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VOL. XXIV. NO. 94
CHINESE CIVIL WAR
IS SEEMINGLY WON
BY GENERAL WU
General Wu Pei-Fu Now in
Control of Pekin —Georgia
Boy Sent as Envoy to Vic
tor by Pekin Government
PEKIN, China, May s.—(By the
Associated Press). —General Wu Pei-
Fu wan in control of Pekin at noon
today, and General Chang Tso-Lin,
whose forces he routed yesterday
In a fierce battle south of the capital,
was reported fleeing to Mukden.
Chang's army is retreating in disor
der toward Tien-Tsin.
Observers here believe Chang’s
sudden collapse has ended the hos
tilities.
General Wu attributed much of
his success to the initiative of Feng
Yuh-Siang, “the Christian general,
who cofhmanded the operations
Which resulted in the retreat east
ward of Ching's army. Wu de
clares he will continue to fight un
til Chang has been driven back co
Mukden, of which he is military
governor.
Last night crowds of soldiers from
Chang’s defeated army gathered
outside the walls of Pekin, clamor
ing for admittance. At the south
west gate, where the railroad enters
the city, they used a locomotive in
an attempt to ram down the gate,
but failed. City guards were sent
out to disarm the stragglers.
Two thousand of Chang Tso-Lin’s
soldiers permanently kept in Pekin
were disarmed, under orders from
Wu Pei-Fu.
Out side the walls some of Chang’s
Manchurian soldiers refused to sur
render, and were fired upon. Six
teen hundred of these troops were
captured in one place.
All fighting in the vicinity of
Pekin had ceased this morning hut
the city remained isolated so far as
the railroad communication was con
cerned.
11. S.-GERMAN WAR
CLAIM BOARD LIKELY
WASHINGTON. May s.—Negotia
tions are under way between the
United States-and Germany, it was
Baid in official circles today, looking
to the organization of the mixed
claims commission which will pass
upon claims growing out of the seiz
ure of property in the United States
and Germany, and upon claims filed
with the United States go/ernment
by American citizens as a result of
the sinking of the Lusitania.
The commission probably will con
sist of three members —one Ameri
can, one German and a neutral. Com
pletion of a treaty providing for the
commission will be followed by ref
erence of the document to the sen
ate for approval, it was said mday,
and by passage of enabling legisla
tion. It was not expected that the
treaty would be sept to the senate
during the present session, however.
The amount of claims filed with
the United States for American prop
erty seized in Germany, and grow
ing out of the sinking of the Lusi
tania aggregate ».bout $415,000,000,
but officers havw indicated they ex
pected this stun would be scaled to
around $100,000,?00.
The Americ&jo government has in
its possession » some $350,000,000
worth of the property of German
citizens seized during the war and"
settlement of the American claims,
it is expectec, will be provided for
though the (flsposition of this prop
erty and return to its owners.
German property now in the
hands of the alien property custo
dian is in the form of 35,000 trusts,
30,000 of v.iich belong to individuals
with estates of SIO,OOO and under.
The remainder comprises largely the
property of corporations and com
panies, ' aggregating $300,000,000 in
value, it has been suggested that
some plan be worked out whereby
a pa.’-t of the German holdings be
improved and made available for
meeting; the claims of Americans
agaipst the German government.
Barnesville Woman
Named Elberta Peach
BARNESVILLE, Ga., May 4.—ln
a communication in the News-Ga
zette of this city, Mrs. Susan Veal.
ap aged and beloved woman, who
for many years has lived here, for
the first time perhaps is this week
giving the history of the famous El
berta peach, claiming the honor of
naming the peach through the kind
ness of Mr. Sam Rumph, of Marshall
ville. her lifb-long friend.
According to Mrs. Veal, she and
Mrs. Rumph were girlhood friends
gnd away back about 1880 she was
«n a visit with Mr. and Mrs Rumph
when he was showing several va
vjeties of peaches, one of which, an
jppewuallv luscious one, had no name.
Ituniph asked Mrs. Veal to name
U t*n.d she did so by honoring her
• fclhood friend, who, before her mar
r'.nge was Miss Elberta Mo ire, call
ing it Elberta.
She then gives an interesting his
tory of the development of the El
berta peach and the peach industry.
