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(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, March 17.—The
ecensus bureau today announced the
following preliminary 1920 population
figures: ‘
Milwaukee, Wis—l92o population,
457,147; 83,290 increase; 22.3 per cent
increase; 1910 population, 373,857,
Oswego, N. Y.—1920 population, 23,-
826 258 increase; 1.1 per cent in
crease; 19i0 population, 23,368,
Molie, 11L—1820 population, 30,709;
6,510 increase; 26.9 per cent increase;
1910 population, 24,199,
Charlottesville, Va.—1920 popula
tion, 10,688; 3,923 increase; 68 per
cent increase; 1910 population, 6,765.
Moberly, Mo.~-1920 population, 12,-
789: 1,866 increase; 17.1 per cent in
crease; 1910 population, 10,923,
Wausau, Wis.—l92o population,
19,661; 2,101 increaseg 12.7 per cent
increase; 1910 population, 16,560,
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Millionaire ‘Farmers’
Plan to Do Less Farming
(By International News Service.)
PITTSFIELD, Mass, March 17—
Decision of Charles 8. Mellen to dn
less farming is in keeping with the
pians of other millionaire Berkshire
“farmers” this year to cut expenses
John Alden Speer, head of the Chi
cago stockyards, Sent word to his
guperintendent, John Bucklen, at
Rlythewood Farms, to plant no flower
gardens and to reduce vegetable
acreage by at least two-thirds.
Mr. and Mrs. Speer exgect to pass
the summer in Alaska. ifficulty of
getting farm help is given as a rea
son.
Mrs. William D. Sloans, Mrs. Ray
mond T. Baker, Charles Lanier.
Giraud Foster and Mrs. Andrew Car
negie have less than half the number
of employees on their estates than
they had before the war.
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Mince Pie for Prisoner
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Contained Saws and Files
(By International News Service.)
DENVER, Colo., March 17.—Police
are still searching for a pretty young
girl who left a mince ple with a jailer
at the city jail here to be given How
ard Bershly, 20-year-old burglar, who
is held for trial.
When the young lady called at the
eity jail she was informed that it
would be necessary for her to secure
a permit from the office of the chlef
of police before seeing Bershly. She
asked a jailer to keep the pie until she
could secure the permit., Becoming
suspicious when she failed to return,
the jailer opened the pie and discov
ered a fine assortn.ent of hacksaws
and files, evidently to be used by
Bershly in sawing his way to free
dom.
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Decatur and Kirkwood ‘
To Beautify Waste Land
Citizens of Decatur and Kirkwood
have undertaken active work on their
gl:n to plant shrubs and dwarf trees,
tween the Gieorgia Railway and
Power Company's tracks and those of
the Georgia Railroad from Kirkwood
to Decatur. The width of this tract
ranges from twenty-five to ninaty
feet, and is now full of gulleys and
washouts,
Property owners along the lines
have heen approached by cotizens’
committees and the majority have
willingly contribffited. The Georgia
Railway and Power Company and the
Georgia Railroad will be asked in a
few days to join the venture.
Good Resulls in
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Fight on Illiteracy
Leaders in the movement to stamp
out illiteracy in Georgia were pleased
Wednesday by reports of good re
gults already obtained in the twelves
lscclal schools in operation. Nearly
800 students are enrolled In the
schools, it was announced.
Mrs. M. J. Van Hook, county or
ganizer, said that great interest was
being manifested in the schools by
the pupils, both white and negroes.
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Compromise Offers
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By Hard Coal Miners
(By International News Service.)
NEW YORK, March 17.—Represen
tatives of the anthracite coal opera
tors today began presentation of
compromise offers on a new wage
scale to the subscale committee of the
Tnited Mine Workers in session here. |
The miners already have presented
their demands, which include a six
hour day and a flat rate increase.
Indications point to no definite de
cision by the conferees until after the
soft coal dispute has been settled.
