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Street sflii No. 210 Entered at poetoffice in Griffin, Ga., as second class mail matter. OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press k exclus entitled to the use for re cation of it the news otherwise dispatch edited to or not ted in this published paper and also local news herein, rights or re-publication of reserved. special dispatches herein aro also OFFICIAL PAPER U. City S. of Court, Griffin. Northern Spalding District County. of Georgia. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTIONS Daily by Carrier One year, In advance ... 15.00 Six months, in advance ...» 2.50 fine One month, months, payable in advance at end . of 1.25 month --------------- .50 Dally by Mail One year, in advance —----14.00 rat month, in advance---- 2.00 Three months, in advance . 1.00 One month, in advance---- .40 Semi-Weekly Edition One year, in advance---- 41.00 Six months, in advance .... .......50 Three months, In advance.......25 If csnt within 80-mile radius of Griffin. Beyond 80-mile sene, one year, months, $1.50; six months, 75c; three 40c. THE CHRISTMAS TREE The Christmas tree! Already millions of little hearts beat fast er at the thought. Wide open, wondering eyes flash and sparkle in dreams of its splendor, says the Walton Tribune. Each child is wrapped in a rush ing, breathless anticipation of the time when he shall again behold it—when he shall approach this tree of miraculous beauty, glitter ing with candles, and And there on, amid the tinsel and trappings, his hearts desire. Perhaps it’i a fascinating French doll, or the cuddly kind that says “Mama. »» Perhaps it’a a trumpet, a train of cars, a drum, a gun. Whatever it be, if it’s the ob ject wished for* it will bring sat isfaction and contentment—and the tree with Its other gifts will be forgotten as the child hugs his treasure to his heart and glows with the joy of possession. His letter to Santa Claus has been answered. For the moment his world is complete. The Christmas tree! A symbol it is. As the years fly onward the tree is no longer holly. It Is life itself with the longed for gifts are the goals we seek. Honor, glory, fame, love, hap piness, in an endless train they come—those .gifts we would flhd on oar Christmas tree. And if we reach the haven of our heart’s desire, ours has been a most satisfactory Christ mas. Santa Claus has answered our letter and with us, as with the child who found the toy he wished for, all’s well. However, when plans go awry and the goal grows dim, like petu lant children, we are inclined to sulk and call the Christmas tree a pitiless joke whereon the can dles of thwarted hopes can only sputter. But the Christmas tree holds not one gift but many. Therein lies.......its absorbing charm. Just behind the next cluster of bright berries and glossy green leaves who knows what lies hid den? The first dream itself may be lurking there or something so thrillingly wonderful that it was even unhoped for, may lie in wait. Ah, life, the Christmas tree! The golden, exciting, bewitching adventure! Toward you the rich, the poor, the great and small stretch hands eager for the gifts you hold hands which will some day clasp those gifts if the candles are kept burning with a bright, steady glow, a gay warm glow—a glow of happiness and high hope. The Christmas tree! In the young what host of dreams it awakes; in the aged what a mass of memories it stirs. To eerve one’s fellow man, with out thought of financial remuner- ation, is utopian—in Utopia; at the present price df provender, here in the United States, it’s su icide. Poor kid! By the time he loses faith in Santa he begins to think he understands women. Doing housework at $9 a week is called “service,” doing it for nothing is romance. The healthiest complexions are made from blood, not mud. Money talks where service counts. iVTCT JjJoiw I oum A HI Ctj !*’ BALKAN WIT Every loss teaches men to be wiser. Time demolishes everything. Misfortune never had a holiday. Every flood subsides. Proverbs from the Balkan coun tries, Serbia and Montenegro in particular, make up today’s instal ment of the series of presenta tions of the proverus of all peo ples. More laws, more confusion, more difficulties. He who deceives me once is a scoundrel, but he who deceives me often is a smart man. Where thrift, there honesty. From hand to mouth is a long way. Children and simpletons speal the truth. Death is blind. No bread without effort. A castle offered for a dinar (a coin) is dear when you have no dinar. Who up to his twentieth year does not learn, and up to his thirtieth does not save some money will be a burden to his peo pie. Who makes frequent inquiries about the road does not go astray. Who does not take care of oth er people’s goods will never have his own. It is better to have an ounce of wisdom than a hundred weight of muscle. More people die of eating and drinking (excessively) than die of hunger and thirst. Boast to a stranger, complain on to your friends. Show me a friend who will weep with me; those who will laugh with me I can find myself. One cannot possibly bake bread for the whole world. Who possesses the shore pos sesses the sea. When one is not good one self, one Hkes to talk of what is wrong with other people. Who does not know how to serve cannot know how to com mand. If you wish to know what a man is, place him in authority. WHAT A BOY SHOULD KNOW Recently a questionaire was sent to nineteen men in mature life with various business and profes sional experiences. The replies to questions concern ing what these men wished they had known before they were 21 revealed the following points in the summary of what a young man ought to know: What he wants to do for a liv inf. That his health after 30 depends on how he lived before he was 30. How to take care of his money. 