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AGE TWO sees .*? > 120 East Solomon St. Entered at the postofflee in Griffin, Georgia, as second class mail matter. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. The Associated Press is exclusive ly entitled to the use for republica Uon of all newB dispatches credited tc it or not otherwise credited la this paper and also the local news published herein. Ail rights or re publics tion also of special dispatches herein are reserved. OFFICIAL PAPER City of Griffin. Spalding County. District of U. S. Court, Northern Georgia. - TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTIONS Daily By Carrier One mouths, year, in advance,------ | 6.00 Six in advance, - 2.60 Three months, in advance, — 1.26 Doe month, payable at end of month, -------------- .60 Daily By Mail One year, in advance,____... ... $4.00 Six Three months, months, in in advance,____ advance, ... 2.00 ... 1.00 One month, in advance,____ .40 One Semi-Weekly Edition year, in advance, ________$1.00 Six months, in advance,________ .50 . Three months, in advance,_______ ,25 If sent within 80 mile radius of Grif fin. Beyond 30 mile zone, one year, HA0; six months, ,76; three months, ,40. 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 ?» i 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. C UTS-SORES thoroughly—then Cleanse • without rubbing, apply— ~V! ▼ VapoRub C *I S Ovtr 17 Million Jan Used Yearly MONEY TO LOAN On Griffin Real Estate. No delay. JESSE O. FUTRAL, Attorney Masonic Bldg. COAL COAL COAL Why waste money buying the cheapest coal? 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"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. Sure Relief FOR INDIGESTION 72 IN DIGESHO^ "> 6 Beldams y-3L\ ZW Hot Sure water Relief _ EL LA NS 25* and 751 Packages Everywhere Wm - - j ' ■ 0 . m. Broadly speaking, we have the most complete -equipment and work men of the highest type always on the job ready to repair your car In any emergency or to keep it in per fect condition at all times. Call and see us. We can save you money on repairs. STALLINGS GARAGE N. 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