Newspaper Page Text
:fi SILF‘: Two
'
g- i 4
M r
:
120 East Solomon Street
PHONE No. tit
Entered .at postotttco in Griffin,
Ga„ as second class mail matter.
MEMBER OF
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Associated Press w exclus
ively entitled te the use hr re
publication credited of it the news otherwise dispatch
es to or not
credited in this paper and also
Ail the local rights news re-pubHcation published herein. of
or
special dispatches herein axe also
reserved.
OFFICIAL PAPER
City U. S. of Court, Griffin, Northern Spalding District County.
ox
. Georgia.
TERMS (IF SUBSCRIPTIONS
Dally bj Carrier
One year, in advance ...... $5.00
Six months, in advance____ 2JS0
Three months, in advance . 1.25
* One month month, payable at end of .50
...
Dally by Mail
One year, in advance ...... $4.00
Six month, in advance .... 2.00
Three months, in advance . 1.00
One month, in advance____ A0
Semi-Weekly Edition
One months, year, in advance______ <1.00
Six in advance ........ .50
Three months, In advance ...... .25
If CBnt within SO-mlie radius of
Griffin. Beyond 80-mile zone, one
year, three months, $1.50; six 40c. months, 75c;
* IF THE GOVERNMENT
X , IS JUST
*
George E. Taylor 13 years ago
was a stamp clerk in the Rich
mond, Va,, post office at $1,100
a year.
He was accused of theft and
automatically removed from his
post.
On trial the accusation proved
so obviously false that the feder
al prosecuting attorney himself
asked for a verdict of ‘not guilty,’
If Taylor had been an employee
of any city he would have been
re-instated with back pay.
- As it was, he was caught in the
wheels of precedent and whirled
about for 10 years.
Finally, in 1921, at the age of
69, he was reinstated under the
personal authority of President
Harding.
He worked two weeks and was
then laid off by the comptroller
general because he was tob old for
reinstatement under the law.
A bill to reimburse Taylor, so
far as money can repay him for
an enduring wrong, is before con
gress.
The attorney general has made
a favorable report on it.
Surely this measure of belated
justice should be rendered be
fore Taylor, who is past the
Scriptural term of years, is called
to his long home.
This the government must do,
if it is just.
Nor should congress fail to
guard against such outrages in
the future.
IS GERMANY PREPARING TO
MAKE WAR?
The one specific charge made
against «Germany by the Inter
allied Military Control, so far as
the report of that commission
finds its way into the news - dis
patches, is the charge that 400,000
men are being trained for military
duty in the police training schools.
The rest is mere confusion,
which may be cleared with later
news.
For the present, not even the
military authorities know just
what to think, Om of them.
quoted by the correspondents, de
livers himself of this:
44 Germany certainly has not ful
filled all the conditions demanded.
But “her military position need
not cause the least disquiet.” How
ever, *« we must not be
over
confident.” On the other hand,
44 there is no cause for alarm. H
The time approaches when, un
der the terms of the Versailles
treaty, the British army is to
leave the Rhine.
There are reports current that
the British wish to stay until all
other Allied armies are withdrawn,
and that the Germans, agreeable
to this suggestion, will not be dis
appointed if this report of the
Interallied Control Commission of
fers Britain a pretext for remain
‘ ' ’ •
in . *
* -
gyrate, Germany was per
mitted an army of 100,000 in the
treaty.
No onte claims that these addi
tional 400,000 men in the police
training schools can all b«
equipped Ipr modern war.
Some of them can be, probably;
there is always a certain amount
of bootlegged war material in
Germany, and everybody knows
it.
But as long as the Allied con
trol is as watchful as it is today,
that surplus material offers no
real threat to France.
What is the explanation of
these sudden warnings?
f IE OP BEST DR
FRENCH WIT
ON LOVE.
It is a double pleasure to de
ceive the deceiver.
When the foe fears us, we must
dare everything.
He who complains most is not
the most hurt.
In love the first cured is the
most completely cured.
More proverbs of France make
up today’s installment of this se
ries of presentations of the axioms
of the various peoples.
We muet have reasons for
speech, but we need none for si
lence.
, It is not the robe that makes
the monk.
Love is the reign of women.
The eagle in one house is in
the next a fool.
Marriage puts every one in his
place.
Justice is J qver on the victor’s
side.
The ari/of pleasing is the art
of deceiving. ~~'
The first half of life is spent in
longing for the second, and the
second half in regretting the first.
Prosperity makes few friends.
Power is not shown by hitting
hard or often, but by hitting
straight.
Reason on love, and you will
lose your reason.
The reason of the strong is al
ways the best.
Excessive justice is often ex
cessive wrong.
Prayer is a cry of hope.
Quarrels would not last long
if the wrongs were all on one
side.
Offended self-esteem never for
gives.
Authority brooks no partner.
Wisdom is on the lips of those
about to die.
Virtue would no% go so far did
not vanity bear her company.
He who lives without folly fe
not so wise as he thinks.
Cowardice is the mother_of
cruelty.
Who holds a pen is ever at war.
