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tamMMW in bahhbr-bbkalp. ATHiara. orotoix MONDAY, 'AUGUST 15. 19M THE BANNER-HERALD S?;- - I- ATHENS, GA. PuMlaiied Every Evening During the Week Except Saturday and on nday Morning by The ^thena Publishing Company, Athena, Ga. EARL B. BRASWELL H-* J. ROWE FILES E. MARTIN Publisher and General Manafler Editor Managing Editor Entered at the Athens Vuntottlcc as Second Class Mall Matter under the Act of Congress March 8, 1879. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for rcpub-- llcatlon of all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited In this pa|K?r, and also the local news publisher republican on of special dispatches are also ien therein. All rights of Address all Business Communications direct to the Athens Inc Company, not to Individual.. N>ws arlicl.•. Intunded for publica tion should bo addressed to The Banner-Herald. Berton Braley’s Daily Poems COBB There still is pep in < In body, bruin and Within the ?d; A Winning Hand Vbo pitch skill And dread the speed i him, His eighteenth season') his first! still must fear his lost whit of strength Wit. “ARE LOAFING ON THE JOB" Commissioner Perry, of the Public Service Commis sion, has stirred up a hornet’s nest by appearing be- fore the railroad committee of the legislature and advocating the passage of a bill to reduce the num ber of the members of the commission from five to three. If his intent of purpose had been shown to be for the best interest of the commission and of the ptate—no one woud have criticised his acts, out when the analysis of the case was brought out, it was quite evident that the milk in the eocoanut of his grievance was hayed upon a disappointment he had experienced when Hon. Murphy Candler resign ed from the commission, leaving the office of cliair- man vacant. His colleagues, for reasons best Known tc themselves, did not elect him to succeed Mr. Can dler, but in turn elected Hen. Paul Trammell, an other member of the board, to the chairmanship. Since that time, it is alleged, Mr. Perry has been peaved and his actions in practically all matters coming before the commission has been of a dis- chordant character. » The Macon News in speaking of the affair in part has the following to say: We have no special information as to whether all ihe members of the Public Service Commis sion, except Air. ' .tries A. Perry, "are loufing on the job,” and we have no settled convictions as to whether three men can do the work of the commission, but there are certain indications that the morale of the commission would be grently improved il Air. Perry himself should de cide to resign. If it is true, as reported, that Mr. Perry was strongly opposed to reducing the membership pf ’ ' the commission, so long as he was one of the last members to be elected, and hence would be in line to be dropped, the fact throws a flood of light on the degree of his sincerity in urging that economy would be brought about, Without loss .• of efficiency, if someone else were now left off the board. Again it seems to be an impressive coincidence to put it mildly that two of the members of the I . commission should testify before a legislative - committee that Mr. Perry had threatened to "make it hot for them” unless they voted for v him for the chairmanship. “Jinking it hot," ac- - cording to this same testimony, was to consist in his demanding that every member should he at his desk in Atlanta at 9 o'clock every day in the week. We have known Mr. .Perry for many years. He is an able lawyer and is thoroughly capable of ren- . dtfring vnluabe service to the commission and to the state. It is indeed unfortunate thnt he should have, i allowed his temper to have controlled him in the matter which caused him to viulutc all ethics in his ! efforts to discredit his, felow members of the board by .making charges which he could not sustain. If five members arc too many for the work which is j required of that board—then it is unfortunate, but the legislature created the two extra offices and the , ppople of Georgia elected the members. Certainly the members are not responsible for the condition. ; The charge made by Mr. Perry that the mem- i bjsrs were “loafing on the job” does not seem to be bpeked up with the records of the office nor with facts. It was hastily said, no doubt, and we believe that Mr. Perry will yet make amends to his col leagues and to the public for his unfortunate: ut terances. "IIow much better it would have been for n'l concerned if Mr. Perry hud followed the teach ings of a verso by Harry Chester: -j<^.