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THE BANNER-HERALD
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FOREST FIRES RAGING.
- Reports from the western section of the country
indicate that serious conflagrations are being experi
enced caused largely from campers. It is also stat
ed that automobilists and passengers on trainsg are
responsible for much of the damage from throwing
lighted cigarettes on the wayside, igniting leaves and
other rubbish accumulations. The condition has
grown to be alarming and every precaution is being
taken by the officials to prevent the spread of the
dreaded fires. Airplanes are being used in many
instances to locate and report the fires. Other pre
ventitives and control methods are also used, but the
damage to timber has grown to be enormous. In the
west as well as in other sections of the country, for
ests are being reduced at a rapid rate and every foet
of lumber that can be produced is in ready demand
by commercial interests.
The organization of fire fighting companies and
the equipment of the companies with fire apparatus
has aided materially in the reduction of losses, but
with all the protection given, fire control has become
a serious proposition. Watch is kept on the forests
by the citizens, and whenever smoke is detected, im
mediate alarm is given and aid from the fire -houses
is hushed to the scene of the fire. In this way much
of the timbered lands have been saved, but at best
the losses are enormous.
In Georgia, forest fires have been reduced to a
minimum during the past few years. Our people
have grown cautious and use every means to prevent
conflagrations. The co-operation on the part of our
people has been a blessing to the country and thous
ands of dollars have been saved by their efforts.
NEW MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES.
There has been a lull in the movement to secure
new manufacturing enterprises for Athens. One of
the greatest complaints heard in connection with new
enterprises is that there is an element here that op
poses such projects for this city. Such complaints,
we hope are without foundation, We cannot conceive
of any citizen who would ovpose the location of an
enterprise in Athens, be it small or large. Such a
view taken by citizens certainly cannot be justified.
Every dellar created in Athens circulates here and
helps every line of business indirectly, if not direct
ly. Another way to view the matter is that manu
facturing concerns bring money here from other sec
tions of the country and add that much to the sup
port of the local community which would not come
otherwise. The Chamber of Commerce is actively
engaged in aiding the building of Athens in every
way possible and instead of meeting with opposi
tion to new enterprises, it should have the whole
hearted support of every citizen in its efforts to in
crease and enlarge the number of manufacturing
plants now in operation here.
If these street rumors are true, then the names of
those who have helped to bloeck or otherwise discour
age new enterprises locating "in Athens, should be
made known.
Business conditions were never more stable in this
community. Crops in this section are most encourag
ing and the outlook for this fall is unusually bright.
Our people should come together and co-opnerate in
the fullest on a program for the building of a Great
er Athens and a better Clarke county and surround
ing section.
" THE KELLOGG ANTI-WAR PACT.
A step forward towards world peace was consumat
ed last Monday when representatives of 15 nations
affixed their signatures to the Kellogg anti-war pact
in Paris. The Kellogg treaty and its signing has
been favorably commented on by the press of the
country, some of them however, expressing an uneasi
ness as to its fate in the senate. The following com
ments from several of the outstanding newspapers
of the country will be of interest:
New York Times: “We accept no ‘obligations’ of
the kinds that brought about rejection of the coven
ant in the senate, but we do accept the moral obliga
tion to do our share for.the maintenance of peace.
The Kellogg treaty embodies a moral pledge against
indiffereunce.”
New York World: “Article 11 of this treaty has
no meaning for a government which refuses to co
operate in making effective the instruments of peace.
We take it that Secretary Kellogg, who through all
his career in the senate gave evidence of his interests
in the development of peace, fully understands the
moral obligation which he is assuming in the name of
the administration, of the gevernment and of the
American people.”
- New York Herald-Tribune: “Every American will
hope confidently that far-reaching good may flow
from the renunciation.” i
Brooklyn Eagle: “It focuses the moral sentiment
.of the world against.the use of force and in the de
velopment of that moral sentiment lies the real hope
of peace.”
Boston Globe: ‘Necessity has forced revision of
the Versailles tredaty on the side of leniency.”
Boston Herald: ‘““There may be a violation of the
treaty, tomorrow it may be a laughing stock among
the irreconcilable advocates of war. Nevert}w]ess,
that concentrated world-wide attention with Which
tlée,;Kellogg} treaty was received can not be expung
ea.
Springfield, Mass., Republican: ‘“The internation
al institution founded by Woodrow Wilson, upon
which the European system is organized today re
joicing would be deferred until the Unjted States sen
ate has had its say.”
Philadelphia Public-Ledger: “The signing of the
Briand-Kellogg treaty constitutes an epochal event in
the vast peace movement.”
