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THE BANNER-HERALD The Old Farm Ain’t What She Used to Be Berton Braley’s Daily Poems Published Every Evening During the Week Except Saturday and on Sunday Morning by The Athena Publishing Company, Athens, C,a. EARL B. BRASWELL . CHARLES E. MARTIN Publisher and General Manager Managing Editor Entered at the Athens Postoffice as Second Class Mail Matter under the Act of Congress March 8, 1879. kow Be CAREFUL FSa, iT MiGAT B£ Something DANGEROUS I BANNER-HERALD, ATHENS, GEORGIA MONDAY. iJULY 23, j 9 y „ MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for repub llcation of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited In this pajier, and also the local news published therein. All rights of republication of special dispatches are also reserved. Address all Cosiness Communications direct to the Athens Publish ing Company, not to Individuals. News articles Intended for publica tion should bo addressed to The Banner-Herald. A Thought For The Day Henceforth I call you not servant*; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth; but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I hare made known un to you.—John 15:14, 15. 'A friend .should be like money, tried before being required, not found faulty in our need.—Plutarch. FARMERS, ATTENTION July and August should see plans under way on every farm in this territory to provide' larger and more adequate pastures. Al'—'dy signs are at hand that more cows and h and chickens are be ing accumulated on the fat ms in this section. The backbone of the new farming that is rapidly coming to our people lies in adequate pastures. Low grounds are best for the growing of grass and for the making of permanent, practical pastures. This ground should during July and August be scrubbed off, cleared of brush and undergrowth and large timber cut and removed. Later in the fall and winter, it is advised that the groud he burned off in order to kill the worthless native grasses- In the early spring and around March in this sec tion a mixture of Lespedeza, Carpet grass and Dal- lis grass should be sown on the top of the ground , in proportions of 10 pounds of Lespedcfca, five pounds of Carpet grass and three pounds of Daliis grass to the acre. It has been found that as good results are obtained by sowing on the top of the ground without ’ plowing as where the ground has been plowed and the seed harrowed in. Results show that such a pasture will furnish heavy grazing for some nine or ten months during the year and the richness of such a pasture will feed a 1,000 pound steer per acre and equal to any of the famed ! », pastures of the tfest. One of the ways out for jW ' southern farms is through the establishing of such tet pastures. More and more of such pastures are com- fy- ing next year in Georgia and South Carolina and the i'T" .time to prepare for sdeh pastures—to get at least t " the work started is during the next 60 days. ; v., A MAGNANIMOUS SPIRIT Jl ^ . If there is any part of a city government which , should steer clear of politics it Is the fire depart- ■ went. . v*'\ f As Will Irwin, the well known writer said in a Saturday Evening Post article last week, “there seems to be an unwritten agreement between people of C, towns and cities and the politicians that th/e latter can manipulate with any other branch of govern- T ment,if they must.manipulate, so long as (he fire dc- „ partment is left alon<?.”. “Do what you will with any of the other city departments,” they seem to say to the politicians, “but, keep you hands off the fire de partment.” The existence of a city sometimes is dependent up on tjie efficiency of the fire department. There may --.v come a time in Athens; there have been times in the part, when valuable property and human life hangs C in the balance of a fireman’s efficiency. For that rfearon none but efficient men should be chosen re- — - cordless ’of their personalities. !'