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THE BANNER-HERALD, ATnBNg,.GEORGIA ■
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ATHENS, GA.
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' PAVED HIGHWAY TO ATLANTA
A project which is creating much interest and one
which would mean much for the comfort and con
venience of the public is that of paving tho highway
from Athens to Atlanta via Winder and Lawrence-
ville. It is understood that an agreement has been
reached between the officials of Gwinnett county and
the'highway department for the paving of the" high
way between those points and now the matter of
paving from Lawrenceville to Winder and Winder to
Athens is next in order.
There Is no doubt about tho movement receiving
the hearty support of the people here and through
their efforts it is believed that the highway depart
ment of the state could be interested in the project
sufficient to bring about a successful culmination of
the proposed paved road.
• The road from here to Atlanta Is only fair, at best
but after rains, the road between Lawrenceville and
Atlanta becomes very heavy and almost impassable,
so it is spjd, by those who have occasion to travel
them . A toncrete road would be economy for the
counties and the state and it is to be hoped that a
mooting can be arranged of those interested and the
project put in motion for an early commencement of
work and its completion.
With such a highway between here and 'Atlanta,
the time to make tho trip would be reduced to about
one half that required now. Besides, the saving of
wear and tear, gasoline and oils. ‘It is an important
undertaking and one in which everyone of tho various
counties interested should lend their aid.
A meeting of the officials has been prbposed for
the purpose of formulating plans and arriving at
some definite conclusion for thq building of the high
way. It is to be hoped that there will be no time
lost in planning this important highway and that the
matter may be agreed upon and definite action taken
by those In authority to bring about the much reed
ed improvement. \
nv« WHY CRITICISE THE WOMAN
The recent marriage of a woman, said to bo thp
age of 49 to a boy alledged to be 16 years old, has
brought on considerable unkind comment and court
action on the part if the parents of tho boy in nn at*
tempt to have the marriage anullcd. Wo do not see
anything in the case which should call for court action
or grounds for separation. Undef the nineteenth
amendment women are given every right and privi
lege granted the men, and the lady who has passed
the age of forty or even fifty, if she so desires to tuke
unto herself a husband of tender age thorp should
be no more objection to it than there would bo for
a man who has passed that age to take unto him*ei’
a girl of sixteon as a wife. The matter is aa broad
as it la long and the women should have the same
privilege in marriage as that which is enjoyed by
the men.
Tho case reminds us of what Karen Michaelis
terms as tho "dangerous ago." If there is anything
to this period of life, then why not be ns generous
to the women as to the men? The man who is sixty
and marries a girl of sixteen is just os much out of
line as the woman who is forty-nine and marries the
boy of sixteen. Since we have given the women the
right of the ballot, jury duty and in fact all tho
rights under the law enjoyed by the men, let us
go farther and be fair and withhold our criticism
when they commit acts which are entirely within
their rights and prerogatives as much so as that of
the men. Instead of criticising the woman of forty-
nine who married the boy of sixteen, let us accept it
as her right and privilege and accord to her the
right which is contained in the nineteenth amendment
VIOLATION OF FOOD LAWS
Notwithstanding the drastic laws controlling and
regulating the sale of pure foods there arc many
violations reported and during the year the Depart
ment of Agriculture reported, through the Bureau of
Chemistry, which is charged with the enforcement of
the food and drugs act, a total of 1,460 prosecutions
for the present year. The report shows that a ma
jority nf there violations are in oil products and but
ter. These articles are adulterated with cocoanut
oil and other foreign fata and reshipped to other
states. Much butter is shipped from Georgia to
eastern points and in turn the butter is reworked
and the amount of butter-fat greatly reduced. Such
practices have been carried on for yean by expert
dealers' and shippers thereby making an enormous
profit on their food products.
The government has become quite active, in this
department and many of these unscrupulous dealers
have been arrested and some of them barred from
the conduct of business. An act of congress estab
lishes a standard of 80 per cent as the minimum of
butter-fat and any product failing short of this re
quirement is seized and the dealer required to show
cause for his violation of the pure food law. A se
vere fine or sentence should be imposed upon all such
violators of the food law, sufficient to impress the
criminals of the importance of observing the require
ments aa laid down by the government
supplier, the enormous , rise ot
prices III Germany, nhd the eve.-’
widening use or the gold unit fat
the eatesbllshment of prices. How*,
ever, prices are sow lower thaa
i in Germany. The commission hot
adopted measures to .deal with the
agitation tendency In i labor circles
Compilation of results of a con
lus taken last'year shows that the
total Bear population la 712,105.
