The Banner-herald. (Athens, Ga.) 1923-1933, March 15, 1923, Image 1

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■TTii rw investigate Today! | To Regular Subscriber* of THE BANNER-HERALD 11,000 Accident Policy Free. DaOy and Sunday—10 Centa a Week. Daily and Boday—10 Cob S 1W* V ATHENS (toTtON; — 30'/<c THE WEATHER Fair and Warmer JL1 VOL. 91. NO. 29 ■ aaodatcd Press Service ATHENS, GA, THUR8DAV. MARCH IS, 1823. N. E. A Service Binclo Copies ^ Cants Dally. I CehU Snnday. 11 IS CKED TtSga&zjSl GEORGIA STUDENTS Fo rtson Saturday Morn ing 11 O'Clock, REVOKING license begun proceeding Soft Drink Stand Was Closed By Police When Whiskey Was Found, is Claim. j i-ate johneon-e Thomae street ,„ r , ,1, ink establishment has been clnscl by the police, a temporary restraining order against the nayn with council title fering Johnson place" has been nnd Muyor Georse C. a faces contempt charges as •Hult of two arreats last HEARING SATURDAY Hearing on the restraining order Kill be held before Judge Blanton Fortran of superior court Satur day morning at 1# o’clock. At the Kune time Mayor Thomas wUI show cause why he Is not to be held In contertipt of court for dis obeying the restraining order Is sued to prevent the chief executive from revoking Johnson’s ’ license and Closing hla business. Johnson’s business was elossd last Saturday at noon after the mayor had revoked the city license because. It was stated, whiskey was found In the Place and someone ha,l tuught whiskey from Jim Ea- lev, negro employee. Pate John son and the negro, were arrested Friday, charged with violstlns the t prohibition law. Both wore trans ferred to the county jail and Johnson wan released under M00 (Turn to page teven) KING TUT* RIVAL AVGUSTA — Prohibition of ficers were faced by a problem here Wednesday ss they were Siren positive information that two quarts of Pour Roses whis key was buried in the heart of the city. The officers were' In doubt as to what coursd to pursue as the priceless treasure la In the cornerstone of a build- Ins erected in nineteen .fifteen. 1 I E IS; I ]T0P FLIES OfF RUHR <P0Wm PARREL’ AS rn RIOTS START AFRESH LU \ Dr. Soule Recommends Thordugh Testing of All Weevil Poisoning Meth ods in Interview.. DECLARES SEED MUST BE GOOD Will Send Two Delegates To First Conventio in Knoxville on April 20. Hosch and Codper Go. TO ELIMINATE ALL GAMBLING Suggests Appropriations To Enlarge Instructional Facilities in Battling In sect Pest. Each College to Have One Voting Delegate. University to Be Repre sented At Peach Festival. IMFHNFFflf! ImlllittrIVLLUnlu If Fanners Stop, “Rail roads Will Be Two Streaks of Rust and Right oj Way.”. By J. D. ALLEN By an almoat unanimous vote, students, of the University of Geor sis voted Wednesday to accept the tientative constitution of the Southern Federation of College Students drawn up recently In At lanta and to send delegates lb the first regular conference to be held in Knoxville, Tennessee, on the Two methods for clarifying the situation In Georgia os affecting the agricultural Interests of the state have been offered bv Dr. the State College of Agriculture ’Two things must be done," said Dr. Soule. ’’Tha drat •» the (By Associated Press.) BERLIN.—Wednesday the out- loua tor peace in the Ruhr was a great deal brighter than it has been for many weeks as reports leaked out that peace feelers were being sent out. That optimistic outlook la now considerably dim med with the breaking out of new riots and killings. Two Germans were killed and iveraL including one* woman were wounded Wednesday when fresh riots broke odt In Buer, where the civilian population and the French troops are seething with hatred, according to word received here. The latest casualties which make a total of eleven—two Frenchmen and nine Germans—who have been slain In recent disturbances there, resulted when the' French at tempted to disperse a mob which apparently was seeking revenge for the deaths of seven Inhabitants who were killed a few days ago. French troops, re-lnforeementa testing'out of all the poisoning j to those already In posastsloi. methods suggested for boll weevil | Buer. are en route to the Buer control on a scale large enough I storm center, advices received here to determine definitely which Is later declare, heel Only so can we determine 1 TERROR REIGN Just what Is the right thing to do. IS FEARED "For Georgia, this means a big. acreage of land on which we can • Three of the Gennadi who