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TBS BANNER-HERALD. ATHENS, GEO BOLT
FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 16. 1926.
Police and Peddlers
Provide Chase Thrill
In Wall Street
•u
western New York and the Hud
son Valley), or knitt-ng machine*
false ' faces, toy balloons, natcu’
thimbles and needles, pretzels and
dozen other odds and ends “for
home or office” vie with watchful
patrolmen for a. place in the sun.
! They are supposed to pl.v their
'■ - ** . | trade in less cungerted* districts,
* VFW 1V&PK — (/Pi The rout'- but the environs of Wa.l street.
Wrf-,lZ l J»lyh*ve its haiv an.: ’"■J 1 ' ‘heir intcie.ted, affluent anil
; h\inds> but New York's financial j extensive buyuw public, is More,
., ;dktHet 4 Smbesses daily n newer t0 -ell-and-run peddlers.
Pf ot |l e y, f J- ' 1 If the patrolmen see them first, ling
' irk rteTITb^a^ c'nveV- 3^ the chances are koo.1 for a push
' .. ,hr °?d .SirlCuih ’SSSffjS
Jletivos echo througn
> skyscraper canyons. ;The
motes of the hunter’s horn are re
placed by the squawi; of the taxi*
-siren, and .offnml blue uniforms
. .with buttons of brass supplant the
lYilliaat WiFlet eapari.se ns of the
^mntsmeik-Moreover, the game is
‘played oli$» smaller scale rind th*>
chase ia .not as long. but it is
equally exciting and the conse-
'quenees are almost, as serious to
.the peddler' as to the hare, al-
thonar not necessarily fatal.
Bfljr after day pushcart venders
of imported silk hosiery and neck
>\rt parade, t
station.' although
receive only an order, to “move
on.” If their watchful eyes ar*.
sharp or thc.r hired "spotters’ 1
give the signal, there is a scramb'c
to ckse up business—with o
without giving she last custome
his change—a hasi.v folding of
camp chair counters, slamm.ng
shut of handbag stores. collansinu
of ftands rr nulling of tarpaulins
across tVvo-wheeled vehicles and
the start of a brisk run down the
street. Occasionally a taxienb or
m», u I truck intervenes, with dire re-
tics (made of rayon as far away sultsr-to the pushcarta--and a
•S’ Paterson, N. J.), ring-tailed glor.out opportunity for alert bu*
monvers (from Akron, O.), Cali- impecunious street urchins.. O-
fomia pear* and other fruit (from 1 perhaps other patrolmen, loom up orrk.a^
mmm m mmm ■ ■ L “
ahead, blocking ;he escape. The
the pushcart parade invariably i
organized, with a dozen or more
venders trying to make the best
of it With a sickly smile under po
lice escort.
Hut profits apparently * an*
worth th.- risk. The buying pub
lic of the financial district is
large and '•ur.ojr about any op
portunity to "get a bargain’’. A;
ally voluble uushcarter, display
ed line of small talk ns
merchandise, soon draw
an audience wh'ch blocks passage
net only on the sidewalk but 5
the narrow and alreadv over
crowded streets.- Traffic soon .
halted for block:*, or at least de
layed.
Hay after da> he game goes »•
with irpepresihle spirit of “husi
ness in business ' under any fir
etihu tn rices.
Removal of White Act Persia Welcomes
Barrier to Wire-Radio
Mergers 1 s Sought
DETOUR FOR PROGRESS
WASHINGTON. — </P> — The
much annoyed .motorist who de
tests detour s.gns should consider
tho disturbing makers as ‘‘sigr.i
of progress.” in the opinion of
American Automobile association
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—Distinctly, blick bn
cloth, enhanced by soft
ly flatttrinr Manchurian
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in kosts) / The smartest fabrics—the
warmest -most luxurious furs—the fin
est tailored elegance. You'll fiiid the
slim younjr lines, tho rich new colors
very .becoming. All sises.
Others Range From
$14-75 to $59.50
Children’s Coats
—A* trim and .stylish as grownup’s
coat*! Of warm wool, broadcloth,
wool velour in becoming shades for
kiddles. Snuggle foliar and cuffs
of mandcl fur. Made youthful by
novelty buttons, tucks, silk arrow
head*. Sixes: 3 to 14.
$4.98 to $12.98.
—Smart tan broadcloth,
made rich . by luxurious
Coney shawl collar and
saucy little tolled cuffs.
Unbelievably low priced!
MOfgitJOMERV'^iKRD •&- CO.
