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rretehedness QP instigation Be Quickly Overcome by if- y usmsciH kw!mPmnww ~ ‘ lArc unloosi / rr~ iragi THE BANNER-HERALD. ATHENS. GEORGIA wp >k<ri hoys every Wed- CARTER'S LITTLE distinguish CdBol the mitts of'the nesday and are giving him an op- tornuity to enjoy a bit of the jaz zing from, the "outside.” The weather in Florida seems to be a favorite topic with Mr. Bill- •ups these days and just what wear- !ng apparel is needed while there. Still F. J. has become a'-new attache Camera Catch Smiles; Many Visitors Enjoy as I was at the meeting: Wednes- Hospitality of Meet. ^ cou,d ,letcrmine ' THEY ALL SMILED By CHAS. E. MARTIN PLESANTLY. Abit Mix is a harpy mar. these j Rotary meeting days. Roaron ? j Those Rotarians Wednesday, and Movie Man and Thev do their 'Veil, Biliu's Phinizy has beer tr their guests, including Harry Still and indig w Florida and Fred J. Orr has been well Edwards of Macon, Judge E. h. n«— «—.nPrlm to Gainesville and is getting in |Y. Webb o: *•* the limelight as the (Hub’s lead- i W«lhrMn» North Carolina, Jack Wplbridge of Saratoga Springs, [N. Y., .1 T. Kilpatrick, Roosevelt W’alker and vours truly, were de mons at smiling Wednesday. Just before the meeting closed it was | announced that Pathc Weekly and the Atlanta Journal had sent liter I over to get a picture of the notable gathering and that all hands would {kindly smile, that is smile the how best they knew under the Local cotton wax down Thursday. At tho dose middling grade was quoted at 30 cent a a pound a* again xt a quotation of 30 3*3 cents a pound at tho close Wednesday. NEW YORK COTTON NEW YORK—There wan renewed covering by near month nhortn in the cotton market Thursday morn ing. First fleca were steudy at an advance of throe points ou .;ury but generally 7 tc 14 points lower under realising and •scattcretT southern selling. These early of ferings were very quickly nhsprbed. however, and within tho first ha?r hour May contractu sold up to 31.47 or 20 points net higher and nil the old crop months made new high records for .the season. The strength in these positions putted the price of QctOfcer up to 20.03 or J points net higher in shite or con tinued good weather In me hoik [circumstance*, with no ladies on land scattered Southern selling or |hand. First the clubbers ahd the early new crop deliveries. i*:v- guests, were formed in column H.J. REID & CO. The Shop of Quality Athens Can Well Boast of Two Beautiful Office Buildings ’ - 4 ' V -, Either of them would do credit 'to a city of 60,000 people. Tliev were built for the profeeeional men of Athene as wall ae for brokero and resident agencies. They were built by pioneer citizens of Athene, believing thty would'be ap preciated—eopeelally by Athena people. There are yet, a few folks, still doing bualneee -over •tore*" that should get Into an office building, where clients can find them readily and where business can ba transacted Ih real comfort We Invite you to compare tfie rates of rental In the Holman Building with what you are paying—and aspecially with what you are receiving In the way of comfort and , conveniences. - ■ , .» , H. O. EPTING & CO. Real Estate Agents Agents for the Building - Ground Floor Holman Building „ , in of twos bv Colonel Dwight Rythei and in this formation they were mi retied bv tho movie man. and speaking of Abit again, it is said it reminded him of the time he was out in Hollywood. Next came the ‘‘still" picture and B. R. Btoodworth wasn’t satisfied with showing' his face once and had to run around to the other end after nearly stopping the camera on the initial exteremity* SPLENDID MEETING THOROUGHLY ENJOYED. All this came after n splendid meeting at the Georgian hotel. A meeting that was full ’o pep. splendid singing and several good talks. Eustice Stevens introduced, through his quartette, two new songs. “Carolina” and “My Ram bler Rose” and then Mr. Phinizy said a word about the district con vention in St. Petersburg, Fla., on the 23rd and 24th of this month. After looking over the posters distributed it was evident that a full attendance will be on hand from Athchs to respond to the greetings of all those bathing beauties ‘negerything. • The meeting of the 21st of the month will be the one for nomi nating new officers and immediate ly afterwards the Relegation will leave for Florida. An enjoyable story, “Wait till Mattin Comes,” by Harry Still well Edwards was told to the club while- Mr. Walbridge spoke in a happy tone of Athens and the club and I. T. Kilpatrick told of being the guest of the Aberdeen, Miss., club a few days ago and what tk wonderful organization it was. James White spoke of his busi ness, cotton manufacturing and was introduced as a “yam spin ner." , The meeting was a splendid one, typical of those the Rotarians {hold weekly and Athens is to be I congratulated on possessing such organization. President Morton Hodgson pre sided. P. S. Jliss Hammond’s standing in the popularity contest certain ly took a decided boost following this meeting. She is being spon sored by the club and her envelopes Were very much In evidence at the meeting. 