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WORTH JBEING AN AMERICAN
Candidates advocating public own
ership of basic lines of industry
are seeking high public office in
State and national affairs.
It is difficult to understand why,
In a country such as we should lave,
intelligent persons seeking to des
troy the freedom, initiative and am
bition of the private American cit
. izen, and doing it ostensibly in
the name of the people In the inter
est of the commonwealth and for
the betterment of conditions.
We need only to look over the
world to realize that America, under
private development and initiative
With a government which encourages 1
the individual to his best efforts, has
outstripped every other nation where
official control of industry and the
people has held them down almost
to a condition of servitude.
Why should we adopt policies
which take away out individual
rights and liberty?
Why should we want government
ownership, state ownership or mu
nicipal ownership after we have
seen its operation in other countries,
in our own country during'the' war
in connection with our railroads and
shipping, in Canada, in our great
cities and in numerous undertakings
where public funds have been squan
dered through the inefficiency of
well meaning but incompetent pub
lic officials?,,
Private initiative and individual
ambition, not public ownership and
governmental restriction, have made
our country the richest nation in the
world today, with only six per cent
of the world’s population.
This American six per cent con
sumes one half of the world’s lum
ber, and ten times as much plumb
ing as all Europe.
We produce half the world’s cot
ton but consume more than one
fourth of it; we six per cent con
sume 40 per cent of the world’s
coal.
In 1923 we produced more than
two thirds of the world’s steel and
used, most of it ourselves. We use
two thirds of all the aluminum.
When California raised 4,000 car
loads of citrus fruit we talked over
production. Last year we used 95,
000 carloads.
In all forms 17,009,000 homes now
use electricity for light, power and
heart; in 1923 we made and sold
2,002,000 vacuum cleaners, electric
fans and washing machines.
Our little six per cent owns 63
per cent of all the telephones in the
world, and uses them 164| times a
year per c$"f>ita, to 16 caws a year
per person for the Britons.
Conveniences furnished the home
owner by manufactured gas and
rapid street railroads and interur
ban transportation exceed all other
nations.
The 6 per cent Americans owned
88 per cent of the automobiles in the
world January 1, 1924 and now own
—f
more. To supply gasoline we pro
duee 2,000,000 barrels of oil a day
_
and import 82,000,000 barrels a year
more.
The American fraction of all the
people uses more raw materials and
puts them through more complex
and various processes than all the
remaining 94 per cent, savages and
civilized put together, according to
Chicago Liberty, of August 30.
GRADUALLY GETTING
TOGETHER
Since representatives of 12 gov
ernments have approved the pre
liminary security plans submitted to
the League of Nations by Dr. Ed
ward Benes, there seems to be a
complete reversal of methods and
sentiment in Prance. Instead of
Germany being a country to be
crushed, it is a country to be wooed.
The Benes plan defines an ag
gressor country as one which re
fuses arbitration, and is to be out
lowed by the rest of the nations.
The preliminary pact advances the
course of arbitration, produces a
sense of security among nations and
prepares the way for disarmament.
However, unless Russia and Ger
many are included in the pact, Eu
rope will continue to be divided into
hostile camps.
It now seems certain that both
England and France will enter into
general commercial relations with
Germany, but Germany apparently
holds the strongest cards. In their
eagerness to secure advantages
France seems willing to abandon the
whole idea of reparations, and even
ignore the Dawes plan because it
would mean a flood of unwanted
German goods. Pending trade
agreements with Russia may also re
suit in better international rela
tionships that will open the door
for a permanent peaefe agreement
at the European disarmament con
ference set for June 15, by the Lea
gue of Nations,
A Laugh Or Two
The following conversation be
tween a prosecuting attorney and a
prisoner was heard in a court room
far up in the mountains of West
Virginia :
“Prisoner, . do you know this
man ?”
“I’ve seen him.
1 1 Did you maliciously assault
him? >1
■ I hit him. ft
Did you use a dangerous wea
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pon?
No, I had a club.”
u Did you knock him down?”
He fell.”
Did you hurt him? rt
The prisoner smiled for the first
time. . i Ask him, tt he replied.
