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ttUIUIftUWlBU * ST:*** 1 **!T^ lion of the Sunday t«ues o(_tbe Athens tfarald »<> *• ’Mail Matter under nduy Issues oj iw •AUtoM Banner. . tthe Athena PoltoffW M|] Act of Confirtta, Memlier of the Audit ■] DAILY 'rifefeHOWBTTB " Bat go ye and ’ learn what that meanefa, I will hare mercy, and not eacrifices; for I am not come to call the right eous, but sinners to repentance. —Mat. 9:13. Sins may be forgiven through X tance, but no act of wit ever justify them.—Sher- lack. THE EAftl^-gEBAtP.’ATHENS. GEORGIA’* in }thi'‘-tq ai-wy|f tn4il;} DID IT EVER OCCUR TO YOU? A Little of Everything And Not Much of Anything/ By IIUGU ROWE ■ J!>"—"■ " " 1 dtfppk S auce THAT- The jslppi, known nation-wide determined effort being statesman and humorist has, no hes credited to il or,hot MEMUKIt Press is _ Jlsnatchcs credit- ^t, and also thelocijl l lllllllBiB Tofu lication of special dlspatdhe^ire all Business Communicatl "viduals. not t tion i uwlivid told be addr B. J. Rowe, ^Vice-President Publlshiag > publlca- FOR THE GOOD OF ATHENS re is no more imporUnt business before the citizens of than the project that has been Inaugurated to rejuvllnato vitalize the Chamber of Commerce by bringing into the „Jition quite a considerable number of our citizens, who have S»ve£:it more than passive support. H any at all, and whose ,j int'.-rqat and co-operation Is most essential If the chamber ,J junction Id a manner that is profitable to the community. ■ -Representatives of the American City Bureau are here to assist PfSifaful Jew," who havo always stood by the organization in Srglng its membership and converting into active wbrkers those ^|gho past, have been more or less apathetic in their attitude s___ the chamber. , he Initial step in this direction is a luncheon that will be held bt Tuesday at the Georgian Hotel, to which the leading business professional men of the community have been invited, and at gkddresses will be made by experts in city building who know ~Jjlve, aggressive chamber of commerce can dd for a city, > will tell Athenians what should be done in order that the ji good may be derived from the local organization, ' ore satisfied that the Athens Chamber of Commerce is Ef& U.pap with the support, which it receives, confined to a Jttoup. We are also satisfied that the scopo of its influence ifactiVfty wifi be materially broadened when the community ens to tho great possibilities bf such an organization that is erly supported. Cities the size of Athens do not grow and ex- El simply In the natural course of events. They inuzt ho en gaged to grow, and ways and means devised to bring about ^development, and that is what every Chamber of Commerce for tries to do—the effectiveness of Its effort being gnaged by :greo of support it has back of it. i, The Banner-Herald hopes that Tuesday's luncheon will be oil by, a representative company. Your presence will bespeak interest til the fu'tui'e growth of Athens, that Is what'we all ftrivlng for, and aome interesting light will be thrown jm the on of whether our efforts are being centered in tho right tion or not stltution of .Georgia/’ predicted .that soiree day a fohrth fea- Hrould Have to bo added tojtae dbjectlve trinity, “life,: liberty tho pursutt of happiness." “This,” said he,“would bd a res- Ktt ht the right to be let atone/* That the time Would come, flUnued, when citizenS wdtild demand the fififict specification s right now contained In “he "document dtijy bjr/inforonce. tracing the origin and ..history: of Oeorgltt’s constltmton, _ .x'upier showed how it had been a grfWth frbm tljo great con- tsftonal document Of British htetofo, hgglnhtofpWith Magna and Including the great bin of rights and baht^a corpus Jjr. Napier told how 'the first, constitution 1 Of Georgia was foil in 1777, but how there had beW many changes made add „«onsiltutlons adapted until the fid#|.' form was ratified 1n 1877. ^Sjso showed liow ‘Bits, clauses which are nr vcrfjative, from the original text.# M?gda dharta. S ; . “GOOD READING” Only 68C3 new books wore published last year in America. _ou^won<lcr why the ‘‘only.’ It seems B lot. . Rut Ip lfltl thdtotai pas*Jo,"10.. Figures along this line mesn much to .any ope trying watch the activity of the American brain In. ita alternating ycMl of stimulation add dccaj ' — - — timber of new books ppbllebed ial the amount of reading being v books selling an average of lfiOO copies each or a total of copies, do’nbt-inafin. as muc^ As one good book tolling 0,000 copies. The public'unqneitlpjiably read.,more books last year than the year before- That milhlitot fbpw up in tito total jmifflor of volumes sold, for qt leadt dye times as msny people raw books as buy new copies. The drop Id the somber of now issued last year does moan, tMt jPhbUshert gre selecting nanoscripts more carefully before pptttng their money, and.tales gaqlzatlons bgck of them. - jjewef new works of nctlon are being-published than In 1891. ha^iovies explain that. They supply" (lotion wfthont the bother willing through type. On. the average,' ono hour of moylea pyo- PlUes^moro genuine diversion, enteruinment apd relaxation than 10 hounf of printed Action.. The poets lid’jdrsigjUstn Seem to bo getting a larger, audience, last year 8l0 dgw .wpilta.of vejse and E '-JJ were published, compared ■ with 259 In,' 1892. Geography r _travef, in fho matter of pew^ hooka, has abownwvery Utt|e change in the last 20 years. Biography has faded off a third; wo qfir great men in the daily nows. The Worid JVar.han made snyt of us interested In original cause*. Which probably ex plains why 518 different works of htsftiry were published last year, ared with IK in 1892. , >- „ ■. ' . ;. .., jhon you obserye that 17,178 new books were published in our Rtoigtey during the last two year*, you realize hpw few book* out 'of the total the average person has jlme to read. . To wiiide through ■ ail tCthem, you would hay* to read nearly it vt^udie* a day." CTn- sidOfing that very few of the loial art. rofiiijr. worfh reading. It** alliyk the beet that readers are pre«sed for time. The,trouble Is' tliafftn the labyrinth of new books, a reader Is rather dazed about wlii4t few to peruse. Newspaper editors ahipto this, and tho old* pk review department is returning to favor. ‘' TSicso gliders, airplanes without engine*, >re not new. As far beck os 1871 a man named Household got the idea ot imitating birds} And he made a successful flight in a crude gliding ma- r Natal, South Africa. He had a big idea but did nothiag ; it. In every brain there is the germ of at least one big ithcring dust when it might be making money for. tho i owner, if developed and-applied. . “ Tlte world laughed and" hooted when Sir ljirilUam Horwood, headijBf Scotland Yard, detectives, wu poisoned by cai^dy sent thresh tbe mails. Scotland Yard kept quiet It bps.the laugh now.ias it puts tbe beandcuffs on a man whom "The Yard" charges with sending the candy. No matter how excellently anyone per k’s tho occasional slip-up that gets the most attention. In pt years England had 390 murders. Scotland Yard, work- eases. arrested 313 persons, of whom 64 wete te- ■ The Berton Braley’s Daily Poem ARCADY There’s many a road to Arcady, For It Isn't a realm defined By sharp and accurate boundary, Itjs a atate of the heart and mind; And the path to my Arcady seems strange, • • Except when you understand Tho varied routes that a man may range To get to that joyous land.- I star^on my trip to Arcady i closely packed subway train, Instead of sauntering blithe and free The turf of a fairy lane; Then 1 walk ten blocks through the noisy street, A cluttered-up thoroughfare. But I know at the end of my walk , I’ll greet My Arcady waiting there. I climb four flights and 1 take my key* And open the dingy door And—there Is my pleasant Arcady With riches of joy In store; A place with happiness glorified, For I might have told you thaf I find my Arcady inside The walls of a, city flat. (Copyr^ht, 1923, NEA Service) Trade Body Plans Lunch Tuesday In contemplation of the proposed campaign that is to be launched In Athens by the American City Bureau to create renewed interest In the Chumbcr of O-mmerco a luncheon Is being planned for Tuesday at two o’clock at the Geor gian Hotel by the Chamber of directors and officers and a num ber of business men who have shown interest in the organization here... . . . The Bureau has already opened efftces hero and are preparing to enter actively into the campaign. Hugh W. Whit^ president of the CghmiXY body, believes that the people of Athens will support a (ratio organization as thegclty do serves and!' In balling this meet ing wishes to have the support, moral and otherwise of those who heve the advancement of the city uf; heart. - Army Assn, to Meet Monday P.M •A meeting of the "Association of the Army of the United States” has boefi called for Monday clo ning at 6:39 at tne Georgian hotel. Tho organization wae prefect’ed here a few days ago and Lt. Ool. W. L. Moss was named head of lt and.this