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~ _..THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS . l
(Prize Essay by Wilbur Cooksey, 6th Grade Student, |
Model School, Georgia State Teachers College.)
‘The League lis a representative assembly of
nations for the making of peace. It was planned by
Woodrow Wilson who was President of the United
States, and was presented at the Peace Conference
in Paris, in 1918, for the purpose of peace-making
after the World War.
| The idea of such a compact was suggested to
mt Wi'son by our Constitution of the United
| States, The League has a Covenant, instead of ©
@fiuflmflon. a law which binds nations and states
jfi.'fl-fir, Representatives of al nations met in‘
. Parls, France, and fina'ly agreed to settle their
. disputes through the League of Nations instead of
* “to war.
f! ' Bven though our own President worked out thr
- plan of the League, the United States of Americr 1
é ‘%t joined it. The American people did no’
- wis ft. Men and women, probably, did not under
:*gylly the plan for which the League of Na
fié |u?od, while the o'der people sti'l cling on to
;;f he - ,iptgs of Iso’ation held by the American gov
%W “since the early years of its existence. For
epje the Policy of Isolation, our first great
~ policy, means that American people realzied that
’\T te: oa needed to grow without any interference
‘:_flnti‘ropean nations; neutra’ity, our gecond great
,@ cy, means that if European nations go to war,
-the United states wi'l not take sides; the famous
4 Doctrine, our third great policy, means
' that no Furopean power cap come Into our part of
\& and molest American people. The Mon
%,f claration means “America for the Ameri.
# ‘ However, even though this country refused
7%9”# V%LLeague of Nations plan, the signing of
the Kellogg Peace Pact was a step toward prohib-
M from an aggressive point of view, be
o :{j'ts‘ipromfses and pledges to use other means
_of settling disputes.
fié he League has several committees. These com.
uffl;\‘ , “work simi‘arly to the Cabinet of the United
States. The heads cf these comm'ttees look after
stairs of the League in the same way that Cab. |
, inet members look after the affairs of the United
f; A .Government. There {is the committee on
;fl looks after the number of hours a
. laborer works, and there are 'aws against the over
" woik of women and children, or their working at
ft. In the fore'gn countries, they work little
.children even under six years of age. In Hulbert's
story; “Cease Firing” there is an examvle in the
g» of the Sone of the Knots where a little Turk
?"3¥ cruel'y treated, won the sympathy of
% ” wife and through her the Committee
on:Labor heard of the cruelty of Turk'sh weavers
“y}rmenlan children. The Committee of
Healt] | works for the prevention of dreaded dis
v “?“i‘_n(l for cleanliness: then there is the Com
_mittee on Immieration 'v'yh!ch works with the Com.-
. of Health, to a decree, for peopnle with
eontagions and danecerons diseases and otherwise
| indesirable peonle. p'aced in the nest house. The
Co ttee on Traffic in Drues attemnts to get rid
|of the polsonons and daneerous drurs brought into
his conntrv. For example. the Chinese cont'nua’ly
* opinm into this 'and of ours, often they are
’:“']*mniahed and deported. Another important
2"3‘ of the Leawie is the Permanent Man.
*f* Commission. This is made up of men who
r’?fi li"e‘med a ree'on and now these regions have
f‘l into mandat,s. A mandate is a back
%"y ~ country incapab’'e of self.government: the
men &b@ head this committee know the needs of
% and they are able to judge whether the
,? jory, the stroneer nations governing the
~:"v one, is treating the mandate right. Among
f";,segmniittes of the League there is the one on
. Limitation of Arms that attracts the reading public
nt. For the past few weeks, men repre
g nting the great powers of the world have been
. meeting in London, England, trying to come to an
" understanding on limiting arms and navies. Both
~ Engl nd and America have agreed to reduce their
viutn a reasonable number of ships.
' Any nation who is wi'ling to conform to the
. rules of the League of Nations may become a mem.
mot the League. The services of the League is
Mgd.mly to its members. This body sits at
Ellenova, Switzerland, a neutral and peace-loving
@hintry; therefore it is trusted by all nations. The
Weague of ‘Nations gives decisions and debates on
" intermational affairs and questions ; the World
‘sits at the Hague, Holland. From “Cease
. Piring” there are several examples of the work
| dofle'By the League, sett'lng disputes or claims by
mwmore nations, wars have been prevented,
h has been improved and preventional meas.
ff; 8 have been taken to avoid dreadful diseases.
“disputes, the League and the World Court pur
‘ )%o cease firing and prevent war in all civil
888 countries. Both use public opinion as a sword
for the suppression of imperialism, or force.
