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Today’s Bible Meditation
Wednesday, February 12—Read Acts 17:22-32,
“Men of Athens, from every point of view | see
that you are extremely religious. For as | was
going about and looking at the things you wor
ship, | found an altar with this inscription: ‘To ‘
an Unknown God’ So it is what you already
worship in ignorance that | am now telling you ;
of. (Goodspeed.)
In every:religion there is a yearning of the human
heart for God. In many are found deep insightg intc
eterpal truth. Upon this common ground we build
men’s faith in Jesus, the Master of life, .In what
waytwe can do it. Mahatma Gandhi offers this
challenge: é
1. All Christiang must begin to live more like
Christ, ‘
2. Practise your religion without toning it down.
3. Fut your emphasis upon love, for love is a cen
tral thing in Christianity.
4. Study the non-Christian religong more sympa
thetically to find out the good that is in them, in
order to have a more sympathetic approach to their
peoples, .
A Noted Georgian
BY ROBERT ASHFORD |
Among the noted visitors who have come to Wat
kinsville in the years gone by, Were numbered the
late Judge Horace M. Holden, -
Judge Holden was invited by the U D. Cg to de
liver the memorial address at Watkinsville upon one
occasion, some ten or twelve years ago.
1t was the writers privilege to make the intro
ductory remarks, in his presentations of the distin- |
guished Georgian whose friendship he learned to
prize and whose admiration for his many excellent
qualities has increased with the passing years.
Llevated at one time to the position of Assoclate
Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia, he filled
this lofty position with a dignity In keeping with
its exalted station and with an excellence unsur
passed by his most distinguished predecessors.
~ Judge Holden was somewhat reserved in manner,
but cordial and pleasing in disposition, yet, upon all
oceasions the perfect gentleman. He impressed
those with whom he came in contact with the ideals
of “The Old South” notwithstanding the fact that
‘he made his advent Into ihis life while that period
_had virtually passed into history.
" kndowed by nature with excellent memory, he
manifested a familiarity with historic events that
was nothing less than marvelous,
Among his excellent qualities, he possessed a rare
_and cultivated mind, untouched by the blight of
egotism; but displayed the charm of modesty with
out pride of ostentation, which impressed even the
casual observer with the excellence of a lofty char
acter from whose personality emanated the influ
ence of a Christian life.
Judge Holden was for many years a citizen of
Athens, having moved from that city a few years
ago to take up his residence in Atlanta,
Having reached his 70th miles post upon life’s high
way, the, distinguished' Georgian laid aside his bur
den at the end of life's closing day and fell asleep.
CATTON'S COMMENT
BY BRUCE CATTON
Justice John Burke of the North Dakota supreme
court struck & significant note recently When he told
a midyezr graduating class at the University of
North Dakota that a fuller value of “the scarifices
of pioneers in creating modern institutions” could
be realized if ‘‘pioneering” continued,
#Much has been given you and much is expected
of you,” the justice declared.
He emphasized the point most of us need to ab
sorb these days—that our frontiers are still with us
Obviously, not the fontiers of new lands or new
cities in the tempo of 50 years ago. But frontiers in
terms of better social conditions, better schools, bet
ter adjustment to the economic forces of our com
plex times.
Here is plenty to tax the pioneering spirit of even
the most dauntless. The challenge should not go
unanswered.
. While the fireworks of the presidential campaign
sputter around us these days, it is well to take a
look-at the American system of government in action.
The voter is the target of a barrage of argument
and oratory such as has seldom been known in pre
vious campaigns. The press, the radio, and public
gpgrances save been utilized to drive home every
po! - :
Contusing? .Yes, very much so. But there’s a good
m it, nevertheless, Democracy is having a full
“exercise on both sides of the fence. Candidates
are shouting their loudest and the public is looking
them straight in the eyes.
In our system, there is no béating around the
bush. Ths sharp, though often blatant battle be
tween the “ins” and the “outs’ is the protein of our
country's diet. We may g=t tired of it before next
November—but democracy thrives on it.
War clouds may be casting dark shadows across
the European landscape these days, but it begins to
look as if the British war office is counting on con
tinued peace.
