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Total glnnlngS include ZS5,93I round bales compared with 229,215 for 1923 and 3O99 bales of American Egyptian compared with 15,SS2 for 1923.
 The revised total of cotton ginned this season prior to November If is 11,163, ,401 bales. There were 15,1S1 ginneries operated prior to Novem- Der IA.
 Chinese Crop Satisfactory
 The new Chinese cotton crop was re- ported by the crop reporting board of the foreign service of the United States Bureau of Agricultural Economies as satisfactory at the end of September and about up to expectations unless bad weather sets in.
 The prospect for the cotton crop of the Indian Punjab have improved dur ing November, the condition being 103 per cent of normal as compared to 1O1 per cent month ago. The Punjab pro- duces roughly about tenth of the total Indian crop.
 Receipts of cotton in Alexandria, Egypt, from August 1 to November 26, amount to 911 ,2S5 bales of 47S pounds, as compared with 727 ATT bales during the same period last year. Shipments during the same period amounted to 621 1852 bales this year as compared to 490,73S bales last year.
 The 192425 crop of Anglo Egyptian Sudan is reported to be 45,307 bales of 478 pounds. Of this amount 29,51S bales are of Sakellardis and the re mainder American cotton. The total crop for last season was 40,607 bales.
 Russian Production Heavy
 Private estimates place the Russian cotton crop this year at 45S,00O bales of ATS pounds of ginned cotton as com pared with 1S9,000 bales last year and an average of 52,0O0 bales for the years 1920 to 1922.
 The area planted to cotton in the union of South Africa in the coming season is expected to be approximately 10000 acres, however, comparatively poor yield in the crop for 1923-24 may result in smaller plantings than planned.
 The acreage of the present cotton crop in Uganada is reported to he a third greater than that of last year Prospects for the crop are good.
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BEET SUGAR PRICE
 FTJRTHER REDUCED
Weeks Cuts Total 30 Cents Per
 100 Pounds

, DENVER, Dec. s.-Another reduc- tion of ten cents hundred pounds on beet sugar was announced here today by the Great Western Sugar company. This makes a total reduction of thirty cents since last Saturday.
 Tho reductions make the following prices on sugar from the manufacturer Beet $7.95 and cane $9.15.
 Officials of the company declared that further reduction was only an indica tion of heavy market in Cuba and other sugar yielding centers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-09
No Aspirin Kills Pain
 Like eBROMO-ASPIRIN
The Kind That Does Not De- press the Heart Action But Gives Immediate Relief.

When you're suffering from cold, headache, backache, fever, grippe or neuralgia Bromo-Aspirin gives you im- mediate relief, because it stimulates rather than depresses the heart. It contains no quinine.
 There is no aspirin like Taylor's Bromo-Aspirin. It is the kind that does not Mdepress the heart-that is reason enough.
 9romo-Aspirin is for sale at all good drug stores in flat boxes con taining fifteen tablets for 25c. Keep a package on hand.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-09
PAGE IS NAMED
 NEW POSTMASTER
Coolidge Announces Appoint
 ment At Shreveport, La.

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-Charles W. Page was nominated by President Coolidge today to be postmaster at Shreveport, La.
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Glass clock sets

The glass clock set is new, too. Clock and two candlesticks to match, in amber, canary or black. Set, $6.95.
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Salad sets

Salad sets come in bright yellow, pink, blue. A delightful gift for the housewife. Six plates, a large salad bowl and spoon. Complete, $1S.95.
 Fourth floor
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Vanity Sets

Two-in-one vanity sets please femi- nine hearts at Christmas time. Green, canary or amber glass fashions powder box and perfume bottle in one, Sl,50,
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Corners in every home, be it stately mansion tnes apartment will brighten at the gift all their own Little crannies fairly call for tiny clocks, amber candesck
 jam ars Come to the Fourth Floor for real help on that shopping list
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member of the family. Soft and musical of tone, decorative in ap- pearance. Nickel or bronze fin ish, $8 to $17.50.
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its on the fourth floor

frosted glass in many colors. De- signs of bright parrots add to their effectiveness. soc
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Decorated vases