«“The Scripture says that in His own sweet way If we but wait The Lord will take our burdens and set ; Crooked matters straight.” WIDENING AND PAVING BROAD STREET ;■ - Following the suggestion mutje by the Banner- Herald, the Kiwanis club has endorsed the move- . ment to widen, grade and pave Broad street from -Lumpkin street to Milledgc avenue. ' This improvement is one of the most important and % onc of the city’s greutest needs, which will rolieve ' the congestion of traffic conditions over Milledge avenue and Hill street That section of the city has grown to be dangerous to life and property on ac count of increased traffic and it is believed that the mayor and council will readily respond to the re quest of the committee from the Kiwanis club to .widen, grade and pave Broad street. ✓ a An estimate of cost furnished by Capt. Barnett, •city engineer, amounts to $40,000 for this improve- -ment. There can be no objection to the mayor and 'council calling a bond election for this specific pur- -pose. We would suggest, however, that the amount T to be issued in bonds be fixed at $50,000 instead of | tforty which would provide a sufficiency for the | - actual work of paving and grading and the surplus £could be used for the purchase of whatever property its needed on either side of the street for straighten ing and widening it at various points. • » For many years this improvement has been under ■ (discussion and there has been much agitation of the •matter, but no definite or concrete action has ever -been taken before. The inovation of sponsoring this ,-.improvement by the members of the Kiwanis club is •not only timely, but it will strike a popular chord in the community and we do not believe that there will sarise the least opposition to the issuance-of bonds. To . soy the least, there can he no objection to the mayor .and council submitting the proposition to the voters -of Athens for their adoption or rejection. - Tlie Banner-Herald extends its utmost support to -the Kiwanis club In this undertaking and pledges its best efforts to the success of the bond issue. Prosperity is dawning on the communty and this flection of the state promises a return of’better times, sound and substantial conditons. The blithe Insouciant nlr of bin St II k< eps the other teams upor ibclr toe*; Infield on<1 out when he'* about The player* must beware of him. For what he'* gonna pull nobody knows. A lesson, this, we shouldn’t miss, A b*n*on In sohrb ty. In keeping fit and healthy foi yotlr Job; 'Hence time can’t pale nor custom stale The Infinite variety. The vim and zest qf Tyrus Ray id Cobb. NATIONAL WHEAT BODY ADVOCATED FOR PRICE FIXING (By Associated Press.) SPRINGFIELD, III. — Creation by the United States of a na tional wheat corporation which would estalish a basic minimum price for all American wheat, and employ other measures for stabil izing the wheat market is advo cated by I. A. Madden, farm ad visor for Sangamon county, and well known in Illinois as a farm authority. “Allowing the surplus of Amer ican wheat to set the price of American farm crops must stop if the farmer is to be saved from ruin," said Mr. Madden in outlin ing his plan. “The United States should char ter a nntional wheat corporation and appropriate sufficient funds for working capital. This corpor ation should then establish a basic minimum wheat price for all Am erican wheat offered at the basic minimum price, then the national wheat corporation should step in and buy wheat." MAN BATTLES WITH SNAKE FOR HALF HOUR. KILLS IT SHENANDOAH — Michael .1. Coles had the fight of his life with a snake. He was strolling through the woods in Fritz Hol low, Little Fountain, when the reptile attacked him. Coles dodgcil the first two plunges, hitting the snake each time with a heavy sappyling walk ing stick. This seemed only to lash the snake into greater fury. For nearly half an hour Coles battled with tho reptile before he killed it. The snake measured 7 feet 2 Mi inches. Boils T HERE U a reason {or every thing that happens. Com mon-tense kills misery. Common- sense alto stops bolls I S. 8. S. la the common- sense remedy for bolls, be* cause It I* built on rea son. Scien tific authori ties admit its power! S.S.S. _ builds blood- power, it builds red-blood-cells. That is what makes fighting-blood. Fighting-blood destroys Impuri ties. It fights boils. It fights pimples) It fights skin eruptions! It always wins! Mr. V. D. Schaff. 