were experiment widely with sufficient i slain' to- week-end riots were bur- appropriations to carry out' the,led Wednesday. The French per- tests. THOROUGH TESTING "The other side of the Job Is n ’..horough testing out and appraisal of all the other factors concerned I5rir». d ‘ r * B,, 8 ‘ tUrday ”1 h wee vl 1 con trol. Amongthem mltted only relatives to attend the ceremonies These simple funer als were in striking contrast to the burial of tho two Frenchmen, whose bodies ware found riddled with Knllat. aw • with bullets on the outskirts of the city. Ah escort of troops led the procession to the city hall. where the bodies lay In state un til they were conducted to the cemetery. A full military funer al, conducted by a Belgian chap lain, was accorded the victims A reign of terror Is feared at Gelsenkirchen, where two addi tional regiments of French soldiers have arrived. The French have ordered the green security police to leave tho Ruhr at cnee, on pen alty, of a year’s imprisonment. Advices from 1’arls declare that German Nationalists wearing French uniforms are committing robberies end other outrages with their own countrymen ds victims. It Is stated that they inlentlcn-' ally let themselves be seen In the French uniforms so that public opinion will be turned still more against the army of occupation, with a view lo stiffen resistance by German clvlliana to the French movements In the Ruhr. MSJHMHG 9 HID IIMIE Rotarians Put Their Can didate in Front Rank With Miss Jackson Sec ond Place. SEVERAL AFTER BONUS OF 5,000 WASHINGTON TALKS WASHINGTON. — State depart msnt. officials Insist that despite the rumors ubruad regarding pos sible American Intervention,' there la no chango (n the attitude of this government. Officiate denied that Great Britain had dispatched feel- era to Wnrhlngton regarding ’Joint Intervention. So fnr ae could be learned. Secretory Hughea Is ready to assist In mediating upon the Invitation of' France ami Ger many, but refuses to consider any proposals which do not have the joint support of the two govern ments. (h . are: Improved need, fertlliter and hteh h!^the iSn'ravni f V fMuifT!“> ,, te,u ’ climatic condition* with ^ I reference to the weevil; In fact. which lowing colleges and universities in the S. I. C. Mercer, Oglethorpe, Emory. Geor gta Tech, University of Georgia, V. M. I„ University .if Tennoauee, Washington and Lee. Vanderbilt, University of South Carolina, Uni versity of North Carolina, North Carolina State, University of Ala k«—i MlteWatpp# Ai A M„ Univer sity of Florida, university of Mary land. ELECT GEORGIA REPRESENTATIVES Freeman McClure, presiding officer, explained the purposi of the confederation, after the tentn- (Tum to Pago 8*ven) (BY T. LARRY GANTT) Arcordins to reliable flgbres, Gathered by tbe Treasury Depart mem. the net Income of farmers M the United States Is tl.Z91.M9.M9. Divide this by six and a half million 'arm families In this country gives a little leu than MSI per farm fam ily us an average annual Income; anl out of this the farmer has to pay fdr clothing, the educa tion of his children, school books, aupiiort of hta church, amusements, taxes, repalre to hie buildings, In terest on mortgagee or bank Indebt edness, and thd , many other ex penses connected /with the support and raising of a family. And bear in mind that thee* fig ures are authentic, for they were procured and' tlven out by the gov ernment itself. And then you must consider that they embrace large and wealthy farmers as well ss the poor renter or cropper, and white and black. Home time since Mr. George Athens Legion Men See CoL Owsley Alvin M. Oweleya visit to Atlanta Wednesday wjgi a notable event on the "Legion Day” so named In’ a proclamation of Mayor Sims and one of a continued round of activity for Legionalre* and their friends, and the public, at Urge, from tbe arrival’and parade,at noon until the wee hours of the morning. • v Commander. Owsley made three Speeches, all were forceable, bat the one of last evening at the Bap tlet Tabernacle was an outstand ing one tor Americanism, follow ing the great oration , he wae re ceived with, open arnjs by an adj mlring throng. A dance and reception afterward waa held at. Segadlw. The local poet was represented by the follow Ing gentleman: Frank Holden, W. D. Paichall, Fleetwood Lanier, Albert Alttond, T. C. Cortes. Wll llam Pitta, P. R. Rleti and Wade Parr. tlon as la exist* with a view to determining what tba farmer .will