■■‘ A military officer, directors of law enforcement i"’\ squads and fire chiefs sometimes must be stript dis- ■ ciplinarinns and the more disciplinarian a man in one of these positions is the likelier he is to incur the i enmity of some of his men. A commander.of men must (j certainly try to be human to them but always he must ** bo their commander. There .have been certain differences In the Athens fire department. These differences have got into city council and certain members of city council have, for reasons which they undoubtedly believed ' . just, found it.convenient to "punish” the fire chief of the local department On two occasions particular ly, they have manifested their ill will toward the chief by kiling appropriations designed to meet ex penses to the annual fire chiefs’ convention. i» Wednesday night these gentlemen demonstrated a ;j'», very magnanimous spirit by rescinding n previous action which had scratched from the budget a $100 appropriation for the fire chief's trip and voted to defray his expenses to Richmond for the national convention nertt fall- As has been stated before, the gentlemen who saw fit to deny the fire chief the trip to the convention on at least two occasions may have very good reasons, as far as they are personaly concerned, to chastise the chief, as a man. However, their action Wednes- ■ ~*day nighfrfndicates that they are unanimous in agree ing that as a fire chief he should be dealt with im personally and in dealing with him officially only the_ best interests of the city and its people should be considered. 1 The Banner-Herald congratulates these gentlemen on the spirit they have shown. BURBANK GIVEN POINTERS H. F. Hanes, a farmer of Willow Glen, near Ale xandria, La., brought to Alexandria the other day a freak of nature which it is understood there, Luth er Biirbank, the plant wizard, has been trying to produce. It is nothing more nor less than a plant that works both ways, bearing Irish potatoes on the roots and tomatoes on the foiiage. Hanes planted potatoes on a plot of ground, it Is said, where, tomatoes grew last fell and where the freak was recently found. The potatoes and to matoes are about equal in number, but the potatoes £re larger than the tomatoes. Discovery of a potato- tomato plant was reported at Forest Hill, La., but was given little credence until Hanes came to Alexandria and exhibited his plnqt and the fruit to potato grow- It is certainly a wonderful freak- PARTING By Berton Braley e two have been comrades to gether In seasons of stress anti of strain, We’ve wandered in all kinds of weather, The sun and the wind and the rain; But now—well, old pal, you must leave me, The time of our parting is here, And though it should properly grieve nie, I find I’m not shedding a tear. I still look at you with affection Remembering gratefully how You’ve given me comfort, protec tion. But still, I am ditching you now. For daily the sky’s growing brighter And though you’ve been sturdy and true, I want a companion who’s lighter, And gayer and smarter than you. Old pals, though all right in a measure, Growing wearisome after while, And l find a good deal of pleasure In those of a different style. A straw, at this season, is more appropriate style in a hat; Goodby to you, battered Fedora, I’m leaving you perfectly flat! Athens Visitors Among those visiting In Athens Monday were IT. H. and Mrs. Park er, Hock Hill, H. C„ M. J. Taylor, New Orleans; Mrs. II. H. Buell Miss M. A Buell, New York Glty T .A. Swain, St. Louis J. E Camp bell. Atlanta; H T. Chance, Augus ta; W. F. Powers, Atlanta; E. F Jgckson, Augusta; J. T Wiggins Edison, Ga C. E Doyle JaOulsvlHe, Ky \V. C Bright, New York; W. W. Harlan, Nashville; W. R. Bailer. Baltimore; John T/Day, Atlanta; Mell Daniel Now York. O. Martin. 'Covington, Ort. r Mrs* Ida Pearson, Jacksonville, Fla.: Thomas L. Asl>ury. Augusta; W. Oliver, Winder, E .P. Har ris, Winder; Mrs. E. * R. Harris, Winder B. B. Wright, Newtoif N. C.; B Ogden. Natchez. Miss; Hay Johnson. Warrtnton, On.; R . S Small, Charleston, S. C.; W. J. Garrison, St Petersburg, Fla AUCTION 1ST BALE SAVANNAH. Go.—The first bate of the 1923 crop was sold FrldajK at the cotton exchange to the Liv ingston Glover Company for 56 cents a pound. The cotton wa» grown near Whitney, Fla., by W. L. Richardson, It was shipped to Gordon and Company, who sold ’if at auction. It arrived Saturday. liege avenue and Clayton street}ll/ail-.. (suggested for site for hew court|VpCia » r cU IS Home Recogn house. Charley Hurley, a negro, cap tured in Anderson, S. C., charged with assault with intent to mur der. Miss Hester Burton, summer school student, of Monroe^ died. Miss Edith Hodgson and Hugh[ the 1)0Bt „^ -ucj Hodgson arrived in Berlin. jment Is an immediat, m system In companies i n l' Statistics Show Slim Men Have Best Hope of Life CHICAGO—American j | opera must be encoura^. ! production is expected, ", in the United .States, Eleanor Everest Freer the -chairman of tfii ment. National Federation statement Clubs. day. “The adoption of , gunge for forelgp American opei NEW YORK.