The story which Mrs. Veal tells is
the outgrowth of a recent visit to
Mr. Rumphs’ home in Marshall
ville. '
800-Pound Turtle
Is Killed by Tug
BRUNSWICK, Ga.. May 5. —While
the people of Brunswick are getting
accustomed to the “jay-walking”
ordinance, no such ordinance has
been introduced to regulate traffic
in St. Simons sound, and Saturday
the ocean-going tug Underwriter,
ran down a large turtle who was
evidently jay swimming, with the re
sult that the turtle was fatally in
■iured and finally washed up on St.
Simons beach. He weighed 800
pounds.
LAX DIVORCE LA WS SCORED
BY THE METHODIST BISHOPS
IRISH REBEL FORCE
BREAK NEW TRUCE
BYBLMDY AMBUSH
De Valeraites Shoot Down
Seven Free State Soldiers
Two Hours After Pact Is
Signed
DUBLIN, May 5.—A Free State
force was ambushed by republican
rebels at Newtown Cunningham two
hours after the Irish truce was de
clared. Three loyal soldiers were
shot to death and four wounded.
This action of the De Valeraites,
who opened a murderous fire from
their ambuscade, mowing down the
provisional government troops who
were observing the truce, has stirred
up tremendous feeling against the
insurgents.
Newtown Cunningham is a little
town near Londonderry. The Free
State force, which had just been
notified of the armistice, was pro
ceeding to the village for refresh
ment and, had halted in one of the
naVrow streets.
The sudden hail of rifle fire, opened
by the mutineers from three sides,
gave the loyal troops no chance to
escape. An attempt was made to
return the fire, but the insurgents
were well concealed. The firing last
ed for twenty minutes.
Border warfare continued yester
day. Fifty Irish republican army
irregulars attacked tr lorry contain
ing eleven Ulster constables near
Elach. The latter, armed with ama
chine gun, stood off the attack for
fifteen minutes, the attackers final
ly fleeing.
Mutineers in armored lorries drove
into Buncrana in Donegal, and
raided the Bank of Belfast, seizing
1,000 pounds in currency. Free
State troops in the neighborhood
went to the rescue. They attacked
the De Valeraites and a vigorous
battle through the streets of Bun
crana followed.
FELDER ANSWERS
SENATORS'ATTACK
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 5.—-
Thomas B. Felder, in a letter to
Senator' Caraway, which the for
mer made public last night, said
it was “inconceivable to me that
a senator who fairly represents the
people of the great state of Arkan
sas could under even the temptation
of partisan politics, assail a dis
tinguished member of the official
family of the president of the Unit
ed States.”
“The statement made by you,” he
added, “that Charles W. Morse ever
at any time or under any circum
stances, paid Honorable Harry M.
Daugherty $25,000 to get him out of
the penitentiary is absolutely with
out any foundation in fact.”
Mr. Felder explained that he was
an attorney in Atlanta “for Fred
L. Seeley and his interests, including
the Atlanta Georgian,” and that Mr.
Seeley “became sentimentally inter
ested in the fate of Morse. Seeley
employed him, he added, to deter
mine whether Morse was entitled
to executive clemency.
“I reached the conclusion,” he
said, “hat the penalty was exces
sive in view of the fact that the
court of appeals had reversed the
lower court on several of the counts
in the indictment and was requested
to proceed with the case.”
As he knew Mr. Daugherty as an
attorney in Columbus, Ohio, who
had the “ability” and “character”
which "gave him the confidence
and respect of officials who had to
do with the case.” Mr. Felder con
tinued, He was authorized to em
ploy Mr. Daugherty, “and we pro
ceeded with the case.”
"I, as leading counsel in the
case,” Mr.’ Felder said, "directed
step by step the policies pursued
by and with the advice of my as
sociates. If anything irregular was
done, I am solely responsible. If
anything irregular is charged to me
by any one at any time I will take
care of that situation.”
Attorney General Daugherty in a
formal ; tatement today referring to
charges made- gainst him in the sen
ate by Senator Caraway in connec
tion with the release from Atlanta
penitentiary in 1912 of Charles W.
Morse, New York shipbuilder, de
clared “the real people behind this
movement, aside from the partisans
interested, have not yet shown their
hands or their heads.”