At any rate, smart new “off duty” uniforms have
just been designed for the British Tommy. Hereafter,
when he departs ‘rom the barracks and goes on
leave, Tommy will be garbed, not in the familiar
drab khaki, but in resplendent regimentals of dark
blue, with gorgeous brass buttons and a cap bearing
:»‘w:fl':" point of all this is that the fineness of a
sollljer's feathers seems to vary in inverse ratio to
égg time, the soldier’s outfit is all for business.
It is-only when peace is in full flower that his uni-
THE BEST OF THEM ALL |
The Georgia Press Institute will con
vene in this city, Wednesday evening,
February 19, at the University of Georgia,l
in its ninth annual session.
In the past years, the programs have
| been of the highest standard of excellen
cy, but for this year the program bids
fair to excel all previous sessions in bril
liance, notable representatives from all
'fields of journalism, education and sci
ence.
~ On Wednesday evening, Watson Davis,
who as director of Science Service will be
the guest speaker. He is without question,
one of the most noted authorities on sei
ence of the present age. Following Mr.
Davis, on Thursday will be Arthur (Bugs)
Baer, celebrated humorist columnists,
whose writings have been widely read
and commented upon—more so than any
other columnist in this country. Then
will come Webb Miller, the brilliant war
correspondent for the United Press. His
stories of conditions and the actual war
results of the battles engaged in are con
sidered the most colorful and reliable that
have been sent out from Ethiopia. On
Washington’s birthday, an address will be
delivered by Dr. John J. Tigert, president
of the University of Florida and formerly
United States Commissioner of Education.
His address will be looked forward to
with much interest by not only the mem
bers of the press institute, but by the pub
lic, who are especially invited to attend
the exercices and hear his masterful trib
ute to the natioi’s first president.
In making up such a program as out
lined in the foregoing, it required a great
deal of time, patience, and above all, the
ability to interest and secure men of such
outstanding reputations to accept invita
‘tions to cooperate with the repr.esent?.-‘
tives of the Georgia Press Institute 1n
making the occasion a success. To John|
Paschall, chairman of the Press Institute
Committee, and Associate Editor of the‘
Atlanta Journal, belongs the credit and
who should receive the appreciation Of]
every member of the institute for the po
tential program he has arranged for the ]
ninth annual session of that orgamzatxon.l
ORGANIZED VICE RINGS
Possibly the most degrading and de
moralizing of all criminal organizations
to society is that of the Vice Rings which
have been successfully operated in New
York and in several of the larger cities
in Florida for the past several years, The
Department of Justice has taken a hand
in tae running down and breaking up of
all rings of prostitution. The investiga
tions made by the officers of the govern
ment show that the operators have made
millions out of this illegal traffic. Thei
promoters are not only among the crimi
nal or racketeering class, but many of the.
higher-ups are alleged to be men of sup
posed good reputations and standing in
the various communities in which these
institutions of immoral practices are op
erated. |
. In New York, the vice ring, as exposedl
By the G-Men, developed a condition of
vileness and forced prostitution of almost
an unbelieveable character. In many in
stances, it was shown that women of pure
character, but of moderate financial cir
cumstances were forced into the ring on
trumped up charges, pure and simple
blackmail, but in an effort to protect their
own reputation and positions they were
frightened into succumbing to the de
mands of the representatives of the vice
ring.