This may delay a decision a month.
3.5 Per Cent Beer Up
In Maryland Assembly
(By Intermational News Service.)
ANNAPOLIS, Md., March 17.-—~With
the unqualified endorsement of Gov.
Albert C. Ritchie a bill legalizing the
manufacture and sale of 3.5 per cent
beer was taken up today in the Lower
House of the Marviand Assembly
Governor Ritchie is the second gov
ernor to come out for light wines
and beer, the other being Governor
Edwards of New Jersey.
Market Expert To Be
Guest of Planners
The City Planning Commission will
have as its guest M. F. Kerby of the
bureau of markets, department of ag
" rleulture, at the regular meeting Wed
nesday afternoon at % o'clock in the
City Hall. Mr Kerbey reached At
. lanta Wednesday morning. accompa
nied by an assistant. after having
been invited here to advise the com
mission upon wavs and means to
ward the establishment of municipal
markets in Atlanta.
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Harvard Professor to
Deliver Lectures Here
Dr. Albert Bushnell Hart, profea
sor of history at Harvard University,
will address students of Emory Uni
wversity and deliver a lecture to mem
bers of the Loyal Order of Moonse dur
ing that evening. Dr. Hart will reach
Atlanta late Wednesday from Mont.-
mlry. He will stop a* the Piedmont
el during his visit here.
AUSTRIA SEEKS MARKET,
. WABHINGTON, March 17.—Aus
“trade representatives in Great
are ahxious to obtain a mar
ket the United States for thetr
products, according to a cablegram
to the department of commerce from
~ Ambassador Davis in Londoa, |
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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN e o 9 A Clgan Newspaper for Southern Homes &o oo
Dr. Whitaker Speaks at
Noon Lent Services
Dr. Walier C. Whitaker, rector of
Bt. John's Church, Knoxville, Tenn.,
opened Tuesday the noonday Lenten
services for business people for this
week. These services are held in the
Y. W. C. A. auditorium of the Peach
tres Arcade, beginning at 12:30 and
lasting for twenty-five minutes.
Doctor Whitaker established him
self Tuesday as a forceful speaker.
The attendance at these noonday
services has been Increasing, and
about fifty additional chairs have
been placed in the aunditorium.
Doctor Whitaker will be the speak
er at the union service of all the
Episcola churches of Atlanta to be
held Thursday evening at 8 o'clock at
the Church of the Incarnation.
Cotton Crepe Kimonos
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From the Orient
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‘ ; :’,’{; charm the leisure hours of Western women. Made from the
: ’,‘;;‘ heaviest of Cotton Crepe. Daintily enhanced with beautiful
designs of flowers, they offer a charming change from the
ordinary Kimono and from the Kimono of higher
price. Carefully finished, as are all garments of Ori
ental origin, these are fit for the discriminating, de- $ 98
lightful to the eye and are exceptionally good 3.
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fi a carefully designed piece of Furniture inspired by the period
r 1‘ "U! Chippendale. A Hand Carved Eagle wonderfully done, spreads
)W' his wings across the front and carvings of a harmonious nature en-
MR hance the graceful legs.
Brown mahogany, splendid cabinet work, adding to the completeness of
the hallway or room it graces with its presence this Hand Carved Chippen- ;
dale Console Table with its attendant Mirror is worthy the consideration |
of the connoisseur. ;
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William B. Ahlgren to |
Have Own Law Business
| William B. Ahlgren has resigned
fas chief accountant of the Atlanta
?deeral Vocational Board to engage
iin private law practise. He will have
| offices with Weltner and Cheatham
!m the Peters Building and will spe
](-ialize in commercial practise, patent
law and federal tax procedure.
Mr. Ahlgren is an honor graduate
of the Atlanta Law School, where he
won the Hamilton Douglas gold medal
for best debater, and of the law de
partment of Georgetown University,
Washington, D. €., where he received
the post-graduate degrees of master |
of laws and master of patent law. Hei
served as assistant secretary of the|
United States civil service commis
sion through the war period, later
| joining the staff of the vocatlonall
board.