1 crop eritool cables Haiti tho mnrkot there wna chiefly influenced uy the ad vanced In American markets and coverings by shortf. Reports of boll weevil emergency from hibernation wan much lighter this year than taut at the Ixmlnlana stations were a factor I nthe early afternoon decline to 31.03 for May and 26.80 for October or about. 9 to 25 points net lower on tho general list. This was checked by renewed covering, however, and tho market .was several points up from the low est around 2 o’clock will* January «clalively firm. Tho early advance mot fi good deal of realising and offerings in creased toward midday on reports that the spot basis was n little easier In some parts of the South. T^cre were also reports from New Orleans that some merchants in the interior were offering cotton for new crop’„delivery at 16 cents. This seemed to encourage reactionary sentiment on the decline which carried May contracts off to 31.15 and Octobor to 26.71 around mid day or about 12 to 14 points net lower on these positions. July held around 30.32 or within 2 points of yesterday’s closing quotations. Open high low clone F C May 31.18 31.47 31.1 30.95 31.27 July 0.35 30.60 30.36 ?0.10 30.34 Oct *6.73 26.93 26.73 26.62 26.85 Dec. ... .. -26.2 26.35 26.38 26.00 26.35 NEW YORK 8POT8 NEW YORK—Cotton spot quiet; Middling 3C.95, MM than due, further acounti of the determination of holders ,of long March contracts to force delivery of cotton and the unofficial stute- ment by a government cotton spec ialist that there la no Indication that prices had reached the point where consumption was being checked, all combined to put the cotton market, to a new high level for the season pu the old crops, tn the first half hour of'business to ddy. March rose to 31.18 a pound and May to 30.79. Here the old crops were 18 to 24 points up. Oc tober at Us best traded ten points net higher at 26.42 after having made a net loss of ten points around the opening. .Selling continued I nthe-afternoon and the decline was widened but only moderately as the market* got ihore or less support whteh many brokers considered was due to trade buying. ITp to 1:30 o'clock May trade das low as 30.72 with prices of the mose ac tive months one ,to 22 points under the finals of yesterday. Reports from Constantinople that Turkey had called all Moslems'to the colors checked the advance. Selling Increased on telegrams frrfm Tallulah, La., stating that the gov- ornmeht laboratory there had an nounced that tho survival of Wee- Mar. May July Oct. Dec. Open high low close 4' C ....31.02 31.18 31.00 30.83 31.1 . ...30 75 30.97 30.58 30.61 30.71 . ...30.20 30.41 29.99 30.03 31.21 ....26.27 20.(2 26.27 26.00 26.27 , ...25.85 25.95 25.60 15,61,25.98 BOSTON , — New England,, thoroughly aroused over its aban- ' doned farms and the drift of popula i tlon from the cojmtry to the city, which has been more marked than{ ever since the war, is making > determined effort to bull'd up an agricultural prosperity which shall rest on a firm foundation. Co operation la being atressed as the great necessity, and not, merely co-operation' among the farmers themselves and between the farm ers and- the agricultural colleges and the state, experiment stations, but, between all these elements, and tbe Industrial Interests of this section of the country I At a recent agricultural confer ence In Bbston the hiterdepedence of . agriculture and Industry was emphasised, and means of making New England more nearly self-sup porting In its farm products were discussed. It was brought out that such products to the value of sp ot Georgia will take boll weevil exterminators at half rate from Wednesday until Rep- ctember^ 30. 