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GEORGIA COTTON
GROWERS MEH
Advise 3 Cent Production Tax On 1915
Crop-Will Curtail Crop 50
Per Cent
WALKER IS MADE PRESIDENT
New Organization Will Affiliate With
Southern Growers and the
Farmers’ Union
Macon.—Georgia farmers and bank
ers gathered here to discuss the cot
ton crisis brought about by the clos
ing of the European cotton markets
by the war, formed the Georgia Cot
ton Congress, with John I). Walker of
Sparta as president, and adopted res
olutions imposing a 3-cent production
tax on 1915 cotton and agreed to cur
tail the crop by 50 per cent.
Will Merge With Other Bodies
The new-born organization will af
filiate with the Southern Cotton Grow
ers’ association and will be known as
tlie Georgia division.
Great enthusiasm was manifested
when the organization sprang into ex
istence. It will have the support of
the National Farmers' Union and other
powerful bodies. Organization will be
perfected goon.
Curtail 1915 Crop 50 Per Cent
To insure curtailment of next year's
crop, the convention adopted a resolu
tion urging creditors, when making
contracts with cotton farmers for ex
tension of credit, to enter an agree
ment that the farmer curtail his crop
to the extent of 50 per cent In 1915.
As the means of giving the farmer
immediate relief, the convention adopt
ed a resolution calling on bankers,
merchants and other creditors to ad
vance the necessary money to harvest
cotton, otherwise a large portion will
be lost In tho fields and entail a great
Joss.
Creditor’s Aid Is Asked
Other resolutions advised farmers
not to sell at present prices whenever
possible; urges creditors to accept cot
ton from farmers to be credited on ac
counts, cotton to be held for the ac
count of the farmer, and when the
price advances the farmer will bene
fit from the advance.
The convention also urged creditors
to make interest charges as low as pos
sible.
Resolutions Adopted
Other resolutions adopted were:
That farmers use caution in harvest
ing this year’s crop so that it shall
be the highest grade and command
highest price.
That merchants and blinkers ad
vance necessary money to harvest crop
to prevent waste in the fields.
That bankers and other interests be
assured of the appreciation of farmers
for the Interest and cooperation in
■the present crisis.
That, farmer and laborer cooperate
■with merchants and bankers In har
vesting the crop.
f New Court House Completed
■ Atlanta. The committee in charge
of the opening exercises for the new
court, house on Thursday, September 8,
composed of Burton Smith chairman;
Shepard Bryan and S. B. Turman, has
completed plans for a fine program.
The opening will be one of the biggest
public events of the year.
A reception committee of 200 or
more to be composed of members of
the Atlanta Bar Association, twenty
additional members and the board of
county commissioners will be on hand
to welcome the public.
The exercises will be held in Judge
Ben Hill’s court room at 10 o’clock,
after which a tour of inspection will
be made of the million dollar struc
ture. Bishop Warren A. Candler will
open the program with prayer. S. B.
Turman, chairman of the county com
missioners; Mayor Woodward, Mell 11.
Wilkinson and others will deliver short
addresses.
Among other modern innovations to
be installed’ in the new courthouse
will be a public information bureau
to be. established on the first floor,
at which the citizen, the lawyer, the
judge, the reporter —anyone —can ob
tain information regarding any occur
rence, any case, any trial, any suit,
anything going on in the building. It
■will be the most thorough information
bureau in the South.
Wealthy Church Janitor Returns
Atlanta. -From the janitorship of a
city Presbyterian church to the father
land and a fortune and war and back
again -that has been the recent hur
ried experience of Carl A. Zillig of
Atlanta. Zillig returned and resumed
his work as janitor of the North Ave
nue Presbyterian church. He was
more than glad to get back, he de
clared. He was some $1,500 poorer than
when he left Basel. Switzerland, and
no one knows what his inheritance will
be. No one can tell until war’s alarms
are ended and Switzerland gets back to
normal. He doesn't know. He doesn’t
car, seemingly. The peace and quie
tude of the North Avenue Presbyterian
church on days when he alone Is there
with the pews and pulpit, were as
balm to his troubled soul. He asked
, no more.
