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OFFICIAL PAPER
w City of Griffin.. Spalding County.
U. S. Court, Northern District of
Georgia.
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Six months, in advance............ 2.50
Three month, months, payable in advance...... end 1.26
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advance........ .25
If sent within 30-mile radius of
Griffin. Beyond 30-mile zone, one
year, $1.60; six months, 76c; three
40c.
THE INCOME TAX SQUABBLE
% The Department of Justice has
made no effort to meet as yet the
charge that somebody in the treas
I ury blundered egreglously in mak
- ing the 1923 tax payment^ public.
Some of the most tminent at
torneys of the capital have given
it as their opinion that the pub
„ licity clause applied only to the
tax year 1924 and succeeding
years.
The tax year 1924 is specifically
defined in the act as referring to
i incomes earned in 1924, the re
turns on which would not be made
until March 16, 1926.
The only reference made to
1923 taxes is the paragraph grant
ing a flat reduction of 25 per
cent on all individual returns
made for that year.
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Taxpayers and corporations, ag
gravated that their payments
should have, been published to
the world, apparently have no re
dress, because it would be difficult
to prove damages by the publica
tion of income tax payments.
f One
outcome of the present
squabble is likely to be introduc
ed into the coming session of con
..« . gress of several schemes on tax
i ation to supplement or take the
place of the income taxes which
have been 'shown to be anything
but equitable.
There is likely to be a renewed
fight for tiie sales tax, but that,
too, is declared inequitable in that
a man with an income of $2,500
? v probably would have to spend ev
ery cent of it and therefore be
taxed on every dollar earned;
whereas a man with an income of
$100,000 might spend only one
fourth of the total and therefore
would have $75,000 a year entirely
untaxed.
The American people are going
to hear more about taxes this
coming winter than ever before in
all their taxed life.
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POLITICS A STATE OF MIND
An unprejudiced review of the
recent political campaign con
vinces one that politics is a state
of mind, and that there are only
two parties—the pros and the an
tis.
There are not even conserva
I tives, radicals, reactionaries, lib
erals or progressives, for these
are mere names, and the folks
who label themselves with them
are continually crossing the bord
erland.
|! Nobody ever gets more than an
approximation of what he wants
’ in politics and government, and
the phrase “the people's choice
is a delusion.
Names are mascots or
.nd are used in place of thought.
But the voter wants something
and knows whnt he wants, and in
the toilsome and devious long run
will get it.
As time goes on a lot of this
■E present agitation will minimize
and the future right thinking of
the country will depend on minor
ity thinkers who have the nerve
to think outright, regardless of
■as.
Ad idea never starts with a
scroup. .....; : i|
It starts with an individual .and
converts to it are gradual, in*
creasing in number according to
the soundness of it and the bon*
esty of the man who is advocat
ing it
It is 1 a natural tendency to as
sume that everything is all right;
to { assume 'It: that the United States
will last forever; .■ that . j the
we are
greatest people in the world and
wisdom dies with us.
The fact is, organization which,
taken advantage of when under
stood, would make us the greatest
people indeed.
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A FAIR OFER
The pastor of a Methodist
church in Binghampton, N. Y.,
kicked up a real row when he as
serted that 44 the average daily
newspapers were not worth more
than 16 minutes of any Christian
reader’s time.”
One newspaper offered to give
the church $1,000 if he would run
the paper just one day.
As a rule there are ho better
judges of newspapers than the
publishers themselves.
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We should remember that what
we do for ourselves dies with us,
but what we do for others lives
long after we are called hence.
Service to fellow man must take
the place of selfishness and greed.
Some men move through life as
a band of music moves down the
thoroughfare, flinging out melody
and harmony through the air to
everyone far and near who listens.
Election day has passed, the na
tion still lives—and thats that.
Now let us give thanks and get
ready for Christmas.
Twice-Told Tales
The only difference between Tom
Taggart, who says he is personally
wet and ^politically dry, and lots
of other politicians is that he has
nerve enough to own up,—Macon
Telegraph.