The prisoner was brought into
the court room and led to the wit
ness chair.
it What is your name?” asked
lawyer.
if Michael Levinskey, was the an
■ ■ Can you read ? *t was the next
a Nope,” being the reply.
Can you write? t> came the next
the query list.
*4 Yup, I can write,” responded the
How does it happen that you
write but not read? tt demand
the counsel for the plaintiff.
»» I don't haf to read writ
my own
do I?” exclaimed the lawbreak
There had been a blow out and
father of the family was perspir
and profanely changing tires.
4‘ I don’t see why you have to
that way, ■ • said the wife, re
“You act as if it were
a total loss. You never sec the
in things. ''
»* Well, \vhat good is there in
this ?
<« Why, it tickled the baby so. He
laughed right out loud when it
went bang.
Duty
Duty Is one of those things thnt can
be discerned much more clearly In an
other man's lot than In our own. There
is a mental farsightedness that en
ables us to discover It knocking at
our neighbor's door even when It has
paused at our own unseen.
*"Cfiimm’ nAiLYNEWS"
SMOTHERED IN COTTON GIN
Ada, Okla., Oct. 1.—The bodies of
two unidentified men were found in
a cotton gin here,early today. They
had been smothered when cotton was
thrown over them, aparently while
they slept. A coroner’s jury this
morning declared their death 4 re
suited from accidental causes.
PATILLO NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sanders, of
Jackson, motored over Saturday
evening and spent the night with
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Spruce and fam
ily.
Miss Lurene Kinard, accompanied
by Mrs. Barney Wilder and son,
Claude, made a trfy to Griffin Sat
urday.
Mr. and Mrs. Emmett English vis
ited relatives at Brushey Sunday.
J. G. Caldwell and G. C. Bell
attended to business in Griffin Sat
urday morning.
On account of bad weather didn’t
many from this section get to at
tend the Fashion Show in Griffin.
Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Crumley and
children of Atlanta were week-end
visitors here at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. J. L. Thornton.
C. F. Davis and Troy Bush, of
Zebulon, were in tills section Sun
day evening.
Miss Mary Kinard visited friends
here Sunday morning.
Much damage has been done to
the farmers in this section on ac
count of the recent rain, Cotton,
pimientos and peanuts are showing
damage to a great extent.
Patillo school opened Up last Mon
day. Rain kept most of the pupils
away, but Tuesday showed a very
good attendance.
Mrs. Evan English and Mrs. Tom
Thornton spent Sunday with Mrs.
J. W. Ward. Mrs. Ward has been
in declining health all the year.
It is hoped by her many friends
in this community that her health
may soon be improved.
CHAPPELL NEWS
After a long dry spell and a hot
political storm we have had a week
of rain anc^ it has now cleared up
fair and cool, This week of rain
has badly damaged cotton, peanuts
and pepper, the cotton sprouting
in |
the burrs; something that is very
unusual.
The 8 heavy rains and high waters
have almost broken the traffic here.
Two days the past week there has
been ho passing across the low
bridge at Chappell.
All through this section were very
much disappointed Sunday after
nbon, as the singing at Rock Springs
was rained out. The Lamar Quar
tet and other singers were expect
ed to be there. They hoped to make
it an enjoyable occasion.
Jamie anc} Clarence Norris were
the guests of Raymond and Lewis
Gardner Sunday afternoon.
J. F. Fox has returned from Mi
ami, Fla., wheer he has spent a few
weeks on business.
A. H. Chappell and J. A. SprucP
motorhd to Milner Sunday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Saunders from
Jackson visited Miss Ethel Norris
Saturday night.
Mrs. Tom English and children, of
High Falls, are spending several
days v^ith-her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
R. L. Bali.
Charlie Mann and sisters, Misses
Hattie and Minnie, were the visitors
of Miss Vivian Fox Sunday after
noon.
Misses Carrie and Nellie English
spent Sunday with Misses Neva and
Kittie Norris.
We are glad to see Glynn Farley
at home again after a few weeks
in Atlanta for treatment. He is
looking considerably improved and
we hope for [him a compile recov
ery.
What Is a tiiwi?