Vases of glass, free hand decor ated, may be had in variety of shapes and sizes. New and most attractive gifts. ranging in price from $5 to $12.50.
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MLIoIGolshAS NIB leIel lVlsE3
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Console sets

Amber colored console set has two graceful candlesticks and bowl for fruit or flowers. $1. Four piece console set of the same, larg- CT bowl and black glass stand. go Q5
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Carafe sets

Little sets of carafe and glass adorn the guest-room table charm ingly, particularly when they are of tinted glass, decorated. A va riety of bright colors to select from-and just S9c!
 Frosted glass jars Jam jars and mustard jars are of
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Pottery

I4avinite pottery makes unusual gifts. Vases are quaint of shape and unusual of design. Large or small. squat, round ones or tall graceful vases, $2.95 to $S.95.
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New trays
Chimes

Plate chimes will please every
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,22-To impsfh 24-To mark off 25-To desire. 27-Assigned. l 29-Foolish.
 3l-Bar to apply power. | 33-QuIck.
 S5-Employ.
 36-Lair.
 S7-To float. 3S-Self.
 4O-Spirtual overseer. 41-Mimicked. | 43-Bou1d.
 44-Wrings. 46-Growing in pairs. 47-Scold.
 60-Pondered. 51-Satisfy. 52-Thus.
 54-Resembling a wall 56-A festival. 57-Idle talk. 60-Man's name (ab). 62-Historical period. 66-To accomplish a thing. 6s-Note of musical scale.
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Tea and toast

Tea and toast sets with odd tri- angular tray are patterned in birds and flowers. $3.95.
 Sets in plain colors with simple oblong tray, $2.95.
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Vase-lanps

The vase-lamp is something quite new. Beautiful Steuben ware in pink, green or amber. One bulb is inside the vase, the other up under the shade! Equally suit able for table lamp or night-light. Complete with cord and plug, $10.
 New trays Serving trays in unusual design are square or oblong. Beautifully inlaid, handles and sides are of nickel or polychrome effect. $5.95 to $7.95.
 Chimes
 Plate chimes will please every
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The preliminary estimate of produc- klnn hr sta tes follows.
Ginnings prior to December by states

being grown in Lower California.
 Ginnings By States
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Solution to yesterdays CROSS. WORD PUZZT4Es
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-12
BURGLARY AND MURDER

wv HEN any daily paper goes to press
wv here in Georgia there are certain to
be published both burglaries and
murder-men and women killed by violence
or accident, and general stealing in burgla-
rious fashion. There may have been such
another time as this during nay lifetime but
| do not recall it, There seems to be a let
ting down of the standards Of civilization and
an era of criminal intent that should alarm
any person of average understanding Women
are killing-also being killed The people
formerly were accustomed to ascribe these
crimes to the liquor domination, but there
must be something besides the use of intox-
cants to create the present wave of crime
The children are infected with murder lust
in various instances And two youths are
sentenced to be hanged--in Georgia-during
the present month for a most brutal murder.
Wives are killing husbands-and sorry
women are shooting their paramours. The
law has generally been moderated in regard
for the sex, but there will come a time and
that right early, when women will fare like
other murderers in a court Of justice. Such
women are inviting these penalties. If the
groWn-ups are so blOodthirsty in the present
generation what is there to expect in the
next? AS these people are able to read and
write and are not ignorant by any means.
With public schools as thick as backberries
in every county in the state we seem to be
doing worse, with less regard for God and
man, than ever before known, even IN time
of Civil war.
The land is full of pulpits and preachers.
Sunday schools and Bibles are plentiful and
good books are in reach of the poorest but
the blood lust and desire to steal is ap-
parenty dominating the multitude. There is
something being omitted-some cog in the
machinery has slipped out and allowed these
evils to overcome the good-(which we are
ignorant concerning), or there is serious
lack of good parents, where there used to be
family discipline and moral suasion, and re-
spect for the rights of other people, at home
and outside.
Going to school, by itself, will not change
the nature of a child, which has no attention
to its manners or morals in the home.
Habit is one of the controlling factors of
the human kind, and while there may be line
upon line and precept upon precept in the
school books there must be- and obliged to
be, some example and experience in the
home to raise children of good character and
usefulness to themselves and those they are
thrown with day by day in society.
People were never better dressed, taken as
whole in the history of mankind They
were never fed more plentifully, and as we
have before said, there never was a time
when more opportunity for all sorts of edu-
cation was more plentifully provided-yet we
are confronted with the basest of crimes, and
the lowest of morals, where most was to be
expected in good conduct and morals.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-12
THE COUNTRY HOME
BY MRS. w. H. FELTON,
THE NEW YEAR AND TrS PROMISES

