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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-16
SAYS WHITE SLAVERS
ARE IN THE COUNTY

Under the pretense of securing their
enlistment for Red Cross work, two
well appearing strangers, says the
Peru News-Herald, are said to have
operated in La Sale and Oglesby dur
ing the past few days seeking to have
girls accompany them to Chicago.
White slave activity is limited and the
authorities will push an investigation
1t is said that the men sought ous
eills of La Sale and Oglesby saying
that they represented the Red Cross
and scoiling at the local branch of
the organization. They held out many
inducements for the girls to accom-.
pany them to the metropolis, saying
that there they would be given train.
ing and prepared for Red Cross sery-
Ice
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-16
SUNDAY SCHOOLS TO
PICNIC JULY 4 At
CHAUTAUQUA PARK
ANNUAL OUTING WILL BE HELD
ON NATIONS NATAL DAY-PAR-
ADE TO BE DISPENSED WITH
TO BE PATRIOTIC DEMONsTRA-
TION.

The Sunday,schools OF Ottawa will
celebrate the Fourth CT July with a
big patriotic demonstration and pic
mic at Chautauqua park, according to
decision which has been reached by
the superintendent association.
The parade, which has been held for
the past five years, will be abandoned
this year. This conclusion has been
reached by the Sunday-school heads
owing to the fact that there is no de-
sire to compete with the civic demon.
atration on Memorial day, and also in
view of the unusuel conditions which
exist at the present time, 1t Is con-
sidered unwise to spend the $l00 or
$3.50 which is necessary to pull off the
parade in its usual splendor. Instead
! of the parade in the business district
there will be a patriotic demonstration
at the park in the afternoon.
/ There will be an elaborate program
at the picnic grounds. including speak
| ing, music and sports of all kinds fol
young and old.
The following Sunday-schools have
already signified their intention OF par
ticipating in the Independence dayscel
ebration: Congregational, Christian
Baptist Presbyterian, Trinity Luther
an, Epworth Methodist, Zion Evangel
ical, First Methodist and Trinit,
United Evangelical.
The following committee chairmel
have been appointed:
Patriotic Demonstration - L. {
Brand
Publicity and Grounds-F. M. Dc
Lapr.
Program. G. Snyder.
Sports Rudolph Claus and Angus
Ledrich.
Transportation. G. Schnmache
Refreshments b. O Rarge and Jsh
Rcemer.
Further details will be arranged {
meeting and dinner which viii /
held by the superintendents and a
sistants at the Clifton hotel on Thur
day evening, May 24th.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-16
c. S. CULLEN MAY
Be NAMED PROBATE
JUDGE BY LOWDEN
FRIENDS PREDICT THAT FORM
Err STATES ATTORNEY WILL
BE CHOSEN TO FILL UNExPlR-
Ed TERM OF LATE ALBERT T.,
LARDlN.

That c. S. Cullen will be the next
probate Judge of La Sale county il
generally agreed among all Republi-
can factions of this and other large
cities OF the county. Nj. Cullen has
been a tentative candidate for the
office since the death CT Judge Albert
r Lardin. but not until a few weeks
ago was his candidacy. formally an
nounced by friends and petitions were
put in circulation calling upon GOV,
Frank O. l.owden to appoint him to
III the vacancy during Judge Lardin's
uneXpired term.
Political admirers who are behind
MIR Cullen are taking advantage OF
proposed bill governing the probate
vacancies in this and Will counties
that recently passed the Senate. This
Saw if concurred in by the house will
make il possible for the governor to
appoint judge in cases where the*ln-
cumbant has served one or more years
of this term. in which case Governor
Lowden could name probate jnrist
for La Sale county who would be le-
gally entitled to remain on the bench
until the next regular election with
out the county's being out to the ex-
pense OF holding primary and a
special election to name a successor
Mr.. Cullen, il Is believed in Ottawa.
IS the strongest man IN the race from
his participation in the active manage
ment of Governor Lowdens campaign
( His only other contender to so far
announce himself is ex-senator Cor
pus F. Gardner, of Mendoza, who sent
out letters as feelers toward his can
didacy. Mr.. Cullen worked ceaseless
ly for Mr.. Lowden and one of the
first signers, of his petition'to the gov
ernor IL said to be W. r. Stead, the
man who stands closer to the execu
tive than any. other individual in Hi
nois.
I Signers are rapidly ai'ixing theiI
names to Mr.. Cuflen's petition and il
few days time they will be ready
for forwarding to the governor, i
the law becomes a realty, as it is' ex
pected- it will be as Senator Barr OF
Joliet, is its sponsor, there seems tC
be little chance for anyone but Mr.
Cullen landing the office
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-16
F. w. MATHIESSEN. JR.
HEADS M. & H. COMPANY

