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. MONDAY. DECEMBER 31. 1928.
THE BANNER-HERALD
ATHENS, GEORGIA.
A Daily Cartoon:
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Published Ereiy Evening Darin* the
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Athena, Georgia.
the Week :
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Since the days of our fathers have we been m a
great' trespass unto thu day; and for our iniquities
have we, our kings and our priests, been delivered
into the hands of the kings of the lands, to the sword
to captirity, and to a spoil, and to confusion! of face,
as it is thu day.—Ezra 9:7.
A desire to resist persecution is implanted In the
nature of man.—Tacitus.
They shall be ashamed and also confounded, all
of them; they shall go to confusion together that are
makers of idols—Isaiah 45:16. ., , .:
The idol gold can boast of two peculiarities: it is
worshiped in all climates without a single temple,
and by all classes without a single hypocrite.—Col
ton.
THE HOBO SEASON HAS ARRIVED
With the coming of the winter's blasts in the North,
the annual caravan of hoboes is marching to a milder
section of the country. At this season of the year,
the wanderlust germ permeates their system, and
travel they must, whether by foot, auto or railroads.
These unfortunate “tourists” have no specific itiner
ary, but they are out for travel that will carry them
to a mild climate where freezes from snow and sleet
are practically Unknown. The ordinary hobo is
harmless; he is not addicted to the habit of commit
ting crime of a serious character, but his chief ambi
tion is to pursuade the housewives on tho roadside to
“hand-out" to him a sufficiency of food to keep him
from hunger. There is an element, however, that
sails under the banner of the hobo who are dangerous
criminals. These men ply their trade in-various
crimes, robbing homes, holding up people on the
highway, and if necessary to secure loot, they do not
hesitate to commit murder. There is not a day, but
a number of these “friendly” hoboes pass through
Athens. So far no crimes have been committed, but
there is no telling when Athens may be visited by
gangsters and burglars. Every precaution should bo
taken by the officers to keep close'tab on these visi
tors and keep their movements checked up while
here. There is more danger of crime being committed
now than was the case a decade ago, before the au
tomobiles came into general use and the highways
paved and otherwise improved for traffic. These
undesirable citizens have’ greater opportunities to es
cape after committing crime than they formerly did.
Murder can be committed on the highways and with
the aid of ap automobile, the criminal can escape
from the officers and be hundreds of miles away, be
fore the detectipn of , tho crime. Cdnditions have
caused it to be absplutely. essential for the protection
of the public on the highways in this state to have of
ficers stationed at nearby* points and the highways
patrolled just as is now done'on the streets of the city. -
Every county in the state should have a'police force
, sufficient to patrol the highways. Of course; it wduld
not bo expected of the state police to,arrest every
criminal, committing crime, but with such a system,
the enforcement of the law and tiie running down of
law breakers would be improved.
We are not informed as to the number of men it
would require to properly patrol the highways in this
county, but we do believe that it would be it good in
vestment on the part of the county officials to organ
ize a force of county policemen sufficient to guaran
tee protection against tho itinerant criminal that is.
making headquarters in this section of the country.
THE DOG PROTECTED FROM DISTEMPER
. The recent discovery, of a remedy preventative of
distemper among dogs will be received with interest
by all owners and lovers of dogs. For all thesa
years, it has been a nightmare for owners of (valua
ble dogs to find some way to ward off distemper.
In the kennels of the country, every precaution has
been taken to protect the dog from this dreaded die-'
ease, but with all the care practiced, in many in
stances distemper would overtake the dog and its
life was a question of much anxiety on the part of the
owner. Now, however, in England, a preventative
has been discovered, and while it U not available for
general sale or usages, it is believed that in a short
while, unlimited amount of the preparation will be on
the market. The New York Times in discussing this
scientific discovery, says:
"There should be rejoicing among all good dogs,
and friends of dogs, over a recent scientific discovery.
Five years of research in England made possible by
■ combination of private subscription and public
funds, have culminated in the discovery of a preven
tative for the greatest ill that dogs are heir to—dis
temper. The virus that produces the disease has
been identified. The preparations—there are two
used—in inoculation have been tested on every kind
df canine, from Newfoundlands to Aberdeens,' and
H av S Proved effective. These compounds are hot yet
available in quantity, but it is hoped that they will
soon be prbduced commercially,'so that they may be
widely used. A happy feature of the treatment is
that the effects of inoculation on the dogs are as a
general rule, but slight. Distemper has long been re
garded as a most destructive and mysterious disease,
Owners of promising puppies could only hope that
their dogs might happily escape it; -or come through
it as best they could. Now that a successful inocula
tion against it has been found, it is not too much to
hope that some such remedy for influenza, an equally
mysteri- affliction, may be discovered."
