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FRIDAY. DECEMBER 28, 1923. THE BANNER-II KHALI). ATHENS. GEORGIA THE CHRISTMAS 8EAL Ho, Little Seal, with your me fence of hope, “ FlUnf to a world as a UfO-MvtVf rope, ^ . Seelf-yon the pakce and seek you ' th<r*fcfcfcd—‘ Soft little pillow for sufferer's head, Ho, Little Seal, wittr your message of cheer, Building up courage and casting ofltfear, • Shed you God’s sunlight In castle and Pave— Bright .little beacon of lives that MaaVe. Ho, Little Seal, with your message to men. Lifting them back to life’s high* , rofa again. Keejjiypu ;the air of God’s heaven XLL theip —Walter Qreenough. MISS ELIZABETH SEWELL LOVELY BRIDE OF ■ HARRY HICKMAN CAMP A wedding of. interest was that of. Mira Elizabeth SewellT^bf Gqve Spring,-and.Harry Hickman Catqp. of Athens, formerly of. Rome opr curring Wednesday afternoon • at four thirty, o'clock at the home of the bride’g; parents, Mr. nnd Mrs. t. ft. SeWell. Those present in cluded only the immediate fami lies of the bride and groom. The bride's uncle, Rev. J. A. Sew ell, of Atlanta, performed the ceremony. The bride wore . her traveling costume of brown charmene with shoes anH'bat to match. Her wrap war also of brown. Mr. and Mrs. Camp left for Ath ens during the afternoon where they will'reside.—Rome News Tri bune. —15— PARKERRICHARDSON ANNOUNCEMENT The following announcement is of very cordial interest. Mr. and Mfe. Horry Easton an nounce the marriage of their sister Gertrude Parker tg M. Claude D Richardson on Saturday Decembet the twenty-second, nineteen hun dred nnd twenty-three at eleven o’clock. At home after January the fif teenth 103 .North Harris street, Richmond, Virginia. imiCHAEUS [ %Mou have just one Xmore day to take Jjpadvantage of the Wmientor .-••♦I ^ ■Unfit Saturn All Children’s Dresses ... y Safe ’ay Night* ..... THIRD OFF »MJ’ur Coats ... ; ..... HALF OFF All Waists HALF OFF 1 All Hosiery .‘... TENTH OFF All Gift Goods .. FOURTH OFF All Colored Cottons ..... .... TENTH OFF All £hina .. FOURTH OFF All Luggage FIFTH OFF All Electric Lamps .. FOURTH OFF All Children’s Coats ..... .... THIRD OFF All Glassware .. FOURTH OFF All Sweaters .' FIFTH OFF All Trunks FIFTH OFF All > Notions .... TENTH OFF Ai^tiloves ...' .... FIFTH OFF All Parasols FIFTH OFF All Stationery .. FOURTH OFF All Boys’ Blouses .... FIFTH OFF All ,Knit Undies FIFTH OFF All Hand Bags FIFTH OFF Alf Stamped Pieces .. FOURTH OFF AlfLaces .. FOURTH OFF AJl Art Models HALF,OFF, All Fancy Linens '. .. FOURTH OFF All Men’s Ties ..., .. FOURTH OFF '■FfcJT AJLNeckwear HALF OFF All Fancy Ribbons ..’... HALF OFF Alt Dress Trimmings .... ..... halfoFf A|1 Corsets ... TENTH OFF All Handkerchiefs .. FOURTH OFF All Brassieres ... TENTH OFF * All Draperies FIFTH OFF AiijRugs .... TENTH OFF | j All Cut Glass...... ...«, THIRDiOFF j 1 Ait Motor Robes r.. -^fourth;pff !; •—Bf/>aiyJ--Mns» •Joseph-fft-Stewart \ven< oven to Atlanta .Thursday tr visit; TIHfliird . Fp:il<l!ng and Mrs. Ward Wight until Sunday. 1 •’alleged robber indch.«U will be tried with hot flannel cloth. ! IN OKLAHOMA Mr. O’Neal Chandler was among the party going over to- Atlantn this week to attend the-Pi Kappa Phi convention. Mr. Chandler was a popular member of the graduat* CHEST COLDS I Apply over throat ant! —cover with hot flanne VICKS ▼ vapoRub Ov,r 17Million Jar, JOPLIN, Mo.—* , Blackie H Thornp- eon, alleged participant In four UamJ .X"TSlL. Oklahoma bank robberies. who was —; arrested ha/e last Monday In a OF LIVING j will he returned to Oklahoma to face trial in connection with re- Little Dorothy Elliott Is conva lescent, from -an attack of measles to the delight of her friends. . 