public mind to the importance of the problem, since at least 230.000 school chil dren are expected to participate. ctive. Sentiment rather divided again. Weather developments over night and evening up accounts over Wednes day’s holiday likely to affect niurket Tuesday. The condition In Arkansas was changed from 60 to 66 but there was no change In total average mndllloi for tho licit which remains 69.9. MARKETS ATHENS COTTON The local cotton market was nominal Tuesday at the close. The previous close of Monday was 27 cents. LIBERTY DOND3 Open P. C. 3 l-2s ’. 100.13 100.15 First 4 l-4s .. Second 4 l-4» Third 4 l-4s . Fourth 4 l-4s Victory .. .. . 98.9 98.8 98.16 99.18 99.20 NEW YORK STOCKS Open 1 P.V Coca Cola 76 77 Kennlcott Copper 32% 3276 Loew’s, (nc American .. 67*6 58 U. 8. Steel 91 % 90% Southern Hy 33% 32% Ante. Tel. Tel. 91% 33% 120% 120% 120% July ■ Oct. Dec. NEW YORK COTTON Open High Low Close P.C. . .. 23.12 23.18 22.79 22.85 23.37 , .. 26.15 26.35 20.10 26.02 26.35 .. 23.90 23.99 23.55 23.67 24.14 . .. 23.30 23.42 13.06 23.10 23.59 M. Dlds: January 22.99; July 26.15; October 23.71; December 23.26. NEW ORLEANS COTTON Open High Low Close P.C Jan 22.85 22.85 22.42 22.58 23.00 July .. .. 26.70 Sl.7$ 26.00 26.29 26.70 23.33 13.33 22.83 22.93 23.42 Dec 22.93 22.95 22.52 22.60 23.06 11 A. M. Bids: January 22.64; July 26.35; October 23.06; December 22.72. forest products Industries to sup port the fire-fighting organization, and for that reason must be acted upon by the house before It can ben considered by tile senate. The forestry bill Is expected to receive favorable consideration from the legislators. Mr. Ellis said. In view- of the fact that the special tax has been agreed to by representatives of the Industries r/fected, and because of the fact tnat it will enable Georgia to ob lain Its portion of federal ale money which has been provided to assist the states fn forest fire pro tection work. /Bejfrpsentative Ellic fa a member of* the executive committee of the Georgia Forestry Association, which has sponsored ! the new, legirflutiOn’ dnd is personally a Strong advocate of state forwtry ■work because .of the importance of the timber Industiy In the section o{ the state he represents. One of tne ’principal sources of income in the South Georgia section is from lumber and haval stores, but re current forest fires have made heavy inroads Into these industries in recent years. Production of na val stores in Georgia has fallen off mote than fifty per cent in the past ten years and 1 experts declare that unlens the prese tnrate of de cline is checked the amount pro duced in Georgia will be negligible in teg years. Tho purpose of the establishment of the fire warden organization is to protect the tlm-. ber in this section and the hard woods In North Georgia from the annual loss by fire, and to con serve them for profitable utllUa- tion. * ■-***+***■ SIMMONS DENIES PEACE AND QUIET IN RANK8 OF KLAN SAN ANTONIO—William J. Sim mons, emperor of (he Ku Klux Klan. addressing nn audience in an open meeting here Saturday ntght denied that all was well within the klan ranks and asserted that Im perial Wizard Evans is uupported by only 20 per cfn| y)f 'he klan membership, while his following comprises the other 80 per cent, lie pointed to the spontaneous wwlcaipr he received at Beaumont, in which honored at an open meet ing by approximately 20,000 per- A scathing denunciation of the present imperial wizard was mad« by Dr. W. E. Thompson, of Allan ta, Oa., a member of the party. Hr referred to Evans as thv .'meprlal wizard protem and charged that h« had been elected Illegally. opportunity the part of the •nartment of Georgia Legion* ires. I know that you will maintain constant vigilance and in sist that the new director of the Veterans' Bureau discard empty words and idle gestures and per form his task of restoring men to a condition of health and usefulness where they can have an honorable place in nocicty. In all Instances where the peo ple have been afforded an opportu nity to express their aentinients. they have indicated that they de an* the passage of the adjusted compensation bill, which the Am erican legion will push In the next session of 'Congress. I be lieve I can assure you that passage of this constructive measure is al most certain. The Legion's poll of the new senate shows that there are only