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THE ATHENS DAILY HERALD.
TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 10, 1914.
THE ATHENS DAILY HERALD
Published every afternoon during the week by
THE HERAI-D PUBLISHING COMPANY.
(No Sunday Issue.)
WILLIAM G. GREDIG, Editor.
E. W. CARROLL. Busineaa Manager
Entered at the postoffice at Athens, Ga., for transmission through the maila
as matter of the second class.
VOL. 2.
NO. 148
NEWS, SOCIETY
AND EDITORIAL
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ATHENS, (»A., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1914.
WEATHER FORECAST.
Washington, D. C., February 10.—Forecast for Georgia:Rain tonight;
Wednesday fair in west portion, rain in east portion.
THE CHURCH AND THE STAGE.
That oft-debated question, the church and the stage, was
again threshed out in two Atlanta pulpits on last Sunday. Any
institution which has bad intermingled with good is a fair sub
ject for debate. And what institution has not? Undeniably the
stage holds much that is pernicious, and likewise there is to be
found that which is helpful. We do not regard it as generally
condemnatory that criticism should be leveled at that which is
evil surrounding the stage. We rather regard it as helpful, and
that those connected with the profession who desire to see the
drama placed upon a high plane and are working to that end will
lend all the encouragement possible in cooperating to this end.
11 is a useless and unjust effort upon the. part of anyone
to indiscriminately condemn the stage. The Drama League of
America is doing a magnificent work in seeking to elevate the
stage and to discourage that which is unworthy. In every city
where there is center of the league, whenever a worthy play is
billed to appear, the public is made aware of its endorsement and
the public need have no hesitancy in bestowing its patronage on
such productions. This has been the case this season in Athens,
where meritorious plays have been announced for production in
this city. The league, by reason of its many centers, is in a
position to render good service in this respect and the theater
going public need feel no hesitancy in witnessing those plays
which have been given the endorsement of the league.
The Herald beljgyes that the stage, like almost everything
elsfc, has advanced along moral lines. Neither do we hesitate to
assert that the moral tone of actors and actresses is improving.
Not that there are not many men and women upon the stage who
are morally defective. This goes without saying, just as it
would concerning any other institution conducted for pecuniary
gain. Th4 habit of many people of speaking disparagingly of a
woman because she is an actress is not only without knowledge
of fact but is most harmful and unjust.
We hold no brief for the immoral men and women of the
stage, and we deplore those plays which may exert a harmful
influence upon old or young. However, rather than condemn
why not seek to purify and elevate the stage? Why not make
it a power for good? Why not refine the dross and use the good
for the uplift of the human family? The power of elevating
the stage lies for good part with the patrons of the playhouse
themselves. We should buy our amusements with the same dis
criminating judgment that we buy our groceries or our clothes.
THE READJUSTMENT OF EXPRESS RATES.
The new transportation rates announced in the new tariffs
of the Southern Express company, and which became operative
on February 1, arc the most sweeping ever promulgated. These
rate readjustments have also been put into effect by all the
other express companies.
The express companies readily agreed to make the orders of
the Interstate Commerce Commission effective, which means a
reduction of from 5 to 50 per cent, the average being 25 per
cent.
In its competition with the parcel post system, there is no
reason why the express companies should not prosper under the
new condition and it is probable that they will find their business
stimulated. By reason of this competition people are certain to
I enjoy Hie best possible service from the express companies and
the parcel post.
The Atlanta Constitution, speaking on this important sub
ject, says:
“With the mutual knowledge that they must face competi
tion each will have a constant incentive to render better service,
If the deliveries of the parcel post are slower than those of the
express companies the government will ask the reason why. If
the companies lag behind the parcel post, the big-brained men
at the head will find the fault and devise expedience to meet it.
demonstrated, to increase their respective revenues. And, from
thi^ angle, the establishment of the parcel post, far from
the entering wc <!, for a government monopoly in the
portation of sm II packages, should prove a healthful influence
for competition, sturdily sustained, benefiting both participants,
and, above all, the shipping public.
"But the fact should not be overlooked that the express
' companies themselves have accepted the government’s order
‘Without protest. That they could have appealed to the courts
8nd held the order up for a long time is not doubted, whatever
- have been the final outcome. That they- did do so is a tribute
i to their judgment and their patriotism.’’
