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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-14
LOCAL SCHOOL TAX BILL
FAILS TO DRAW QUORUM
House Committee on Education
Will EndeavOr to Meet
Again Monday

The house committee on education
will undertake to get quorum together
today for the purpose of acting on the
senate bill to amend the constitution
by providing for a local school tax in
every county.
This is the leading educational meas
ure before the senate. 1t has the in
dorsement of educational leaders and
school teachers as a body, who strongly
indorsed it when they held their annual
convention in Macon a few months ago.
1t is strongly Endorsed by NJ. L. Brit
tain, state school superintendent, and
by many newspapers over the state.
The bill has passed the senate, been
read the first time in the house, and
referred to the committee on education.
The committee was to hold a meeting
Monday morning to act on the BILL but
only eight were present and the matter
was postponed till later in the day.
The constitution of Georgia now pro-
vides that no county shall levy local
tax for the support of the common
schools unless a majority of two-thirds
Of the voters approve it in a special
election held for the purpose.
This enables the backward and IN
progressive elements in any county to
block the local school tax year after
year, although in spite of this handicap
forty-nine counties have voted for the
local tax.
Georgia's appropriation for common
schools direct from the treasury is
among the largest in the union, but
Georgia's total expenditure for common
schools is very small compared with
other states, by reason of the fact that
other states have the local tax, and their
appropriations direct from the treasury
are supplemented MANIFOLD by the taxes
levied in each county for common
schools.
The fact that Georgia clings to the
old system of supporting the common
schools by appropriations direct from
the state treasury, which cannot carry
the burden and never can carry it, ac-
counts for the states low standing in
literacy as compared with other states.
Where Georgia eXpends one dollar for
common school education, California eX-
ponds about fifteen dollars. Georgia's
appropriation from the treasury is larg-
err than CALIFORNIA;. but the difference
is made up in California by local tax
alton.
The pending bill proposes to submit
to the voters Of the state a constitu-
tional amendment providing for a local
school tax in every county. If the peo-
pie approve 1t, the amendment becomes
effective. If they do not approve il.
the amendment becomes a dead letter.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-14
HOOVER OPENS FIGHT
FOR MORE EQUITABLE
FOODSTUFFS PRICES
Grain Spectators in Chicago
Announce Readiness to Co.
operate With Food Control
Head in Every Way

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-Creation OF
a grain control board within the food
administration TO supervise the distribu-
tion of wheat and manufacture and
sale of flour will be anunoced within
a few days. To the board will be del
egated authority to carry out regula-
tions governing wheat and flour an
nounced last night by the food admins
tration.
Hoover began today by serving notice
on the wheat barons that he will vigor-
ouslv enforce the food control law, de-
clared the government is prepared to buy
the whole 1917 wheat harvest-approxi-
mately $4,000. 900 bushels-if necessary
I oprotect both producer and consumer,
and called upon all elevators, millers,
distributors and bankers to restrict
their margins of profit.
Here is what he proposes TO do, start
ing September /:
License all elevators and mills over
100 barrels daily capacity.
Open government agencies to purchase
wheat at all the principal terminals and
resell at reasonable prices for export
and to millers.
Establish a committee under Presi-
dent Garfield. Williams college, to deter
mine a fair price for the 1917 wheat
harvest.
tabIish a price schedule based on pa
triotism. designed to stabilize the price
of wheat. flour and finally bread.
To insure response Hoover will issue
licenses only to those elevators and mil
lers who guarantee to charge only a rea-
sonable price for warehouse service, tc
store no wheat more than thirty days
without his approval, and TO submit
regular reports on receipts and ship
ments. The grain exchanges have been
asked to suspend all quotations on future
wheat.
Persons, whether or not engaged in
the trade. holding wheat or flour con-
tracts larger than necessary for ordi-
nary business will be prosecuted and
are advised to "liquidate their contracts
at once"
To encourage the home production
of flour. Hoover will stipulate for large
proportion of flour export Instead OF
wheat. These mills which cooperate
with him will be given the benefit of
the exports EMPLOYMENT
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-14
.LOOTING OF JERUSALEM
|. IS BEGUN BY THE TURKS
Plan to Make Desert of Holy
Land if Forced Out by
British