4 S sit in my room alone and watch the
n cold dark clouds come over and the
people outside hurrying past, in rain
coats and umbrellas, l say to myself, "The
first thing nineteen twenty-four did for us
was to make us feel gloomy and perhaps I'M
comfortable for some weeks"
AS 1 feel the warmth of my own good fire,
and am we'll enough to wait on my aged self,
1 am more ready to say, "God has been mer-
ciful and kind, and has spared us to see the
advent of another year Of life while many
who were with us twelve months ago are
resting in the cemetery, where final rest
comes to us all, in due course of time. The
new year should remind us that we are more
concerned with what we propose to contrib
ute to the progress and prosperity of the
young new year. than anything we are ex-
pectlng 1t to give to us. We should be glad
to remember we are not in the midst of war
ON European battIefields-for we retain
vivid recollection of what the World war
stood for less than five years ago.
Peace is national blessing which can not
be oyerrated as to its real value at all times
and everywhere War is first and last a
destroyer of all the sorts Of peace which tho
world knows anything about. 1t always up
SETS and while it continues it never repairs,
and the destruction always progresses in
eVermore increasing, only to destroy.
In the new year 1924 there are propa.
gandists as busy as bees-seeking to create
conditions and renew leagues and alliances,
which prevailed in 1919 and 1920-because
European countries having enjoyed the liber,
ality of the United States, with American
troops and money, are eager to have the
same donations again, because Europe Is
drifting again, as it did in 1914, into war
where the struggle will be, do or de,'
The American people have to meet this
issue during the year 1924. If the propa-
gandists are able to control congress and the
administration we will be helpless to protect
the mothers of soldiers and the young men of
our country from conscription. Shall we de-
bate or dicker with this problem? With the
experience we had in the late World war,
and with the losses we sustained during our
alliance with kings and popes and potentates,
can we not understand that We have a full
mans job to mind our own business in these
Sovereign states of our union? If there ever
was a time since the Declaration of hide
pendence was signed in 1776, up to this New
Years day, 1924, we are sensible that our
chief duty to our state and nation is to fend
off the allurements of prOpagandists, backed
by British gold-that time is here at this
time GA burnt child breads the fire. says
the old adage. We have in out late history
plenty of scars. May God help. us to help
ourselves!
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-12
Mr.. Boyden S Retirement