The government is now shipping
gas in freight cars. A good deal
of it is going out over the radio
too.—Macon Telegraph.
Why shouldn’t this country be
the most prosperous on earth when
it is saved regularly every four
years?—Detroit News.
Many women have found more
pleasure in fighting for the ballot
than in fighting with it.—Boston
Herald.
No one can deny the world is
progressive: An ex-president of
Nicaragua is still alive.—Detroit
News.
D. B. Knox tells some funny
legal stories in his “Quotable
Anecdotes.” Here is one with an
Irish flavor:
Magistrate (to new policeman)
—“Did you notice no suspicious
characters about the neighbor
hood?
New Policeman — "Shure, yer
honor, I saw but one man, an’ I
asked him wot he was doin’ there
at that time o’ night. Sez he, ‘I
have no business here jest now,
but I expect to open a jewelry
store in this vicinity later on.’ At
that I sez—‘I wish ye success,
aor! * M
Magistrate (disgusted) « Yes,
and he did open a jeweler’s store
In this vicinity and stole seventeen
watches. ft
New Policeman (after a pause)
—“Begorra, yer honor, the mon
may have been a thafe, but he was
no loiar. *t
A LEADER.
A small town dealer left some
boxes of stationery in his window
so long that they changed color
completely. The traveling sales
man Called his attention to this.
• • When I placed them with you
last year,” pointed out the travel
ing man, “they were of a smart
brown tint. Now they are of a
green tint. **
ii That’s all right,!’ responded
the nonchalant dealer. ■ They’ll
sell. I set the styles around here
in tints. •*
poet’s attention, he being in a
deep reverie. Finally Yeats awoke.
44 Waiter, bring me my bill,” he
called.
<« But you haven’t had anything,
Mr. Yeats,” said the waiter.
14 That’s extraordinary,” replied
Yeats. a I feel full. Anyhow,
here’s a tip. Say when. *♦
Yeats thereupon pulled out a
handful of change and dropped
coins into the waiter’s hand, stop
ping only when that worthy said
“when.”
Run by one man, an electric
shovel has been made that will
take eight dumpeart loads at a
bite every minute.
It happened in the old Metro
pole Hotel, Dublin, which was
blown up in the Easter rebellion.
W. B. Yeats, the poet, a frequenter
of the hotel, walked in one dreary
morning and sat down at a table.
The waiter approached several
times, but failed to attract the
DAILY NEWS
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".PRESENT SOVIET RUSSIA
GREATEST TYRANNY OF
ALL TIMES," SAYS
MARCOSSON
“Soviet Russie today is the
greatest tyranny of all time. >1
Without reservations, * Isaac
Marcosson, famous journalist, war
correspondent and called the
it world's greatest interviewer,
made this statement recently to
members of the Cleveland chamber
of commerce.
. Glad to Get Out
The high lights of ten months
spent in bolshevist Russia were
given by Marcosson.
The most pleasing experience of
his entire visit, he says, was when
he finally crossed the borders of
Russia and was out from under
the grip of the Russian bolsheviki.
Spy System Active
u Despite the reports of the ‘corn
fed’ statesmen from the United
States who, after a tour of Rus
sia, announced that this elaborate
spy system had been done away
with, it is as active a force as ev
JVjHOSWHO ■1 W PAY9 News
GEN. ADOLPH GUILLAUMAT.
At the height of the activities
coincident with the occupation of
the Ruhr, General De Goutte,
French war hero, stated that he
went into the zone gladly, but if
the government wanted the troops
taken out it would have to find
someone else to do it.
Now the general has been re
lieved,, at his own request, of
command of the French armies in
the Ruhr and has been succeeded
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by General Adolphe Guillaumat.
With command come rumors of
changes in policy regarding the
handling of the Ruhr situation.
Well Known in U. S. A.
General de Goutte is quite well
known in the United States. The
man who lost one arm in the ser
vice of his country made an ex
tensive tour of the U. S. a year
or so ago.