Declaring his intention “if there
is occasion for it,” to publish letters
written several ygars ago by Presi
, Taft and George W. Wicker
sham, then attorney general, which
he sa' “conclusively answered all
charges,” Mr. Daugherty asserted
that “when the facts are fully
known we would not expect even
the persons now being used for pur
poses which they do not suspect to
ever refer to the matter again.”
Declaring that the identity and
the motives of the individuals be
hind the “movement” were well
known, Mr. Daugherty said the ac
tivities of the department of jus
tice “naturally will not be popular
with persons who bring and will be
brought to justice in due course.”
“No activities of the department
will be inspired or conducted to
help any political party.” he added.
“We are not. much interested in
years ago. What we are interested
in now is the ‘Remorse case’ and
others.”
Senator Caraway resumed his at
tack on the attorney general in the
senate today at almost the same
time the Daugherty statement was
being made public. The Arkansas
senator asserted that at the time
Morse was pardoned, Mr. Daugher
ty “took credit” for having obtain
ed executive clemency.
Dr. Bascom Anthony and
John N. Holder Head Com
mittees Georgia Leads
States in New Members
<•
BY REV. HOMER THOMPSON
HOT SPRINGS, Ark., May s.—De
claring that marriage is denegerat
ing into mockery and that home life
is breaking down through the laxity
of modern divorce laws, the bishops
of the southern Methodist church,
in their Episcopal address which was
read before the general conference
here Wednesday morning by Bishop
James Atkins, appealed to the
church to “do all in its power to
put down this terrible divorce mania
which is becoming a menace to our
homes, country and civilization.”
The bishops recommended that the
law of the church be amended sc
that a person divorced for any other
reason than infidelity, which shall be
established by court records, and
then marrying another shall not be
come or remain a member of the
church; that any minister who shall
solemnize the rites of matrimony
where either person has been d;
vorced for any other cause than in
fidelity shall be dealt with as in
case of immorality. The address
created considerable comment among
the delegates and is regarded as one
of the strongest ever delivered before
the general conference.
Prohibition Upheld
Condemnation of lynching, the ad
vocacy of stronger state laws to curb
it, declaration that Christian educa
tion was secondary to Christian
character, the statement that too
much ragtime and too little sacred
music was encouraged in the home
and the upholding of the Volstead
prohibition act were points stressed
in the message of the bishops.
“The bishops express joy in the
face of constitutional prohibition,”
declared Bishop James Cannon,
chairman of the commission on tem
perance and social service, in com
menting on the prohibition feature of
the Episcopal address.
“It will abide because it is based
upon the deep and solemn convic
tions of the majority of the Amer
ican people; it is the ‘made-up-mind’
of the nation, that the liquor traffic,
one of the supreme curses of the
world, shall cease its career of ruin
in the United States.”
“The certain execution of the law
will greatly diminish the violation of
the law,” continued the bishop. “The
bishops specifically urge that every
good citizen work to place in power
men who are friends of prohibition
and personally assist in every proper
way in the enforcement of the law.”
The next several days of the con
ference will be devoted to the alpha
betical call of the conferences for ap
peals, memorials, petitions and reso
lutions proposing changes in the dis
cipline. After these matters have
been presented they will be referred
to the proper committees for report
and recommendation.
May Remove Time Limit
Other features of the address were
the recommendations that the board
of missions be divided and a board of
home missions be established, sep
arate from the board of foreign inis
sions; that churches appoint an un
employment committee which shall
provide employment wherever pos
sible for the enforced idle; that -i
commission be appointed -for the
continuance of negotiations looking
toward unification with the Metho
dist Episcopal church in harmony
with the basic principles already
agreed upon by both churches; that
three new bishops be elected, and
that the law which authorizes the
bishops under certain conditions to
continue a preacher in a pastoral
charge for more than four years be
changed either by removing the time
limit altogether or restoring the four
year limit.
It is generally believed that the
time limit will be removed altogether
during the present session, many of
the southern and practically all the
western delegates being avowed ad
vocates of the removal.
Georgians Honored
John N. Holder, one of the north
Georgia delegates, Wednesday morn
ing was appointed chairman of the
committee on rules for the govern
ment of the conference in its delib
erations. This committee is compris
ed of only seven members and is re
garded as one Gs the most important
in the conference.
Doctor Bascom Anthony, presid
ing elder of the Savannah district,
has been elected chairman of the
committee on revisals, one of the
most important standing committees
of the conference.