~ GLAND W. BOYDEN'S. speech before
* the New England Society, in New York,
clarifies the mystery that had SUE
rounded his retirement as American observer
of the work of the Preparations commission.
In view of his utterances, the wonder is that
Paris. In justice to hmeslf and in fairness
to his government, he should have retired
much sooner than he did
In his speech, Mr.. Boyden voiced senti-
ments out of harmony with the policies of
the Wilson, Harding and Coolidge admins
-trations as regards the allied war debt and
German reparations. 1t is his idea shat the
United States shouldn't insist upon payment
in full of its loan to the Allied governments
He favors a scheme of elimination and can
collation. that would relieve the Germans of
most of their debts and relieve the United
States of most of its credits.
Translated into simpler terms" says the
New York Tribune, "Mr. Boyden proposition
amounts to this
Let the United States take the money it
raised from the purchasers of Liberty bonds
and pay for the devastations committed by
the German armies"
Mr.. Boyden is frankly disturbed that
American generally do not share his views
about the matter. The people very generally
approve the position of congress and the ad-
ministrations of Wilson, Harding and Cool
idge that our war loans are not tied up with
Germany's reparatons accounts.
1t is difficult to understand how Mr.. Boy
den or anyone else can assume that because
we contributed money to help the Allies we
are now obliged to aid Germany to repair
the damage which she wilfully inflicted on
France and Belgium. The German debt was
contracted in wickedness and with delibera-
ton. There is no theory of justice under
which she can be relieved of its payment
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-12
CHAPTER NJ
Broken Barriers

( (
Il Eyes, yes"
That was one of Fay's charming
mannersms, the repetition Of word in a
staccato way that was fascinating.
Eager words rushed to Georges lips, but
even in that moment he realized that he must
to repel her with the madness of his passion
for her.
Fay you know I care for you; you must
realize how feel" His feeling was making
him incoherent. forgetful of his control, and
in moment he was bending toward her,
needless of everything save the wish to hold
her in his arms. She waved him back with
the hand that held the cigarette.
cor course you care for me-" she said light
Iy. Il realize that and you've been more
than kind to me SINCE l came to Dalesburg. J
appreciate it."
Il suppose hundreds of men have told you
they cared he said bitterly.
well" she drawled provocativey, mot
hundreds, perhaps, but few"
"And it's an old story to you"
cts never an old story to any woman"
Il love you! I love you l never knew
what it meant to want a woman until I met
you. You've made the world over for me. l
see things differently, and surely. Fay, you
care for me a little you must care for me.
III make you Care!'
"Of course I care for you" Fay's voice
was quite calm and assured. I like you very
much"
But want more that your liking.
want you ODE my wife!"
Georges eager arms were around her; he
was drawing her close to him, but with sud
den little movement she threw away her
cigarette leaned back from him, and spoke
very clearly, very coldly:
aren't you already engaged?"
Il am. I was" in his surprise George was
stammering. But it's all over now. I've
seen Gail; she knows everything; I mfree!
I sect" Fay's tone was still very calm
ana cold.
Don't you understand what that means?'
George went on passiOnately. 1T means that
l can come to you now, at once, that we
needn't wait. Oh, Fay, I want you So want
you so. Kiss me-" And again his eager
arms were around her
Just a minute and there was something
about the way she spoke that fell like ice on
the heat of Georges passion. why should
kiss YOU? I don't make a practice Of kissing
men. Now, see here, George, we might as
we'll understand each other. I judge from
what you have said, that our being together
has meant more to you than it has to me.
You have let your heart run away with your
head. and that is never wise, you know.
You have asked me TO marry you, and yet !
have never given you reason TO think that l
cared enough for that. have I?'
you've let me see you every day, you We
/ been sweet to me-
Yes. but I have been no different than I
have been to other men in my life. I don't
want to be cruel but I must remind you OF
something that has evidently slipped your
mind. Even if I cared for you do you think
I'd make the mistake of marrying a man who
could not support me? I am an expensive
luxury, my clothes cost aboIt $4,000 year.
But if you loved me-"
"Ah, il I loved you, but you see don't!
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-12

