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i New Idea for Danger Signal. A.s a substitute tor red in danger signals, which is the color less easily' distinguished by the color blind, ex ports nave advocated blue circles with wide yellow rima. * I have a customer who wants to buy a four or five room house in a good neighborhood. If you have such a piece of property, see me for I can sell it for you. Gets Three With One Shot. Rome, N. Y.—The latest hunting story is vouched for by William 13. Scripture, Jr. He brought down three different kinds of game with one shot. Be fired at a woodchuck, the shot went through the animal, nit a rab bit and scared a partridge. His .dog got the latter. It Is Our Discipline. If folks didn’t get a check on their prosperity once in a while, they would become ruinously extravagant, trifling and no account. iSrorgte jqjggjjpUBHPg Real Estate and Flra Insurance. Advertise your wants. Wilson belives in preparing for foreign attack. We believe in preparing for fire attack. Wilson believes in strong navy and efficient seamen. We believe in strong companies and efficient service. Agency Is Built On Intelli- Service and Unquestion- me-tbird Erwin & Co Fire Insurance. Service and Security. THE BANNER, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 19, 1915. — AMBULANCE SERVICE DAY PHONE 106 NIGHT PHONE 1025 Dorsey Furniture Co. FURNITURE AND UNDERTAKING THE ATHENS AUDIT CO. J. F. HART Manager Phone 418 CHRISTMAS F I See Our New Line of PORTABLE LAMPS And don’t forget that there is nothing that will add to the beauty of a home like one of our CHANDELIERS. Heating Appliances and Electric Flashlights make welcome gifts. Athens Engineering Phone 711 $239,000,000 Taken From Pub lic in Four Years. SHORT NOTES OF INTEREST CITY PRISON FULL OF PLAIN DRUNKS The last night of the near beer bus iness was marked by a larger num ber of “plain drunk” cases than us ual—>by the records of the police headquarters. The city prison had at 2 o’clock this morning just twenty in mates—end that after all who bad so bered up at all sufficiently to be loosed had been sent home. One Cutting Scrape. On Thomias street, George Harris a colored boy, was badly slashed by an unknown white man—ugly gashes being made In his face. Dr. T. E. Jago, vtereinarian, and the chief of police gave him attention and sent the boy home. OFFICE FOR RENT January 1st; now occupied by the Herald Contest, next door to Wilson Tailoring. Co. Apply to su-w f M. G. NICHOLSON’. Monthly 9-room house on South Lumpkin street, near Agricultural school. €0 x 162. ■ Two-story store, same location, 6. x 162. 6-room house, one and one-half blocks of Milledge avenue. Lot 80 x 130. 4-room bouse near Prince avenue and Boulevard. Lot 76 x 400. Several Desirable Lots in Growing Section Sure -; ^ of Steady Enhancement n. G. Anderson & Co. *FA1 ESTATE 224 Clayton Street ATHENS, GA. SHORT NOTES OF INTEREST Lipscomb’s Specialty—insurance. Why not divide my fire insurance /with J. C. Jester? Coal—For all the best grades^ call Athens Ice Co., Phone 521. tf For Rent: One 8-r.-house, all mod- rn conveniences; Milledge ave.; $30 jer month. Phone 255. tf Georgianne Cooking Oil, more eco- ' than lard by 33 per cent. Use less. Pure and sweet as Ol- ve oil. For sale by Athens merchants vho specialize in pure food products. For your Christmas wreaths, phone 2100. fit Very low prices on all Hats this week at Mrs. Burch’s, Holman Bldg. It For Rent: 2 desirable furnished ooms, Milledege Ave. Phone 329. For Sale: Good feather bed, cheap. ‘H.,” care Banner. , 2t Will sell my piano and violins at a . Call at 546 College avenue, or phone 680. 3t *Eq.-Llfe”6%joans:noCom.T.L.Mitchell South Georgia Farm for Sale: 202'/£ acres in South Georgia, five miles west ol McRae and Helena, three- horse farm open .balance can all he put In cultivation by tho clearing. 160 acres under wire fence. Side track and flag station.” Most desira ble location for store, grist mill end gin. Climate and water excellent. For quick sale, $20.00 per acre. Will give terms oa half. P. O. Box 162, McRae, Ga. 4t Special Sale Children’s Hats Mon* day, 50c, 75c, and $1.00 each. Mrs. Burch’s, Holman Bldg. It For Rent: To couple, or young men, two .furnished rooms, with or without board; hath, hot • and cold water; phone; three blocks from post office. Write Box 384. tf For Sale: One brown horse mule, in good condition. Phone 966. Gulf Refining Co. it For Sale; Buckbourd and harness, first class condition; buckboard has extra long body, the very thing for light dairy or farm wagon. Cheap, for cash. Ralph Walker, Allgood’s Stables, Clayton St. It For Rent: 3.'rooms, also modem 6* room cottage. Phone 1041. 