Thirty-Fifth Nominate# Dobbs
Atlanta.—-The state senatorial con
vention for the -thirty-fifth district met
here to nominate the Democratic can
j didate for senator from this district.
D. F. McClatchey, Jr., was made chair
man of the convention and Robert E.
Hastings secretary. The consolidated
returns from Cobb county showed that
. Hon. E. P. Dobbs had received a ma
jority of the votes in the primary to
designate the choice of Cobb county,
, and, upon motion of Albert Howell, Jr.,
Mr. Dobbs was unanimously declared
the nominee of the convention.
Tech Commerce School Ready
Atlanta. —The Tech School of Com
merce, connected with the Georgia
School of Technology, but separate
from the regular ’’night school,” will
5 open the fall term of its second year
• September 14, and the Indications are
f that the school will be much larger
■ in enrollment than last year. W. S.
1 Kell is acting director of the School
■ of Commerce and pill have charge
of its affairs for the coining term. The
course has been somewhat broadened,
■ and the "rough edges” have been
■ worn away by a year's experience in
’ the management of such a school,
which in the South at least is more
' or less untried.
Studies of Atlanta Schools Approved
[ Atlanta. — The course of study
for Atlanta’s public school system re
cently adopted by the board of educa
tion has been passed on by the facul
ties of Johns Hopkins and Columbia
i universities and approved by them as
being up-to-date in every particular.
; W. M. Slaton, superintendent of the
schools, who prepared the course of
• study, made a trip to Baltimore and to
i New York at his own expense for the
. purpose of submitting his judgment to
■ the test of these high authorities be
fore making his report to the board.
He wanted to get the benefit of advice
and suggestion from some of America’s
leading exports on education.
Decision Favors the City
Atlanta, -An important decision was
handed down by Judge George L Bell
of the superior court. Judge Bell dis
solved a temporary injunction, which
had restrained the city from proceed
ing with the collection of $4544.90 fi. fa.
against the Georgia railway and elec
tric company, which had been issued
to collect an assessment tax for the
laying of a sewer on the Flat Shoals
road. The trolley company resisted
the payment of the assessment on the
ground that it holds only a 30 foot right
of way on the street; that a sewer
could be of no possible value to it
as all of its land was used for the
operating of the cars; and that the
assessment was in violation of the
company’s constitutional rights.
Robinson With Atlanta Chamber
Atlanta. Henry H. Robinson was
elected as assistant secretary of the
Atlanta chamber of commerce. Mr.
Robinson has been associated with
Secretary Walter Cooper in his work
as secretary of the chamber for the
past five years. He was graduated
from the Boys' high school in 1909 with
first honor and it was this fact that
attracted Mr. Cooper's attention to
him. Since that time lie has been very
closely in touch with every detail of
the chamber's work and his advance
ment in this work has been steady.
In advancing him the directors of the
organization announce that they are
following both Mr. Cooper's recommen
dation and the dictates of their own
' best judgment.
Atlantian in German Army
Atlanta, -heaving America with the
anticipation of returning with a for
tune, his share of his death father's
estate, Karl Von l^wrenze. conductor
1 of the orchestra at a local hotel, was
conscripted immediately upon his ar
■ rival in Berlin, Germany, equipped
with uniform and gun and sent to the
i tiring line of the German forces. Last
■ reports from him were received from
■ the battle line. He has never even
had a chance to view the estate he
• inherited, let alone acquire his share—
s2s,ooo or more —all on account of his
' failure to obtain naturalization papers.
' Von Lawrenze is a native German by
1 birth. He has been in America nine
■ years. Most of this time has been
' spent in Atlanta.
Georgia Bankers to Meet
Atlanta.— Representatives of some 75
’ Georgia banks will gather in Atlanta
for the regular annual meeting of the
1 National Currency association of Geor
gia. which will be held in the assem
bly hall of the chamber of commerce,
t President Robert J. Lowry says a
- numbers of matters of importance are
t to come up and a full attendance is
- expected. Membership, in the curren
t cj association is limited to national
1 banks and such state banks as are
- members of the national reserve board,
s Atlanta Germans Contribute
Atlanta.—About one hundred Ger
i mans and a number of Americans at
1i tended the second weekly meeting of
1 the Germans of Atlanta. Speakers dis
s cussed the aspects of the EXiropean
5 war, and a fund of $155 was subscrib
t ed to the Red Cross societies of Ger
many and Austria. The speeches were
1 in German.
WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE, ALAMO, GEORGIA.
Tires at
Before-War Prices
Goodyear Prices
It is Folly Today to Pay More
30 x 3 Plain Tread . . $11.70
30x3^“ “ . . 15.75
34 x 4 “ “ , . 24.35
36 x 4j4 “ *' . . . 35.00
37x5 “ “ . . 41.95
There exists now a new, compelling
reason for buying Goodyear tires. It re
sults from War conditions.
These leading tires built of extra-fine
rubber, in the same way as always—are
selling today at June prices.
You will find today a very wide difference
between most tire prices and Goodyears.
Due to Quick Action
Early in August —whan war began—the
world’s rubber markets seemed closed to us.
Kubbcr prices doublet! almost over night.
Men could see no way to pay for rubber
abroad, anil no way to bring it in. We, like
others—in that panic—were forced to higher
prices. But we have since gone back to prices
we charged Isdore the war, and this is how
we did it:
We had men in London and Singapore when
the war broke out. The larger part of the
world's rubber supply comes through there.
, We cabled them to buy up the pick of the rub
ber. They bought—-before the advance—l,soo,-
000 pounds of the finest rubber there.
Nearly all this is now on the way to us.
And it means practically all of the extra-grade
rubber obtainable abroad.
Today we have our own men in Colombo,
Singapore and Para. Those are the world's
chief sources of rubber. So we are pretty well
assured of a constant supply, and our pick of
the beat that’s produced.
We were first on fixe ground. Wo were quick
est in action. As a result, we shall soon have in
. -
AIRSHIPS AND
SUBMARINES,
WASPS OF WAR
—
Both Are Getting Their First
Real Test in This Con
flict in Europe.
MAY FIGHT ONE ANOTHER
Each Invention Now la Prepared to
Pull the Other's Sting, But Their
Actual Value Is Yet to
Be Demonstrated.
Every modern war has been fought
with new weapons, and for the last
century there have been countless in
ventions for the carrying on of war
fare in a particularly oestructive man- '
ner, with the philanthropic intent that
war was fast becoming so horrible and
terrible that it must soon pass away
from the lace of the earth, says the
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
But it happened that as soon as a ,
particularly horrible contrivance was >
invented and introduced into armies :
and navies inventors immediately j
busied themselves by offsetting and
discounting its probable effect. Con
sequently war not only has not passed
away, but we still have it with us. |
Thus it is that each big war, after be- ’
ing heralded as the world's last con- i
flagration, is found upon examination
to be false, and the end of war is not
yet arrived.
Trying Out Inventions.
In the present war in Europe there
are being tried under the conditions of i
actual hostilities many improvements I
and inventions that previously have I
been tried only under laboratory con
ditions. Their real worth will only be <
discovered at the close of the conflict, j
No army or navy engaged in the ;
present conflict in Europe but what is
possessed of nearly all of the modern j
improvements made since 1870. The
storage an almost record supply of this extra
grade of rubber.
And we paid about June prices.
Now Inferior Grades Cost Double
About the only crude rubber available now
for many makers is inferior. In ordinary times,
the best tire makers refuse it. Much of it had
been rejected. But that “off rubber” now sells
for much more than we paid for the best.
The results are these:
Tire prices in general are far in advance of
Goodyears. And many tire makers, short of
supplies, will be ford'd to use second-grade
rubber.
Be Careful Now
Tn Goodyears we pledge you the same grade
tire as always. And that grade won for Good
years the top place in Tiredom —the largest sale
in the world.
And, for the time being, our prices are the
same as before the war. We shall try to keep
them there.
We accept no excessive orders, but dealers
will be kept supplied. And we charge them,
until further notice, only ante-bellum prices.
That means that Goodyears —the best
tires built— are selling way below other Ures.