1923, for shipment In- 'terstate between points h Southern territory and atn> on shipments Interstate between points in Georglij. CASTORIA . For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years ag”lnTl27 9 C year. March'noric” 'prOXimaWy half. • Vfata^tolter. for about 1,00 bales 'circular thioughout the morning causingg liquidation in that position. Late in v the morning. March wna erf to 30.80 with ithe list seven points higher to eight points lower than tho close of yesterday. REAL HOME * FOR RENT—724 Cobb St. JESTER * Phone 1036 or 437 Reduction In the fire Insurance rates for buildings within five hun dred fast of a firs plug will lie of the benefits resulting from the ex tension of the water main In the Fifth Ward and on Princeton road. It was learned Thursday. Buildings located within five hun dred feet of the fire plug will be automatically switched from Class Four ally property to Class One and tho rato will be reduced from those buildings from $14.60 per thousand to $8.00 per thousand. Of course-It will be several weeks before the Improvements will be com pleted and the Insurance rates will not be affected until the Improve ment Is made. Athens Visitors Among thoao visiting In Athens Thursday were, Edward Brown, Atlanta; Guy Blalock, Atlanta; L- P. Smith, Cincinnati; M. U Dug gan, Atlanta. - 'Miss B. U. Duggan, Atlanta; W. K. Dunkln, Macon; .a .Preston, Philadelphia; U C. Scott, Atlan ta; O. M. Carr, Covington, Ga.; Fred J. Hunter, Atlanta; W. H. A yen, Atlanta; E. B. Elder, At lanta; Roy Hutchlnc. * 8. O. Rlh, N. C-; H. N. Ogden. N. O.; G. W. Carlas*, City; Thomas M. Kuans, Atlanta; D. L. Norris, Greenville, 8. C.; Mrs. C. V. Tur pin, Nashville, Tonh. 8. W. Milner, Atlanta; C. J. Medwedeff, N. Y.; C. W. Adams, Covington, Ga.; J. W. Byrd, Atlan ta; J. E. Campbell, Atlanta; H. B. Carreker, Rome. VAN-NIL. Satisfies E xamine the new Goodyear Cord Tire with the beveled All-Weather Tread. The treadle semi-flat,the rubber compound is new and improved, the sidewall is heavier, the treed blocks ere reinforced. Then buy it, and you will find that it U the longest-lasting tire you have ever used. We will give you real service on it. SCOTT HARDWARE CO. Athens, Ga. 19 Clayton Street NEW ORLEANS SPOTS NEW ORLEANS—Spot cotton steady and unchanged; sales on the spot 103 to arlve 1.667; low mid dling 30.25; Middling 31.00; Good middling 31.50: Receipt# 2,518; Stock 173.673. LIVERPOOL COTTON LIVERPOOL—Cotton spot Ilmii,- ed demand; prices steady. Goon middling 17.01; Fully middling 10.36 Middling 16.76; Low middling 16.51; Good ordinary 16.01; Ordi nary 16-71. Sales 7,000- males in cluding 4.500 American; receipts 19,000 bales including I818OO .Amer ican. Futures closed quiet: MarCh 16.35; May 16.25; July 16.05; Oct. 16.61; Dec 14.24: Jany. 14.13. C0TT0N8EED OIL NEW RORK—CottonsOea on closed steady. Enute summer yel low 11.45; Prime crude 10.25; March 11.10; April 11.40: May 11.70 Juns 11.76; July 11.87; August 11.87; August 11.86; Sept 11.78; October 11.00. Sales 22,000. , LIBERTY BONDS NEW YORK—Liberty bonds closed 3 l-2s 101.30; First 4s 98.10 bid; Second 4s 97.98 bid; First 4 l-4s 98.20; Second 41-4# 98.12; Third 41-4s; Fourth 41-4s 8; Uncalled Victory - 474s 100.12; U. S. Government 474s 99.54. were being brought Into New Eng- j land annually from other parta of the country. Even under present conditions | the New England farmer Is well off aa compared with those of oth- ' er sections, according to state and . college authorities. President , Ralph D. Hatsel, of New Hamp shire College of Agriculture and , Mechanic Arts, said In a recent ad-j dress that the old-time trend to , the west had passed, and that . western farmers were now coming to New England because they raw a blight future - for agriculture > here, duo to the nearness of mar- | kets. The Massachusetts depart-: ment of agriculture. In one of its I publications, said it could le prov- | ed that the average Massachusetts j farmer was more prosperous and got mqre out of life than the aver age farmer In any of the wheat, growing statefh' Add Profitable Land to Your Farm —atLess Expense L ?*S hand ntenpUaj lastywrwithDnmorite. That land U no. ». ting meow fat tbsbarik for them. It’s as Iccp. , losm They ssred money on the job, too. For Sonorite ghee yon coo-third more stick, p# doSsr—*t has sfyonarlmsteiy the sameitmuthnkk Anjhfc w 40% ifrWWki.and tht slow. hmW •ctkmof Nco-freexing and noo-hcadad*. Let usghwyoafaH fafcmiatfan on Duocrite ud other da Foot explosives for land-deortni and ditch lag work. We can give you quick delivery, ud me bdpftd advice. UNION HARDWARE COMPANY’S' ROLLER 8KATE8 3&S0 Pah" o»i' ATHENS (CYCLE £0.' ~ Lumpkin Street"**- Thornton’s FRIDAY’S DINNER DINNER 50c Tomato Soup Broiled Spanish Mackerel String Beans Tarter Sauce V; Vegetable Salad ‘ Blackeyed' Peai Candled Yatbs Muffins and Biscuits Raisin Pudding Coffee, Tea or St ilk 50 Cents Sapper 50 Cents calf Liver and Bacon Cauliflower" Cube Potatoes Stewed Prunes Green Peas Hot .Biscuits m Great For Bad Coughs and Colds Make Your Own Medicine and Have the Best There Is. , You’ll Sey It’s Good When All Mncni Disappears