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THH BXNNWMfEIUEB. XTHENB, GEORGIA.'
Tastes
[gale German Sbops
Neither flvo and
stores nor the American
of shopping by selections
«t*!°CTMf ‘ «re"Ii*eIy to be.
oonuiar in Germany, says
' ....kaM t7nlinnirer11anst
[cent
ischer ZeitungBdionst.
German customer,
“the demdcratlc ‘ new# serv.
_ , laiill^MiinV tit lit,.
, decidedly individual In his
HS tskds great pride in
■ somethin* not owned by
[batcher, baiter cr eaudle.llek
Vr sod is all too ready to crlu
, , department store display,
tundsrdlirt 'articles for “not
a spalcient assortment
And as indicating the department’s
reputation for poerty tt -.Is as.
scried that examinations for new
clerks, ordered 1 held tn 1924, were
postponed twice because there
were no candidates and that In
three years only one man appear,
ed and he resigned shortly after,
wards.
REAL FISH STORY
COMES FROM FLA.,
BY J. B. W1EK
X B. AVier, who is spending the
winter in Florida, sends word to
his friends hero about a genuine
“fish” story that was 5 “fact” in
connection.with tho recent cold
weather. - He sends a copy of the
Bradenton Herald, which tells of
tho thousands of jack fish that
were killed when the thermome
ter went down to 28 there.
In many instances the fish were
I. i, not killed outright, but came to
„ his Majesty the custo. 1 the surface, with only their "nose"
oblige German department showing. They were caught in
and leading shops to carry baskets, speared, and brought out
ich larger.stock than wpuld in any manner of methods known
?most OeJi#an. customers also
on seeing, and personally
an article- before buying
™o not take kindly to the
arloui method of “shopping by
fis p mted out, these peculiar.
STOCK COMPANY OPENS AT THE
COLONIAL THEATRE MONDAY NIGHT
PACK ELEVEN
American rondl.
/prevailed. Prcfesaor Juilua
Hh, the trade expert, estimates
-aloe ot assorted stock stored
Irarehouses In Germany the
r around at between six and
> billion marks.
Statistics
Pov^B Stricken
Iunrial
cc is. dlocon-
An of many
hecahso it
[too much, jej, .: 1
. . is such a shortage of men
money that evon the 1951 ccn.
has not been completed, soy
pleading! rof more funds,
lere aro two. adding machines
office, if is Raid, mid one
ot the vintage of 1900,
laid down and died. Parlia-
approprlated $10,000 for now
meat but that Is regarded as
belter than nothing for tho
-.[cur old-fashioned statist),
machines ali i need to be re.
to fishermen.
Mr. Wler didn’t state whether
ho “went fishing” or not, but the
story strbek him as being of in-
t:rest to many local fishermen.
Distrusts Telephone
Says French Premier
PARIS.—'Oh—Premier Poincare
doesn’t trust the telephone. He
uses It rarely and neer when so.
creep is important.
“t do not use It," ho said re
cently in Hie Chamber, “because
your political friends sometimes
listen lu on minister’s calls,” re.
plying to remarks by a hostile
deputy.
Polncaro’s admission ‘around a
good deal of discussion one ot the
government’s arguments in favor
ot the telephone monopoly la .that
public ^operation guarantees so.
creey.
Thero'was humor In the tncl.
dent liecause some months ago
royallata got control of telephone
I lines from the Minlstrv of the In.
lide trom these‘difficulties the I torlor mid by impersonating the
iliclans oomplaiu that hast, minister and his assistant over
men won’t give them infer, the telephone they caused Leon
1 fearing'thd government will Dandet Royalist leader, to be
to run up their Income tax. released from prison.
I tilt
I them,
Two of the players who will be seen with
Players Monday night at the Colonial Theatre.
Montgomery
The Montgomery Players arrive number of the best plays in its
today for their engagement at the repertoire and, wherever they
Colonial Theatre, opening Monday have appeared, the best of satis-
night for an indefinite engage- faction has -been given,
ment. Ladies will be admitted Monday night’s offering will be
free on the opening night,'if ac-(“The Push” a sparkling comedy
companied by a person holding a interspersed with high class spec-
50 cent ticket. ialtim. The bill will he changed
Thia stock company is one of twice a week throughout the en.
the best on the road. It carries a gagement.
PRISONERS’ FOOD
IS INCREASED BUT
MUST WORK MORE
My-
Attention!
I Desire to" Announce That I Have Purchased
CLASSIC CITY-SERVICE STATION
Formerly owned by Lay- & Porter, located at
458 Clayton Street, and will in the future oper
ate an up-to-date Filling and Service Station.
CAR WASHING and ALEMITING
Done By Booker Jones (Colored).
We Are'the Exclusive Dealers for Ihe Famous
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We make all tire adjustments here in our
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t H. WINN, Prop.
FOR EVERY PIIR5E AND PURPOSE
No matter what you want
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we can show you one that
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Look at these Headlihers
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1925 Buick Coach, run 11,000 miles;
with, original tires,
. 192flBSfiac Coupe, run 3,000 miles;
new. w—U
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1926 Ford Coupe. ’ v
1926 Ford Touring.
Three 1927 Chevrolet,One-Ton Trucks.
One 11,4-Ton Dodge Truck.
One 1 i/4-Ton GMC Truck; new tires.
Four Cars, running good, $50 each. .
J. SWANTON IVY
Phone 1487 125 East Broad Street
LONDON. —(IP)— Inmate* of
British prisons are to bo better
f ed so they may be able to do
more work.