Bishop Warren A. Candler, of At
lanta, a member of the commission
on unification, figured prominently
in the proceedings of Thursday’s
session of the conference when he
explained in a written statement
why his name did not appear either
on the' majority or the minority re
port of the committee.
The south Georgia delegation to
day proposed an amendment* to the
discipline of the church whereby
a local preacher who has served as
a supply for fifteen consecutive
years would be given the status of
a superannuate.
According to reports made Wed
nesday, great progress has been
made by the southern Methodists
during the quadrennitwn in every
phase of church work, Georgia lead
ing all the other states in members
received with more than 25,000.
More “Drives” Opposed
Resolutions proposing a “rest from
financial drives” were greeted by
long and loud applause when intro
duced Thursday.
Over 200 other resolutions affect
ing practically every phase of church
government were placed before the
body Thursday. They will be refer
red to various committees and will
be reported to the general conven
tion for action later.
A special committee to pass on
matters of faith and authenticity of
the Scriptures was named Thursday.
Another special committee, to be
composed of fifteen persons, five each
fror.i the missionary committee, the
education committee and the super
annuated endowment committee was
also appointed. It was to pass on
all resolutions affecting com
mittees before any program for the
raising of funds is presented to the
conference.
ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, MAY 6, 1922
GOVERNOR INSISTS I
BN NECESSITY FOR
TAXATION CHANGE
Refusal of Com
mission to Indorse Income
Tax Plan Does Not Affect
His Position*
Governor Hardwick will not re
cede from his position in favor of
an income tax because of the re
fusal of the legislative tax commis
sion to indorse that plan and its
failure to indorse any plan, he stat
ed Friday in a brief comment on
the outcome of the commission’s de
liberations.
At the present moment, the gov
ernor said in his statement, he is
not so much concerned with raising
more revenue as with equalizing the
burden of taxation.
Tangible property, he declared, is
paying more than 90 per cent of the
expense of the state government,
while invisible and intangible prop
erty escapes, practically untouched.
“This thing,” declared the gov
ernor “can not endure permamently.
It must be cured sooner or later.”
If the legislature would prefer to
equalize the burden by some other
method, Governor Hardwick stated
in conversation with reference to his
written statement, he would gladly
acquiesce in their views. He said
he had contended from the outset
not for an income tax to the ex
clusion of all other methods of ob
taining revenue from invisible prop
erty, but as the best method he
could suggest and recommend.
The governor’s statement com
menting on the outcome of the tax
commission's deliberations was as
follows:
“Os course I am disappointed at
the action of the tax commission,
lo say less would neither be frank
nor truthful.
At the present moment I am not
so much concerned with raising
more money by new taxation as I
am with equalizing the tax burdens
that already exist. At the present -
moment 1 do not particularly desire (
additional revenue for the state, but
a fairer distribution of existing bur
dens. Eventually, wjien prosperity
returns and normal conditions are
restored, the state will require and
must have more money. When it
does, that money ought to be raised
by a modern, up to date and just
taxing plan. '
“Under our present taxing plan, , t ,
visible and tangible property—farms ,
and homes and business buildings—• 1 j
are carrying more than 90 per cent
of the burden. Intangible and in- |
visible property escapes, practically '
untouched. This thing cannot en- j
dure permanently; it must be cured i
sooner or later. My judgment is : j
that as the people begin to under- ' j,
stand the situation they will begin \ a
to apply a remedy.
“But, after all, it is for them and |
their representatives to say. The T
present governor of Georgia has *-
neither pride of opinion about this I
question, nor soreness of spirit, if i
his own ideas are not accepted, ei
ther now or ever. He merely stands !
for what he thinks is right about j j
this question, as he tries to do on all | j
questions; and the decision rests, not [
with him, but with the people. They | j
may rest assured that the
will be presented to the legislature at ; ?
its coming session, in a definite, con- I ‘
positive form.”
Roof Lifted Off ?
By Cyclone; Family
Os 14 Are Unhurt
WAYCROSS, Ga., May 5.—A cy
clone traveling in a northeasterly
direction struck Fairfax, thirteen
miles northwest of Waycross, Wed
nesday afternoon, demolishing one 1g
negro house, several outhouses and 1g
damaging a number of other build- !
ings. All timber in the path of the I
twister was blown down, and tele
phone communications were cut off.
