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THB BANNER-HERALD, ATHENS. 8EOBOM. TUESDAY. DECEMBER ti't THE BANNER-HERALD A Tight Situation For the “Tight Little Isle” ATHENS, GA. Published Every Evening During the Week Except Saturday and Sunday end on Sunday Morning by The Athena Publishing Company, Athena, Ga. KARL a BRASWELL PnbUaker and General Manager B. J. ROWE Editor CARLES B. MARTIN Managing Editor Entered at tbo Athens Postofficc as Second Class Mail Matter nnaer | “ . * the Act ol Congress March 8,1878. SUBSCRIPTION RATES W ' (Effective Nov. 12, 1923) 1 By city carrier delivery. One Week, 13 cents; Two Weeks, 25 cents; pnanonth, 55 cents; Three Months. |1.65; Six Months, $3.25; One Ycaf;'26.50. Mail Subscription Rate, 26.00 per year. [" MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for repub- lication of all newa dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this .... .a-,- -.-a.- »f repi a paper, and nlao the local news published therein. All rights inbUcation of special dispatches are also reserved. Address all Business Commuications direct to the Athena Publishing Company, not to individuals. News articles intended for publication phould be addressed to The Banner-Hers Id. DIVERSIFICATION OF CROPS What diversification of crops will do is told by a North Carolina exchange in speaking of conditions , in that state. It says: , North Carolina’s cotton crop is worth $174,- I '960,000. I North Carolina’s tobacco crop is worth $74,- . , , 970,000. [ , North Carolina's corn crop is worth $59,- t .108,400. r The three staple crops will bring in to the |£. >,/afmers of the state, according to season-aver- ■' j age prices on the estimated production, issued ii • recently by the state department of agricul- * (ure, an aggregate of $309,638,400, or a sum % . that will keep the state well within its place four i ( from the top in the value of agricultural pro- j '.liijpia. i ! v Georgia has out stripped its sister state In many ways in diversification of crops. Georgia’s cotton and corn crop will exceed that of North Carolina and its tobacco crop will not fall short much of the tobacco crop produced in the Old R North State. Besides, many other crops we have in this fctate which are not grown in North Carolina. Our feweet potato crop has grown to be one of the best money crops in the state. Then our fruits, ap ples, - peaches and watermelons, pecans, Irish pota toes and our h«y crop which means over a million > dollars to the hay producers of the state. Our hog and cattle industry and dairying enterprises have, grown to bo agencies of large proportions and pro fitable returns. All in all Georgia has forged to the front in agricultural pursuits and the state is now harvesting year round crops which has brought the agricultural industry up to the standard of com mercial enterprises with few idle days throughout I the year. However, North Carolina is ahead of Georgia in road'building and education. For the year 1923, this state appropriated or issued bonds to the amount of $37,497,000 to be expended on Its high ways. The mountains of that state are being tra versed with good roads and the highways - are the best to be found in any state in the country. Their appropriations for higher education is far in excess of this state which has given to them colleges' and university the equal of any in the country, A TIMELY WARNING AGAINST ACCIDENTS rfiggi he Phiiedalphia Public Ledger in commenting on ‘.he action of the officials in St Louis in erecting a monument at the intersection of the streets in the most;congested section of that city has this to say: In the center of Twelfth streets, its broad, downtown, north-and-south throughfare St Louis has dedicated pathetic monument. The inscription reads: • IN MEMORY OF CHILD LIFE, SACRIFICED ■juncr ON THE ALTAR Of . HASTE AND RECKLESSNESS -It is a memorial to the thirty-two children killed by automobiles in that city in the year , 1 !M23. It stands where the tidea of traffic from thj west and east cross those moving north and segth. Every motorist in that Western city will pass it in the ordinary occasions of his travel. It will be a silent reminder to the already careful and conscientious, it may impresa the reckless fur a time, but it will make no impression upon thB smooth brain lobes of the congenital fool at tho steering wheel. He will always be far be- yohd reach or hope. Tly* erection of such a monument is a most beauti ful tribute to the children whose lives were give/ as u toll to pay the price of reckless drivers of automo biles. AH communities are inflicted with just such characters, many no doubt, thoughtless aa to the real danger they are subjecting the public to through rcckjess driving through congested thoroughfares. Every driver of an automobile should exercise the ut- miut care and dilligence in avoiding accidents and ospetially so where children are exposed to danger. If accidents continue as they have in the past, practi cally qvery city in the country . will have erected a warning monument of lives of children sacrificed “on e altar of haste and recklessness.’’ ■ I w SHOULD PENSION THE CJIIEF After service of over thirty years, Chief George t W. McDorman, of the Athens Fire Department, should be retired and put on a salary sufficent to support . himself and family. He has rendered faithful and efficient service throughout these years and now in his mature age and in the discharge of his duty he has met with a most serious accident which, no doubt, will maim him for life. We believe that the tax payers of tiiis city would gladly endorse the action of the mayor and concil of placing him on the retired list and appropriating a pension for him during his remaining days. He has given the best part of his life in service of the city—the best that was in him has been given at all times in the discharge of his duty and Tor the protection of both property and life. He is devpted to the service and well has he performed every obligation required of him as tire chief. The city can well afford to provide for him. It should be done and we believe that the mayor and council will authorize such appropriation to which he is just ly entitled. ■ ‘jp * - l)o your Christmas shopping now- A Harry K. Darla was — alerted Chancellor Commander of ot Pythias. fic-jtl t-en Poultry AnncUtion opened ai .n\.al exhibit In IfciPret*s hall. Walton Griffith, formerly Athene, was named captain of the Atlanta Athletic Club baaket ball team. O. E.. Otla wae elected noble grand of the Glenn Lodge of Odd bellows. W. W Hayes wae elected noble grand of the Williams Lodge of Odd Fellows Bob McWhorter and Peacock tied for the captaincy ot the 1912 football team. Work was commenced on the new club house ot the Country Club. Around Athens With Col. T. Larry Gantt un county "Bn* without Issuing s _____ Issuing bond or lncreulng tbs tax levy. The road Including badges, will coat 2764)00. Ot thla cum the Fed eral government -will 'pay halt tho coat and 1 tbo State forty per cent ASPIRIN of tho other half, adlabn’a chare _ 1 ' i will be only 221.000 and thla ahe gay “Baver”-Genuine* can pay by utilising her convlcta xjayci kjeilUHlei .Carroll showed us a tele gram from the secretary of the Chamber of Commerce of Spartan’ hur£» 8. C., In which Is was stated MUIIIC miiiouhu arvnuv. n® that a circular had been issued tn been confned for over s(x weeks In constructing the road. Dearing, Barnett, Goodman, Carlton ; Reported Better Friends of M. G. Dotring will be pleased to know that .ho la allow ing an improvement at hla home on Milledge avenue. Mr. Dearing haa been confined for several days now with lagrlppe and Monday wan not doing so nicely but Tueaday he was reported better. J. M. Goodman, local manager of the Vlrglnia-fCUrollna Chemical company. Is also Improving at his home on Milledge avenue. He has Berlon Braley's Daily Poems A MERCENARY LAY Philosophers explain to us, And moralists maintain to us, That money v is an evil and a curse; Yet, when you como to think of It You like to hear the clink of It Or feol it bulging fatly in your purso. For life Is much more fair withal, Despite what preachers say. If one Just hns the wherewithal To pay; True, poverty's no crime at all, Uul I won’t say that I'm at all Persuaded It's a virtue to be poor; Pounds, dollars or napoleons— Tho fsfHy-eamed almolcons Aro not exactly wicked', I urn sure. To have some cash to spare with all Makes things a lot more gay; It's good to havo the wherewithal To pay. MISERY, 6AS "Pape ■ DiapepHin” Maken Sour, Gassy Stomach Feel Fine. “Pnpe*» Diapepsin” is tho quick 3st» surest relief for indigestion, .touch, flatulence, heartburn, sour ness, fermentation or stomach dis tress caused by acidity. A few tablets gtvo almost immediate stomach relief. Corr.vL yuur stomach and digestion now for a few cents. Druggist • sell millions of packages.