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BUSINESS GAINS
DESPITE DULLNESS
MONTHLY REVIEW OF FEDERAL
BANK SEES BETTER TRADE
IN STORE
STATE NEWSJF INTEREST
Brief News Items Gathered Here And
There From All Sections Os
The State
Atlanta. —Although the usual season
al inactivity was in effect during Janu
ary, fundamentally progress was made
toward better business conditions
throughout the United States at large
and in the sixth district, according to
the regular monthly review issued re
cently by the Atlanta Federal Reserve
bank
In its national summary, the report
declared that during January improve
ment in several basic industries has
warranted a more hopeful prospect
for increased trade during the coming
months. This* trend of improvement,
however, has been offset, the summary
continued, by labor and other difficul
ties in less activity in this particular
enterprise.
The independent mills have shown
a decided increase in business, while
wholesale and retail buying in most
sections so the country is on a small-_
er scale except in special seasonal
lines, such as dry goods. January
showed a large increase over the same
month in 1921 in building, the report
asserted, permits being more than
double of what they were last year.
“General conditions in the sixth,
federal reserve district during the
month of January exhibited a degree
of inactivity in some lines which usu
ally follows Christmas buying and the
holiday season,’’ the report said. “Fun
damentally, however, some progress
is being made toward better Conditions,
although such progress is irregular.
The season is almost at hand when
preparations for the crop must be
made, and all information points at
this time to another crop season char
acterized by the strictest economy.”
Cost Os Government In Atlanta Jumps
Atlanta.-—Atlanta’s per capita cost
of municipal government in 1920 was
$31.71, according to news dispatches
from Washington, quoting the federal
census bureau, which also gave out
statistics showing that the 1917 per
capita cost was $20.98, a per capita
rise in three years of $10.73. Giving
an explanation of the increase, L. A.
James, acting city comptroller, said
that the expansion of public work,
together with boosted price of labor
and materials prevailing as a result
of the war, contributed mainly to the
Jump in the cost of running the city.
According to the census bureau, in
1920 the total revenue receipts for At
< lanta were $6,389,725, or $31.49 per
capita, making the income return per
capita 22 cents below the cost of gov
ernmental operation per capita.
Burson Is Held To Federal Court
Augusta.—A. W. Burson, charged
With using the mails to promote fraud,
was bound over to the next term of
.federal cout by Judge C. J. Skinner,
Jr., under $1,500 bond at a preliminary
hearing. The principal witness for
the government was B. D. Garner, of
Atlanta, “want ad editor” of The Mar
ket Bulletin, a paper published by
the sfate department of agriculture.
Mr. Garner testified that Burson used
The Bulletin regularly to advertise
his products, but that after numerous
complaints had been received by The
* Bulletin from Burson’s customers,
Burson was denied the use of the
magazine as an advertising medium.
Bank Case Executions Held Up
Atlanta.—Judge George L. Bell in
Fulton superior court recently signed
an order temporarily restraining T. R.
Bennett, state superintendent of
banks, from issuing executions on the
stockholders of the American Bank
and Trust company of Savannah and
set the hearing on the case for March
25. The suit, which was brought by
John E. Schwartz, W. F. Sutlive, Mey
er Goldberg, W. H. Wright, H. L.
Fell, W r . C. Askew, J. P. Monahan,
Mrs. Clifford Stephens, Mrs. Grace B.
Dasher and others, alleges that the
power given the state superintendent
of banks in the Georgia banking act of
1919 to assess stockholders of a bank
in his hands to pay depositors, without
a hearing, voids the act as unconstitu
tional.
Clayton Bid Low On Cyelorama
Atlanta.—Bidding in competition
frith five other contracting concerns,
George A. Clayton, who built the new
cyelorama at Grant park to its pres
ent state when his contract terminat
ed and city council ordered the re
mainder of the work thrown open to '
competitive bids, was the lowest bid
der at a meeting of the park board
recently to finish the building
Three Trains To Be Abandoned
Atlanta.—The state railroad com*
mission recently granted a petition
of the Wadley Southern railroad to
take off one passenger train operating
between Stillmore and Collins and to
make changes in the schedules of other '
trains. The commission also granted i
a petition of the Georgia and Florida |
railroad to take off two passenger J
trains operating between Tennile and
Augusta. No action was taken by the
commission on the petition of the I
Central of Georgia railroad to remove |
twelve trains on its branch lines. I
DAIRYING IS URGED
AT GEORGIA MEET
Georgia Association Opens Its Annua#
Convention With Prominent
Speakers
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Atlanta. —Declaring that Georgia is
potentially and physically a dairy
state, its possibility of a year-round
green pasture, with a variety of forage
leading dairyman of California, now
residing in Georgia, delivered the
principal speech of the recent session
of the annual convention of the Geor
gia association in the Chamber of
Commerce building.
