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VOL. XM - o Rivame e
Production in 400 Industries To Be Curtailed
BERLIN ADMITS BRITISH GAIN
Allies in Italy Gain in New Oifensive
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(By International News Service.) |
WASHINGTON. Nov. 28.—Orders
for the curtailment of more than 400
nonessential industries to conserve the
:oul supply will be issued by the Fuel
Administration before the end of the
weels, it was learned this afternoon.
The industries affected will be asked
0 red¢ 2 their activities one-third
immediatel yand one-sixth within the
next month, aking a total curtail
ment of 50 per cent. ’
The decision to cut down non
cssential industry is believed to have
been one of the outcomes of Fuel
Administrator Garfield’'s conference
with the President yesterday, when
he laid before him the plans for pool
ing the nation’s coal supply.
The Fuel Administration is to take
over the coal at the mouth of the
mines and to distribute it to indus
tries in the manner best calculated
to produce war necessities. |
The Fuel Administration is hoping
to avoid the complete suspension of
nonessential industry and will en
deavor to keep it working as long as
possible on a 50 per cent basis.
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Rail Pool Managers
Meeting in Pittsbur
ting in Pittsburg
(By International News Service.)
PITTSBURG, Nov. 28.—Six of the
seven members of the special operat
ng committee of Easteérn railroads,
appointed in Washington to establish
and operate a pqol of railroads East
of Chicago to relieve congestion of
transportation, met informally in
Pittsburg today to discuss the pre
liminaries to their regular sessions
which will center herge for the dura
tion of the war.
P. E. Crowley, of New York, vice
president of the New York Central
Jines was the only member of the
committee absent. He was expected
to arrive soon.
Delay in arrival of the officials,
caused by belated trains, prevented
the holding of the first regular meet
ing of the ":lnlnil{(:(‘, as planned. It
was indicated, however, that a meet
ing will be held late today, though it
was not expected that other than pre
liminary matters will be taken up.
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Turkeys for Soldiers
Reach French Port
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28.—The con
tingent of turkeys for Thanksgiving
dinners of American soldiers in
¥rance has reacher a French port in
safety, the War Department announc
ed this arfternoon.
Turkey also will be the centerpiece
of the . spread. It will be sur
rounded by cranberry sauce, celery,
spiced pickles, spiced ham, candied
sweet potatoes, creamed cauliflower
and green peas. Then will come
mihce pie, mixed candies, nuts, as
sorted fruits, fruit cake with hard
sauce, ice cream and coffee.
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2,050 Lieutenants
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‘(Hiven Assignments
(By Internationa! News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28—The War
Department today issued orders as
signing 2,050 provisional second lieu
tenants to the cavalry, infantry, coast
artillery and field artillery. This is
the largest assignment of officers cver
issued by the department.
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AT BOWIE. .
FIRST—S 4 furlongs: Ideal 106 (Am
brose), 8.70, 3.90fi 290, won; Onico 98
(Walls), 3.50, 3.00, second; Dairyman
118 (Mergler), 4.0, third. Time, 1:08 1-5.
Dioscoride, Logical, Mill Race, Poor Joe,
Flame, Don Jose, Sister Marjorie, Lit
tle Boy also ran.
SECOND—Seven trurrongs: Refugee,
114 (Obert), 4.70, 3.50, 2.70, won; xEarly
Morn, 114 (Parrington), 5.60, 3.90, sec
ond; Little Nephew, 114 (Lomas), 9.60 C,
third. Time, 1:28 4-5. Costumer, Pha
raoh, Joe Finn, Miss Gayle, xHighway,
Alex Getz, Shrapnel, Encore, xLeilohoa
also ran. xField.
THIRD—Six and one-hauf furlongs:
Eyelid, 103 (M. Rowan), 4.70, 2.90, 2.60,
won; Orlando of Havana, 109 (Parring
ton), 2.80, 2.40, second; Amackisin, 11¢
(A. Collins), 3.50, .third. Timye, 1:21.
Bzbette, aPrtisan, Tea Party and Gol
den Soldier also ran.
