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i A called communication o( Mount
Vernon Lodge No. IS K. A A. M.,
will be held' in Masonic Tefnplc
this (Thursday) evening, Febru
ary 15tb, at eight o'clock. Tho
Entered Apprentice degree will be
conferred. All duly qualified
brethren ace cordially and frater
nally Invited to attend. By . order
of. E. O. KINNEBREW, \Y. M.
JNO. 0. QUINN, Secretary.
Season’s Coldest
Wave Gripping <
, ,, „ , Entire Country
H0LLM00DM
Officials Believe First
Step in Fight on Narcot
ics At Movie Hub to Be
•February 20.
kiuemm wnaEn
he Georgia cage artists are be-
put' through tile' pates this
The Weather
GEORGIA: Pair and colder to
nigbt. probably heavy froat and
freezing temperature to the coast.
Friday partly cloudy.
South Carolina: Heir and cold
er tonight., heavy frost and freex-
lng temperature to the coast, Fri
day fair continued cold.
‘ Florida: Generally fBlr and cold
er tonight, possibly frost in the
extreme’ north; Friday cloudy,
probably becoming unsettled.
Alabama.: Cloudy to part clopdy
and somewhat colder tonight, frost
to th^ coast if weather clears.;
Friday, cloudy, possibly rain on the
coast. ;
A drop in tho tomperaturo to-
night in the East Gulf States and
in the Atlantic states south of
Maryland is forecast by the'weath-
er bureau which algo predicts cold
{ weather will continue through Sat
urday in tho Southeastern states.
Generally fair weather la forecast
'foV East of the Mississippi exempt
for probably min on tbe East Gulf
*- Const. Storm warnings remain dls
' played'on the Atlantic Coast from
Cape Hatteras northward.
Business Opportunity
) ADVERTISING SALESMEN, Have
' calls for your territory from ad-
, rortisers for WONDER WRITING
', .FAD, Me bring* selling outfit fult
par ticulars . SOT Republic Bldg.
j, r Louisville, Ky. . MS-P
- WANTED—"help
WANTED—TEN GOOD SEAM-
sters at Shirt Factory. Steady
clean work. Bridge and River
Streets. . - flScb
Tuesday's blizzard and chid Wavd I . c ^y NG, !'f YER ,
was expected In the Northwest to- ■ LOS ANGELES — Tile opening
wedge will be driven into dope
HEAVY WINDS
NOT SO STRONG
Heavy winds which had swept
Minnesota anti tar Dakotas fur
nearly 48 hours Ailing up huge
drifts, had died dpwp .considerably
today and railroad snow plow*
were able to clear more effectively
the various lines. Temperature?
ranged down to 20 below r.er,.
Wisconsin Is slowly diluting out
from the havoc wrought by the
cold wave for tho Inst 20 hours
wilti the temperature 4, abav ner--
gt Milwaukee early this naming.
Train service on the main lint
Into Chicago from Hie .North was
reported demoralized. T-ippera-
ture in Chicago at 2 it. :u., today
Was one below Zero.
Cloudy skies snd mure or lea
traffic In the world's movlo bub,
government officials believe,
though federal prosecution of
James Bruno, whoso trial on a
charge-pf vending narcotics in
Hollywood will, begin here Febru
ary '20. >
'Bruno, alias Moreno, say officers
who arrested him, had an extensive
clientele In the famous film cen
ter.
This trial follows the visit to
Los Angelrasof Colonel Nutt, fed
eral narcotic chief. It Is consider
ed tho first gun In a concentrated
i state and government attack on
j time venders luywffng the cinema
colony.
I Because of Its. wealthy residents
j.md sensation seeking winter tour,
ista. Hollywood long has been the
cold weather Uday shmvrl Tohas I hiccca of America's wiliest dope
to bo 'experiencing Only .'he tat 11 ulers and the despair of enforce
end of the cold wave in lite north., ment officers.