, The roof and weatherboarding of
a negro house were blown off with
out injury to the occupants —a moth
er and father and twelve children,
who were huddled together in one |
corner. TKe storm was followed by i g
a heavy rain over the entire county. H
Woman, Aged 65, Heir
To $20,000,000 Estate ■
Weds Young Hollander :
ST. LOUIS, May s.—The mar- j I
riage of Mrs. James Campbell !
widow of the late president of the j
North American company, who was 11
reputed the wealthiest man in St. l
Louis, and Henry Kias Van Heel, ■ |
in San Diego, Ca., April 18, was an- 1
nounced here today by the couple. I
Mrs. Van Heel is sixty-five years old I
and her husband is thirty-two. He is
a literary dilettante and she is heir |
to one-half the income from her first | J
husband's $20,000,000 estate. Van i
Heel is a native of Holland.
Motion to Strike Out
All Testimony in Mme
Trial Is Overruled
CHARLESTOWN. W. Va.. May 5. ||
(By the Associated Press.) —When g
circuit court opened today to hear '
further evidence in the case of Wil
liam Blizzard, United Mine .Workers’
officer, on a charge of treason, the
defense moved to strike out all testi
mony that had been heard. Judge
J. M. Woods overruled the motion,
holding that as the evidence related
to incidents of the armed march s
last fall, it was not immaterial as j |
the defense contended. L
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TEN ARE DEAD IN TRAIL
OF TEXAS TORNADO
AUSTIN, Texas, May s.—Torna
does, which swept Austin late yes
terday, are known to have taken a
toll of ten lives, fifty injured, sev
eral probably fatally, and a property
damage exceeding $500,000, accord
ing to a check today.
Efforts were being made to com
municate with the districts to the
south, cut off when the storm tore
down telegraph and telephone lines.
This was the second Texas disaster
in two weeks. Floods at Fort Worth
and north central Texas claimed a
score of lives the last week in April.
Lightning Strikes
House; Inmates Escane
CLEVELAND, Ga., May 5.
Lightning struck the residence of J-
P. Cooley in town Wednesday night
house that the building will have to
be rebuilt. Mr. and Mrs. Cooley and
about 8 o'clock and so damaged the
1 ttle boy were at home at the time
and escaped without injury.
At the same time, his barn was
Stuck and one mule killed.
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SEES EARLY CLOSE
OEM PARLEY
PARIS, May 5. —The Genoa con
i ference will be all over in ten or
■ fifteen days, Louis Barthou, head of
| France’s delegation, intimated upon
I his departure for Italy today.
Barthou, who came here from
I Genoa to consult with Premier
Poincare and the cabinet, said he
i would return to Paris in that time.
Agricultural Bill
Passed by Senate
WASHINGTON, May s.—The sen-
I ate late Wednesday adopted the con
j ference report on the agriculture ap
j propriation bill, and sent the meas-
■ ure to the president. As finally
passed, the bill carries $36,774,000,
an increase of approximately $1,082,
I 000 over the amount appropriated in
I tlie house bill.
NURSE CONVICTED
IN M®R CASE
MONTROSS, Va., May 5.—A ver
dict of guilty of murder in the first
degree was returned by a jury in
Westmoreland county court here to
night against Miss Sarah E. Knox,
Baltimore nurse, charged with the
killing of Mrs. Margaret L. East
lake, at Colonial Beach, Va., last
September. The jury stipulated that
the verdict should carry a sentence
of twenty years’ imprisonment in
the state penitentiary. The verdict,
was reached after one hour and
thirty-five minutes’ deliberation.
The court room was crowded
Miss Knox was brought from the
jail t 0 face the jury. The nurse
stood erect as the sentence was an
nounced and displayed no emotion.
She turned to her sister, Mrs. W. L.
Slater, of Ocean City, N. J., how
ever, and said a few words. Judge
Chinn then formally sentenced her
and said he thought the jury had
been “most lenient” with her. .
No steps were taken by defense
counsel toward filing any appeal,
and Judge Cjiinn adjourned court,
while Miss Knox was taken back to
the jail. It is expected she will be
taken to Richmond tomorrow to be
gin serving sentence.
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BEVERIDGE BOOMED.
