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Boy Scouts Vie With One Another to Win Prizes. Kiwanis Offers Colored School Prize. MARCH 25, 1921 IA JI N Made - to - Measure CLOTHES I$30 to $75 pay less than tha I moderate price of KAHN Made to ■ Measure Clothe* I it false economy. To pay ‘ ,mJVv |fride. ... e KAHN organization I Ml perfected its tailoring methods to the point where KAHN con produce the high* Kt quality tailoring at the lowest price consistent with good workmanship. Therefore you will get the | most value, the most woar, the most style, and the most iitiifectlon out 6t a KAHN rode-to-order suit. V.i Let u; tak^ your measure I now for your spring taljor- injl requirements. — SAM B. WINGFIELD Many Changes - Wrought Here By Boll Worm Col. Gantt Writes of “Mu sical Cackling of Hen” and “Verdant Fields.” BY T. LARRY GANTT s In days gone by, before the advent of the boll weevil and every South ern farmer waa an Incurable Cotton- tot, planting all of hi* real estate holding* except hli house-tops and front'yard In the fleecy staple—de pending on imported corn, hay, meat and an else to feed man and beast— one could not look upon a more drear and desolate landscape than to travel over the country In the winter months, and see the brown and withered cotton stalks In the fields. The only sign of vegetable life was Mime little turnip patch wlthjts yel lowing . leaves. Nothing verdant to relieve the eye, but the whole country reminded one of the abomination of desolation, if the weather was fav orable, negroes would be seen break ing . land for a .cotton crop, which had.been mortgaged for sup plies even before a furrow had been run or a seed put Into the ground. You might see In lots or around the houre a few long, gaunt, rasor-back porker*, or cows with ribs showing, as their feed mipt be hauled from town. And this Is no exaggerated picture, but one easily recognised by every person In those days. Even the crimson blooms of the scattering peach trees had nothing verdant to complete the' bouquet of approaching springtime. . VERDANT FIELDS This Is But the other day I took a drive around town, out In the country, and viewed the landscape o'er. And what a change had been wrought by the appearance In our cotton fields of a small Insect, looked upon as the greatest pest and curse since the da ye of the Children of Isreal and Pha raoh. Looking from any elevation In the road, a scene of verdue met the gaxe^ and there can be no vision more* pleasing and restful to the eye tbsn great fields of grain after a winter bleakness. It realty seemed that half thcT country had been plant ed In wheat, 04U or rye, and around nearly every farm home waa seen patches of alfalfa and other forage crops. Instead of half-starved an I mats you see fat thoroughbred hogs and fine sleok cattle, while the musi cal racklo of poultry told the story of abundant and delicious • meals. And this waa nbt all: In ye olden time, even long before Christmas, you could see the light of heaven shining through the cracks of empty cribs, and no sign of forage around the lot or barn. The farmer kept his gar ners. cribs, hay and roughness, and even i chicken feed In the west. If you took a meal with that farmer you p RID OF YOUR Fit I Thousands cjf others have gotten rid of theirs by my Itimple and efficient method of fat'reduction, often it a very rapid rate, and WITHOUT PAYMENT |mtil reductidp has taken place. f1 am a licensed practicing physician and have mado a careful. s.tidy of the physiological require ments of the human body. Thta has enabled ms to select such ingredients and In aucb proportion as In my opinion will produce not only a loaa of weight without harm and an Improvement In health, but with | it on alleviation of all of the tronbieaome symptoms which frequently accompany apd often an a directi result of overktoutness, such as shortness of breath on..slight exertion, palpitation of the heart, etc., not I to apeak of the relief from the embarrassment of be- |:ng too stout 8tout persona suffering from snob dls- losses as chronic Rheumatism, Cent, Edema, Asthma | and high blood pressure are greatly relieve*} by a re- J duction of tholr. superfluous fat My treatment will' relievo that depsesaed, tired, sleepy feeling, bits you the renewed energy and vigor which coma as a result of the bu of jour superfluous fat The medicinal Ingredients I employ do rat depend for tftelr