Forcastor here expressed holier | Here, according t.9 those who
that tho repotted blizzard In th- thus picture Hollywood, habitues
Upper Mississippi valley hid pass jhavo been practically Immune he
ed in a southeasterly dtri rtion. hinfl a barrier of wealth and ta
xi emphl.s, Tenn. reported the cold tfluence. Sleuths declare the liahdi
For Sale
FOR RALE—Gas range. In good
Condition, or will exchange tor
largo heater. F^one 1418. MG-c
wave to renew Its attack tmlny
in Tennessee, Arkansas and Miss
issippi.
A wave of intense cold, heralded
by a cutting wind Vat''- ft tlm«s
achieved a 72 miles an b;ur velo
city brough'd suffering t-j New
York today.
Earlv In the morning the weath
er bureau reported the thermome
ter down 17 degrees below zero.
The worst bllzsar.d In five years
was sweeping over Ontario today
FOR SALE - JERSEY MILCH
cow, oil stove, kitchen cabinet,
. - flM
cow, 011 stove, Kitcnor
baby bed.", Phone 18-W.
Wanted
WANTED-FLAT TOP DESK—
address G; R. Hatfield, 780 W.
Hancock. f-lt-p
Ranted—to buy pair of
<«, mules, weighing about 10<)0
'pounds each, 8 to 8 yean of age,
;alao good wagon. R. F. Christian,
• Grocer, Broad street, Athens, Ga.
w f-18-c
WANTED-T
U - Ga. “Panda
Jr.. Amerlcus, Ga. -
buy one 1918 U. of
Thomas Harrold,
'WANTED—Good gentle, horse, or
[[ mplo for farm work. W. I. Ab-
• >iey, phone 1008 or S01-J. 2-18-C
’WANTED TO BUT—second hand
n refrigerator, fifty pound capacity
“Afugt be In good condition. Will
\pay cash for a bargain, phone 701.
,T . f-lM
NURSERY STOCK
General Aigortment
PEACHES APPLES
PLUMS PEARS FIGS
ORNAMENTAL SHRUBBERY
Attractive prices, especially on
large lots.
BOULDER CREST
NURSERY
C. M. ERWIN, Manager
Route 3 , Atlanta, Ga.
cap in men and money makes sup
pression almost impossible.
Again, the problom of enforce
ment here probably Is the hardest
In tho country, office say, be
cause there are no dives and no
obvious underworld clement where-
thq “stool pigeon” System of detec
tion ran be operated.
Peddlers usually are paid by
check and transactions are those
of the business world rather than
of the den. The result: One ped
dler is caught in Hollywood to 100
In other sections of the city.
Sybaritic parties on the fringe
of movleland, where, aa described
by tho law's ferrets, the morphine
needle passes around a languorous
group of immaculate men and
Jeweled women or where ''snow"
Is staffed from perfumed wrists,
are Invariably held behind 'the
oaken doors of private homes.
There are no ratty servitors, no
tattoo of night sticks, no furitve
scurrying.
ATHENS
BUSINESS COLLEGE
Bookkeeping, Shorthand' and
Typewriting
“* of expense, by at-'
tending this school. The grad-
uates of the Athens Business
C i?. Uega *J way * the beet po-
Graduate em-
today**' '^ t ® * or formation
Box 148, Athens, Ga.
PARTIES IN RICH
HOMES
‘Those are often homes of weal
thy people,'' an oft baffled officer
said, “and wp can't invade them.
Behind their doors Is the threat of
a suit if. an officer gets the wrong
hunch. We haven't funda to em
ploy the type of Informers we
need.” . ■>
To provide drugs for these al
leged parties the brainiest men oi
crpokdom slip across the Mexican
border with cocaine, 'heroin and
morphine. They smuggle from
ships at San Pedro. -
Ring within ring is financed by
then who made millions In the traf
flc and who-expend lgvlahly to in
crease the number of victims
among the discreetly wealthy.
*• Lost And Found
.JAJST—Saturday night, open-fact
r* flows d watch, with chain and
•'*rir«, initials on back. Liberal
Notify Arnold Wright, 114
nee avenue. Phone 208. frlE-p
1. Miscellaneous
; PAINTING, INTERIOR DECORAT
•' ING, paper Hanging. No Job too
"large or loo small. Estimates
• cheerfully furnished. H. H. Winn,
^hone 181&-W. fJ8p
1 COMMUTATION ROAD TAXES
f» for !•*> now due. and payablo
at Commissioners' OtUra In Clarke
jCounty Court House. M-9-c
For Rent—Rooms
.-FOR RENT—Two furnllhed room
1 apartment. Location close in.