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Oscar Mills Is Better,
‘ After Attack of Flu
Oscar Mills, chairman of the
County Commission, is rapidly recov
ering from an attack of influenza,
with which he has been ill for sev
eral days. Chairman Mills expected
to be able to attend the meeting of
the county Public Works Committee
Saturday afternoon.
MEXICANS JAIL REDS.
AGUA PRIETA, Mexico, March 17.
Officials’ of the Communist party
here were jailed incommunicada fol
lowing the seizing of six large bales
of literature in the Altar district,
urging Mexicans to join a revolution
to “right the wrongs of the laboring
classes,” scheduled for May 5. The
pamphlets bore the signature of Leon
Trotzky.
Quality Is the Dominant _ ~ And, After All, Quality
Feature of Our Merchandise Is the Real Economy
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4| Costume are these Voiles we offer Thursday. There is an atmos-
L'Y! phere about Voile that no other fabric attains. Voile has been the
",; | accepted thing for Spring since our Mothers and Grandmothers
=2l planned their Spring Wardrobes. Each year there has been added
charm in the colors and the designs, each year has seen finer, sheerer
Voiles, until now we offer a fabric which vies for favor with more expen
sive silks.
A Specml Value
This special offer con
sists of Voiles which
were regularly priced to
65¢ a yard. There is a
splendid variety of col
ors from which to select
and excellent designs.
Priced now at, yard
When fall comes around again these Blankets and Auto Robes will
probably be priced at a great deal more than we ask for them now. As
for the Auto Robes, even now you need them and the Blanket is an invest
ment which will repay you in satisfaction when winter threatens. There
are Blanket Robes too, beauties which were purchased for Christmas
selling and came too late. All are offered at greatly reduced prices.
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Beautiful Blanket Robes in many pat
terns, regular $5.00 values are
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Fancy Cotton Blankets, exceptionally warm and
a regular $7.50 value,
are priced ,ss’oo
Indian Blankets, these too were expected for
Christmas and would have sold for
$8.50, Priced tomorrow ........... s6‘sO
Indian Blankets of superior weave. Bizarre de
signs and regular $12.50 values are
Vacations Are Not So Far Distant—Buy Luggage Now
With luggage reduced ONE-FOURTH LESS THAN REGULAR PRICES yvou should look ahead
to Vacation Time,Awhen you will need a new Suit Case, a New Wardrobe Trunk or a New Hand
Bag. All the luggage we offer is of STANDARD MANUFACTURE taken from our regular stock.
In fact our entire stock is included in this offering.
Chamberhn*—-Johnson-Dußose Cooime
Cotton Voiles, many of them so soft to the touch
that they resemble silk crepes, a complete range
of the Spring Color Card and in clever designs
are priced—
-7% Yard 90c Yard SI.OO Yard
Silk Mixture Voiles
Exceptionally fine Fabrics in a wonderful range
of colors, and in designs that charm and lend
themselves readily to the most delightful crea
tions are priced—
sl.9s Yard sl.3sYard $1.50 Yard
Oregon City Wool Blankets, soft and warm and
made from good materials.
Regular $12.50 values .......... slo°oo
Oregon City Wool Blankets of greater weight
and closer weave, regular $15.00
values are priced. ... cescvecomes. $12’50
Auto Robes in fancy patterns. Needed right
now for evening driving, regular
$6.50 values $4‘25
Motor Weave Auto Robes, excellent quality,
necessary every day in the year, regu
eST D 0 VRIME i h v i ss°oo
32-Inch Gingham
32-inch Ginghams in
every describable color,
in stripes and checks,
the newest patterns for
Spring. This is an ex
cellent quality of Ging
ham and is exception
ally low priced at, yard