is fai have to do In ordeF to win Ms light" Considerable Information already exists. Dr. Soule affirmed, that la not being, used generally by vthe farmers In their efforts to raise \ (Turn to paps seven) CWMFBlDH.fflHI® sis cm SUE 'HIS ME’ EXCELLEHT PICTUBE ll»'! Large Crowd Greets Opening Day Showing Of Great Picture 'At Palace Thursday. Reginald Barker’s Utest produc tion. “Hetty Aflame,” — O’Kelley, one, of our •Ive farmers near Wlntervllle, told , vnrtinv tne that there were haro-worktng HOMEVELT PROMISES INQUIRT farm laborers, renter* and croppers. la hla section who last year did not average five centa a day tor their vortt, from daylight to sunset and often before day and after dark, •'ad this estimate of less than MSS <k>e* apply only to the bead of tho (Turn tb page seven) NEW YORK — Investigation of complaints that free speech Is de nied native* of the Virgin Islands U promised In a letter received yeitertay by the National Aasocia tlon for the Advancement of Color ed People from Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodor* Roosevelt. Youth Cheated of Revenge By Fate After Long Hike for the first time Thursday *9 the Palace Theatre, where It more than lived up to the unusually high hopes entertained for it It proved to be a thrilling photoplay, telling a good story, and with episodes than should be remember ed. for a long time by those who seo It. Of course the big thing U the amatlng -forest Are. Nothing of Its kind has over been don* be fore; It stands alone, and will for a long time, as an example of remarkable directorial craft as well as snperiatlve photography. Barker has produced an episode that cannot be easily duplicated and his remarkable achievement won the applause of tha huge crowds which seemed to enjoy It thoroughly. The story that provides- for these thrilling situations Is Harold TIfus’ novel, "Timber.” It is con cerned with the Michigan woods, and (he characters that are pre sented In It are drawn with amaslng fidelity. There has teen •no compromise for the sake of beauty; although there have been few scenes more beautiful than tbh flaming forest, printed In Its natural coloring. In the Urge and capable cast are Frank Keenan. Anna Q. Nilsson Craig Ward, Richard Headrick. Rnaaell Simpson, Rletart^TudkM, Ofaton Herb. Mari*ie Mattox. Walt Farmers Sell 14,000 Clean-Up Campaign Gets Pounds For $2,760.51 j Underway Here- Mc- to Philadelphia Kinttey Issues Statement After Travelling More Than 2,000 Miles on Foot For Revenge on Men Who Robbed Him, Fate Frowns and Quest Ends in Murder of Boy. i TORONTO-Thore left this city fi>a other day to get work , m n Northern Ontario lumber camp • toy of nineteen who. If hla story <> true, made his way for UNO mile*, largely on foot, from Great SLv. Lake under the Arctic In Pursuit of revenge. And after all »e missed 1L He said he was Jacques Richter * trapper, born in the Arctic re- r<m. brought up by hls father all n«n. la the wilderness, ignorant °( the drtllied world. Two Uotiths ago, be said, he left home wth load of furs and twelve bus «jes for the trading poet at Ford O* Ms way. ha said he i deal chat Hi resumed 1 afoot hls fora and dog had been sold by a man who said he was going to Toronto. The boy’’did not know where Toronto was or that It waa more than a trading post, but he resolved to* revenge hlmaolf on the thief. Furnished with wool clothing and a little money at the post, be left for this city. For para of the way he waa lucky an ongh tb get a lift In a motor car and after he reached a railroad he beat hi* way on freight trains. starvation. He did nob find •'o' ta'i^lhi’e by'two"*m”n the AtoThe had hunted, sad .0hhX3?£la r 1 .r- hls In.,- Almn-t lmn.ndh.telv ata*\J* kivr. hls gdn and a-K h" anrt*. COMER, da. — Madison county farmers are happy. That to those who had cMckens for sale Wed' neaday and had them at Comer where the biggest chicken. salft in the history of the county was held. As a result of this sale a total of $1,760.51 of new money to Jingling in the jeans of the farm ers of the county and plans are under way already for the raiding of more fowls. Tha first co-operative cMcken sal* of tho county was held hero Wednesday by the Industrial agent of the 8. A. L. railway and county demonstration agent As kew. Farmers all over the conn' 2 ’ were told In advance to have elr chickens on the ground for sale and 14,000 pounds of (Owls war* sold, bringing a total of $!,- 760,51 or nearly >0 canto per pound. Tba