will be the second met- tag. - Dr., Moei.,ls. anxloui to have the, regular officers, the N. G. ^offi cers, the reserve officers or those civilians who have put In their ap plications for a commission to at tend tbe meeting. . ,Dr.. Moss assure*- those whs com*, that the session will not Iasi longer than an hour und a hall, Including supper.. - » Retail Costs of Food Declines WASHINGTON—The retail cost of food In sixteen of nineteen representative cities ef the. United States decreased between Decem ber 16 ahd January IS,’ the depart ment of labor announced Saturday The' decrease in Richmond was ,2 per cent mod in Baltimore 6no. Little Rock reported an advance 'oM" per cent As compared with the average Coef ’ln the year Of 1918, the retail |Cost of food January IS, ranged from 24 per cent higher at Salt Lake City to 54 per ce.it higher at Richmond, A Puzzle A Day made by the members of tho po lice commission to have the po lice department become active in the discharge of their duties In the enforcement of the traffic laws has met with the approbation of the entire public. The gentle men will receive the unanimous support of all law-abiding citizens and if the members of the police force carry out the instructions given them by the commissioners, accidents and deaths will be pre vented. A well-known citizen has writi ten a communication calling tho attention of tbe officials to a most dangerous point at the corner of Pulaski, Dougherty streets and Prince avenue. This section Is the most congested point In the city during certain hours of the day and an afflcer should be stationed there ttom early morning hnttl late evenings. The communication follows: “The greatest thought of a pro gressive people 1b prevention.” “The City of Athens is growing and more automobiles are being used each year. The town has only one street by which tbe resi dence part of the city can be com fortably reached and thereby brings an Interesting incident. Sunday morning as the writer was on the corner at the Christian church when autos were lined up along the street a thoughtless lndl vldnal planted his auto directly in line with the crossing for pedes trians and as I started across the street another thoughtless indivi dual came plunging by without blowing his hown and came with in one foot of killing me. This man was speeding not less than thirty miles an hour. I write this In hopes that 8t may cause some constructive organization like the Chamber of Commerce to take up the question of grading Broad street. If this can be done it will put Athens forward twenty years and • save many lives in tho ftf- ture. No doubt, the time Is ripe for this street to be opened up and made thirty , feet wide. The prop erty owners along Dcarlng street have agreed to give enough land on the back of their lots to do doubt, been quoted of toner in the public press than any other living man. In both branchea of con gress he was the peer of his col leagues In story telling, speaking and debating. His jokes have been told and retold In all parts of the country and there are few, ft any magazines and newspapers that have not reproduced his anec dotes at some time or another. Here is one I.read in a newspaper a few days ago which is typical of tbe great humorist: Hon. John* Sharp 'Williams once had an engagement to speak in small Southern town. The train on which he traveled was a slow one and he expressed his opinion of the road very fordbly to the conductor. "Wal,” said the conductor, “why' In thunder don’t you get out and walk?” “I would," said Williams, “only the committee don't expect me until the train gets in.”’ Another one told of an Irishman, might please the reader, though It Is unusually old: An Irishman who had attended a fair unfortunately found himself accused of having caused the death of a fellow creature. The case was clear enough for the poor man admitted he had given ”’!m a bit of a clout wid me stick," and that clout had closed the man’s career In the course of the evidence the doctor who had mado the post mortem examination aald "tbe de ceased had the thinnest skull have seen In the whole course of my practice.” c Verdict: Guilty, k Judge—Have yoil anything to say why the court should not pro ceed to pass sentence upon you?” Prisoner (after a long p^uzn and much scratching of his cranium)— Yis,: yer lordship. What business had a man wld a skull like that goto’ to a fair?” It your valent come next Wednesday don’t feel too despondent, remem ber April Diet is coming and maybe that’ll be ■ the day you're appreciated, by some one who really knows you. 8peaMng of Col. Melt's sug gested remedy for reckless auto- Ists, that of depriving' them of the gasbuggy for aeveral weeks, Mis tress Marianna say* that it some husbands were deprived of the services of their Wives tor about the satne length o' time they would appreciate them more. —But of coarse the cental Colo nel is no authority along that line. f.'