4 li ■ Mrs. Dwight Deas ; and 1 young children of Auguria snending a few days with rela tives. . .v j -aiP— The friends of. Mrs. W. H. Dear will regret to learn of her. crltica' illness with pneumonia and a com plication of troubles at her home near the, city. Little v Katherine DuBdse Is ill with mcarles to the regret of he? many young friend*. Mr, and Mrs. W. J3. Broach companled by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ostermann spent the holidays In Social Circle with Mrs. Herndon. Mrs. Broach’s slater. Mr. Asbury Hodgson Is spending the remainder of his vacation In Birmingham, with his sister, Mrs Jim Nicholg. _pp— Sam Talmadge Is enjoying a hunting trip at Dillard. \ —fH— Miss Sarah Emma Herndon of Pn clnl Circle. is the guest of Mrs. W T. Broach. qp Dr. and Mrs. C. T. VIneherg of Wilmington, N. C., arrive Sunday to visit their daughter, Mrs. Abe Link. —ff] — Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Kirkland nr' spending the holidays with Mrs Kirkland’s mother, Mrs. L. M. Me* Lane of Wagner, S. C. —W— ** Mr. and Mrs. R L Hay have ro tuurned from Athene'and ^ Dallas Ga, where they visited frlendr and relatives.—Augusta Herald. Mr. and Mrs. Bright McConnell are* In Athens visiting relatives.— Augusta Herald. Mr. nnd Mrs. Frank McMnhhn of Atlantn arc visiting Mr/and Mr* Burke Bette. —|U— Mr. nnd Mrs. Burke Betts havt returned from Augusta nfjer spend Ing the Christmas holidays with Mr. nnd Mrs. Hnfry nnd Hugh Betts. ffl— Mtun Lola Ethridge nnd Mrs. Er telle Hnrrlson spent Thursday In Atlanta. * 'Miss Jennie Smith left today for Fort Oglethorpe tolslt Mrs. Rich-. ! ktd With We. * nw I Misses Rostand^nnil Stewart arr at home at the Teachers’ Cottage of Lucy Oobb, during the holiday? Mrs. Sallie tSrris Carter led Thursday for Augusta to visit he- aunt, Mra. Charles Phinlsy. Dr. D. Lee Peacock has returned from Macon. _ Mlsa 8arah Weems Is convaleec Ing from a severe case of measles Miss Sartfi Stewart .who Is r student at the University of Oeor gla, Is spending the holld^yi* wit’ her aunt, Mrs. U J. Smith, or Botfsventure avenue, while har parent!. Mr. and Mrs. O. E- Stew art. aro, In Orlando, Fla.—Const! tution. Miss Elizabeth Arnold has re turned from, Rome where she vW- Itcd .Miss iRosa Harbin. • —flP— Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woodruf.' ■nd Mr. and Mra. Bolling Joner and young son Bolling. IH. hew. returned to Atlanta aRer spendlnr the holidays wid relatives. Morton Hodgson Jr„ Is 111 witl measles. a —08— Mrs. E. R. Hodgson Is spendV while with her daughter, Mrr p rank Lipscomb. / Mr. and Mra. Albert C. Lucan' and two children of MilledgevIU have returned home after o v#*l to Mr. and Mrs. O. T. LMygatt to the holidays. ' Mrs. Cuyler Trussell and litU dauyliter, Lagrange, of Athenr Oa.. are visiting Mr. and Mrs. 1 A. Dean.—Rome News-Tribune. Mr. ‘E, P. Lugsnd of Qreenvillr N. C., Is visiting his daughter, Mra O. T. Mygatt. Mr. Georg<f C. Dean. who N is^ t student at the University of Geor kK Is spending the holldsys will bis parents In College Park—Jour Mias Hattie Ruth Swann c Thomson returned home tf?l momlnr after a visit to Miss fella both Bruce. Miss Elizabeth Bipco of the / M. College, Statesboro, w&o 1 spending the holidays with he parent* Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Brucr ietum» Sunday to take up Hit du ties as a member of the faculty. —B— Mr .D. P. Brace of Sylvan!!, wB' has been vlsUIng hie parents dur ing the holidays has returned WHY BLAME HIM? f. Ua—Yoo mil tp be nt the i ought to bo ashamer foot of your tclass Willi.-* "tl Jl A • Jf * %Vline—Bui ft Ain’t my fault, Mb The ftjkw that's ilways ai »ht foot 1- home slek with th** measlv* STILL TOO HIGH Figures Show That Prices of Necessities,Are Only 20 Per Cent From Top. j WASItINaTON—Th-raat of llv- ihg Was on* fifth less In Septem ber this year than It was in Juno. 1920, when the Highest point In I living costs since 1913 was reached • A decrease of 20.5 per cent In the Total cost of living In the United States, as determined by nn exa mination of ihp figures for 32 specified cities, is shown !q an an nouncement -Issued Wednesday by the bureau of labor statistics. . The cost of living, however wa: almost three quarters more ihni the 1913 average, September a yea ago costs were 6.3 per cent above the 1913 average and at their low est point since December 1917, but December last year showed an in crease. There was a slight de crease acorcding to March 1923 figure?, hut since that time living costs have been rising slightly. .. The cities for which stat|stlcr Indicate a decrease In the ^otal cost of living from June 1929 to September 1923, Ihclude: Atlanta. 