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THE ATHENS BANNER
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President and Editor.
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APRIL 1, 1921.
ATHENS BANNER, FRIDAY MORNING
PAGE THREE
“Sunk Without Trace
• back to tMe Farm.
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the part of the
r* of The Aasoclated Prets.
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to the use for republlcatlon
new* dispatches to It or not
otbeywt'* credited In this paper, and
olio, the -local news published herein.
All .rights of republlcatlon of special
patches are aim resarved.
"USE GEORGIA PRODUCTS”
Eating Less Meat.
. The state department of agriculture.
In conjunction with federal authori
ties, baa given put soma Interesting
llgufes on the mCat the 'people are
rocsumlug.
, The American people nte ten pounds
let* , meat per capita last year, than
djirlng 1J19, but eleven pounds more
than during the first war year. The
cpg(UVPtion df meat and lard com
bined last year yraa ISO pounds per
cdftta. : .
• Less meat Wat produced, tees ex
ported end leas consumed In the
Utiled States .in 1920 than In either
of-the two preceding yean, the state'
mint said.
Beef consumption has fallen from
■av#nty-«lght pounds ten year* ago to
not quite fifty-six and a half pounds
w head of population last year.
YWl. It waa said, has gained atead
liy Jn’ JfiYor and. calves marketed last
jaar.more than doubled that of alx
yeard previous.
Tile above figure#, especially those
purporting to show that lesi meat Is
being Consumed by the people ot this
country, cobvqy some Interesting
sieeuUtlons. and are probably explain
ed by the fact that there ere so many
fdodg which contain the elements that
ate recognised as llte-glvlng and
Which are now finding their way to
thd American table as meat substl-
tutidna.-
Vegctable oils are now taking the
place fit pure hog-fats In the prepara
tion of breads and pastries, and are
bdmg used liberally, both through
preference and for economy's sake, by
O west many people. They have
tftflr'sponsors anvng the dieticians..
Oheese. potatoes anti hinny fitber
Items ot foods grit constantly being
supplied at lees cost and with more
reulb than ham. mutton and beef.
"Despite the tact that less meat la
being consumed, leas exported, the
business of cattle and hog raising
continues to - prove -profitable and
sbfiuld ha more extendtvely engaged
in, especially by Georgians.
Y.M.C.A.Boy*’
Basketball Teams
? Banquet Tonight
A Good Morning to Yon
A VERSE AND A VIGNETTE
Sy D. 0. BICKERS
Markets
llpy I be pardoned If I take a moment
of your precious time
To say a word quite personal In
Rhyme.
To thfise, who, having leisure on their
hands,
Read wbat Is written for this little
corner every day?
Yes? Well, the one appreciative un-
deratands
That verses—or reverses, for that
■ matter—may
Not be turned out like sausages a-
string—
One must have something of s song
If he would sing. ...
And so. without my notes for this
once, let me say
No rhymed “Qood Morning.” . . .
It Is All-Fools' Day!
—D. O. B.
ON THIS DAY.
There was an April Fool—
Who endeavored to deceive hln
friends—
By posing as d. wise man—
And his friends foiled to recognize
him—
For It was "All-Fools' Day.”
—D. O. B.
H. A B. BEER'S MARKET LETTER.
(Specialto The Banner)
.New Orleans, La.. March 31.—The
The Cordele (Oa.) Dispatch saya:
"The Georgia boy who doea not I
get the meaning of opportunity on
the Georgia farm Is missing hi*
market waa depressed tbday. owing to \ destiny.' Georgia farming, when ft
a report that the British miners' meet- 1 takes on real business life, la going
Ing broke up-without results, the men t 0 be the best .In the United States,
threatening to walk out tonight un- j w e are not overdrawing It when
less the government grants a subsidy. I w „ say Georgia farming, In no far
London advices are to the effect distant day. wilt offer the best bust-
that If the coal strike takes place ] <ieES opportunity in the United
transport workers wlll*meet Tuesday. states. That statement Is as true
In Sympathy and object to Joining the I |lg t |me.“
strike and railway workers will meet i '
Wednesday to discuss Station on j SOME M0VER
the threatens wage outf
it the miners' strike occurs the mar- J An Atlanta citizen says "Stand by
ket is likely to be lower tomorrow
but as it is claimed that the mllla have
The big aauusl .y
M. C. A. boys Friday eyeufck Is being
looked forward to with *Aat Inter-
**The banquet Is In honor of the
Winning teams In (he basketball
leatuea. recently concluded. The
Junior A. junior B and prep clauses
conducted leagues. The winning
teams will bo presented Y. M. C. A
emblems st tie banquet Friday at 6
o'clock..