DID IT EVER OCCUR
TO YOU?
A Utile of Everything tad Net
Mick of Asythltg
By HUGH ROWB
Theatre goere have In store
an evening of raro pleasure
when “Naughty Marietta" comes
to the Colonial theatrs on the
evening of January 18.
“Naughty Marlettaa" is Victor
Herbert's greatest opera continue.
It has h cast of over fifty peoplo
with a -r.tperh orchestra- A frear
company of beautiful girls and fas-
clnntlng dancers. From coast o
coast thir company has entertained
large audiences and many places
return dates'* have been sought. It
Is a V rtor Herbfer *how with the
Victor Herbert show with the Vic. i
tor HerLeit music which la the
sweetest of them all. This a trac
tion will possibly be the only road
’show to visit Athens this sattson.
There are few one night stands out
this season, and those who appro*
date *ocd slnglmr superb music
and excellent acting should reserve
their seats in advance. Mall ofdara
addressed to the Management
the Colonial iheati
ed in order In w!
ceived.
I Drinkers club, by President i
Gidley and 8eeretary.Treaeurer j
Camak.
In the announcement calling for f
the assessment, the purpose was ;
not mentioned. However, it ts the J
opinion of Host Thornton that the
money will bo squandered by the j
officers of the club for their own j
entertainment. Since the books und
records of the Coffee Drinkers [ •
Club were audited, some months j
ago, it was voted by a majority of i
the membership to abolish weekly j
dues. The treasury was found to j
be exhausted by the auditor and on • The chief of - detectives -read
his report- and recommendation, the slowiy, Jlke a man who believes
members were unwilling to continue he te intoning a death notice:
paying dues during the terms of “'Female, aged 20 to 24; height
the present officers. President aid- 5 feet 3. brown hair and -eyes,
ley appears each evening In a new Weight approximately 120 pounds,
tuxedo which Is In dirqc violation Dark blue silk dress, dark blue
of hie pledtc takon ae a member , ik underalp; pink Jereey ellk
of the coffee drinkers organlza- bloomers and skirt. Btack lizard-
tlon. Semant-at-Ann. L. D. Ben. ,kln ehoes. cun metal stockings
ton hae notified President Oldley Wearing dark blue felt’.”
of the offense and action will be
aken at the nexr meeting which Is
to be held early In January.
Two farmers mat on the road
and pulled up.
“SI, IVe pot a muio with dig
temper. What'ed you give that
on# of youra when ha had it?"
‘Turpentine. Glddap."
A wertc later they met again,
“Say, 81, I gave m y mule tur
pentine and It killed him.'*
“Killed mine too. Glddap.”
The December ispue of Hoardo
/ Dairyman contained bn item
1 that should bo of intsrtat to ail
daprmon and those interested
In tho dairying Industry.
. It follow*:
‘‘Col. Robt. G. Ingeraoll, a noted
orator of some thirty years ago,
waa Invited, to address the 'Clover
Club* of Philadelphia. In aeknowl-
edging the receipt of this Invita
tion, ha paid tribute to clover that
may well claim a place With Ogles
by's 'Rhapsody on Corn and Ingall's
Ode/to Graoo.' Ingersoll wrote:
“f regret that I cannot be with
you tonight in clover. A wonderful
thing Is clover. If meano honey and
cream; that la to aay, It means In
dustry and contentment; and that
Is lo say It means the happy hum
of happy beep In perfumed fields,
and at the cottage gate ‘Old boos*
> beautiful, serenely chewing
defection's cud In that delightful
twilight which, like a benediction,
falls betwixt the hours of toll and
sleep. /
A ^ wonderful thing'!s clover.
Take'away the *C* and yqu have
'lover'^the happiest of mankind;
take away the 'C‘ and the ‘R‘ and
you have ihe only thing that makes
0 heaven on this dull and barren
carh.. love'; take away the 'R‘
•alope. hnd yet there remains a de-
tful bud, 'clove', that sweetens
the . brea h and helps to keep peace
in countless homes. Whose masters
frequent clubs."
Well, we presume that all the
candidates for the office of tax
receiver, to fill the unexpired
term of the late J. H. Dorsey,
have announced.
The candidates are representative
citizens of this county and It la
a complex matter to* pick a choice.
