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raw BANNEit-numLn. Athens, ceorct* MONDAY, DECEMBER PAGE TWO Season’s Greatest Sensation At t The Colonial Theatre Wednesday WONDERFUL PROGRAM AT THE PALACE THEATRE THIS WEEK “Her Temporary Husband” Tonight Showing; Thos. They’re Mighty Glad Mr. 1923 Is Gone Meighan, Everybody’s Favorite, ’Tuesday: Kenneth Harlan, Colleen Moore, Milton Sills, Elliott Dexter Coming. Scene from “The Last Warning” at the Colonial Theatre Wednesday Evening* January 2nd. Ni> one will 'take me serfoUfcly "You will ask ftie,“ continued Mr. tux! swift moving Will automatical, mid Mr. James Hushes with u Huxher “In what way l. think that |y rid himself of rxrtti, tie ah. it . . .. .. mystery play* can have curative you don’t believe thlr, try It v'mir. .mile, hut . The „ lmp „. * |f Wo ,„ take . have discovered the best nwtho. Melodramas require awlft thinking, pass It along to yotir friends, to reduce excess fjerh Is to take in They are full of motion. They Adapting myself to a* melodrama a mystery play. 1 have dlscbver- necessitate that the player adapt ke*i»r. me In the pink of condition. p«l this fact by actual experience himself to speedy changes of mood. This mi|eh In certalii; n 0 play in .. K -The t .st posture, voice and expres- the history of the Modern Stage through my w rk in Th *fon. Huc f, multiple demands on requires so much physical and Warning" coming to the Colonial a dingle Individual naturally re- Imaginative dexterity ns Thomas theatre Wednesday and I can prove quire"hi* alertness.. energy and Fallon’;* remarkable mystery hit, my statement by reference to the swift movement. And the person “The Last Warning.*’ Seats on salr actual scales. wjio Is. rontirpfelly about, energetic Jowcra Cigar Store. TOP, LEFT TO RIGHT: McGRAW, FISHER, COTHRAN. BOTTOM, LEFT TO RIGHT: MRS. MALLORY, KILBANE, ROPER, SWEETSER AND PAPYRUS. Speaking of the champions c 4 ‘ 1923. how nkmit so mo cf the ex-boys and girls? You don’t suppose John McGraw, who lost his “master mind” title in the world rerics, is sorry to se c 1923 go, do you? Welker Cochran, who Watt bumped off by Willie IIoppc in the billiard play-off, certainly isn’t. Nor is Molla Mallory, who was dethroned-by Helen Wills, the youthful tennis star from tho coast. Johnny KUbane, who held the featherweight title longer than any other champion, fell by the wav- side during the year. Jesse SwecUer, the golf champion, also found 1923 a hoodoo year, as did Bill Roper of Princeton a.id Bob Fisher of Harvard, two “Big Three” coaches who experienced miserable years on the gridirons. The race between Papyrus and Zcv for three-year-old honors was a rough voy- f age for the English hor?e froth dvery angle. Yes, there Was joy for some in 1923, but misery for many world beater* when it comes to ex* edition ,and manipulation. The famous '’Bronze \Bennty” chorus, noted for Its effective pep nm t speed, is one of-Ur* features. COLONIAL THEATRE One Night Saturday, January 12 The big joyous . musical furore that delighted New York's 400 and wea society's fad for two yean at the 03rd Street Music Hall, New York City. Erring Pastor Asks Prayers Dr. Caleb Ridley Sends Touching Letter to Mem bers of Former Church. OLD BRITISH PARTIES FEAR „ n nr LABOR’S GAINS “Shuffle Along*-’the big colored rppslcnl comedy which set New Yorkers In n whirl of Jazz and syncopation, cornea to the Colonial theatre one night, Saturday, Jan uary 12th.' The cast is composed entirely of negroes, and Is a wild riot of jatx. I pep, tuneful melody, laughter and fun, of the style so peculiar to the Southern tradition. 1 The plot of the play la carried out ns no other In musical com edy has been, in that it centers arourui a.. Mayoralty context by three office aeekers'. two of which are partners In a small . grocery rtore, and the manner In which they conduct 'their campaigns, and finance It nre the.oignnls for the gales of laughter that follow one another throughout .the action of the bill. The plot Is not .allowed to In terfere with the syhcopffted action which' comes in tile form” of’en-' semble dumber*, solos, trioa. duet* j startling dances all .the way from the classical tp the jatslcal, all oil which la enhanced by a remark able Jaag orchestra which features« a "hnhy” at the traps, that Is a Sylvia IJrcamer Palace Tonight. "HER TEMPORARY HUSBAND” PALACE TONIGHT A picture play with a laugh in ; every foot of film is