The convention was opened by an
address on Georgia’s dairy opportun
ities by Governor Hardwick. J. J.
Brown, state commissioner of agricul
ture; H. G. Hastings, president, and
F. H. Abbott, secretary of the asso
ciation, were also speakers at the
session. Officers of the association
for 1922 will be elected at the closing
of the convention.
Mr. Brown discussed in detail the
dairy question in Georgia, and declar
ed that Georgia can rank with Wis
consin, the leading dairy state of the
country, through the purchase and im
portation of high-bred animals; the
elimination of the scrub and the board
er from the herd, as determined by
cow-testing associations, and through
replacing them with better cows of
higher production. “This is the re
sult of careful selection in their pur
chase and the grading -up by scientific
breeding of the best milk strains of
dairy animals.” he said. "And all
of this has been made possible by the
sustaining spirit of co-operation be
tween finance and the farmer.’’
County Votes $57,000 For Paving
Atlanta.—Fulton county formally
voted $57,000 to the city of Atlanta
for the city’s part of the paving of
Decatur and Marietta street from
Jones avenue to Younge street, at
the county commission’s meeting. It
was also voted pay the city’s part
of the paving of Capitol avenue from
Hunter street to Capitol square, which
is a stretch of a block just behind
the state capitol. Plans of changing
the course of Peachtree creek and of
providing better drainage and sanita
tion around the creek - will also be
discussed.
Says Alleged Slayers Will Surrender
Americus. —Johnny Devane, Arthur
Devane, Clarence Robinson, Tom
Brown and George Phillips, white
men wanted on murder charges in
connection with the lynching of Will
Jones, a negro, will appear and volun
tarily surrender “at the proper time.”
This was the statement made here by
Zach S. Childers, chief counsel for
Benney Devane and Henry Harvey,
tw r o others who have already been ar
rested. ,As to whether or not “the
proper time” will come so as to per
mit trials of all of the men named
in the coroner’s warrants during the
April term of Schley superior court,
Mr. Childers said this would depend
on what action is taken by the state.
Hospital Owners Lose Long Fight
Dublin. —The Brigham-Claxton hos
pital, in operation here for the past
several months, was recently denied a
license to operate by the city council
in their regular semi-annual session,
Many citizens objected to the loca
tion of the hospital on Bellvue avenue,
Dublin’s prettiest and most prominent
residential thoroughfare, and peti
tions expressing the indignation of
such citizens have poured into the
chamber of the city council for sever
al months, during which time the fight
for a license for the institution has
been fought through the council first,
then the Laurens superior court and
to the state supreme court, in all of
which steps and phases the decision
of the council was upheld.
Three Columbus Officials Re-Elected
Columbus.—Three Columbus city of
ficials were renamed by the new city
commission government at the week
ly session of the commissioners. Chief
of Police J- T. Moore, for fourteen
years head of the department was re- j
elected. City Manager H. Gordon Hin- |
kle again appointed Superintendent of
Public Works Schley Gordy and Dr. J,
A. Thrash, city health officer.
Camp Benning Inspection Begun
Columbus.—The special army board
appointed by General John J. Persh
ing, chief of staff, to make a thorough
investigation of all the army schools,
arrived in Columbus, recently and will
continue its inspection of the infant
ry school at Camp Benning. The party
was met at the station by Brigadier
General Walter H. Gordon, command
ant of the infantry schpol, and his
aides. Entering automobiles, they
proceeded at once to the post.
Taxpayers’ League Is Formed
Augusta.—The meeting recently on
city and county affairs, called by
Jacob Phinizy, resulted in an appeal,
for a more businesslike and more eco
! nomical conduct of affairs of the city
j and county that the high tax rate*
| might be lowered.