Frank o Wetmore, president OF the
First National Bank Of Chicago, has
been added 70 the board OF directors
of the Matthiessen & Flegelef Zinc
Company. La Sale county's wealthiest
corporation, as the result Of action
taken ut a special meeting which adj
jouined yesterday, following a two
day session.
At this meeting the directors voted
TO change the charter OF the corpora
ton by providing for directorate oi
five members instead of four az the
charter formerly read. MIR Wetmorf
was elected as the fifth member o.
the board The others chosen at the
meeting were r. W. Matthiessen, Jr.
George +. Blow, Mrs. Mary Hegele
:. Carus and c. B. lihme.
The directors selected their olllcer
as follows.
President II w. Matthiessen, Jr
First vice president George !
Blow.
Second vice president Mrs Mar
Carus.
Secretary y. Lihme.
Mr.. Matthiessen, as president &
the company, succeeds MIS- Ma'
uegeler Carus, who has been seryIh
in that capacity.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-16
AUTO STOLEN FROM
MORRIS ABANDONED
IN EAST OTTAWA
BELIEVE PARTY oe IOYRiDERs
TOOK MACHINE - FORCED TO
STOP TRIP WHEN TIRE PUNC-
TURES - OWNER COMES FOR
CAR.

Authorities of La Sale and Grundy
counties today are searching for the
thieves who stole an auto belonging TO
Otto Thorson, OF Morris, and aban-
doned in front of the b. G. Crosby
residence On East Chapel street early
this morning
With their gasoline supply practical
" exhausted and one of the rear tires
punctured, the thieves found 1t was
impossible to continue in their fight
The machine was a five passenger
Overland, and was taken from Morris
last evening, after the owner had left
it standing in the business section.
The rear number of the car was
torn off by the party of thieves or
ioy riders and an auto robe and music
rack, that had been left in the ma
cnine were not destroyed.
The abandoned machine was dis
covered early this morning but it was
at first supposed that the owners had
break down and had gone to a ga
rage for repairs.
When no one showed up for the ma
chine at 8 o'clock this morning Officer
James Sheehan was notified and he
and Chief of Police Zurich removed
the car to the Acme garage.
The old auto license number was
l73600, while the l9l7 number wa'
u 1895. The numbers revealed tia
the machine belong to Otto Thorson
of Main Street in Morris and the po
, lice in the Grundy county seat wer
: notified. but they had not learned o
the theft until informed by local auth
critics.
1t is believed that the thieves, ur
able to make a getaway with the auto
decided to abandon it before enterinl
, the city here Judging from the dam
age to the rear tire the auto had beel
run a considerable distance after thu
puncture occurred.
Police are OF the opinion that
party of Morris ioyriders took the
machine and returned to their hom
at an early hour this morning
Mr. Thorson arrived in Ottawa lat
f this afternoon and started back wit
the machine
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-16
KICKED BY HORSE
DIES Or INJURIES
JOHN JOHNSON, FARMLAND,
DIED LAST EVENING AT RY-
BURN HOSPITAL--LEG WAS
FRACTURED IN iNJURY-SHOCk
FROM AMPUTATloN CAUSED
DEATH.