Visitors at an aviation Meld
an otlicer refer to "Kiwis"
keewees) and found on Inquiry that
It applied to young aviators who had
not won their certificates as pilots,
The term "Kiwi" Is now almost uni
versall.v adopted to indicate the avl
ator who can t fly ihe Kiwi is the
wtngless turd of New Zealand and i.
practically a miniature moa, that giant
bird now extinct,
There are a million bicycles in
Holland.
Many Volcanic Craters
in the United States
When we think of volcanoes we gen
erally associate them with some for
eign country, but here In our own do
main we have within o comparatively
restricted area a group of 08 volcanic
craters. This l%Jn Idaho and the place
Is called the -“Craters of the Moon, »*
because the landscape is so cold look
ing and so barren of vegetatiou that It
resembles the landscape of the moon
as It seems to us when viewed through
a telescope. While It Is barren it Is not
without color, for there is considerable
variation In the tints of the ground
which Is covered with the “frozen"
lava which flowed from these craters
a few hundred years ago. There is one
Held which is called the Blue Dragon
which Is lava of a beautiful uurelean
tint and with a polish as If It had been
varnished. There are cracks in the de
posit at regular intervals and all of
similar shape, which makes the mass
resemble the scales of a great dragon.
These volcanic mounds are of various
heights and some of interesting forma
tion, with considerable variation as to
color. This field Is about three miles
wide and thirty long and has been re
cently dedicated to the purposes of a
public park. While It Is not exactly
accessible, it is not a- difficult place to
get at and at the present time it is
little known. It is located between
Cary and Arco.
Rich Man Might Better
Have Forgotten Penny
In his “Queer Things About Lon
don,” Mr. G. G. Harper tells the fol
lowing story:
On the north side of Piccadilly is
that famous labyrinthine warren of ex
ceedingly select bachelor chambers,
dating from about 1804, and known to
most people as "The Albany.”
By the smart set who reside there,
however, it is accounted absurd to
sp^ak or write of "The” Albany. If
y o n perpet uate that grave error, you
cannot be “one of us.”
Albany has always been affected, as
a place of residence, by men of rank
and fashion. Herein dwelt the mil
lionaire Baron Meyer de Rothschild,
and coming from his luxurious cham
bers one day he dropped a penny on
the pavement outside.
He sought long and anxiously for the
coin; but vainly, for it had rolled down
a grating. Resuming an upright posi
tion, he remarked sadly on the fleeting
nature of riches. Meanwhile a pick
pocket had relieved him of his watch, r
What the Dial Was For
“I see that you don’t know how to
tune this set, the friend observed, as
he began adjusting the knobs, But
don’t let that worry you, old man; we
all have to learn, you know. Now,’ 7
he continued, “did you notice the in
creased volume of sound as I turned
tile last, dial? Just put the finishing
touches, on reception, as it were. Of
course, one cannot teach you the
whole game of reception at one sit
ting; but I will say this much—you
would do well to pay particular-atten
tion to that dial if you want good
quality and plenty of volume. That is
one of the most sensitive controls*
Condenser, I suppose?" *
“No, Bill,” replied the host. ‘Yon
see, it is like this: I bored an extra
hole in the panel by'mistake and I
put a knob there to bide it. It does
not control anything, except the im
agination.”—Wireless Age.
Sixth Sense in Dogs?
A seven-year-old collie recently re
turned to a farm in the Cumberland
fells from Liverpool, a hundred' miles
away. No satisfactory explanation has
ever been offered for this faculty,
though some people ventured the opin
ion that the dog has a kind of second
sight, of whirl) humans know nothing.