lot, an entire car load, waa bought by a Philadelphia firm and sMpped to that place for re-sale. This sale to a part of "Beat- tbe-boll-weevir plan for Madison county and to to he followed by hog sales and other chicken sales, along with the raising of dairy products and tbe like. On Health. TIMBLY TIP8 TO ATHSNS MERCHANTS jpelyo In the Oatdsn ef Sprlno Butin*** >. I Advertising holds the key.' !, Advert lei ns -(ij^itks.tw getaway field ef yeur oppertunlty. Advertising puli the public In a Advertising urepares tba way far salesmanship. Then It’* up ta ytul * The gateway will epen at the pressure ef yeur advertising. But to cultivate fnd harvest the task ef the Service Include* the seeds you offer, and the manner In which ymi offer them. Them com. i he learned that of - The kty of advertising begins IL But the kay that unlock* the gat* ta not the only tael needed fjr » successful gardetk Prepare your etor* to render the utmost In eervlge.value. Then cell en advertising to do THE BANNER.HERALD SUPPOSED MURDERER VICTIM CONFESSES KILLING FRIEND LAB CRUCES, N. M.—Search for the anppoaed slayers of Lea- earo Martinez and 8tantlago Rllva, prominent New Mexico ranch-re, whose bodies were reported found by ■ pots* yesterday, ended today when Marlines walked Into tha Sheriffs off lea her* and, accord ing to the authorities, admitted he killed Silva, his boyhood friend, while they were on • hunting trip. Dirt, trash, disease and Insect breeding places In Athens must go. 'This Is the dictum of the Board pf Health. The sanitary wagons are nOw making dally rounds to collect trdsh and refuse piled or placed In containers by citlsena who ' are aiding . tbe ’’clean-up” campaign being conducted by the Woman's Club and other organisa tions. The campaign began Thurs day. In addition to wanting to clean up premises and vacant lotk from a sense of civic pride a prise of Charles Dickens works will be awarded the school whose dis trict makes the highest percen tage In tbe opinion of judges who will Inspect the city to see who has done the best Job cleaning up tha vacant lots and doing away with tin cans and oilier rub' blab. Contest Closes April 4, When White Way Will Be Opened With Big Spring Festival. Miss Bessie Jackson, sponsored by the 8hr!ners Club led In the day's voting and Mis* Laura Mae Hammond, sponsored by the Ro tarians Wednesday jumped Into the lead In the White Wav Popu larity qontnat which closes April 4 with a big spring festtral. COMMUNITY PHILOSOPHY Every city or town has peo ple whose motto to "Let George do it” Tho only trouble to that George died some yean ago from overwork and there doesn’t seem to be anyone on the Job Just now. SIMM RBI fhe id cram Flames Thought to Be Under Control Break Out Again in- Sierra Madres. FIRE IS STARTED BY HIGH WINDS LIVE STOCK SALES ! BOOSTED UOA YEAR BY ABATTOIR Northeast Georgia Farm ed Reaping $3,000 In crease in Income As Re sult of Project. . I -MB* 7 GETTING GOOD PRICE FOR MEAT Native Meat Popular Since Strict Sanitary Regulations. See Pack ing Plant pere. OTHERS ARE GAINING Damage is Estimated At Five Million Dollars Al ready By Los Angeles County Forrester. In addition *o the apart made by Misses Hammond and Jack- tday, and battling against a sea of son which places them In lint and second place respectively, Wednesday** voting was marked with big gains by Misses Jowers and Oritfeth. The candidates receiving 5,000 votes this week w(U be given a bonus of 6,000 votes and at least six candidates are out after, the extra votes. Voting In the con (By Asioelsted Praia.) PASADENA-—Fire fighters were on duty In the Sierra Madras Mountains near here again Thure- flames which threaten to sweep that section of the mountain*. It is thought that the fire Is under partial control due to the heroic work of the fir* fighters, though the flames may break out in new places et any time. The fire started In a thiekly wooded little valley and the flames, fanned by a sixty mile wind quick ly extended over a large area. test to becoming fait and furious' The fighters will remain on duty dally and the candidate! all be- until assured that the wind will llovo they havi a splendid chance not »f«in turn Into a gale and push to win one of the four priie* to;‘ he /‘‘* m “ «“*•*■ “>• barrier* made ho awarded, a Ford coupe, 1100, tlle in gold; $50 in gold and 1 "$20 <» j f^n^^.^^Tf 7 h h .