and Clean Healthy Membrane to Your Reward Here is an inexpen»hre home made remedy that’you can’t beat and one that will quickly brine up that phlegm, stop the snuff ling, relieve the clogged nostrils, make breathing easy and cause stubborn colds and persistent coughs to vacate—many times ov er nighL Try it right away if you suffer from Catarrh, Chest Colds or any Irritating hose or throat trouble* and yonll be gl*d you run aeroee this little bit of gdvice. Get from any druggist, one ounce of Parmlnt, double strength and, add to it a little sugar and enough water to make one half pint You can make It in two minutes and when it to mixed you can pride yourself on having.a medicine that acts directly on the membrane of the nose, throat and acts so effectively that all phh all tickling and inflammai lily di speedily ment. disappears.—Advertise- VAN-NIL Never Disappoints Complete Line of D. & M . BASEBALL GOODS Mitts Glove* Bats Ball 90c to $1350 75c *o $ 4.00 2S» to $ ZOO 19c to $ 1.7S 4|gggsfefi8" CHANGES' “Farming in Massachusetts,” ssld this publication, “has chang ed from extensive to Intensive crop production. The Importance of a state agriculturally Is usually rated according to her production of grain,, beef cattle and swine, with little attention to such crops as potatoes, onjons, market garden vegetables, orchard fruits ,and berries. It to In these agricultural specialties that Massachusetts tncj, the other New England states ex cel.” Giving detailed figures compare lng farm costs and. production Id Massachusetts and In a certain western grain growing state, tbe publication sets the general value of tbe whole farm crop per acre here at $59.10 and In the western state at’ $19.20. Various methods to -tiring about the-desired result are being work ed out. Farmers are being encour aged to devote thousands' of acrei of land, which havo been proved toe barrhn for raising crops, to the creation of new/ forests to re place those cut down by lumber men. Dairy farmers, livestock own era, and fruit growers are f6rm lng cooperative associations for buying' feed, fertiliser and other supplies, and for marketing their products. ' In Aroostook county,' . Maine, which Ireds tbe country in potato raising, • campaign la In prngross to Increase interest In bettering the crop, grading 19 properly for market, and ahlllng It to the best advantage. In Vermont livestock owners are getting together In a ’’better sires, better stock” .effort In New Hampshire the extension qptwice of New Hampshire Col lege has mapped out * program of aaslstance to farmer* which in cludes detailed studies of selected (arms In different parts which In cludes detailed studies of selected farms tn different parts of the state In order to point the way to a better, organised farm unit; surveys of the beet methods of crop rotation in order t opromote soil fertility jind. examination of production and cost records to de termine the m,ost profitable farm methods. vPrunlng and spraying demonstrations are being arranged for fruit growers. - Professor John C. Graham, of the Massachusetts Agricultural College, thinks that New England should go in more extensively tor poultry raiding. “A great and growing agricultural production,” he says,'“can be based upon the ben as It can not'upon any other element In our New England term lag.” SPECIAL BATES FOR ATHENS HARDWARE CO. Athens, Georgia THE TREE •* ’ *>• „ V • r • V ' E VERY man’s careet is like a tree. In order to have flow ers and fruits it. must have deep roots. The roqt of business suc cess is what a man has saved. Plant the tree of your success by a savings account with this bank. m *, Commercial Wank of oAthens “Ask Our Depositors.” Farmers In Northeast Georgia will be glad to lenrn that ball wee vil exterminators,' can be chipped over the Cctyral of Georgia rail road at one-halt rates. This announcement was macs Thursday by-J. Y.' Bruce, eommer clal ag*nt for the railroad <n Ath ens. Thoss who desire more Inror nation on the matter can t I Atr. Banner-Heraid Want Ads TO LATB TO CLAtMPr BAKERY SPECIALS- FRIDAY AND SATURDAY We have just secured the services of a Euro- n baker, and will offer the public a full of Pumpehiickel, Rye and Frei and rolls.v'rk Friday and nch bread em ovejv-take some home Fresh Cocoanut', ON CAKES r— 45c FOIUI4LB—(6.MS hen# 113*. ’ fife— -JB-UtT. WANTED—Three unfarplabed room; cloee ln. Phone 1635, m-3-c. Fresh Lady Baltimore, 3 Layer 45c , Fresh Pineapple, 3 Layer 25c All 2 Layer Cakes 25c All Coolaes, doz. 15c Doughnuts, doz. 15c Angel Food Cakes, Luge, each 25c These prices ar6 special for Saturday, be sure K to come in and see our line. MNSQm BAKERY