S i et
”; put 18,000,000 postage stamps are used in the
, ; every year.
{ The average weight of a man’s brain is three
8¢ one-half pounds; women's are two pounds
even ounces.
.z»;-%;;{;; Meat point of dry land is the shore of the
Dead Bea iy Pa'estine, 1,200 feet below sea level.
1t s gupposed that some parrots live consider-
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUDGET
_The budget as fixed by the officers and
directors of the Chamber of Commerce
for the énsuing year was based on the
]actual needs of that organization for its
iproper functioning. The Chamber of
| Commerce is a business concern just as
much so as a bank, merchandising enter
prises and industrial and manufacturing
plants. Without a stipulated income, it
will be impossible for that organization to
carry on its program of development and
otherwise aiding in all pursuits calculated
to benefit Athens and surrounding sec
tions. There are over three hundred mem
bers at the present time; there should be
not less than five hundred members—
live, active and contributing members
However, not all of the members have
paid their dues, consequently, the good
work of the Chamber of Commerce is
hound to be impaired. The membership
subscriptions were accepted in good faith
and a potential program was adopted on
the belief that every dollar would be
paid. So far there are quite a number of
delinquents, who are delaying the work
of this organization. Prompt payment
should be made in order that no interrup
tion of the adopted program will occur.
Those in charge of the Chamber of Com
merce, officers and directors, are giviny
freely of their time and resources in or.
der that Athens may grow and prosner;l
those who have subecribed to member
ships should do likewise.
} WHAT TO DO WITH CRIMINALS
| There is much diversity of opinion
among the people of this country as to the
reatment of criminals after thkey have
een tried and found gnilty in the conrts.
‘ome of the people allow their emotions
nd sympathies to control and immediate
'v following convictions, thev are ready
‘o volunteer their services to secure peti
‘ions for modification of the sentences or
‘o parole or pardon the gnilty parties.
Some of them feel that our prisons should
he conducted as an indoor svort and the
eriminal allowed every privilege imagina
ble while serving his sente~ce. Such a
«pirit on the part of our people is wrong
in principle and a detriment to society,
low and order. While we do not advocate
ill treatment of prisoners in our jails or
tmistreatment after their trial and sent
ence to the work house or on the roads,
we do contend however, that too much
freedom shown criminels while under
sentences is not only a mistake on the part
of the officers, but that it is a menace to
the commnnity.
The officers of the state who have the
power to recommend pardons and the
executive who has the power to pardon
should be conservative in their acts. Too
many criminals are being turned loose on
the public; if these people were given to
understand that pardons or paroles were
rarely ever given, it would have a splen
did moral effect on those who are crimi
rally inclined. We do not believe in pe
titions, except in rare cases, and then,
only when it ean be shown that the con
victed person has grounds for considera
tion on the part of the pardoning powers.
Until our courts tighten up in their en
forcement of the laws, eriminals will con
tinue to commit erime. Bickering and de
lay of trials, and often postponements
from court to court are breeders of crime
and law violations. ,
- We should be charitable and sympa
ithetic toward the unfortunates who are
'in tronble, but we shonld nct so far forget
ourselves and the duty we owe to society
and to cur community to influence us in
petitioning and otherwise nrging the par
idoning powers to extend clemency iu
cases other than those that have been
'proven to be worthv of consideration,
| JAMAICA GINGER POCISONOQUS .
l Recently there has occurred an epi
demic of paralysis, sickness and in some
;instances death due to the use of Jamaica
'ginger as a beverage. The epidemic first
broke out in Tennesssee, rapidly spread
‘ing into other states. Georgia did not es
‘cape the poisonous fluid; a number of
cases were reported in severai sections
and immediate steps were taken by phy
sicians to determine the cause of the at
tacks experienced by the afflicted people.
In giving out a report on analysis made
by the Georgia State Board of Health,
those in charge of the laboratory, stated
that ““in each case reported to that board,
the stricken persons had been drinking
the extract”. ;
The person who drinks Jamaica ginger,
ccanned heat or other preparations con
taining alcoholic ingredients may expect
to be poisoned and perhaps to suffer
paralytic strckes. However, manufactur
ing chemists and druggists who use de
natured alcohol in componnding Jamaica
ginger and like preparations should be
dealt with under the law unless all such
products are plainly labeled—‘poison”.
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DETROIT’S AMAZING STORY
Someone has remarked that criminals
flock to the busiest, most prosperous
cities. If this is so, Detroit apparently is
paying the penalty for the hHusiness that
the automobile industry has brought it.