Anyone of them would make capa.
ble and, acceptible officials, but
only one out-of the large-number
seeking^ the. office, can be voted
for. (It Is a question for the voter
to decide which one and then cost
his or her ballot accordingly, fhefo
will be much meditation between
now and the election and even on
election day, no doubt many of the
voters Will be In doubt as to who
they will cast their vb’es for. The
campaign la progressing qule ly
and all of the candidates are con
ducting clean and refined cam
paigns, no bltemess or mud-sling
ing, and this should fee the case In
all election*. If requires a long
time for political sores to heal and
for harsh word's about one another
to be forgotten Let's keep tide cam
paign free from any unpleasant
ness that might lira after is
Bob sank weakly Into a chair
and stared up at Maqulre, horror
In bis face. "It may not be her,
Mr. Hathaway," said the detec
tive. ‘‘Tii'a description would fit
pretty nearly nine out of ten girls
these days. You'd better come to
the morgue with me to look at
the—body. If It isn't Miss Hatha,
way, we'll know where we’re at,
at any rate.” *
... Cherry, who was bathing Faith's
) ■ — unconscious face with a dripping
iTmn tom vt..o„ towel, feom 1£1> to the de-
tcctive p teous-y. “Bat It say*
brown «;«.! Cry.tol'. are bn-
Ml—”
“Pol'co description,” Maguire
'•E*' | InterruTt.il bru.qu.ly,
Siii", JJ "When wa. tho—tho drowned
! rirt-I mean, how Ion* bad aho
ATHENE TEN YEARS AGO
December SI, 1918
Cotton: 31 1*4 cent..
Pari.: Great Interest 1, mani-
faated among conference deleg
and in French political cirri
' Pri—i mean, now long imu ™
JS!!!?, ,h * been dead?” Bob managed to ar
il.re* h * '* “ pect * d 10 4 e* 0 ' a i tlcniate.
Pari: Th# plant fur the depar. “The medical examiner waa at
taro of President Wilton for> the morgue when 1 left," Maguire .
Rome on_ Wednesday night may! answered, “bnt I heard hi. pre-
B-t' *• aXtetad by the otitl. in - ltmlnary opn'on—about two day.,
to# Italian cahimt. Th. cabinet | Your coueln disappeared Monday I
situation in Romo ta arid to ba afternoon and thia la Wednesday
purely political and outside Ui; morning. But you'd. better come;
range of tha president's vieit t.; with me to the morgue. No oh I
*‘W* j . . , j waiting time on conjecture." i
London: Preedent and Mr*.
Wiiion left Victoria atation at' ‘Cell the doctor for Faith, j
9:18 this morning on a special • Cherry.” Bob directed, rising :
train an route to France. | .lowly from h'« chair, like a men I
. Pnriar The attitude of the peat- sodden!; old and very tired,
anta in the region of Moecow is "Walt! She's coming to! i, . . . |
alarming the Lenin# gorernment, 1 Faith! it'# Bob, honeyt Every-
according to th# Putregrid cor- thing’# all right, do yon h«nrf.
respondent of the Journal. j IT# jnet tot to go down to head-
London: Field Marshal Von - quarter. with Detectrie Maguire.
Hndenbnrg has telegraphed to I No, pteaM don’t try to talk! . I'm
German Industrial magnate!, eay- going to carry you to your own
tag he wonld support Britieh oc-' bed, and you're to stay In it.
cupatlon of Berlin, according to a Cherry', going to look after yon.
Berlin diepatch to the Mail under I .han’t be gone long, darling.’*
data of Saturday, j ’’Jnet a minute." Maguire step-
in a cablegram to his mother, pad him ea he eras lifting Faith
Mr*. D. W. Meadow, of. Elberton, | into hla arms; “Hare you a pic.
Captain Will King Meadow states ’tare of Mlae Crystal, Mr«. Hath,
that he i» on hi, wiry., home and swarf—a good Ukeneesf”
expect# to arrive in New York'
January 2nd
Lieutenant Billy Hooper' has, .
returned to Cornel University. ’ chum. Tony Turret, who lives
Ithaca, N. C, , across the street, has one. 1 heard
Cherry answered for her alster.
“No chief, we haven’t, but her
Miaa LI] Payn* returned „
Commerce today after a vieit
home.
MONEY VALUE OF TREE
RATED AT THOUSAND
STAMFORD, Conn. — <AP) —
What ts the money-value of a tree?
Dr. E. P. Felt of the Barlett Re.
search Lahore uric, here, says that
refusal’to part with a tree (or 110,.
la not unuaual, and that he
her eay so. They were at school
at Bradley together, and Tony hae
one of Crystal’, graduation pho.
toarapha."