to »be the offering at the Palace Monday. It la “Her temirorary Husband’’ a faree comedy, based on Sidney Paulton’s famous rtuge success of the same title without doubt the greatest comedy of Its kind -ever produced . Made on the same extensive scale a* a picture of tho rno^wl’ oun side of life, tjjis fnreo comedy Is something more than a hedge podge of gags. It Is a plausible, convincing story, ludicrous In . the extreme yet not overdrawn. Everyone who enjoys a lOtgh will enjoy nnd appreciate . “Her Temporary Husband." The story treats with a girl .Who must marry within twenty-four hours to earn a fortune. Eager for the money but not for the bus band that goes with ft, 'the girl plana to marry an old man who !* not expected to livo mors than a few months. A She goes through with the .cere mony,- later to find that the chap she marries la very, verK- vnich hero this season, Thomas Mciglian will bo seen In “Woman Proof* hi the Palace Tuesday. The produc tion, which was directed by Alfred E. Green with the assistance of Mr. Ade, is . excellent In every \Tiy and all who saw- Mr. Meighan ' in “Back Home and Broke” will -be delighted with this ( latest screen offfering. Mr. Meighan Is seen In this pie ture ns Tom Rockw'ood a civil en gineer who Is required - by the terms of his father’s will to marry within five years after the latter’s death In order to Inherit an estate of a million or more. HI* brothers and sisters who are bound by the same command are ready to marry, hut Tom falls, to find a woman ATLANTA, 6*.—Declaring that hi. nerve, hed completely broken under tbs itrnln of his church I»n*- torate and a natlonu! lecture tour for the Ku Klux Klan. Dr. Caleb A Ridley, former postof th* Central Baptist church, has. addressed a let ter to members of the church ask ing their prayers and forgiveness. l>r. Ridley formerly held the posl tion of Imperial Kludd or chaplain of the klan. Several months ago the Baptist Ministers’ Association of this city withdrew fellowship from Dr. Rid* ley. Later ho resigned as pastor of fh- < ’• ntrnl J pn-i - II.- i • now under bbrtd' to answer to the Fulton country grand Jury on a charge of drying an nutomoblle while Intoxicated. , "Of my friends, I ask no Indul gence, I want no mnuldln word* ol sympathy," the letter stated. “I crave but three things—your pa- t|i-nci., your prayers, nnd your for glvcncss. Let Judgement be defer red until tbta better self of' mine— that self which you have known at w « li and loved—shall have a, chance to again reassert Itself. “For ten lonesome,years 1 hnVe fought against this hour—ronic- time* winning nnd sometime* low ing. I have not fought a good fight, but I have fought a hard one U’b.-never I have loosened my hold! on that hand with a nail print in 4t 1 have gone wronr. He knows and fte loyes and Ha will forgive. 1 worship at III* cross this Christ- mas tld*’\ Two other plans are considered lii one case, voters would mark their first, second and third choices. Tho preferences shown could then be used If no candidate had' a ciear majority over all. Bui the plan most favored is something bodies, tt Id equally right no*- to conscript. Wealth to w'.po *out the .war debt.! Whan Premier Baldwin, with a safe Conservative majority, dis solved Parliament and went to tfio country on a piotectivo tariff plat form, it wat hoped' Labor would get a black eye. With Lloyd George and Asquith patching up their differences, It was hoped the Liberals would once more at least take second place. But they didn’t. The Conserva tives got 204 members, Utmr got 102. and the Liberals 140. Labor therefore once again finds itself the second party in strength. Not only that, but nq party has a ma jority over all. So another election la Imminent, . MAIL ORDERS NOW. Scats on S^JevAUJowers, ? r* * ‘ January 11th. PRICES: First Floor (for while people), $1.59, $2.00—Balcony (for colored), $1.00, $1.50 and '$2.00—Gallery (for colored), 50c and 75c. Hke tho French. If no candidate has .a clear majority oyer all. the two having the highest votes would run again. It Is easy to see why. The old parties think In a second ballot all tho members of tho old parties would unite against the Labor can* dldateg regardless of whether ihe man running was Liberal or Con servative. Thu following . table, showing how many members to (Parliament Labor has elected' In the last quar ter century, give* a vivid picture ol how tho progressives