° * m 'JS*a» in * >°ng «««». *>ut again the wind Athens ■ un “ * n rose and the flames- broke out Mlaa Stella Ftotan was Wednea- (Turn to page seven) rose and the flames-broke out With renewed fury. It to estimated tor the Los An geles county forreater that the damage already done by the fire will exceed five million dollars and that If the progress of the flames Is not halted, the damage will go much higher. Reports ae to any loss of live* are meagre due to the difficulty of messengers crossing the fire swept Lacking Eight Head Tax, Man Walks j Narrow Girder Overi Niagara Falls. HEALTH BOARD’S STATEMENT By ISRAEL M. POSTER 8. Representative From Ohio, Tenth District WO men, a lit tle overcharged were ruling in a mbtor car. The automo bile weaved wooaily along the street, bare ly missing a nice old lady. Scraping a fat gentleman’* lege, skidding craxlly around n fire-ton track and miraculous ly Dr. J. C. McKinney, chairman of the Board of Health Thursday Issued tb* following statement to regard to the campaign: 'Did you ever have any experi ence with people who did not care? Let me tell you a little secret. The sanitary department of the board of health of your elty ha*. There are a few people who do not care how. ontldy the streets of their city appear. There are other* who are careless god do not try and irelp make and kfcep the streets a tractive* and clean.” If yon have ever had any experi ence with careless and don’t-care- people, then yon can realise how Impossible it Is for. tbe sanitary department to .beep your streets' attractive and clean. Uttle~acrape of paper and ofcer refuse. In your hand look* email, still when thrown on. the streets with hun dred* of othfcr harmless looking bits, give your streets the appear ance of. fUth. fnd a* If the stipets were never cleaned. There are cans , along the edge of tbe aide walk*, placed there for your con venience to deposit these lltUe bits of refuse. Will yon we them? Would you like a clean attractive city? Then will you ' NIAGARA FALLS. N. . T.— Threading n narrow girder under the railroad tracks of tho canti lever bridge. 140 feet above the Niagara Hoplda, Leo Castle, II, of Albert a. walked from the Canadian to the American shore where be waa arrested. Custle'a performance was not In tended as a stunt of the Blondln sort, but It provided many of the thrills that accompanied the act of the tight rope acrobat of another generation. V Earlier In the day Castle had befcn barred from the American aide because be lacked the tl for head tax. Then he decided to try the hax- ardous trip on the girders of the cantilever. The path he selected 1a ■Northeast Georgia farmers as* being enriched more than 13,000 per month, at the rat* of nearly 449.000 per year by tb* Athens, abattoir. It was learned Theredayr This represents money formerly paid to western stock growers. Athens meat market- men ore de creasing their blue to packing con cerns by hair or more and tlm money formerly paid western pack ing plants for meat now goes, to the farmers In Clark* and adjoin ing counties end ta spent locally Instead of In tho west. In addition to the change from buying western to purchase of na tive meats the farmers are tuysi getting a better price -and hairo fairer chance to sell their fond animals because, of tho competltfvu bidding at tbe abattoir. HEALTH PROTECTION ■The abattoir was ' organised for slaughtering purposes only and does ndt purchase any food- ani mal*. However, when a farmer brings hls.’atock here to-sell It all the meat market men got a chance to bid and if the animal Is fat nnd ■In good condition' tho farmer ncur- (Tum to page seven) I Boosters From ‘Land of the Sky* Advertise Route A From Columbus, Ohio, To Miami, via Athens Collector Rose AnAounces Those Failing to Make Reports Will’ Suffer Penalty/ Thursday, March 15th, to the final date for forwarding govern ment Income tax returns for the year Jwt 'closed. The achedMe ■ays these returns must • be filed "on or before March 15." person who ta unmoiT.'ed and has an Income totaling $1,000 ,or over per apnum and every per son married having an Income of 12.000 or more per annum must make out returns. Corporations about ton Inches wide. Tho etruto-^.t ulao mmkt that branch out fronf the main framework offer no support nor guide to ig person standing upon IL Far below are the churning waters of the Swift Drift, at the head of tho whirlpool rapid*. The youth walked nonchalantly— at times almost ran—but the trip and the' risk were all In vain, migration officials had seen Mm and he waa soon