It is an amazing story that is being told
at the Detroit police board hearings. Al
most incredible charges are huried back
and forth at high officials of the police
department. It is asserted that Detroit’s
notorious “Purple Gang” had friendly re
lations with some of these officials and
was given a helping hand by them wnen
the going got tough.
And, meanwhile, Detroit continues to
have a “‘crime wave” that bears compari
son with Chicago’s.
In America, at any rate, prosperity
seems to bring a certain amount of law
lessness in its wake. Detroit, like Chicago,
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|Tlm Truth About The
~ Chain Store Campaigr
~ (Thomasville Times-Enterprise.)
The jdea has gone the rounds
in some sections that the chair
store agitation is a means of
coercing people into buying what.
ever and wherever the business
man may demand. Such an ider
is false in most communities, cer
tainly in this one.
The campaign against the chai:
store has been order'y, without
vituperation, based on facts tha‘
can be and have been proven. [
has been done by men of the high
est and finest type. They are sin
cere in their desire to present tc
the people of this community the
facts so that they may make ¢
fair and impartia! judgment an
be considerate to a degree thaz
will make local business bot!
beneficial and justifiable in evey;
single instance.
The Times-Enterprise commend
most heartily that spirit., It i
heartily in line with every effor
that has been made, which pred
cates its basic idea on communit
good and does not indulge in man
of the more radical and therefor
more dangerous practices, whic!
have been found in many com
munities, where it rises to enor
mous heights at one fel! swoo;
and then falls of its own iv
anition.
l But here we have the soun:
‘idea of community growth an
' progress. We realize that th
merchant is a business asset 1
tHe community. All of them ar
not perfect as is true of all othe
human agencies. They make thei
’mistakes but they are of a typ
that commands confidence anc
' they are headed by men who arc
sufficiently strong in their convic
tions to stand up for them but no’
at the expense of an innocen!
party.
| Some sections seethe with ex
icitement. Men revel in the vitup
! eration, the radical measures tha’
have resulted. Thomasvil’e goe:
its way making no charges tha’
cannot be proven, claiming n¢
|prest!ge or rights that are no
| warranted under any legal or hu
! manitarian right, fighting a bat
tle for the people of this sectio
in line with those of other sec
tiong but doing it in a rationa
iand reasonable manner,
1t is fine, commendable, of the
most desirable type and it wil' d¢
immense good. There are man)
instances where it has Dbeen
brought fore!b’y to the attention
of people and they are first to see
their error and therefore first to
correct it. Harsh measures wou.d
have driven them to the batte
field whereas they now smoke the
pipe of peace, admit the error of
, their way and lay claim to a pa
i triotic purpose.
: The result will be greater -busi
{ ness for local merchants. It has
already become evident, forcibly
soo, and it does not take a detec
tive to find out that the chain
stores have fe.t the weight of the
influence that has been rightl:
brought to the forefront in beha
of local enterprise and capital
There will be few chain store
here within a short time, a ver;
short time, if the busniess contin
ues in its present channe: and i
will if it is handled in the presen
highly commendable manner b;
the gent.emen, who have labore.
! in its behalf so unse.fishly and s.
‘wholesomely but with the unani
! mous and united approval of a.
. interests involved.
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65TH WEDDING
ANNIVERSAR?Y
BENTON 111, — (UP) — The
seven children 25 grandchildre:
|and 14 ~reat-grandchildren of
Mr. and Mrs. Elmore Sandusk:
recently gathered at the farm
home Tear McLeansboro, where
the couple began housekeeping in
1865, to help them celebrate their
66th wedding anniversary.
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BOOTLEGS FOR EDUCATION
BUFFALO. N. ¥. — (UP) —
Floyd Metcalfe, 24, told United
States Justice Simon L Adler he
turned bootleg~~~ because he
needed gon;: to contin§ his
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DID IT EVER OCCUR H
TO YOU |
A Little of Everything and Nut |
| Much of Anything ;
‘ BY HUGH ROWE i
Prof. A. Rhodes has return- j
ed from Havana, Cuba, where
he spent several days on a !
sight seeing tour as a mem- |
ber of the “‘Good-Will” dele
gation from this state,
He ;s loud in his praise of that
ity and country and of its people ‘
~ho were lavish in their hospitai
iy to the visitors. “Havana” |
.ays Prof. Rhodes “is one of thc |
leanest and most sanitary cit.es
. “have ever vis.ted”. Cuba is al
omirg republic that is showingl
igns of great prosperity and ad |
sancement in not only commerc.al’
d industrial development, but '
a civie and educational lines. His
.ay in Havana was not onlv in- 1
aresting and enterta.ning, but i
as reeguperatizg in heaith and a
iiversion from the daily grind
rom business activities.