twenty-six senators out of ninety-six opposed to this legis lation. lhat would give us am* pie margin to obtain passage of NXTVoVA V .! r c ; a offA ib N , D^ , ' l, '. n - GALLEY TWU .. .. . y ” likely' 10 ' Wh '‘ h 1 be,icve 1- on- KOR BETTER CITIZENSHIP • However, we have learned th*t there are no certaintiea in legisla tive matters. We shall ask that the Legionnaires of your department make use of every influence at your command to brine; about a successful culmination of our l_ng nxht for Justice to world ,var fighters. We arc opposed by most powerful enemies who will -pend millions of dollars to prejudice the people of this country against the llie American Legion is proud of " its efforts for Americanism ini this country. We have Sought fi I make all men better Americans and 1 better citizens. Through American Education Week which we ob served SO widely throughout the nation, we were able to interest The enforcement of laws j for compulsory school attendance been stressed in our program. W* !>*ve conducted cluwa in citl- unship and have arranged appro- RIVERVIEW PLACE Just beyond Mitchell’s Bridge. An ideal place for a picnic or barbecue. Soft drinks of all kinds served. Come out tend make your arrangements for a bar becue. No charge for use of grounds. Free Open to all. Our Stores will dose at one o’clock Wednesday, July 4th. KING-HODGSON CO. WILL UR6E STATE Rev. E. 8. 1’lorce, circuit ridlni Baptist minister of Curabsrlani county, Va., who was shot to death R. O. and L. C. Garrett Have bee* i-jleased on $5000 ball. For light, fluff shortcakes Shortcakes, puddings, custards, ice creams and all hot weather dessert, are made more easily and better with Cams , tion Milk. Pure milk “from con tented cows’’ Carnation is the moat convenient and economical milk you can use. Only water is removed by evapora tion. All thefood value, remain. Your grocer i, the Carnation Milkman. STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE 1 up. Mlt. 2 cup. Horn. * .saya-sto* S-K5?'?Sr2“r: Split nod spread with butter Sweet- cn part of tbs straw berries to tut ".•y.-. i.I*,,, r..rr.I., pot Mtweeo Mysrs. Leave ms an sst bsrriss whole so# savo for to| garnish with Whipped Carnation. CARNATION MILK PRODUCTS 1117 Cernedoo Bide. Ocooomowoc, Carnatioi Milk • "From Contented Cows' ThaUUI bRed MiWbtt. Tift County Legislator Will Urg£ State Fire Warden Organization in Present Legislature. ATLANTA.—A fight for extab. Ilehment of * etate fire warden or ganization to protect the foreat* of the etate will be led by repre. •entatlve R. c. Elite, 41 Tilt county, it wee learned' when he announced that he would introduce the foree- try meaanre ta the Houae within' a ahort Uma. The bill will carry a provision for a apeclal tax upon Del Monte Fruit Salad Del Monte Bartlett Pea Del Monte Sliced Pineapple Paris Peas AU Stores of Paddock Co. will close July 4th 1:30. PIGGLY-WIGGLY HOFMEISTER’S SHOE SHOP Will Be Closed All Day July 4 We will be back on the job Thursday morning, July 6, at 7, o’clock ,to do your work, and the best- Shoe Repairing* Davison-Nicholson Co. Thornton's WEDNESDAY Dinner 50c Vegetable Soup Iriah Stew or Roaat Beef String Beana (Cora 1 on Cob' New Iriah Potatoea Cucumbers and Onions Muffins and -Biscuits Choice of Pies Coffee, Tea or Milk 50 Cents Supper 50c Ham and Egga. Scrambled Hominy Orits Buttered Carrotts Sliced Tomatoes Hot Biaculta Jelly Roll, Cream Sauce Coffee, Tea or Milk 50 Cents Table Covers 49c Special Sale Scarfs ahd Table Cov ers, slightly soiled .. .. .. 49c Ladies’ Dresses $9.75 Tub Silk Voile, Linen and Tidsue Gingham .. $9.75 Children’s Dresses $1.00 ' One lot Children’s Dresses, Voiles, Organdies, white and colors, slight ly soiled, values to 35.00 .... $1.00 Silks At Special Prices Printed Crepe de Chine in small designs, for summer dresses and blouses, 40 inches wide $2.95 yard Egyptian Prints in Canton, and Flat Crepes at $2.95 yard Tub Silks $1.69 Colored Stripes and Checks, for making dresses and shirts, fast colprs ...... .. . „ ., $1.69 yard Crepe de Chine $1.98 40 inch Crepe de Chine in'all the season’s colore, $2.25 quality for • y $1.98 Pongee 95c Yard 12 mommie Japanese best quality Pongee .. .. 95c yard Satin Canton $2.98 Satin ' Canton Crepes in black, white and colors, Special $2.98 yard Read Banner-Herald - Want Ads. __ iWSaJB.YA 1LI ,, „ —- Davison-Nicholson Co.