Of all horrible and degrading organi
zations, the vice ring has been proved to
be the most demoralizing of all agencies
for tearing down the character of women
land destroying their morals. 1t is of great
| importance for the federal government to
‘not only enforce the laws prohibiting
commercialized immorality, but the courts
should impose the extreme limit of the
law in sueh cases and no pardoning power
should be exercised that would bring
| clemeney -to those proved guilty of such
!crimes. e g :
CRITICISING THE PAYING OF
BIG SALARIES
Since the government has made public
a list of the big salaries paid to banks,
railroads and other executives of large
}corporations. muéh criticism has been
iheard from the underpaid as well as the
average citizen, After all it is not so much
‘the amount as it is.the value of the indi
‘vidual to the corporation which he repre
sents. In the newspaper and magazine
!field, some few in that profession receives
large salaries. However, if they were not
worth it, the management would not keep
their names on the payroll. Among the
‘names on the list of high salaried men in
‘the newspaper and magazine game are
lfound: Arthur Brisbane, of the Hearst
newspapers. He is paid $265,000; Frank
'Knox, another New York newspaper man
receives $75,000 for his services; four
members of the staff of the New York
Daily News receives more than SIOO,OOO
aach annually and George Horace Lor
mier SIOO,OOO. ,
Of course Mae West is the highest sal
aried woman in the United States. Her
pay, however, comes through royalties on
pictures she has made, and her income
is based largely on the drawing powers of
her pictures. If the public patronizes the
Mae West pictures, her income increases,
so after all, the large salaries that have
attracted the criticism from the people
are paid solely on the grounds of merit
and the value of these people to commer
cial interests as well as to the popularity
of the movi_e—actor and actress.
{he fall of water at Niagara Falls rep:
resents an energy equivalent to the burn
ing of a ton of coal every second,
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we do is to set our great men of‘
bygone days high on pedestals, as
suming . that because they were
great and their times heroic they}
knew nothing of the mistakes mis
understandings, and discourage
ments which ‘are common today." f;
In no case have we done that
quite as consistently as with Abra
ham Lincoln; and because we have
done it, it is hard for us to real
ize exactly what the man had t
face and how he had to steel hi
self to finish the job that hist
gave him. A
We forget,. for instance, that
there- were times .in. which_ thc
worst things that modern polltical!
opponents have said about such!
present-day -figures as Hoover and
Roosevelt ' sounded mild by comJ,i
parison with the thing that were
being said about Lincoln. ° ' i
We forget that he tried to steer
a middle course between the de
featists on one hand and the arch
radigals on the other, and got lib
erally damned by both sides as a
result. : e e
We forget that in addition to be
ing a statesmon he was. also a pol
itician; with a poljtician's ,obligg,-
tion his party, and that some of
the moves which politics compell~
ed him te -make—his.retention of
Ben 'Butler. in. the army, - fqr in
‘stance, his appoiptment of Burn
side over MecClellan’s ‘head, his in
itial appointment -of* Simen Cam:
eron to the war department—werd
bad -ones- which paiped his most
loyal _bellevers. . . . . . -
~ We forget.that he could no more
foresee the future.than gny other
man, and that he knew long hours
of .agonizing doubt and indecision:
When Lee and Jackson 'marched
into Maryland in the summer of
1862, for. instance, Lincoln might
well have believed that he was on
the .verge of becoming the ‘discred
ited leader of a movement' which
led to the break-up of the Union.
When' he signed the Emancipa
tion . Proclgmation, after those
great soldiers of the south had‘
been checked at Antieam, he took‘
a step which,” for all' he “kmew
might well .mean _his. defeat-at the‘
next election—and which, incidents
ly, was directly counter to the 'Con- ‘
stitution he was fighting to up
hcld. "And in- the summer of' 1864‘
Lincoln had resigned himself to
LT R S e e i '
All. this is worth recalling, a¢
his birthday celebration arrives
once more.. Thinking of him as a
giant, -as. a super-man, we. over
look ‘the fact that he was a humanl
being like all. other = presidents,
subjeect to the same doubts, mis-‘
takes, ‘and criticism that they all
experience. - |
- And when we think of. him in,
that way we miss the very lhing,
that made him great—the fact thatl
scmewhere, in the depths of his
own prairie-bred .heart, he could
find the.resources, the_ strength,
the courage to .carry on along the
line he had chosen, to rise supe
rior to himself and the troubles
which assailed him, and bring thel
nation through in shape to finish
the great task which" destiny has |
lai¢ down fer it.. . : < i
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CARD OF THANKS. =
; vri § : Lae
‘We .wish -to thank ~our~ many
friends for their kind expressions
of sympathy and service to us
during the illness and ‘death of
our father, Mr. J. Ewwhu i
Mr. and Mrs. J. N.-Wortham,
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THERE WAS UNCERTAINTY THEN, TOO
AN EDITORIAL—BY BRUCE CATTON
% STRANGE CASE wfaas
_#4JuLia CRAIG ==
Ju'lia Craig, . secretary to
George Woodford, lawyer, 1s
ambitious to become a night
club s'nger. Because of this
she quarrels with Peter Kemp,
young lawyer who is in love
ith her.