Clayton St at Wall ‘
Telephone 1400
Athens, Georgia
NEW YORK. — . IAP) — Wall
Street is looking—if not cheering
—for congressional action during
the coming, session along lines
which will serve to lower the bar-
rters raised by the White Act
against merger of wire and wire,
less communication services.
Not only have recent conversa.
Tons between officials of the Ra
dio Corporation or America and
the Western Union Telegraph
Company on the subject of a
merger indicated the possibility
of early action to modify the law,
but merger of British cable and
wireless companies earlier In the
year crested a situation which
Amrlcan communication experts
have declared make competition
difficult under existing legisla
tive restrictions.
In effect the existing working
agreement between American
wire and wireless services,
whereby each supplements the
other In sections and lanes of
communication not open to both,
provides virtually every benefit of
a merger with the possible ex
ception of unified control and dis.
tribution of profits. Both the
Western Union and Postal - Tele
graph companies accept at their
various offices messages to be
sent over ' Radio Corporation
wirelpss channels, while radio
grams from foreign countries are
picked up at the coasts for de.
livery inland on the wires.
There Is also a decided unity
of interests between the Interna
tional Telephone & Telegraph
I corporation and the Postal Tele
graph company, subsidiary of the
1 Afnckay companies which Interna
tional acquired some time age.
Furthermore, both Radio and In
ternational have applied to the
Federal Radio Commission for
short-wave channels to be used
for point to point communication
inland, and recent agreements
between the American Telephone
and Telegraph and the Western
Union and Postal companies for
use of land telephone lines of
the Bell system have supplied ad
ditional instances of existing .eo.
opetntion in the communications
field. _ V. .
There is no lack pf official
suggestion that the copimunlca-
tlons companies would welcome a
change in the White Act. New- )
comb Carlton, president of West
ern Union, was quoted ns saying
at the time he disclosed confer
ences had been held with Radio
Corporation, officials that the
White Act "seems to combine
evory prohibition against any *«-
soclatlon between wires and wire
less that would benefit the .pub
lic/* Owen D. Young, chalrmftti
of the board of the Radio Cor
poration. expressed his belief at
tho time the British communica
tions merger was announced that
a somewhat similar merger of
wire and wireless services in this
country was equally desirable,
PARTY FOR “A”
AND “B” JUNIORS
AT “Y” TONIGHT
All boys of the "A” anti “B”
Junior Department of the Young
Men’s Christian Association are
invited to attend the narty tonight
at c ght o’clock at tnc "Y” given
for these departments.
Interesting games and stunts
have been planned and a raft of
fun is promised to all who attend.
Price of admission is a friend.
Dr. Glenn Gentry, Physical Di
rector will have charge of the
party, ass.sted by Roy Grayson,
Boy*:’ Secretary. Only members
of these departments are invited
to tome and each boy is entitled
to bring a boy friend. Eight
o’clock at tho Y. M. C. A. build-
American Capital
PARIS. —</P>— Prince Firouze.
new commercial attache of tho
Pers.an legation at Washington
regards as his principal mission
in the United Statse inviting
Amer.can business interests to
consider the posHbilite* for indus
trial development in Persia.
The enormous increase in trade
between Person and the United
States, he believes, will make for of the leading Persian statesmen,
closer relatione between the coun
tries.
‘‘Persia ha* vast natural re
sources tnat are airocit undevelop
ed for lack of capital and machin
ery,*’ he says. ,4T n view of tho
sympathetic consideration the Per
sian government a read'/ to give
any foreign enterprise that ’may
help in the econ m ! c development
of the country, prvfid.n* Us mo
tives are purely tcmomic, Ihc-re is
a vast scope for American enter
prise in Persia.”
He suggests that the selection
of Sir Davood Khad Meftah,' one
to, be head of the legation wai
proof of the importance Persia
places upon her relations with the
united States.
American capital would be espe
cially welcome, In n.s opinion, !n
developing Persia’s untouenod pe
troleum deposits in the northern
.zones and her Iron ore, copper,
zinc, silver, and coal areas.
“Without any exaggeration,” he
declared, “Persia can meet ^11 the
needs of modern western civiliza
tion. And let me say that with us
the old civilization lends its hand
w:th good will to the new.”
FATIGUE CAUSES ACCIDENTS
CHCAGO. —i/P)— Fatigue is a
majer accident hazard, a study, of
Chicago'traffic accidents reveals.
Danger incre&ies, according to the
survey, as the Jay continues.
Mill.ons of feet of pulpwood are
used every year to keep the news
papers ot the country. providing
you with the news of the day.
About .two-thhds of the populr-
tion uses wood for fuel. A great
er amount goes to this account
than for any other purpose.
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