4t Lost: Wednesday, brown suit case, either on Prince avenue or Hill St, containing among other'things suit of clothes with Daniel Bros. tag. Re turn to R. P. Lowell, 387 Hill St., for reward: It THE LARGEST SAVINGS BANK IN ATHENS The Athens Savings Bank pays jer cei t interest on savlngB deposits oiupountinu January 1st, July 1st UepobUs received from S1.00 up. Get •he- saving habit. For Rent: b-room house. Davenport. For Xmas trees, phone 562-L. Bring your old hats to the Hospital 144 1-2 Clayton street, Athens, Ga. Parties having money to loan on real estate should consult our appll cations. Green & Michael Loan De partment. Two college boys can get a nice fur nished room, with bath, after the holi days, In good location, by applying to Phone 947. dhtl Xmas Decorations. Phone 562-L. Young lady would like to get a nice ly’ furnished room, by January 1st Address P. O. Box No. 569, City. Lost: Between the high school and 1390 S. Lumpkin street, pair eye glasses in black case. Finder, please phone 671. • 2t Have your orders for Christmas cut flowers reserved how by Joqes Gren house Co., Phone 364. sa-su-w-th Own your business; operate vend ing machines and wholesale chewing gum. Large profits; part time; small capital. Chic-Mint Gum Oo., Wilming ton, Del. 2su Nice lot of Silk Velvet Hats Monday at $1.00. Mrs. Burch’s. It Bee motion pictures FREE at the VAUDETTE by buying groceries from Stone Grocery Co., Phone 408« $10,000 IN CASH CHRISTMAS SPENDING ONE FAMILY DREW OUT $1,200 AS THE-YEAR’S SAVINGS IN THE CLUB PLAN. 5 ; Room House Post Office Department Issues 56 Fraud Orders In Last Year in Effort to Stop This Wholesale Victimization. ' Washington, D. C.—Investigations conducted by government officers show that frauduleht schemes have taken! from the public more than $239,000,000 in the last four years. In an effort to reduce this wholesale victimization the post office department has issued 56 fraud orders in the last year. The issuance of such an order denies the person named in it the use of the mails. In one case the inspectors reported that during the last year a man re ceived $46,500 from the sale of a metal finger ring, called an electro-chemical ring. It was sold for $2 to some and $4, to others. “The following diseases,” reads that faker’s “literature," “are'caused by acid in the blood and are cured by this ring, which taked^rom one day to two weeks after the Ting commences to work. The ring and acid create an electrochemical action, removing the excess of acid, which cures these dis eases and will keep them cured: Bright’s disease, SL VituS dance, ade noids, gout, cancer.” Many other diseases were named. A fraud order was issued against a woman because she claimed to be able to give any person of great avoirdu pois a form like Venus without any discomfort. “Weigh just what you want to weigh,” “Eat all you want to eat,’’ “Reduce yourself and be as happy as I am,” were some of her ar guments. The department found that in 105 replies from patrons who took the remedy prescribed 75 were dissat isfied, some claiming to be bigger than ever. One man claimed to have a list of 400 widows, all matrimonially Inclined, some of them having such additional attraction’as $20,000, who wanted to get In communication with life com panions. The advertisements were written in Polish and appeared in Pol ish newspapers. The man established his acquaintances by inserting this ad vertisement: WIDOW, 23, WITHOUT CHILDREN, looking for a friend for life; must be energetic and willing worker; have income of $150 a month. As soon as anyone replied a photo graph of a good-looking Polish woman was sent to the inquirer. On the back of it appeared the words: “Am a widow, twenty-three years old. Have butcher shop and employ four men. Have no children. Willing to love a good man and also a good worker.” Another man-had wonderful powers of observation when his palm, wp crossed with gold, according to rep resentations made persons In many parts of the country. To one person who remitted $12.50 on a payment ol $37.50 for a “gambling band,” this man wrote: “I take pleasure in sending you my gambling hand and all that goes with 1L When you get it sew it up in a piece of soft leather and carry It in your pocket with your money. Let no /one handle it and keep it as dry as you can. I will send you nine candles, to use one at a time—Monday, Wed nesday and Friday nights. Light it and set it down on a brick. Do not touch it for one hour, then throw ashes on the floor and pass your foot on them.” Not all the persons against whom fraud orders were issued played on the suspicions, ill health or the senti mental side of persons* to get their money. Some were very practical. A Kentucky man got various concerns to send‘him farm Implements, for which he never paid. A northwestern "company” used this advertisement: “Girls do yon want to earn $100 and have your photo used in advertising a new brand of chewing gum? Send 2-cent stamp for particu lars.". After a response was received the correspondent was advised that it was a competition and that an en trance fee would be required. A New Englander sold "lucky stoneB” at $1 each, which he purchased by the thousand at from 2% to 15 cents apiece. -According to the report of the federal authorities, which re sulted in a fraud order being issued, he “induced people to believe that the flaws were not flaws, but were peculiar marks of the so-called lucky stones, which he called magic mirrors. He stated that because of the flaws those favored mortals who are gifted with the illumination of the astral light can, by the aid of this peculiarity, read on the surface of the stone the reflec tion of the past and the promise of the future.” The post office department files show that in the last fifteen years the man took in more than $300 000 on his scheme; in recent years the busi ness amounted to $44,000 annually. He had a supply of 10,006 stones on hand, his usual reserve stock. . A fraud order was issued against a concern which hail sold 45,451 “oxy gen” belts. FRANK A LIPSCOMB OUR AGENCY ’ 1898- ESTABLISHED COMPANIES. CAPITAL Continental Ins. Co $ 2,000,000 Fldellty-Phenix Ins. Co 2,5000,000 Fidelity underwriters .. . '.. .. 4,500,000 Firemen’s Insurance Go., N. J. .. 1,000,000 WiUiamsburgh City, N. Y 1,000,000 SL Paul Fire & Marine 1,000,000 Maryland Casualty Co. 1,000,000 Fidelity-Bond Co .. .. 3,000,00(1 —1898 ASSETS 28 380,392 8r 15,278.994.01 43 602,835.21 6,839,209.99 4,872,222.82 10,162.455.01 6,490,467.77 11,417,130.74 Total Capital . .$16,000,000 Total assets $127.043,708A7 MILLIONS! MILLIONS! MILLIONS! Technicalities Are Common In Fire Insurance Policies. You usually find them when the fire comes. OUR SPECIALTY IS FIRE INSURANCE lipscomti lire Insurance Agency Office Phone 109. ASK THE MAN WHO HAD THE LOSS. Night Phone 719 RECOGNIZES THAT END HAS COME WILL EITHER SETTLE IN II. $. WITH HIS FAMILY HR WILL GO TO EUROPE (By Associated Press.) El Passo, Dec. 18.—General Villa has quit the revolution and is expect ed to arrive at* the border late to night or tomorrow, according to ap parently authentic advices from Chi huahua. The decision was made after a council of war held there notified Villa it was time he retired. Villa is reported to have said that he realized the end had come, that he was surrounded by traitors, and that he did not wish to sacrifice his faithful followers. ' He declared he would go to the bor der, cross into the United States, If permitted, and live there with his family. If not permitted to do this, he will go to Europe. Officers of Villa forces on Ju&tqs were told today to “look after them selves." ' A telegram from General O’Bregon, the Carranza leader at Guaymas, in dicated that Villa leaders there are . anxious to make terms, as they knew Villa was about to retire. Confirmation of Villa’s retirement was brought by Mrs. Villa, who ar rived at the border from Chihuahna. last night. His household- goods have been removed here by Colonel Hip- polita. Villa’s goods next were re ported crossing the border. The exodus of Villa chieftains and their families occurred at the border during the afternoon when word was given at Juarez for “officers to take care of yourselves.” A number boarded the trains for the south. FOUR OF THE BIGGEST TEAMS OF THE SOUTH ARE ON RED AND BLACK PROGRAM The University 1916 football sched ule was announced last night by Prof. S. V. Sanford and the games to be played are given below for the first time. The places where the games are to be played were not given out on account of some pending negotiations with several of the colleges. Athens will oome in for her share of the best games on the schedule, however It has already been announced that Vir ginia will he played in Charlottes ville, the Navy at Annapolis, Ala bama in Birmingham, while Auburn will hardly come to Athens again', next year for the annual game. I In Virginia, the Navy, Auburn and Tech, Georgia has a quartet of the strongest teams in the South, while Alabama, Clemson, Florida and Cit adel will be no easy battles for the Red and Blacky especially Alabama, who will again next fall have on6 ol the best teams In her history. The following dates were given out as the complete schedule: “ September 30—Citadel, October 7—Clemson. October 14—Florida. October 21—Virginia. October 28—Navy. November 4—Auburn. November 11—(Furman. November 18—Tech. . Thanksgiving—Alabama. Convenience of the Mirror. A mirror is a convenient thing to have around when you are looking tow your best friend.—Philadelphia Rec ord. /