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mm THE BANNER-HERALD.ATHENS.GEORGIA, - ,,,, ' ;> . - ■ - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER iJjagS. THE BANNER-HERALD ATHENS, CA. ruMiuhcd Every Evening'During the Week Except Saturday and Sunday und on Sunday Morning by The Athena Publiihing Company, \thcn?, Ga.. [SARI, B. BRASWELL Publisher and General Manager S. J. ROWE HARLES E. MARTIN Editor Managing Editor Entered at the Athens Postoffice as Second Class Mail Matter under K, III ■ the Act of Congress March 8, 187il. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS * Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the Jlso for repub- !f' icalion 6f all news dispatches credited to it or not otnrwuiu tlviitCu [Sal tbi» °»rer, aid also the local news published therein. All rights Er»anub‘lica5on of special dispatches arc also reserved. Tv Address all Business Communications direct to the Athens Pjijjjjj*' 1 ng Company, not to individuals. News articles intended for publica —i should be addressed to The Banner-Herald. Thoughts For The Day ■ The world passeth away, and the lu»t there- of; but he that doeth the will of God abideth forever.—1 John 2:17. - ' Let a'man be never so ungrateful or inhuman, he shall never destroy the satisfaction of my having done a good office.—Seneca. ATHENS AND THE HEALTH CLINIC ■i Athejs and Clarke county have been signally hon- ■ ored by. the announcement made by the American Child Health Association that this city nas bfcen se lected ah the site for the location of the fivtf year clinic in the southeast. . , , . .. i. That Athens has been so designated is a compli ment to.the community, to our civic and county pride and to the schools and governments of .both the city and county. Those men and women who worked un failingly for the clinic are to be congratulated for their rueccss. Leading in this work were Dr. J. D. Applewhite, county health officer, and Dr: W. L. .Moss of the Athens Rotary club. These men did the actual work and were hacked up by the various civic and government bodies. The Retails of the clinic have already been some what explained and wc need not go into them here. Athens,;njtd this section of the country, will be great ly benefitted in the way of improving health and Jiving conditions in a manner beyond comprehension during the five years the clinic will be in operation. It is financed entirely by the Association and will be under the supervision of expert managers. Athens gained this ‘recognition in the face ox the strongest sort of competition from nearly half a hun dred cities in the southeastern states which shows that this city offered all that was desired In co ration and faith in tha work to bqundertaken. : WHAT WE OWE TO OUR CITY Every citizen owes something to his community. ' It is tho duty of all citizens to do something to help his home town to grow and prosper.' Every dollar spent with local'merchants helps that much to keep the channels of commerce running smoothly. It is not what .you think of other towns and cities, but it is what you think of your home town and city and ’ what you can do to help improve it, commercially, civicly and morally. . Small industries should be encouraged; the larger ones will come and be able to steer the ship of pros perity. There are many small, industries which could bo secured for Athens which would make money for the investor and give work to tho unem ployed and create weekly payrolls which' would in crease trade in every line of business. Why does not the'Chamber of Commerce undertake a program of this kind and devote its energies and influence towards*the establishment of a cheese fac tory ; a broom factory pnd many other small indus tries which might be mentioned. Any or all of these industries would add much to the income of the city and increase its Importance as a commercial point. A plant for the housing, classifying and grading food-products for shipment would prove a paying investment. The time has come when wo must pro vide such n place, if we are to aid the truck grower and farmer to dispose of his produce. A place to as semble vegetables of oil kinds, foodstuff, poultry, eggs and even hogs would opon a new industry which would grow into one of the most important enter- in the city. se things are worth thinking of by those in au thority in the Chamber of Commerce and some defi nite action should be taken whereby these enterprises maybe made a permanent organization and backed by. the; business men of tho community. LIFE IS CHEAP IN AMERICA Murder in America is ono crime which has less punishment frequently attached to it in proportion to seriousness, than any other crime in tho category ofjaw violations. Strange as it may seem, the Unit ed States first of all countries in murder and fewer cases are convicted. In England there are compara tively