Judging from the amount
of space Ed.tor Nevin, of the
Atlanta Georgian has devoted
to Havena and its people, bhe
is another one of the visitors
who were sold on the place.
' According to ' the writings of
Ir. Nevin, one would he led to
clieve that Havana is the garden
pot of the world and a mighty
'ood place in which to live. The
‘limate, the eats, the refresh
nents “r” everything else were
‘just right”—that is they suited
he Georgia newspaperman to a
t’. If we ever reach the station
‘n life whova w~ ~=m get hold of
he necessary “wherewith”, w
xpect to spend 1. on a trip to
hat much heralded “paradise” on
‘he Islard of Cuba.
| Cunstomer: “What do I owe
| yeulv
| Barber: “Twent-five
cents.”
~ Custemer, looking sad: “You
wouldn’t take the last cent I've
rot, would vou?” .
Rarber: “Well, ves.”
The customer handed him a
penny and walked out smiling.
There is some interest in
the proposal for paving the
driveways and strests in Oco
nes cemetery, if personal and
written endorsements of the
project are to be considered, -
Ore of Athens rmost outstand
‘ng and progressive women has
written us a “few lines” stating
how much she annreciated the
suggestion appearine in this col
umn advoeatirg the vaving of the
driveways and streets in Oconee
cemetery .“Of all the needs in
the way of civic improvement, the
paving of the driveways and
streets in our cemetery is of the
ecreatest importarce. I ho»e that
t will not be long before such
mprovements are made. Memori
-1 Day is nearing and a general
lean-up and scraping of th
treets in the cemetery would add
wuch to the appearance of that
acred spot”.
As we have suggested a
number of times in this col
umn, with the co-opcration of
the county commissioners,
mayor and council and she
trustees of the cemetery the
imnrovemert coculd be made
without financial burden to
any one of these agencies.
A portion of Jackson Baldwin
and Cemetery streets should be
»raded ard otherwise surfaced, if
not paved. Certainly some work
<should be done on these streets
before Memorial Dav. Thousands
~f veonle visit the cemetr~-
Memorial occasions and th
streets should be put in conditior
for the accommodation of this
traffic.
ATHENS SEVEN YEARS AGO
Tuesday, March 27, 1923.
Cotton: 28% cents. :
Weather: Fair and warmer.
Chicago, IIl.: Two women were
Deutschland’s Over-Alls!
noon when they Ileaped from the
upper story of their burning home
as firemen fought to save the
house.
Paris: Sarah Bernhardt is dead.
The greatest actress, one of the
greatest women of all time, and
certainly of her day, a woman
known and oved and honored the
world over, has passed on to her
reward.
London: Po’ice are looking for
Wi''iam Givens, who was engaged
to thirty-four women, at the last
count, and was to meet them a'l
at a case on one of the principal
streets.
Berl'n: roreginers are running
from Germany as cattle before a
storm.
Mrs. Golden Knight was the
delightful hostess to her bridge
clrh Monday afternoon.
Rev. and Mrs. C. P. Wilcox
are the guvests of Dr. and Mrs.
J. A. Hunnicutt enroute from
Forida to their home in Cedar
town. .
1001 GEORGIA VERSES
" No. 39
(Note —QGeorgia has had in all
five capitals, Savannah first, Au
gusta for a time, then Louisville,
Milledgeville, and now Atlanta).
Here is a simple literal device
By which the Georgia capita’s
| may be
Remembered, and in order, in a
} trice:
Five capitals, initials you may see
Arranged to hint in them a word
% unique,
It's “SALMA"—clear to read and
[ plain to speak. !
y -D. G. B.
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Hear Gid Tanner
And His Old Time
Fiddlers at Colonial
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“Look, who's coming,” Gid Tan.
ner and his merry crewd of o'd
time fiddlers and entertainers will
'be seén and heard at the Colonial
‘theatre Friday and Saturday
‘nlghts.
A number of new artists will be
‘seen here for the first time, in
itroduclng new tunes and songs
‘typical of the mountaineers, who
live and roam in the valleys ot
the, Blue Ridge chain of moun
tains.
A special feature of the per
formance wiil be a fiddling con
tegt between Gid Tanner and Mel
vin DuPree, both champion fid
dlers of this and other states..At
the conclusion of the performance
on Saturday night, an old time
dance will be given to which all
patrons of the show will be invit
ed. The doors will open at 7:30
and the performance will begin at
8:15. The price of admission is
20, 35 and 50 cents.
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