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% THE ATHENS DAILY BANNER, ATHENS, GA.
FRIDAY, MORNING, JULY 8> 1921.
Published every morning except Monday
eng PuhllHhfng (Company, 17T# Lumpkin St re
Athens. (Jeorgiu.
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THE ATHENS BANNER extravagance.
The sum total of money spent on the lux-
i. y -mo Atu- uries and things of mere pleasure in this
1 I country speaks for itself. It indicts the gen
eral public of extravagance.
Sooner or later the people of this country
will have to recast their budgets of expen
diture. All items that can be dispensed
with will have to be cut off. The scale will
have to be reduced. If this is not done the
final effect throughout the country will be
one of disaster.
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Governor Hardwick’s Message.
Governor Hardwick made a good impres
sion when he delivered his message to the
general assembly. To be sure there are
some parts of it that will be strenuously
objected to, but on the whole his positions
are sound and will bear good fruit if the
legislature backs him up.
Everyone will endorse his “pay-as-you-
go” plan and will back him up in his insis
tence that the legislature provide the ne
cessary money to take care of all appropria
tions.
His contention that all useless boards be
abolished is all right, but we are inclined
to the belief that the governor may regard
a number of boards as useless when as a mat
ter of fact they are giving good service. We
do not think that much can be saved in a
money way along this line, if in fact any
thing can be saved and the best service at
the same time be continued.
His suggestions as to different taxes that
may be levied to provide the necessary rev
enue are such as to merit the very careful
consideration of the members of the legis-
’ lature. As to what final form they will as
sume when it comes to putting them into tax
measures can only be conjectured now for
they are certain to bring on more tor less
debate and differences of opinion, but we
believe that the legislature will take these
suggestions as a basis of procedure and that
around them will be built a tax la\v that will
meet the requirements. The state of Geor
gia is amply able to take care of all its de
partments and all of its institutions, and we
do not for a moment believe that the legisla
ture will ever admit its inability to fashion a
law that will raise for the state the neces
sary amount of revenues to enable it to fun?
tion properly at all points.
governor Hardwick has started tout well
and his administration gives promise of be
ing a success even though it is beset with
tremendous -financial difficulties in its very
beginning.
Just What I> Necessary.
Perhaps the best piece of knowledge that
a young man or young woman could pick up
in these days and times would be that of
knowing just what is necessary in the tfay
of expenditures. It is right there that neas-
ly everybody misses the mark and where
most of the extravagance of the present day
begins.
Very few people in this country ran deny
le chaise of extravagance. In one way
Br another practically all the people are ex
travagant. They do not see their extrava
gance and are unwilling to admit it, but it
exists just the same. ‘ *
«It is probably brought about from the fact
that in this country it is much easier to make
money than in other countries of the world.
This country has such marvelous resources
and the money paid for labor is so high in
comparison with the scale of other lands, so
that the people get a false idea of what is ne
cessary for their happiness.
Take the automobile for instance.. There
are some people who are able to own and
operate automobiles for pleasure and there
are others who are not. Yet if you were
to suggest to a man who owns an automobile
that he is extravagant he would at once
seek to demonstrate that he was not and
would give you some very plausible reasons
• for it. Some men can wear tailor-made
clothes of high price and some cannot do so
without being extravagant. Yet the man
who wears such clothes would at once deny
extravagance if you got after him about it.
No one would argue that a man should
deny either himself or his family certain
.^pleasures and advantages in life, and yet if
^ every man and woman would sit down and
with an earnest effort to get at the truth of
it cast up their expenses they would see in
many cases where they had been guijtv of
Do Not Give Up This Work.
The proposition of Governor Hardwick to
abolish the Department of Archives and His
tory should be considered most carefully be
fore its adoption. The cost of this depart
ment is a little more than seven thousand
dollars a year. If it can be shown that it
does no good, then it should be abolished,
but we do not believe that this can be
shown.
It is proposed to put this work in the
hands of the state librarian. Now the state
librarian is fully competent to handle this
work. There is no question about that. But
she has just about as much as should be ex
pected to run the state library. It would be
necessary for her to have extra held in order
to do this work, and therefore the saving to
the state wouldjje a minimum, if indeed
anything at all.
Now there can be no objection to abolish
ing the department of archieves and history
and putting the work elsewhere, provided
the work be done, but by no means should
the state take any step that would call for
the abolishing of this work.