21 per cent]/ Baltimore 18.C; Birmingham, 19.4f ' Chicago 19.3; Detroit 21.4: Jacksonville 21.5; * Los Angeles 12.2, Memphis 17.6: Mobile 22.9; New Orleans 15.9, New York 20; Norfolk 22, Rich mond 19.9, Savannah 25 5. The September eo.t O' living expenditures a* copipired with the 191* average show the following Increases by items: Food 49.3; per cent; . clothing 75.5; housing .64.4,* fuel nnd light 91.3; furniture and ' furnishings 122.4 and -miscellaneous 101.1 per cent. In the total cost of living the bureau apportions 38.2 par cent of the total expenditures for food 1C.6 for clohting, 13.4 for housing 5.3 for fuel and lighting, 6.1 for furniture nnd furnishing and 21.3 per cerit for miscellaneous. SEEK LIMIT IN NAVY OF 86,000 House Sub-Committee Will Recommend That Present Personnel Be Maintained. ousel Aub- is tfi6 an* nun! n.jvy appropriation bill. Is expected to recommend that tht present enlisted strength of the navy—86,000 men—be maintained during the fiscal year beginning next July 1. Hearings are now. in progress nijd the subcommittee plans to have tho bill ready In January. Two years ago Just after .the Washington arms conference, a bit ier fight «ii conducted !n thr house to cut the navy’s enlisted pcrronnel to 67,000 men, but the house disregarding the recommen dations of the sub-committee In charge of the measure fixed the maximum at 86,000, a figure thaj was retained a year ago. At today’s hearing Admiral Eberle, chief of operations, pre sented at the suh-commltee’s re quest a detailed rport of the Hon-i da dimeter. The Information had *jeen requested tor use In ths printed record of the subcommit tee’s hearings so that it could be waitable to house members. Rush cent raids on a bank Springs. Thompson was Identified last night by Sheriff Matt Sankey who caipe here from Chlcknsha, Ok hi. Besides the Rushing Springs rob bery Thompson Is wanted for roh- fll PHILOMATH ill * —■ To tfho wom l g.-i valorem tVxatlon* for the cuy carpo?* re. rnth>n wa* Htf.vi6.gy2. The Mvi for rtk of thl* nlrt‘pla.»« \\h:' h 1,11 for 193* was I'd Iior. .I-, this being a per capbi of: T.ita^6«.SI? Wednesday night the old A!ec Thomas t-esldlhre at Philom^tl^ burned and on» of -the noted land- , marks of that nevUv.u of : Oeorilk i or iMKka .« <%. Oklahoma ’ Oklahomn .h.rlff. i„, th( , knnl , n t„v,U„„ ft tan WASHINGTON—T nMMtie Which li t OF THE SEASON “The Last Warning,” Wonderful Production to Be ‘Presented Here Wed nesday. AMERICAN GAS BOMBS PROMISED QUICK END TO WAR RERUN*—ir the 400,000 Amerl can gag "bombs which were 01. -heir way to Europe at the tfan* h* armistice was signed had been directed against The German force# ‘die effect on the kaiser’s troops would have been more "than they 'tosatbly could have endured. in •he opinion of Dr. R. . Hanslalit, qas officer, of the German forces srho contributes MlUtarsclic Toch- enhiatt an article on chemical weapons used during the war. Dr. Hansltan calls attention to the 'act that not a single gas shell of \merlcan manufacture was used igalnst the German*, hut says 1 "ZlTZ. with »pprehpn»lo_n_»i th.y w.tch«- Scene from f’The Last Warning, to 1 be presented at the Colonial thoitre Wednesday, January 2nd. the history of “The Last Warn- ln* ft which cornea to the Colonial theatre Wednesday, events is al most'as unique as IBe play itself. The story has been told and re told from com to coast ,yet It loses none of Ittf* Interest In the telling- Several yew ago Collier’s Weekly, ran, as a serial, an en grossing mystery story by Wads worth Camp called “The House of