(Jul’u. shares an apgrtment
with Amy Sanders.
Woodford gives al| yacht
party and asks Julia to come
as a singer. Others in the
party include Clintra Lee, dan
cer; Mrs. Joseph, widow;
Hugo Nash and Royal Nesbitt.
They go to Evergreen Island,
where Woodford has a lodge.
There Julia meets Tom Payson,
camping nearby. Woodford,
Nash and Nesbitt go hunting
and Nesbitt is injured. The
party leaves immediately to get
him to a doctor.
Julia gets a job singing on
Tony Latta's gambling ship.
She sees Payson .frequently.
Woodford telephones her and
warns her to say nothing of
what happened on the yacht.
Smith Garland opens a new
night club and hires Julia as
the featured singer. On the
opening night she learns Pay
con is backing the club. 4
Nesbitt’'s body is discovered.
A policeman comes to the
night ¢club, te's Julia she must
go to headquarters for ques
tioriing.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STOR)
! CHAPTER XXII.
As long as Julia Craig lived she
would never spend . another hour
such as- the one which followed
her entrance into that dark build
ing with Dunphy at her side
The big Irishman had been full of
consideration, but it was all to(
obvious that he regarded her witl
suspicion. He had watched Julia's
every move, even during the ride
in the taxi from the White Club.
“But what can they want me
for?” she asked him nervously. “l
don't know anything about it.”
He grinned.” “It don't do any
good to tell me that, miss. You
got to tell that to the captain and
the prosecuting attorney.”
. That was while they were in the
taxi, before he had led her intg @
cluttered, dimly lit office where
two men sat ‘in a thick haze of
cigar smoke. One was uniformed
thick-set f and almost bald. The
other was young and sharp-fea
tured. As he turned his head to
look at Julia’ he reminded her of
some “bird ~ of prey suddenly ‘re
‘garding a field’ mouse. ;
* ‘““Phis is Julia Craig,” Dunphy
' said, as if she were some insignifi
icant object he had just taken from
‘his pocket and tossed onto the ta
ble. i
. The police captain nodded.
“Sorry to trouble you, Miss Craig.
But Mr. Buchen, our prosecuting
attorney, has some questions tq!
ask you.” ‘}
The younger man smiled, bpl‘
there was nothing in his smile
which appealed to Julia as she
obeyed his order—it was hardly
an invitation—to sit down.
“You were . aboard George
Woodford's yacht when it cruised
up to his hunting lodge on Ever
green Island,. weren't you, Miss
Craig?": s TSI e L
Ve, WBE—"00 U v e e
“Please . . .” He held up a me
‘ticulously manicured” hand. “Just
answer my questions, Miss Craig’
It will be easier—and quicker.
“Now,” he stoppéd 3 moment, giv.
ing her that false smile again
“now, you saw Royal Neshitt.”
“Of course.” |
‘“When was the last time: you
saw: him?" : :
“The evening before he—"
“Wag murdered?”. asked Buchen
'qulcklg. L e R b
“I—l swasn't-going to say that.”
Again - Buchen’s = smile. . “Of
course not, What were you going
to say?”
“I saw. him th;e evening before
he disappeared from the yacht.
They told me he'd stopped off at
Condon to take' the plane into
town.” :
“Why 2 :
“There been 4 hunting acci
dent. Mr, Nesbitf was shot in the
shoylder, and--’ Julia stopped,
confused and helpless. She grew
suddenly angry. “Why are you
asking me all these questions?
Why don’t you ask Mr. Wood
ford? It was his; yacht. Nesbitt
was his guest, and—" .