Apply W„ B. Mason at Bernstein
'Bros. frige
66-THONA-66
\ Taxi Service
Day and Night
Budded
Pecan Trees
FOR SALE
STANDARD varieties
Writ* for Prices
W- Bl LAMAIt
PARK FRONT
THOM ASVILLE, GEORGIA
railroad
>ULES
IR UNR RY.
inbound
_ 'UhlB p
Mem. 8:10 p
-N. Y. 3:20 p
I. ■•-n-e.-M -
Psi's and the Boys High of Athens ing
versus the Georgia Freshmen is - week In preparatory to tbe two
tbe basketball menu at the Uni- BMjes In Macon against Josh
verslty gym Thursday 'night at' g Cody"* Baptist flee . Friday and
o'clock and Its all free'' to those 1 Saturday night . '
who want to see two cbrklng good f Last week the Med and Black
games. [hit tho cellar and also, tbe tip top
The fraternity 1 league will coma .of U»ir ambitions when the team
to a close with this game and the; "' aB trounced by Auburn to the
winner if tonight's game will bp j tune of 45 to 16 and then won over
the champions. Both teams seem f I ,e Atlanta Athletic Club, 34 to
about evenly matebdd and .a hot,*®' \
battle Is promised. ■ Mercer possesses, one. of tbe best
The Boys High team possesses !<; ,ubs ,n the South and the Bull
some splendid players au-i in 1 expect nothing else ' but
Stephens, their center, they have! rouBh S° ,n « on this final trip. In
one of the best prep players („ I Harmon the Maoonouitea passes
Georgia. This team stands right at- a star ot stara whlle the other
the top of the Atlanta prop league | playtjra are above the average,
and will give the Freshmen bunch IGURR TO SHOW
a run for their money Thursday ! AT HOME
night. J Ed Gurr la expected to draw a
This may be the last Freshman', whopper crowd for the Georgians
game here this winter. So far a! ,n h,a home c,t F unless be Is
battle for the green Jersled boys P» a »e a «cd of a period of stags
has not been arranged for next fright w,n uncork that same brand
Thursday night when the Varsity of fla8h >' Paying he has exhibited
Plays tho Atlanta Athletic Club a11 seaeon - Gurr ■« extreqiely pop-
but a game may be staged here ,lla * ln ** acon while Georgia al-
tbat night for Coach coDover's wa 3“ draws, the biggest crowds of
team's farewell appearance, .the season there.
m ; I Both games will be played on
__ _ - | tho auditorium court and fully 3000
1YAWt nf Tnp Flinr:P^up 1 ® wtil turn out to see them.
1NCW8 ui x ue LJ<xy | Th0 aeor gi„ team wm , eave
Friday morning.
K t. homellnga defeated th*
(ton team IS to 32. Wheth-
’ will be able to repeat Is
I causing Red and White support-
re* ‘1 -rw ♦ 1 era a great deal of worry.
lyroie fwayithM 1 ’ - ,rom v; " hln * lo,l ,ay
elr boys' crew Is day by day
Girls and.
Will Play
From Washington Jlighl
School. ',, ,
Friday nigbt at 8 o'clock out at
tbe high school gym, Athens High's
two basketball quintets 'will bat
tle tbe invading Washington hi
crewi Hqrd games .ue expect
aaalnm. neat Sanford Flam
admission will be char? .j 4,1 *°
The pa bile Is Invited th,-
get under way at s o'clock M " w *
ens n on h e C
.—Z~ _ 'In every way getting better and tori This team has bw , ls " <f "'
d.pBoys .Teatas,^* 81 -- out wr ve n- by . one |X
ly Both C»Wr K; *( d bfe “ r Cl08e Watch ' “fsm^prep drel'eV 1 " '’ CSl
Two Basketball
Games Thursday
Two, splendid basketball games
will be pliytd 'here Thursday night
wbfcn the iBoyn High, school team
of Atlanta^ coached by Dave John -
“ lavs the
IgU son °I° 0,8*81* star, 1 lq
hta Freshmen tsam and tho chat
and hard luck have to be account- * bl » I° r the fraternity longue will
ed'fdr. . * ! be played at the University gym-
coach Mkrtha Nicholson’s crew
of girls are In excellent shape for
MU.ZJIUM BROWN llAlTi^i:
8hampoo* * GoW - C
conomicaffrani:
portation
CHEVROLET
ii TERIV3S M
RHODES MOTOR co.