An inquiry being made by the
nrlson c-ommlMlon has already
shown that whero a greater hulk
of bread and other ‘foods was
given tho convicts lost weight
whereas by following a very care-
ful selected dietary, enotainlng
less In bulk but more In quality,
the prisoners gaincd.in weight.
The Inauiry is a part of a gen.
eral policy belug carried out hj
Sir William Joynson-Ilicks, tin
home secretary, who believe* In
hard work in prison, with good
food, recreation and amusement a#
rewards.
Herman Senn, food specialist
for the board of education and
the board of agriculture and fish-
erics and Inspector in sick room
cookery at several London hos
pitals, Is acting os consultant to
the cojpmiraiQneis Ui iheijr JU^k
ot developing mdre prison man
power by means fit an improve
diet.
bo interested to know that an
other Philo Vance murder mystery
begins in the January Issue of
Scribner’s M(?azJne. This one
Is “The Greene Murdor Case'
The January Scribner's comes out
in a now type dress, with an
nouncements of a change cf poli
cy. .. Intelligent people these
days are seeking pleasures of the
mind other than scoffing at the
obvious faults of our civilization,’*
declare the editors. "... Many
aspects of our life need to be cou.
sidered in a new spirit, a spirit
which is One neither of compla
cency nor ot cynicism. The new
Scribner's Magasine will express
that spirit; will give roundness *n
the picture cf American civilisa
tion. It is a program to stir ac
tive and balanced minds."
In such limited space, titles 'of
worthwhile articles in current
magazines cannot be given fully.
Attention of Interested readers,
though, is directed'to the Janu-
ary issues Of the Forum and Har
per's both of which have good
choices. The debate on “Sales
manship” In the Forum, and the
articles on A1 Smith and "Our Ra
cial Amnesia” by Walter Lippman
and James Tnmslow Adam#
Harper’s stand, out. i
New Book News
I By JOHN B. DREWRT
Moat of the modern fiction, fall.
Into thro clause*: (1) the realist
tic school. which ha. a strong por
tion of sex Appeal, and which runs
rather ia the direction of the gut
ter: and (2) the sentimental novc.
lists, who are superficial and un
convincing. This, ot-counre. Is an
arbltrraj- classification, to which
there are exceptions. But It this
classification bo accepted tenta.
lively, one can say that there aro
many readers who deslris hooks of tweon book, coming after “When
the first group without so much 'Vo Were Very. Young” and bo.
For the Children
Everyone who ia interested In
children Is acquainted with the
books ot A. A. Milne. He haa
been writing tales ot animal folk
for his little boy over since tho
child was quite young.
Mr. Milne's outstanding books
in fhis field are "When Wo Woro
Very Young.” “Winnie-the.Pooh,'
and “Now Wo are Six”, atl pub.
tished by Dutton,
The latest one. “Now Wo Aro
Six”. hss been threo years In Ihe
making, so some parts ot it seem
quite babyish. This book is mado
up ot many tales which delight
kiddles. 8ome of theso are “The
Knight Whoie Armour Didn’t
Squeak”, “Furry Bear". “King
Hillary and tho Beggerman”. etc
"Wlnnle-the-Pooh" is the In-bo.
tweon book, coming after “When
of the seamy aide. Such persons
will bo Interested |n the now
novel by Bon Amoe Williams,
"Br.isi • - ‘
Splendor” (Dutton),
Readers are accustomed to su.
portative blurbs on the jackets of
books, bat It Is unusual to find
a statement by the publisher In
the book itself. This paragraph
opposite the title page of “Splen.
dor”, undoubtedly Is significant:
“This Is a book of auch emula
tors "Now Wo Are Six”. It ap.
peals to rather young tots.
All of Mr. Milne'a books art
beautifully illustrated with child,
like drawings by E. H. Shepard.
OF TURN
NEPHEW. Uncle, when are yon
gclng to play football again?
RICH UNCLE: I don’t
football. Why do you ask?
NEPHEW: .Well, rather say,
tmkable beauty that It haa had tho .-h™ you kick off wo oro going to
-play
whole-hearted approval of oar en. -* ct n motor car and a hous»_
tiro pabiiahlng Staff. " <■ - Tit-nit*.
A USED CAR 15 ONLY AS DErPeNDABL©
AS THe DeALeR. WHO 5E-LLS IT
splendid examrlc of the mature
work of an author who'haa como
to bo recognised as one of the
most sensitive interpreters ot
American life, ‘Splendor’ Is n
sympathetic study of an Interest.
In* phase of American life—that
of the newspaper world, and the
publishers recommend It u a
quietly, finely written book — a
book to live' tn and to remem
ber.”
The atory of -"Splendor” con.
corns itself primarily with the ’Ifo
Of Henry Beeker, Boston newepa.
per man. He was Just an aver,
age person In so far'os'mental
ability and financial status wore
concerned. . Hla father' was a
blacksmith. His early, homo life
wsa*not what it could have baas
bad hla mother lived. lie did not
go to college.' He wanted to write
n book. He married and bought
a house from his fathor.in.Iaw on
the Installment plan: In other
words, hla -was tho life of tho
average cftlxen. And for that
reason tho hook haa a strong up.
peal.
There I* tho same historical
background to “Splendor* that
make, for the appeal of’the Mark
Sullivan books — “Our Times'’.
Tho first 30 years of Henry Book,
or’s life are the last SO yeara of
tho 19th centory. Mr. William*
brings his central character well
up to the present as he trace*
hi* children Into tho recent World
War. tn the pages of “Splendor"
one can read of tho bicycle era
and of the coming ot tho automo.
bile. He can see In this book
many of tho changes that hnvo
about in tltit country.
Renders of “Tho Canary Mur.
def Case” by S. S. Van Dine will
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