‘“l've already talked with George
Woodford,” waid jithe prosecuting
attorneys “Ylm fact,” :‘His ' voice
grew smooth, “it was he who sug
gested we talk with you.” i
Julia’s mouth opened in aston
ishment. “Why did he suggest
that? Why don’t you talk with
the rest? With Nash, and Mrs.
Joseph—" { * :
“All in good time,” -interrupted
the police captain. “Just now we
wanted to see you.” . :
“How long had you known Nes
bitt? Before you made this yacht
ing trip?” -
“Yes,” Julia answéred—and then
could have slit hér own tongue.
“Indeed?” said Buchen, his eyes
widening. “How long before?”
Julia. bit her lip, Unwittingly
she’ had opened the way for Amy
to he dragged into this. And thai
mustn't happen. She'd had noth.
ng to do with it, and if her name
were brought in ge might easily
lose her job at the exelusive -dress
shop. STy
“Come on, Miss Craig. Answer
the question. How long before
this' cruise had.you, known Nes
bitt 2"
“About 'a year.” :
“Ever -go out with him, Miss
Craig?” b
Julia shook her head. “No . . ."
“That’s curious, You knew him
a year, yet you'd never been out
with himy. It was a business rela
tionship, then?” - z
“No—it wasn't,”
“No,” repeated ' Buchen. “Did
he call on you, then, at your apart
ment?” :
ey Julia said _ quickly.
“That's where'l saw him.”
The captain and prosecutor ex
changed significant glances, as if
to say, “Now we're getting some
where!” Julia could feel little
beads of perspiration on her fore
head. Her hand trembled violent
ly as she raised it to brush them
away. The room seemed to be
swaying. : : > x
“I can't stand -this,” she- told
them suddenly, her voice break
ing. “It's not fair! It's not fair! 1
tell you I—" :
“There, there, Miss oCraig. Just
one more question, then that's all.
Did anything happen at Evergreen
Island that was at all eurious? 1
mean, beyond the hunting acci
dent?” g i 2
He's talked with Woodford
Julia told herself. He knows
about - Paysen. - “Y-yes,” she fal-
tered. “A man tried to get into
the radio room of the boat.”
“Oh, yes. Who was he?”
“I—l don’t know.” She stood up
nncertainly. “That’s all, now?”
“Buchen bowed slightly. “For
the present, yes. But I must ask
you to remain here as a material
witness,”
“You mean I—l have to stay in
jail?” She looked from one to the
other, horrified. ) .
“It's not so bhad,” the police
captain said., *“I'll see that the
matron, Mrs., Barton—"
“But isn't there any way you
can fix it so I don't have to stav?
Buchen nodded, told her that
she might be released on hail. IHe
named a figure which to Julia
seemed fantastic.
“But I haven't that much
money! I — I couldn’t possibly
raise it.” .
Mr. Buchen shrugged. The po
lice captain bent over a paper or
his desk. Then the door opened
and a black-garbed elderly woman
entered. Julia felt the room whirl
ing faster than ever. She knew
that her knees were failing her—
and then, quite suddenly, she knew
nothing at all,
When she opened her eyes she
lay on a strange, narrow bed in
a small room which contained, be
sides, a buerau and a chair—and
one small framed lithograph on
the wall. She lay there numbled
in body and mind, too dazed to
review the swift chain of events
which had put her in this place,
and too weary to think of getting
out.
' She looked at the door, sur
prised that it held no bars, But
it was obviously heavy, and the
lock was. competent. As she dooked
at it the knob turned, the door
opened and the saw the woman
in black. Behind her was Tom
Payson. §
“Julia! . . .” -He hurried to the
side of the bed and' lifted her to
a sltting posture. “Julia, I just
now. heard what happened, ' and
came down at once. Let's gét out
of ‘here as quickly as .you can
manage.”
She looked at him vaguely. “I
can't, Tom. They're—they'er hold
me as a material witness, ‘'l‘think
they called it.” i :
“But I've put up bail. You're
free to leave. All you need do
is be available.”
“Tom you can't do that,” Julia
protested.
“But I have done it! Come on,
Julia. Tl've my car outside.”
