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PAGE TWO t SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION 120 Bast Solbmon St. Entered at the postoffice in Griffin, Georgia, as second class mail matter. MEMBER OP THE ASSOCIATED PRE88. The Associated Press is exclusive ly Son entitled to the use for republics of all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein. special All rights dispatches or re pnbUcation herein also of reserved. are OFFICIAL PAPER City of Griffin. Spalding U. S. Court, County. Northern District of Georgia. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTIONS Daily By Carrier One year, in advance, ... _____15.00 K Six months, in advance, _ 2.50 ree months, in advance, ... . 1.25 e month, payable at end of month,__________..... .50 One In Daily By Mail year. advance, ... _____$4.80 Six months, in advance,______ 2.00 ihree months, in advance,____ 1.00 One month, in advance,____ .40 One Semi-Weekly in " Edition months, year) i‘ -----$ 1.00 Six in .50 Three months, ........26 If sent within 80 his of Grif fin. ■ Beyond ... 80 mile zone, one year, $1.50; .40. six months, .75; three months, G. O. P. “PASSES BUCK »» Small merchants are to blame for their bankruptcies, they are soon to be told by the Department of Commerce, which is broadcasting a document that will prove they are wrong If they thing the republican administration has any responsibility in the matter. Bad management in some form .appears to be the cause of most of the failures among retail merchants, the Department of Commerce says. But the department does not in form these retailers that the repub lican tariff taxes them and their bus iness along with every one and every thing elsethat it has caused a buyers’ strike, that by increasing the prices of everything the small merchant sells it forces him to carry a bigger investment in stock and take a heavier risk when times are slack, and that his percentage of gain on the sale of a costly article which a moves” slowly is no greater than his ratio of profit on a cheaper ar ticle which can be sold quickly. Republican leaders and officials in Washington began three years ago to tell the farmer he was to blame lor all his troubles—that he was many automobiles, spending too much money on the education of his children, and investing in worthless stocks, and that if he cured him self of his extravagances he would not be in distress. Now the little merchants are get ting their lecture on economy and “scientific management.” V. SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT During the next few months more mothers and fathers, living in rural communities are going to see the in sides of schoolhouses than have seen them for months. 9 many This is because 1924 is a presiden tial election year and many political meetings will be held in school houses. While you are there, mothers and fathers, look around and see if these schoolrooms are fit places for your children to spend the best part of five days out of seven. Windows , should be on one side of the room and the amount of glass area should be from one fourth to one fifth of the floor area; they should be capable of being lowered from the top and raised from the bottom and should have adjustable shades. If there is an unjacketed stove In the center of th eroom an equal distribution of heat for all parts ot the room Is Impossible. This diffi culty can be overcome by placing m a corner a jacketed stove with a fresh air intake nad four air out let. Is there an open water pail and common dipper? This is condemned by intelligent public opinion, and prohibited by law in many states. Are the seats of one size or non- adjustable ? If so, the little five year old girls ait all day with their feet dangling and your big over grown 14 year old boys are stuffed into seats sev eral sizes too small. Inspect the toilets and see wheth er they are an insult to decency and , mmaw to health . It is most fitting that the people should gather in their own build i n gs—the public schoolhouses—to hear reasons why they should or should not vote for this of that par ty, candidate or referendum meas ure. It is real community civics. Out of it comes a more intelligent electorate. One of its important by-products may be a revived interest in school rooms and their equipment. AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITS (By R. p. Bledsoe, Agronomist, Georgia Experiment Station) Prizes for agricultural exhibits are offered by fair associations for two