have tslnf-d in Great Britain nnd why tho old parties are frightened: Margaret Meric in “Blossom Time” In “Blossom Tftno,” the musica 1 comedy problem has been solved b> Messrs. Shubert and the solution seems simple,—so obv.'ous that the wonder grows that it was so tardi ly reached. No more will juxx as- sail the car* of the lnrge public which yearns for melody, for beauty in its. musical faro. .The Shuberts have revealed a promised land, where C’muslcul comedy mean* rytbfh, grace, musical intelligence “Blossom Time’’ is a three sot musical comedy whose score was admirably adapted by Sigmund Romberg from the melodies, ot Frans Schubert. The pled* has had a tremendous vogue In Paris, Vien na, Rome and London, and It will undobtediy duplicate Us European success in this city, as It did In New York, where It ran for two COLONIAL THEATRE, Wednesday, January 2nd Coming here direct and indict from a record-breaking fun in New York, Philadelphia and Chlcapn—“The Thrilling Erent of the Sea- ion"—With Janie. Hughe., Ruby Blaekburn, William n.nley, Gwenllyn Burroughs and a cast PRE-EMINENT, Doughs Gordon in The Richmond.Timei-Diepatch .ays: “The lut naming it to go to aea this well-written, well-played melodrama of by and for the theatre." U MINOUN ANO fiOLOREYEft V *h dSkija W^fc.SENSATlONAL «^jj£ Ot IAUGHTCR.N0VELTV V Total Votes . 118,002 . 448,80S . 532,807 . 381,024 .1,754,133 .4,247,800 . 4.348,37f Number Elected WHO WINS? Uve old parties proteat many Labor members were,elected by mlnorlflea. For tnatance, in North ampton, Mlsa Margaret, Bonfleld was elected on 15,656 votes. But the ConsccVatlved got 11,520, and REVIEW OF BUSINESS FOR 1923 SHOWS RAILROADS DID WELL Leaders in business Expect. Prosperity During Next Year 8820,000.600, an Increase of I206J 000,000 over the corresponding pe riod of 1»28. with indications thui the year’s total net fncoqj# would' reach $1,000,000,000. Freight traffic reached record- breaking proportions, the weekly car loadings excelling the million mark more than 20 times. The In creased efficiency' In loading and moving cars was shown by an In- create of approximately 30 per cent in net ton mllea over 1922 Huge sums were spent for new equipment, the purchase of whict was financed largely by ehort term obligations known as equip ment trusts. NEW YORK.—Leaders in the field of business nrid banking In the United States aro looking forward to « prosperous year In If24. Forecasts for next .-year's trade prepared by sumo of the lending industrial and ftnane’ial exeent'-ves Of the country, generally breathe tie spirit of OpUmlrin'. Opinion among them to virtually unanl- hm'um that the udopUo of Secre- '■try Mellon’s tax reduction Pro* (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK—Business !hf the United 8tatea during 1928 was good In most lines, with the outlook for 1924 regarled as encouraging by many business and banking leadi or*. While/opinion la divided n» to the extent which domestic busi nesa ha* suffered by the unset tled economic condition of Europe, there 1* a unanimity of opinion among Industrial executive# that a satisfactory solution of th« troublesome reparations problem would stimulate b^slne* and In create industrial activity In thh country. ' Freed from t he heavy expenses entailed by the prolonged shop men's strike and the loss of revenu* from the miners’ strike, which caused enormous losses In 1932. the ratiro&dg generally enjoyed n prosperous year. Net Income of Clua* On* roads for the first ten months of 1923. Che latest figure* available, totaled approximately iOLID SEASON AT THE KLAW THEATRE NEWYORfl “It is precisely whst the genera! public will understand §nd appr«- ciate. Fascinating, romantic—a most engrossing thriller, it is » n irrepressible thriller.”