In custody, march' Ing hack to .Canada on the upper ■tael arch of the bridge. ■nun Mm OLDEST traction line RANTVILLE, O. - The ol FOSTER ORANTVILLE, O. — The old- set Interurban traction line In the' United Stale*, a branch o ftho Ohio Electric, between here and Newark, O.. will be abandoned to night <Motorbn* competition wae too severe. Tho first inOernrban car In this couotn ran over this line in 1890. DO YOUR EASTER SHOPPING EARLY. Easter Sunday cams* en April 1st this year. Lee* then * week* remain In wh'ch ’ t* do yeor EASTER SHOPPINO. crash into a plate glass window. At length one of ohe men pro tested. - v n S , L he . B -- ed ' ' ,,ook DUt yhcr<! -Loojt.oodw^; I’m, wdrivln’t” exclaimed the man at the wheel. “Look out where I’m dririn’l” moment H—II I thought you were drltj Miour • eastern shopping. In’.’’, j|will K-. DO IT EARLY. Everybody, more, or less, shops IW-llSatoM-.’ - 'East* 1 ;!'shopping. hae already begun In jnariy Athene MM*: Take the hknher.Herald’, tip—den’t wait ilntll ’ the Isit _ Nineteen Year Old Sold ier DJ§s. When Stokes . Motar Explodes During Firing,.Dem6stration. (Ey Associated Press.) . COLUMBUS — Private Arnold iKIIgore. a nineteen year old soldier at Fort Banning died Wednesday as tbe result of thjurles received when a strokes motar exploded during a’ firing demonstration. | I Several tether member* of mil l*ore’» copipepy were standing In a group close around the mortor. when the explosion occurred but only Kilgore received Injuring. Kilgore, who was taking part In | the demonotretloa bad hta right ■^■and left thumb blown com pletely oft, besides suffering severe Internal injuries. Medical atten tion was rushed to him from the hospital at tho Fort, hot HIM to save Ms Hf*. ■Kilgore’s body to ing Instructions trMn hls who lives at Roseville. The experts are in tbe ornce at the postoffice now for those who need their assistance. Collector Rose of Georgia has sent out alt urgent, appeal tor every person who ha* to make re turns to file them. Those who do- lay may suffer penalties. Mr. Ross's final message ta aa follows: (Turn to page seven) > i After being entertained hero f‘»- ,two hours ’ Wednesday, Including lunch nt the Georgian / Hotel, the members of the motorcade from Asheville and Henderaonvlth-. N. C„ left Wednesday afternoon for Macon where the touring party spent the night and then proceeded toowe-ds Miami, Fta, their dto? j' tlon. tl nation. This party Is out "Route A" which Is an branch of tho Dixie Highway nnd opens a scenic roadway from Co lumbus, OMo, to Florida thmm-'h the beautiful mountains of Tcn- ■■MM North Carolina via Asheville, Hendersonville. GreonV Vllle, Anderson, Hartwell and A th ins on down to Florida. . N. Buckner, . secretary of the Asheville Automobile club, bends the tour, while L. J. Pebny of H> n- deraonyllle Is'read-of the delega tion from that city. Other* In the party are: Mrs. Buckner, Bynqm S. Sumner, Mrs. Sumner. Htae Alio* Sumner, JTu) bert Holloway, Mrs. Han Glaxener. Mies Anne Garrity, Miss Lotltia Menton. Mrs, Fenny, R. I. Bnuith- Mi M. Ostendorff, Dr. Brluht and Jay Allen Olsnn. The party will return this way id expect to stop over In Athens over night Athenian Feline And Canine , Citizens May Be Taxed High If Captain J’ H. Rucker Has His Way, It’ll Come To Pass.. He Doesn’t Like Dogs and As For Cats—Ask Cap’n. \ Billy Barnett 1 ’<ffl Dogs and cals In Athena may be taxed as luxuries' next year. They win If Captain J. H. Rnck er, member of City Connell from the Third Wart gets Ms 1. when the special tax ordinance la adopted by the city lawmakers next week. Of conn*, the genial Captain may change hta opinion of t ’cats between Bow and the called meeting or connctL/ - Ton never can* tell Maybe tbe parilcn tor hound In the neighborhood will leave off hla nightly baying and allow the councilman to get hta At any rate, the captain declar ed a few nights ago at valent.at this season of tho year than any other time; has b. . n sent out by tbe Stats Busr.l of Health, along with a auggemlpn that tbe legislature put a tax on dogs for the distribution of Pas teur treatment to Immnntos tho dogs as well as protecting per- In January treatments were given 117 humans, 11 dogs, four cows and on* hdne. Of tho 137 persons treated. II were from Ful ton county. Thirty-five of thn patient* were children under 10. ■The annual report of the Hoard of. Health show* that 2,476 per sona were treated for rabies <lur- or abojit^twfco the nuwi- ta: