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BRUNSWICK HAS A LAND
l.OCKKI) HAUUOR, THE BEST
ON THE SOUTH ATLANTIC
COAST.........
VOLUME XXIII. No. 13,
YARBROUGH DENIES PART IN
VARIOUS FLOGGING IN MACON
ROSS IS CHARGED
WITH PAYING A
WITNESS TO GO
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Daughter W. 0. Burnett . . .,, Was
First Witness For
the State
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REBDTTAL.OF DEFENSE .
EVIDENCE BY THE
This Seems Main Feature j (1 !
Celebrated Macon Flogging
Case at Today’s Session of
the Court.
(By Associated Press.)
Macon, epG 14.—The state today
called witnesses in rebuttal of the de¬
fense testimony of the bad character
of several state’s witnesses in the
case of Dr. C. A. Yarbrough, charged
and being tried in connection witti
the flogging of R. F. Mills several
months ago.
Several testified as to the'charac¬
ter of W. O. Burnett, who claims to
have been a victim of the fioggers
and these intimated that Burnett had
wistrated his wife while she was
very ill. The family physician |
tified that he was at Burnett’s home
every night while his wife was ill and j
his mistreated daughter also her mother. swore that The he daug-ii- nev -1 j
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ter had Ueen previously called a* »
defense witness. It developed that j
when Attorney John P. Ross, leading!
counsel for Dr. Yarbrough learned
what the nature of her testimony |
y;ould be he paid bar (mileage and the ,
witness fee and asked her to leave ;
town.
The defendant's statement was
largely a history of his life, in which'!
lie told of the hardships he has under- |
gone to rise to the position ill life he i
now occupies. Noticeable in the pro
pared statement, which he read from
>a notebook, tyhs no', the absence explain of an
alilji. ftp made effort to [
his whereabouts at the time the flog- 1
sings of, Mills, Barnett and Arnold .'
ai-g alleged to have occurred. i
' The defense consumed practical
ly the entire piorning producing char
he ter witnesses against Yarbrough’s j
accusers. Several of these witnesses, j
however, admitted membership or af- ■
iiktion -with the Klan or refused to (
.inSwer questions about Klan connec- I
tion. Late in the afternoon the state,
produced several witnesses in rebut- j
tal, wlio testified they would believe |
the state’s principal witnesses
that they werfe men of good charac- j
ter and reputations. i
While' the star witnesses for the
State had been put on the stand in
the beginning, of the trial, today was
not lacking' in thrills and sensational
testimony. Tilts between attorneys
and witnesses were frecuient anil the
air in the court room, which was not
as crowded with spectators as on '
previous days, was often/tense.
Early in tfie morning -session the
spectators their'seats were noticed leaning for- [
ward in to catch a glimpse
of Rev. H. H. Cdnnell, pastor of the i
Bellevtie Baptist church, who pre
ferred not tt> answer questions put i
(“Invisible Empire.” It was at the
end of the morning session that Dr.
B. -W. Green, one of the bondsmen !
for? Mills, J. admitted D. Patrick, accused he oC flogging |
that was a
her of the Klan. •’
It developed that the attorney for
the] defense, Judge Ross, was also a
'member of the klan. He took the
stand himself to testify that Bur¬
nett’s /laughter had told him that
Biirnetf had niistreated his wife.
•/Both, the 'state and the defense
Cf. (Sfees were concluded shortly after
noon
COTTON CONSUMED IN AUGUST
Washington;, Sept. 14.—Cotton con¬
sume! during August totalled 491,604
bales list 47, 998 bales linters, com
isred with 461,575 Rutland 44,775
liters in July, and 526,ifed lint and ;
62,841 linters in .August of hist year,
the census ’hjureau announced today.