The surface bf the territory Is 111,
010 spuaro kilometers. .
The commiasloners express bn
lief that they will be able to cope
With the problem of the cbat'ot*lhr>;
Ing and eventualy succeed In bal
ancing the budget.
ill PROBE TO
BE STARTED SOON
Senator Shipstead Wants
to Know Why Chippe-
was -Get Bad Treatment.
Berton Braley's
Daily Poems
BABY-TALK
Tho language that a baby epeaks,
Before It Icarus the words,
is just as unlvoraai
As tho chirping ot the binds.
Ltd bo the bauy yellow, black,
Or red or brown or white,
it speaks the salfsime language
Of each other tiny mlto.
rile language that a baby speaks,
Is made ot gurgles, coos,
And tunny lltUe bubbling sounds
That nil tho babies use; .
And ’mid tho Babel of tho world
Klwt (tinny baby tongue
Is music lovolloet ot til
That's ever ployed or sung.
Tho language that a baby speaks.
When It Is Tory small,
Is language no Interpreter
Could over get tt all;
Vet 'round about the seven seoa
Ami In a thousand lands,
Tho language that a bsbv speaks
Each mother understands!
Mortality From
Child Birth Is
Growing Less
WASHINGTON. — Lart yaar's
death rate ot mothers from ch'ld
blrtl< of puerperal .causes, was
•ower than of any year alnce 1116.
"he ratio of deaths from child
birth U> the number ot women
>car,cg children In till was 1
60.
In tho birth reglslrat'sn area o'
the census bureau, comprising 36
rates, and Ihn District of colam
rla. the death rate last year was
* * per l.ooii live Idrths, compared
srlth C.* dr 1621, 6.0 la 1660. 7.4 in
1616. 6.1 In 1616. 6.6 In HIT. A! in
616 and 6.1 In 015. The datively
high rite* for tie Tor ns 620. 1610
ind 1010 were doubtless due, for
he most psrt. at loo St ,iho corns
bureau said, to the epidemic of in-
lunnia wb'ch prevailed in tSore
vcai;* and took a heavy toil of
nms pec tiro mothers.
In ihn thirty states. South Caro
lina hail tho hlgheat rate with 10.7
per 1.000 live blrlm and Minnesota
tho lowest with 4.6.
Megro Killed
DID IT EVER OCCUR TO YOU?
A Little of Everything And Not Much ot Anything.
By HUGH ItOWE.
The Atlanta Symphony Or
chestra coneludad its last en
tertainment ot the flret eerlee
last Sunday. The association
haa proved a wonderful success
and fuidlhed for tho people of
that city a most wonderful enter
tainment of the Mgheet.. character
of muilc. Tho soccers of this ns-
eodatloa brings to mind that n
similar organisation for Athens
would mean much for the commu
nity in many ways. First it would
encourage appreciation of roal
music over that which la trash,
Jars, rag time and the like. Bvd'iics
It would open a place for tho peo
ple to visit Sunday afternoons and
he properly entertained and in
structed. Such an enterprise spon
sored by a local organisation could
secure ample talont in Athena far
the organisation of a ijrmtf-ony
-i..K which would be tha'eausl to
any In the Country. While It would
require some time to complete a
musical organisation for this pur
pose, It it worth tho work and time
given to it which would prove n
great asset to tho community.
Many of our frlanda remem-
bared us Christmas In many
ways, showing their true and
loyal friendship for which we
are gretcM am! will ever ho. One
remembemnee. however, fioni orr
good friend, Mr. Joseph M. Hodg
son la so original. In verse, and so
much appreciated by ne, wo are
taking tho'liberty with the kind
Indulgence of the made a of Ihle
column and asking pardon tor tho
personal reference, wo ore repro
ducing it:
“I have « good friend whose name
is Hugh,
He novar la biry. a« ho has no!iV
Ing to do.
His frlendn are many, his enemies
arc few
He wa n newspaper and rlalms
all Hems to lie new
Wo read what he Hays, end think
Its all tine
That's what I «ald. and I'm no-
going to ruo
Even If It allra up tho public acd
pula lhlnr« In a "low.
