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r GIRLS WILL SHOW ATLANTA GOODS “Atlanta for Atlantans” Expo • sition Expected to Increase 'f Demand for Local Wares. Atlanta girls in charge of the booths, dressed completely from head to foot m clothing made here, will form one of the features of the exhibition of At lanta-made goods which is to be held at the Auditorium-Armory during Au- J gust. The object of the exhibition is to show how many things are really made ) by local manufacturers, and the man- L ufacturers believe that in no more con crete form can the diversity of clothing produced here be shown than by hav ' • Ing the young women in charge of many of the booths garbed in waists, skirts, coats, shoes, stockings and other garments put forth by Atlanta firms and Atlanta workmen. During one day of the show, and , possibly more, a number of prominent men and women will be asked to appear on the stage of the Auditorium dressed in the products of Atlanta's factories. Every manufacturer in Atlanta is asked to be one of the exhibitors and ill be. furnished with all information on request. Telephone messages or letters to Secretary Walter G. ''ooper of the Chamber of Commerce will be answered promptly. Exhibitors will be given tickets to the amount of ten per cent of the cost ' of thqir floor space, and they are at liberty'to give these to their employees or the Up. customers. The price of ad mission; will be a very nominal sum and this, with the amount charged for floor space, will pay the actual expenses of the exhibition. CORPORATIONS MUST /, RAISE VALUATIONS OR ALLOW ARBITRATION The tag returns of eleven important Georgia service corporations will go to arbitration unless voluntary increase is made in taxable valuations submitted to the comptroller general ’ Comptroller Wright has notified the corporations that the tax returns recent ly made "to his office would not be accept ed by |he state. The corporations are: The Savannah Union Station Company, Monroq ! Railway Company, Athens Rail way and Electric Company, Macon Rail way and Light Com -ny, Rome Railway and ljsht Company. Georgia, Savannah and Gqlf Railway, South Georgia Rail way, Macon. Dublin and Savannah Rail road, Greene County Railroad. Gainesville Midland Railroad, and the Wrightsville and tennille Railroad. FIRE CAUSES LOSS OF $60,000 TO BIG STORES IN THOMASTON, GA. THOMASTON. GA., May 25. —Fire that raged for three hours, with no water with which to fight it, did $60,000 damage in the business part of this town yesterday. It started in the grocery room of the Jones-Adams- Johnson’s Company’s store on Center street. This company lost $30,000, with $12,000 insurance. The Rexall drug store, owned by Dr. A. W. Daniel, lost SIB,OOO. The R. A. Mathews store house, ovned by the Mathews estate, was bjrned, entailing a SIO,OOO loss. The Weaver Merchandise Company and others suffered $2,000 smoke and heat dimage. A water system Is now un dm construction here, hut has not pro gessed far enough to give service, even it the business district. Escapes An Awful Fate. \ thousand tongues could not ex pless the gratitude of Mrs. J. E. Cox, of Jdiet, 111., for her wonderful dellver an.e from an awful fate. "Typhoid pn.umonia had left me with a dreadful congh,” she writes. “Sometimes I had sum awful coughing spells I thought I woild die. I could get no help from do:tor's treatment or other medicines til I used Dr. King's New Discovery. Bit. I owe my life to this wonderful rinedy. for I scarcely cough at all row." Quick and safe, it’s the most pliable of all throat and lung medi ines Every bottle guaranteed. 50c md SI.OO. Trial bottle free at all drug fists. **• There never was a time when people appreciated the real merits of Cham berlain's Cough Remedy more than now. This is shown by the increase in sales and voluntary testimonials from persons who have been cured by it. If you or your children are troubled with a cough or cold, give It a trial and become acquainted with its good quali ties. For sale by' all dealers. *** "The Gates of Silence" begins in Monday's Georgian. Don’t miss it. We are looking for you at Warm Springs. The auto roads are good, and the rail road fare is cheap. SEABOARD PUTS ON LOW RATE TO WASHINGTON AND RETURN. On sale June 5,6, 7, only $19.35 round trip. City Ticket Office, 88 Peachtree St. The next Bell Telephone directory goes to press soon. Now is the time to subscribe in order to get your name in the new book. If you wish to make changes or correc tions in your listings, call at the manager’s office, South Bell Telephone and Tel egraph Company. Veterans Will Pay Tribute to Memory Os Pres. Davis June 3 In accordance with article 9 of Its constitution, Atlanta chapter No. 159, United Confederate Veterans, will hon or the memory of Jefferson Davis, only president of the Confederate States of America, with appropriate services on the afternoon of June 3. 