FOR U. S. PRESIDENT
AFTER BEATING NEW
Hoosier Bull Moose Forces
Are Jubilant Over Van
quishing Close Friend of
President Harding
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., May 5.
“Beveridge for presider.' in 1924,”
was the battle cry of the Hoosier
I Bull Moose today, flushed from the
victory of their leader over United
States Senator Harry S. New.
Albert J. Beveridge’s defeat of the
close friend and supporter of Presi
dent Harding for the Republican
mination for United States sena-
• was the most astounding upset
in Indiana’s political history. A re
aligment of political forces in the
state is sure to follow.
Messages of congratulations re
ceived by Mr. Beveridge from for
mer Bull Moose leaders convinced
his close followers that if he is suc
cessful in defeating Samuel Ralston,
Democrat, at the November election
that his candidacy for presiden 1
would receive widespread support
from progressives of both parties.
Practically complete figures on the
I election, compiled unofficially, today
1 shewed Mr. Beveridge the winner by
a majority of appriximately 20,000.
The vote with 142 precincts out of
i 3,382 yet to be heard from, was:
Beveridge, 187,783.
New, 168 753.
The old guard Republicans, sup
porting Mr. New, in looking for the
cause of the startling defeat of the
senator for renomination, stopped
their search on turning to James
Eli Watson, the other Indiana sen
ator.
Mr. Watson’s ambition to control
the Republican organization in In-
I diana, and not divide the control
wth Mr. New as he has been doing.
I caused him to “knife” his colleague,
i Mr. New's supporters bitterly
I claimed.
New leaders claimed they saw Mr.
Watson’s hand in the fact that Rfr.
Beveridge carried all but two coun
ties in the Sixth congressional dis
trict in which Mr. Watson lives. Ev
ery county in the Ninth district,
home of John Owen, Mr. Watson’s
political manager, went for Mr. Bev
eridge.
Mr. Watson’s followers indigantly
deny the charge of treachery, say
ing they did all possible to assist
Mr. New.
THREEFATALITiES
IB PITCHED BATTLE
CANTON, 0., May s.—Three men
were, dead and two bandits dying
early today, as the result of a gun
battle in woods five miles north of
here late yesterday between an
armed posse and four gunmen, fol
lowing the kidnaping of a motor
cycle policeman who had arrested
the men for speeding.
The gunmen, the police say, had
come here in a stolen automobile
to assist in the release of “Oklahoma
Slim” John Stevens, a member of
their gang, who is in the local work
house, and who is said to be wanted
in numerous middle western citiea
on charges of bank robbery.
The dead: Ralph W. Hoffee, Can
ton contractor, member of the posse.
Eddie Stevenson, Cleveland gun
man.
Unidentified gunman.
Harry Harper and George Bralner,
the other gunmen, were shot
through the head. Physicians said
they could not survive the day.
Two others of the posse also were
shot.
When the gunmen were arrested
by Motorcycle Policeman John Wise,
they forced him to enter their auto
mobile and drove to the woods where
j they bound, gagged and tied the
ollicer to a tree.
J. C. CAmpbell, a telephone line
man, who witnessed the kidnaping,
notified the police, then jumped into
his automobile and followed the gun
men.
Several times he stopped, climber
a pole, cut in on a wire with his
testing apparatus and notified the
officers of the course of the fugi
tives.
As the officers neared the bandits,
the latter opened fire and fled into
the woods, where they were sur
rounded by the police and scores of
citizens. The battle ensued.
When the fire from the gangsters
stopped, the posse found all four
sprawled on the ground, the uniden
tified man dead.
Stevenson died later from hia
wounds.
Waycross to Boost
Made -in-Georgia Week
WAYCROSS, Ga., May 4.—The
“Made-in-Georgia” display in tjje
municipal building during Mto-ift.
Georgia week will oc- one of the
largest in the state. Secretary Ty
ree, of the chamber of commerce,
has mailed over 1,000 invitations to
Georgia manufacturers, and has re
ceived a number of replies. Most
of those heard from will have ex
hibits and several have promise?
to send representatives to explain
the products on exhibit.
An interesting feature of the pre
liminary work on the part of tho
steering committee is the menu con
test which stars on Thursday of
this week The merchants of the
city have offered prizes for the best
three-meal menu to be made entirly
of Georgia products.
The city is solidly behind the move
ment and it is expected that the
week will be a big success.