few murders. Those who commit murder in that country krtow that it means their death by prompt execution. Take the City of London with an approximate population of 7,000.000; in 1921 only 21 murders were reported and in 1922 26 murders wore reported. Out of the 26 murders in 1922, thir teen were convicted and sentenced to death and fhe remaining thirteen murderers committed suicide. Of tho^l in 1921, sixteen were convicted and sentenced to death and three found to be insane. In the City of New York with a population of less an six million 237 murders were committed in 1921 ad according to the New York Times, only 34 were nvictcd. , From these figures it is natural to draw the con- ion that life is cheap in that city. If a man feels he can commit murder and "get by" with it, he is uraged in committing crime. The laxity of the Is and the failure of the officers to run down prosecute murderers is responsible in a great sure for this alarming condition existing in our country.- There is no question but that the certainty of pun ishment. will do more to decrease murder than any other agency. This hap been proved by the records in London. If it was certain death punishment in the &i7nited States for committing murder, there would He less murder and a great reduction in all crimes. If our laws were strictly enforced and guilty parties forced to pay the penalty of murder with their lives and to serve sentences in prison and chain gangs for other offenses. It is a serious condition and one which [ should he abated by the courts of the land, Thomas was engaged In the mer chandise business at Lula, Automobiles of Dr. *W. M ^laughter and Dr. A. C. Holiday crashed together. Mrs. Slaughter had an arm broken and Miss Holi day rendered unconscious by the shock. HENRY H. WE?T. Athens Attor ney, who will make the race for •olieitor of tho Western circuit In 1924. be li?ooPEE2.. Berton Braley's Daily Poems DID IT EVER OCCUR TO YOU? ** A Little of Everything And Not Much of Anything. By HUGH ROWE. MARVELS Ulysses roamed about tho world And saw, he said, a lot of It; But al ltho talo that ho unfurled Concerned a tiny spot of it. Athrnc has bean asked for a contribution of $500 for the re- . lief of .the strickon people of Japan. It is a dessrvirig char- j Today when travel’s what wo seek I j ty onc j one Wl „ receive f Wc tako a car and ride about , prompt response from our people ( pel me this manner; It Is insolent.” » Judge: “You had better answet the question.” Lawyer: “Yes sir, stato it.” Witness: “Well, sir. if you com- do It, t I will. About And cover more ground In a week j without the least warning these, twonty years ago you studied is Than all Ulysses Hod about. j people were made homeless and all, judge Brown’s office, did you not?” of their earthly possessions swept Lawyer: "Yes.’ from them. It Is humane; 'It right and proper to give. If y •hive not contributed—tjo so. Ulysses told convincingly Of monsters, gods, and goddesses, Yet wonders that wo dally see Would fill a dozen Oddysses. tie slmple-mlndoiV Grecian folk. With never thought of censuring, Believed each word Ulysses spoke About his long adventuring. Yet had ho told of raider Which undulates through-s pa oe to us, Or steam, or aeroplanes—jvhlch grow So .quickly commonplace to us, The Greeks would probably have said We can’t believe then* airy tales! Tho old man’s crazy In the head, Or olso he’s telling fairy tales!” In brief—a strangerwould we view And travel far and wlde-abopt, Than that which old Ulysses knew. Or claimed he knew, and lied about! Says Mercer Has Largest Library Witriessos In court trials are often embarrassed by the many rotimingly unnecessary ques tions propounded by attorneys.' •While many of the questions may or may not have direct bearing on .the care at trial, yet It la a nuston of lawyers to employ such methodr In* order to bring out all the cir cumstances connected with th< case. Here Is an Incident told of Inwyer who was unusually , pe slstent In applying questions to witness: It was an Important issue In the court house, and Ip ordeV to save •his cause from defeat It was nec essary fhot Lawyer Wilson should contest the U-nilniuny of an aged witness. The following dialogue ensued: Lawyer: “How old are you?" Witness: "Seventy-two years.” Lawyer: ^ "Your memory b 1 course. Is not so brilliant and vivid at« It was twenty yeftr* ago, is It?* Witness: "I do not know' but what It la.” Pvnnnt Flnriflfl Law l* r: "State «omy circum- HiXCCpt r lonaa , tancfI! wh !ch occurred, say .twen ty years ago, and we shall be nblc how well you cun rctuem- MACON, Ca.