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m MMgjBMlft ATHENS. GEORGIA THE BANNER-HERALD ATHENS. GA. Published Every Evening During tho Week Except Saturday and on Sunday Morning by Tho Athena Publishing Company, Athena, Ga. EARL B. BRASWELL Publisher and General Manager H. J. ROWE Editor CHARLES E. MARTIN Managing Editor Entered at the Athena Poatofflce as Second Clans Mall Matter under the Act of Congress March 8, 1879. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated I’ress is exclusively entitled to the use for repub-- lication of all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited in this paper, and also the local nows published therein. All rights of repubilcation of special dispatches are also reserved. Address all Business Communications direct to tho Athens Publish ing Company, not to individuals. News articles Intended for publica tion should foe addressed to The Banner-Herald. A Thought For The Day m Swear not, neither by heaven, neither by earth, neither by any ether oath; but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.—Jas. 5:12. The foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing is a vice so mean and low, that every person of sense and character detests and despises it.—Washington. WHITE CAPPING AND FLOGGING In Georgia and Oklahoma there seems to be a wave of lawlessness sweeping these states horn in an invisible form which has enabled the perpetrators to escape arrest and prosecution. In Okjahoma the governor has placed practically the entire state un der martial law. Kloggins have become so common that innocent and law abiding citizens are not safe in their own homes from the attacks of the unknown and disguised citizens. Local officers are not able to cope with the situation and the governor of the state has been called upon for troops. From news paper reports, not only are floggings administered, but in a large number of cases men Are being taken out and strung up as in the days of old when the west ran wild With outlaws and lawlessness reigned supreme. The Governor of Oklahoma has . acted wisely and it is believed that with the drastic en forcement of the law, the band of law breakers can be apprehended and peace and order restored. Georgia is not far behin- in lawlessness, if the reports from Macon and other places can be credited as reliable. For several weeks past it has been al most a nightly occurrence for some citizen of Ma con to be visited by unknown parties, taken front their homes and carried to the outskirts of the city and have inflicted upon them severe and some times fatal punishment. So far every case dealt withvdoes not seem to be of such character as to warrant even the attention of the local court.’, municipal or state, yet these disguised citizens have taken the authori ty to mete punishment upon their own initiative.. Governor Walker has taken a firm stand against such violations and outrages of the law by offering rewards for the arrest and convictions of the guilty parties. He has done his part and now if the local authorties will do as much these criminals can be run down and brought tc justice. In addition to the rewards offered by Governor Walker, the City of Macon and the County of Bibb, and civic organizations have offered rewards for the arrest of the unknown raiders. Among the local organizations showing an interest in the movement to enforce the law is the Ku Klux Klan. The Dixie Camp of Macon announced the offering of a reward of several hundred dollars and denounced the rumor afloat in that city that the Ku Klux was responsible for the outbreaks and the crimes committed in that city. This we hope to he true. It would be a shame on the good name of the state ami on the honor of its citizenship for un organization to assume the respon sibility of moulding the characters and directing the conduct of the citizens of the community to meet with their idenis of citizenship. Hooded, though they be, does not warrant them to take into their own hands the correcting of violators of the law. The legally constituted courts of the state and of the federal government arc charged with the enforcement of the law and no invisible government has the power, or the right, to usurp such authority and set up a gov ernment of their own. The condition in Macon has grown