reducing power upon starvation diet or tiresome pnrisi-. Taking them, AhswjihpiiM produce n loea of weight without holloing anything elseT w 1 ■ " II you are overstout do not postpone hot alt down right now and Mil lor my FREE TRIAL, TREATMENT and my plan whereby I am 1>A1I> ONLY AFTER REDUCTION HAS TAKEN PLACE It you desire. f DR. R. N&W-M A N, Licensed Physician Stats of Naw York * Filth Avenue;-New York, N. Y. D ** k h«t H you the country In any direction and see the numeroue and verdant Melds of ■mall grain, promielng a m<wt boun- teoue harvest, and then let your memory revert to what that same drive looked like In past years, you will agree with me that while the boll weevil has unquestionably curtailed cotton production, that , It has wrought a wonderful change' for the bettor In making Our farms self ; sup- portlng and emancipating their own- era from slavery to the western grain and meat raiser and signed their declaration of Independence. And when you seo euch a startling change In ao short a time and following such a bad crop season as last year, wlmt can we ho|io for whon obr farmoro recover from their panic, realise the changed conditions and tluit our fer tile section Is not deiwndent on any one crop for proaperlty and a llvell hood for the man behind the plow. By all means at the first opportu nity take a drive out Into the country and you will return homo hopeful and greatly encouraged about future. ’ la daye gone by (and,I hope they will never return), when our farm ers sacrificed all and everything to grow cotton, and to secure credit many a poor fellow would mortgage everything he' possessed except his mortal soul and wife and children— and then perhaps sell his staple at cost Of production or less—he would count himself lucky If his entire erop would pay his bills at end of year. Few had any cash left and had to buy all they needed on credit, to bo paid for from the next crop. Only an .occasional farmer ever made any money raising cotton with negro la bor under the credl (system." Cot. James M. Smith once remarked to some that If he penned the practice cf the average farmer the sheriff would sell him out In three years. Col. Smith not only raised hie sup plies at home but-required his rent- era and croppers to do the. Same. His success IS due to this fact. Dr. White Recalls Bovine Days Here In Lamenting Capt. Rucker’s Plight Cow But Alas! They All Love Bogs and Cats; Doubts Success. were fed from tin cans or on Im ported breads and meat*. But how different it Is today. You seldom pas* an 'empty crib, lufu and atacka of forage seen everywhede. and r.rm anim.i. .how the re»uit of Had guDPort of “Spinsters” When He Banished the this great change. You aee improved ~ * — * - * • — * « » ** — » breeds of hogs, cattle and all other farm animals and poultry. In fact to take a trip out In the country In this year of out Lord and then compare the fields, farms, homes and surroundings with whet teas seep only it few short years ago, and It looks like an entirely different country end race of people. By CHAS. E. MARTIN Having noticed that Captain Jeptha Rucker, popular Athens’ citizen, sport lover, former ath lete. postmaster and councilman from the Third ward does not take very serenely to the idea of so many cur dogs and tom cats run ning wild about our city and know ing that Dr. H. C. White, “Nestor” of the Georgia University faculty, wise and far-aeeing and has only the public good at heart “You say opposition and disap. is to be .expected. It is Time, proval hive already arisen? Thai chiefly, that confirms the good and rejecta the bad. Long since, our venture in state-craft concerning the cow wag universally accepted as wise and beneficent. It would %e fewer years before our be loved little city would be well con- had been himself, many yean ago, | tent to be *r»e of hydrophobia a member of the council body and peril and tha harsh discordance of A BEAUTIFUL BUNGALOW *bN EASY TERMS The above tea beautiful home on King Ave nue, one of Athens’ best residential streets. This beautiful Bungalow is on an elevated Hast Front. It has six rooms, bath and sleep ing porch, side drive and garage, a very large porch, built in bookcases, window seats, etc. The walls are beautiful tinted, floors stained. Steam heat and other modern improvements. All this for $8,760.00 on terms to suit pur chaser. H. O. EPTING & CO. •Phone 1686 \ Ground Floor