Alan Beardsley, who had gone
to hie hotel for a change ot l'nen,!
reappeared just as Bob Hathaway
and the detective were tearing. |
After Introductions and a quick
resume by Bob of the unidentified
g'rl'a suicide, Beardsley said:
'Yes. I knew of the sulc'de. I met
know, of to fair staed elms that i voting Hnrrv Blaine, the Evening
..V, ... > preM reporter, ae I was .coming
out of the hotel. He we# on hla
way to the morgue to get a story
on tho suicide. Bnt of conn# I
did not connect It with Crystal ”
“Did yon tell young Blaine
about Cryetalf Bob naked. "He'e
one of her beet frtende—"
“No. I thought any story to a
reporter should come from yon,”
Beardsley answered.
"Think God. N'le Jonson come.
■old for 15,000 each.
Te eat!metre :h* tree, for which
the town of Oreenwica, Conn., la
celebrated at “not ten than one.
fourth the town's eeeeena value,
tlon," which would put their figure
a; about 8*0.000,000. Mr. r.U soya
that from hie point of view the
value ought to rote at 180,000,000.
ilrS,.?? *? U < home today.” a#'d Bob. with what
decorations black evening AtoB Beardsley might have taken
gown#. One black point d’eoprit ad almost Insulting slgnlficanc*.
mode! has its wh’te gardenias _____
arkling with diamante ns if «n-' NEXT: Tony enlists th# aid of
••j. covered with ftort. j Pet And Peg.
Widow of Manager
Of Ford's Theatre
Seeks Lincoln Chair
By KIRKE L. 8IMPSON
(Associated Pres* Staff Writer)
WASHINGTON — (/P) — Ex
haustive search of old govern,
ment records has failed thus far
to show just how tho war depart-
ment came into possession of tho
'chair with Mtt
seated at Ford'i. theater when he
was shot and fatally wounded by
J. Wilkes Booth on the night of
April 14, 1885.
Stirring'of the ruat on the old
files of- two government depart,
mtnts and the Smithsonian Insti
tution' was prompted by an ap
peal from the 73-year-oW widow
of Harry Clay Ford who as man.
ager of hit brother’s theater
S teed the chair in the box that
y for the comfort of the Presi
dent. bringing It from hie own
bedroom nearby.
The widow, Mr*. Blanche Chap-
men Ford, once a member of the
Chapman lister* team which
charmed bid Wuhiongtonians
with singing and dancing appear-
slices on the stage, now is living
ta Rutherford, N. J., dependent
on her son for support.
She has asked return to the
chair to her a# the property of
her late husband. She hat received
for it from a private collector of
Lincoln relic* an offer that spells
independence • n d comfort
throughout her brief remaining
years
The chalf itself has been
stored for decades in the base,
ment of the Smithsonian Institu
tion. It has never been placed on
exhibition because it is a remind
er of a great, tragic event as is
Ford’s theater itaef, pntrehaked
by the government to Insure that
it ahoud never again be used as
a theater. Moves to convert the
dingy uld building or replace it
with a new one to be uied as a
special Lincoln museum are now
afoot
Smithsonian records show the
chair waa deposited by the inter-
or department, which received it
frem the war department.
Seeking precedent# for return
tag the rcic to the widow, army
legal authorities turned at once to
an opinion by Associate Justice
MoReynolds of the supreme court
while he was attorney general ta
tho first Wilson administrat'on.
Property of Jefferson Davis,
duelling pistols and bullet wont da
and other aimilar arms, seized by
Union troops when the president
of the vanished Southern Confed
eracy waa arrested, was involved.
The opinion found that as (here
had been no proceeding! to ac
quire legal title to theee relics,
thqy remained the Ipronerty of
heirs of the Confederate leader
regardless of how ong they had
remained in poisesalon of thr
government. On the atrength of
that the heir, received the pie.
tola and other equipment by ex
ecutive order of President Wilson
That is a eufficient precedent
for return of the Lincoln chair te
Mrs. Ford, provided no other leg.
al obstacle complicates tho mat
ter. It is to clear the road to
such action the Search of record;
was undertaken. And if it can be
determined that the government
merely has exercised a right ol
m ; ght all these years and kep'
for its own uses a bit of property
that rightfuly belongs to the wid
ow in New Jersey, it will go to
her Ultimately, even if Secretary
■Davis of the .war department
finds’it necessary to take thr
matter to congress for authority.
Face Jungle Perils ,
In French Capital
PARIS —(AP)— Many of tho
adventures of the jungle were the
lot, in the city of Paris, of the
two scientists who discovered ’*
new yellow feyer serum.