Fear.” Shortly thereafter the novel was published* In book form to thrill and delight additional thou- canda of readers. Then, apparently having served it* purpose. It grad ually dropped Into obscurity like Other erstv.’hye famous -novels. While seeking rent »uu .relega tions at a little^ out of the way summet (hotel. Thomas Fallon, an actor and playwright, chanced to find is cony of the story. He soon felt convinced, that It offered* ex-* (optional opportunities for an un usual play and set himself assidu ously to the task of making the dramatization. When the play was completed, however, tfce enthusi astic author found himself con fronted with an even greater task, that of finding a reoductr. Week after week he pursued his wearl- ecme,* heartbreaking quest without result Finally tho play was ac cepted by Mindlin and Goldreyer, but Mr. Fuller* was not exultant, for these two young men—both are,still Vi their twenties—wcee comparatively obscure producers; moreover, they were impecunious. Their iftlef assets were ambition, courage and* initiative, They de cided to change the title of the play to ”The Last Warning” an*’ It Vs quite possible that this ad monitory appleatlon played no smnll part In spurring them on to achievement Several weeks later two young men with tfcumplng hearts stood In front of tho Klaw theatre and sur veyed the huge electric sign which blazed the announcement* that “The Last Warning” was the cur rent attraction. They had staked some twenty thot>**nd dollars borrowed money on their eourag if tons a day and wer« prepared *o inaugurate a gas war which would have been crushing to tbs German*. _ EDWARD BOK PLANS MUCH BROADER PEACE MOVR BOSTON—If the American peo- -»e approve the plana selected by i Jury of the $100,060 . American neace award' area ted by Edward W Bnk. Mr. Bok win take a sec- ind Vtep toward the’ Advancement >f world peace with a tar wider cope nnd ntent and an award nrger and more important In ev >ry respect, he announces in the tanuary Issue of the Atlantic Monthly. Mr. Bok gives no hint nr *o the nature of his ‘’second step.’ RAISES BIG FAMILY AND AUUUMULAItO rUK I UN t. MENDOTA, HI.—Ye geniuses Ir *he hall of tame, ye doer* of thr mpoarlble, move over nnd mako •worn for the late John P. Schneider' ^f Mendota. Schneider reared *hm!ly of eighteen children, I Trgeet ever,recorded In Til 8a ilated the merry tbrong file Into the the atre to sit In Judgment of the first metropolitan performance. The next morning these same young men with faces radiant sat at their desks reading countless messages of congratulation. Along the rialto the over night stscecits of Mindiln and Goldreyer was the favorite topic of conversation. “The Lest Warning” was one o£ the most phenomenal hit* of tfre season end It Is not unlikely that It will ear* a million dollars for the youthful producers who had the courage of their conviction!. Seat sale will go on at Jowers Cigar Store Monday. The pigmy camel belongs to a species found only In western Persia. It Is only f»ve feet high and snow white. / In Georgia recalls as followk , some of. the events that made th.« vjty of Augusta. Georgia, Thomas hom e a place to be remem. ”—’ - hered; • "The old Alec Thomas resldencii erected many year* before the civil wur on a very large estate, waft a noted rendevous for sports of all sorts, the prinpipql feature be^ Ing horse racing, by the finest blooded stock this* country afforded vhloi j*tht Rickets’ ‘gg? SCOTT S S® EMUISION tKItl* 1 Food Unrivallod at that .time. , One' of the finest race track* ici this part of the country was there on this farm, bfing located on n Jnrgto level plateau Just In front] of the dwelling, where all the? races court be seen from the !on£j front porch. j “This track has heVn obliterated long ago by the plowman's share; hut I can stilt Remember as a sma'.t boy reelng the inmprlnt of $hlr t track which was pointed out to mo by some of the old slaves who were owned by