ATLANTA’S CONTRIBUTION
Atlanta, Sept. 14— Members of the
Atlanta Federation of Women’s Clubs
led by Mrs. T. T. Stevens, Spencer president Atkin- j
of the club, and Mrs.
son, chairman of the special commit -1
tee. conducted a systematic “tag day” j
for the bei\efit of Japanese earth- j
quake ‘sufferers on the downtown
streets of 1 Atlanta recently. As a re-i
suit of the ’’tagging” more than
400 was collected and turned over to
the American'Red Cross-
THE BRUNSWICK NEW
THE NEWS IS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
lilRL TRIES TO HAN(i
HERSELF; ROPE MADE
FROM SKIRT BREAKS
Atlanta, Sept. 14.—Maggie Bed
ford, the sixteen-year-old girl, who
recently made repeated attempts to
end her life in the matron’s ward at
police headquarters, converted her
-skirt into a rope and made another
unsuccessful effort soon after being.
returned to custody for noli very to
her father.
The rope snapped just in time to
prevent the girl from hanging her
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been staying at 22 Cooper street, but
J. C. Davis, a policewoman,
arrested here to turn her over to her
father, who promised to send her to
school. She may be held in custody
now, in -view of her latest attempt at
suicide, police said.
TULSA TRIBUNE
WON’T STAND FOR
WALTON’S CENSOR
TRIBUNE ANNOUNCES IT WILL
APPEAL TO THE UNITED
STATES COURT
(By Associated Press.)
Tulsa, Oklu., Sept, 14.—The Tulsa
Tribune announces that it will apply
f„, a n injunction in the United States
court to prevent Governor Walton
from interferring with the publica
tion of the paper if that executive
out his threat and etahlish a
military censorhip over its columns,
The censor had not appeared at
the Tribune office this morning but
Adjutant General Markham said he
would send one there this afternoon.
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SUPT.N. H. BALLARD
SPEAKS IN AMERICUS
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Americus, Ga,, Sept. 14.—State
School Supt. N. H. Ballard visited
Americus yesterday, where he spoke
before an assemblage of county sup
Pr intendents representing- Crisp, Doo
] Vi Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Taylor,
Macon and Webster counties. The
meeting was held in school the Office of E.
\v. Dupree, county superin
tendent, in the court housp here, and
wa ; attended by a number of trus
te es of* various schools in Sumter
school system. Superintendent Bal
i ar< ] spo ke upon the equality of edu
cational opportunity, his address be
, nR interesting and informative as
wc li.
Accompanying the state school sup
erintendent were Supervisors N. L.
Duggan, I. S. Smith, J. 0. Martin',
George D. Goddard, E. A. Pound, and
Walter B. Hill, and State School Au¬
ditor Thomas Wisdom. Each of
these officers spoke upon the general
topics stressed by Superintendent
Ballard, handling the several phases
thereof. The party is holding a simi¬
lar meeting today at Quitmar., and
Friday they will be at Macon for a
conference there with the regional
authorities.
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PASTOR RIDLEY RESIGNS
Atlanta, Sept. 14.—Rev. C. A. Ri-I
i ey> imperial kluild of the Knights of
the Ku Klux Klan, last night ten
Walker,' chief clerk of the church, an
nounced Rev. Ridley’s resignation had
hern accepted and woudl take effect
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NEW BUSINESS ONLY AT THE
EXTRA SESSION LEGISLATURE
WHICH MEETS IN NOVEMBER
None ; of the unfinished "business of
the regular 1923 session of the gen
c-ral assembly, even though that be
identically what is included in Gov¬
ernor Walker’s call can, be taken up
in its present status and advanced in
the. extraordinary session in No\ em
her.
A more or less general idea has ob¬
tained among members of the legis¬
lature that, inasmuch as the several
subjects to be acted upon in the extra
session, already are pending and part
of the way through, when the Novem
her session convenes, these bill can
taken up where they were left aud
carried on through either to comple
tion or defeat. That has been partic
ularly the idea in respect to the gen
eral tax act which has passed the
house and was tabled in the senate,
and the Lankford income tax bill,
which was passed in the senate and
finally table!, along with its numer-
BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, SEPT. 14, 1923.