returns are found to be just fair and cor
rect then the Government of the United
States shall reimburse the taxpayer all rea-
sonabIe costs expended in having his appeal
reviewed and prosecuted before the proper
authorities of the United States In such
cases made and provided" 1t is stipulated,
too, that expenses incurred by the, taxpayer
for auditing, attorneys fees, railway fare
and hotel bills shall be deemed "prima facie
reasonable costs in the premises" and that
the burden of proof to the contrary shall
be upon the Government.
The common sense and common equity of
these provisions are so obvious as to require
little or no argument-certainly none upon
the main principle involved. When a citizen
is put to heavy expense, amounting some
times to thousands of dollars, to resist what
is virtually confiscation of property a
result of errors upon the part Of Govern
ment officials, merest justice demands that
he be requited. That such errors are I'M
intentional does not lessen the injury. Most
of them, it we'll may be, rise from the in
herent confusedness of certain portions Of
the existing law. Persons and corporations
find it necessary in numerous instances to
seek special counsel in preparing their in
come tax returns, for which services they
pay good round sums. Yet it happens at
times that after having gone to such pains
and expense and with every desire to do
Justly as we'll as legally, the taxpayer will
be called upon to pay additional assessments
and levies largely in excess of his original
returns;' whereupon he again must employ
counsel and again undergo heavy costs in
prosecuting an appeal. The fundamental
need. it seems to us, is a Qualification of the
law. But meanwhile, as matters now are,
the victim of it's antiquities or of official
msconstructions has no means of recon-
pense for wrongs quite unjustIy suffered.
This should not be. Representative Crisp,
in his weIl-considered bill, proposes RENE
dy at once simple and, in so far as the i'm
mediate problem is concerned, thorough.
There is good reason TO expect that it will
be reported favorabIy by the committee on
ways and means to which it has been re-
ferred, and passed promptly, if once given
right of way In pressing for relief in this
important matter Mr. Crisp is rendering
service of which, not only his Georgia con-
stituents, but Americans far and wide will
be heartily appreciatiye.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-12
MY FAVORITE STORIES
nv Irwin S. COhb

Where | used to live there was dis
tinguished lawyer who had served term
or two in Congress- Like most Kertuckians
of his type he loved good horseflesh. Also,
he had a very pretty wit of his own.
In this same town was a blacksmith who
had turned-or thought he had turned-race-
horseman He owned bony mare which
in the fond eve of her owner had the maxi
ings in her of trotter-a belief which few,
if any, other, persons in the community
shared with him. ~
The infatuated blacksmith bought an elap-
crate outfit-high-wheeled racing sulky, in
terfering boots, jingling harness, fancy
breechings, the whole thing. For himself he
purchased a peaked cap and the orthodox
linen buster.
On proud day he drove down the pfin-
cipal street to exhibit the mare and her
finery and his to the populace. On the cor
ner by the post-office he encountered the
former congressman. He drew up with
flourish.
Colonel" he hailed, you're judge of
these things. Just look US over and give
me your honest opinion"
The lawyer squinted his eye at the spec
tacle.
Perfect" he commented, practically per-
feet in every detail"
What do you think of that set of inter
ferers?"
Couldn't be beat"
"And 1 call your attention to this here
russell leather harness. Purity good, eh?"
Magnificent"
well, Colonel, speaking as man to man,
could you think of anything more that's
needed to make this here racing outft-com-
plete?"
you put it that way might suggest that you
do need just one thing"
What's that, Colonel?"
"a boss"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-12
Mr.. CRISIS Timely Bin

THERE will be nationwide and we'll
merited approval of the bill by Rep
resentative Crisp, of the Third Con
gressional District of Georgia, providing that
federal taxpayers shall be reimbursed their
reasonable costs in appealing from additional
assessments against them, when it is finally
determined that their original returns were
just and right The measure needs only to
be read to be understood and, in its essen
tial purposes, to be indorsed
1t stipulates that when any taxpayer
makes fair, honest, and substantially cor
rect rSturn to the taxes due by him to
the UAited States under its internal reve-
nue. laws, and the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, or any other official authorized to
act in such cases, determines that there is a
deficiency in respect to the tax due the
United States on said return, and assesses
and levies an additional tax against the tax
payer to the amount of the alleged deficien-
cy, and the taxpayer objects to and caveats
the right of the Government to assess addi-
tional taxes against him and appeals from
the determination and decision of the In
Aernal Revenue Bureau in assessing such ad-
tional tax; if, upon the hearing and re-
lew upon the caveat or appeal, the tax
aver sustains his contention and his original