Georgia Cotton Association Organized in Georgia
Atlanta Aug 23 With Judge H A Boykin of Sylvania as president and J A Davis of Sardis as secretary treasurer the Georgia division of Americas Cotton Association begins active work. Hon N S White notes strong selections and promotes membership drive across eastern Georgia. Headquarters at Peachtree Arcade Atlanta. campaign for charter memberships under way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
H. A. Hoykin
Sylvania
J. A. Davis
Sardis
Georgia
Americans’Cotton Association
S. White
Screven
White
Judge Boykin
Screven County
Sereven
Seventeenth District
Savannah Morning News
Savannah and
Planta
New Road
Newington
Burke County
Mr. White
Mr. Davis
Peachtree Arcade
National Association
American Cotton Association
Good Missionary Spirit In Athens, Says Mr Langford
Henry Langston, special representative for the Georgia Industrial Home in Macon, praises Athens for missionary spirit and calls Athena the best city in Georgia. He notes the home aids fatherless and mistreated children and that Athens has opened its heart to support the facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Mr. Langford
Georgia Industrial Home
Macon
Athena
Georgia
Langston
Lankford Opposes Daylight Saving Bill in Congress
Congressman Lankford argues against daylight saving, detailing time zone confusions in Georgia and his district. He says seven times exist now and calls for restoring standard time to reduce chaos and miscalls in daily life. He emphasizes practical sun time and the need to return to old time nationalwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ignatz
Lankford
Athens
Georgia
Lsten
Speaker
Ambrose
Douglas
Sewanee Military Academy named permanent Reserve Officers Training School
Sewanee Tennessee Aug 24 Sewanee Military Academy designated one of ten permanent Reserve Officers Training Schools to serve as preparatory West Point departments. Cadets may enter West Point directly without exams. Col George LeRoy Brown retired US Army instructor in Military Science and Tactics appointed by the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
Sewanee Military Academy
West Point
Newton D. Baker
Peyton C. March
Sewanee
Ysay
George LeRoy Brown
S. A
Cademy
Brown
Col. Brown
War Department
United States Military Academy
University of the South
Military Academy
Quintard Barracks
Japs Plan to Americanize Hawaii Language Schools
At a Honolulu conference, forty five Japanese teachers agreed to reform the Hawaiian language school system to emphasize American history, English, and civic ideals while preserving study of Japanese language and culture. A normal school for Japanese teachers with American staff will be pursued immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Honolulu
T. H
Hawaii
R. Morol
United States
Swedish mines menaced by high coal prices
Stockholm August 23 The Swedish iron industry is said to be endangered by coal costs. Many iron works operate at one third capacity though orders remain plentiful. German coal imports are stopped and British coal costs about 22.50 per ton while American coal is around 1.25. Iron manufacturers urge the government to deploy 300,000 tons of Swedish shipping to bring coal from America with reduced freight rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Stockholm
Germany
America
Munich Professor Explains Why Hans Despised Germany
Berlin August 23 A Munich professor F W Foerter of the University of Munich argues in Tageblatt that sympathy for Alsace and Poland shows the Prussian policy created German dislike abroad. He says England offered freedom and justice and condemns Germany for its handling of Versailles notes and moral defenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Prussia
Germany
England
Poland
Alsace
F. W. Foertey
University of Munich
Enghind
Taat
Hague Conference
Versailles
English Servant Problem Clearing in London
The Ministry of Labor reports domestic service difficulties easing as more girls return to household work. London County Council training centers, including a new Hammersmith site, fill all vacancies. Training is free for unemployment donations recipients, with parlor maids taught table service and etiquette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ministry of Labor
London County Council
Hammersmith
German Rail Wage Scale Provokes Diet Debate
Berlin August 23 The Prussian rail road minister Herr Oeser told the Diet that the wage scale for railroad men must be altered but not now Prussia will meanwhile keep food prices down and grant bonuses to railroad workers as a temporary measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Herr Oeser
Diet
Prussia
Rhodes Scholarships Here at Home Under Prof Bocage Charge
Cecil Rhodes funded scholarships at Oxford began in 1904, sending two U S scholars yearly to study for three years at £1,500 annually. Georgia selects two candidates this fall. applicants must be U S citizens five years, unmarried, 19–25, with two years college. A state committee will pick from college nominees. includes Robert C Alston, R P Brook, Warren Moise, and B R Lacy. Eligible colleges list W H Bocock, W G Perry, Howard W Odom, Rufus Weaver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford University
Georgia
United States
Cecil Rhode
Rhodes
Robert C. Alston
Atlanta
R. P. Brook
Fourth National Bank
Macon
Warren Moise
Third National Bank
B. R. Lacy
University of Georgia
W. H. Bocock
Athens
Georgia School of Technology
W. G. Perry
Emory University
Howard W. Odom
Emory
Mercer University
Rufus W.weaver
Soo Chow Hospital Praised by Christian Advocate Editorial
The Christian Advocate of Nashville lauds Dr. Hector Park’s Soo Chow Hospital project in China funded by Centenary offerings of First Methodist Church. The Aug 22 issue notes medical missionary work as the highest form of missionary activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Advocate
Nashville