GoodSyear
AKRON,OHIO
No-Rim-Cut Tires
With All-Weather Tread* or Smooth
■ submarine, which was a dream in 1865, '
I is owned by the navy of the smallest •
' power. It is true that single subma ■
i rines are not expected to accomplish I
much hi a real struggle, so the larger ।
navies of the great powers have fleets j
of submarines. The aeroplane and the I
dirigible balloon are to be found in the
possession of all armies in Europe to- '
day, yet they, too, are only expected to j
be of real service when they are pos
sessed in large numbers
The airships and the submarines are I
the wasps of modern warfare. Like
the little insect, while they have a
powerful sting, they are very vulner- j
able, and may be easily crushed and
rendered powerless.
Aeroplane and Wireless.
In the recent smaller wars, aero
plans have been used to a limited ex
tent, and this use has been so much
limited that their real efficiency is ex
pected to be finally determined by the '
present war.
It is much the same with the wire-j
less telegraph. While it was used in j
the Russo-Japanese war of ten years j
ago, the apparatus was still rudiraen-1
tary, and the installations too few, |
whfle the range of the apparatus was ;
I too limited to show the greatest effi- ;
: ciency In the intervening decade, how- i
ever, great advance has been made in '
> wireless. It is now possible and, in- |
\ deed, is a custom every day, to send j
’ and receive message,s from a distance |
' of more than 5,000 miles. This, then, j
; is a new and important factor in naval I
i operations, as was seen by the censor
j ship put over the great sending sta-
I tlons on this side of the Atlantic by
। the United States authorities.
Wireless has also been successfully
attached to aeroplanes.
The submarine was in existence in
I 1904, but it was a very different sea
• wasp to that which England, France
I and Germany are using today. Yet its
real value is yet to be determined, and
it is expected that this demonstration
will come during the present conflict.
Rapid Increase of Submarines.
At the time of the Spanish-American
i war there were only five submarines
I in all the navies of the world.
The latest edition of Brassey’s Naval i
; Annual for this year gives the number I
< of submarines in the various navies, I
| and shows what interest is being ;
i taken in the w’asp of the sea. Great ’
: Britain has 76 built, and is building 20 I
j more; Germany, who only began build- j
‘ ing a few years ago, already has 27,
.
■ and is building 12 more; France ha»
• 70 and is building 23 additional ones;
; Russia has 25, and is building 18;
I while the United States has 29, and. is
i building 21; Austria has IS, and has
, four under construction, while Italy
- owns 18, and is building two. Yet the
submarine is still an unknown quan
tity in warfare
Submarine in War.
Many of the early submarines are
; small and probably of little efficiency,
and France has numerous types about
which little is known by the outside
world. The German submarines are
i said to be built along the Holland
lines, while the Russian submarines
are said to follow one or more of the
French types.
The submarine, from a romantic
viewpoint, should be a great factor in
deciding a naval engagement, but the
fact remains that up to the present
i time it has done nothing to prove its
j value. It was believed that the moral
i effect of the submarine would be al
most as important as its physical es
; feet upon an enemy’s warship, but
i this belief has not been justified up to
i the present moment
There were notions that there would
■ be terrific fights under the seas by
i submarine meeting submarine and de
’ straying each other. < But it has been
I found that when submerged the sub
j marine Is as~blind as the traditional
I bat. Its crew cannot see any object
t under water, and is compelled to re
[ sort to the use of the periscope, which
emerges unostentatiously above tho
water, in order to see its own course.
It is known that the periscope is
the eye of the submarine, and natural
ly attention has been paid to the best
way of destroying this vital part of
these boats.
Submarine Versus Airships.
The designers of the submarine did
not count upon it being seen. It was
believed that it would go upon its way,
dealing death without observation, al
though its periscope does make a
slight wake on the water, and tvhen
submerged there are telltale bubbles.
But it has been discovered that from
a certain height an observer may trace
I the course of a submerged submarine
I with as great accuracy as if it was
! running on the surface. The dirigible
i balloon and the aeroplane now can
i ferret out the sneaking submarine, and
‘ they both are supposed to be firmed to
j destroy the warship that moves like a
fish. —