1 The advantage of Being neatly and sensibly dressed. That habits are mighty hard to break after 21. That things most worth while require time, patience and hard work. That the harvest depends on the seed sown; sow wild oats, and one is likely to reap tears of bitterness and unhappiness. That a thorough education pays in the long run. That education should not stop with the school years. That father is not such an old fogy as he may at times seem. That mother is generally the greatest practical idealist. That the doors of opportunity in this country are still open.—The Educational Digest. rmtm i i I i i}jk A M ikZ' l 4 -•y l i "PROHIBITION IS A WOE; HAS ORIGIN IN MOHAMMEDAN ISM,” SAYS MINISTER. Prohibition, which has its origin in Mohammedanism rather than in Christianity is the country’s greatest affliction, said the Rev. William Norman Guthrie, rector of St. Marks’-in-the-Bouwerie, New York City, recently, in an intro- fM .'ff An .' 1 break the law. Suppose that it is successful, our extreme Protestant brethren would like it, what are we to do in holy communion ? Of course, wine will be dispensed under permit for the serVice, but will not the peo ple of the future fail to see the significance of the sacrament be cause they will not know what wine means? The symposium on what psy cho-analysis offers to the normal person followed an Epiphany de votion called the “Visions of God.” In introducing the speakers, Dr. Guthrie said that while he had arranged the program, he assum ed no responsibility for the ut terances of those taking part. Too Tight. “We should not try to tie things up so tightly,” said Dr. Guthrie, in his introduction. 'We have Fundamentalists because some people won’t take pains to be lib erals. We can’t afford to be too dogmatic and refuse to budge from preconceived notions if we WHOTWHO tN THE DAVE W t WS M. ANDRE CITROEN On that day when everyone has an automobile and city streets be come finally impassable, the most widely used model may not neces sarily be the one that made De troit famous. M. Andred Citroen sees no reason why it should known in France as it M o be the car that is already as well known in France as its For dian counterpart in the United States. M. Citroen long ago woh the title of “The French Ford” by ing the first in this country turn out motor cars of standard model in immense quantities and according to the latest methods of efficiency engineering. But his career has points of similarity from that of Mr. Ford. Like the latter, M. Citroen be came famous only in recent years but he was already a successful manufacturer when he took up the making of automobiles. He also became one of the largest muni tion makers in France soon after the war began, and even before that had begun to lay the foun dations of a huge fortune. Only 46 years of age, M. Ci troen is a native of Paris, in whose schools he became an indus trial engineer. He married young and has three childen. Of middle height, blond and with bright blue eyea gleaming kn afituJM— Citr oe n trays his life long fondness for outdoor sport by ruddy cheeks and a clear skin, together with unceasing activity, He swims, skates, rides and plays tennis con stantly and drives a car—of course—as boldly as many rac ing driver. TEN STUDENTS EXPELLED FOR CUTTING HAIR OF 75 FRESHMEN Oxford, Miss., Dec. 18.—T en students of the University of sissippi were dismissed yesterday for taking part in a hair party in which 75 freshmen dents were the victims. ty officials announced that students will be dismissed further investigation them. The hair cutting episode charged to upper classmen, objected to a banquet staged freshmen. Women first entered politics the United States years ago. GRIFFIN DAILY NEWS ductory talk of a symposium on psycho-analysis. it It is, certain ly not Jewish and it is not Christian, he said. “It is an affliction, not bfecause it was not needed, but because it stirs persons to expect to see the light and get at the truth. Don’t try to sew a^ man’s clothes on him. Let him change them once in a while. The main thing, as I see it, is to get splendid truths, and let the indi vidual dress them in the garb that happens to suit his fancy. “The world today is a factory for mediocrity. We need geni uses. A genius couldn’t live to day. He would be crushed to death, We 4o not seem to want genius. All / we need is a little talent to be used for commercial purposes. FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA Columbus is said to have the oldest race track in the United States. Hall county, created in 1818, was named,for the late Governor Lyman Hall. The county seat is Gainesville. The county com prises 437 square miles, with a population of near 30,000. It is located in the ninth congression al district and the 33rd senatorial district. Aunt Nancy Hart was one of the most remarkable women in Georgia during the Revolutionary struggle. The “Liberty Boys if called her the “War Woman. yy There is a creek in Elbert coun ty, where she lived, that was named by Indian admirers of her << War Woman’s Creek.” General Elijah Clarke, Who fought in the War for Independ ence, was one of Georgia’s most remarkable soldiers. He was born in North Carolina and moved to Georgia in 1774. He was one of the «first of upper Georgia to take up the cause for American inde pendence. Hernando de Soto and his com panions were the first white men, history says, to enter and explore the territory now the state of Georgia. They landed on May 30, 1539, at Tampa Bay, Fla., and thence to Georgia. ( I l. A rite UTT —r SALE ♦ Saturday, Monday and Tuesday I Dodges Fords Buicks And Other Makes ! RECONDITIONED AND REPAIRED £ We have attractive prices and must unload to be ready for opening up of New Year’s business. Now’s your chance to get a good car cheap. TERMS IF DESIRED / T. I. BAILEY 114 W. Solomon St. Phone 643 Griffin, Ga. % f Twice-Told Tales T Another thing in favor of ' in the old porch swing you don’t have to bother with holding on to a wheel with one and looking back to see if there are any other porch swings headed that way—Macon Tele graph. In Washington we read that a Dry Agents Disguised as Gentle men Infest Hotels.” That, we should say, is the superlative de gree of a disguise.—Columbia Record. A wise man says that men is divided into two great classes— those who know they are fools, and those who don’t.—Savannah Press. People had “forceful personal ities in the old days, also, but it was called swellhead.—Balti more Sun. Against our 42 millions per year, the U. S. A. spends more than two hundred millions on education. But then, of course, they need it more.—Punch (Lon don.) FUNERAL SERVICES FOR FLOYD LASTER TO BE HELD TONIGHT Funeral services for .Floyd Las ter, who died at a government hospital in Asheville, N. C., and whose body arrived in Griffin this morning at 9 o’clock, will be held from the Hanleiter Methodist church this evening at 7 o’clock. The Rev. J. A. Drewry will offi ciate, assisted by the Rev. A. A. Tilley. Burial will be in Ebenezer cem etery in Fayette county Friday at 11 o’clock. The funeral party will leave the residence on Four teenth street, at 8:30 o’clock Fri day morning. 3 BUILDINGS PLANNED AT MILLEDGEVILLE Milledgeville, Dec. 18. The board of directors of the Georgia State College for Women here, have given approval for plans to be prepared for three buildings to be erected here to replace the Thursday, December f8, 1924, T The kindly old lady in the ele vator questioned the attendant brightly: tt Don’t you get awful tired, son ny: 9 ” “Yes, mum, H the boy in uni form admitted. a What makes you get so tired, sqnny? Is it the going up?” “No, mum. tt Is it the going down?” No mum. it It’s the questions, mum. The hobo asked the hard faecd woman for a bite to eat. “Yes," she replied, it I’ll fix you some supper if you’ll saw and split some wood, sweep off the sidewalk, fix that hole in the fence, and tidy up the barnyard, and burn that rubbish piled up at the cellar door. >> n Lady,” said the hobo as he started away, “I’m only a hobo; I ain’t your husband.” The conductor of a crawling train demanded a ticket of a bald headed old man whose face was mostly hidden in a great mass of white whiskers. “I give it to ye,” declared the ancient. “I don’t reckon so,” the conduct or answered. 'Where did you get on: **> “At Perkins Crossing, M he of the hoary heard replied. The conductor shook his head emphatically. “Wasn’t anybody got aboard at Perkins Crossing ‘eept one lit tle boy. yy “I,” wheezed the aged man, a was that little boy.” Jeanette was wearing a new frock when her dearest friend called. “I look a perfect fright,” she remarked, eager for praise. The dearest friend was thinking of her own affairs and answered, absent-mindedly: “Yes, ypu certainly do. yy Oh, you horrid thing!” Jean ette gasped. “I’ll never—never speak to you again!” administration building which was destroyed by fire December 8. The plank include a class room building, -an auditorium and a Y. W. C. A. building. Rebuilding will probably • begin next spring. Ji- DREAMING. night night . . . All "i hjive been away heal'd—what I heard I say what I say. My eyes were closed That I might not see While the waters of sleep Swept over me. ' lb Deep and silent, And blest, I lay, Oh, the sharp sweet Sting Of the salt and spray. ' t * I 1 The flail of billows Beat me through. I saw . . . and suffered— I heard . . . and knew. The voices surged And shattered me— Sing what you hear And tell what you see. Now—light, in the East, And I am flung High on the sand, My song unsung. Land folk, sailor men, Turn your eyes Leave me here With the sea and skies. i 'f For you are naught Of blood or kin You may not go Where I have been. I am flung back Upon the sand . . . How shall I wake How shall I stand? How shall I go * Foverer more Dowp the pitless Peopled shore ? —Barbara Young. Modem incandescent lights have about four times the efficiency of those of 18 years ago, experts say. FRAMED MOTTOES “Bits o’ Sunshine” Pickering’s . FOR GIFTS