* A guy I hats Is Atpheus Cbx, Hs opens hit mall A* his P. O. box and blocks you off from yoor's so that you’re always having to say, “bog pardon." Another, bird that should be "Everett TrUed" out of sdciety Is the. hbmbre that's always in such a hurry to get IB the elevator that he knocks you sideways as you come out, just as if he can gd up before the blamed 1 thing fS exodus- tod.. A ragged urchin was standing around the lobby Of a big Ath ens bank Saturday during the busy deposit and payroll hours and was overheard to address a kindly looking man, “Mister, gimme a dime.” —“But son- Tho announcement of the death Qf the noted painter Ellhu Vedder calls to mind the Interesting fact that lt was after a long talk with Mr. Vedder on the subject of im mortality that Aldrich wrote the iO ft. ■- |»—- ,} In the above drawing, figure A represents a piece of carpet, 8 feet long by 3 feet wide. How can tbe cqrpct, by one cut, be made to fit S space 12 feet long by 2 feet wide, shown In figure-B? . - YESTERDAY’S ANSWER To subtract (| from 55 with • as the result: SIX (8) plus IX (8) pins XL (40) equals 55. IX (9) plus X (10> pins L (60) equals 69. Subtracting: SIX IX;. XL U IX X L this and'lt” wifi also make 'good j toUowtag poem: A correspondent residence lots. Some Jand along I J° the^Now York Tribune recalls thero should bo secured now' tor' *“ “ ” the future citizens of Athens and their children as a park. WMch shall It be, watt until some fright ful accident occurs at the Chris tian chtrch eornpr, or use these prcventatlvos? Why not have signs up at the corners giving speed limit? Yours truly, for the Good of Athens, ' A. W. BROOKS. THAT— John Sharp Williams, of Missis. 50 AMENDMENTS 10 CONSTITUTION; (By HARRY HUNT) .. —- WASHINGTON — The next ses- slon of Congress promises to be a great deal like a., old-fashioned quilting bee, that famous rural American institution that today Is tfmo.st extinct. ' National legislation, you see, seem to have been seized with a niania to make a crazy quilt of the constitution. More" than GO pntchos—of varied hue and oh&pe—In the form of con stitutional amendment's have been cut by eager solong and are waiting to be sew rf on the famous docu ment. The-amendment furore is one of the very latest things in national politics. For In our whole 184 years of government up to the present, only 19 constitutional amendments have been adopted, TO CURE 19 ILLS - . The go amendments now pend ing are looked to to cure or im. prove 19 different alleged national ills. Child labor Is most Important among them. To abolish lt 19 sep- araato amendments are proposed. Typical of these Is a resolution by senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts who who would alter the constltut! n to give Con. gress "power to regulate tEb hour* of labor of persons under 18 ind of women.". Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Montana is father of another child labor resolution. He woald em power Congress to halt the trans portation from state to state of products of child labor. ,.Next In Interest to the piovlstons tor- protecting children come amendments changing the opening dates of new Congresses. nator George W. Norris of ra*ka wants terms of senators representatives to begin the Monday of January after their election. At present newly elect ed solong do not 1 take seats for 18 months after election unless called in'speclal session. This same amendment -would cause presidents: and vice Presi dents to be Inaugurated the third Monday- in January instead of Match 4. But Senator Norrtfi Ml stilt an other amendment! up hi* sleeve. The second one would abolish the electoral college and cause the president to be elected by direct vot* of the people. ABOLISH Mrs.