OFFICIAL GIVES
ADVANTAGE OF
C. C. & 0. LEASE
R. M. BRAND, VICE PRESIDENT
ATLANTIC COAST LINE, IN
STATEMENT ON SAME
Columbia, S. C., Sept. 14.—Mainte¬
nance of the Carolina, Clinchfield and
Ohio railroad as an open line, owned
in common by the trunk lines touch¬
ing, it at each end, as suggested by
opponents to the lease of the C. C.
& O. road by the. Louisville & Nash¬
ville and the Atlantic Coast Line,
could never be perfected, R. M.
Brand, vice president of the Atlan
ti Coast Line, asserted today at the
South Carolina railroad commission’s
hearing on the proposed transaction.
The interests of the carriers connect¬
ing with it at its northern terminus,
he said, were inimical to the develop¬
ment of traffic over the Clinchfield.
Refusing to answer questions asked
in regard to the policy of the Atlantic
Coast Line anti the Louisville &
Nashville in details of rates and oth¬
er matters, Mr. Brand pointed out
that the commission of the lease
would give the Louisville & Nashville
a direct interest in the development
of the South Atlantic ports which
was not had, he said, because up to
the present, it had no connection with
Ihese ports, but owns its own rails to
gulf ports.
The building of the MeRoberts
Elkhorn extension, which is planned
to give the direct touch between the
Clinchfield and the Louisville &
Nashville, he replied to a question,
is entirely contingent upon the ap¬
proval of the pending lease by the.
interstate commerce commission.
Mr. Brand declared, with regard to
the policy of his road, that no port
would be selected for preferential
consideration to the detriment of any
other port.
GEORGIA FARMERS RENEW
FIGHT FOR REDUCTION
OF FREIGHT RATES
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 14.—Farmers
in Georgia are asking Senator W. J.
Harris to renew the fight for a re¬
duction in freight rates on farpi. pro¬
ducts, and today the senator com¬
municated with the Interstate. Com
rnerce Commission. Latest 3 ' ,
The complaint is frohi thi
Sweetwater Valley Truck Glowers'
Association, of Powder Spring?, Ga.|
who say “the railroads are discrim¬
inating against us very, very greatly
in the matter of freight rates, and
unless we are able to get some relief
froni the prohibitive rates it means
tlie death of an enterprise which will
mean a’great deal to the farmers.”
The association cites the freight of
$429.40 on their first car of tomatoes
from Powder Springs to Tampa, Fla.,
while they say the same car of toma¬
toes could have been shipped from
Tampa to Powder Springs over the
same roads at approximately $ 200 .
TO VISIT COLUMBUS
Columbus, Sept. 14.—Among the
distinguished guests who are expect¬
ed to be present at the Georgia Ki
wanis Club here October 25, is In
dred visitors, representing approxi¬
mately fifty Georgia Kiwanis clubs,
are expected to be present at the
meeting.
ous substitutes in the house. That
situation in respect to the Enrtis rev
enue department bill ’ ’ is somewhat u ~ l
different, in that it was brought to
a vote in aud tabled by the house.
Established precedent, although
there is no positive law on the sub¬
ject, is against such procedure. All:
the business in the extraordinary ses¬
sion must be started over fresh and
go through all the ordinary proce
dure of new legislation
In the session of^l908, when the
convict lease bill was under consid
eration and at the very hell of the
session, Gov, Hoke Smith sent word
to the legislature not to waiste any
more time on that, but get onto the
other bills, that he would call an ex¬
tra ses’sion on the lease bill, which
he‘did. It was table!. In the extra
session that bill was started anew and
the unfinished bill was allowed to die
on fhe table as a result.
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TOKKUNSKUE INO YU YE. ♦
JAP, DESPONDENT, LEAPS ♦
TO DEATH IN NEW YORK ♦
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(By Associated Press.) ♦
New York, Sept. 14.—Tokun- ♦
skue Inoyuye, head accountant ♦
of Mitsui & Co., Japanese ex- ♦
porters and importers, jumped ♦
to his death this rtiorriing from ♦
♦ an eighteenth floor of a lower ♦
Broadway office building-. ♦
Inoyuye is said to huvo been ♦
despondent because he believed ♦
his family had earthquake been wiped out ♦
by the Tokio • ♦
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MAYOR ORDERS
NEGROES LEAVE
ALL WHO HAVE LIVED THERE
LESS THAN SEVEN YEARS.