557 15th ntrect,’ Washington, D. C, yrritesi *7 tried /or yean to get rtllif /ren a bad'esse of boih. Every- thing hulid until I took S. S. S. 1 am now abtolutaly cured, amt it was S. S. S. that W it." & 8. S. I. Hid ae .11 A Thought For The Day Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? There is mere hope of • fool than of him. p rov ' 29:20. Common fluency of speech in many men and most women is owing to a scarcity of matter. Swift. DO YOU KNOW the Corona Typewriters in use today if- piled flat one on top of another would make a stack 375 times as high as the Washington Monument 234 times as high as the Wool- worth Building 187 times as high as the Eiffel Tower times as high as the high est mountain in the world the McGregor co. AGENTS Athens, Georgiy DID IT EVER OCCUR TO YOU? A Little of Everything And Not Much of Anything. By HUGH ROWE. Governor Walker has made a wise selection in his ap pointments of a judge and so licitor for the new Piedmont circuit. O. A. Nix, of Lawrence* villc, who was appointed judge is an able lawyer and possesses a judicial turn of mind which will aid him in satisfactorily perform ing the duties of that office. He has represented Gwinnett county several times in the legislature and the district indefinitely. It will not cost an unreasonable amount nt this time hut the longer the work is post poned the more dangerous it will become and the more expensive to repair. Suppose, Mr. Mayor, wc take it up at the next meeting of the mayor and council. the senate. He is popular with the people and with the lawyer 1 and his services arc hound to ho of a high standard of efficiency. Pemberton Cooley, of Jefferson, solicitor-general, has earned a reputation as one of the best law yers in the circuit. He enjoys u practice in every county in the new circuit and his acquaintance with the people will be worth much to him in the discharge of the duties of that office. ATHENS TWELVE YEARS AGO Sunday, August 13, 1911. w.v .v.res.,u,w Rev. Frank Lewis, , of Louis- several times in! ville, Ky., preached at Oconee NOTICE Owing to our truck being broke down we cannot call for mattress. If you will send them In r.d call for them w, can do the work. ATHENS MATTRESS AND SPRING BED CO. City School Notice The fall term of the city schools will open Wednesday, September 5. All pupils desiring to have conditions removed will report for examination at their respective buildings on Monday, September AH white primary and grammar school teachers will report at' the High School at 0, Wednesday, August 29, for the purpose of or ganising the work for the year. All colored primary and gram mar school teachers will report at the Reese Street School at the same time. HIGH SCHOOL Examinations for conditioned students will bo held September 3 and 4. Registration will begin September . Students from out side schools are asked to present certificates from these schools. According to /©solution of the Board of Education boys must have a suitable uniform, or must deposit the amount neeessary for purchase of a uniform, when they fegister. The usual fees will be required. Queationnaircs are often sent out through commercial and civic bodies to, determine the opinions of the public on questions in order that a definite conclusion can be arrived at as to its popularity or unpopularity. An enterprising editor conceived the idea that it might be of in terest to the community to lenrn why the men had married. With this impression weighing upon his mind he formulated n question naire and mailed it to every mar ried man in the community: “Why did you marry7” Among the answers he received were the following: “That’s what I have been try ing for eleven years to find out.” -X. "Married to get even with her mother, but never have.”—W. “Because I was too lazy to work.”—I. V. Because Sarah told me five other men had proposed to her.” —C. "The old man thought eight years’ courtin’ was almost long enough.”—B. I was lonesome and wanted someone to make me lively. N. B. She makes me very lively.”—D. “I was tired of buying Ice cream and candies and going to theaters and church and wanted a rest. Have saved money."—J. C. “Please don’t stir me up.”