Aa to your inquiry. "Did It Ever
Occur Tn YooT" '
Yes. lie time to pens arouid tho
"Moditain Dew.”
Boiler, of this city, to the
newly created office of State
Auditor, by Governor Walker
will meet with general approval
from tho iiooplc of Georgia.
Dc-.'er la one of tho beat known
men In the state, having been
Pfnmlnently Identified with secret
order work of many organisations.
He was grand master of the Grand
Ledge of Oiid Fellows’some years
ftgo and for tho past two campaigns
of Governor Walker he was the
directing Head'. He fa a business
man and banker and ibis wealth o
knowledge end,experience,In, ootn
nUrclal circles .fit him admirably
for tho duties of tho new and Im
pnrtant offlto;
1 A Scottish footballer waa as
bald aa a billiard ball,
'managed to keep hla baldness
-Concealed by means of a cap
add wig.
Tn ono match, bowovef, s» one
of hla -opponents took a red-hot
shot at goal, "Wlggy” got hla head
I ntho way, of tho ball, and the
wig and cap wore knocked off.
When ir e flret player aaw the
result of hla shot he aeemed thun
dnrstruck for a moment, and then
eaclalmed
Guild heavens! I've scalped the
moo!"
I _ I _ — I, « - _ I'm tend'ng my love, appreciation
It. JaCKSOn and bent wishes
JEFFERSON. Ga.—Geont* l*y.
entered, was shot at a Cnristnus
party On the Whitehead place, near
:«lar Grove In .Jackson county,
Tut-aday night.
c-vr-n nirtoi bullet, pierced his
body, and whan officers arrived on
the scene he was dead. A negro
boy by the name of Rucker har
been lodged ln jal ss a-result of
the Shooting. It Is boliever! that
several' fired the, fatal shots. A
general “hot supper" roucoua
brought oh the hilling, it Is stated.
BANDITS GET 030,000
(By Associated Prase)
TUI-SA.—Two unmasked bandits
held np the Goldberg land Com-
--n- here Wednesday and forced
William Goldberg and R. D. Han-
awl, the only persona in tho of
fice at the time to open the vault
and give them the key to Uie in
side money draw, from which they
obtained $20000 In cash and diam
onds and esqaped.
May you nlwnys have rriends and
Inverl ones which is better
than rldhes."
For the first time In many
moons. Abit Nix was absent
from tha Rotary meeting Wed
nesday. When Ablt la away the
meetings dt> nol seem tho same.
ATHENS TWELVE YEARS AGO
Thursday, December 28, 1611
cotton; 0 1-8 to 9 1-4 cents.
Weather; Cool and clear.
Han. 8. G. ilclandon. former
abroad commissioner, addiw-sod
tho public on "Cotton” at the Co.
hnial theatre.
Dr. A. M. Route attended a meet,
Ing of the Society for Ihn Advance
ment of Education in Atlanta,
Mrs. J. M. Butler, of Wbtklnr-
vllle. died.
Misses Ida and Aonl-r B. Dojrsey
entertained nt a Christmas party.
Socialist announced full ticket
'of governor snd state Louse of-
Ichils, election t? ho held on 10th
if Januaiy.
Woodrow Wilson reached h'r
Ifty-flfth anniversary today.
Conditions Improve
In Saar Valley But
Still Cause Anxiety
(By Associated Press.)
GENEVA — Satisfactory from
HWftio points' of view, |he economic
and > octal situation of tho Boor
Valley territory raunc* anxiety
from others, according to a report
received by the League of Nation*
ftjuin the governing commltslon of
the district. The Soar Valley,
which extend* along the Frimco-
There t» no other member of the I Herman frontier, waa handed over
club who is "picked on" so much I)* the League for control during r
os lie (a and th*rc ** no mmeber. period of years after which'the In
the club who accents all the j habitants ty a plebiscite will -ds
misrepresentations * wlFt more | their .future political status.
Read
Banner-Herald
Want Ads.
grace and Rood nature. He. had
perfectly good excuse for being ah
«ent. however. Wednesday waa K
mother's birthday and all th«
children gathered at home to pay
tribute to the occasion and to ex*
nreaa their love and devotion fo»
the one who Is nearer and dearer
to them than all others. Jn our
scran book we find a tribute to
Mofber'* which we submit to
Ablt:
"The noblest thoughts my soul can
claim,
The holiest words my tongue can
frame,
Unworthy are to praise the name
More sacred than all other.