IMMIGRATION STOPPED
(By Associate! Press.)
New York, Sept. 14.—Mayor
John Caulfield, of Johnstown,
Penn., has ordered all negroes
who have resided less than seven
years to leave town, the Ameri¬
can Civil Liberties Union an¬
nounced today it had been in¬
formed.
It is also stated that Mayor
Cauflieid has also ordered all im¬
migration of negroes here to
stop.
SOUTH’S FOOD
CROPS WILL BE
LARGE THIS FALL
FARM EXPERTS PREDICT THAT
DIXIE WILL HAVE CAUSE
FOR THANKSGIVING
Atlanta, Sept. 14.—The South will
have abundant reason for thanksgiv¬
ing this fall, despite ;the coming of
the cotton worm, the ravages of the
boli weevil and the continued unfav¬
orable crop weather ; in many por
of the Southeastern-states, ac
to Georgia agriculturists,
particularly experts in the state ag
ricultural department, for, as these
experts point out, Southern food
crops promise well, and abundant
keeps the wolf of want from
the dohr. ,
Summarizing the result of an agri¬
show survey that' of general the,‘Sduth,.Experts ’ optimism
re¬
garding most crops in the • northern
part of the cotton belt is justified.
middle portion of the belt, it is
stated, also holds good promise and
the discouraging feature of the sur¬
vey, it is shown here, is the poor
showirig made for cotton in the
southern part of the, cotton produc¬
ing states. On the whole, though, j
it is indicated Southern farmers are
in good shape and there will be no
of any kind, . |
Crop conditions, ps pointed out by |
J. Brown, Georgia’s commissioner j
of agriculture, emphasizes the no
cessity for the farmers of-.the South
to diversify their farm crops. Unless
the farmers, as Commissioner Brown
points out, have other crops than cot¬
ton upon which to base their hope,
disaster must ', necessarily 1 overtake
them when the boll weevil increases
its damage and other crop pests ap¬
pear, as has been the case this year.
“Some cotton, and some of several
other kinds of crops will help to
make the Georgia and Southern far-1
mer safe from disaster, and it is the
only remedy in view,” .sadi Commis
sioner Brown.
ALL ARE SAFE
Savannah, Sept. 13.—Georgia mis¬
sionaries of the Episcopal church in
Japan are all safe, according to a j
telegram received here by the Rt.
Rev. F. F. Reese, Bishop of Georgia. |
The communication conveyed the in- j
formation- that while the missionarie* j
were safe, all their churches, schools, j
resideivces and the iSt. Luke’s hospi- : ■
tal in Tokio had been destroyed ami
that the miseionayfes lost all their j
household goods and personal effects. |
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FLYER PILOTS PLANE V ♦ j
AT RATE 244.15 MILES ♦ j
HOUR; BREAKS RECORD ♦ j
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(By Associated Press.) *
Mineola, N. Y., Sept. 14.—A ♦ :
new world’s record of 244.15 ♦ j
miles an hour was established ♦
by Lieut. Harold J. Brown, U. S. V
N., in a navy Curtiss racer flyer ♦
over a one kilometer course at ♦
Mitchell Field. * [
The record announced was the ♦
average of four trips across the A|
measured course. The test was ♦ j
from a level start without the ♦
aid of a drop from height.
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MARTIAL LAW
Greek Statesman Pilots Nation
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Safely Through Shoals of War
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Premier Gonatas, in uniform, snapped outside aiatm c&.i...
Colonel Gonatas, premier of Greece, has successfully steered his I
nation through the the Subsequent crisis arising over the slaying of Paced five Italian with drastic officers
in Greece and occupation of Corfu. a
ultimatum from Premier Mussolini of Italy, Gonatas referred the case |
to the league of nations and the terms were later coated, more or less, I
with sugar by the council of ambasBednre.