1912, in the hall of the house of representatives at the state capital. • Charles Murphey’ Candler will deliver the oration and there will be also a program of music and songN Crosses of honor will be distributed on the same occasion to veterans by the president of the Atlanta chapter of United Daughters of the Confederacy, who are always expected to participate in the celebration of the birthday of President Davis. To these exercises all of the Confed erate camps, the Ladies Memorial as sociation, the Daughters of the, Con federacy. the Sons of Veterans, the Children of the Confederacy and other organizations are cordially invited. WATER WORTH $6 A GALLON. PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA., May 25. Water from a well on the farm of Da vid Stoops has been found to cpntain gold to the value of $6 a gallon. 30 YOU BELIEVE IN SIGNS i Everything to Build and Paint With I & IS THE SIGN OF THE I WEST LUMBER CO. W p furnish everything that goes in a building from the Sand to the Cabinet Mantes), a-qf Tints and Stain for the Woodwork. V 1 Our CHIEF BRAND WALL PLASTER can not be beat. K Our PAINTS have no equal. Our HARDWARE at the hardware man’s price. ■ Our PREPARED ROOFING can not be beat in quality nor equaled in price. Our MANTELS, TILES and GRATES have the world beat. Our TWO YARDS and STORES combined with our facilities for quick de livery will suit you exactly (SO CONVENIENT TO GET EVERY THING YOU WANT AT ONE PLACE). Give us a trial. I WEST LUMBER CO. I E EVERYTHING TO PAINT WITH ■ ■ 238-242 Peters St. 269-285 Bellwood Ave. I Phones 573 Main 1654, Atl. 1009 | SATISFIED CUSTOMERS ARE THE BEST ADVERTISEMENT—WE HAVE THEM I Quick Sales, Low Prices, Good Goods and Prompt Delivery ATLAS 0F THE WORLD FOR READERS OF THE GEORGIAN ar ,B " ST*" u MAPS AND B ILhb • v,od Cloth CHARTS I! S WITH gS •>; £ 6 First-Page Headings || llKit llßiil $ I IIKE THIS - O® i Uta T ——————— l : ' wife .ii Atlanta Geora % s ;■ ■ sjwsiii s (Clipped to show the date line) ,’Z *1 •!*»*■*( and the small expense fee £ to defray the necessary £ items of the cost of hand ling, packing, shipping, checking, accounting, etc. T: ™ (lik<> illustration i is bound in silk •.•*.*•; ■.,» ?.• •*: finished cloth, beautiful and dura- *-?.v Vi?•. ble; printed on superfine paper; •?. .V containing full-page colored maps I ‘i of every state in th,- Union and *_:■ t. ' . r ..... - history of the world at a glance shown on colored charts chronolog. i’.MifriL'aef»2M*r• 1 *« jitt •*at’.'gr’.’.iriKtfc'-• •* icai tables treating historical vents ji?. -’y.-:?-•?: from 7000 B. to the nfesent; also ,y new descriptive gazetteer of the mauon ‘se^;'and'Xuti^n‘oi REDUCED ILLUSTRATION—ActuaI Size 8% x 7 inches, all principal cities and countries of r—————————————— the entire world. Present at this SENT BY MAIL for the headings and expense fee, and enns‘ , eeut“e ad dTte f ’ f I 53c 15 cents extra for postage. Address THE GEORGIAN AT th’ LAS DEPARTMENT. ATLANTA. GA. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS: SATURDAY. MAY 25. 1912 Across the Atlantic for $1.50 When You Go Abroad Western Union Cable Let ters will keep you in close touch with home. Before sailing, inquire at any Western Uniop office for the rates from your home to foreign countries. Full Information and Rates by Telephone THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY Untold Pleasure and $16,000.00 Profit For Contestants in the Proverb Contest IF YOU HAVE NOT ENTERED, DO SO NOW With Back Numbers and the Proverb Guide to Help You, We See No Reason Why You Should Not Win One of the Many Prizes Ts you have not yet taken advantage of the Georgian’s Great Proverb Con test in which thev offer $16,000 in cash and costlv prizes, von should do so NOW. Bark numbers of the puzzle pictures await your order. They may be ob tained from The Georgian at the regular rate of the daily Georgian—2 cent& per copy. The Proverb Book is still in demand and every contestant should have