It took some time to get this work started
and it should not be necessary to have to
do all that work over again. Georgia has
never been as active as she should have
been in preserving her historic records. She
started too late, but even now good work
can be done.
It may not require any great time or labor
to do this, but it does require care and abil
ity. It cannot be done by just anyone and
in no appreciable time. s
It may not appear that this work is of
much importance now, but in the future its
importance will be seen. A state can do no
better work than preserve its history and
preserve it thoroughly and correctly. Just
now this is to be done and through what
channels is/not so important as that it be
done and done well.
Shows Decrease Of
Two And Nine Tenths
Per Cent Employment
Washington, D. r., July 8.—A de
crease of 2.9 per cent In employment
during June, as compared with May,
Is Indicated in the survey by the de
partment of labor of reports from
1.428 firms normally employing 1,69(1,-
000 persons.
All Industries are reported to have
decreased employment except those
engaged In the manufacture of food
products, textiles, leather, liquors, lev
erages, stone, clay glass and tobacco.
Peoria, 111., showed the heaviest de
crease In employment among Indus
trial centers, with 36.9 per cent.
A slight Improvement is noted iq
the south Atlantic states, with lum.
her and fibre mills increasing forces,
and among twenty six cltieB reporting
Increased employment Atlanta showed
the greatest increase, with 16.7 per
cent.
Answers to Yester
day’s Kwiz.
A Good Morning to You
A VERSE AND A VISNETTB
■y a O. BICKERS
EDITORIAL COMMENT
HOR8E8 IN HOT WEATHER.
Human beings And many methods of escaping the worst
of the suffering' caused by hot weather, but the dumb ar.l-
mals that serve man do not always And corresponding
means of relief.
If a muu becomes exhausted on a het dny. he can go into
a shady place end recuperate. Most employers of labor
i re merciful enough so that they do not push their wont-
people us hard on a hot day us they do In cooler weather.
Ilut a toiling liorse commonly has to drug Just us heavy
loads with the thermometer at 90 aa lt.lt were at oo. If
he shows signs of fatigue, many drivers hit him a good
cut with the whip, until he staggers on almost stumbling
from weariness.
It does not always Indicate a hard heart to treat a
patient animal this way, because In the majority of cases
it is done In heedtessness. But If peoplo hud u little mure
sympathy for their dumb animals they would not seo these
patleut workers glvo out at au early ago as so often tboy
do.
POINTED.
It’s by request today I write a made-
to-measure rhyme;
"Short measure” then let me indite
for this especial time;
The order is, "Be funny!” Quite! my
brevity Is prime—
And so.
You know,
Why,
I
•II try!
Ilut brevity alone will not Insure a
laugh; unless
There is the subtle, clever plot to lure
to happiness
The shortest, sharpest point Is not a
get-a-smlle success;
The sure
Grouch-cure
Hit:
* It
’s
Wit! —D, G. B.
THE LE8SON OF FAILURE.
Once a Man met with Failure on the
Rond—
But Nerve was with the Man—
And Instead of surrendering, he In
vited Failure to a private Confer
ence—
And learned enough of his< Secrets—
To begin all over again and—
Court Success—arduously and—suc
cessfully! —D. G. B.
1—The popular nnme for Illinois
is the Prairie State.
2. —A gosling is a young goose.
3. A griffin is a fabled animal will)
a lion’s body and legs and eagle’s
beak and wings, and sharp ears. -
4. The largest city In South Da
kota is Sioux Falls.
!i.—A subpoena Is a writ command
ing a witness to appear tn court.
Spermaceti Is a white, waxy
substance obtained from the head of
the sperm whale.
7. —Benjamin Harrison was the
grandson of Wm, H. Harrison.
8. —The patella Is the knee-cap.
9. —Joseph Smith founded the Mor
mon sect.
111.—Ammonia is also called spirits
of hartshorn.
NEW QUESTIONS.
1. —Where did congress meet before
It moved to Washington?
2. —Which state of the United States
touches only one other state?
3. —What Is a taproot?
4 — What national building In Wash
ington uoes the statue of Freedom
surmount? -
5. —What United States president
had eight sons and six daughters, the
larg- st presidential family In United
States history?
6. —What Is the’largest city In Ten
nessee?
7. —What Is a misanthrope?
8. —What is full age?
9. —What Is the popular name for
the state of Indiana?