A.B.M. VALUATION
MUCH BELOW COST
SAYS COL BUGG
DECISION OF INTERSTATE COM¬
MERCE COMMISSION SHOWS
BIG REDUCTION
Atlanta, Sept. 14.—It would take
jn the ne ig hbo rhood of $72,000,000
to - reproduce - the ,, present , properties
°f t be Atlanta, Birmingham and At
lantic railway, Receiver B. L. Bugg
saif) bere after learning from inter-]
Washi ton dispatc h that the
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state commerce commission had fix
ed the physical valuation of the j .
railroad at $23. 245,257 for use on a
basis of rate making.
Colonel Bugg said the commis
sion’s appraisal was more than
000,000 below a tentative valuation:
placed on the railroad last April. He j
pointed out that the figures do not:
include considerable by the valuable road for prop- j
er t.v purchased use [ j
in an industrial development pro
graim, but only, included property ac- j j
tuaily used for transportation pur
p 0ses "is !
“It also true,” Colonel Bugg said
“that _____ the ____________________________ commission’s decision does j
riot attempt to fix the present value
0 f the company’s property or the cost j
0 f reproduction. The decision is has
e d on July 1, 1914 prices, less depre
ciation from the time the road was
built to that date. The commission j
was directed to hold hearings and j
make valuations on the basis under
a recent act of congress.” said he did not think j j
Colonel Bugg
would be proper for him to of offer the j j
comment as to the accuracy
valuation fixed by the commission, j
“I am in charge of the railroad as j
an Colonel officer Bugg of the said, United “and, States therefore,; court,” j
do findings not feel of .another at liberty court to discuss with refer-J the j
enee to the road.”
The “non-carrier” holdings of the
company are located in several cities j
along the'line, Colonel Bugg said, and
if taken into consideration, would,
swell considerably the valuation of
the railroad properties.
The railroad was represented at
the commission’s hearing by counsel
who contended that the valuation
be increased over the tenta
tive valuation fixed by the commis j
sion last Ypri! of $25,630,006. ;
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MUSSOLINI DEAL
WITH BELGRADE
DIRECTLY, SAYS
WHEN ANNEXES FIEUME WILL
RELINQUISH CLAIM ON ANY
OTHER ISLANDS
(Bv Associated Press.)
Belgrade, Sept. 14.—The Italian
charge de affaires here informed the
Jugo-Slavia government last evening.
of Premier Mussolini’s desire that !i
and i
rect negotiation between Rome
Bel * ra ‘ ,e re ^’ding Fieume be re- ;
sumed !
The resumption of negotiations will j j
be on a fresh basis, it is considered
possible, although no decision on this 1
line has been reached. I
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Paris' Leaves Islands , " , to , Jugo-Slavia _
’i Sept 1 4—When Premier
>Vf usso li n declared annexation of:
Fieume to Italy he will announce ;
-withdrawal of Italian troops from :
p 0r t 0 Boc Barras, the adjoining har-1 j
j, or> j s learned here in authorita
t j ve quarters and will give up any; |
c ) a j m to that port or Sussak, which,
j t j s given out, will be left to Jugo- | i
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SA ' % TTERFIELD SENTENCED ____ j j
H n/YNU ,»-•/- Ul'l /-wivt vnVFMRFP lxUVCi IDCR L ?'
Atlanta, Sept. 13. —J. B. Sa-tter
field was found guilty of first degree
murder by a jury here last night and
was sentenced to hang Nov. 2. He
was charged with the murder of R.
H. Hart, a brother-in-law, who was
shot to death here two years ago.
Satterfield was arrested recently in
California following a nationwide
search of two years. !
Claiming that he remembered noth- j
ing about the actual shooting.
terfield late yesterday on the witness j
stand arose from the chair and with
outstreacheil arms declared that he
saw- before him the pursuing form of
the man whom he had slain.
“Ever since that fata! December
night I have been pursued by the
phantom of my brother-in-law,” Sat
terfield declared, “and though he is
dead, an J I realize he cannot be near
me, I see him now just as plainly as
I see the jury, though I can see Hart
plainly enough there is always that
weird sensation that he is out of
reaeh,’
Returned to Capital and is Met
at the Depot by All the
Members
PROCEEDED TO PALACE
AND ALL STEPPED OUT
Demanded That King Use Gov¬
ernmental Agencies For Pun¬
ishing Revolutionists in Bar¬
celona and Elsewhere.
(By Associated Press.)
Madrid, Sept. 14.—The captain
general who has charge of main
tenance of order in Madrid, an
nounced that a proclamation of
martial law would be necessary,
Madrid, Sept. 14.—The Spanish
cabinet resigned this morning,
King Alfonso returned to the cap
ital this morning and proceeded di¬
rectly to the palace where he went
into conference with Premier lmuce
mas. It is understood that the pre
mier requested the king to grant
government facilities for punishment
of the (military revolutionists at Bar*
celona and elsewhere.
King Alfonso refused and the pre
mier thereupon submitted his resig
nation an/I also that oT the entire
cabinet. King Alfonso has asked
Captain -General Ivera, leader of the
military movement against Alhude
mas cabinet, to form a new cabinet
for the’~government. • 1
FOURTEEN INDICTMENTS
FOR PROMOTERS IN OHIO
(By Associated Press.)
Columbus. Ohio, gept. 14.—Four
teen indictments charging William G.
Brenham, president, and Dwight Har¬
rison, secretary and treasurer of the
R. L. Collins Company, of Ohio, with
obtaining money under false pre
tenses, were returned by the Preble
county grand jury at Eaton, Olud,
this morning, according to a state
mi nt made by Attorney General
Crabbe this morning.
Harrison has been placed under ar-;
lest but Brenham has not been taken
in custody as yet.
NEW SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Atlanta, Sept. 14.—Atlanta’s new
symphony orchestra will make its in
itial bow to the music-loving public
on Sunday afternoon, October 7. The
new orchestra is composed entirely
of Atlanta musicians and will be un¬
der the leadership of Enrico Leide, a
composer * of note and the conductor
0 f an orchestra in a local theater.
The organization will start with fifty
'musicians, each a recognized /soloist.
While the orchestra is to be suppoft
ed b y P°P uIar subscription, it is said
the admission to the general
f blic its le «' ulai ' conc “ rts is to be
free.
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FLEMING IS NAMED BY
GOVERNOR ON COMMITTEE
Associated Press.)- ^
Sparta, Sept. 14.—Representative _
Thomas F. Fleming, of Hancock cqvip
t >'« bas bt ‘ en notified that he has. be^n
appointed by. Governor Walker 'Jo
serve as a im-ember of the advisory
committee to-the committees appoint
ed to revise the tax system in Georgia
during the next ten years. Repre
sentative Fleming, it is understood*
will accept the appointment.
RETIRED ON PENSION , -
Savannah, Sept. 13.—Frank B. Ar¬
den, of this city, the oldest employe
of the Central of Georgia Railway, jn
point of service, is to be officially re¬
tired as soon as the pension board
meets. Mr. Arden has been In the
employ of the railway for fifty-six
years, fifty-two years of which he
has been engaged as a locomotive en¬
gineer. He will retire on a pension
which v*}l amount to more than half
of his salary as an active engineer.
FIRE PREVENTION WEEK
Macon, Sept. 13.—National Fire
Prevention Week will be observed in
Macon, October 7 to 13, in accord¬
ance with the plant outlined by the
Uiuted States Chamber of Com¬
merce. During the week, methods'to
prevent fires and reduce the annual
loss of lives and property wjR be dis¬
cussed in the city schools, churches
and press. The Macon Chamber k>f
Commerce has entered the Inter
Chamber Fire Waste Contest, which
is being promoted by the U. S- Cham¬
ber of Commerce- i