State Lecturer Rivers of the Ku Klux Klan, is hav
ing a hard time keeping his mask on straight while
running for the office of governor, T
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DID IT EVER OCCUR
TO YOU?
A Little of Everything and No
Much of Anything.
By HUGH ROWE
September is the/opening of
the oyster season. In the res
taurants, cases, hotels and
lunch stands may be found the
announcements posted con
spicuously on the mirrors,
walls and hat-racks.
/Somehow we always feel that
fall is here when the oyster an
nouncement is made. It is a deli
cacy that is very popular and one
that is awaited with much inter
est by the lovers of this sea food.
September is' not only the first
oyster month of the year, but it
is “moving” month. All day Sat
urday and today the big vans of
the transfer companies and even
one--horse drays could be seen
here and there loaded with house
hold and kitchen furniture It is’
moving time for a great many and
a readjustment and reorganizing
for business. However, so far this
month, few, if any business chang
es have been announced. The mer- |
chants and business men seem to
have had an uvusually good year
and no occasion seems to have
arisen tc warrant a change in bus
iness connections or locations. I
From newspaper reports
from Columbus, “Bill” White,
Georgia® basdball coach, has
made geod managing the Col
umbus hbaseball team during
the past few months. But
even with that record to his
credit, the Enquirer-Sun, a
newspaper published in Col
umbus, seems to be dubious
over the future. It 7s»a;'§_:i
“For instance, there is the Col
bus baseball team. It is doing
rather well under “Bill” White's
management, and perhaps would
do even better if he were free to
handle it again next year. But
even were Mr. White able to re
turn to the Columbus club, our
belief is that the situation here
would not be permanently im
proved.”
Little Alice, aged three, af
ter she had been tucked into
bed was afraid of the dark.
“There’s Someone who always
takes care of little children,
dear,” her mother asured her. But
Alice looked puzzled and her
mother continued: ‘Don’t you re
memiber. . . . . Someone up in
the sky?”
Alice smiled back. “Oh, yes,
yes, 'course I do now—Lindbergh.”
—Aero Digest.
Col. Arthur Flatau, who re
cently visited Chattanooga,
in the interest of the firm he
represents, gave out an inter
view on the presidential race,
which was published in The
Times of that city:
“One of the strongest boosters
for Al Smith for president is
Lieut-Col. Arthur Flatau, aide-de
camp to ‘Governor L. G. Hardman,
of Georgia, who is a guest at the
Hotel Patten for a fcw days. It
ie his opinion that the South will
go democratic, as usual, and he
stated that “Georgia is overwhel-'
mingly for democracy and Al
Smith.” 1
“In commenting on thé chances
of Gov. Smith to win he stated
that he believed them excellent,
and that this will be a great dem
ocratic year, He said:
“‘Georgia will certainly go ov
erwhelming for Al Smith, and he
is not only going to carry Geor
gia, but he will sweep the country.
The south can de nothing but go
democratic, as usual. I have trav
cled a great deal over the country
duting the past few months and I
find in the west there is a' sen
timent rather inclined to Smith,
but there is also a pull for Hoover,
1 believe this will be a great dem-
THE BANNER-NERALD. ATHENS, GEORGIA
ocratic victory and we are going
lto have a democratic year.”
' “In commenting on Chattanoo
ga, Col. Flatau stated that since
’his visit here last January there
has been marked improvement
both from a commercial and busi
lness standpoint. These are read
ily seen, he said, and he prophe
sied greater development during
the coming season. Col. Flatau
resides at Athens, Ga. He has
twice been complimented with a
place on the staff of the governor
of ‘Georgia, the first time being
in 1921, when he was appointed
by Gov. Hardwick and again by
Gov. Hardman. He represents
the textile manufacturing firm of
W. T. Smith, Philadelphia. Col.
Flatau is weil known in this city,
which he visits thres times year-
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ATHENS TEN YEARS AGO
| September 3, 1918.
Cotton: 36 cents.
Weather: Fair tonight and to
m Morrow.
By Associated Press: On a
front of virtually fifty miles, be
low Ypres to a point near Peronne
on the Somme, the German armies
are in retreat.
London: The sensational break
ing of the Drocourt-Queant switch
line after a series of important al
lied advances with great captures
of men and material, has made an
immense impression here. |
London: The capture of the
town of Queant, the southern sup
port of the famous German switch:
line before Cambrai and Doyali, is
announced in an official statement
from Field Marshal Haig today.