Holman Building Rental Agents' for the Building But the woevll. In destroying cot ton squares, at the ume time de- Htroyed the credit of farmers, and they muet now pay cash for all they buy. The result Is that they muet look to other crops than cotton for cash, and they have found a number •f long neglected eourcee. They find that chickens, hoga, rattle, fruit, vegetables and the many other crops and things that can be produced . In •ur section, furnishes an unceasing revenue, for Some of these crops are maturing every month In the year. They must no longer depend on one crop for cash, and that limited to u faw weeks In the fell and winter. The Athens merchants aay they never did a better cash bualneea than at this time, for every farmer who enters a store has managed to rake up (he cash-to pay for what he buys. Credit Is a thing of the paet. except thirty days to a few customers. Cheap credit Is what has done aa much aa all alas to bring about the hard times that came upon us un- heralded a year ago. but a wonder ful change for the better has come about. CARLOAD CHICKENS MARKETED IN MADISON MADISON, (Ta.—Probably one of th* beat evidences of diversi fication In Morgan county and a determination on the part of the farmers not bo outdone by tip poll weevil was shown, here when County Agent L. 8. Watson fin ished loading a car of cbickem. This is the second largo ship ment of chickens which has moved from here withta the post two months, and Mr> Watson states that it is only a matter of a short time before ho will be making shipments every month. Madisor probably has the largest hatchery in the stats, which Is owned by T. M. Douglas, and which haa an incubation of more than 18,000 eggs- had ideas about stray cows, hogs and the like, I dropped in to see th: genial doctor a few days ago just after he had finished giving a chemistry class an examination and we disdussed cats, dogs, cows “spinsters,” bachelors chemistry and the like. BEFORE DAYS OF CO-EDS. Yes. we drifted back to days gone by. Of course I couldn’t follow tnc doctor back to the remi niscent days when he was a young professor here from the Univer sity of Virginia and struggling along with the University for an existence, but I could follow him back to the time before Georgia was co-educational, before Sanforc Field was a reality, before Athent had two “skyscrapers” and before women had the suffrage right. After disposing of discussions of such “recent" happenings and knowing that Doctor White and Captain Rucker were staunch friends and being an admirer of both I asked the doctor what he thought of our mutual friend’, feelings towards the canines and cat-a-nines of the town and he then related some very interact ing history about his “term” as councilman as well as some reminiscences of mellow days of the past The professor with whom I chatted ' so familiarly and whom I once answered with fear and trembling when trying to ab sorb sufficiently of his industrial chemistry to secure a passing mark of 70, was silent for a few moments, apparently busy in medi tation. Then he spoke, sadly, and from force of habit, in scientific strain, in words that I now recall about as follows: WAS"DEEPLY" TOUCHED. “Ah. but this touches me deep ly. I fear all my local political activities in behalf of our be loved city are doomed to wreckage on zoologic reefs. 1 Forty years ago, by unanimous and enthusiastic voice of an intelligent citizenry, I was elected Alderman from the Third Ward. For two years I labored with zeal and energy in the service of the town, being partly instrumental in establish ing our first street-lightng and water-supply systems, and in the founding of our pilblic schools'. My unselfishness—there was no pay attached to the job then—ef forts were graciously approved and rewarded, and I was re-elected again with unanimity and enthu siasm to a second term. “But, alas, and alack! My zeal as a reformer outran' unanimity of public sentiment at the time- Aided and abetted by my distin guished friend and constituent, Hon. Pope Barrow, and other far- seeing statesmen, residents of my ward and partly moved thereto by- petitions from sundry—well, they called themselves “spinsters,” who, alleged that they ventured upon tha streets in fear and trepidation under existing conditions, I intro duced and secured enactment of an ordinance prohibiting the roam ing at large of the town cow. THE CAUSE OF STOMACH