The slave has but one master;
the ambitious man as many as
there are people likely to be use
ful to him. .• s -
* ^ ^
? j * Twice-Told Tales
v .........- «
......-......
Things usually work out all
right, if you stop to think about
it. Think how many jams
accidents and things, there -would
have... been HI.!......hoopskirts hadn’t
gone out before closed cars came
in.—Macon Telegraph. ,
What the world needs is an
anaesthetic that wont’ wear off en
tirely until the surgeon is paid.—
Rochester Times-Union.
It’s a funny system that pro
vides publicity for taxpayers and
none for the tax dodgers.—Associ
ated Editors (Chicago).
One thing may be said for il
literacy—it protects some folks
from some sorts of literature.—
Pontiac Press.
The midnight oil is now burned
in the transmission instead of the
lamp.—Claude (Texas) News.
How to get rich: manufacture
3omething people don’t need._
Wilmington Dispatch.
.
Sugar refineries are located at
Savannah and Brunswick
IT I“ I. 1 ..ij§fi;fl;m.'b;\'.mm§é PW m, m~-~“——;_~.....;.’..,.:..: W« 5 fl: fl
** WEALTH DESIRABLE ONLY
BECAUSE OP THE B.*DLKE. POWER IT
GIVES,” SAYS J.
James B. Duke in discussing re
cently his $40,000,000 gift to edu
cational and other institutions in
North and South Carolina dis
closed that his only interest in
wealth was based on the power
wealth gives men to do things.
He said he believed that men of
large fortunes should not leave to
their families
more than is nec
essary for their
comfort.
“I have never
had any desire
to mcu m u 1 a tej
’
| wealth simply for
wealth’s sake,” 1
;
said Mr. reason] Duke.j
“The only
I have toac-AVfftS g d<jkb
cumulate wealth is that wealth
gives you the power to do things.
44 I don’t believe the men of
wealth should leave their money
to their sons unless it is to carry
out some specific plan. But I have
no sons, so that particular prob
lem does not trouble me. >»
Wealth’s Limitations.
The limitations upon rich men
in the personal enjoyment of their
money was stressed by Mr. Duke,
who said that only so much could
be spent for personal gratification
and that money could not be taken
along upon death. He went on:
"A man who spends a lot of
money in building a fine residence
is benefiting a great many per
sons. He provides employment
for just as many men as it takes
to build that house and to manu
facture the materials that go into
the building. When the work is
finished, the money he put into it
is again in circulation. He has
only a house and usually the mar
ket value of that house is not any
where near what it cost to build. !»
Mr. Duke cited his summer home
at Somerville, N. J., which is re
puted to have cost $15,000,000, as
an illustration.
Mr. Duke believes that the in
dustrial and financial progress of
the United States was made pos
sible by what is known as “big
business” methods and the pro
tective tariff.
44 The trusts built up America.
They doubled wages and brought
property up,” he said.
In connection with trusts, Mr.
Duke mentioned the American To
bacco Company, which was dis
solved under the anti-trust laws
in 1911. He declared that the
company, by operating on a large
scale, had been able to go into the
markets of the world to meet tha
competition of foreign companies
paying half the wages paid Ameri
cans.
44 We were able to high
pay
wages and to meet competition in
I
ft i H|/< Sp \
ii N \
/I
r y
i®
Is it worth while—the endless search
For what is poorly termed “ success "?
Is it worth while to concentrate
On artificial happiness? cy
The frenzied urge that drives men on
In sordid striving after gold—
I wonder if they find in it
The satisfaction life should hold.
I wonder if each day for them CL L
Contributes something truly grand.
* v Can men whose hearts are slaves to greed m
And selfish purpose understand
The great abiding peace of mind, p
That The priceless the glorious ecstasy reward of soul gl ® i
are jL
ft Of those who seek a higher goal?
Is it worth while? Will any man
Confess that he believes it pays
To sell for things material m
A life of precious nights and days?
We know such plan is not worth while! W,
We know that men are richly blest %
Alone when they begin to learn m
That wealth of character is best
GRIFFIN DAILY NEWS
foreign markets largely because
of the tariff,” explained Mr. Duke.
Sees No Fall in Wages.
Mr, Duke said he foresaw no
possibility of wages being reduced
in the immediate future, but ex»
pected rather an upward tendency
as American industry expanded
provided American manufacturers
were aided by a protective tariff
in competition in foreign markets
with products made by cheap
labor.
Mr. Duke said he did not believe
that a man had to have a college
education to succeed in business.
In one of his plants no college
men are employed, and he de
clared that the efficiency of that
plant would compare with any
other plant of its kind employing
college men exclusively.
ll But preachers, teachers, law
yers and scientific men must be
educated men, ft said Mr. Duke.
They must get the right kind of
education. Of course, whether an
education benefits a man or not
depends upon the individual.”
WHO’S .** THC WHO
PAY* NEWS
HSUAN TUNG.