With the French Army: Local-l
ization in the activity of the in
fantry in the past two days hasl
given the appearance of the re
linquishment of pressure upon
the flying German lines from
the Somme to Soissons.
Paris: The French steamship
Pampa, of 4,471 tons, was sunk by
a torpedo on the night of August
26 while on a voyage from Bizerta
to Salonica.
Mrs. Will Crane has as her
guest Mrs. Dennis Ryan, of Haw
kinsville.
Miss Edna Bradherry and Ser
geant Clifford Haynes, were quiet
ly married yesterday afterncon at
the home of the brida.
Mrs. S. G. McLendon, of Atlan
ta is the guest of Mrs. S. M. Wil
liams.
Misses Norma and Nellie Davis
of Atlanta, ave the guests of Mrs.
Glenn Davis on Coth strect.
King Boris Is Usually
Against Death Verdict
SOFIA.—(AP)—In the central
prison of Sofia, forty-three prison
ers, condemned to death, are pin-|
ning their faith to the repug’-l
nance of King Boris towards cap
ital punishment, for commitation
of their sentences.
In al Iprabability, King Boris
will before long exercise the
right given him under the con-i
stitution of Bulgaria to conmimute
their sentences to life imprison
ment. 1
Among them is Proudkhine,
former prefect of police under
the agrarian government of
Stambouliiski, who was slated for
execution several years ago for
having organized an attempt on
the lives of members of the oppo
sition while they were helding a
meeting in a cinema house, which
claimed many victims.
King “Boris shows a great re
luctance to sigh death warrants,
and since mo executions can take
place without his approval, he
thereby exercises an indirect veto
‘on capital punishment in this
country. .
NIGHT SKY ON DOME
BERLIN — A new device, called
planetarium, which reproduces the
night sky on a white dome has
been installed in Berlin and four
teen other German cities,
Ride ’lm, Cowbay!
AROUND ATHENS |
I By T. LARRY GANTT
We are yet to find the first ex-
Confederate soldier or cld citizen
who lived in the Southern states
during the degrading days of re
construction who will desert the
democratic party and allign him
self with the republican party and
thus accept Ben Davis as a polit
ical guide and leader. In the last
issue of the Commerce News we
find a strong article from our
old friend, Colonel C. R. Carson,
and which we ask you to read
and pass to your weak-kneed‘
neighbor. Colonel Carson in part
says: ]
“This article is written espec
ially for the benefit of the young
and the middle aged white demo
cratic voters of our state—dear
old Georgia. In the first place I
will state that I am 84 years old
today. I served three years in the
Confederate army with that fam
ous raider, General John H. Mor
gan of Kentucky. We fought for
a principle dearest to the heart of
every true Southerner; viz: self
determination — states rights—
the principle for which the demo-!
cratic party stands today.” .
Colonel Carson says during the
dark days of reconstruction he
lived in Mississippi, which state
“was dominated and completely
under republican control for a pe
riod of eight years. Such a state
of affairs as existed during these
years is indescribable. Every
state office from governor down
was held either by a Carpet Bag
ger from the North, a negro or a
white Scalawag.
“The party in power did their
utmost to force social equality
between the negro and the white
people of the state. They levied
taxes upon the property, which
was owned almost entirely by
the whites that was unbearable to
carry on their nefarious pur
poses. L
“In the summer of 1875 we or
ganized every county in the state
and many of the militia districts,
and we notified the republican
leaders that we were going to
make a change in the parties in
control peaceably if possible, but
the change had to come, so in
the fall election we redeemed
every county in the state from
the rule of the iniquitous republi
can party. God forbid that our
dear old state should be placed
under the domination of the black
republican party. Every well in
formed voter knows that the dem
ocratic party is the only white
man’s party in the South. Now
let me plead with you not to be
beguiled and misled by a spirit of
religious intolerance. Stand by
the party and its banner under
which we have fought for more
than sivty wvears, The party of
our fathers which represents the
ideals and traditions of our dear
Southland.
“This article is dedicated to the
few survivors of the Old South
with the fond hope that it will
have the desired effect.
“G. L. CARSON, SR."