General Guillaumat hgs had a
distinguished military cafeer. He
was in command of the allied ar
mies'in the Near East in 1917. In
recognition of his capable hand
ling of his command there and
other activities in the World War
he was named a member of the
superior war council in 1919.
He was born in 1863.
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER.
A tramp called at a farm and
the farmer offered him a job and
three meals a day.
The tramp asked what kind of
work it would be.
The farmer replied: “Digging
potatoes. ••
The tramp thereupon stretched
himself and yawned, “Don’t you
think,” he sugegsted, “you had
better get the man who planted
them? He knows just where they
are. •*
Feels Fine.
u I feel fine and fit. After I be
came hardened I enjoyed every
minute of the campaign. I regret,
that it is over,” he said in answer
to a query about his physical con
dition. ...........;......
Davis motored here from New
York Wednesday afternoon with
Mrs. Davis, his daughter and
others.
Sister Glad.
Yonkers, N. Y., Nov. C.—lire.
Hilary G. Richardson, sister of
John W. Davis and wife of the
pastor of the First Unitarian
church of Yonkers, said last night
yiat she felt “tremendously re
lieved” because her brother was
not elected president.
It It has not been any special
strain,” she said, “although we
have all been on the anxious seat
for fear he would be elected and
have to serve four years in that
grave and difficult position.
Other Things.
i i It is an honor, certainly, to be
head of a nation, but there are
other things to be considered. We
all were hoping that it would not
come to pass.
it Of course I voted for him—all
the members of the family did, but
simply because he was in the race.
I can gladly reiterate that we are
enormously relieved. »»
YARBROUGH TO SPEAK
AT MIDWAY SUNDAY
The Rev. John F. Yarbrough,
pastor of the First Methodist
church, will speak at Midway
church, four miles east of Griffin,
next Sunday afternoon at 3
o’clock.
• The Rev. B. L. Betts, pastor at
Midway, urges the people of that
vicinity to attend this service, as
suring everyone that a great mes
sage will be heard.
FUTRAL TO SPEAK AT
SUNNY SIDE SUNDAY
Col. Jesse O. Futral, recently
elected lay leader of the Griffin
Methodist church, will speak at
Sunny Side Sunday afternoon im
mediately following the Sunday
school hour. A large congrega
tion is expected to hear him.
RALLY AT MOUNT
ZION NEXT SUNDAY
Rally day will be observed at
Mt. Zion Methodist church next
Sunday. A11 former members and
friends of this church are invited
to be present.
To prevent automobile radiators
from freezing, a lamp to be in
serted under the engine hood has
been devised.
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er. Men and women are being ar
rested every day, sentenced, sen
tenced and shot solely on informa
tion furnished by this infamous
crew of informers,” Marcosson
said.
44 No one is safe. One’s next
door neighbor may be plotting
against him, piling up forged in
formation against him. On these
he may be sentenced to death
without a hearing. ft
HE WILL RESUME
PRACTICE OF LAW
Locust Valley, L. I., Nov. 6.—
John W. Davis, defeated candidate
for the presidency, will again re
sume the practice of law in New
York City, which he gave up when
he accepted the Democratic nomi
nation.
a I will stay here for a short
time and rest up and then take a
trip south this winter and resume
the practice of law upon my re
turn to New York City,” he told
newspapermen at his home here
Wednesday evening.
a How about four years from
now?” Davis was asked. 4 -
4 < Four years is too long a T\rife
to accept or reject any nomina
tion,” he said with a smile.
The Griffitarian
SERVICE ABOVE SELF
(Published Weekly by the Rotary
Club of Griffin.)
.The great political conflict is j
over and there seems to be no i j
doubt as to the result.
Let’s look to the future with re
newed confidence.
Next Tuesday; November 11, is
Armistice Day. it is on this day
that we pause to pay tribute to
the thousands of unknown heroes
who sacrificed their lives on the
altar of human liberty.