10. —How many provinces originally
comprised the Dominion of Canada?
Atlaqta, July 8—One of Governor
Hardwick’s most Important reform
measures was proposed in both
branches of the General Assembly
today, and has been Axed in tlie sen
ate as the special and continuing or
der for Thursday next. Immediately
following the period of unanimous
consents. It Is tho proposition to so
amend the constitution as to give
the generel assembly authority to levy
a tax on tho gross Income of utili
ties, businesses and enterprises, sim
ultaneously making the ad valorem
lax a secondary source of revenue ap
plicable only to payment of tho float
ing indebtedness of the state, in tl.u
upper branch the measure is sponsor-
ed b.v Senator Alvin Oolucke and in
the Houle by Representative George
Carswell.
Essential Features.
The essential feature of the hill Is
Its provision to strike out all of p-ira-
g.aph 1, stctlon 2, article 7. of the
constitution of the state an I sub:di
lute In Its place the following:
All taxation shall be uniform tn
the same class of sulfjects, and when
ad valorem, assessed on all tne prop
erty to be taxed by that method with
in the territorial limits of tho au
thority levying the tax, and shall be
Ipvled and collected under general
lawa, and for the purpose only au
thorised by this constitution.
"The general assembly may. how
ever, Impose taxes upon the gross
earning! of public utility corporations
which, when imposed shall be the onlil
tax assessed against them for state
purposes; It may alBo impose a tax
upon the output of industrial and man
ufacturing corporations doing business
within this state, whether domestic
or non-resident; It may also impose
taxes upon Incomes, inheritances, pri
lieges and occupations, which lath
class of .taxes.may.be-graduated, an
tho laws tinder which they aro leva-
may contain provision for reasonahi
exemption.
"Tho general assembly shall exeni;,
all property, real and personal, lor d
valorem taxes tor state purposes, «j
cept as the same may bo neceaaai
to procure muds. With which to men
the bonded Indebtedness of the state.
Broad Provisions.
That measure -contemplates dele
gating to the general assembly oe,
tain authoritleg~wtlich are understood
to be somewhat broader than will U( ,
exerclsed at the present time, or when
it la ratlHed. hut which can be em-
ployed for further reforms at such
times as the existing federal taxes non
be relieved and thus make opening tor
a broader exercise of the state's rights
and taxlug powers without Jumping
loo rapidly the tax burden on the
people.
In the bouse the measure has been
referred to the constitutional wueml-
ments committee of which Represent
ative Lankford of Toombs is chair
man. and which will meet Tuesday
and Thursday of each week. In the
senate It lias been referred to Gen
era) Judiciary Committee 2.
THE CHEERFUL CHERU5
(HBSSMSMHSWMMSS^jsi
I J4,W-tKs -sWi-dow of,
“h. cloud
Lie. gently on the
sc.'t. wives’ fo^m,
As if* the we-ter in
the aky
Were dre'eminfl of*
its ocew
home..-
(^•Cn«n
You are not supposed to lick postage stamps nowadays
on account of danger of Direction, but it Is considered
perfectly healthy to lick the baseball umpire.
Formerly they used to tell hoys U\ey might perhaps some-
nine become president of tne United .States, hut nowadays
you would have to tell them they might become baseball
pitchers or movie stars to stir up their ambition.
No trouble about deficits or exceeding appropriations
is reported in public work when tne officials have to make
up the same out of their own pockets.
With William H. Taft chief Justice, the bench must he
provided with one Bolidly built and well braced chair.
Everyone wants tho great big profits that other people
aro making severely punished, hut his own little SiroAteer-
Ing carefully preserved.
Claimed the single man lives cheaper then the single
woman, but not If the former takes the latter out to din
ner very often.
All that Congress has to do ts to reduce the taxes and
provide Jobs for all their political friends.
It may not be good form to sit on your front porch ana
put your feet up on the rail, but some people In Athens
And It provides a very comfortable shade on a sunny day.
1921 considered a year or great progress In chemical re
search particularly in making home brew.
While the versatility of tho modern woman Is marvel
lous, it may not be wholly successful If they attempt to
drive au automobile and powder their faces at the same
moment.
The farmers would be better satisfied If the college girls
who picked the daisy chains, would come home and pick
some of the daisies out of tho field where they spoil tho hay.
The budget plan won’t be a success unless It budges the
superfluous office holders out of their soft Jobs.