CAIRO, Egypt. Friday. July 20
Correspondence Of the Associated
Press. THE situation in Palestine this
summer is the most serious since the
war began. A scheme for the footing of
Jerusalem is already being executed,
and throughout the countryside the Turk
has embarked on a calculated policy of
plundering and killing the native inhab-
itants, so that if they are forced to
vacate the country they will leave be-
hind them a desert. The only thing
that can save the population, the only
hope that buoys them up, is that the
British armies now hammering at the
gates of the Holy Land may soon drive
out the Turks.
Information about conditions in Pales-
tine reaches here from many sources.
The following statement of the present
situation is given to the Associated
Press by an official in touch with all
these sources:
THE attitude Of the young Turks to-
ward the unfortunat non-Turkish races
within their empire has always been
harsh and oppressive. During the war
it has been an open campaign of OBJ
berry exploitation and massacre, for
the young Turks, realizing~that the par
tition of the lands under their rule is
unavoidable. have determined to get as
much as they can out of the inhabitants
while they are in occupation.
"The stupendous wickedness of the
determination of the Armenian nation
cannot be dismissed as a mere device
of oriental statecaft or as a particular
measure aimed at one particular race.
for il is the Turkish policy toward not
only Armenians. but Arabs. Greeks and
Jews. in fact, all peoples who are sub
Jects of the Turk. but are not them
selves of Turkish blood.
while there was some prospect of
being able to retain or even enlarge
their empire the Turks although treat
ing their subject races badly, did not
actually seek to destroy them. Today
knowing themselves doomed it is their
calculated policy to kill off the bulk of
the inhabitants Of Palestine and extort
the last ounce 'of money and goods from
them. so that If they are forced to vacate
the country they will leave behind them
a desert, a poverty stricken and depop-
ulated land.
Their policy is not consistent with
military or economic needs and is not
supported by even the slenderest pre-
texts for tbs necessity. 1t is dictated
solely by a savage brutality. The Turk
in the past has shown some aptitude
for diplomacy. if little for statesman
ship. but the modern young Turk of the
committee OF Union and Progress is an
Infinitely worse tyrant than his prede-
cessors and all the native savagery and
blood lust that are his heritage now
find vent in deliberate and organized
crimes. He works untrammeled by dip
lomatic convention and reckless OF thu
inevitable consequences. Germany has
exercised no restraining influence and
indeed shares largely in the Ottoman
guilt.
from the world and news of the dread
full happenings within it's borders reach
es civilization slowly. 1t is usually
impossible to learn the fate OF indi-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-14
PLEASURE AND JOY
RIDERS ARE ASKED
TO CUT GASO USE
Direction of Bureau of Mines
Makes Patriotic Appeal to
Automobile Owners to Help
Nations Extremity

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1S-warning
of the possibility of drastic action by
the federal government to stop exces-
sive pleasure use of automobiles during
the war in order that the gasoline needs
of the United States and it's allies may
be met, is gwen in a statement issued
by Director Van H. Manning, of the
bureau of mines. today in which he asks
the cooperation of automobile owners
in stopping the practice.
Enough gasolinet to care for the re-
quirements of America and perhaps that
of it's allies will be saved, in the opin-
ion of Mr.. Manning, eff automobile
owners of the country will stop unnec-
essary and extravagant pleasure rid
ing and if owners and dealers handle
this fuel in a careful and economical
manner
"A patriotic. thoughtful and unselfish
response to these suggestions" he said,
would at once solve one of the perpIex-
ing problems now before the war maxi
ing authorities. In order that the war
may be carried on successfully the
army and navy will have to have inn
InGuldlelN OH MANU- eIOuBH SdSOllIS lOI
the aeroplanes, trucks, automobiles,
tractors and other machines. There
must be no dilly-dallying about this
supply of gasoline and there won't be.
1T is estimated that the army and
navy will need for this year, $50, 900, 900
gallons, and there are two ways of OBJ
tanning il. In the first place, the joy
rider whose pleasure is obtained by COW
ering many miles at high speed can vol
vl,r
takes his family on Sunday for a fifty
mile ride or more can cut this in half;
every man who drives machine daily
can ask himself if part of his riding
cannot be obviated
ITO sum up, every automobile and
driver can be taught to ask himself
each morning whether or not his pro-
posed trip is absolutely necessary, and
act accordingly, then the problem is
solved and with only slight voluntary
sacrifices On the other hand, II the
people continue to be thoughtless and
unwilling to do their patriotic bit in
This respect il may be necessary for
the United States to take drastic action
which will stop excessive pleasure use
of all automobiles.
1T is generally estimated and con-
coded that one-half of the gasoline used
in the United States G.25O.0OO.OOO gal
lonsD is used in pleasure riding In my
opinion. a judicious use of the automo-
bile for this purpose wall cut this
amount of gasoline in half. which would
mean a saving of more than million
gallons each day in the year.
Director Meaning gives number OF
suggestions as to how savings in Saso-
line may be effected and concludes with
the statement that his warning does not
mean that automobile owners should
1a,, nm their cars nor that anyone should
change his mind about purchasing a
car.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-14
MANY ATLANTA MEN
AWARDED HIGH RANK
BY j. s. OFFICIALS
Reserve Officers Training
Camp, Which Closes We'd
neSday at Fort Mcpherson,
Graduates 1885 Officers
By RALPH SMITH.