serious. So far no evidence has been secured to base an arrest, not withstanding a large number of citizens have been r taken from-their homes and offices and given severe . floggings and from reports the cause for such treat ment of these citizens was not founded on facts. The time has come when both rtatc and federal au thorities should take n hand in tho investigation and aec to it that the courts and the laws are respected and upheld. No community can prosper and no - citizenship is safe under guerrilla form of govern ment. ExixxiUon In Chicago. Sixteen deaths in Athens from pellagra, fifteen were women. The standing of fianner con stants: Miss Lucille Pierce, 100,200. Mrs. Chandler, 177,450. Miss Nellie McDorman, 2111,550 Miss Harris, 10,465. Claud Tuck operated on for ap pendicitis. Mrs. Claud Tuck improving from recent operation. -Mr. James Morton, Mr. James Crane, Prof. R. E. Park and Prof. S. V. Sanford visited Dr. and Mrs. M. L. Troutman at their country home, near Rome. MONDAY. AUGUST 20. iq„ I Northeast Georgia. Three ban ' ners will be givetr away,. one to the most efficient town society, one to the best rural society and the third to tnc best junior so ciety. A feature (of the program is the appearance of Southern Secretary Chas. F. Evans of tho United Society of Christian Endeavor, Boston, Mass., who will he one of _ the outstanding figures in the be there.' L three day meeting. j[ r j' has a host of friends in Nnrth Georgia, who will wel co « coming with much pleasure interest. It was not detini known for a long while, W hel Sir. Evans would select Nurth, Georgia convention a a one 0 f six that ho would attend in but it is now a certainty— 8a tkapn ** l Berton Braley’s Daily Poems THE POINCARE PLAN '* President Coolidge’s official acts arc standing out prominent and stumping him to he a man of character and determination to do that which lie believes to be right and for the best interest of the nation. Especi ally is this true in'the stand he has taken on the European debt. Premier Poincare's effort to induce President Cooiidge to take a hand in the European reparations dispute -by proposing to reduce French claims against Germany in accordance with possible reductions in the war debts which France owes this country and Great Britain has met with absolute failure. Congress has ordered that every dollar due the United States by the European countries must be paid and it may he relied upon that President Cooi idge will see to it t'.at it is paid, or else he will know the reason why. Through the World War Debt Funding Commission it is expected that this country will collect frim France every penny of the $4,000,- 000,000 horrowed money. There should be no can cellation of any portion of this debt. The tax pay- ‘ers, through the president nnd congress, advanced this money when France was on the verge of starva tion and exhaustion when the loans were made. To. reduce this debt in any manner would mean in creased taxation for our people and the placing of an unjust burden upon them. Premier Poincare evidently is planning to embroil this country in the reparations tangle on account of AMBITION rn ffonnn try to piny tho gnm And play It hard and play St fair; may not win. hut Just the same 1 m Ronnu try to do tny share, may not always meet tho test As well as some more '’•ever puy But while my heart boats In my chest I'm gonna - try. I'm sonna try to stand tho Knff, Yet keep my nerve; I'm gonna seek To love nnd work and play and laugh And never show no yellow streak I’m gonna struggle to he kind And not grow hard of faco nnd eye, I’m gonna try to bo n frlond That folks can trust, nnd wh< they know Will ho the same way to tho end Whether tho luck runs high 01 I II hitch my wagon to a star And sot my gonl up 1 nthe sky. And set my goal up In the sky, I'm gonna try. CRUELTY TO INSECT? LONDON—On tho proposal of Sir Walter de Freee # reptiles and fish are added to the anlmnls pro tected by the 'cruelty to nnimuls" Mil Sir Walter wanted to put In •‘insects." hut agreed to drop It out when It wns pointed out that it would he difficult to convict | rhrn a man was cruel to a flea, DID IT EVER OCCUR TO YOU? A Little of Everything And Not Much »t Anything. By HUGH ROWE. We uro in receipt *f a copy of tho Southern Banner of date of Apnl 17, IBM. James