—'Thirty magical age in the health develop ment of the ordinary person’s , At thirty ue In supposed more j f O0 t,ng with those ! nearly to approach the normal. IJn- j world, and also will e n0l J dor thirty he may well weigh nj closer study of our own ; number of pounds above the aver- itloss," Mrs. Freer asscrio, j age called for In the standard ica hfls opt-ra nnd music • height, weight and age tables, hut; own, but • Afnericd'ns hav« ! after thirty the longest life span ! fully realized ft. ‘ prevails among those whose j “Operas indigenous f 0 I weights are uniformly below the j in the.'r subjects, are of averago, according to figures com- portance, although Ailed by the Metropolitan Life In- rL‘‘ tc ' 8 , * r °xclusR»- p-rfu! suranee company, of this city, an l given out by the American Child j® . rtrf? * 3r a ,)Pr8 ° t» track of 1,1s or her weight. L. cannot nffS.i in'* and to remedy any excess by diet treasurpn behl® us and'right living. [generations.*' «*- In a statement accompanying \ ^ the figures Dr. Lopis T. Dublin. 1 PRAISE BULGARIAN Ob' the insurance company, who4 _■ -— complied them, says: IpV]ffff4^-AnH'rli After thirty, people who weigh less than the average have a bet- * " £rnr n * “ tor chance for long life, the rec ords 'of the Insurance companies show. ’After this ago It Is a decid ed advantage to be slight and a serious handicap to gain material ly In weight; provided, of course, that the light weight is not the re sult oif a sudden loss In weight which may be the result of organic this life has ended. However, he |deserves it and it only goes to [show that a nmn of his type is (appreciated by the people and that ( it is seldom a decision reached by — —■ —■ the public is wrong. The assassination of Gen* ‘should have taken over Mexico! cral Francisco Villa has re- ; whpn nil , trn * ” \ ATHENS TWELVE YEARS AGO moved from the Mexican gov- , n our troops crosstd thc bov ‘ i Sunday, July 23, 1911. eminent a character who has u» r . ano . cnrcr ea that country.) Hr. M. L. Troutman, of thc j been a disturbing element in that Vr , eo ls not friendly to America.j First Methodist church, preached country for these many years. * nn °l ,cn Kate for unfriendly ;on the subject of, ‘‘Barbarian Re-I Mexico has been in a state of de-(J 1 . on8 *° en * er should at any ligions; or the Barbarian’s Con-; moialixation ever since the de- * ,mc disagreement and war arose Iception of God.” throning of Diaz aqd the many | * ,e ^M reen foreign nations and our J Dr. E. M. Potent of Greenville, ' rulerg who have com* into power! s?.?. ntry * assassination of |S. preached at the First Bap- I since have not been able to satis- j Y. , ; a nia y ,n a wa >’ improve con-.tist church. fy the people of that nation. It jg[ditions in that country and bring The Rev. .1, C. Davis, D. D., for “But the weight tables posted public scales,” “should not be taken too Young porsons may well weigh a number of pounds above the av erage called for by the tables. An excess of ten pounds is associated with the most favorable conditions among people between twenty and twenty-fivo years old. Bulgaria, hsi-o I found 1)lat show maakeil progress in c, ing practical with theoretic ucation, amt King Boris ified at tills comment Investigators called upon hi cently in this city. Professor Paul Monroe, ,t of the International i,„ Teachers College, New Vorl Dr. William P. fUisscl. _ director, were (Jie king' continues;' niul werp impressed hv > literally, democratic demeanor am! i gent interest ln.maftors eda- al. ,READ BANNER-HERAL WANT ADS mixed breed and lawless de ment of citizenship and the force ment of law arul order practically impossible. We have always believed that this country /low to luildup your TO be tinder weight olteri * prove* low fighting-power lit |hs body. It olten means you aro Minns nerve-power, minus red- ' " cells In your blood, minus health, minus vitality. It is Strioua to bs minus,, but the moment you incrcaael the number! j of your red- I Mood-cdls, you begin to become ; Plus. That’s why 5. S. S., sine? I 1826, has meant to thousands ol underweight men and women, t plus in their strength. Your bodi fills to the point o( power, flesh becomes flrmer, the-sge that coma from thinness distv K ar. You look younger, firmer, ppler, and you feel It, too, pvtr your body., Mora red-blc, : pells! S. 8. S. will build them. C. I. fL b seta at til seed ■bv* •»»•*,In two rina fiu. larger tin b am* eceaemlceL If You Suffer From , DIGESTION LET us prove to you that KING'S NuTKEATMENT will give you IMMEDIATE and PERMANENT relief. KINO'S NuTREATltENT U s. * tlfle prescription compounded to do on* thin* and on* thing only—pc J do well only—perma nently relieve sunerers . from .Indites- tion, which products excess acid*, heart- bum, intestinal indigestion, irritated