WASHINGTON. Aug. I3.-The re-
serve Officers training camp at Fort
Mcpherson has turned out 1855 off,
GERS. VINO have been appointed either
to the Officers reserve corps or to the
national army. effective August 18th.
The fortunate candidates at Mcpherson
have been so informed by the COM
handing officer at the post. by order OF
Adjutaut General Mccain. through
whom the information today was made
public
OF the student officers at McPher-
son. surviving the strenuous physical
and mental test to which their minds
and bodies were subjected by inten-
sive training. lbs have been appoint
ed TO various sections of the officers
reserve corps. with ranks cOmmensur-
ate with their military capacity; and
$50 hse been appointed to various sec
tions OF the national army.
DISTINCTION.
The war department defines the dis
tinction between the officers reserve
corps and the national army in the fol-
lowing langusg e:
Officers graduated from the train
ing camps are appointed TO the officers
reserve corps because they will thus be-
come available for call into service af-
ter the present wan They will be de-
tailed from the resrve corps to COM
mand units in the national or regular
army. but at the conclusion of HOSTILE
ties will be retained in the reserve
corps and returned TO the inactive list.
The officers appointed directly from
the training camps to the national army
will be mustered out after the war and
so will not be automatically available
in the event of any subsequent need
The war department has, therefore,
adopted the policy of appointing TO the
officers reserve corps all men whose
ages permit and who are otherwise
satisfactory The maximum age linn
its for appointment to the officers re-
serve corps are: Major. IS; captain, 40;
first Iieutnenat. 50: second lieutenant,
50 There is no age limit for appoint
r1ents OF officers 10 the national army
From the official list furnished by
General Mccain. il will he observed
That the highest rank conferred upon
any national army officer was that OF
captain. whereas i'm the officers re-
serve corps eight majors were appoint
ed from Mcpherson
EIGHT MAJORS NAMED.
In addition to majors. the Nc
Pbersou school furnishes $50 captains.
I45 first Iieutenants and 192 second
IfeutenartS. OF the second lieutenants.
n are assigned by name TO the regular
army
The Fort Mcpherson camp furnished
- cautafuS. us first lieutcuanSs anu
ga second HeuteEants to the national
army. OF the second lieutenants 2lo
are assigned 5y name to the quartermas-
ter's department
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-14
FIGHT ON BOIL WEEVIL
BRINGING BIG RETURNS
So Reports Legislative Com
mittee After Visiting Expe-
riment Stations

Money being spent upon the expert
ment stations conducted at Thomas
VILE and Valdosta by the state board
Of entomology is bringing big returns
in the effect il is having i'm extermi-
nation of the boil weevil and other re-
suits in connection with the cotton
crop
This was the conclusion of the joint
committee of the senate ana house
which was authorized to visit these
stations and make investigation of their
work. The report of the committee
has just been made public.
The committee was composed of Sen
ator Council and Representatives. Rus
sell and Howard. Senator Elders and
Representative Beck accompanied the
committe on it's tour OF investigation
their action being for the purpose OF
informing themselves first band
The committee in its report states
that they found a field of cotton neal
the station almost destroyed by boil
weevil, while the crop being grown or
the experiment farm was flourishing
and free from the pest
The report urges farmers to visit the
experiment stations and the assertion
Is made that both sea island and short
cotton can be successfully grown In
spite of the boil weevil and other pests
il the work is carried on along the lines
followed at the experiment stations.
The committee was of opinion, after
its investigation, that an average croT
Of cotton has already been made de-
spite what may have been taken by
boil weevil.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-14
Grain Spectators Are
Meeting Hoover Program