purposes. First, exhibits serve a decorative purpose which gives an agricultural atmosphere to the fair, and second, they are educational. It should not be forgotten that an exhibitor is as much a showman as the men on the midway. His first object is to attract and interest the crowds passing in front of his booth. Unless people will look at his ex hibit his booth is a failure.' Also the first impression made on the judge is often a lasting one. It is always a safe plan to put your first foot forward in arranging and dec orating an exhibit. For this reason the decoration of the front of the booth should receive special atten tion, and any specially attractive exhibits be arranged so that they pan be easily seen from the front. Decoration Is An AH. The arrangement and decoration of an agricultural exhibit is an art in itself which requires considerable artistic ability and experience. Much can be learned by examining prize winning booths and talking to old exhibitors. Don’t, however, -slav ishly follow the other fellow. Re member that originality pays, At every fair which I have attended in Georgia I have been struck by the fact that booths are nearly always decorated with corn, wheat, sor ghums, etc., in much the same way as booths from Ohio or Indiana. It does not seem to have occurred to anyone that cotton is fine material for decorative purposes and is es pecially appropriate for a Georgia cane, velvet beans and pecans are all widely grown Georgia crops which are little used for decorating. Neglect Educational Side. The educational side of an exhibit is generally neglected. While the number and variety of specimens in a good exhibit is usually ample, they are often so poorly labeled and ar ranged that they mean very little. Each sample should have a card at tached giving the name of the speci men and any other information which would be of special interest. For example, suppose you have two varieties of com to exhibit, one a good variety and the other a poor one. Two equal piles of these va rieties would make a very poor ex hibit, but a large pile of the good variety and a small pile o£ xfebel the l>oor corn, together with a giving their names and the yield of each variety would make a good exhibit. Again, piles of different seed cotton are not very interest ing, bdt if you comb out a feV seeds showing the length of staple of each variety and mount on a piece of cardboard to place in each pile the exhibit becomes attractive. Try to make your specimens speak for you whenever possible. Good specimens are often spoiled by poor arrangement, Grains, grasses, etc., are best shown in full length bundles not less than four inches in diameter at the base. The heads should be even and the bundle tied with a suitable piece of tape or ribbon. Shelled grains are best shown in peck lots and corn and grain sorghums in ten ear lots. It is needless to say that all sam ples should be of good quality, froe from mixtures and diseases, and typical of the variety. \ GRIFFIN DAILY NEWS AND SDN A LAUGH OR TWO An elderly woman from the prov inces in the train for the British Empire Exhibition asked her fellow passengers at every station if she had arrived at Wembley Park. At one stop she inquired of an ancient man sitting opposite: “Is this Wem bley? »» “You’ll have to speak up; I’m rather deaf,” replied the elder. “Is this Wembley? ft “No; it’s Thursday!” The following bit of humorous dia logue which took place between Oli ver Wendell Holmes and a-friend is recorded: <• The young lady is in evening dress,” said the friend, referring to a rather overdressed damsel. “The close of the day, my dear sir,” remarked the doctor. << That is Holmes-pun,” laughed the friend. “I’m worsted,” rejoined the doctor. Edmund Gosse, the essayist, for a long time has been served by the same barber, who is a great comfort because he does his work well and in utter silence. “One day, said Mr. Gosse, “he astonished me by an inclination to talk. Asking me to pardon him for any seeirfing presumption, he pro ceeded: — ‘I merely wanted to remark, sir, that I have been hobservin’ your 'air, for a rather iongish period. Time was when I thought as ’ow you might lose it, but now, sir, I am sure you will die in your ’air. Yes,’ he repeated, ‘you will die in your 'air, sir,”’ West Griffin (Please give West Griffin news to any of the following: Miss Mattie Garrett, Oscar Ja merson store, P. F. Watson store.) There will be prayer meeting at Oak Hill church Wednesday night. Everybody is cordially invited. Mrs. Sarah Jones has been quite ill for several days, but is improv ing. The many friends of Mrs. Charlie Stallings will be glad to know that she has returned from the hospital, where she has been ill. Miss Gaynell Garrett has return ed home after a visit to friends at Hallvllle. Ga. ______ Mr. and Mrs. Matt Carson spent last week at their old home place in Cordele, Ga. Mrs. Matt Smith, of Atlanta, is visiting her sister, Mrs. B. H. Hay good. Robert Hale and daughters, Misses Maud and Ruth, Miss Mamie Watson and Miss Elsie Watson motqfed to Brooks Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. May Jamerson mo tored to Thomaston Sunday to visit her brother. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Jarvis were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Garrett Sunday. West Lamar News We are glad to say that Edward Lynch, who has been very sick, is able to be up again. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Martin, Prof. Bell and James Wiley Martin, of Milner, visited Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Brown and family Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Clark, Miss Maggie Clark and Tom Johnson vis ited A. & M. school at Barnesville Sunday. W. T. Smith went to Concord Tuesday to attend the district con vention. W. D. Patterson and Miss Addie Patterson, of near Milner, and Willie Sikes and Mrs. Charles Sawley, of Griffin, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Patterson Sunday. Misses Mildred and Winnifred Brown visited their aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Tarver Woodall, at Barnesville, last week. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Cauthen, Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Harris and Miss Lot tie Harris made a pleasure trip to South Georgia last Sunday, return ing home Monday. xenlVoter^Leaguc^onceniraFes on ChUd Labor Bam v m i : ■: > : li \ i \ ?■ m "\ ■ ■ .......... 1 " ......—r- ■ : ■ "------------ ■■ II II -I U 1 _ Ratification of the child labor ant ndment has become the chief work of the National League of We , men Voters, and in support of this policy members will endeavor to get out 75 per cent of the women voters in November. Women directing the work, snapped at a meeting in Washington, D. C., are: Front row : (left to right) Miss Ruth Morgan, New York city; Miss Julia Lathrop, Philadelphia; Miss Belle Sherwin, national president; Mrs. Anne Webster, New Mexico. Back row (1 to r) Mrs. John J. Chapman, Mrs. Harris T. Baldwin, Mrs. W. D. Brookings, all of Washington; Miss Esther Dunshee, Chicago; Miss Mollie Ray Carroll, Baltimore; Minnie Fisher Cunningham, Texas. Rehoboth News This community was visited with a heavy rain Monday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hatcher and children, of Griffin, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Maddox. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Duke visited relatives at Jackson Snuday. Miss Mellia Goen is spending a few days with Miss Francis Mc Henely. Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Bell, of Milners visited J. B. Bell Sunday. Misses Minnie Pearl Akin and Evelyn Taylor entered A. & M. school at Barnesville Monday. We wish them both much success. Mr. and Mrs. Riley Sanders, of Griffin, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Sims. Miss Katie Sue Castleton and week-end with their grandmother, brother, of Locust Grove, spent the Mrs. E. C. Aikin. Our mail carrier, G. W. Whatley, is suffering from a badly sprained foot. We wish him an early recov ery. Franklin Biles left Tuesday for Macon to resume his studies at Mef cer university. Misses Rachael Daniel and Margie Chappel, of Griffin, spent Sunday afternoon with Miss Minnie I’earl Aikin. PATILLO NEWS Mr. and Mrs. John Davis, of Ro ver, visited relatives in this section Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Weddon spent Sunday with relatives at Ringgold. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Hatcher and children, Catherine, Eugene and Joel, and Mrs. M. A. Hatcher, of Griffin, spent Sunday evening in this sec tion. Misses Lurene Kinard, Prudie Ki nard and Henen Thaxton were shop ping at Chappel Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Frank McElheney visited relatives here Sunday. G. C. Bell made a business trip to Jackson Thursday. Mrs. A. H. Thornton spent Wed nesday afternoon at the home of her brother, John Lindsey, at Head’s Shop. Coy McElheney, of Griffin, made a trip to this place Saturday morn ing. Mrs. Mattie Lee Head and chil dren, Minnie and Mildred, and Mrs. Leverette passed through here Thursday en route to the ^Falls, where they spent the day with rela tives. S. N. Martin made a trip to Jack son Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. James J. Caldwell had with them for dinner Sunday Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Caldwell, W. W. Caldwell and Miss Jewel Caldwell, t Mrs. M. E. McKinney, Mr. Douglas McKinley and Miss Evelyn Shivers, of near Zebulon, Mr. H. A. Davis, Miss Rubye Davis, H. W. and J. E. Davis, of Zebulbn, J. W. Ward, of this place .and W. W. Grubbs, of Orchard Hill. Mr. Grubbs is near ing his 99th birthday, which will be ALLIED CONTROL OFFICERS FIND GERMAN ARMS SUPPLY VANISHED’ Berlin, Sept. 24.—Allied control who visited the Reichswehr outside Berlin today found large quantity of rifles, ammu and other supplies had “disap At last inspection the officers dis supplies in excess of the of the Vertailles treaty ordered them destroyed. To today, the Reichswehr said, apologetically, they did know what had happened to supplies. They kept no books. only conjecture was that they disappeared. The allied officers, in civilian received smart salutes, from their former enemies and were with utmost courtesy. They found posted on bulletin boards notices of their arrival and state that this was to be the last Lack of Memory. When it came to checking up, the allied officers found a regrettable lack of memory on the part of the Reichswehr chief. As a matter of fact, as a Briti = the proceedings have become a farce.. The inspectors do not find concrete evidence of Versailles vi olations, nor do they expect to. Originally it had been planned to visit the various barracks without warning. They had capitulated, at the behest of Premiers Herriot and MacDonald, to Gen. von Seeckt’s the eighth of November and will be celebrated at the home of his son, W. J. Grubb, or Orchard Hill. Donwood Kinard, of Griffin, spent Sunday here with home folks. Mrs. Lindsey is spending some time here at the home of her daugh ter, Mrs. Nancy Thornton. Rev. Morris, of LaGrange, pastor of Rock Spring church, preached to a large congregation Sunday. He I ||| 18 REPAIRING « -SEStJ IIP| | 1 I. cr You Owe It To Yourself— Eight hours sleep on a bed that is SOFT, CLEAN and WHOLESOME. Is your Mat tress in good condition? If not, we can put it in the best of shape—it doesn't cost much. Call or write us for your health sake. All Work Guaranteed MAUNEY MATTRESS CO. P.O.Box 324 ' Phone 938 Griffin, Ga. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 19241- demand that 48 hours notice be giv en andthat assurance, if the in spection proved satisfactory, that it would be the last. In the circumstances, if the Ger mans did have guarded secrets— of which as yet there is no proof— the inspectors would not unveil them. The fact is, as admitted even by confidential German sources, that Germany is not preparing for war. War Machine. Gen. von Seeckt’s main idea is to keep a kernel of the German war machine alive, not so much for war of revenge as for an instrument of the reactionaries against the revelu tionists. The question of armaments looms big in Germany’s attitude toward the league. Foreign Minister Stre semann’s organ, Die Zeit, comment ing on the Geneva plan to have neighboring countries police the de feated nations, will say tomorrow that Germany must be given a place in the control of the councils, oth erwise “in respect to military af fair^, she will continue to be treated as a football.” — Pr o sirl on-t Ebert and Marx are both working for entrance in the league. But Herr Strese mann, so The World is informed, seeks a way out by postponing ap plication for admission until the sec ond session of the league in Novem ber. Despatches say the league may hold an additional session this year. also was elected on Saturday to serve them the coming year. Several from this section will go over to New Hope church in Pike county the first Sunday in October to the annual singing. Some very fine singing is expected, as a lot* of famous singers have been invited. Mrs. Ewell Latson and little son, James, spent Monday afternoon with Mrs. Lurene Kinard. In a Hurry to Get His Shoes Fixed Before Fall He knows that rainy weather is not far off and he wants to be prepared with shoes that don’t leak. We will make those old shoes look like new and save you from buying a new pair. ALL WORK GUARANTEED W. E. POWELL 106 West Solomon St. (Rear Ward’s Pharmacy)