stomach or colon, nervousness, distress ing GAS PRESSURE AROUND TH8 HEART, Toxle condition, dizziness, etc. Our Guarantee If you are not 100% satisfied after taking six ounces (on* half bottle) re turn it and your money will be cheer fully refunded. Get a bottle today—Eat what you like tomorrow. PALMER & SONS icferfigf Flavor. THEM’S many years rector of Emmanuel church, preached at that church. I. R. Ennis, construction super-1 The announcement that Bar- intendent of the S. A. L., died i rett & Co. will continue ax a from injuries received from being j going concern, find will be able Rtruck by his own train at Ogles- J to meet obligations, will be by. received with much interest and! Speer property, corner of Col-1 satisfaction throughout the state j —“——_____— and country. Barrett & Co., was rated ns the largest cotton con-, cern in the United States and their worth to the cotton belt/ states can not be overestimated. It has been a factor in Commer cial circles for a number of years of much importance nnd value to the cotton planters in dispos ing of the cotton crop. The fact that those who had 'largo dealings with Frank H. Barrett, head of the firm, show such absolute confi dence in him nnd in his ability tc overcome the temporary embar rassment lends encouragement to an early settlement which will be satisfactory to all interested. One of the largest creditors is quoted ns having said, “I would swim the Mississippi river to serve Frank Barrett.” When men in authority n.id backed by assets come out this strong, it is quite evident that Mr. Barrett will succeed and his holdings' bo sufficient to pro tect all parties interested in the temporary embarrassment of the concern over which he presides and directs. No Need of Walking These Hot Summer Day Buy one of our Pedigreed Used Cars. They have beefl reconditioned. Our^turms will suit your pockfitbook. New Slar Touring 7 Passenger Cole •Ford Sedan Dodge Truck i> Passenger Buick II 1919 Chevrolet Touring CONOLLY MOTOR COMPANY DISTRIBUTOR IIUICK MOTflR CARS Best Round Trip Summer Fares from Athens, 6a. Going end returning via Savannah and imp New York.. $53.13 Boston..... 65.69 Philadelphia 48.35 Baltimore .. 42.80 Mg via Savannah and ship 1 .turning nit, or vice vena New York . .$55.60 Boston..... 70.70 Fares to othor resorts ly reduced. Tickets and berth aboard ship. ttton mppty toTtdmt Ogkt,C.ufCu. *««*. Phene 1661. erj. Y. Brut*. C.4+ i2< Past rveshmstom Stmt. Them §40. Central of Georgia Ry. Ocean Steamship Co. Merchant* If Miners Trans. Co, Banquet ORANGE PEKOE ICED-TEA WfCoRMICK & Co. . BALTIMORE. U^A. 66- ‘PHOAfc-SS Taxi Service Day and Night YeilowCabCo. PHONE 66 GE&RUL^RbTBL 1 When the announcement was J first made, end even before any official announcement had been issued; by those in authority, all kinds of wild ru mors were afloat in Athens. Some had it that at least two of the Athens banks would be swamped. The writer undertook to run down some of the rumors and it did not take long to ascertain that little or no truth was In any of them. In stead of the Athens banks suf fering several hundred thousand dollars, as was being told, less than one hundred thousand dol lars was involved and every penny represented in the Athens banks ' is protected with amplo and safe • securities. j It only goes to shqw how I eiaily people become panicky j and whether It is malicious or ? not, often such wild rumors ■ result in imaging not only the j concern with which the rumors I 'aro connected, but the entire com mercial* interests of a community may be damaged thereby. People should weigh well their words be- (tore quoting even what they heard in instances of this kind, even though the failure may be one subject to criticism, it is better to wait until the courts have inves tigated before circulating pre- sumptious remarks. there was one feature in connection with the announce ment which caused the writer ^nuch pleasure and happiness. On all sides and from folks In all walks of life, there was a general expression given that they would gamble on the Athens .end of the business as being 100 per cent clear of any embarrassment for the reason that Charles H. Phin- Ixy was in charge of the branch. That, to my mind, is. p tribute to Mr.' Phinady worth mora than gold. To .have the confidence and faith { of one’s fellow cMsens la an asset * in life which does not come to all 1 : and one which last# long after J BO* Business men all over the city are realizing what tremendous power our classified columns have. Let us help you get what you want—when you want it. PHONE 75 Banner-Herald JaAHHsflSiliiiflBiSXKS