On this same day the American
Red Cross, an international “friend
in need” holds its annual roll
call. It’s purpose and achieve
ments are well known. Let’s
stand behind our lftcal chapter
with 100 per cent “attendance
next Tuesday.
How po I Apply The Rotary Code
of Ethics To My Business?
My business standards shall
have in them a note of sympathy
for our common humanity. My
business dealings, ambitions and
relations shall always cause me to
take into‘consideration my highest
duties as a member of society. In
every position in business life, in
every responsibility that comes be
fore me, my chief thought shall be
to fill that responsibility and dis
charge that duty so when I have
ended each of them, I shall have
lifted the level of human ideals
and achievements a little higher
than I found it.
Do you ever read your Rotary
code of ethics ? Read it over oc
casionally; it may help you.
In these days of high prices and
over eating men can cram into
their stomachs more in one sit
ting than they themselves are
worth, Dr. Mayo declares, a And
then they wonder why more than
a million persons over 45 years
of age in the country are suffering
from diabetes. >>
And then, with his eyes spark
ling under his shaggy gray eye
brows, the doctor told just how
much the average man is worth.'
<< When boiled down to natural
elements the average man would
make:
44 Seven bars of soap.
“Iron enough to make an eight
penny nail.
44 Magnesium enough to relieve
one bout stomach.
44 Potassium enough to explode'
one toy cap pistol.
44 Sulphur enough to chase the
fleas off one dog.
44 Lime enough to white wash
Thursday, November 6, 1924.
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The United States will be of
iicially represented at the inter
national narcotics conference ol
the League of Nations, in Geneva,
by a delegation of five, of which
Stephen G. Porter, represent*
tive from Pennsylvania is chair-
one fair size chicken coop.
«> Phosphorus enough to cover
the tips of 2,200 matches.
i> Therefore,” Mayo added, “the
total drug store value of a man
is about 98 cents.”
A Logical Question.
■ Shay, didju shee me come in?
u Yesh, I shaw you come in.
it Well, didju ever shee me be
fore?
No, I never shaw you before.
ti Well, if you never shaw me
before, how didju you know ’twas
me?”
CAPT. RALPH EARLE
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Capt. Ralph Earle, U. 8. N., com
mander of tho torpedo station at
Newport, R. |„ has been offered the
presidency of Worcester Po'lyteehnlo
institute In Maseachusettei
| Electoral Votes )
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STATE ---
Alabama 12
Arizona 3
Arkansas 9
California ....... 13
Colorado ......... 6
Connecticut ... ...... 7
Delaware . 3
Florida ......... 8
Georgia 14
Idaho ............... 4
Illinois 29
| Indiana 15
1 Iowa ........... 13
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i Kansas .............. 10
j Kentucky ....... 13
1 Louisiana 10
! Maine.......... . 6
Maryland .. 8
Massachusetts 18
1 Michj g ... 15
Minnesota 12
Mississippi 10
jyiiss 0U ri 18
Mont&na 4
8
Nevada 3
New Hampshire 4
New Jersey ........ 14
New Mexico 3
^ ew York 45
North Carolina 12
North Dakota 5
Ohio ..................... 24
Oklahoma 10
Oregon ............. 5
Pennsylvania 38
Rhode Island .... 5
South Carolina 9
Tennessee .......... 12
Texas .............. 20
Utah 4
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Vermont 4
Virginia 12
Washington I 7
West Virginia . 8
Wisconsin .......... 13
Wyoming . 3
Totals 379 139 13
CONSTRUCTIVE WORK.
»A new congressman went to
an old timer in the house and ask
ed for a few pointers on being a
legislator.
44 I want to do
something con
structive,” began the new states
man, t* something worthwhile.
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44 I know, I know.
Here’s the
idea. Keep down expenses for the
rest of the country, but get plenty
of appropriations for your own
district.”
Mrs. D. E. Clements is spend
ing this week with Jack CautellaW
and other relatives at Locastl
Grove.
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