—-(Advertisement.) DID IT EVER OCCUR TO YOU? A Little of Everything And Not Much of Anything, •y HUGH ROWE. A party of gentlemen—« congenial crowd—were discuss* ing tho near approach of Christmas when th/e Yuletido season brings to us a different feeling than uny other Henson of the year—tho gift Henson and a time when wo nil feci 'Closer and nearer to each other and n forgiv ing spirit for any unpleasantness which might have occurred be tween any of us during tho year which is nenrlng n ciore, soon to tie gono forever mode. One of them suggested that Christmas no/K-a-days was not like the mer ry tubes we used to have wh*n eggnog parties were all the rngo and on Chrlntmns morning It was a continuous visit from the home of one friend to the other, the chief purpose being the annual* “nog" and enk® “set out.” The others _ '.*ces- Habl<* in every particul veriicntly situated and could provided with all tho necessities desired at a nominal cost. The cotton market Monday broke, split and shattered the hopeg of many of tho small nib- biers in the market' and caught them cood and strong, bait, hook ntifj line. Bo soon ns tho little fel lows are out of the way, th 0 mar ket will ndvnbco and hold strong for 1 some time to come, not - serious break nor was there ntfj good reason for It other thr FMecuatorr were trying o... thdfr lines and hauling In the min now*. -who were getting too close to deep water. Before tho eloa® of the week, the market will bo nor mal again and the big holders will lamented the passing ot the fond! J®.f■*««?««« out old day. and one the Party re- *d°ro£ may bo expected whenever cotton hoots beyond tho price desired by the speculators. The man who hns money to invest had better take four per cent for It than te risk It In cotton futures. marked on tho wonderful change in conditions now from those when pure spirits were the , only kind Available and now only poison whiskey la to be had. That con dition hr..- caused the e-ngnon par ties to cease and Ohrlxtmns morn ing A. P.. 1922 will be ns dry ur the memorable powder horn. Gsorge Collins, a merchant and enterprising ' citizen, lo cated on Lumpkin street, op posite the state agricultural college, has offered the use of a Joe Deadwylsr, formerly of this city, but now of Asheville, N. C„ was the orator of the Elks Memorial exercises held at tho Palace theatre Sunday ht- rathnr serlourMr ill Is also report- tractive speaker and a splendid lawyer. His tribute to the de- of locatlna n lourl.e romp . It la! ‘ n 7s7m!.*”»«‘L , '!w"wwd an Ideal location nnd worth the, worn with hi. consideration of the city authorities EfUSl “ ' W " h hl * iThat tho tourist travel I. north | much to thl. city nil nr err, nn j; — tho next move .hnuld be to pro- f ATHENS TWELVE YEARS AGO tous'sts raying that the highway via Hartwell and Athene was clos ed on account or building a brldg-t aver Beverdam crook, just beyond Iioyston, and Instructing them to taka tho route by way of Augusta. Mr. Carroll wired back that while a fine cement bridge was being built across the stream on the highway and docs not .Interfere ig'lh the travel over tho old mad. a deslcablo effort Is being mado to chango the tourist trarel from the route via Athene. Our Athens Merchants have bought largo stocks ot Christman goods and aro preparing aomo beautiful displays bi their windows. With fine crops and ilfgh priced cotton our city counts on a fine businesa tho coming holidays. We. hear much complaint about chickens dying from some un known disease. Mr. Robinson, of Oconee, who Is a successful farm er and poultry raiser,. had 169 WVto Leghorn hens ami they all died except two. CapL Barnett, oor popular and efficient dty engineer is sick In bed and hla many friends wish him a speedy recorery. Cant Bar nett In looking after the construe- I'on of our now public buildings saved Athena a large