Mr. Thomas. “T can recollect, very distinctly' playing on the large pile of peach stones Just below the still housr where the peach brnndy was made for the benefit oj the guests pn* these gala occasions. •'Mr. Thomas had hln own way. of doing thlngR nnd when It came* to hog-kllling time, he trusted nr man’s thermometer, his ^ rule Ir , testing the weather was,” Juat ta Jump, out of bed early on a cold morning and run all aorund the big house In hla night clothes, and if he got cold, he said “kilt hogs." "On one special occasion, a big. ball was given in honor of one of{ the champion steeds, at which time; a great many of the guests cut; their names with their diamond, rings on one of the window* glass.; which remained all this long time till Just a few year* ago when the* glass fell from the saslf and was, broken. "I remember this glass; very well And among the guests were pryerHi visitor* from Athenrf. There stopd also in the yard an oak tree that, was so lnrge that reven men could join hands, and bprely reach.around j 5vt the death of old Alec Thomas ' who hnd no family, this large es* 1 tate became the property of Capt. 1 Robert Thomas, who lived In Ath- ; ens and who Just before the civil war sold It to my grand father. Robert C. Daniel of Philomath, Ga. • nt his death In December. 1864 this estate became the property of my aunt, MJ.ia Ella Daniel, who after the civil war married ~ Mr ■ Me. C. Bryan, and at her death ! on* and a half sraara ago fell .Into the hands of her six children wIkt survived her. and was then divided Into six equal parts according to value of location, nnd was thin l distributed by drawing tickets To W. their share. ? m rrn thtak was dall/d Hvavftly H4ml' ries me way back to tho day4 t) turkey dinners and plumb puddir which has n^ver been surpasse anywhere, or on any occarioh. saw the remains of thin Ii*rg house smouldering In as'aes today.” rum ROW TU ^|' ' LINES OF AUGUSTA GOVT. GOST M i (By Associated Press.) mplaintM Kart tjcorgm, .*»* I..® th , , fiscal rear-ended December 31. 1922 amounted to $1,933,513 which was n. p/er capta cost of $3f»J97. 19 1917 tne |m4 enpta coet was $28.05 rind tn 19? J $25.21, the total* for these-years being >1,43*703 and $1,256,573, reripuciive:/ The |>er capta font for 1923 consisted nf expenses of general department, j $24791: ‘ expenses of public services' enterprises, 29.11; payment for :n-’ tereflt, $3.00 and for outlays $5.85. i •The total revenue receipts fori $2,141,432 or $39.92 per caps ta" reads the announcement. "Tne ! A Delightful R$w per-capta .exce«* of revenue receipt!*! over governmental costs was, there-1 ' . .. r. fore $3,87. .tnimiih «» 1 .hle "The Augur.ta property taxes f „ r , "lomnon uwum« 1922 reprenentrd 61. Oper cent of the! and taken : total revzenue ,<or that year; 53.S per • sink a sfllp; so cent for 117: nnd 42.9 per cent for, home a bottle o 1914. The Increase of property taxe.i Remedy, on the collected was 79.6 per cent from l;*i p’oycr, she refui l ° t"*? 78 2 l * r . Cent f 2 ,m . 19,1 »ver trouble h to 1922 The per capta property taxe* H ,_ nrt- „. An .... were I24..70 in 1921, $15.67 In 1917,an«i disposition an>. \\t h.t $8.64 In 1914. . . row .but she took IT the "Earning of public rervtee entev- Her ailments have all rtl: prises operated by the city re «en.ted 11.2 per cent of the .total venue for 1922: 16.5 per and 17.0 for 1915. j "The, net indebtedness funded/a floating debt less sinking fund of Augusta was $57.9* per capta : 1922. $71.04 for 1917; nnd jncsi i 1914. ~ n -:v*4fi|2j For 1922 the asssessed valuation property In Augusta subject to '** t,M * * -e*. iiito-tlnnl traA nnt It is a simple, harmless pf^para tion thnt removcH lti» .r.tarrh etis (font th alloys the causes practically nl d Intestlnn air appendicitis. • qafl mmm P-A-L-A-C-E Last Showing Tonight Qola Neqri la. Ghe Cheat' Saturday Special The Greatest American Drama in Years; Thos. H. 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