She was wordless all the way
to the apartment, and Payson did
not ask questions. He seemed to
know that Julia hadq answered
enough questions for one night.
But he insisted on going upstairs
with her.
In the hall of Julia's floor they
encountered Peter Kemp. His tie
was awry and his eyes were wide
with excitement. “Julia, 1 was
just going down to see what had
happened.” He stopped, looked at
Payson. “Is Misrs Craig out on
hau,?” & & -'_»M,,.&‘A; xj i
Payson nodded. “It's a fottenr
trick. They had no right to take
her down there like that, and
she's no more a material witness
than you are.”
“That's Buchen. He's out to
get somewhere politically - in- this
town.” Kemp turned to Julia
again. “I'm going to defend you,
Julia, if they try to point it at
you.”
“But look here,” sgaid Payson
suddenly, “I was going to have
my own lawyer handle it. She
couldn’t do better, you know. It's
G. Williams Miller.”
Peter Kemp looked at Julia.
“I—it’s nice of you, Tom,”
Julia said. “But I've known Peter
a long time, and I have confidence
in _him. Even more confidence
In« Memoriam
HORIZONTAL
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16 To emulate.
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1936.
Weekly Calendar of
University Events
Wednesday
4:30 p. m—Symphony orchestra
practice, Phi Kappa hall
6:30 p. m—Vegper services. Co
ordinate campus,
7 p. m~—Homecon, Valentine
party. Dawson hall.
7:30 p. m—Phi Kappa and De
mosthenian meetings in respective
halls.
8 p. m~—Basketball game with
Clemson. Woodruff hall.
Thursday
4:30 p. m~—Finals in Inter Soro
rity and Dormitory wnasketball tour
nament. Physical Education build
ing.
' 4:30 p. m—Pi Mu Epsilon and
Mathematics club meeting. Dr.
Stephens Classroom.
~ 4:30 p. m—Butter judging con
test, Dairy laboratory. Conner
hall.
9:15 p. mi—Y., W. C. A, program.
Y rooms. !
7:30 p. m—Ag club meeting.
Conner hall.
7:30 p. m—Swimming practice.
2hysical Education building.
? '
Friday
| 4:30 .p. m—Economics seminar,
Speaker, Dr. J. T. Wheeler: “Eco
nomic Aspect of Vocation.” Com
merce library. *
4 p. m—Freshman-Baylor Aca
demy basketball game. Woodrull
hall.
NICHOLSON NEWS
By J. L. BARNETT
NICHOLSON, Ga.— On next
Sunday afternoon, promptly at
one-thirty o'clock, the Kast Side
Choir will meet with the people at
Erastus church, near the Rogers’
community. Books of at least three
publishers will be used on the oc
casion, which affords you an af
ternoon of interesting song ser
vices. Everybody is invited to
attend. This church is located in
Madison county.
Little Miss Jeanette Brooks, who
recently scalded her foot, is recu
perating nicely at the home of her
grand-mother, Mrs.. M. T. Brooks
of Center.
Rev. J. J. Stephens of Lexing
ton, pastor of the Congregational
Holiness church will preach here
on Saturday evening, Sunday
morning and evening.
Friends of Mr. Ernest Strickland
extend to him the deepest sympa
thy in the death of his son, who
passed away in Commerce on last
Saturday.
Miss Helen Howington has re
turned home from Seagraves’ Mill,
where she was visiting among rel
atives and friends.
4 Friends.are yery sorry to learn
of the illness of Mr. Lester Potts
and trust that he will soon be well.
Miss Sara Mealor of Commerce
was among the visitors here for
the week, the guest of home folks.
Mr. Otho Wilbanks and family
of Center were the guests of rela
tives here Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. C. E. Fleeman was visite
ing Mrs. J. M. Arnold of Athens,
Sunday, who is very sick.
Mr. J. H. Davis of Maysville
was visiting here among relative
during the past week.
than I'd have in your lawyer.®
She stopped, leaned wearily against
the wall with her head in het
hands. “Peter . . . do you (hin’
it really will be bad for me?”
(To Be Continued)
Answer to Previous Puzzle
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