FOURTH-—Mile and 20 yards: Swift
Fox, 104 (Sterling), 24.20, 6.80, 5.00,
won; Widow Bedotte, 100 (Mooney), 3.10,
2.60, second; Onwa, 112 (M. Rowan),
3.00, third. Time, 1:46, Comacho, Lady
Bob, Flare, Oriana, Annie Edgar, Polly
Anna and Rose Finn also ran,
FIFTH, mile and 70 yards; Amphion
104 (M. Rowan), 5.20, 3.50, 2.90, won;
Garish Sun 112 (Sterling), 15.46, 10.50,
second; Lady Betty 92 (Erickson), 8.70,
third. Time, 1:50.. Akeldelma, Smith
field, Cornbroom, Old Pop, Loneland,
Hampton Dame, David Campbell, Last
Spark, Gay Life gtpo;?un. a 8
SIXTH, mile and a uxteent“ King
Hamburg 114 (Rice), 20.30, 9.60, 9.10,
won; G. M. Miller 112 (Butwell), 8.40,
6.20, second; Batwa 105 (Mooney), 40.70,
third. Time, 1:61. SBir Wm. Johnson,
Jacklet, Mary Warren, Lohengrin, Pler
rot, Margery also ran.
SEVENTH — Mile and a sixteenth:
Rosewater, 102 (Mooney), 8.80, 4.30, 2.80,
won; Luther, 116 (Rice), 3.60, 2.50, sec
ond; Sam Slick, 109 (M, Rowan), 2.70,
third. Time 1:504-5. Elia Ryan, Booth,
Preston Lynn also ran.
RACING ENTRIES ON PAGE 2.
2 Rome-Etna Trains
To Be Discontinued
The petition of the Southern Rail
way for. permission to discontinue
trains Nos. 45 and 46. from Rome to
Etna, was granted Tuesday afternoon
by the Georgia Railroad Commission.
Petition of the Seaboard Air Line
Railway to change the schedule of
train No. 212, between Athens and
Lula, so that it will leave Athens at
8 a. m.. instead of 5 a. m.. and wait
at Lula at 8:30 to make connections
with the Southern “Belle,” was
granted.
To Get 19 Millions
(By International News Service.)
NEW YORK, Nov. 28. —As a
Thanksgiving greeting to their stock
holders, officials of the E. I. DuPont-
DeNoumers Powder Company, of Del
aware, anounced today they had ar
ranged to distribute an extra dividend
amounting to $19,500,000 on Decem
ber 22,
The dividend will be paid in four
per cent Liberty bonds.
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(By International News Service.)
EL PASO, Texas, Nov. 28.—Villista
forces had captured suburbs of (‘hi-i
huahua and are working toward the
center of the city, according to an- |
nouncements made this afternoon by |
the Cientificos. They give no ‘details
and the report is denied by the Car
ranza officials here. United States
Government officers have received no
confirmation.
“Silence Pact” hy
Plot Trial Witnesses
(By International News Service.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 28.~—Indi
cations that Hindu witnesses have en
tered into a “pact of silence” uhle-ss<
granted immunity featured the trial
of thirty-three charged with foment
ing_a revolution in India today. Shiv
Dyal Kapur refused to testify, say
ing: “I will die with my countrymen
rgther’ than be turned over to my
enemies,” meaning the police of India,
demanding dismissal of an indictment
against him and guarantees that he
would be permitted to remain in
America. The court dismissed thc
indictment on motion of United States
Attorney Preston, and the witness
finally gave his evidence without the
guarantee that he would not be de
ported.
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Clothes Stolen While
WomanHearsConcert
(By International News Service.)
CHICAGO, Nov. 28.—Thieves who
robbed Miss Marie Bergunder's apart
ment might at least have left her the
strand of beads.
Here is what Miss Bergunder told
the police today had been stolen from
her rooms while she was attending a
smart musicale at a local hotel:
Four suits, seven dresses, two sets
of furs, most of her lingerie, fifteen
pairs of shoes, a cameo pin, two
bracelets and—a strand of beads.
THORPE'S TEAM TO PLAY.
(By International News Service.)
DETROIT, Nov. 28.—Much interest is
manifest in the coming of Jim Thorpe's
Canton (0O.) football team to Detroit
Saturday to play the Heralds of this
city on Navil Field. Thorpe has a bunch
of famous ex-college players in his
string and the Heralds are claimants of
the semi-pro championship of the State.
ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1917
(By International Nsws Service.)
LONDON, Nov. 28.—That the Bol
sheviki leaders in Petrograd have ac
tyally opened peace pourparleurs with
the Geormans through Ensign Kry
lenko, the recently appointed com
mandemin-chief of the Russian ar
mies, was shown today by a fragment
of o wireless message that was
picked up.
The message consiste dos congrat
ulations from the Bolsheviki leaders
in Petrograd to Krylenko for his ef
forts in behalf of a *“just, general and
democratic peace.”
According to previous reports, Ger
man peace agents are at work behind
the Russian lines, and Russian emis
saries are behind the German front.