English Would Appeal tv
, League For Aid.
Old Folks and Children
Leave For Safety.
Germans declare French boycott
In the Ruhr has created acute mlii:'|
famine In Essen, imperilling lives)
dtildron Uh ° f lhou “ n,,s of NEW YORK - “What, t&t db
you reaard aS the greatest ot your
Asqulthlan and Lloyd
I career,”
—111 .... djuL George, ^hat question was recently put
ment to urge hein from* h i a.S«i» rn i t0 cbam P |on J»ck Dempsey. .
Nations "Jn* keeping 1 " f ' OM ha, ” , onB would fmsi
peace.
„ , Off hand one would Imatlnh
European, Jack aa Bar iag that his victory
over Willard, which won for him
Annie MneQ—innev i„ tbo cliamnlouahip, .was the big
? is a ?88ted event |„ h|g careeri - • ; •
at Cork and has gone on hunger
strike! her sister Mary announces
in Dublin.
Irtsb Free state troops begin ad
vance on stronghold ot irregulars'
In county Cavan mountains.
Turkish authorities have ordered
old folka. and children to leave
Adrlanople as safety measure, Cofi
stantinople news agency dispatch:
says.
Angota authorities' are I:
at Iifnet Pasha’s fhlHtre
up at Constantinople on Ms
from Lausanne and Allied com
mlsaloners are delayed In vital
conference.
Others might ogure tbe meet
ing with Carpentler, before tbe'big
gest crowd and greatest gale In
the history of tbe sport, ap the out
standing bout.
Jack didn't mention either of
them In anawer to tbe query.
“My fight with Bijly iMIske, back
in 1818, Is the big event in my lifo
as a fighter.
"Mlske and I fought 10 pounds.
No decision was rendered. Some
of tbe writers gave Mlske the
edge, others favored me.
“At thgt time .Mlske 5*3(91 a com-
mkndlng figure In the fight game.
Some ot tbe experts .regarded bis
bout vrlth me as easy picking. On
the contrary I gave Mlske plenty
of trouble.
w. “That hbut convinced mq that
m« Y0 U * C J!L> (SS b i C b , ra J? ! mu' 8 AxT I W0,,I< I h® champion, for
,rom „'I'’ bb ; had I not stayed 10 round* with
,?y ne Wh,t *s«he great Mlske. and at that time
ney, and Edward S. Harkness. .(j g W as little more-than a novlcet
• . | The same vear I also staged a zlx-
telegraml ro und no decision affair with him,
their battle dud should they run
true to forth' should dish out 1
defeat to tbe invaders. Hard prac
tices have been tbe Mil for tbe
local five since their return from
Decatur. Rumors have It that there
will be several shifts made la the
lineup for the game Friday nigbt
BATTLE ’ .
MARRIETTA
Following their game with Wash
ington High tbe girls battle the
Mai ietta High, crew here Satur
day night This game It expected
to be a battle royal ae (he two
teams are, about evenly matched.
Little la known of this Marietta
crew but still they, are one of those
tesms from around Atlanta. Nuff
said.,
Coach Charlie Wlebrs baa been
sepdldg bis proteges through some
henl work during tbe past weAk
and so now they are ln fins shape
for this Washington setto. Last
night they worked out at tbme “Y"
night they worked out at the “Y"
tnaged tbe “Y” lightweights. Tbe
lade" uncorked ' some great- form
and swept their opponents' away
easily.
The boys crow .'has a tough Job
at hrihd Friday night an this In
vading quintet Is worthy of their
steel. In their last engagement the
Wlehrmen were able to ' gain a
victory only- after a tough battle,
in tbs Wllkss county capital re-
Highways and
By-ways
'T'HE highway to prosperity is
the road of thrift, of courage
and of industry. There are plenty
of by-ways, but most of them lead
nowhere.