John Johnson, aged II, farmland,
died at Ryburn hospital last evening
at o'clock, as a result OF injuries he
sustained Wednesday, May 2, when he
was kicked by a horse johnson was
walking behind the team, when one
of the horses kicked him In the right
leg, above the knee, fracturing his
hip.
He was removed to Ryburn hospital
at the time of the accident, but
owing to the fact that one of the
bones protruded the flesh it was i'm
possible to set the fracture.
Physicians had hoped that the frac-
ture might be set but yesterday morn
ing it was decided that amputation
would be necessary The injured mem
Der was amputated and Johnson's
death occurred last evening at o.
clock as a result of the shock.
Native Of. Chicago.
Johnson was employed on the Otto
Engel farm in Dayton township, near
Serena He had been employed there
the past few months coming to the
Engel farm from Chicago
He leaves surviving three children,
all of whom reside in Chicago, Fun
eral arrangements are now being
MADE.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-16
SECOND WAR RELIEF
MEETING ON FRIDAY

Ottaw2's War Relief Society is maxi
ing arrangements for the reception Of
many new members when their regular
weekly meeting is held Friday al
Christ parish house. The society Is
non-sectalian and is organized for
the purpose of banding all Ottawa
wcmen into an association for doing
great and benevolent work. The
ladies' will coninc themselves to turn.
ing out necessities that will make
soldering little easier for our boys
at the front They will knit scarfs,
wr.stlets, socks and then will make
comfort kits, any and all of which
will be decidedly welcome when the
ilehtcrG reach tho front
! The meeting will oron at 10.3U
o'clock and viii continue Thiu tAe
afternoon without o stop, O1icerJ OF
tho local society hope fer n large and
enthusiastic attendance and n doublee
ncmlcrsEip when tho sewing bee i
called to order Friday mornins.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-16
MENDOZA WOMAN
SAYS SPOUSE BEAT.
AND DESERTED HER

Mrs Esther Malloy. of Mendoza,
had six week. of happy married life
Then she awakened from her dream
CT marital bliss to find the world was
all awry and things were not what
they seemed Oscar II. Malloy, the
man she married caused the rude
awakening.
She says in her divorce bill, filed to-
day in the Circuit court, that on May
T. Malloy beat, struck, choked and
was brutal in the extreme 30 her. fol.
lowing which he deserted her and
since has refused to tender any money
toward her support. The attack was
termed as "unmerciful' in her allega.
tions.
The marriage occurred in Prince.
ton, March II, 1913, and the couple
lived together until May /, 1913.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-16
CARS LOCKED WHEELS;
OWNERS LOCK HORNS
OVER $45 JUDGMENT

On summer afternoon back in 1912
two automobiles locked wheels on the
to the White bridge east of
town.
In the Circuit court today the own.
ers OF those two machines are lock
ing hons to ascertain whether or not
cne of them shall pay a S45 Judgment
that was awarded in Justices tri'
bunal at Streator.
]. j. Conway, Ottawa attorney, is
the defendant, and the Buick Motor
Car Co. the plaintiff. The auto man
ufacturcrs claim that ii was Mr. Con-
ways fault that the mishap occurred
and their car was damaged to the eX
tent CT fortyive perfectly good do:
lars and costs" Mr.. Conway alleges
'le was in no wise to blame for the
collision and refused to pay the
amount assessed by the Streatol
courts.
The trial opened yesterday after
noon and has been in progress all day
I today. The costs when the whole al
/ iairsis settled, will more than doub.'
4 the amount Of the judgment
In n statement from the witness
| stand Mr.. Conway announced that th'
dauncc would not exceed $500 at tn
highest possible figure.
A. s. Johnson, Streator agent,
representing the Buick people /
court. l.E
/, The accident occurred on a Snnda
, afternoon, several tourists witncssin
the "smash7up."
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-16
MRS. M. |. BLACK IN
NARROW ESCAPE AS
AUTO HITS STREET CAR