one of them to aid them in the solving of the puzzles. They are inex pensive, and if you buy one of them you will make no mistake, for they con tain 3,000 proverbs, and each proverb used in our contest will be answered, in this little booklet. Not only the answers that will he used in the contest, but a great many others, and the hook will he found very useful after the contest closes. They may he used for proverb parties, guess plays, or a great many other games of amusement. We want to urge one precaution on the part of the contestants, and it is this: Keep a copy of each solution sent in at the close of the contest. Some few contestants, of course, will write that they had a certain number of their answers right and did not understand why they did not get a prize. On looking up the sets of answers, at a cost of great labor to the contest staff, it will he found that the answers were sent in wrong. Ts each contestant will keep a list of each solution so that he or she may compare the list with the correct solutions that will he published at the rinse of the contest, it will avoid all this time and trouble. Especially should contestants he careful not to send in any solu tions until the close of the con test. All solutions sent in before the last picture puzzle has appear ed will be thrown out. Hold all solutions until the last picture has been published, then send them under separate cover to the Con test department of Tie Atlanta Georgian, 20 East Alabama street. The following questions were re ceived from contestants and are answered in the columns of The Georgian in order that they may benefit not only those who ask the questions, but also a great many others who read the conditions of the contest day by day. Q. —How may we enclose the, amount for the back numbers and Proverb Book? A.—You may send stamps, money order, check or express or der. Q. —Will it be necessary for the name on each slip or on the front page ? A. —Name and address should be on every slip as they will be counted separately. Q. —What is meant by original ity and ingenuity ? A.—Artistic decoration, tasteful putting together of book forms, etc., come under the meaning of originality and ingenuity. Q. —How will the prizes be given in case of a tie? A. — In case of a tie. the prizes will be awarded according to neat ness. Q. —What size may we use if we want our answers in hook form? A. —Any size you choose. We would suggest that the bottom paragraph, “Hohl answers until the close of the contest,” lie omitted. This Is Picture No. 42 x I ri w»su n»Ar I wOUVO MOvS 1 ' AL « 15 I /that •no’sq ______ HAO AT A 2 __ SOMETWWC ( n ; 1 m JJ) IpiSSj ISI. vi rIX i ill What Proverb Does This Picture Represent? Proverb Contest Editor, Atlanta Georgian No. 20 East Alabama St., My solution to Proverb Puzzle No. 42 Ls • ••••• •••••••••••<•••••••••••••••••••••••• • ••• , My Name is Street or R. F. D. No Town State_ Hold .11 answer, until you have the entire sot. No answers will be considered If sent In before the publica tion of the last picture. Here’s the List of 1,500 Prizes Ist prize, $2,000 in Gold. 2d prize, SI,BOO Auto. , 3d prize. $1 000 in Gold. 4th prize. Mitchell three-passenger roadster, sth prize, SSOO in Gold. 6th prize, S4OO Piano. 7th prize, S4OO Plano, Bth prize, S4OO Piano. 9th prize, S4OO Piano. 10th prize. S4OO Piano. 11th prize, S4OO Piano. 12th prize, S4OO Piano. 13th prize, S4OO Piano. ! 14th prize, S4OO Piano. f 15th prize, S4OO Piano. 16th prize, SIOO in Gold. 17th prize, SIOO in Gold. 18th prize, SIOO in Gold. 19th prize, SIOO in Gold. 20th prize. SIOO in Gold. 21st to 28th prize, $75.00 Typewriter. 29th to 78th prize. Elgin Watch. 79th to 83d prize, Beautiful Brass Lamp. 84th to 115th prize, ten-year Knickerbocker Watch. 116th to 140th prize, ten volumes Poe’s Works, 141st to 340th prize. Imported Cake Set, hand-painted. 341st to 540th prize, Imported Berry Set, hand-painted. 541st to 740th prize, White and Gold Cake Set, Imported. 741st to 940th prize, White and Gold Berry Set, Imported. 941st to 1,040th prize. Sterling Silver Mounted Fountain Pens. 1,0415 t to 1.066th prize. Silver Watch—l 6 size. 1,066th to 1,090th prize, Seventeen - Piece Imported Choc olate Set. 1,0915 t to 1,290th prize, Imported Griffon Razor. 1-291st to 1.305th prize, Eight-Piece Imported Steak Set. 1.306th to 1.405th prize. Eight-Piece Kitchen Set. 1.406th to 1,500th prize. Decorated Plaques. Total Value $16,000.00