Hsuan Tung, “Son of Heaven, n
remains an outcast from his na
tive land of China—an exile in
Japrfn. As little Pu Yi, two years
old, he ascended the Chine throne
in 1908. Four years later, with
the advent of the republic, he ab
been
■>
'ft
4i
&
i
| I
I £ |
I;-;'; -
I
A A |
\
,
pergonal names, he chose Henry
for himself and Elizabeth for his
wile.
A few years ago he angered the
imperial dowagers by having his
queue cut off. On November 5
soldiers broke into his retreat, de
manding that he leave the palace,
give up title and privileges and
accept reduction of his annual in
come from $4,000,000 to $500,000.
The influence of SUri Sat Sen and
the bolshevist ambassador, Karak
han, have been credited with the
action.
Hsuan Tung moved, with the
empress and second consort, to the
house of his father, Prince Chun.
His English tutor, R. F. Johnson,
was refused admittance. The new
Chinese government granted Hsu
an his freedom, and his first act
was to fly from the empire, a ref
ugee.
to live
in retirement in
the palace of
his fathers.
In December,
1923, he mar
ried a daughter
of Jung Yuan,
a Manchu noble,
and, learning
that Western
monarchs used
—r 44 LOVE IS BOND” - ]
J
T
r 5 ?
m. % r
M
. i I conference proposal^ WjL. f
i.l v
:■
M V i j| l
W' j Ll i :
i ft x\ ft
i
/ 33
Hi
t
i I
>
I
I
A 7 mm ft l I
m \ % •V *h
\ J
I Is
/ I 1 $
m j j. i
* hi i .Ji
jP
» i * ? i m
I
1 I
1 1
m
n? i i,
j i >
\ ii#
Is t •
4 X
\
i X Ilf if 111 !l! M J
L\ V — ii !
il 1 l •! j i • IJL ‘|
Many beginners in golf—and
many who are not beginners—are
grievously afflicted with the mal
ady of topping off the ball. A
player whose efforts to cure him
self of this affliction only resulted
in the reverse of the Coue formu-
Envoy to Offset “Jingo” Talk
■
•:
A
?:■ <■&
3 •>:
A
mm
.
■
. :
S7 a ;s.
X* X
•v
: y
lit:'"'
7
i :<■
’X ; is;
>.
: -w - J
: .
•x-: : •*;
mmi m A' I*
A
■i/ m ■y-': X
\ {>f i > ;3
;X;
:• >
■: A :! ■' -
: m
y. v m
> wm > I < ■ -,n
/X; m a: m r i -M 1 -5
: X ■■A, ■-! m I
: Ay' W ::
A. A A AA:
- : ; i • i jh
mm s.'S s; - > ft; •• ••
x i ft ft: X.
;;ft : .ft- :
■; ft. •: ftft •ft ?3
<
V m l;ft A ■ 'J eft
: ..ft mmM y ?•: . ; ■■
■
s' < . :•
X ml
-
ft t aA x-y ■ ; ■ x\<: ;
•W' • ft j.;. X-lft'X ■ ■ tv
• v .ft,- v ., <■ ■ft- A- ■>y •ftiip y\ >:
\ V-A- Mi Ay,y - ft c
ft* ' . ■ . iy ■ ■ ■ ■ ■: :• y a:
A diplomatic precedent of years was broken when the U. S. state department issued a state
ment warmly complimenting the selection of Tsunso Matsudaira, just officially announced as new
ambassador from Japan to the Unite# States. Such statements are usually held until the new en
voy arrives. This was Issued, however, to offset the effect of Rep. Fred I. Britten’s resolution in the
house calling for a conference of “the white people bordering on the Pacific Coast. »» Photo shows
‘he new envoy, his wife and their children.
New b unds Renew Activities in U. S. Navy Yards
* . ■ :• iftftft- m -*■ msi Am .x iy 4
x ft.-i
:• ft: ft ■■ ■ ::ft : •S ft; '.A
ft; m ft
.ft w » "'y ■ " ft
;x x< ; : ■ *' iftxft ft 4 y
mmA :X; X.' >
m 7 ‘, ■ m ; s X
yft y III ;>y>vx< :■
ft ft
. .
. >:■ ft m f
y
:• yi ft;
m
■Ii
(vities The in congressional appropriation of $380,000,000 for the navy has caused resumption df ne
»hotosbows repairing and rebuilding the ships naVy of Unde Sam'!' tea forces, delayed by Z lack of funds
[he Wjos^ a 'glimpse Jtrlnt of the Brooklyn yard with the (Wn^ghtWyomffig
rn.eL4.the yards^UL be ready for.se* in January.
Friday* December 26, 1924. M
la, addressed a professional with
gloom in his ear and despair in
his eye. 44 I’m hitting the ball
every time right on the top. I
want you to tell me a cure for it. »>
44 Oh,” replied the professional,
U just turn the ball upside down. ■
Mary had been brought up, so
to speak, in the front seat of her
father’s motor car. At 10 she
took her first trail! journey. When
they made the first stop she look
ed surprised.
Leaning .out of the window, she
inquired anxiously of the conduc
tor, who had just swung himself
off the steps: “What’s the matter 1
your engine?”