‘.Win if red Jfosonlt'ltk'wo. man representative from Illinois, j whatever Senator B. F. Ladd of North . ^ to mind. Identity. Somewhere, in wind swept space In Twilight land—in No-man's land Two hurrying shapes met face to face And bade each other stand{- “And who are you?” cried one agape. Shuddering In the gleaming - light; “I know not,” said tbe. second shape, “I only died last night” amendment which would force gress before declaring war to mlt the question to popular vot< gave, of course, to cases of actual invasion. -Other amendments aim— To make president's term six yeqrs and bar him from a second term—by Senator \ W. ' J. Harris of Georgia. To make-state, county and city bonds taxable—by senator Reed Smoot of Utah. To grant suffrage and represen tation In Congress to residents of the District of Columbia—by Sena tor Wesley’L. Jones of Washing, ton.' To bring about uniform marriage and divorce laws In aU states—by senator Arthur Capper of Kansas. To give federal government pow er to regulate use of money In fed eral elections—by Senator fTSidc B. WlUlz of Ohio. To empower Sehate to ratify any treaty by majority vote, instead of by • two-thirds vote—by Senator Robert L. Owen ef Oklahoma. To bar children of alien parent* from citizenship unless their par ents were eligible to cRIsenship —by Senator Wesloy L. Jones of Washington. To limit terms of Supreme Court Justices to “good behavior" ana of minor federal judge* to 10 yen s —by- Senator Morris Shepiiard of Texas. bring about vocational repre sentation in Cor zrese—that Is re- presentation propnttipnately of ag. riculturc, labor, capita! and sr on —by Senator Wesley L. Jones of Washington. And two more amendments relate 'to amendment* themselves: Senator Owens '"tot Oklahoma wanta to amend the constitution so amendments can be made If the measure passes both houses by s majority vote and la ratified by three-toorta of the states. And Senator James A. Wads worth of New York wants tho business of amending harder by reqalring that the members of at least one house to each state Leg islature should be etosted after the amendment to be in has been propoi Me,” the k. _l. m.. replied, “I haven't got a dime and you shouldn’t ask for money .this way.” —. “Nossir, maybe not, but I seen you give that mkn at the window a whole hand- full and he never ast you ter It.” Yes, the boy got the dime, or half of lt anyway. "Honey, how do you like it?”- “Flne; but dearie -we are too- close up, doh’t you think?"—“Yes. we certainty are, about 75 miles too close.” That’s the manner in which a imminent couple, man and wife, from Athena am said to have en joyed a performance of grand opera a few.seasons ago. Evident- '’dearie” didn’t fall tor that spaghetti flavored substitute for singing In the good old queen’s English and was dreaming of things more cosmopolitan when he hoped to get sympathy in his quer- Or maybe some two hundred pound sister dressed to a bareback and peacock fan had dust pushed over him getting back to her seat after . one of those Intermission aisle promenades. You know bow they do. AD.DRE88INO EVE.'- • ’ 'Old tody Eve, as we perceive, In Eden had her woes; still she never had to stop nd powder up her nose” — and — From posse we’ve observed, Tho’ first o’ the fairest fair, 8ha didn’t rob her crowning glory By bobbing off her hair. . YES MARGIE, THEY EVEN SHOOT POOL AND GIVE FUDGE PARTIES ,■ Of course there may be nothing in a name but Miss Margaret Wrong just before sailing for Merrie England, Oxford to be specific, where she says, “they go to school for thoughts sake,” took • parting fling at our colleges by saying, “American colleges are so luxurious and so highly organised with outside campus life that the student* have no time for thought Books, ap parently, are your difficulties,” "DifflculUei,” she means, In the way Of athletics and so cial activities. How “Wrong" is Margie? (By T. LARRY GAN NT) I devote my column today to the following comunlcatlon from Mr. J. C. Turner, president of tho First National Bank at Jefferson: I want to say a timely weed to our cotton growers. They are gfettlng a great deal of advice at- present from all over 'the country. The newspapers are filled with articles urging them to raise more cotton. There seems to be a systematic effort to fill tbe newspapers full of this pi?pa- ganda, predicting that the Scuih will plant an increase 1 acreage in hotton, and that we will make an other, bumper crop for 1923. We had'just ns well face the truth. None of these things are true. But the publication of these articles is ‘being used to our hurt to depress the price of cotton. Pick up any paper published In the North and you will see these ar ticles quoted In box car letters, predicting that the South will greatly increase its acreage In cot ton. Then look at the market re ports on the same date and you will see that cotton declined, and the reason given by each one ot the brokers In the New York and New Orleans Exchanges, as state-1 by them, is that the South expects to raise a bumper er p this year. WORK OF COTTON BEARS. It would seem, therefore, that much of this publicity is In the In terest of the cotton bears who arc using every means under the sun to depress tho price of cotton. Tho farmers of the South will make a great mistake lt they pay any attention to this kind of pub licity. Of course, the great Inter ests desire the South to make an immense cotton crop, because they want to buy cotton cheap. . But wc of the South, arter long experi ence, have learned a Bcvere lesson. We know that If wo make a large crop we will get nothing for lt. It will sell under the cost ol pro duction. Wo know that If we make a small crop lt will bring moro money than a large crop. A nine million bale crop any -year will bring more than a twclvo million bale crop. The cotton statistics show this. Then why should wc increase our acreage? Why should wo make a largn-crop when it is against our interest to do so? The boll weevil is here and ho has not been conquered. Wo are just beginning the fight on the boll weevil. We do not know when wc will be able to exterminate this pest. They hnve been In Texas for twenty-five years and they are likely to be In Georgia for twenty- five years unless science finds some Jtsw.ond shew msttipfl .qt - - v,r -.1 . One thfnjf We do know, trod" that Is that we wage a losing fight against the weevil every timo when we plant a large cotton crop. If We plant a large cotton crop we are unable to combat the weevil. The only successful fight that hat, been made 1* where rarmers plant- ed about five acres to the plow, and then used plenty of fertilizers am calcium arsenate. tie tortUs hi,dMrfmitm.lW, !»ust standi-on a basis of, < Uversi- licatlon. But, it w c plant, under present conditions, rot- u mim „„ and a half bale crop in Gtergt diversification i s destroyed a„d , go back to all cotton productioi Many interests outside of tne , ’South have counseled us for years to produce more euton hut this year, f-r the first time,: a few leaders among our own people ar . urging a large cotton ,-rop. \v hy this change, and esiieeiulty „t u,,, time when the growing of cotton ,: such a hazardous thing? The truth of the mautr is th.t this propaganda started outside of the South. It Started tqjumg the big' interests, lt wag p„t- in force by cotton bears and l,y people „n over the countr.- who desire to buy cheap cotton, These men, for the f| rK t time i n their lives, realize that the ceuon surplus which li a s been curried over, and which Ins hung above the South like an incubus alt the,,, years, is ,al>aut to be wiped out These people know that if the cot ton surplus is once wiped out. th,. v .77)11 never be in pdsltioh again to name the price of ottrlcotton. if the surplus in wiped out the far mer -will no longer be compelled to sell against a surplus of his own product, but an the cotton raised will be in his hands, a nd, for tjie first time m his life, hj will have a strong voice in dictat ing the price. The beat authorities now esti mate that the surplus will be wiped out about August 1st. And then when we begin to market our new crop we can market it straight from the grower to the consumer on a basis of supply a nd demand. But If we should make a bumper crop this year another surplus will be plied up and the farmer will again lie forced to sell cotton be low tho cost of production. This is the most ertjeal year in the. history of southern farming Since the Civil War. If we arc wise Just this yea.- and make ■> small crop ot about nine million, , bales the farmer will be In control of the situation. Therefore, it is most important that every agency in the south should co-operate and work to gether, and counsel with our far mers, and reason with them, and beg'tbom not to raise a bumper crop this year, but to keep tho production well under ten million bales. GIVEN PERMISSION BERLIN — Tc-ni thousand stu dents have ben given special per mission by tho Trade unions i*o work in various factories of tho Berlin district as an aid in meet ing their university expenses. Tho studentn are employed a few hours each day. ' % 1 ^ The Hinton Securities Co. Life Insurance. ILL Vrii ENTIRE CROP. "Friendships Make Life” He Declares LOS ANGELES, Cal.