An Infant, when her'love first
man. T find It fust the rame;
Reverently f breathe her name,
The blessed name of mother.'*
The commission reports that the
territory i* gradually ' recovering
from the effects of the miners'
strike and that there ts a large In
crease In the gross yield from the
mines. However, the territory os
a whole.has not regained its pros*
perity, the situation being a*gn
voted by continual difficulties li
transport to the east* by the sear
rlty of certain raw material* and
by the rise In the cost of living
which began In August. Hines
June the French franc has been
the only legal currency In the dis
trict, replacing the German mark.
The effort of the governfng corn*
mission to prevent exploitation ol
the currency reform at find >De
serted. but tn August and Septe-n*
somewhat alarming Increase
(n* the cost of living set in, the
main ran fen the ratify of
credits, difficulties !u obtaining
-
tho spokesmen for tho Chip-
pewns during tho investigation
charge that the Indian* have beer
robbed by a system of dishonesty
that would put a gold brlok artist
to shame; that the government
owe* the Indians «*.OO0.OOO In fees
and is delaying payments; that
their solemn treaties are disregard
ed by Uncle Bom a* mere scrap!
of paper. *
.^THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1921,,, ^
“THE CHEAT” OEOE
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.—A con
gresiUonal battle over the American
Inlian will be started soon by Sen
ator Henrik Shipstead.
Tho farmer'labor senator, wh«
occupies one of the extreme "left
wing" *eat* In tho capltol has Jus -
finished a first hand Invostlgatlot
of the Chippewa Indians and hat
armed himself wJth a mass of in
formation with which he expect!
to "blow tho lid off of condition!
on .the, Chippewa reservtaton whe»
hi* finding* are aired. -
Chlsf Die Bear and his wife, who k ' pt ,ho enthralled. "Th»
a I !■ a. ... . P)innl” ilnnlrlflllltf (IMIMnlB TVklfl
Pretty Screen Star Plays
At Palace Theatre Thurs
day and Friday. . Excel-
.Jent,picture. .• ,
■By JOHN E. DREWERY
c T*ola' Whirl's new picture, "Tho
fcheaf is playing, at the Palace
theatre Thursday and- I*riday and
undoubtedly this Is one of the
be*t pictures seen In Alliens re
ef ^iy. ’ , ’ .V
The story deal* WIUva 'wftUthy
girl of Latin-American parentage
who elopes ? wl$h ’an ^mefjean in
Paris hero Carmellta, pliyed by
jMia*' N*grl, 1mA" excited the inter
est of Rao Singh, a crook nosing as
a nrndian prince and he follows
her to New York.
Meeting with financial reverses,
Jarmellta Is forced to go' to. him
for aid. When the tfihe comes for
the girl .to # meet tho tend* of !.•«•
barp.cli} she recolto and the
.'Prjnc^" brands her a* a Cheat, for
which Carmellta shoots h!m. Her
iirsb'Wifl, portrayed, by Jack Holt,
to protect her. assume* the binme.
Thl* Is a most realistic* *pl*ode
«nd, along with the court room
«cene In which Carmellta- tears the
1ress from her shoulder* nnd reveal-
'he brand Rao Singh had placed
! ipon her, thus reversing tho verdict
guilty against her husband.
toothache is another
RELIC OF STONE AGE
PARIS.—Tho hollow tooth |, a
recent affliction or relative]*
Jn tho opinion ot Plprro BouvcL
tho eminent French anUirupitr>,|!,t
Dental decay flret came In'durina
tho Etono agef when It was ono-
tenth as common a, nowTiMor-
rhea. however, says M. " Bbtvet
certainly afflicted the Moukfeilans’
and It waa Ju.t poe.ible decay " .'
Kan then, due to an abuse of faate.
othlc toothpicks.
STOP CROUP
Mothers want It. for I
clears away the choking .
stops the hoarse cough, gives rest-'
ful sleep- Safe and reliable.
CHAMBERLAIN'S
COUGH REMEDY
No Narcotics •»
60-<5PHON£-66
Taxi Service (
Day and Night
Cheat" decidedly presents Pola
&W) at her bert.