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U. 8. Is Expected to
Answer Bolsheviki
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 —There
was a growing feeling in diplomatic
circles today that the proposal of the
Bolsheviki government of Russia for
a three months’ armistice should be
answered by the United States.
Refusal to answer the note for
warded by Ambassador Francis to the
State Department would be inter
preted in Russia to mean that the
United States does nct want peace,
and that the things the Bolsheviki
have said about this Government were
true. Thus the agitation for quitting
the war would "gain support and the
Bolsheviki be intrenched.
Russians who have the best interest
of this country at heart believe Presi
dent Wilson should make the position
of the United States clear in a note
addressed directly to the Russian peo
ple. Such a note could reiterate the
need for continued war against the
Kaiser if democracy is to continue ‘in
existence and the Russians are to hold
their nawly won freedom. In the opin
ion of many diplomats, this move
would undermine the power of the
Bolsheviki.
Reports that the entente Allles are
planning summary action with Russia
‘unless an end is_put to the peace ac
tivities of the Bolsheviki were be
lieved by diplomats to have been in
spired by the Germans for the pur
pose of creatinz enmity in Russia to
the entente,
Russian Embassy officials believed
today that Maklakof, Russian Ambas
sador to France, would be a party to
the inter-allied conference at Paris.
That the Lenine Government in
Russia will conclude a separate peace
with Germany is believed now to be
a matter of days only. But dfficials
here today are in receipt of informa
tion indicating. that such a peace will
not be accepted by the Rusisan people
and that the army as a whole will
stand out against desertion of Rus
sia’'s allies.
Dispatches from Ambassador Fran
cis at Petrograd detailing the situa
tion there have been received, but
have not been made public. It is un
derstood he has reported the result
of the varipus conferences which
have been held betwen the Entente
diplomats in Petrograd.
It has been learned that a definite
program hag been arranged which
cailg for insistence that the existing
government recognize the treaty
piedges of Russia and for a general
withdrawal should these pledges be
violated and a separate peace con
summated.
The demand by the Bolsheviki
Foreign Minister, Leon Trotzky, that
the Russians, Chichirin and Petroff
Continued on Page 2, Column 1.
' Fate of Armed
. Guard on Vessel
S hitr gl %
-~ Is Still in Doubt "
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é (By International News Service.) é
S ASHINGTON, Nov. 28.— { |
$ \‘X/ The American steamer ‘;‘
$ Actaon, torpedeed Sunday J |
:Z off the coast of Spain, carried an 5‘
¢ armed guard of thirteen naval men
! Dispatches from London say 21 g
{ survivors have heen landed at Po: &
! Camarinas, but that three boats g
E are missing. ¢
2 The Navy Department had no
! news today whether the armed ;
g guard of the Actaon were among ;
' those saved. ;‘
¢ An official statement of the 2\
! Navy Department of the sinking {
) of the Actaeon follows: ?\
$ “The Navy Department has re- ¢
%ceived a report that the Ameri- (
; can steamer Actaeon has Leen tor- !
pedoed in European waters. Qne
é boat with 20 survivors lnndci».bi
2Cape Finisterre yesterday. Thrni
§ boats containing 62 men are still
{ missing,. No further details have
| been received.” s
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B e O e
Missing “Women and
Little Girl Believed
To Be Still in City
Although no further clew had
been found Wednesday as to the
whereabouts of Mrs. H. W. Finch,
of Kirkwood, and her 2-year-old
girl, who disappeared Saturday
and at first were thought to have
met death in the Chattahoochee
River county police were of the
opinion that the missing mother
and child are in or near Atlanta
alive and well.
Efforts were being made Wed
nesday to traoe Mrs. Finch and
the baby girl from the river, fol
lowing the information of Tues
day that a bareheaded woman,
answering the description of Mrs.
Finch, and carrying a little girl in
her arms, had approached a Cobb
County fruit tree agent near Bol
ton and inquired the ‘“best way
. back to Atlanta.” It was believed
| by the police that this woman
was Mrs. Finch, and that she
boarded a river trolley car for the
city at the 5-cent fare limit at
Fisher avenue.
Officers also sought to learn
whether 2 woman and child of the
description of the missing pair
had purchased a railroad ticket
out of the city. It was the pre
vailing belief, however, that they
are still here.
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500 New Soldiers
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Reach Chickamauga
CHATTANOOGA, TENN., Nov. 28.
—Five hundred men from Camp Ben
jamin Harrison arrived at Chicka
mauga this afternon to be attached to
Camp Greenleaf. The new arrivals
will occupy the quarters just vacat
ed by the cadets at Camp Warden,
Mcl.ean. This detachment consists of
two ambulance companies, two field
hospitals and two evacuation ambu
lance companies.