MRS. NJ. L. Black. now OF nedands,
California, who formerly was Mrs A.
b. Priseler, of this city, had narrow
escape from injury in an auto acci-
dent On May 5, according to Red.
lands exchange. which, in telling of
the mishap, says
Mrs. M. L. Back, who lives at the
corner of Orange street and Pennsyl.
yania avenue, narrowly escaped death
this noon when the automobile in
which she was driving was demolished
in he1d-on collision with the San
Bernardino car. Mrs. Black was
thrown heavily to the ground by the
first shock OF the impact and escaped
with minor injuries.
Mrs. Black had just turned into
Orange street from Pennsylvania ave
nue. when the accident occurred. The
view from Pennsylvania avenue is oh
structed at this point by an orange
grove and Mrs. Black had made til,
corner and turned south on Orang'
street before she saw the car
"MCtorman Ely, who was plotih!
the caS saw her too late to stop III
applied the brakes instantly, but th
big car crashed into the auto almos
al full speed.
The front OF the automobile wa
smashed completely. the engine bein
! driven back into the body OF the ms
chine. The auto was thrown con-
pletely around by the force of tn
blow and the car struck 1t secon
time in the rear
Mrs. Black was thrown out of tA
car. directly in front of her home. Sh
was taken into the house and phys
elan was called in attendance. II
stated that though badly bruised sh
was not seriously injured =
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-16
MEXICAN BAD MAN
BROUGHT TO OTTAWA

joseph Rodreue2, q Mendoza Mex
lean who is reputed as being bad
Indian particularly right after pay
day. is ON his way to Ottawa to spend
a year as guest of Sheriff y. M. Davis
at the county Jail
Rodriguez was arrested last night
by Chiet Of Police Charles Beckett. OF
Mendoza, after he had stabbed a Car
ranaista while carrying an oversuppiy
OF joy water He also brandlshed a
gun and threatened TO shoot anyone
who came within range of his bleary-
eyed Workmanship
He was sentenced by The Mendoza
magistrate to q twelyemonths soJourn
and this afternoon will begin hts hong
and weary grind Deputy Sheriff VIM.
Mschko went TO La Sale this after.
noon to meet Ch'cI Beckett and take
the prisoner from him.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-16
MISS MARY BRUNlCk Is
BRIDE or JOHN MEAGHER

Thursday evening, May 10, Miss
Mary BrunicK, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. William Brunck, of 1870 Pine
sire {, and John ]. Mcagher, were
united In marriage by Rev. M. A.
Guirk. The witnesses were John Fnt.
teler and Miss Edna Wolfe.
The bride was formerly employed
as telephone operator for the United
Telephone Co., and has host ol
friends in this city. The groom is q
prominent insurance man In this city
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-16
SIX KILLED IN EXPLOSION.

sault Ste Marie, Mich, May 16.
Martial law prevails about the
$500" locks as result Of dyna.
mite exploeion at $3.50 o'clock this
morning which killed six men and
injured several others at Fort
Brady pier.
One coast ouardsman was killed.
The others were iaborers. Troops
from the fort have taken charge
OF the situation. The fish hatch
ry and adjoining buildings suffered
damage. The military authorities
have given out no list Of the dead
nor made any statement as to the
cause of the explosion.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-16
FOREST FIRES WILL
CAUSE HUGE LOSS

Calumet, Mich. May lG.-~Forest
fires in non thern Michigan are spread
inp today and at least one town Is
threatened with extinction Flames
are reported to be approaching the
edge of Alnheim, Baraga county, des-
pite desperate efforts of the towns
people TO turn the fire.
In the vicinity of Houghton farmers
have rallied and at Woods the entire
population is ditching to turn the fire
in It's course.
Daylight was delayed for an hour
on the peninsula because of the In
tense pail of sn n)ke.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-16
o. GASTENDYCK LEFT
ESTATE OF $4,000

The will of the late Otto Gasten-
dyck, La Sale implement dealer, was
fled this AFTERNOON in the Office Of the
probate clerk. He leaves an estate
OF $4,000. He had half interest
in two store buildings valued at S10,-
600, ana half interest In implement
stock valued pt $1,000 The wife Is
named o. executrix.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-16
REP. GARDNER JOINS
AS u. S. ARMY OFFICER

Washington, May 1G. Representa-
tive A. p Gardner, Of Massachusetts,
pioneer champion of military prepared
ness and early advocate of the cause
Of the allies, has resigned his seat IN
Congress to 20 to the front against
Germany.
Gardner's resignation thru Governor
Mccall, Of Massachusetts, was an
nonnced in letter from Gardner to
Speaker Clark, which was read in the
House today. Gardner Ia n reserve
oiTcer in the United States army.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-16
ALL UNITS TO BE PUT
ON WAR FOOTING AT
ONCE Is ORDER
WANT 424,SOO MEN
WAR DEPARTMENT TO FILL
RANKS or MILITIA AS RAPIDLY
AS POSSIBLE TO GET Ir UP TO
FULL STRENGTH.

Washington. May 1.-THE militia
bureau of the war department today
completed the apportionment by states
CT the National Guard units necessary
to bring the state troops up the maxi.
mum war strength of 425,S00 laen
authorized in the national defense act.
The apportionment was made on the !
basis of 500 men to each senator aud
representative in Congress. Illinois
Is third with total allotment Of g. 100
men, out of which 23,200 are to be
available for National Guard army or
ganizatons. The remaining 1900 Is
the navys portion for use as naval
militia. Arizona New Mexico, Neva-
da and Wyoming have the smallest
allotment-2. 400 men each.
The possibility OF National Guard
units being among the first troops or
dered to French soil for services in the
trenches is seen in the orders issued
by Brigadier General Mann, chief of
the militia bureau, that completion OF
cavalry units is not desired" The
instructions to adjutant generals also
state that coast artillery infantry, field
artillery, engineers and field hospital
ambulance corps are to be recruited
4 first In order named. The present
units of National Guards, the instruc-
tions assert, are to be recruited up to
war strength before new units appor-
toned each state are organized
The present strength OF the National
7 Guard, the military bureau figures
show, is in round numbers. 10000.
|. The war strength of the present or
ganizations is 5000 Thus 145,000
men are needed to equip the present
organizations for work in the field.
and 23S 800 men must volunteer or be
drafted to place the guard at the max
imum figure of 424,S0O authorized by
Congress.
The national guard OF the nation has
been divided into sixteen divisions
with the following state allotments by
divisions.
Illinois, 53.2oO (2,90o naval militia)
Maine, 4,S00 (G00 for naval mlitia.)
New Hampshire, 2.200.
Massachusetts, l4,4o0 (1,S00 naval
militia)
Connecticut, 5000 ZOO naval mill
tia.)
Rhode Island, 1000 (50c naval mill
tia.l
Vermont, 800
New York, 10000 (4,50o naval mill
: tia.)
) Pennsylvania, 30,40O (l0CO naval
militia)
Wisconsin, 10 400,
y North Dakota, 1000
South Dakota 1000.
' IcWa. l0,40c
Nebraska, G4C0
= Kansas. 5000
, Missouri, 14,400 600 naval militia.)
Texas, lc,C00 (5OC naval militia)
!, oklahoma, 5000
!. Arkansas, 7,2C0.
California, l0.400 (0,3O0 naval mil
o itia.l
:. Utah 3,20e.
+. Arizona. 2,400.
Colorado, 1890.
New Mexico, 2,400.
Nevada, 200.
Washington, $500 GOO naval mill
tia)
Oregon i,0Oc $500 naval militia.)
e Montana, 1900
IS Idaho, 2,370
IS WYOMING. 2,i00.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-16
EX T RA
VAST sum FOR SHIP
BUILDING.