7 here Is a growing demand in offices for more busi
ness women and fewer baby dolls.
Also there Is a demand In the rural districts of Georgia
for fewer ball tossers and more hay tossers.
The people who ptit up all these signs on city streets
"No parking here" did not stop to think how easily they
could be changed to read "No sparking here."
While government action might possibly lower tha price
of gasoline a more general use of leg muscle would ac-
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Adventures with the Iron
Horse and the Gleaming
Railsl An Epic of Rail
roading and the Romance
of Big Business!
The
Wreckers
By fRANCIS LYNDE
The author was A railroad man
for many yean—he writes from
the inside. Reading this captiva
ting story you will feel aO the
thrills of a penonal participant in
its episodes—smashing adven
tures, gun fights, train wrecks,
battles of wits between industrial
giants—and an enticing romance
involving * big-brained, big-
aouled, far-seeing executive (who
believed in taking public and
employes into partnership with
his railroad) and an unusual
woman who possessed keenness,
intuition, strategy and the female
qualities necessary to make her
a perfect complement to the man.
“The Wreckers" Will
Appear as a Serial
In these Columns
Do Not Miss It!
MOTHERJAVE IT
Virgin!* Lady Suffered With Achei
and Pains Until Mother Begin
Giving Her CardnL
Dublin, Va.—Mlsa Mary Alice
Hughett residing on Route 2, nnar
here, recently told a visitor of her
Interesting experience with CarduL
Miss Hughett said: “I had been suf
faring for some time with painful...
I was pale, didn’t feel like going
Would Just drag around, and couldn’t
rest to do any good. I would suffei
once, • month with my back, aides
and bead. My limbs would acbe and
I didn’t know what to do, but I knew
I must do something, for I didn’t gel
ell by letting It run on.
"My mother la a bellaver In partial
tor she saw what It did for others as
wall aa herself, so she began gtvlni
It tO Qt
“It wasn’t long before I ■»» *
iange. It was Just what I naadad
It regulated me. I began to sat and
sleep, and the pain stopped.
"Oirdui Is without doubt tha heal
female tonic made, and I am glad 1
can recommend It to others.
II suffering with symptoms such as
Mlsa Hughett mentions, or other aU
icnta peculiar to women, wlur not ho
gin Cardui at oneaT Its lham Is well
established by successful vs tor mors
than 40 years.
Try Cardnll
The Average Athens Citizen
Reads Athens Newspapers
Newspaper copy can be changed almost over night £o meet
emergencies. It can be made “newsy” and interesting by tying
it up with current events. And that kind of copy is read—it
arouses interest more quickly, inspires action more readily.
Consider the question of cost. In any community, the daily
newspaper reaches more people, at less cost, than any other
medium.
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We hear a Jpt about “dealer influence.” One kind is that
which, through a splurge of “national” advertising, merely in
fluences the dealer to stock up a product. That is not the kind
you’ll get from newspaper advertising. A campaign in newspa
pers influences the customers of each local dealer—and that is the
only kind of dealer influence that, in the long run, pays.
Again, the dealer can more effectively tie up, by his own ad
vertising, by window displays, by demonstrations and sampling,
with advertising when it appears in his local newspaper. And
that is a mighty important advantage in itself.
Athens’ progressive newspapers co-operate with salesmen
who visit their town, give them route lists and other valuable in
formation as to local trade conditions, and assist them materially
in getting a product displayed by dealers. Newspapers have local
data that is always available to advertisers.
The strongest consumer influence in any community is the
local newspaper. No other advertising medium is so vital to the
consumer’s welfare. No other medium has his confidence, his day-
to-day interest, as has his newspaper. He could not enjoy life—he
could not do business without it.
He devotes a definite portion of every day to read his news
paper. He reads it thoroughly. He’s looking for news—fairly
hungry to be interested. He’s never in a more receptive frame of
mind for advertising. •
What is true of the average man is even more true of his wife.
She, in many cases, reads the advertisements first The woman is
always on the hunt for a “good buy.” And she knows where to
look for it. In the newspapers.
Both man and wife, everywhere, every day, can be reached
* directly, surely, economically by one advertising medium—the
newspapers.
If your merchandise is for general use, advertise it in the one
medium that reaches the great mass of the people everywhere—
The Home Newspapers
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The Banner The Banner-Herald The Herald
Morning Sunday Morning; Afternoon
Your <2fundst sells It.
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