TROUBLE It la not In the stomach. Th* effect Is there all right, but the cause is liq your spins where misplaced vertebrae pinch the nerves leading to tha stomach. The competent chiropractor re lieves this pinching by adjusting these vertebrae (small benst of the spihs). Consultation and Spinal Analysis Fra*. ALBERT H. TIMM, D. G. Ph.C. Palmar Chiropractor Shackelford Bldg., Athens, Ga. midnight cotorwaulings at no coil of personal liberty other than ob ligation that each individual owner should take proper care of his or her own cow or dog or cat SPINSTERS not to BACK THE CAPTAIN “It would be pitiful should there be question of sacrifice in this case. My friend knows my experience; he is courageous as well as wise- And yeti I fear me; I fear mai Those charming citizens, self-styled “spinsters.” !r my fime fc./cd the cow. Now, I am told, they admire the dog and adore the cat, and, alas and alack, they have the suffrage? Hence these forebodings.” And I added, as I closed * the door to his labrdtory office so that he could he about passing and flunking students, “that since those who now have radios havt enough of that cat growling and fussing trying to locate stationi and since the cost of living has gone so high that cur dogs are too luxurious maybe our captair alderman may find less oppositoir to his dogless, catless orainancc than he expects^o pais." Col. T. W. Rucker Honored By His Comrades At Bar Continued from page on*) Opposition apparent. capital now atands.” he began 'Judge Hopkins was on tbe bench and Evan P. Howell was solicitor general. 1 have been a member of the bar nfty-9wo yean and tn all these yesrs I have not found cause today to harbor any III will toward anyoue. In these days I have seen more done without pay .by members of the legal profession than of tny other and no one has evtr gone without their aid, however poor a wretch he might have been. I am deeply touched at your kindness, your thoughtfulness of ms. A HAPPY OCCA8ION The scene of tbe hanpy occasion was at the liume of Lamar C. Rucker and the following compos ed the committee which, on behalf of the Bar Association, presented Col. Rucker with the loan token: John B. Gamble, George C. Thomas, Will King Meadow. H. Ablt Mx. W. L. Erwin, Sylvanua Morris, T. J. Shackelford. J. J. Strickland. Enscribed on the handsome bowl wero tint following words: “Colonel Tinsley W. Rucker, 7Sth birthday, March 24tb. IMS. from members Athens Bar.” In his presentation remarks Col Gamble said: “Seventy-live yean have come and gone, and yon are hale and hearty—In mind and body. The huoyarcy of jour temperament, the brilliancy Qf your Intellect, the fervor of your speech and the flrd of your Imagination will never be forgotten by yonr brothers of the profession. LIST OF PRIZE8 Set cf Dickens novels to school whose district is declared clean est. Three Boy Scout Prizes: One dozen Palace theatre tickets yiven by Manager E. O. Gldlcy: Boy Scout knife given by Athena Hardware company and Boy Scout belt given by H. J. Reid, Clothing company. Six soda checks each to five school children helping cleun home premises best Internatinal Webster’s diction ary gven by Kiwanis Club to colored school whose district I* best cleaned. Prises to colored Individuals amounting to $2.10 given by Mrs. Lamar C. Rucker. - A hot race Is on between Athena Boy Scouts who are anxious to win the prises to be given for report ing the most vacant lota and their owners in the ,BClcan-Ufy* cam paign now under way here. Three prises are being offered by Athens business concerns. They will be given to the boys reporting to Mayor Thomas the most ((scant lota and their owners. The lota must be cfcaned, however. Other prizes are being offered to Athens school children. In addition the Indvldual prises Mayor Thomas will slve to tho school whose district Is cleaned the best a handsome set of novels written by tbs famous Charles Dickens. WANT UNANIMOUS CO-OPEFtATION Athenian* are urged to Join in this campaign and after ridding the city of germ breeding places keep it clean.. 