Commercial Wank of oAthem
‘V Member Federal Reserve System
“ASK OUR DEPOSITORS”
: QBr
Depart for
Arrive from
H., ..•<^j
For further
PROFITS ’
ENORMOUS
Profits of dope peddlers aro
enormous, state inspectors inform
mb. Drugs purchased from whole
salers at ISO to $88 aa ounce re
tail easily at from 1200 to 1800.
“One attorney, apparently re
spectable.” the dean of the Los
Angeles narcotic squad says, "has
made 1400,000 on dope In tbe last
two years and a doctor haa made
close to 11.900,000
' “Their clients are In Hollywood,
Wllsblre and other exclusive resi
dence districts, none of - which Is
more nor less vice-pitted than an
other. ,
“Those men and their Ilk can
match every dollar of enforcement
Rinds with $1000 to be used In
evading- detection and capture.'
DOPE ROUTE
One Hollywood peddler, long* un
der surveillance but never caught,
operates a regular dope route like
a milkman, making bouse to bouse
deliveries In an auto.
Another- recently escaped cap
ture but lost a Mg cache of mor
phine secreted lu a bole in a can
yon back of Hollywood.
“Dope Is responslblg for 80 per
cent of the crime Id Loe Angelos/'
■ays one ft Sheriff ABUiam Traeg-
cr'B veteran Investigators, "an*
crimes ^ue to drugs are rapidly
shifting from deqtxeus of dives to
Sscretary Hughes’
criticising failure of Chinese gov
ernment to answer satisfactorily
United States request for explana
tion tor killing of an American*
citizen le censored by Toast Mas-;
ter at China society dinner ItwNew'
York.
President Harding reatoree civil
sqrvlce rights and Jobs to 17 em
ployees In. Bureau ot Engraving
and printing who were removed
almost a year ago.
Representative Voight, Wiscon
sin, introduces resolution asking-
World economic congress and pro- 1
testing that France take steps to.
pay Ite war debt to tbe United
8letee.
Death In Detroit of Bishop
Charles D. Williams, lioad of tho
Splscopal diocese.
In less than two years I was
cjiamplon. winning from Willard
and bad also stopped Mleke In
three rounds shortly afterward,"
— ■ 1 •
Tigers to Report
In Augusta Mar. 1
DETROIT. Mich.—The Detroit
Tiger mauummznt bss notified. »n
members' of the dub that March
first is the date selected for the
battery men tfo report! to Manager
Cobb at Augusta, it was announc
ed today. Other members, of the
team are elatiSd bo on band at
the Southedn canfp March *. Mbit
of l|he players had expected a later
date for the beginninr. of spring
.conditioning;'Cobb being an advtr
cat® of shorter training
uppei; classes."
—z. x-ormrtion phnnr
if«.
GAIN!
Yellow Caft(a
PHONE 66
| . ‘ Office
GEORGIAN HOTEL
LE MIDLAND
,. Sehedntes
• y-AK*. o. i Athens Arrive
i&tfb
*• gaily Except Sunday
RAILWAY
thenx 8:00 a. m.,
a. a.
.Athena 4:15 p. -m./
i«? p. pi.
Daily.
p qu, it ‘0»
m., ^
Scout Court At
‘■wCommerce, Ga.
,
Four Athene, business men as
sisted In organisation of a Boy
Scout court of Honor at Commerce
Wednesday. B. R. Woodworth, H.
J. Reid, C.- D. Flanlgen, members
of the executive committee df tbe
Northeast eGorgis Scout Coundll
and E. P. Clarke, scout executive
«;ere in the party.
The Atbeniane found tbe Com
merce dtltens enthusiastic .over
Boy Scout work and hare organls
ed three troops, all registered and
blled to capacity. Tbe meeting
s held fn the council chamber
Commerce and troop commlt-
• mere dBBDlnted.
“ Athena basinets
air :
Spring Wraps
Received Daily At
upti \ -frrxrr.
to orgxnlxe a Court of Honor,
CAPES
1 and v
COATS
of Biegc, Grey, Navy
and Black.