A. Sledge, father of Mr. E. D. Sledge of this city, was editor and proprietor nnd the late Rev. Ellison D. Stone was tho publisher. There is much interesting matter in this old newspaper pertaining to the ae- tivltios of the war. An account of the first attack on Charleston by the Union soldiers is written in a most vivid strain and a stir ring account of how tho enemy was repulsed. On April 2, 1803, the editors and proprietors of the weekly press were called to meet and or ganize. Conditions had grown to be acute with the newspaper pub- lishcrH and the. main purpose of the meeting and organization was to fix a price for advertising. Legal rates, for sheriff, adminis trator and guardian notices wero fixed at 83 per hundred words for four insertions. This rate wns kept up in newspapers in this state until 1918 when the legisla ture authorized a charge of 84 per hundred words for four inser tions. Subscriptions were fixed Stop that Eczema/, ..I A MAZING results have been th £.t Jnivc ” ily HiKh Sch ° o1 - produced by S. S. S. in cases Th * . cas , h ,yslcm vras eve ! of eczema, pimples, blackheads V0KUC in tho, ° ‘lays. R. M. Smith and other skirveniptions. If yon announced that after the first of ■ - r January, 1802, he would sell ex- at 84.00 per annum for ail mem bers of the association. Advertisement establishing lost papers was fixed at 88.00; for man advertising his wife (in ad vance) 8I0.C0. T. J. Wontble was the prime mover in the organization which has been kept up until the present time. R. M. Orhie was elected president and J. 11. Nisbct, secre tary. The Southern Banner had offi ces at No. 7 Granite Row, up stairs. Mr. I. M. Kinney announced that ho hail entered the commit* sion business and would handle all kinds of merchandise, except liquor. T. M. Daniel was a practicing attorney and had an office over Long*g drug store on Broad street. Dr. R. M. Smith and C. V/. and H. R. J. Long advertised dealers in drugs, wholesale and retail. Dr. H. A. Lowrance nnd Dr. II. Gillclnnd were tho dentists of the town. .1. F. O’Kelly was the photo graph and ambrotype artist. F. W. Lucas, A. M. Wyng, Bishop & Son,- T. H. . Wilson _ Brother, White & Ritch and John R. Mathews were the leading mer chants of the town. B. R. Carroll was president FOR C. E. MEETING Northeast Georgia Con vention of Society Will Be Held in Elberton Oc tober 5, 6, 7. Plans for the Northeast Geor- gia Christian Endeavor Conven tion to ne held in Elberton Octo ber 5-6-7, are shaping up splen didly under the supervision of the district officers for the union and Mr. Fred Auld, who has been named chairman of the convention committee. The first four dele gates to register for the conven tion were from the Senior and Junior Societies of the First Christian church, Athens, Ga. Societies registering as many as ten delegates will be given a Christian Endeavor pennant as an award, and everywhere the en thusiasm is running high, for everyone of the seventy societies would like to be a winner. It is also interesting to know that so cieties everywhere are working hard to win the banner pennant, for having the best society in {TAKES AWAY TIRED < FEELING Mn. Molly Suggz, of Bushnell, Florida, states that she has been nefvou,wreck and that Benedicta luw pone her ao much good that ahe would not care to be without it n J"; W® •how you hundreds of testimonial like that. Many ES!®* who have been restored in aimpfy wiil not i£„I?ui OU F iu Qet a ^ttle of JtjtenedJcta from your druggist to* Jdenedicta HEALTH BUILDER, have been troubled with eczema, and you have need akin op- jplieations ] without num ber, make a tnt yourielf, on yourself with a bottle • . — of S. S. S., one oMhemoctpowerful bloodcl’ina- blood rich and pure. Tnd’when * 10 ® bills—new confederate money jour blood is freed of i' 0 ?.*" elir , the cx P re8g ties your stubborn eczema rssh The following named gentlemen tetter, *— ■’ blackhesi bound of _ p ..j would «<>ll a clusively for cash. Lieutenant H. G. McMullon ad vertised for recruits for the 16th Georgia Regiment for any part of the Army of Northern Virginia. W. G. Delony advertised for re cruits for Cobb’s Legion. He was Lieutenant Colonel of the Caval ry. _ F. W. Lucas offered a reward of $100 for the return of seven Remarkable Asthma Treatment Found By Dakota Traveling Man Cured Himself and Now Offers Treatment to Others, Sioux Falls, S. Dak.