—With the oxcep- tlon of that of tho Unlvoraltr of Florida, the Morcor nlvoralty law Mbrary la oatd to coutaltt the big- |- :cit aaaort[treat of active, volume, I la tho aoutheaat, according 'to a j irvey mat by pr. John Iloword Moore, of tho nlvoralty of Chicago, omf Dr. Ruliu C. Harris, recently >f Yale. It was recently decided to •pen tho Mercer law library for Vn, write, that ilnca taking Bene- ho use of the entire Qeorgla Bar dicta she la now in better,health XssodatloB, ... . - . MRS. HINCKLEY was completely run-down and my nerves wars a wreck. I could not sweep a room without resting: I could not do my work except a lit tle at a time, and tbe doctor’s meS. ; cine did not help - me.Onedsyeomo one threw your lit- tie book on to my, porch,*and in it 1 i read several testi monials of women who had been like myself. I went right out sad got me a bottle of Lydia £ Piakbam’aVege-. table Compound, end before I bed taken the whole of that bottle I knew | it waehelping me. Itooksixbotties,, and then In about three months I took, two more. Now I am in perfect: health. I do til of my own work end: could do more. I can truly say that I know Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound gave me my health. Mrs, txi. HtNCXLET, SW Union Avc.. Memphis, Tenn. Lydia E. rinkham's Private Text- Book upon "Ailments Peculiar to Vomer!' wIB be Mat you free won request Write to The Lydia E. Pink- ham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass. This book contains valuable information. Witness: “Well, sir, I remembei your father coming Into my office nnd saying to me, ‘Mr. Jones, my son 1h to be examined tomorrow and I wish you would lend me twenty-five dolars to buy him ’ tj new suit of clothes.’ I remembe* also, from that day to this he haj not paid me that money. That sir, I remember just as plainly as thpusb'lt was only yesterday,” . ‘The advance in th# price of cotton during the past few day* Is « forerunner of better timet ^ and an indication that fleecy staple will reach a price which will afford a gdod profit to the farmer. Cotton cannot b< raised, under boll weevil condl tlnns, for less than thirty cents the pound and It is believed that the market will reach that price before the cotton season Is well under way. There le much discussion go ing the rounds of the pros* in tho stato advocating a change in tho law providing for bien nial session*! of the legislature. II .might hare been well if Governor Walker had Incorporated thl» mturiurt* In his cull for the extra ordinary sessidn In November. II governor^ are to be elected every two years, certainly every two years is often enough for tho leg- islatu.vo to meet Biennial session* Waul.' not only save the stato sev eral hundred thousand dollars, 'but it would save the state from much legislation which Is never enforced and, it Is better that it is not. If some'legislature would -repeal In stead'-.of pass new laws, the stajf and. thb. people wpuld be better off A prominent business man! was inspecting the remodelibq' of tho budding on Clayton street * to b# occupied by Woblworth, said to me: ‘‘Thut nian W. J Miller, the contractor, is a live wire. When, ho contracts to do a thing he believes In doing it nnd /_J j 1 getting through with It and ther I agreed live wire and ho Is ‘ ‘ substantia!' and absolutely tit ndnbJe npd those are the reason* why he has met with wonderful Hueess in his line of buslnes In thi* city. bcr.'* PAINS IN SIDB DISAPPEARED Min Kate Witcher of CoIIanda, and can do her own housework and washing, and that her former suf ferings—pains in her side—have disappeared. She adds that , she is l recommending Benedicts to her NERVOUS WBECKiayasgr- Telit How She Wot Restored to a QTlQClICtCl i Perfeet Health by Wh E.Pink< HEALTH BUILD ER ham s Vegetable Compound T for women - no SEMITE IIH4 FOR SOL GENERAL To Offer For Office Now Held By W. O. Doan of Monroe; Runs in Clarke, Walton and Oconee. Henry H. West, a member of the Athens bar and son of Judge H. 8. West, will very probably be a candidate for tho office of solicit or general of the Western circuit in the primary In 1924, succeeding W. O. Dean, of Monroe, the present incumbent. Tho clrc.llt has been divided and Is now composed of the counties of Walton, Oconee and Clarke. No formal announcement has been made by Mr. West, duo to the long time between now and the prlmnry, but It is generally known that he Is seriously consid ering making the race nad is pledging th esupport of the oter? of the throe counties. Mr. West has been a practicing attorney here for eight! years, is an academic and law graduate of the University of Georgia, serve* In the World War, Is commander of the Allen R. Fleming post of the American Legion and largely Interested and active in civic and county affairs, being a member of tho local Red Cross board and of the governing body of the Boy Scouts and other similar organi zations, besides Imlng one of the most prominent young members of the Athens *Bar. His Is really the first hat to be ast In tho political ring for next year and between now and the date of the primary ho expects to covor tho