—Alan Dale, N. Y. American. PRICES: 50c, J5c. $1.00, ,$1.50, $2.00—Plus War Tax. Scat Sdtw Now At Jowcrs* Cigar Store. t-tam would be a gteat stimulus to business and industrial activity. While It Is admitted that the un- settler Eureopon economic situa tion has an adverse effect on ship ping and the copper and wheat _marketa. it ti generally agreed that BtoJooj not control domestic bosf- prosperity. ^^Miere is nothing in sight to ^^pae apprehension for the near future, in the opinion of B. H. Gary, ohrirman of the board of di rectors of the United Staten Steel Corporation. Next year, he said, should lie a better year than 1923, kl.it h was characterised by a marked revival of bufinees follow ed by a |k€-riod .of decreased sell* vity, and then a peripd of'renewed optimism and cautious buying. “As an Indication of our confi dent In the business future of the cciinfn*/ ’asserted Charles M. Scha ah. rhatnaan of the* board of the (.till* hem Steel Coiporstlon, ••I would po«.vt’ oat tte fact that onr corporal Jon 1b rpendhg $2* - 000.00b to perfect its facilities for t ruing out steel and steel «rod- «i< t at tii«* low ••--,» possible prices at Ov.r Lackawanna plants to fluf- falo ” “Business men.” Mr. Schwab added, “should be very much li-; rt< tied by .the soundnor* of the vf-WK «\pr<s>*-<l (»>’ I’resident jdge In Ms initial message to the cou; try. I feel the president, 10 ^ remarkable degree, has voiced the o|4iii<> i of the American people and that rnndreaa ‘cannot disregard J his suggestions.” * COLONIAL — Next MondayfNight Mail Orders Now. Seats on Sale Thursday. The Messrs. Shubert’s Musical Sensation The Baltimore & Ohio railroad resumed dividends on Us common stock during th* year, th* N*w York Central In creased Its nnnual dividend from fi to 7 per cent, and tho Gulf, Mo bile and Northern declared an in Itlal dividend of 1 per cent on its preferred stock. The Louisville A Nashville railroad declared a stock dividend of 621-2 per cent. THOMAS MEIGHAN starring in PARAMOUNT PICTURES Palace 8pecial Showing Tuesday ration, Coleen Moore and Milton SUls, Elliott Dexter and Mryfle Bteadmnn, “Flaming Youths Com edy, “The Old Sea Dog.” Saturday, Ruth 8tonehouse In “Lights Out.** Comery “Over the Fence”. strand ” ’ Mohdny nnd Tuesday (Special) Earl Williams and Mg caet’ lfi the deep re* special “Maatere «f Men” Monday Comedy, “No Perking.” Tuesday Serial “Pnradhpe.” Wednesday. Constan i. ceBInhey “A BUI of of Dlvorecemnt” Com- FIRE CRACKER KILL8 CHILD dive—a youthful admirer who had lirgufscd himself and changed ptace* with the proposed bride groom at the last minute. That I* but the barest outline of the plot. Complications :ollow 1 to spoU all the plans of tho Rock* I wood family.. These are finally ad* - justed In a romaiftic manner as the picture proves. t The production Is excellent In every respect, the character por r truyal* highly artistic and the sit* i uatlons extremely intrestieng. ‘‘Woman-Proof’ Is a distinctly worthwhile contedy, which none I should fell to see. ! PALACE AND STRAND 8PECIALS THIS WEEK PALACE Monday, Owen Moore and Sylvia i Dreamer “Her Temporary Hus* l band”, Comedy, “One Dark Night”. Tuesday, Tho*. Meighan. “Wo man Proor News Views. Wednesday Kenneth Harlan In The Broken Wing.” N*wa Event* 1 TPhuraday and Friday, Special', <->„r *nc ronwi King, i Showing, this season’s greatest sen*; Fighting Skipper” Extra, LOUISVILLE. Gal—Local police believe (Key ore .about to capture the ring leaders of a robber gang which , has beeft opccat'nf In and around'Louisville for a long period of time. Recently a negro boy was caught while taking things from rooms In a hotel and was arrested. Since the arrest of the boy due? have developed which i>o(nt to oth er arrests In the immediate, future* It Is thought that the hoy was only one of the smalt ones In the gang and that a regular band is operat* Ing the t numerous robberies. VALDOSTA, Ga.—Following the •wallowing of some- of the powder from a Christ mas firecracker, lit tie Catherine Brown, aged five, of this city died within an hour. She , had Immediate medical attention i which was unable to save her life. , dying quickly even though ehe < ■wallowed only a small portion of • . It is hardly r.cccscary to jnoriLthan nU'n* lion that marie name “BlossoiurTin 1 ® give the date it will play a city ami a sell ■f. oiffc is assured—get your seats early,. d°nt WW , delay—you may not bo able to get » n >* IK Coming direct from a r0tur ^ f ^ \. mrnt at tho Atlanta Theatre, Attanta —where the critics agreed it W* attraction to play there in t0 tlio on® attraction of the season yonf^j 0 ^# ** n «BBS. ‘ : - PRICES: $2.50, $2.00, $1.50, 75c and 50c—£lus Taxi I the powder. THAT’S NOT NICE She—t heard you aJnring in your room this morning. He—Oh, I sing a little to kill time. She—tYou certainly have a good wpapon.—Tit-Bit* (London). In ancient Rome married' men had a right to Ifie best seats at the public games. Among the natives o .Africa there la a genet In the split-fouL One llfvef In- three sonla—oni head, niiotber In the ator a third In the big toe.