8prlng and summer will see epidemics of yellow fever and other diseases unless tbe places where mosquitoes breed are de stroyed. so experts declare. People who throw trash on the ■ttreets are ask not to do so, but If they Insist the Board of Health pro- ndseUacllon'In stopping.It by having the guilty persons arrested charge of violating tbe city sanitary ordiances. Athens should be spotless when the White way la formally opened April 4 and dll citizens are uraed to assist by claiming off their own premises and keeping the streets free of rubbish. £ New Hats for Spring and E&ster Distinctive style and superb quality of ma terial and accessories are seen in the hats we are Showing for Easter. ’\ , Special $5.00 to $10.00 All Week THE STYLE SHOP MISS SUSIE WELLS, Prop. 224 Clayton Street LONG YEARS OF 8ERVICS “For and In behalf of the mom- “Our older citixen* will remem- ‘ h ® I £!££* bor that fierce and bitter opnosi-, % F°a. aa a «g““ ef our appwria- tion and disapproval immediately j J*®" “J F°“ r J®** W*™ arose. Aided from the expense and • ,lv * r t . *»?!•_*”.™ trouble of keeping up one’s own cow, it was denounced ait inhumane J*. 1 ” that the lone cow of the poor wid- T ow, or vice-versa, should be d*-. on l_ nied privilege of pasturage jipon the streets, sidewalks . and open private enclosures. “Civic. refoFms of this momen tous character always entail sac rifice. Happily, the' ordinance stood. But—nothwithstanding my conceded good record otherwise, tbe unanimity of opinion concern ing my wisdom as a legislator' was Impaired and I thought it bat, in the interests of harmony, not'to offer for a third term; and *°- “very excellent” Alderman mad* exit with the peripatetic cow- “And now—again—once moral Forty years after, my very dear and distinguished frjend. Captain .Rucker, has been elected my sue- 'cessor—at long range—ag Aider- man from the Third Ward, with no less unanimity and greater enthu siasm than was my lot Rem embering his former admirable cervices as Alderman and Mayor, and the many good things he had accomplished for the city's bene fit, I - was an' ardent a'dvocate of his election and suppliant that he should accept. Indeed, some of our mutual friends jokingly sug gested that my* enthusiasm was like unto’ that of a campaign man ager. This of course wp> but jest. In addition to the commute* from the Bar Association those who wgere Aon to felicitate Col. Rucker won, Mrs. Tinsley W. Rucker, Mm. Alex S. Erwin, Mrs. Lamar c. Rucker, Captain J. H. Rucker, .bis little grandchild, Nel lie Peters Rncksr, his daughter, •Miss Mary Aon Rucker, and two little nieces, Lacy DuPree and Mary Lamar Erwin, daughters of Mr. and Mr*. Howell 8. Erwin. T EVEN NOW THERE ARB THOSE' TO OPPOSE. CITY SCHOOL NOTICE Until 1$ o’clock noon, Monday, April 1, the undsreeinsd will recslvs bid, for approximately MS tons ess cos) and iso tons coke, for th* City SehsoU. y The Committee reserves th* right to reject any or nil bids. M. O. NICHOLSON. Chairman, Committee on. Supplies Confederate Renuion New Orleana, La. April 10-13, 1923 SEABOARD announces special rates. Selling April 7. S. 9. 10, limited April 20th. Stoiiovers al For rates, Pullman reserve “And now you tell me ft is re- j tlona. etc., see nearest SEABOARD] .ported that he flatten me and I Ticket Agent or write— •proposes to extend the provisions ■ of mv cow ordinance to include FRED GEISSLER, dogs and cuts. Th— historic co-,A«st Gen. Pass’r. Agent S. A. L. incidences are most *E*i>rc*tiri. it 'i By.. Atlanta. Osorgla^^^ can well -believe it-although he H | has not to!d>me of it, ~ | L. D. PENNY Associate Counsel *1 your orders early We have what vou Let us have for Easter, want CRUCEDALE Phone 1286—1167 in* ^ TY COBB Will Be Here , Tomorrow —but the best service and the most delic ious drinks, ice cream; sandwiches and the best lunches can always be found at THE GEORGIAN PALM GARDEN No matter who wins the game Monday— Cobb’s Tygere or Rochester—you’ll be won to the patronage of the most beautiful soda parlors in the South if you come here. “ALWAYS THE BEST OF EVERYTHING” GEORGIAN PALM GARDEN GEORGIAN HOTEL > Guaranty Trust Corporation • , CAPITAL $500,000.00 INVESTMENTS LOANS INSURANCE REAL ESTATE Anyone interested in Investments, Loans, Insurance or Beal Estate will do well to consult these Departments. GOLD SAVING CERTIFICATES Bonds payable in monthly or annual installments. Ask to see tihem. It will pay you. , V' OFFICERS: - JNO. J. WILKINS R. 8. FREEMAN President Secretary A Manager of Roal Estate and Insurance J. WARREN SMITH R. w. SIZER Vice-President Asst Tress, and Asst Manager of V Investments E. L. WILKINsV MRS. A. M. DOOLITTLE Vles-Prs*. Traa*. A Manager of Asst Sscty. and Asst Mgr. of Insurance Investments > ERWIN, ERWIN A NIX General Counsel