Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-04
Taxing Tourists


Gentlemen must pay" is the slogan of
newly -organized movement to tax foreign
ers and particularly American, coming to
Germany this summer 500 or more for
v1sing their passports. In an editorial the
Deutsche Zeitung, of Berlin, demands that
heavy tax be imposed upon every American
who visits Germany.
Americans" it says, "who want to come
to Germany and use, perhaps the money
made by manufacturing arms and ammuni-
tion and selling them to the enemies of Ger
many in the war, must be made to pay fleav-
lily for the privilege of coming here or be
told to stay at home. According to the news
papers 800, 900 Americans are already book
ed for Germany and( it is high time that
Germany does something to spare the Father
land from the same fate that befell the Rus.
trian Tyrol which was eaten bare by the
American locust sWarms. President Harding
really ought to have no objections toward
helping Germany financially in this fashion.
When the Americans do come then the in-
dividual Germans should receive them with
dignity and show them what they think Of
their dollar parasitism which preys upon
Germanys misery"
The Lokal Anzeiger also prints an article
suggesting that Americans coming to Ober-
ammergau for the Passion play and to other
popular plays be charged 400 per cent more
than the native Germans in order to make
up for the difference in the value of Ameri.
can and German money The government
now requires of each traveller complete list
OF his baggage as he enters the country and
will charge 200 per cent duty on all goods
bought by him while in Germany.7
Methodist Centenary
The sum of $6,121 has been collected in
five Georgia districts for the centenary
movement Of the Methodist church. accord
ing to report of Rev. w. F. Hunnicutt, sec.
rotary OF the missions and head of the CEN
tenary movement in Georgia
=, According to Mr.. Hunnicutt, in spite of
the depressed financial conditions collec-
tions are being made regularly and in good
sums
The districts which have reported, with
the amounts collected in each, are as fol-
lows:
Elberton district, the Rev. w. L. Pierce.
presiding elder, 1851; Gainesville district,
Rev. W. T. Handy, presiding elder, 81 900;
Griffin district Rev. L. G.. Johnson, presid.
ing elder, $1,000. In the two Atlanta dis
tricts' Druid Hills NJ E. church shows a
total collection of $1,000 and Decatur M.
E. church, $1,000 Total, $6,121.
= Army Auction
approximately 100000 worth of gov.
eminent property and material and eouip.
ment will be put on auction sale at 9 o'clock
a. m: April IL at the Atlanta quartermaster
depot, Gambler warehouse, under the direc-
ton OF the commanding officer. J. Hall
Miller, of Atlanta, official auctioneer. will
conduct the sales.
The property is described as "quartermas-
ter surplus property" and a cataIog of forty.
eight pages has been issued detailing the list.
The property will be open for inspection one
week prior to the sale, when prospective buy
ers may visit the warehouse and inspect such
OF the material as they may contemplate pur-
chasing.
Twenty per cent Of the bid must he paid
in cash or certified check or Liberty bond at
the time and place of sale. Where the total
accepted bid of one purchaser amounts to
$3.50 or less, the full amount must be paid
at the time.
The material includes signal CORDS uroperuy