sum. II. Arnold, Jr., newly elected mayor ot Athens waa born and raised on a farm In tht Cherokee Corner section of Oglethorpe coun ty. Hie fahter. Hon. O. H. Arnold, was ono or the largest and most successful fanners of his day and organised at Lexington the first small county bank In Georgia. If not In tho south. Thla family haa always taken a prong non t pan In politics and at oae Urns three of Mayor-elect Arnold's brother* were members of the Georgia leg. Islature. He will glvo Athene i conservative and business-like ad ministration. leader tin the Ku Klux Klan denies the report that the Klan as an organisation, took any part In our recent city election but each member voted as Ms judgment dil uted. Our informant says the Klan has in Athena a membership of 720, and at a recent meeting held In the city they had preeent a cls'ef justice and several high state officers and members of the ju diciary. We simply giro this as an item of newa, as the writer Is not a klannman and knows nothing but expects to be oat again my shortly. captain J. W. Barnett's condi tion is better and he haa been granted a short leavo of absence by tho city to recuperate. He will go on n fishing trip, leaving Satur day. ternoon. Mr. Desdwyler la an at- rahter seriously ill la also report ed better. ’Varsity Feted By the Coaches Tho varsity football squad was feted by the coaches at a dinner at the OcorR'a hotel Monday night and then tho players were guests of the Palace theatre. Many evonts aro being plannod for tho squad during the next ten days. Costa's will ontorUIn tho en tire squad, vsrislty and freshmen, at a cafe party while tho annual banquet next Tuesday night hr the cttlxnns of the city Interested in athlel'cs will bo an enjoyable per. ty. Several now features are to be added this fait and the event will be looked forward to with a great deal of pleasure by all those who attend. Genuine “Beyer Tablets of As pirin” have been proved: safe by millions and prescribed by physi cians over twenty-three years for Colds and grippe misery. Handy boxes of twelve tablets cost only few cents at any drugstore. Each package contains proven directions for Colds and tells how to pre pare an Aspirin gargle Tar sore throat and tonsilltis. —(Advertisement.) Athens Visitors Among those visiting In Athena Monday and Monday night were, ,Oeorge H. Ryan, Lynchburg, Va.: Edward Campbell. Atlanta; J. E. Phillips, AtlanU. C. C. Clark, Booth Carolina; C. W. Adams. Cogington; P. O. Mann, Elberton. Ga.; G. O. Crawford, Kl- berton; J. W. Crawford, Chicago. C O. Collins, New York; H. W. Hill, Jr., R. O. Gilbert, Preenvlllo, Os.; J. K. Simon ton. Greenville: L H. Andrews, AtlanU; D. H. Bressels, Atlanta. 8 .A. Furr. AtlanU; H. Cohen. AtlanU; A. H. Waddell, AtlanU; Clifford Simon, New Orleans; W R. Murray, Nashville; A. H. Wad- dell, AtlanU. i)f. A. Andrews. Atlanta; Walker Bradford, AtlanU: H. C. Gould. AtlanU; J. F. Greer, Montlcolln, Ga.; Comer O. Moore, Danlels- vllle, Ga.; C. L. Bennett. Jackson ville, Fla. vide n suitable place for Cninp. Tho city hull lot la not de-1 slrnble for such purlin- .., v,,,t |t la the beet we have, at thla trse! epil It Is all right for n tcmieir. rs*i place, but what Is needed la'., per.' m .nent camp nnd that ; today, November 5, 1*11 Crttun !) 1 - - to 9 1-4 cents. Weather: Clear and warmer. Italllea for court house ' lends were held In every militia district to.* tb« bond election which Is to the by held tomorrow. Ointment A Tltne-lried HomeRnnrfy for Ail Skin Irritation^ Re- Mm LllUan Darfan of W X Millar St, AIp«oa.ilUhlsaa,MMi clear. Tan earwier letla, alal aatbatitnar baratt aihan salt .Mara' Tan aaa Wr Dr. Cluri that, meatatalldmc amraa. Tvbvaare attttWaa «>».sa«nlae,jaatfca» A gentleman who la In a posh tlon to know says that we need harp no fear of any bumper cot ton crop being planted In thie sec tion next year, for the eimple rea son there Is not labor enough to work li. He says tho cotton acre age will be considerably Increased, fat he thinks our farmer* w?ll not commit the lolly ot neglecting to ralio plenty of food stuff to run their places. Hut they are not planting aa much amall grain a* they should. Hon. Julian McCurry tells us tlio wife of Jesse Mercer, the founder of the Mercer University I* buried