One hundred troopers from the bar
racks at Columbus, Ohio, that have
been transferred to regiments at
Chickamauga also arrived this after
noon.
500 Army Nurses
Are Wanted Now
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 — Five
hundred graduate nurses for imme
diate service are winp d by the army,
the surgeon ;:«'nera; announced today.
The nurses will rdceive SSO a month
and maintenance,
3 CENTS gNJRams NO. 98
(By International News Service.)
NEW YORK, Nov. 28.—Italy is now
adding her blowg to the sledge-ham
mer strokes which the British and
.
French armies are delivering against
the Germanas.
Italian forces, supported by British
and French veterans, launched a pow
erful counter offensive between the
Piave and Brenta Valleys, in North
ern Italy, winning ground from the
invading Austro-German armies and
,
inflicting severe losses.
" It was the most powerful thrust the
Itglians have been able to make gince,
thelr lines on the Isonzo were Lroken.
Increasing violence of the cannon
ading in Belgium points to a renewal
of the groeat battle before Ypres soon.
German forces at Cambrai have
been heavily reinforced, but there
were no infantry actions in that swc
tor last night. The Germans bom
barded the British positions at Bour
lon throughout the night,
Dead calm prevails on the eastern
front,
The supreme inter-allied war coun
cil will hold its first preliminary ses
sion in Paris tomorrow to unify allied
war movements in the future. It is
believed that one of the first ques
tions that will be considered is the
alarming situation in Russia.
The Bolsheviki in Russia continue
their efforts toward a separate peace
with Germany,
| Reports are current that the mon
archs of the Scandinavian countries
‘are conferring with reference to fu
ture action which may have an im
‘portant bearirg on the general war
situation.
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Italians Gain Ground
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In Counter Assaults
(By Internationa! News Service.)
ROME, Nov. 28.—Important gains
have been made by the Italians be
tween the Brenta and Piave Valleys
In Northern Italy, said a dispatch
from Italian headquarters today.
East of the Brenta Valley the Ital
ians made a number of counter at
tacks, inflicting severe losses upon
the Germans
The Italian lines in that mountain
district have been extended.
Both Sides Prepare
LONDON, Nov. 28.—Germany’s
great plan to crush Italy as Serbia
and Roumania were ronqu--r\‘l has
ended in failure, according to belief
expressed in military and diplomatic
circles today.
However, the end of the struggle
in northern Italy is not yet in sight
and the Germans and Austro-Hunga
rians can be counted upon to make
even mightier efforts than they have
up to date to break through the Ital
ian liges on the Piave River and on
the Asiago plateau.
Both sides are preparing for a
greater struggle. Reinforcements of
men and guns are pouring across the
Austrian frontier into Italy to
strengthen the invading hordes, while
the Alpine roads leading down from
France into Italy are choked with
masses of French and British veter
ans, trains of supply wagons and_ long
lines of artillery.
An oversight in two directions has
Continued on Page 2, Column 5.
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' Austro-Hungarians ;
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%Facmg Starvation, |
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Insist Upon Peace
(st Shoh Tonst
Q ENEVA, Nov. 28.—Peace
3 G manifestations in Vienna |
S and Budapest are becoming !
almost of daily occurrence. A !
% traveler arriving here today from
) Austria said the Austro-Hunga- |
| rian people are suffering the deep- !
! est distress and that death from
2 starvation is common. Coal is very
¢ scarce, and milk, butter, eggs,
! sugar, coffee, tea and fresh beef .
S are practically unobtainable. ¢
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St. Louis Police Call
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Off Fritz Kreisler's
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Concert, Fearing Riot
(By International News Service.)
ST. LOUIS., NoV. 28.—Fearing
a possible riot, police today an
nounced they would not permit
Fritz Kreisler. Austrian violinist,
to give his concert here Tuesday.
The decision was the result of nu
~ merous protests sent to Chle?
Young by patrlotic organizations.
Kreisler is a former officer in the
Austrian army.
Patrol Boat Rammed
! . . , .
__Going to Ship's Aid
L%QMDMI News Service,)
AN ATLANTIC PORT, Nov. 28—
The steamer Ontario, of the Mer
chants and Miners’ Line, collided with
a United States patrol boat off the
Atlantic Coast, according to advices
received at the offices of the line
here today. At the time of the col
lision the patrol boat was on her way
to answer a “S. O. 8.” call sent out
by the two-masted schooner Kirk,
which was.reported to be leaking bad
ly. No one was hurt, but the patrol
was so badly damaged that she had
to be beached.