threfe counties thorough ly and makc;a complete canvass Before the voters. Dr. Whiting Will Go to.Brazil • . a Dr. J. A. Whiting, who has 1 been U. 8. pcpUty Marshal here for the nasi two years, lort Friday for New York from there ho will sail with his family on September 15th, for Brazil. ,, , His objottfvo Is BuonOs Aires where ho is going upon tho solici tation'of an uncle, ono of • the wealthiest men In all South. Amor: lea. Dr. Whiting came here as i government official following tho induction Into service of the flnrd- (ng administration and had' been active as a leader In *ho service until his resignation came in a few weeks ago. - 1 He will mak(^ bis future homo in South America.' About twenty-five applications _ for his position ins said to be In mighty good citizen, tho ba^ds of U. S. Marshal Akr r- man, who will name his Luccossor Q^fpk §auce That guy down at Tifton whose diversion .is ana*c hunting and claims to have . a coupla’ dozen rattlers during the past two weeks is the possessor of a good ''rattling” Job and brain that we'r not hankerin’ after. Did someone venture the re mark that the wild waves were saying-*—speaking of bathing . beauties—that that golden mer maid and those five thousand golden smackers were Worth- undressing, as It were, for? “STICKY,” EH. ' LETTERS FROmT THE PEOPLE 1 Of course you've noticed those dodads the members of the fair sex are carrying around with them those days. - Kinder accompani ments to tho vanity cases and the like. What are they for? Ah. a ilk us something easy. From wh-it to bo observed here they’re car ried us re-lnforcoments for those protruding hat pins, - to he used when these eye scratchers miss fhelr points of contact. A BORN FISHERMAN Dedicated by the Athens* Rotary Clilb to John J. Wilkins, direct Descendant of Uaak Walton Too tired to work, Tco tired to walk, Too tired to read, Too tired to talk. Too tired to eat, Too tirod to drink, Too tired to write Too tired to think. Too tired to ride, \ Too tinc^l to row; > Too tired tb stay, Too tired to go. Too tired to want. Too tired to wish, But never, nevor too Tired to sit and fish! NO, HE WONT ASK HIM HOW MANY SERVICE STRIPES HE WON BACK IN *18. Intentions jount onlyr, ; ,u)hentht man. behind thorn is* ! carry them. icoeintended 1 ! k to become i frA credit to i* our profession^ andvuo naue'/ * done so* m ATHENS TWELVE YEAR8 AGO Saturday, September 9, 1911 Henry' Beattie. Jr., was convict ed of the murder of his wife in Richmond. Vn. Ben Epps made successful flighl in his aeroplnnc. Horace HL Martin * received painful injury from a fall receiver” while at work In carriage factory Miss Annie May Lampkin and Mrs. James Paul Walker,, of At lan(a, fcere married. Chattanooga defeated the At lanta baseball team by a score of 3 to 1. Hon Thomas E. Watson apoke at Jeffemon. Capt. J. H. Beusee was ap pointed by Governor Hoke Smith U be a cotone! on his staff. Prof. Fred J. Orr, head of mnnunl arts and drawing of the State Nor. 5 mat-School tendered hi* ***!*,w f Jasper King, of Arkansas, mad* a trip’ hack to Athena to pay n ‘debt he had contracted with Capf jjlf. N. Thomas of the police, force i here, twenty two years ago. At the time the debt was made Capt After watching tlte bathing beauties fade from the spot light of the board walk at At lantic City Mister Bryan Lump kin. the only newspaper attache in the history of Journalism who h«s ever been known to bo able to take n month’s vacation at such resorts as Atlantic City, Saratoga 6pMngs, Broadway and Coney Island, donned a fresh luundcnkl collar, a new fedora und b iday night beat It tor. Comp Dempsey up at that place that made potato chips famous, loading the bunch tof newspaper and ennjern birds whose business it Is to tell us what will happen—and won’t —In the ropot on the 14tb. It used to be long Then f twas cui short! - —well? Now they stick ’t down And it looks like h-H Wasn't it Too Bad All Those City Missee up at Atlantic City Couldn't Win Prizes? Think of These Losing. Miss Kohr from Lalmnon—must have been the very heart, of the clty’e beauty. Miss Ce Cone, from Trenton— another ono whose beauty must have been her "center” of attrac tion. Miss Lorettn Flame, from ProvI* dence—O Let-hcr flame! Miss Winonn Drew, from Port- Miss Billie Gates—she walked in from Richmond. Miss Lorraine Ruch, from Wasl\ ingtnn—muit’v? been a conglom} Mtlnn of pulcritude 'neverything. Miss Helen Noble. Norristown— ('t's see. there is some kind of a prize by that name, Isn’t there? EXPOSED Can Not Hunt Wood Ducks in the U. S. ATLANTA—Regardless of tho provisions of stato laws, wood ducks may^iGt bo hunted in Min nesota or in any other states at any season, according to {he bi ological survey, United States de partment of agriculture, which ad- r./nJsters the migratory-bird treaty act. • "This Is a federal law under which the hunting, killing, or