— Street Methodist church. Dr. R. L. Christie, of Columbus, preached at the First Baptist church. I)r. I. S. Hopkins, of Atlanta, preached at the First., Presbyter ian church. Bookings for the Colonial thea tre announced included: “The Girl From Rector’s;” Nat Goodwin, Mrs. Leslie Carter, “Madame Sherry,” “The Gamblers,” “The Rosary," “Naughty Marietta,” “The Third Degree," “The Chorus Lady,” “The Fortune Hunter,” “The Nest Egg,” “The Girl in the Taxi." Local train on S. A. L. restored to Atlanta. Congressman and Mrs. Tribble and Miss Ruth Tribble visited in Atlanta. Mrs Toombs DuBose, Miss Mat- tic Wilson DuBose and Miss Jean- nie DuBose returned from Atlan ta. I Athens Visitors iso visiting In Athens Monday A. W. Dumpier, Washington. C5. C. Rentier, Baltimore. Md; e M. Johnson, Chattanooga, crease of $46,929 as compared with the 1922 valuations. As compiled by Tax Receiver Baldwin thh year's valuations total 14.350.810 The Dawson district, however shows an Increase. The shrinkage in tho county as a whole is attri buted to the reduced returns oi cotton. Approximately l t 000 bale* less than the 1922 total were re turned. I H I Tower 1,000 Ft High Mt. Everest 29,000 Ft. High You—The Public We Server- Own This Company . W A Roberta, Gainesville. On Rufus Keener, Quarts, On.: W. 1 Atlanta; 13. A. Allen; J. Ltnncll, Atlanta; R. C. darner, Atlanta: dcorge R Boyd, Wash* Ington, D. C. Two more days for the law makers and, then—an extra session, no doubt. Just when Governor Walker will call it to be held is speculative as he has his own views in the matter and when he thinks the time is proper, to bring the solcns back to At lanta for real earnest work, his reclamation will go forth. It is etter that all tax legislation be confined to an extra session so as no other matters can come before the body for consideration. It is belieVed that it will only require a few days to agree on a tax meas ure which will meet with the ap proval of all concerned and pro vide a sufficiency of revenue to support the state and its Educa tional institutions. E. Turner, Birmingham! IV. P. Hhnw. Rock Hill: Mr aiftl Mrs. W. 1» Candle, and family, Chat* tunooga: Haywood and Irwin Nelms, Houston, Texas; Miss Ruth Hobbs, Greensboro N C. THfcEE ISN’T EVEN LIVERPOOL.—It cost Messrs, niaekiodgo, local baker, $10 to learn that three Is an odd number. They had put out a three-pound loaf of bread, in accordance with what they thought was tho Food Control Order tf 1921, mulling bread on sale to weight n pound or an even number of pounds. Hut th« judge thought otherwise. 66- thone-% Taxi Service Day and Night Jim Price, of the Public' Service Commission, is great ly Interested in the hill to abolish railroad crossings in Georgia. If he does nothing else but bring about this piece of leg islation, he will have accomplish ed a sufficiency and whether he “loafs on the job” or not he will deserve to be pensioned for the remainder of his life. HE relation of the Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Cora- ilLpany to the Bell System is not always understood, and the ^■^fact of this relationship is frequently misused in an un friendly manner. There is no secret about the organization or ownership of the Bell System. It is a simple matter which anyone can understand. The Southern Bell Company is owned by the American Tele phone & Telegraph Company, which in turn is owned by more than 250,000 stockholders and many thousands of bond holders. These stock and bond holders are mostly, small investors residing in every State in the Union. The Bell System is not now and never has been controlled by any single interest or group of interests, and .is in the truest possible sense a public utility. It is owned by the public and serves the public. v The fact that the Southern Bell Company is a part of the great Bell System, which is the most extensive and comprehensive sys tem of telephones in the world, enables it to furnish the most ef ficient, extensive and reliable telephone service at the lowest cost to the subscriber that obtains anywhere. The telephone business is still a new business, actually less than fifty years old, and the art is constantly developing. The relationship between this Company and the parent cigani- zation assures to this Company a continuous, intelligent and scien tific study of conditions, which makes available to it every improve ment in the art tending to better and more economical service. It has made universal service possible, so that every subscriber of this Company may reach practically every places-large or small—in the United States. _ i same results for itself. The expense item alone would necessitate rates for service that would be greatly in excess of what they are at present It is these results that the Southern Bell Company secures through its rela tionship with the Bell System. « Aug. 12-13-14. Jut u • reminder to the City Father.: Hill otreet and Milledge avenue are both in a deplorable condition. A patch „ . ■ here and there of uphalt will im- G. G. BOND, Supt. I prove the atreeti wonderfully nnd prolong the life of the pavement YeilowCabCo. | r PHONE 6G Office GEORGIAN HOTEL C. G. BECK. Georgia Manager 9' ’.It* 1 ' SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE ANB TELEGRAPH COMPANY