Washington, May 16.-The SEN
ate Immediately after convening
today laid aside all its business to
take un the army and navy urgent
deficiency bill carrying s3,3so,Oo0
and providing money and almost
unlimited authority for ship build
ina to defeat the submarine war
fare.
Senator Weeks, Of Massachu-
setts, objected 70 hurrying thru
the $3, ,seC, ,ooo. 900 measure without
the most careful consideration.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-16

French cabinet makers use charcoal
IN polisling wood 10 give II Il dead
black color aud present IN appearance
of ebony.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-16

Dos,ous custom house clock has Il
dial twenty one feet Ia diameter.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-16
THE WEATHER

Fair tonight and Thurs
day. Somewha. warmer
tonight.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-14
BAPTIST INSTITUTIONS
HAVE BEEN INSPECTED

Atlanta, Ga. Feb. i5-Thc three
Baptist institutions in Georgia for
which 100000 is to be raised i'll sixty
days have now been inspected by the
committee OF district managers APP
pointed to handle the details of the
campaign, these institutions being the
Georgia Baptist hospital in Atlanta,
Bessie Tiff college for girls in For
syth and Mercer University in Macon.
For the purposes of the campaign
the state has been divided into geo
graphical districts with a campaign
manager in each district, and {. j..
Hood, prominent banker and Bap-
fist layman Of Commerce. has been
appointed general director of the cam
paign.
There are 100000 Baptists in the
state of Georgia and the $500000 to be
raised in sixty days will relieve their
three above-named institutions of all
debts and membranes.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-14
NEGROES ENLISTINC
IN CANADIAN ARMY

Dublin, Ga, Feb IL That negroes
are being enlisted rapidly in the army
81 Eueland in Canada, was The state
meat Of Congressman elcct NJ Nv.
Larsen who returned this mornings
from business trip 10 Canada, ia
which he visited several cities ia-
Guiding Windsor.
IN Windsor" said Judge Larsen,
~ was surprised to see large
sprnklng OF NEGRO soldiers among
the recruits who were being prepared
tor service in Europe. mention
ed It 10 the man with whom | was
tranSacting business -ad he told me
that several hundred negroes from the
South had been enlisted recently at
W Windsor and would be sent 10 Europe
win the other troops He told me
they were all from my section OF the
country. To my further surprise, |
iounG them scattered among the
white men and not in separate COM
panleS and regiments. Both whites
and blacks seemed to De on good
terms with each other and as chum-
my as soldiers geheraiiy get"
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-14
GET YOUR FERTILIZER EARLY

The following verse from the Amer
icann Co-operatice Journal wouldn't
rank high considered as poetry, but
ITS mighty good sense all the same:
Buy your fertilizer early, have your
seed and tile and lime
Shipped at once freight cars are lack
ing> or they may not come in
time.
All the railroads are congested; when
the spring rush starts twill be
Even worse. so better send in all
spring orders rapidly"
A business house in New York adj
vises US that $4,000 more cars were
needed December and the number
IS increasing month by month. 1t is
impossible to get materials on short
notice. Orders for farm machinery.
siios. cream separatots, milking ma
chimes. nursery stock, seeds, spray
materials, etc, should be placed now
to insure delivery when wanted-The
Progressive Farmer.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-02-14
sue will very probably determine to
considerable extent the result of the
spcakerShip race in the next house.
FARMERS WILL ORGANIZE
FOR IMPROVING LANDS

Naldosta, Feb. l2.-An important
meeting of the land owners of Lown-
des, Brooks, Bcrricn, Clinch and
Echols counties, has been called for
February Is at the courthouse in Val
dosta, the meeting to be held under
the auspices of the Georgia Land
Owners Association, Of which Alex
X. Seasons of Waycross, is chairman,
and {. Downing, of Brunswick, treas
urer w. T, Staten, temporary chair
man of the Valdosta meeting, is send
ing out notices to the principal land
owners in the five counties named
above, urging them to attend the
meeting here
Prominent speakers will make adj
dresses and plans will be discussed
for the profitable uses and cultivation
of the idle land in South Georgia, OF
which there are large tracts. 1t is un-
derstood that owners of 100000
acres of Georgia lands are affiliated
with the Georgia Land Owners asso-
citation.