The Ontario stood by until the pa
trol boat was safe and then proceeded
slowly to her berth, slightly damaged
and leaking. No further word was
‘heard of the Kirk.
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3 Young White Men
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Held as Auto Thieves
Three young white men were be
ing held in the Police Station Wed
nesday on suspicipn ot being mem
bers of a gang of automobile thieves
that operates throughout Georgia and
Alabama, with headquarters in At
! lanta.
They gave their names as Roy Bar
rett, of No. 710 Peachtree street, and
F. C. Harris and J. W. Francis, both
of Birmingham. They were taken by
Detectives Cowan, Hamby and Gil
lespie on McDaniel street, and a late
model Ford car was recovered,
}Garfield Moves to
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Base N. Y. Coal Crisis
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(By International News Service.)
. WASHINGTON, Nov. 28.—Immedi
ate steps are to be taken by fuel Ad
ministrator Garfield to remedy an
fnlzlrmlng shortage of anthracite coal
in New Pork City.
. Albert H. Wiggin, New York state
fuel administrator, told Dr. Garfield
that the shortage is particularly acute
’in Brooklyn. He said the city was
short 200,000 tons as compared with
‘ this time last winter.
‘ its Get $30,000
Bandits Get S3O,
From Chicago Bank
’ (By International News Service.)
CHICAGO, Nov. 28.—Six automobile
'hflndns held up the Windsor Park
State Bank this afternoon. and es-
Ir‘upmi with packages of money be
lieved to contain approximately $20,-
000,
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3 THE WEATHER. $
R Forecast: Fair tonight and 0
. warmer Thursday. 2
‘5 Temperatures: €6 a. m., 42;,8 a. ;
'§ m., 48; 10 a. m,, 55; 12 noon,?g; 13
;p. m., 61; 2p. m. 63. W 3
; Sunrise, 6:33; sunset, 4:29, | ¢
BERLIN, Nov. 28. — British forces
made ‘“‘temporary gains” between
Bourlon and Fontaine Notre Dame, in
Cambral sector, but counter-assaults
by the Germans compelled the enemy
to retire, according to the War Office
statement issued today.
(By International News Service.)
LONDON, Nov. 28.—The night on
the Cambrai front, in northern
France, was given over to violent
cannonading,
British positions in the sector of
Bourlon wood, three imiles west of
the German base of Cambrai, were
heavily bombarded by German guns,
the War Oflice announced at noon.
There were no infantry actions.
East and northeast of Ypres the
German guns were active and British
trench lines around Passchendaele
were showered with shells of all cal
ibers.
In the Cambrai sector of the Arpas
front the artillery activity reported
Ly the War Office followed a burst of
savage hand-to-hand fighting be=
tween British and German troops for
the possession of Bourlon and Fone
taine Notre Dame,
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Kaiser Is Going to
West Front, Report
(By ilnternational News Service.)
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 28.—1 t was
reported from the German frontiey
today that the Kaiser is going to the
western front.
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French Gains at
Verdun Increased
(By International News Service.)
* PARIS, Nov. 28.-—Further consolts
dation of ground won from the Ger=
mans last week In the Verdun sectow
is anncunced by the War Office. All
the new positions north of Hill 344
have been consolidated by Frenolt
troops, the statement concluded. “In
Champagne and Lorraine, raids weri
rerorted.
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Five In Family are—=-
Found Murdered
(By International News Service.)
SPOKANE, WASH., ' Nov. 28:%
Michael Kelley, his wife and thgee
children were murdered by cutting
their throats with a butcher knife ahd
a razor in their home near Roselake,
Idaho, according to word received
today.
The bodies of the mother and chid~
ren were found in bed while Kelley's
was on the floor of the dining roem:.
The children were a boy five years
old and two girls three and one year.
.
Denies Pope Plans
New Peace Appeal
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28.—Osser
vatore Romano, of the Vatican, flatly
denies that the Pope has directed or
is preparing a new peace appeal, at=
cording to an official cablegram from
Rome today.
TO LEGALIZE RACE BETS.
(By International News Service.)
DETROIT, Nov. 28—The Michigan ASe
sociation of Fairs will have a bill intro=
duced in the next session of the State
Legislature that if passed will legalize
betting on horse races at State and
county fairs. The mutuel system of
betting is proposed and the bill will
limit betting to meets held by fair ase
-sociations ;m\";:th.c betting will be {:lacg
under a commission to be appointed Dby
the Geovernor. ° dn it