CHICAGO, Aug. 13.-Grain men of the
nation have already adjusted themselves
to meet conditions in Herbet Hoovers
announcement that the government is
ready to take over the 1917 wheat crop
This was the statement today of a Chi
cago board of trade official who said the
announcement would have but little. If
any. effect on the market. Coincident
with this statement. the wheat market
opened at $2.14, but one cent lower
than Saturdays close. Corn was down
a fraction.
Grain men have been collaborating
with Hoover for weeks and are familiar
with the conditions he outlines. the off,
cial said.
j. p. Griffin. president of the board
OF trade. wired Hoover today that the
board would give him its cooperation.
Is. w. Snow, crop expert, bore out the
statement OF the Official that grain
men generally had anticipated Hoover's
action and had not specialized I'm wheat
for several weeks.
Thousands OF grain elevators will be
affected by the proposed grain license,
he said
Grain men. Snow believed. are in full
accord with Hoover.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-14
ATLANTA GETS
s. CAPTAINS
AND | MAJOR

Atlanta was awarded one major
and 55 captains in the appointments
ID. .5aouucru for the Fort Mcpherson
training camp Here are the lucky
.lru-
MAJOR
Homer watkins.
CAPTAINS INFANTRY.
CHARLES WaIdcmar Seifert, Edwin
Warren Noise. Franklin Trezevsnt
n keII Edwin NJ Brown. Henry W.
Grown. Guy g. Lewis. Clark Howell.
i-. Henry W Lyon, Frank Wei
.Ourue BIaIoCk. Joseph Wade COnk-
In. CLYDE Moore Shropshire. George
'.ounds Harrison. Jack Evans Co
inc. Franklin Stevens Chalmers.
Shirley OlympiOus. Daniel Gould
FOwIe. Walter Benjamin EIcock,
TrammeI Scott. FOnville McWhOrter.
william, Legare Davis. Catchings
TherreI. oliver Quimby Melton. How
ard Henry Mccall. Jr.. Benjamin
Jackson Sells. Walter OctsviOus
,.IarshbJru. Evin Howell Foreman.
woodward Allen. Jerome Rea Moore.
'-nIa erosion Holloway, Lamar
Weaver. Young II. Fraser. Howard s
Cole.
CAPTAINS CAVALRY.
Joseph Brown Connslly-
CAPTAINS FIELD ARTILLERY.
zenas Newton Estes. Arthur Lyon
'-Towe-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-14
Young Girl Is Kicked
To Death by German

ST NIsBNNS. Vt. Aug l3-The body OF
Jennie Hemingway fourteen years olo'
vss found today or the edge of corn
s5.td ur,r here and the police stated that
the indications pointed to murder ROD
ert Warm. OF POttsdOwn. Pa. a private
in the Eighteenth United States cavaI-
~. VINO said he was with her early last
ui=hty was held pending an investIga-
ton
According To the police superficial
examination OF the body showed that the
girls death had been caused by strang-
uLatiC1-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-14
Salazor, Former Chief
OF Villas Staff, Killed
Bv Mex Ranch Guards

JUAREZ, Mexico. August lS.-Jose
Ynez Salazar. a revolutionary leader and
former chief OF staff to Francisco Villa,
was snot and killed at the Nogales
ranch, a short distance from Ascen-
cion. Thursday. Americans arriving
here today from Casas Grandes said
Salazar had been killed by small band
of home guards, who were organized to
protect the Casas Grandes-Ascencion
district.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-14
La Toilette Denounced
As Friend Of Kaiser D

WASHINGTON. Aug I3-Denounc-
ing Senator Ia Toilette and his pacif-
isl colleagues in congress as friends
Of the kaiser" Rev -. II. Martin. pas
tor OF Wesley Methodist Episcopal
church. declared them unfit TO hold
seats ia congress" The pastors SER
mon was on "the friends of the kaiser
IB America"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-14
PRIVATE is STRUCK
BY WAGON AND KILLED
CspeciaI Dispatoh to The Journal.