Hector Park
Soo Chow Hospital
First Methodist
China
Essex car offers value and performance appeal
A Brooks Motor Company pitch extols the Essex for its high value, performance, luxury, and endurance. It asserts the Essex combines large-car advantages with low first cost and economy, noting record sales in the past six months and urging immediate investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essex
Brooks Motor Company
Saya A
Georgia Horticultural Society Holds Cordele Meeting
The Georgia State Horticultural Society wrapped up its forty third annual gathering in Cordele on the 20th and 21st. Attendees heard papers on marketing Georgia horticultural products, Farm Bureau impact, disease and insect control, and peach diseases. Commissioner J J Brown spoke on general agricultural and horticultural conditions, with apple displays and other fruits and vegetables on show. officers elected include President H C Berckmans, Vice President B W Hunt, Secretary T H McHatton, and Treasurer J B Wright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia State Horticultural Society
Cordele
Georgia
Farm Bureau
J. J .Brown
H. C. Berckmans
Macon
B. W. Hunt
Eatonton
T. H. McHatton
Athen, Ga
J. B. Wright
Cairo
Hold Your Cotton Advised By American Cotton Association
Atlanta August 23 Urgent advice to farmers to hold their cotton is contained in a resolution by chairman Thomas J Shackleford of the financing committee and adopted by the executive board of the American Cotton Association. The resolution warns against bear movement and urges farmers not to sell at current prices while the association campaigns for organized action once fully formed. President Wanamaker and Georgia chairman Brown endorse and urge producers to heed the caution until plans are announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Thomas J. Shackleford
American Cotton Association
Themerican Cotton Association
J. 8. Wanamaker
J. J. Brown
Georgia
Business Men As Lawyers Is Newest Outlook
Avlanta August 23 The business man who knows a little about law finds himself in deep water. Merchants professionals and bankers are studying legal precepts and statutes. The Atlanta Law School offers a night class department for business men to learn essential law in a few months. Many Atlanta business men join younger students from across the South. Indications say Georgia will be full of business lawyers soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avlanta
Atlanta Law School
Atlanta
South
Georgia
Refrigeration Control Plan Is Slammed by Testimony
Washington August 23 The Senate agricultural committee heard testimony defending and attacking packer regulation. C B Heineman representing the National Live Stock Exchange argued that refrigerator car operations favor discrimination against wholesale grocers and other packers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Agricultural Committee
C. B. Heineman
National Live Stock Exchange
Children Without Shoes Since War Report in Eastern Europe
New York reports Miss Hetty Goldman a Jewish War Relief worker describes vast hardship among Jewish children in Eastern Europe. She cites 75,000 to 1,000,000 orphans, barely any shoes and cold streets, urging American women to aid relief, clothing, and orphanages.
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New York
Hetty Goldman
Europe
Miss Goldman
Constantinople
Poland
Misa Goldman
America
Hew
Madison Avenue
63Rd Street
Galatz
Conatan
Odesa
Mise Golden
United States
Cotton Seed Men Name Committees for Next Year in Georgia
In Atlanta on August 23, President E. P. Chivery and Secretary R. S. Malone announced the standing committees of the Cotton Seed Crushers Association of Georgia for the coming year. The list names executive, publicity, legislative, rules, arbitration, vocational training, chemists, and traffic panels with members from Atlanta, Macon, Athens, Savannah, Albany, Augusta, Cochran, Rutledge, McRae, Elberton, and other Georgia cities.
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Atlanta
E. P. Chivera
Cotton Seed Crushers Association of Georgia
R. 8
Malone
Chivery
W. H. McKenzie
Montezuma
A. L. Murphy
Atlanta, Ga
P. D. McCarley
Jack Murphy
P. R. Lamar
Augusta
Harry Hodgson
Athens
Claud Douthit
Atlanta Ga
Albany, Ga
Eb.t. Allen
Perry
Macon
É&. C. Ponder
Rutledge
Gay
H. C. Brown
H. BE. Watkins
L. P. Fonter
T. S. Kenan
E. P. McBurney
L. G. Neal
EB. T. Allen
Uanta
A. P. Cain
A. J. Murphy
W. W. Banks
M. 8. Harper
Atanta
T. C. Law
PF. N
Smalley
Savannah
G. C. Hulbert
G. C. Henry
Cordelé
W. Basa
E. C. Anneslee
C. , Butt
W. C. Ermon
New Orleans
R. P. Philipse
Cincinnati
P. Walker
New York
H. B. W. Glover
Richmond
C. W. Bridgen
W. A. Logas
U S Imports Top Exports in July
July marked record exports totaling 570 million dollars while imports reached 345 million, the largest monthly trade totals in US history for exports and the highest imports for any month this year. Seven months ending July exports were 4.618 billion, up about 33 percent from 1918. imports totalled 1.955 billion, with an excess of exports over imports of 225 million in July and 2.663 billion for the seven months, up 57 percent from 1918 gains.
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Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Department of Commerce
Too Much Water In Battery Will Ruin It Says Copeland
Local Willard expert Mr. R. G. Copeland warns against overfilling batteries with distilled water. He says too much water weakens the battery and causes acid to spill, which can erode wood or iron and ruin the battery box.
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R. G. Copeland
Willard
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Georgia Cotton Association
Munich
Hans
Bocoge
Cecil Rhodes
South Africa
Great Britain
Mr. Rhodes
British Empire
Soo Chow
Important Georgia Organization
U.S
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