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GIBLS WILL SHOW
ATLANTA GOODS
“Atlanta for Atlantans” Expo
sition Expected to Increase
Demand for Local Wares.
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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
gust.
The object of the exhibition is to
show how many things are really made
by local manufacturers, and the man
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
the products of Atlanta's factories.
Every manufacturer in Atlanta is
asked to be one of the exhibitors and
v ill he. furnished with all information
on request. Telephone messages or
letters to Secretary Walter G. Cooper
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 their floor space, and they are at
liberty to give these to their employees
or their customers. The price of ad
mission will he 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
Tlip tax returns of eleven important
Georgia service corporations will go Io
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 the state. The corporations are:
The Savannah Union Station Company,
Monroe Railway Company. Athens Rail?
way and Electric Company, Macon Rail
way and Right Company. Rome Railway
and Light Company, Georgia, Savannah
and Gulf 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.—Eire
thai raged for three hours, with no
water with which to fight it. did $60,000
damage in the business part of this
to,wn yesterday. It started in th"
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
si ore, owned by Dr. A. W. Daniel, lost
SIB,OOO. The R. A. Mathews store house,
owned by the Mathews estate, was
burned, entailing a SIO,OOO loss. The
Weaver Merchandise Company and
others suffered $2,000 smoke and heat
damage. A water system is now un
der construction here, but has not pro
gressed far enough to give service, even
in the business district.
Escapes An Awful Fate.
A thousand tongues could not ex
press the gratitude of Mrs. ,1. E. Cox, of
Joliet 111., for her wonderful deliver
ance from an awful fate. “Typhoid
pneumonia had left me w ith a dreadful
cough,’’ she writes. “Sometimes I had
such awful coughing spells I thought I
■would die. I could get no help from
doctor’s treatment or other medicines
till I used Dr. King's New' Discovery.
Eut 1 owe toy life to this wonderful
remedy, for I scarcely cough at all
now." Quick and safe, it’s the most
i"liable of all throat and lung medi
cines. Every bottle guaranteed. 50c
and SI.OO. Trial bottle free at all drug
gists. **•
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 bv
it. If you or your children are troubled
, -with a cough or cold, give, it a trial and
b-come acquainted with its goad 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
ern Bell Telephone and Tel
3graph Company.
Veterans Will Pay
Tribute to Memory
Os Pres, Davis June 3
■ln 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 appiopriate services on
the afternoon of June 3. 1912, in the
hail of the house of representatives at
the state capitol.
Charles Murphey Candler will deliver
the oration and there will be also a
program of music and song. 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
al way® expected to participate in the
celebration of the birthday of President
Da vis.
To thes- exercises all «.f the Confed-,
erate camps, the Ladies Memorial as-'
soeiation, 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 45.
Water from a well on the farm of Da
vid Stoops has been found to contain
gold to the value of $6 a gallon.
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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
If 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, you should do so
NOW.
Back 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 cents
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 out* 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 be used in the contest, but
a great many others, and the book will be found very useful after the contest
doses. 'I hey may ho used for proverb parties, guess plays, or a great many
other games of amusement.
\\ e 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, ala cost of great labor
to th(> contest staff, it will be found
that the answers were sent in
wrong. If each contestant will
keep a list of each solution so that
he or she may compare * the list
with the correct solutions that will
bo published at the close of the
contest, it will avoid all this lime
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 lias
been published, then send them
under separate co\er to the Con
test department of The 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. —s'ou ma\ 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—H ow 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.—AVhat size may we use if we
want our answers in book form?
A.—Any size you choose. We
would suggest that the bottom
paragraph, “Hold answers until
the close of the contest." be
omitted.
This Is Picture No. 42
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Proverb Contest Editor,
Atlanta Georgian No. 20 East Alabama St.
My solution to Proverb Puzzle No. 42 is
My Name is
Street or R. F. D. No
Town State
Hold all answers until you have the entire set. 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, SI,OOO in Gold.
4th prize. Mitchell three-passenger roadster,
sth prize, SSOO in Gold.
6th prize. S4OO Piano.
7th prize. S4OO Piano.
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.
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
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