Dr McPherson Visits Savannah On Tax Commission
Savannah, April 22. The state tax revision commission held sessions in city hall and the court house with Gov Dorsey presiding. Dr J H T McPherson of the University of Georgia presented the new plan with force and clarity, followed by Judge Callaway and DeJarnett and Arnold. The hearings drew enthusiastic crowds as McPherson discussed Savannahs tax history and its relevance to the proposed reforms.
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Savannah
Tax Commission of
Court House
Dorsey
J. H. T. McPherson
University of Georgia
Callaway
Augusta
DeJarnett
Arnold
General Assembly
Fullbright
McPherson
Savanah
Savannah Morning News
Tax Revision Commission
America
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Fly
Europe
Maryland
Ely
Tax Revision Board of Commissioners
Georgia Commission
Johns Hopkins
Georgia
Dr. Ely
United States
Alanta
Macon
Tis
Gavannah
Oconee County Chosen for Purebred Sire Campaign Kickoff
The State College of Agriculture launches a purebred sire program in twenty four Georgia counties. Oconee is selected in the 8th District with a courthouse meeting in Watkinsville on Monday April 28 at 8 p.m. Livestock experts will outline goals and show progress slides.
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State College of Agriculture
Court House
Oconee County
Watkinsville
Eastville
Ida Carthers
Central School
Bogart School
Savannah Tax Reform Priced by Ely and McPherson Visit
Grat notes Savannah moves toward reform as City Treasurer Hardee classifies property to align with Ely and McPherson tax concepts. McPherson, pioneer in tax revision, cites twenty three states adopting revised methods and aims to apply core reforms in Savannah as part of a city tax commission.
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Hardee
Europe
Savannah
Dr. Ely
McPherson
Ely
Tax Commission
Clarke County Grand Jury Presentments 1919 Report Athens Ga
Clarke County Grand Jury for the April term 1919 submits findings on county operations roads and public buildings. It notes the courthouse and jail sanitary, discusses road conditions including several named routes, and recommends soil topdressing and bridge repairs. It endorses county officers, urges road bond issuance of 250000, and supports League of Nations principles and federal vacancy considerations for Judge Cobb.
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Athens
Georgia
Andrew J. Cobb
Superior Court
Clarke County
Clarke Superior Court
Court House
Sandy Creek
Newton Bridge
Jefferson
Bogart
McNutt’s Creek
Princeton
Cord Mill Hill
Georgia Factory
Burnett Shoals
Cedar Creek
County Line
City Lmits
Lexington
Winterville
Hull
Danielsville
Mitchell Bridge
Pound
Ing
W. A. Mallory
Thos. H. Dozier
T. H. Dozier
Justice of the Peace
Notaries
Justices of the Peace
Eles
J. W. Jarrell, Jr
J. C. McKinney
Ellis
County of
Clarke
League of Nations
United States
WO. Dean
Grand Jury
Superior Court of
Western Circuit
William F. Dorsey
Erzberger Opposes European Alliance Against Anglo Saxons
Berlin April 22. Mathias Erzberger head of the German armistice commission spoke to the peace commission in the national assembly against a continental alliance of European powers opposing the Anglo Saxons. He said such a pact would ruin a league of nations and affirmed Germany’s policy aligned with Wilson’s fourteen points and a lasting peace with all nations including France.
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Berlin
Mathias Erzberger
German Armistice Commission
Peace Commission
National Assembly
League of Nations
Germany
Wilson
France
Good Roads Push Across Georgia and Florida
A collection of editorial excerpts urges permanent roads funded by federal aid, noting Georgia counties' bond issues and a proposed $600,000 local match in Hall County. Reports from Savannah and Dublin praise road programs, while Pennsylvania and Florida quotes urge timely action and statewide investment.
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Pennsylvania
Dublin Courier-Herald
Georgia
Savannah
Colquitt County
Moultrie Board of Trade
Chatham
Winds Hold Across Atlantic Flight Attempt Delayed
St Johns April 22 Associated Press reports conflicting winds expected to persist for at least forty eight hours delaying British aviators Harry Hawker and Captain Raynham from attempting a transatlantic flight across the ocean.
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Associated Press
St. Johns
Harry Hawker
Raynham
Atlantic
Edith Cavell's Final Words Heard by Minister in Brussels
London dispatch recalls Edith Cavell's last night in prison. Rev H. 8. T. Gahan, who visited with a German chaplain, recounts Cavell's calm demeanor, plea for love of all nations, and a brief prayer session before the execution, noting the military governor's haste.
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London
Associated Press
Edith Cavell
Belgium
H. 8
T. Gahan
England
Brussels
Gahan
Miss Cavell
Mr. Gahan
Professor Stewart Returns From Inspection Tour
Professor Stewart completed a two week state tour visiting high schools across Georgia. He traveled by car from Atlanta through Thomaston Perry Hawkinsville Fitzgerald Waycross Brunswick Darien Savannah Statesboro Swainsboro Adrian Macon and back to Atlanta visiting numerous high school meetings and observing preparation for the current year. He sails next Thursday to Old Point Comfort for a conference of high school inspectors with the General Education Board.