at old Anderson, a dead town that stow! at the confluence of the Tngato and Senses rivers, that form the Savannah. While navel- ing through South Carolina, Mr*. Mfreer was Uken sick and' died at Andersonville and was there buried. Mr. Mercer is buried at old Penflcld, In Greene county. On a of oor clUsens the other day closed out a fractional part ut a cotton deal ho had made and ~ .red about 22,960. He Is holding G. M. Elam, Li'ncolnton, Ga.; J. 1,-Mftv • 1 Inc— Im, \1T It Cooper, AtlsiiU; Marion Noweli, Augnta; L. A. TUrnipseed, Allan- U; H. A- Benton, Asheville, N. C. U A. WatU, Youngatown. Ohio; E. T. Tidwell, AtlanU; W. L. Gill iam. AtlanU;-c. T. Knight. Allan- U; J. L. Green, Selma, AM.; & C. Ray, AtlanU; Major J. C. McGee, R. G. Dennard, AtlanU. WARD OFF HEAVY COUGHS AND COLDS HEN. the cold fall winds rasko you shiver and sneeze, it’s a warning from your jlood and low viUlity. > Heed the warning!. Purify and inrich your blood and build up your ntrength with Gude’s Pepto-Man- gan. It will fortify you against colds and coughs; it will help you put on flesh. Don’t wait until a heavy cold geU it grip on you; be gin to Uke Gudo’s now. Your drug, gist has it, in liquid and Ubiet form. Free Trial Tablets SKSaBS! Gude’s Pepto-Mangaii Tonic and BloodEnricker YOU DO NOT HAVE TO MAKE IT IS MADE JUST DISSOLVE IT AND DRINK IT. A GREAT CONVENIENCE ' AND OH. SO GOODI • V PRIEST IS FREED BY BANDIT8 IN SHANTUNG I'KKING—Father Frederick, a prieflt held'In captivity by bandits in Shantung province since No vember 12, was rescued last Wed nezday, it is announced In on of. flclnl report from Provincial au thorities. If Yon Need a Medicine Have you ever stopped to reason why it is thst so many products that are extensively advertised, all at once drop out of sight end are soon forgotten? Tho reason fa plain—the article did not fulfill i it® Ptomfa** of the manufacturer, the rest for forty cents, and any* This applies more particularly to a h will got it before the Now Year, medicine. A medicinal preparation iM rinnarai ohc Difference between, ookinfbackward V) lookmgTortvard - | Don't WISH you had Put Aside a ojiccial Holiday Rmi^Look forward to Haying it waiting for you In the Bank. GEORGIA NATIONAL BANK of Athens, Ga. means over 236600 Skelton's new bakery buHdtug. on Ps'nce avenuo but week turned ont Its first bread. This will be one of the moot up to dato bakeries In Georgia. A gentleman from the lower part of Oglethorpe coenty tells us that this year they .11 neglected their terms to cat lumber, but will next year go back to the soil and start farming again. Some have nude enough from the eele of timber to pay debts and get another start farming. k The deposits |t n our banks are growing by leaps and bounds. Fanners are paying off their loans and all depositing their cotton money. Lust fall they were selling j their cotton aud carrying the I money borne. Now, jest as soon as 0 f‘Swam I tflAV mA IIm Mih tnm pnlfn. th.» A(JtIrO> ' I they get the cash for cotton they j carry It to a bank. This shows ,s I return of both confidence and bet- [ t'T times. «_ Jft. Jobn X. Holder rays sinui- - Preparation that haa real curative value almost sells Itself, as like an endless chain system the remedy is recommend- ed by these who have been benefit ed, to those who are in need of R. A prominent druggist says “Take for example Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, a preparation I have sold for many yean and never hesitate to recommend, for in al most every cue It thaws excellent results, u many of my customers testify. No Other kidney remedy haa to large a tale." According to sworn statements and verified testimony of thous and. who havo used tho prepara tion, the auceou of Dr. KUmer'a Swamp-Root fa duo to the fact, so many people claim, that it fulfills almost every wish in .overcoming kidney, liver and bladder ailments, corrects urinary troubles and mu- rtalixes the uric acid which causes rheumatism. You may receive a sample bottle 66“ THONE-% Taxi Service Day and Night Kilmer & Co. t Bing* hamtrn, N. Y.» and enclose ten cents; also mention this paper. Lars* «iie for sale at all drug stores. —(Advertisement.) YeliowCabCo. PHONE 66 Offic. GKORUIAN HOTEL 11 Rudd Banner-Herald Want Ads. r ~