They worked with big African
monkeys, a kind difficult to han
dle nt any time, but rendered both
savage and deadly by yellow fever
innoculation. Almost alone they
carried or, Professor Auguste
Pettit and Dr. Georges Stefano-
poulo, living in a big room on the
third Door of the Pasteur Institute
here, with about 60 monkeys and
seveVl 'hundred (guinea pfga an
companions.
Frequently they could get no
assietanco for their menial tasks,
so dangerous was their work. At
the crucial period ol the experi
ments ,Dr. Stefanopoulo slant night
after night on n cot near the mon
key cages.
Three or four time, nightly he
rose to examine the condition of
the infected animals. If a thonkey
seemed near death, he chloroform
ed it quickly in order not to lose
the yellow fever virus, for when
dead the monkeys yield no virus.
He and the Professor cleaned
the cages and fed the monkeys.
During innouculstions Stefano
poulo held the animals, while Pro
fessor Pettit, wearing thick gloves
handled the medicines. Even with
this protection, Pettilj Jhas fbe
bitten three times within the la
year.
A rifle always stood handy, foi
occasionally a monkey broki
iway. On several occasions mon
keys got out of tho windows am
can over adjoining roofs with i
hunting party in pursuit.
Reeentlv additional funds havi.
enabled the scientists to install
window bars and to get assitanti
Their serum has been ested at tl
Institute and they have notlfi
the Academy of Medicine that
h i success as a preventive and ai
a care. •
\ ” £
WOMEN, WOMEN!
THIS MUST RTOI’i
PARIS.—Ever since Fvo coax
. Adam into eating tho for id-
den apple, women have so ad lied
men’s minds that they’ve teen a
constant source of masculine
downfall.
Modernizing that, It is found
even kt present, man is raising
a kick against thia detraction ta
hit earthly mind by the fair sex.
Recently, an internation com
ference of male unlveraity stu
dents was organised here to de
vise a means of forcing female
student to separate classrooms. ,
Say the men: “They annoy us
in our work. In the law schools,
their bobbed ha,r, rouged lips
and cheeks, and even blackened
eyebroka and lashes strike a note'
entirely out of harmony with that’
traditional solsmnlty of the
French judicial system.’’
The odor of perfume, the stu
dents aay detracts their attent.on
from their werk and, “even the
.professors sniff jin ill-disgulsed
reprobation”.
THE SKIRT..PROBLEM
LONOQ\ —A grave problem
confrr Aia-iras courts.
Mrs. HuC s Vj jMtund, an Indian
Christian.'rids filed nn action
against the superintendent of
Malabar Miasion Highuflehcur be.
cause her daughter's skirt was
lengthened at school. She says
the skirt was an heirloom and the
“stretching process dnmn"ed it ta
the extent of more than 826.00.
A THREE DAYS’ GOUGH IS
YOUR DANGER SIGNAL
Coufhs from colds may lead to M>
rioua trouble. You can stop them
now with Creomubion, an emulsified
creosote that is pleasant to take.
Creomubion b a medical discovery
with two-fold Action; it soothe* and
beab the inflamed membranes and In
hibit* cerm growth.
Of all known drugs creosote b rec
ognized by high medical authorities
aa one of the greatest healing agencies
for coughs from colds and bronchial
elements which soothe and heal the
Inflamed membrane* and atop the ir
ritation, while the creosote goes on to
the stomach, la abiorbed into thi
blood, attack* the seat of the troubla
And checks the growth of the germ*
Creomubion is guaranteed satisfac
tory In the treatment of cough* from
cold*, bronchitis and minor forma ol
bronchial irritation*, and Is exceUent
for building up the system after cold*
or flu. Money refunded if not re-
llicved after taking according todirec*.
irritation*. Creomubion contain*. In liered after taking according todire^'
addition to creosote, other healing tion*. Ask yonr drusglrt. (adv.)
CREOMULSION
FOR THE COUGH FROM COLDS THATHANGON
How To Escape
FLU
f
Avoid so far as possible the places where flu
germs are most apt to be; crowded cars; pub
lic meeting places; warm, stuffy rooms.
Be careful of close contact with others and
beware of all conghfers and sneezers; breathe
nose.
Get lots of rest. Eat plenty of citrous fruits.
Keep the bowels .open. Take every precau
tion t6 keep in good physical condition, so
your system will have high resistance against
germs, i - .
Above afl, avoid catching cold. Any cold may
be the forerunner if flu. Take Bayer Aspirin
at the first sign of a cold and you can ward
it off. Gargle with Bayer Aspirin at first
sign of sore throat as this will remove the in
fection.
If you have any reason to suspect even a
touch of flu, call your doctor.