—Life to made happy “only by friendships wrote Captain Z. Osborne (congress man from the Tenth California dis trict in a friendship rarewell only a few minutes before his death at hi* home here Thursday, t Capt. Osborne realised death wl* near so he wrote a lettsr of tare- well to hi* friends, asking hlg.sM. Bherill B. Osborns, to see that Hs contents were passed on to theft* to (how his appreciation ot their “staunch friendship.” • j. The letter read to.PW’ " ids happy only by My own life has boon '/ rich in friendships and I may be credited in ac- Currcnt advertisements In N. Y. papers are said to read,' “If yon are a stranger In New York and crave a pleasurable evening, at the theatre pr for dinner, we will Introdoce you tb a young tody of intelligence, good to look Upon, one with a pleasing personality who will make a jolly companion. Just state type and "special accom desired. plUbmenta Pee, 310.00” NOW WOULDNT THAT JU8T TICKEL THE FUNNY BONE OF A SHARK’S LEFT ELBOW? “Pay us ten smackers and wn will tarnish yon a sweetie on which you can lavish n'theatre party, dinner party or whatnot.” How in ole New York must hnve changed. But (hen-there’s great possibili ties. In the little-' scheme that this' Ingenious erader of toll baa evolv ed, If he wiU jast enlarge his scopo of aettvitte* to cover the hinter lands of thfi greet and glorious U.SA. Just think how mnch more pleasant those two nr three hours would he while waiting nt .noeh junctions ss Lola, Gordon and Jesup for -a ten-mlnutosrct Uon If you could say to a rtprfe- sontattvo of this agency, "A fetch ing blonde please, and make It ■nappy.” And, presto! there she la all accomplishments an' every., thing. A little mlsaloMry work along this line by an arrangement .with dining car stewards’ might be appreciated also. Yeaalr, a land office, business awaits that guy/ If he’ll only expand.. THE CBACKER SAYS: Lots o’ folks sore would’er been outer luck it Mister Ogle thorpe taMn’er stumbled over fate here stole wbat'a made tbe crackers famous. Just think uVer mistin’ all them Deorgy peaches, them Georgy watermelons. . DOBS! «£- and, O boy[- them Geor-g-I-e girtaj Wouldn't- them yankec up north, been out o’ luck tho.' i , urn, tators If our farmers t'axe the advice that js offered to them, and plant ten acres, or fifteen acres to tHb plow, the chances are that the weevil will destroy their entile crop. Producing cotton under present conditions has too many elements of chance, and, therefore, we ought to minimis* the chances as much as possible by planting a small crop. There aw son)* people who hold dtflclal positions and semi-offi cial positions, who am undertak ing to advise the farmer to plant tor a crop in Georgia of fr m 1,- 200,000 bales to 1,500,000 bales. To give such advice Is a dangerous thing- The mere mention ot lt re duced the price or cotton the next day. To accomplish lt would send it to the bottom. - . It Georgia should produce a mil lion and a half bales of Cotton she would be compelled to increase her acreage beyond any crop that haa ever been planted In u«ur- gia. If all tbe other state* would increase production In the same per cent there Is na assurance In th* world that we would get even ten cents a pound for cotton. It is a dangerous thing to plant a large crop ot cotton in Georgia and the South, not onty on account ot the boll weevil and the high Price of fertiliser and calcium ar senate, but on account of the un settled conditions of affairs in Eu- rbpe. - w War la likely • to lnvolvo all Europe at *ny-time, and what would be the result in case we raised a bumper cotton crop? Tbe result would be' the some as in 2014 when the World WaV started. Cotton would go down to less than -five rents a pound. Georgia should not produce over 760.000,000 bale* of cottth ar a maximum. The South should pro duce not over 10.000.000 bales. If ws produce over io.ooo.ooo bales what assurance have we that we will get the cost of production? Those,who advise to,raise a bum per crop should-give some assur ance that we will receive such » price as will cover cost of pro duction and leave us a profit. The sr«!*h ztculd adopt a slogan for 1028, and-’ that slogan should be "We wlU not produce'tovcr 10,- 000,000 bales of cotton." Let the world understand this. BIG -INTERESTS" BEGAN IT. . r For the past twenty year* ot more, tbe real friends ot the for mers. and the ' - rilThlS"' 1 ■ ■ ‘ dlverstflca- " » firBat PARTS FOR MANY CARS Trucks PPLIES SON Autos, Tractors, Trucks ACCESSORIES, SUPPLIES, TOOLS 846 Bread SL ATHENS, GA. r ATHENS BUSINESS COLLEGE Bookkeeping, Shorthand and Typewriting Save 60% of expanses by at tending this school. 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