—London Mail.
notice of Special election
By virtue of an Act of the Legis
lature, approved the 22d day of July,
1924, there will be held a special
election in the City of Griffin,
Georgia, under the same rules and
regulations as a regular city elec
tion, on the tliird Wednesday in Oc
tober, 1924, which will be on October
15th, 1924, for the purpose of de
ciding whether or not the said Act
of the Legislature for amending the
Charter of the City of Griffin to pro
vide for five commissioners shall be
approved. Those favoring the amend
ment t6 the Charter of the City of
Griffin to provide for five commis
sioners shall write on their ballot,
<* For amending the Chafer of the
City of Griffin to provide for five
commissioners, J t And those opposed
to the said amendment to the Char
ter shall have written on their bal
lot, “Against amending the Charter
of the City of Griffin to provide for
five commissioners, If a majority
of those voting in said election cast
their ballets for amending the Char
of the City of Griffin to provide
for five commissioners, then this Act
0 ^ ^ be Legislature shall become oper
ntive and shall be in full force and
effect. The polls for said special
election shall open at seven o’clock
a . m . an( i close at six o’clock p. m.
on the above gta ted date, and all
c j t j zens qualified to vote in the gen
election of the C ity of Griffin
shn11 , „ be , uallfled , to . vote , sald ,,
d ln
special election.
E. P. BRIDGES,
City Manager.
The “One-Hoss” Shay
“My grandfather and
once hired an antiquated four-wheeler,
driven by a man even older than the
cub, whose horse was a greater age
than all of them combined, to pay a
Sunday afternoon call in a London
square nearby. On its funereal wuy
from house to house, the bottom fell
out of the cab, and as the aged man
on the box was too deaf to hear the
by no means unvioleut expostulation
of the hot-tempered old gentleman and
the cries of his small and timid spouse,
there was nothing for them to do but
to run along inside. The laughter of
those who gazed with an abandonment
of joy at tills most amisual sight must
have done much to break the gloom of
that early Victorian Sabbath.”—From
u Unwritten History,” by Cosmo Ham
ilton.
Believed Part of It
The men and officers of the navy are
known all over the world for their
smart nppenranee, and It was for this
reason that one of the officers on board
a battleship was rather disgusted at
the untidy appearance of a certain
midshipman.
One morning the “middy" strolled
into the wardroom wearing a collar
that was, to say the least of it, ex
tremely soiled. This was too much for
the officer and he decided to.tackle the
young man on the matter.
“Look here,” he said, “you ought not
to come in here wearing a filthy col
lar like that round your neck.”
“Filthy, sir,” replied the middy: “I
assure you this collar was washed
ashore only yesterday.
“I don’t doubt that," was the quiet
reply, “but from which wreck?"
New Dish
The young man who was accustomed
to having an early breakfast every day
was absent one morning, having gone
to see hla w ife off on an early train.
Returning to the house some time
later lie said to the cook:
“Well, Jane, I have no spouse this
morning.”
.4 » Taln’t roy fault, suli,” she replied,
indignantly. “I she’ cooked it io’ yuh.
But you jes’ wouldn't come eat it. ii
Called a Fanatic
Rowland Hill once said: “Because
i am in earnest men call me a
but I am not; mine are words of truth
and soberness, i once saw a gravel
pit fall in and bury three human be
ings alive. I shouted so loud for help
that I was heard at the distance of a
tulle; help came, and two of the poor
sufferers were rescued. No one called
me a fanatic then.”
The Limousine Age
From “The Psychology of Power”:
“A mile walk with a bore is more fa
tiguing than twenty miles with the
lady of your choice.” However, if you
should suggest a twenty-mile walk to
the 1. o. y, c. In these motoring days
you would make her very “tired” in
deed.— Boston Transcript.
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OCTOBER 1, 1924.
He Left Hastily
Two years ago I hiked over the Dixie
highway from central Georgia to In
dianapolis. writes a correspondent.
While passing through the mountains
of Tennessee 1 espied a hush, well la
den with ripe berries, gtsvvving '•»>* the
side of the road. Of eotirse l stopped
and begun to pick' and cal them.
"B-z-z-z." and 1 certainly moved away
from there in a hurry, because a rat
tlesnake was warning me flint I was
encroaching ..n its property.
Ailanthus Wood
The fi.ivs; products laboratory says
that remit experiments h»ve shown
thru the- wood of uliantlms can be
made into,, a good grade of book pa
per. The wood gives u high yield *>?
pulp, bleaches easily and can be used
for hook, lithograph and writing pa
per. The ailanthus, other wise known
as the tree of heaven, grows rapidly.
In some places it is said to produce
tons of wood to the acre every three
years.
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