Sales are made almost as fast as arrivals, so
stock is not complete, but each day we add
new styles and colors to thje showing..-
CHARMING NEW DRESSES -
Cl ft QC New Dresses of Canton Crepe,
l v.33 Alltyme Knitted Crepe, Taf
feta and other popular Silks in a sale .to win
HJtdmnooolil
- CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY WILL SPEND
MILLIONS IN 1923 FOR IMPROVEMENT
- OF SERVICE ’ :
in. " T b f, t *whfn •UT. P * ny > expenditure may appear to be “dry read-
* h ®" understood it tells hn intensely interesting story, to keen pace with the
yft. 1 ? 9f or «' ia an <l Alabama, the raUwaya must dis-
play vision, foresight, courage and fojth in their territory and in their patrons.
^ additions and improvements, that the Central fit Georgia
^ **1,®? an Jvinig-ht into the varied phases of transportation,
that vital factor in the welfare of industry and Commerce.
A>«m*d dtffm from many other enterprise, in that it is never complete. Contin-
^ th. ^nmprovedVr?£e M * na «' mcnt ' if cfficient - ™ • i « bt
. ^Ui this in mind tbe Central of Georgia Railway plans to spend in 1823 for additions
and improvements the wm of $6,741,392.
bpwer and-rolling stock arc essential factor in proper handling of increasing
lr tines of communication must provide for prompt and efficient movement of
- ‘ ambe . r the forest; raw material to and finished products from
; fertiliser for the field; cotton and livestock from the form; melons and peaches
pchard. The tourist to and from the South; the traveler on business mission.
Ift *nd comfortable transportation.
ItafL
real Horn
tbe f
from'
expects r
The items for new equipment are as follows:
20 Mikado freight locomotives,
■6 Mountain type passenger locomotives,
500 Ventilator care,
100 Stock can,
300 Hopper coal care,
200 Compoaltlon coal care,
' 10 Cabooses.
2 Straight coaches,
2 Partition coaches,
f ffiS&SM,
The total coat of this new equipment amounts to 83,910X86.00.
In addition to tho eh
tarty, ln the year be add?
re, 100 flat cars snd 10 caboose cars, purchased in 1022, will
'to the equipment;
lent alone doca got solve the problem.- There must
prevent 061
For tho ‘
adequate terminal
hop machinery must be provided to keep equipment ready foe continuous
appropriation,for now shop tools calls for 185,000; A like amount hot been
tools whieh are just being Installed. ,
the old-time^wooden trestle by the construction of steel and edn-
^jei'1a juwtber step toward improved service and greater qpfety,
• V i _/7 . ’•;£
'riant to the aafo And efficient operation of trains than the
ck'signal is the most modern dsvicc of the kind; The C*n-
its,electric block,system from Fort -Valley to Albany, com-
otection of the fast passenger trains and heavy freight traffic
our lipes. This will cost 1205,000.
must measure up to the dcmamla of heavy traffic. The Central cf
juy 'and' place 10JSOO tons of 90-pound rail and 500,000 creosote;!
laying of this heavy rail Will permit retirement of 72 miles of lighter rail,
entire trackage. The rail program calls for the expenditure of 1876,-
7 will be a charge against new capital. ’
Expenses for maintenance of way and oV ci|Utpment, for operation and for transMria-
lion, are That by the current revenues of tho Company. The items for additions end im
provements amounting to'18,741,392, must for the most part be secured by going into the
open market and-borrowing money. Railway securities must be ae attractive in interest
rate and all investment feiti
Stores as other enterprises or capital will go elsewhere.
The public trees heavily when transportation is inadequate. The Central of Georgia is
to place- ' ‘ ' '
earnestly endeavoring to place itself in position to serve its patrons adequately. In turn
we expect the public to manifest such a sentiment toward railway regulatory policies
that tbejailroada may earn a fair rate of return upon a, just valuation of their invest-
Gf-./c!
expect the public to manifest i
» a. hs
«tl—«««. V ~
Constructive criticism and suggestions are Invited.
J,, j W. A. WINBURN,
President, Central of , Georgia Railway Company.
1923. , ... .. '
wjll do this justifies the management in these extensive
/
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■y,