pos sessing of wood ducks Is prohibit ed at all times throughout the United States and by treaty throughout Canada also,” the statement reads. "This garao laW, having been upheld In the United States Supreme court, mallet In operative the amendment to the game laws of Minnesota passed at the last session of the state legis lature, providing an open season wood ducks. Thus, hunters will not be allowed to exercise the privilege accorded them by thr state law, and persons found hunt ing,, trilling? or possessing wood j Around tha corner an auto whaalad duckant any time will be subject With headlights gleaming bright: to .prosecution in tbfe federn'IUpon the porch two lover* sat, courts.” ^ * - ANSWERS CRITICISM OF HIGHWAY DEPARTM^t Athens, Georgia, "’ ‘ , September d, /t923. To Tho Banner-Herald, > Athfens, Georgia. , : vf> a, u . In the Issue of your’i|>apetf';of the 5tU Inst., appeared an editorial criticising the maintenance 1 work cf the Stato Highway Departfeient and chiefly with, reference td the Bankhead Highway. I regret very much It has ’been seen fit to make some statements aj were made becauso ( think- it a little troublo was taken to be come acquainted with facts In the ca«*e the statements would' not have been so sweeping.** This is truo partlcukirly with reference to tho work jpKciarke county, but I shall haws «pthlng to say other than co-opoyatfdn be tween tho Highway Dqwflfttrient and Clarke county aulKbrUtvs in every phase of highway work could not be Improved upon andthe small amount of work dono by the county forces this year was in a true spirit of co-operation for a common causo, so, to speak. And has been greatly appreciated .by the Highway Department The Bankhead Highway- fefhe Athens Division exlenqs ifrom Drcrow county to the ' SavafiBah rive r , and for sometime -lhia v ril- vlsion nnd the Gainesville division have been working for Improve ment of tho sect ion between Ban- ielsvilllo nntf Royston that ls most difficult to maintain but t' snMl not go into details here as plan* are not mature enough yet. How ever, a*, dim Athens Chamber of Commerce, the ftiwanls-and;.Ro tary clubs each have highway com mit tees 1 shall bo v^ry- gfatT to giVe them all tho Information poa- s(ble, if they desire, and trffer my services in co-operation _ lit Any way It may be posslbl etti. help them further highway Improve ment. A cloarer understanding-^ .the nart of the writer of thtLfidlfarial in question of the o^eratlinrrc^the State .Motor Vehicle tag |aiw3Snn* which the Highway Departme; ^de rives its funds for manitemuiCEAnd a study of ideal condition* along the line of the Bankhead WHTo$ih r * highways as the HighwayjDfliwt- ment knows them wouUfconsIder- ably clear the understanding or misunderstanding of why the •roads are not always In tho condi tion desired. Kindly include the Stato High way Department In the deslro to see all roads always as near IOC per cent perfect as possible. Respeptfully, O. W. DARDEN. Division Engineer. Macon Lady, 80, Says Youth Had Big Time In Her Day As Now MACON.—Mrs. Helen C. Law rence, who was born hore in 1843 Upd’ has lived here all her life, re cently celebrated her 80th birth day. For seventy-seven years she lived at fcl4 Pine streetVSle re members Macon when lOg^ahins vero a common sight In what Is iow the principal downtown dis trict. She takes a kindly attitude toward tho present-day freu"' • of youth, but declare* theitppj and ^trls In her day enjoyed 4uat as good a time oven thoagHr^hey wr-re always chaperoned when to gether. FalliniTOff in Cotton Receipts ' In Twenty Years ALBANY.—A comparison ot fig ures covering cotton receipts here up to nnd Including the, first Sat*- ttrdny in September tvwmtfllir figures for tho same period twenty years ago show a decided falling off. in ISO” fhe *&i0on'H~t£ceipU were 3,079 bales. This j ceipts were 117 halos. j| trmher prtco in . 1003 cents, compared to middling this year. Thaj ferenco in receipts Is duo not ho much to th> vil nnd unseasonable to the present practice ofj ersific^tion. Albany Adds New: Industry to Her Enterprise List ALBANY, Ga.—Albany baa add- ed a now Industry to her growing list of enterprises. A flour mill, under construction for several months, has now' been placed In operation with machinery rt the moat modern design and Albany itlzens are iriready partaking of Allmny-made" flour. The mill has a capacity of 60 Obarrels a day. CHAVELL’8 NEPHEW LONDON.—A nephew of Nurse Edith. Cavell, killed In the late war. iRketl that when tie died he be buried In tho Atlantic ocean. He Is James Longsworth Walnwrlght, killed by a fall. His body, wrap ped in the Unon Jacket, was drop ped in the ocean off Cornwall. HUGGINS & f(N 346 Broad St ATHENS, BA. | Surprised—I Look what a fright! j — —- ■ ■ ... - 1 ' ; MANY PAULS FOR MANY CARS Aoto«, Tractor*, Troeta ACCESSORIES, SUPPLIES, TOOLS