Auto Thief Draws Five-Year Term
Atlanta. —Henry Livingstone, alleg
ed automobile thief, was convicted of
stealing an automobile belonging to
J. I. Haney and was sentenced to
| serve five years in the penitentiary
I by a jury in Fulton superior coart
j He was indicted jointly with W. R.
j Lipscomb, who was also given five
| years in a verdict returned in the
| same court. Both men arp alleged
by city detectives to be members of
I a gang of automobile thieves, who
j have operated in Georgian and Ala*
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THE MONTGOMERY MONTTQW mt VERNON. GEORGIA.
EXPECT BOOM IN |
NATION'S INDUSTRY
IMPROVEMENT IN INDUSTRIAL
EMPLOYMENT IS PREDICTED
FOR NEAR FUTURE
GENERAL BETTERMENT SEEN
It Is Expected Month Os March Wil
Begin One Os The Most Pros
perous Eras In History
Washington.—A forecast of great in
dustrial improvement for the month
of March has been made by the Unit
ed States employment service in con
nection with its monthly report of em
ployment conditions in the United
States.
“Reports from 231 of the principal
industrial centers, with but few ex
ceptions, show a general improvement
in employment conditions,” Director
Jones of the service announces, “and
breathe an enthusiastic spirit of hope
and confidence in the future. Weath
er permitting, March will begin an era
of great activity.”
Employment conditions showed prac
tically no alteration during February,
however, according to the bureau’s
studies, only one-half of 1 per cent
more being reported on payrolls at
the month's end than at its begin
ning. Only the textile and paper in
dustries evidenced increased employ
ment, and this was more than made
up by additions to working forces in
nearly all other lines.
Out of 65 cities, from which statis
tics are gathered by the department,
44 showed small percentage increased
in employment, while 21, including
Manchester, N. H., a textile' center,
with a payroll decrease of 66.3 per
cent, where strikes are now numerous,
reported fewer men on payrolls. New
York City reported an increase in em
ployment of L. 9 per cent, while Chi
cago had a decrease of one-half of 1
per cent.
Lumber and lumber products mills
in North and South Carolina, Geor
gia and Florida reported a net de
crease in the month of 252 among
their employees, while 85 fertilizer
factories showed a gain of 634. Payroll
figures in the textile industry also
showed a slight decrease, but the pre
vailing sentiment was said to be “un
certain as to future conditions.”
Employment reports from Virginia,
the* report said, “continued to show
redi’cliom; throughout the state.” Tex
tile mills reported a small decrease
in the number of employees as com
pared with the previous month, as did
Virginia coal mines.
In Georgia, the textile outlook was
described as “unfavorable,” and em
ployment generally “shows little im
provement over last month.” Fertili
zer plants, however, were declared to
be entering upon the season of greatest
activity and probably would increase
their payrolls for several months to
come.
In the East-South-Ceniral district,
composed of Kentucky, Tennessee, Ala
bama, Mississippi, a payroll increase
for the month of $1,072 is shown in
reports from 437 Industrial concerns.
In the West-South-Central district,
composed of Arkansas, Louisiana, Ok
lahoma and Texas, the report says
that “employment conditions show
virtually no betterment,” but “opti
mism is expressed.”
McAdoos Will Settle In Los Angeles
New York —William G. McAdoo, sec
retary of the treasury under President
Wilson announces that he soon will
leave New York, his home since 1892,
and settle in Los Angeles, Calif. With
Mrs. McAdoo, he will leave for the Pa
cific coast soon. His son, Francis H.
McAdoo, will succeed him as a mem
ber of the New York law firm, Mc-
Adoo, Cotton & Franklin, of which hf
was senior member.
j Want 60 Teachers For Philippines
Washington.—The bureau of insu
lar affairs in the war department is
seeking sixty high school teachers
qualified to take positions in the Eng
lish department of the Philippine
schools. Transportation will be fur
nished by the government to Manila
and entrance salaries of from 3,000
to 3,200 pesos—nominally $1,500 and
$1,600 —will he paid successful appli
cants.
Impersonated Officer Os U. S. Navy
Washington.—Arrest in Brooklyn of
Stephen Weinberg, under indictment
here for impersonating an officer |
the United States navy, is announced
by Y. J. Burns, director of the bu
reau of investigation of the justice
department. Mr. Burns said that
Weinberg accompanied by the Prin
cess Fatima, sultana of Kabul, on her
visits to the white house recently, and
had been taken into custody at his
, home in Brooklyn, and will be brought
to Washington as soon as extradition
can be arranged.