-At the same time medals will lie
prestbted the successful contestants
In the recent heaxthlon athletic con
tAt.
, All boys who expect to attend the
banquet must secure their tickets at
the Y. M. C. A. today.
The Ramblers', Club Is. again ac-
tivc.
Laat Saturday 22 Junior A Ramblcra
llhed up for a hike to Beech
I *A»d some big time they had. Those
Hikes ere fine for the boys. They
Will Constitute a part of the weekly
program- The Junior Bs will hike
next time.
banldWLt
first Presbyterian
jgV Church Tonight 8
Tba rtluUr Quarterly Communion
Sertrtce wm be held in ft* TOUta*
byterlan Church on Sunday morning
at 11 o'clock and the usual prepare-
wiry service will be held In the Hin
di/ school room tonight at * o clo. k.
The members of this congregation are
urged to attend this service.
Attended Banquet
« Governor’s Staff
ANSWERS TO YESTERDAY’S KWIZ.
1.—The nerve of the ulna pai
over the ‘‘funny-bone" aud is there
unprotected. It is this nerve, not the
bone, that tingles when bit.
!■—Sago Is a granulated food atarcb
obtained, from the pith of certain
pnlfns.
3. —A saga Is a prose epic embody
ing the myths and heroic tales of the
ancient Scandinavians.
4. —Sir John Frattklln waa an En
gllsh explorer who perished, together
with his party. In an attempt to find
q northwest passage, through the arc
tic regions, to India.
6.—iBon-ton means the style of per
sons In high life—the height of fash
Ion.
6. —A farrier Is one who shoes
horses.
7. —A farthing Is one-fourth ot an
English pehny.
8. —Currency Is the circulating
monetary medium of a nation, used
by authority.
9. —The Arabian Sea Is an arm of
the Indian Ocean, between Arabia and
India.
10. —A cursory examination la a
hasty, superficial one.
NEW QUE8TION8.
1. —What are the flexor muscles?
2. —What Is a fleece-wool?
3. —Why la a swimming pool called
natatorium?
4. —What Is a squab?
t.—What Is a squib?
C.—What Is the weatherslde of
vessel?
7- —Who ore the white friars?
’8.—Who are the block friars?
8— What Is a plumb-line?
10.—Who was Mesnter?
ample supplies of coal and America
has a large quantity of idle tonnage
for transporting coal tp England at a
price cheaper than It can be produced
In the British Isles under existing con
ditions. the market would probably
nrove a purchase on any decline of
importance.
Apparent, Manchester Is on the eve
of modifying the present half-time cur
tailment by mills, as Liverpool cabled
that eight mills are to start on full
time on April 4th.
If the British coal strike Is averted,
whf’h Is possible at the last moment,
the market Is likely to advance
sharply. ■.
Next Monday southern hankers are
to confer with officials of the war
finance corporation for the purpose
°f arranging matters for Increasing
exports of cotton to Europe, perhaps
by extending foreign credits. After
this time last year, when the donation
movement started, there was a per
pendicular fnlHng off In exports to
Europe, dropping from 698.000 In
March to 482.000 tn April to 342,000
In May to 180.000 In June and 211,001
In July. In other words, when'trad:
was beginning to fall off nt this time
one year ago It Is lllfply to increns •
this year, providing thnt the threat
ened coal strike Is averted and if It
occurs. Is of short duration.
There Is a fair demand for spot!
In the south! and a fair demand fo
goods In the north, with prospects of
expanding, as values hold fast, offer- [ last to be patd.