—D. M. Kirsehman, 1400 E. Sixth St., of this city reports ho found a new treatment which completely healed hi mof Asthma and'all its disa greeable effects. As a traveling salesman, Mr. Kirsehman was for many years afflicted with this disease and often had to lav off for weeks at a time. By pure ac cident, he found this remarkable treatment. 'It cured him and he then Offered it to several of his friends. The faults were so as- Vanishing that. Ins friends persuad* cd him to give other sufferers a chance to get the same relief front this distressing ailment. Mr. Kirsehman has lived in Sioux Falls for many years and enjoys the large sums America has loaned to the European of u P rightX7£XX.!d *.te7d- - countries, but under the leadership of President * f • • Cooiidge, our people may rest assured that France and all other foreign nations indebted to this coun try will be required to pay dollar for dollar and that in due and reasonable time. . j fast moral integrity. If you are bothered with Asthma, w Re him today and ask him to explain his treatment He will gladly do this without cost.—(Advertisement.) rour stubborn eczema, rath . *. n .° Iollowln z named gentlemen i akin eruptions, pimples ™d been •'ntgested for governor: heads, blotches and acne are Co1 - James Gardner and General I to disappear. There srs no A ’ R - "’right, Augusta; General unproven theories about S. 8. S - A - R - Colquitt, Columbus; General the scientific results of each of its H - R - Jackson, Savannah; Hon. J. purely vegetable medicinal ingre- E Ward, Savannah; Hon. T. M. .ditnts are admitted by authorities. Eur,ow < Americus; Hon. D. A. Va- . K *. a Is sold at an MS ,on ’ Albany; Hon. M. A. Cooper, *ree Stans la two aim. Tka Bartow county; Hon. L. J. Gar- *"***' sin Is wots ttosonissf., tell, Atlanta; Hon. J. E. Brown, ■ --, Canton, and Hon. B. H. Bingham, - | LaGrange. f And, to think, Athens did not 'have a candidate that year for C ?T SCHOOL NOTICE * Martin Institute. Jefferson, G.„ Until 12 o’clock Tuesday^ the a -eighth, Instant, the under will open bids for tho fol- lowing school supplies: Crayons (white), 6 ctses. Crayons (colored), 1% boxe*. Erasers, 6 dox. Toilet paper, 10 cases. Mops, 3 doz. Coal scuttles, 1 doz. Dippers, 6 do*. Water buckets, 1 do*. Matches, 6 cases. nwv.i Brooms, 6 doz. 4-string brooms ‘tion. or J * *»®** / ,bre sleeping brooms. \ “ 1 ATHENS TWELVE YEARS AGO Sunday, August 20, 1911 announced the opening for Wed nesday, January 21, 1863. Prof. S. P. Orr, now of this city, was principal and Mrs. C. C. Trippo, assistant. Announcement was also made that the institution had an endowment of $15,000, in Georgia Railroad stock* the income from this sum to be applied, to the part •payment of the rates of tuition of teach student in school. The past .'year, it was stated, paid over t twenty-fife per cent of the tui- i Crank Gass ServicQ »<?■ ) . Trash baskets, 2 doz. Printing— 400 High School registration cards. 2,000 admission cards. 500 Blanks for Supervisor of At our service stations we will gladly drain the old oil from! your crank case and re-fill with the prop er grade of Polarine Mqtor Oil charging you only for the fresh oil. This is just one of the many/ features of the super-service *we maintain for, motorists t at(our/ser: v vice stations. Vx , ; ^ X 'You will; find. conveniently, v located ^service stations*at 1 ^ Washington and Thomas Streets ' / Hancock and Hull Athens, Ga. _ And nearly everywhere you'goT '' ^' •; ! ■ ' Better Stick To The Standard Always buy at the station or JF'h the dealer Witt the Crown sign. ' xv- Dr. J. W. Walden preached at the Prince Avenue Presbyterian church. Rev. J. P^ Preston, of Bristol, the First Pres- i. it \ J: V if-. ■ “?%h School report blank,, Dr. D. A. N. Thomas, former in duplicate form. 44)00 Grammar School report blanks, In triplicate form. ^ For further information see the Superintendent of City School,. M. G. NICHOLSON, Aug. 19-20-21. Athenian, was killed by. a Gaines ville Midland train pear''Athens. Mr. John T. Pittard ill in ai Atlanta hospital. Six hundred dollar, was raised Star dardO i l Company ret - >. , „ ~ M Ml* iiusiuivu UUIIMII MBS laiccu Chairman of Sappifes Committee, to advertise Athens and Clarke county at the International Land