Beside* Jack Holt and Charles
de Roche, those rendering effective
support are Dorothy Camming,
Robert Bchable, Charles Stevenson, -
Helen Dunbar, Richard. Wayne,
Guy Oliver and Edward Kimball.'
Hector Turnbull Is author of th©|
story which Oulda Bwgero adapt
ed. I
Yellow CabCo.
PHONE 66
Off/cs
GEORGIAN MOTEL
In addition Chlaf DIr Bear as-!
serta, the Chtppewaa are ravaged I
by tuberculosis and trachoma. The >
squaws, dressed in ths thinnest;
calico, fish through tho Ice while
tho boys, armed with bows and nr-
rows, are trying to shoot crows and
hawks for food.
For the whit, man. he saya. hnr
drained the marabes and driven
the big gams away.
“Game all gone north.-' Chief Big
Dear told Father Aloyslua at a mla-
aion here, where he and hla squaw
had come to beg food. "Nothing
left except rabbit. Big Bear too
old to outrun rabbit too poor to-
^w-' r '- m ; rv, .i unl «*.White.!
man 1 pay money he promised.'*
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By Her in Nearly Ev
erything.
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WASHINGTON. - Yf», Mangu.
Johnson ha, a boss!
All through his strenuous cam-
uaign days. Afitinerata’s now dirt
farmer senator, denied the boeeee
held any away over him.
llut now he admits there Is nnr
pereon In all the world from whom
be bo, to tao orders. And that Is
"Js wife.
'But eho's tho oqly boss Pvo had
Tnco 1 quit glass blowing” says
Mangus apologetically. "And she la
tho beat ban any cUow ever hid.'
Mrs. Johnson, now . comortably
settled la her new homo In Toco,
ms Pyk. admits tho doesn't km»
upon tier stay l n Washington Mtk
the ssno anticipation moat woken
would.
You know,” she declares, "|
wouldn't consent to come Tern ni
all • unUl Mangus promised h-
would get mo « cow nnd som»
-hickons odd not lotirt on ran go-
Ing to receptions nnd the other
parties senator’s wive, usually are
eager to attend.”
Mm. Johnson, though, ts a done
•tuden to political affaire. There
never fe ■ question that will af-
feet Iho mother, of the country, or
the women voter* ea a whole, unon
w-hldh, she laq't versed.
* And Mangus always talks these
thing, over .wit bher before he,
mokes up his mind' Just how he!
will stand on IL
COLONIAL THEATRE, Wednesday, January 2nd
Coming here direct and'intact from a record-breaking
York, Philadelphia and Chicago—“The Thrilling Event
son’’—With James Hughes, Ruby Blackburn, William Hanley,
Gwenllyn Burroughs and a cast PRE-EMINENT. DougW Garden
in The Richmond Times-Dlspatch says; Tho last warning is to go
to see this well-written, well-played melodrama of by and for tho
iOLID SEASON AT THE KLAW THEATRE NEW YORU
It la precisely what the general public will understand anti-appre
ciate. Fascinating, romantic—a most engrossing thriller, it is an
Irrepressible thriller,”—Alan Dale, N. Y. American. f'
PRICES: 50c. 75c, $1.00, $1A0, $2.00—Plus War Tax.
Scat Sole Monday Jowen- Cigar Store.
1 Athens Visitors
Among thoio vliUIng I* Athens
Wednesday and Wednesday nlffu
were. 8. It Gesnor, Atlanta; M.
K Waggoner. Atlanta.
It M. Wilson. Anderson. S. C.I
Lavlna Keys, Greenville; o. o.
Logan; Henry 'St. Johnson, Au
gusta, Go.; C. E. Merrick, Aahe-i
rille, N. C. |
G. D. Randall, Atlanta; Joe W.
Harley, Atlanta; P. H. Newton. At-
Mata; Mr. and Mss. L S. Nichole.
New Orleans; N. M. Kendrick.
Cheyrille, N, C.
W, R. IVhaUey, Atlanta; H. E.
Willingham, Atlanta; N. K. Dim-
kin, Macon; Lottie Duncan, Homn:
M. P. W. Krentz, Boston; R a.
Koglc, Winston Salem. N. C.
Mr. and Mrs. ft. E. Msy, Port
land. Maine; F. E. Robioson, At-1
lanta.
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