Illinois Governor To Go On ,*Triai
Waukegan, 111. —Xhe state of Illinois
will finally begin trial of Gov. Len
Small on changes of embezzlement
here before Clair C. Edwards. Wheth
er the trial will proceed or again be
postponed is a matter of doubt. It
Is expected that attorneys, in view of
the coifling election of state legislators
will ask postponement. His advisor. 6
are known to be anxious to have the
trial postponed to allow the governor
to take part in the campaign. They
feel that otherwise be would be han
dicapped in legislative matter*
11 MILLINERY NEVER SO LOVELY;
I BLOUSES IN GREAT VARIETY I
THE zestful quest for Easter goes
merrily on, and women loiter con
fidently through millinery displays de
termined to make the most of a great
opportunity. No season has provided
better millinery or more of it. The
trick is to make the wisest cholqe
where there are so many safe ones —to
find just the type of hat that is kindest
to one’s good features and blindest to
faulty ones. The choice is successful
If the chosen hnt may be truthfully
named "The Flatterer.”
Apparently designers are drawing
upon inexhaustible resources, and there
is no end to the variety of hats. But
FOUR SPRING MODELS
the tivst hats of the season are as good
as any, perhaps a little better than
those (Iffft follow them. Four spring
models in the group pictured are
of rn excellence that need not fear
comparisons in their class. They are
brilliant hats to be worn everywhere
and any time. They include a tailored
fabric hat with ribbon trim, as shown
at the top, and three serffl-dress or
trimmed hats. The hat at the left,
made of silk, lias a soft crown and a
narrow brim that widens and turns up
ward at the front. It is shown in sev
eral colors with opaque, white beads
applied to the upturned brim. At the
right a brilliant black hat follows the
lines of tlie stately Russian turban
and employs n trimming of cellophane.
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TWO kkETTY COBTUME BLOUSES
There are many odd new trimmings
for which it is hard to find an expres
sive name. The last hat In the group
Is an oflf-the-fnce shape covered with
a millinery fabric that has a mossy but
glittering surface. The new “match”
trimming with caboehons and other
ornaments, applied to the upward flar
ing brim, and additional decoration of
embroidery silk, reveals much pains
taking hand work with materials that
merit the care lavished upon them.
There are large hats In the displays
and their number will Increase with
the coming of summer, hut even then
the smaller hats will outnumber them.
Beauty does homage to summer al
ways, In wide-brimmed, picturesque
dress hats, and we will find them flow
er laden this year, but the sports hat
must be reckoned with, 2nd it is not
so large.
The story of spring blouses repeats
the affirmations of Its opening chap
ter, as it develops. We have still to note
a preference for simplicity of design
In the several styles and the unusual
attention commanded by tailored
blouses that will serve either for street
or sports wear. For these tailored
blouses many different materials are
used and almost every day brings some
addition to the list.
In blouse styles the tuck-in and over
the-skirt groups are about equally
popular, each endlessly varied. At
present, long-sleeved models outnumber
those with short sleeves In both these
broad divisions. In nearly all the over
the-sklrt blouses the peplum Is short,
often a mere band, Qtting snugly about
the figure below the normal waistline.
The new middy Influence in blouses ac
counts for many arrivals in this class
and nre the most interesting addition
to the sports group that spring has
brought.
So long as the slogan of most blouse
manufacturers Is “always something
new” we shall have constantly chang
ing expressions of accepted styles.
Coherence Is given them by the
materials and trimmings which are in ;
greatest demand and are given as long j
as they are asked for.
In every representative display of
spring blousqs many crepe de chine
models are found in all groups,
whether “tailored," “costume” or
“sports.” The pretty costume blouse.^
us shown here, are made of this ex
quisite fabric and simply trimmed with
bends and for sponsor they look to no
less an authority than Paris, lioth
Have round necks and sleeves cut In
one with the body of she blouse, but
the model at the left adopts the long
sleeved mode and Is conteht to end !
Its career at the waistline. It is
very full and gathered in at the neck
by rows of shirrings. The long sleeves
are finished with a peasant cuff.
The very simple slip-over blouse at
the right, decorated with beads and
embroidery silk, elects to abbreviate
Its sleeves, but adds to its length a
narrow pepiurn. It Is a pretty affair
with a narrow belt made of the crepe
de chine.
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