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Stewart
Atlanta
Thomaston
Perry
Hawkinsville
Fitzgerald
Waycross
Brunswick
Darien
Savannah
Statesboro
Swainsboro
Adrian
Macon
Twoigh Sch
Old Point Comfort
General Education Board
Polish Troops Capture Vilna and Key Rail Centers
Paris dispatch says Polish forces seized Baranovich and Novogrodek railway centers south of Vilna and took Vilna itself. The line from Vilna south to Lida is controlled by Poland, and reports claim a breakthrough on the Lemberg front against Ukrainian lines.
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Associated Press
Paris
Baranovich
Novogrodek
Vilna
Warsaw
Lida J
Lemberg
Siberian Advance Threatens Bolshevik Positions
Reports from Omsk say Admiral Kolchak's Siberian army advances 190 miles toward the Urals, putting Volga river lines in reach. The central Kama front and pressure on north and south sectors threaten Bolshevik holds across eastern Russia and near Denikin’s areas.
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Associated Press
London
Admiral Kolchak
Ural
Russia
Omsk
Volga
Kama
Denekine
Large Casualties at Chateau Thierry Reported
Washington April 32 Major General Barnett Marine Corps commandant disclosed today that eight thousand officers and men comprising the Marine Brigade and Second Division were in the Chateau Thierry fighting near Paris last June 6. About 126 officers and 5 073 men were killed or wounded before relief at month end.
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Washington
Marine Prisode
Chateau Thierry
Paris
Barnett
Marine Corps
Frank Carter Wins War Cross for Heroism
Lieut Frank Carter of the 82nd Division has been awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism near St Juvin France on October 11 1918 Leading two platoons across the Aire river he aided an assault company under heavy fire and exposed himself continually while organizing and directing fire He was wounded but continued in action until evacuated after rescuing three enlisted men and one officer He was a star forward on the University basketball team and is well known in Athens Georgia.
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Cspe Daily University
Frank Carter
82Nd
Lieut. Carter
Athens
St. Juvin
France
Aire
Carter
Assaclt
Alvarez Faces Firing Squad in Mexico Execution
Rera Cruse, Mexico April 22. General Francisco Alvarez of anti-government forces was executed shortly before midnight by a firing squad after being sentenced to death by a military court. He was captured last Tuesday in a battle that killed Aureliano Blanquet, minister of war in the Huerta cabinet.
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Rera Cruse
Mexico
Francisco Alvarez
Alvarez
Aureliano Blanquet
Huerta
Lighthouse Be Washed Into Ocean
Toms River New Jersey April 22 The famous lighthouse at Barnegat Inlet is endangered by the Atlantic ocean engineers report During a recent storm the sea encroached to within seventy five feet of the lighthouse A strong current and heavy seas have eroded the beach and unless breakwaters or jetties are built the lighthouse may go down in a heavy storm
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Associated Prees
Toms River
N. J
Barnegar Inlet
Atlantic Ocean
Michigan youths sentenced for store murder in Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo April 22 Geo Bird 15 and Arthur Sterling 20 pleaded guilty to robbing and murdering Walter W Mattison a leading druggist last Friday night in his store The court imposed Michigan s severest penalty solitary confinement for life The youths said they killed Mattison fearing identification by the victim
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Michigan
Geo. Bird
Arthur Sterling
Walter W. Mattison
Mate Uson
Woman Kills One Wounds Another in Alabama Shooting
Seira Alabama April 32 Mrs Warren Ambrose 64 wife of a Southern railway engineer shot and killed Mrs Laura Smith 60 and perhaps fatally wounded Mrs Ben Watters of Meridian Mississippi Mrs Smith's daughter. Ambrose was arrested but offered no explanation.
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Seira, Ala
Warren Ambrose
Southern Railway
Laura Smith
Ben Watters
Merkdian
Mra. Smith
Ambrose
Australian Forces Get $3500 Help In Building New Homes
Melbourne reports under the war service act provisions that members of the Australian land and sea forces and their dependents will receive government assistance toward buying homes, up to a maximum of 3500 dollars.
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Melbourne
War Service Act
Australian Land and Sea Forces
Bids For Steel Lake Steamers Rejected
The steamers for sale were not to be sacrificed for war use, and the board rejected bids, stating they did not intend to surrender the vessels to merchant service under the war effort.
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Steel Lake — Steamers
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Clarke County Superior Court
H. W. White
J. M. Hodgson
J. H. Griffeth
J. H. Dorsey
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J. George E. Story
F. A. Lipscomb
J. F. Whitehead
H. H. Hinton
John E. Talmadge, Jr
O. R. Dobbs
Jno
W. Jarrell, Jr
Clerk
W. L. Hancock
T. P. Stanley
T. A. C. McMahan
George H. Thornton
W. H. Merry
A. H. Whitehead
A. L. King
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Eee Oy
O. Dean
Erzberger
Thomasville Times
Uncle Sam
Hall County
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Augusta Chronicle
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