An imported nuisance and pest,]
the English Sparrow, ranks sec
ond to the boll weevil. They have‘
driven away all native and uscful
birds and taken uninvited posses
gion of every home in town and
country. They build their nests in
gutters and behind chimneys and
every spot around your home
where they can find a few inches
of space. Their nests are fflthy‘
and un#anitary and tinder boxcs
for flying sparks from' chim’nem,]
these mnests cost the loss of mil
lions of dollars every year by fim.l
The: U. S Department of Agri
culture put experts to work ‘o
devise means by which a pers n
can rid his home of these little
feathered pests. Uncle Sam has
issued a bulletin on the English
Sparrow, telling how they can be
exterminated. A party who. has
read this bulletin has this to say;
«we do not think we can today
use our space better than to give
our readers what this party says:
“Of the methods therein de
scrib2sd for getting rid of this
bird, I have been successful with
the use of strychnine. In poison
ing sparrows about a chicken
yard where the birds are feeding
with the chickens, set up a small
enclosure about one yard square,
using four stakes and poultry net
ting of sufficient mesh to let the
sparrows in but to keep the chick-l
ens out. Then, when feeding the
chickens, place a liberal supply in
the netted enclosure. The birds
will .quickly learn that one has
provided a nice, little, cozy din
ing room for their special bene
fit, but do not proceed too has
tily at this point. Wait until
practically all the sparrows in the
neighborhood have learned to
come to the enclosure to eat.
“Then, procure a small bottle
of strychnine, about twenty cents
worth, a ecylindrical rolled oats
box and one is ready to do busi
ness. Put about a half inch of
the regular feed in the bottom of
the box, then sprinkle over it a
very little of the poison. Add an
other half inch of feed, a very lit
tle more poison and proceed until
a full quart of feed has been
placed in the oats box. Then
shake the feed and poison very
thoroughly. Just before going to
bed go to the mesh enclosure,
sweep out any feed that may not
have been used by the birds dur
ing the day, and scatter the pois
oned feed and wait until morn
ing for results. They will cer
tainly follow provided the direc
tions above have been’ followed,
and not too much poison used.
“Don’t try to poison sparrows
in places other than where they
feed nor with feed other than
that to which they have been ac
customed. You can “bait” them
to feed most anywhere but it re
quires a week or ten days to do
so before one can “work” on
them. The attempt should be to
get all the sparrows with “one
feed.” What few remain can
gradually be dispatched with a
small rifle,
“Elimination ~of the sparrow
will result in a great influx of
other and more desirable birds.
Around my premises there is not
a single English sparrow; but my
place is a veritable mecca for
almost every species of native
birds. The English sparrow lives
his life within extremely limited
bounds. If he is eliminated on the
premises this season the few
birds that.drop in during the year
can be readily disposed of by ithe
gun. : |
“But be careful with strych
nine. folks. and don’t leave it in
reach of children or where older‘
persons may mistake it for some
thing else. It’s a violent noison.
And one of our choice native
birds, the song sparrow, much re
sembles the English sparrow—
let’s mot slaughter the home sort
with the important pest.”
The intrinsic value of cotton is
now approaching a price at which
it will come into play. The pur
chasing power of the dollar has
so decreased that about $1.60 is
now required to buy what would
have cost SI.OO in 1913. On the
basis- of these admitted facts, it
is obvious that present price of
16 cents South (18 cents New
York) would be the equivalent of
10 cents in pre-war times. |
Clean milking machines, sepa
rators, pails, strainers and other
utensils are a big factor in keep
ing milk up to top quality. The
board of health our city is very
strict on this store and is quick
to condemn dirty or rusty milk
tools.
These shortening days mean
longer nights for the flock in the
hen house—and more strength
sapped from them by mites, un-
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British Will Build |
Airport In Bermuda
HAMILTON, Bermuda—(#)—An
international question of first im
portance has taken shape in the
background of plans for the es
tablishment of an airport ip these
British-controlled islands.
The recent announcement that
an American group would inaygu
rate air service between New
York and Hamilton was regarded
heré as premature. It is pointed
out that legislative sanction
would be required for such an
enterprise and that this was not
likaly ito be forthcoming until the
Imperial Aairways Limited of
London had completed their sur
vey.
An agreement ig said to have
been made between the Dritish
concern and the Bermuda govern
ment where the English company
received prior rights. The ques
tion has been raised whether or not
ths Linited States woold find
ground for opposing extensive air
facilities within a few miles of
‘the American coast.
Paper Says Ruler
Lacks Royal Blood
BUDAPEST.—(AP)—King Al
exander of Jugoslavia, who wiil
cclebrate the seventh anniver
sary of his accession to the
throne on November 6, is not of
Saing-Sinner
The Russian Inn was mellow,
golden and brown. It was really
another of those ¢!d barns ap
propriated by an ‘“arty” soul and
made into something “different.”
Tony and Crystal followed the head
waitress to a little* table agleam
with copper and brass.
“I love this corner,” said Tony.