Inge light. Meanwhile returns from ,
the Interior Indicate the probability of j ‘-Getting out a newspaper o
a heavy reduction In this year's j monthly publication is no picnic. It
acreage. j we print Jokes, folks say we are silly
11a. m. Rids I—If wo don't they say we have no
May July Oct. I sense ct humor. IN.we publish orlgl
! Boykin.” if he ts talking to the crowd
It Is alleged have been winking at
crime In that city, he must mean
“stand aside for Boykin.” To the
good citizens of the town he la
mapping out a poor job of "standing”
for the s. g seems to be charging the
front line trendies at double-quick.
BOLL WEEVILS, ATTENTION.
“Eat -onions” is sound medical* ad
vice. Onions are a valuable spring
food. Just now the American house
wife is paying 2 cents a pound far
old onions nt the u-ocery store, yet
onions are selling 7or less than 1-2
cent a pound in producing dlstrfcti,
and at 7-10 a cent a pound wholesale,
say marketing ezperts of the BUrecu
of Markets, United States Department
of Agriculture.
The agrlanltural experts should re-
fer this matter to Mr. and airs, foil,
Weevil. . We know one American
housewife that we wish had to pay
320 a pound for ’em. Onions, : of
course. •
THE PEACH CROP.
We nre worried about our peach
crop. Judging frotp what we con
sea cn the streets, the cold snap Is
bound to Injure It. Smudge pots may
save the Elbertas, but we fear evetj
a liberal use ot rouge won't save the
other kind.
Too often the friend In need Is. the
New York .
New Orleans
LIBERTY BONOS.
Dobbs Arrested for
Speech Made Before
Railroad Strikers
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i (Special to The Banner) '
Fitzgerald, Oa.. March 31.—Lee
Dobbs, who came here after the At
lanta. Birmingham and Atlantic itrike
was placed in Jail - today as tbs re-
suit of a speech he Is alleged to have
made at itHkere headqtgifters last
night 04lvocating the dynamiting of
bridges and removing rails. Dobbs
was arrested as a result of an affi
davit signed by C. M. Denton, striker.
R. R. Employes Lay
Proposal Before
President Hardirig
(By Associated Press)
Chicago, III.. March 31.—Railroad
employes tonight laid a proposal be
fore President Harding for a confer
ence between tabor and the railroads
in an attempt to settle the whole
transportation problem confronting
the country, s<t far as labor U con
cerned.
New York.
March 31.—Liberty
bonds closed:
3%’a
$90.20
First 4’s, liM ..
87.01)
Second 4's
87.10
Flrat 4%’s .....
: 87.41
Second 4%'s ...
87.00
Third 4%'s
90.12
Fourth 4%’s ...
87.20
Victory 8%'s ...
;.... 97.62
Victory 4%'s ...
97.5-'
? “ r** J® ! i I nn * matter they say we lack variety
n.,4 1—0 13.60 ,|f w0 publish things from other pa
pera they say we are too lazy
write. If we don't go to church we
nre heathena—If we go we are hypo
crltes. If we stay in the office we
ought to he out rustling for news—
If out wo nre not attending to bust
ness nt the office.' If we wear old
clothes we arfe slovens—If we wear
new clothes they are not paid for
What In thunjleration la a. poor edl
tor to do, anyhow? Like aa not soma-
oncwili say we swiped this from an
cxclinnge, w* did!"
Bid
AskH
’ 92 -
95
84
87
66%
67%
28
28%
240
246
Many Believe Three
Million Workers Are
On Verge Striking
' - (IbL L. C. Brown has returned
fTOri. AilsnU. where he attended the
hsnqust and reception given by Gov
ernor Dorsey st the mansion to the
members ot his staff. . . .
Mr. Brownrhsa also been appointed
a*' chairman of bottlers and soft
drinks oh the state Industrial commit
tee of the Greater Industrial move-
mfiht by (he general comm'itee. of
which Hon. F. B. Gordon, of Colmn-
bus, Oa., Is the general chairman
••USE GEORGIA PRODUCTS" l
(By Asso'clstsd Press)
London, March 31.—Sucvjess Or
(allure for the national coal mlnera'j
strike which baa been ordered to be-j
gin at midnight tonight I* expected i dung "g 720
to depend upon results of meetings of
railway and tranaport workers called
for early next week.