Especial Dispatch to The Journal)
CHAT ANOOGA. Tenn. Aug. Ia
Frank W. Burgess. private in the supply
company ofg the Twenty-third United
States cavalry. was almost instantly
killed here today when he was run over
by a supply wagon. sustaining a frac'
tured skull Burgess was twenty-four
years of age.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-14
One Town Has Perfect
Selective Service Score

CARLISLE. Mass. Aug. 1S.-This
town today boosted of 100 per cent
selective service record. The quota OF
the town, which has a small popula-
ton, was one man. Jacob p. Detch, the
first man examined. passed the ply
test waived exemption and was en-
rolled In the new national army.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-14
u. S. Ambulance Units
VIII Be Sent to Italy

MILAN Aug 12.-Arrangements are
being made for the sending to the Ital-
Ian front of several American ambu-
lance units similar to those which have
been in operation in France since the
beginning of the war. The first unit is
expected In October.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-14
Battle OF flanders !
ntarS It's Third Wei

LONDON, Aug. 13.-The battle
Flanders entered it's third week toda
with Field Marshal Haig's statement
announcing nothing of special interest
to report"
Sharp, brief engagements, however.
have marked the past forty-eight hours
as the Germans have endeavored to re-
gain some of the ground taken by the
British at the end of last week. The
enemy has persistently endeavored- to
retake Westhoek ridge. British artil-
lery has been extremely well served.
however. and attacks have been broken
up with heavy losses.
Brisk fighting is still in progress on
the Aisne front, where the Germans
made strong efforts to retake~ positions
that would secure their line in event
a retreat in Flanders should become
necessary. The French, after repuls-
ing most of these attacks, have regain
ed ground which was lost north of st.
Quentin.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-14
Two German Machines
In Raid Brought OoWr

LONDON, Aug. 1.-two of the Gel
man machines which yesterday eveniz
raided the English southeast cost
tering places were destroyed byBri
naval airplanes. The official satem
issued by the government tofay
that one of the machines was a
airplane and the other a seaplane.
The admiralty statement Of 81
day estimated twenty machines avs
ing part in the raid which resnt
the death of tWenty-three persons
1f
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-14

viduals. but good general idea of the
situation is in our hands.
THE disaster that befell the Arme-
Man nation is now being melted out to
the mixed non-Turksh population o (
Syria and Palestine Families are DO {
ing massacred, towns and territorie q
evacuated. communities plundered ar
given over to pillage."
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-14
Germany Gives Figures
On Loot She's Taken

AMSTERDAM. Aug. 13.-AccordinI
to the Taegliche Rundschau of Berlin
the booty captured by the Germans up
to July rs includes 1876 cannon, 1,-i
1000 rifles. 1852 machine guns, p
29S airDlanes, 1S6 balloons and three
airships.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-20
ms ANoTHER 0EM MYSTERY

IT'S ANOTHER GEM MYSTERY
At a recent meeting of the Wom-
ems Athletic club, COG S. Michigan
av., a member lost some valuable
jewelry It was reported to the pO-
lice. When they appeared to do
nothing it was put in the hands of
States Atty HOyne. He refuses to
tell the value of gems or owners
name Members of the club refuse
to talk on the subject
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-20
JEDGE, YO' HONNA, / NEVA' DID
NOTHIN TO NOBODY

A breath of bayou breeze waited
into the court of domestic relations
when Louis McMurray and wife,
2941 S. Dearborn St, shambled in
For McMurray, despite the Celtic
sound of his name, was well colored,
and Mrs. Mac was as ebony.
They were sure huff southern
Guild folks, these two. You could
have told that as soon as you saw
them come into the courtroom, be-
fore they ever started slurTing
their RS.
ledge, yO' honna," began Susan,
black-eyed- also black, very black
skinned-"dis niggah, he don want
to help me a-talL He amt give me
nothin' from November till last
Thursday, but abuse.
"All he does is get stewed on pay
days an spend all his money afOre he
gifts home to me. He hasn't lived
with me a-tal here lately, not a-tall,' -
and SUsan's voice rose to high in
Election.
And, jedge, yO' hOnna, that coon
neva was nobody till l married him
one year an a month ago. He neva'
was nothin', that's so. Why all the
clothes that boys got on his back l
put them on him afOre we was mar
ried. Yes, su! Yes, su! That very
suit he's wearin' now, l put that on
him afOre our weddin'."
81 done hadta leave her, jedge, -
said Louis. "She driv me tit, she
did, jedge, deed she did"
Then why did you go back to her
and give her $40 last Thursday"
inquired Judge Jarecki
Cause 1 heered she'd got the law
on me, jedge. But it faint ma fault,
jedge. She driv me tit, jedge, deed
she did,
"Paroled for one year, was Judge
Jarecki's solution, after Louis prom
ised to go back to Susan.