“If you're hungry, take a tip from
me and have one of the American
lunches. Their lamb chops are
superb, and the fresh shrimp salad
iis not to be sneezed at. Al these
Russian dishes are just pancakes
~and souy milj and lentils and
dried herring—atmospheric but
not filling.”
“You order,” said Crystal shyly
as she always was with Tony,
who'd been everywhere and seen
everything.
So Tony, ordered — fruit cup,
shrimp salad with toasted cheese
wafers, chocolate “and those
adorable little cakes — Marianna
knows the ones I mean.”
Then Tony changed. She slid
into the shadows of the brown
board walls and Crystal saw that
her blue-black eyes were tired.
“I'm in a jam, Crystal,” she said,
her hands toying with the lapis
choker that brought ont the hlue
lights in her hair. “I want to
talk to you because you listen.
“Crystal,” and she leapned im
pulsively over the table, “I really
want you for my friend, Maybe
it’s because we were together so
much when we were really young
and before things—"” she broke
off, her white teeth nipping her
red lips. Then went on, “Oh, it's
because you like me for mysaf «o 1
much. You're not like other girls
who envy me and are a little jeal- l
ous and want to <ee me have |
trouble because they've always |
thought. “Tony Tarver sails twdj
high’?” . el
‘wusdmethlng thawed in Crystal
All the hurt that had lain in he:
heart since she surmised that per
MONDA SEPTEMBER 3‘
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newspapl = “Magyarshag.”f |
king’s ghdfather, the pzj§
serts, lid buried in the «{ |
vard of bkseg,.a wooden '
marking % spot where hi
was laid \yest: |y W
‘Prmce, xander Karagiorg -
vitch, aftelhis es@a‘f@‘ff_@m Ser
via in 1864 where in the curse
of a shootl party he killéa his
cousin and \3] Prince ~Micigel
Orenovitch, Yed all. his life m
Hungary as\ small postal em
ploye, assertithe “Magyarshag.”
The Austrian\overnment refused
to surrender to the Serbs,
but his son Rer, the father of
the present kin, who was a stu
dent in Switzerind, with the help
of partisans at“.ome, challenged
‘the Orenovitch wd in the fight
culminating in tk assassination
of King Alexangr and Queen
‘Draga in the \oyal palace of
Belgrade in 1904 automatically
brought his suceksion .to the
throne.
‘ The Karatzeorfle*tch, the dy
nasty of King Ailexander, wa
founded by the lat\ King Peter
who died in 1918. |\
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~ Franco-Belgian Agent
LlLLE.—(AP)—Tobacco smuf
glers keep up to date on the Be
gian frontier. They have be¢
so successful with modern met
ods of transportation that tl
French Customs Service has bec
put to its wits end to che
smuggling of Belgian tobacco i
ts France. :
haps she was unwelcome ix 80l
Fand Faith’s home, that Gecr:
Pruitt would never love anyo:
‘ but Faitn, ana tnat life was ov
before beginning when she w
only 22, seemed to iose its pow
to wound as she rea'ized th!
Tony, beautiful, beloved Toy, w|
turning to her wiin cnnfidenc;
and an appeal fur help. i
“Tell me, Tony,” she said sirl
ply, self forgotten, which in itsq
made a rare moment for Crysta},
“I guess I fibbed to you a litth
Crystal, about Dick Talbot, I i
you he meant nothing in my you
fife. But that very night at t§
club dinner dance =qll. I do
know quite how to explain it—b!
I let myself go a little and he toé
it for granted we were engage
“Crystal, can you understan¢
You know how we were taught
board:’ng school-—all that stv
about ‘saving our lips for t!
right man’ and never permitting
man to kiss us unless we were e
gaged to him, and not losing tl}|
‘dust from the butterfly’s wing
and ‘not becoming shop worn’ a
all that.
“But things are gso differe
outside school, Crystal, You fiy
yourself in a world where kiss.
are as taken for granted as 1
sticks. Everybody kisses; it's pa
of the game.”
Crystal looked up again, 1
Tony's voice had trailed away in’
a litile gasp. Crystal follow
Tony’s eyes to a table in the co
ner opposite them, a table shield:
over it. &
by the sloping roof that arche
There sat Pat Tarver, Tony Ta
ver’s father, and the woman wl
was putting a match to his cigar
was not Tony's mother. She w:
a thing of loveliness, so lovely th
Crystal saw with Tony the co!
trasting figure of puffy, placi
qguerulous Peg Tarver, her mothe
NEXT: Pat Tarver “Steps Ouf
~By Ahkern