Some persons fear there Is danger
nf the entire triple alliance of mlnera,
railway and transport workers, num
bering almost 3,000,000 workers, atrlk-
Ing.
'CITIES SERVICE QUOTATIONS.
(Furnished by Henry L. Doherty A
Oo..-AUanta and Athens)
Mr. Doherty 8ays:
“Mistakes should not be painted rr
erlmee and then played up to prejudice
and poison the mlnde of the unthlnk-
Ing people."
Cities service debentures,
"C”
Cities servlce'debcntures,
”D"
xClties service 6 per cent
preferred 66%
xClties service bankers.. 28
xClties service common..240
x—Ex-dlvIdend.
“Buy City 8ervlcs Securities."
NEW YORK COTTON
The following were the ruling prices
In the exchange today.
Tone, steady; middling, 12.2.6".
quiet.
. v Prev
i • Open High Low dose Close
Jan. 13.60 13.60 13.60 13.56 12.62
May' .....12.20 12.27 12.13 12.25 12.21
July 12.08 12.75 12.62 12.71 12.81
Oct 13.13 13.23 13.10 13.21 13.2S
Dec. 13.43 13.60 13.41 13.46 13.54
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
The following were the ruling prices
in the exchange tndny.
Tone, steady; middling, 11.50c.;
steady.
Prev.
Open High Imw dose Close
SPOT COTTON MARKET.
Jsn 13.U 13.16
May 11.65 11.86 11.64 11.82 11.90
July ...'..12.16 12.30 12.15 12.28 12.34
Oct 12.69 12.76 12.62 12.78 1
Dec 12.95 13.00
SPOT COTTON MARKET.
Athens, 12.75c.
Atlanta, steady, 11.20c.
New York, quiet, 12!25c.
New Orleans, steady, 11.50c.
Georgia vs. Yale, Athens,
Sanford Field, Saturday,
April 2, at 2p,m.
"USE GEORGIA PRODUCT8”
January ..
February .
March ....
April
QS*y
Juno
July
August ...
September
October ...
November
White House Soon D ~ ember
Madame Curie to
Be Received at
(By Associated Press)
VIrhington. March 31.—President
and airs, lfardlng will receive Madame
Curie at the white house May 20 and
rreaent her with a gram of radium
valued at $100,060, In behalf of the
Women of America.
LIVERPOOL COTTON
Tone, steady; sales, 3,000; good tnld
Prev.
Close
8.53
8.56
Open
. 8.27
! s.fi.i
7.71
7.86
8.42
6.45
7.79
7.94
1198
8,12
8.20
8.26
8.30
8.33
8.36
7.93
8.07
8.10
8.25
8.32
8.38
8.43
8.47
8.51)
MOTHER'S MEND
For Expectant Mothers
Os*o By Three Geiemtions
■aasmis tzoeum* Co, fit n. id, Aruaii. oa
Pigeons in ‘a. city *
I street
Among the noise end
i hurry
Are just like quiet
j thoughts from God ,
In minds
all filled
with worry.
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"USE GEORGIA PRODUCTS”
CHICAGO GRAIN
. The following, were the ruling prices
nt the exchange today;
" Prev.
Open High Low Close Clost
WHEAT— /
Mar. 1.54 1.66 1.54 1.66. 1.64%
May 1.39% 1.40% 1.37% 1.38% 129%
July 1.20 1.21% 1.19 1.19% 1.21
CORN—
May
.66%
■66%
.60%
■W%
.61%
July
.64
.64%
.63%
63%
.14%
Sep.
.65%
.66
.66%
.66%
.««%
PORK—
May
.38%
.39%
.38%
.38%
-38%
July
.40
•40%
.29%
.39%
v 40%
Sep.
.40%
.40%
.40
.40%
-40%
OATS—
May
19.76
19.96
July
* - *r ■
20.10
” LARD—
May
11.30
11.10
11.30
11.46
U.3S
July
11.65
11.76
11.65
11.76
11.16
RIBS—
May
li.05
11.07
lW
11.07
1149
July
11.46
11.46
11.42
11.42
11.37
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