THE AFTERNOON PAPER.
A firm that has had forty years’ experience in buying and
selling goods—buying advertising space and watching results,
could well be accredited with a keen knowledge of the public’s
“pulse” in anticipating and satisfying its demands, and what is
more—the methods used by such a firm in placing its “store
’news” before the public could not be questioned. Methods not
founded upon theory, but from forty years’ experience.
Mr. James M. Semple, advertising manager of the ,1. M.
High Company, Atlanta, says the following in regard to the
value of the afternoon paper to his firm;
"We use here the afternoon papers in about a percentage of
one-third more than in the morning issue, covering an experi
ence of forty years, have always regarded the afternoon issues
as most valuable for a department store.”
Grim Reaper Is Ending Romantic
Career of Famous Coats Family
(By Associated Press.)
London, February 10.—The roman
tic career of the Coats family, the
thread millionaires, has been running
to its end with the death of no fewer
than five members during the past
two years. Each member has left a
large fortune through which the Brit
ish exchequer has been enriched by a
total of some $6,000,000.
The death of James Coats in March,
1912, left a fortune of nearly $10,-
000,000 without any provisions for
its provisions its disposition; six
months later Archibald Coats passed
away leaving a sum of nearly $7,-
000,000; in January, 11)1*1, Sir James
Coats died leaving nearly $9,000,000,
and a few weeks later I’. M. Coats, a
son of Sir James, died leaving $1,-
000,000. The fifth death, which was
that of Peter Coats in September
last, left another fortune of $12,000,-
000, making the total fortune of the
deceased over $40,000,000. None of
the Coats left anything to charity,
but during their lifetime they had
been generous givers.
Dynamite by the Million Tons
When President Wilson in the White
House touched the electric button that
sent a spark into each of the hundreds
of Waiting caps of the great dynamite
charge under Gamboa Dike at Pa
nama, he marked the practical close of
an era of blasting, the like of which
history does record.
During the work on the Isthmus,
the Americans turn loose some 60,-
000,000 pounds of dynamite. That is
30,000 tons, or about thirty trainloads.
No one can imagine the terrific col
lective force this dynamite represents.
A single blast may turn loose for an
instant 16,000,000 horse power, three
times as much as is developed by all
the water w’heels in the United States
in the length of time.
The whole story of the use of dyna
mite at Panama, of how' the efficien
cy engineers made one ton of dyna
mite do the work of two, is told in
“The Panama Canal,” the remarkable
new book by Frederic J. Haskin, which
The Athens Herald is now distribut-
to its readers at cost price. Do not
fail to save *he coupon in another
part of this paper and thus obtain for
yourself the authoritative account of
the canal.
A GREAT KIDNET REMEDY FOR
About one year ago two of my chil
dren suffered badly from weak kid
neys. They would have severe spells
of dizziness and were all run down in
health. 1 was just about discouraged.
I tried several remedies and finally a
doctor, but they did not seem to im
prove. I knew of a friend who was
taking Swamp-Root for kidney trou
ble with good results and I decided
to get some for the children. I had
noticed that there was some improve
ment after they had taken two large
bottles and continuel to give it to them
until they had taken one-half dozen
bottles and were well on the road to
recovery. I think Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp
Root has done more for my children
than any other medicine I have tried
and recommend it to anyone having
children that suffer as mine did.
Very truly yours,
R. W. LISENBY,
Dothan, Ala.
Personally appeared before me, thi.
2nd day of July, 1909, R. W. Lisen-
by, who subscribed to the above state
ment and made oath that the same Is
true in substance and fact.
A. W. LISENBY, Notary Public.
Letter to
Dr. Kilmer & Co.
Binghamton, N. Y.
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Send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co.,
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bottle. It will convince anyone. You
will also receive a booklet of valuable
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and mention the Athens Daily Herald.
Regular fifty-cent and one-dollar size
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(Adv.)
Most of the carpets in India are
woven by boys, who are told by men
watching them how many knots of
each color to tie into the warp, one
row at a time.
Kentuckian as “full of years and full
of honors,” he seems to have omitted
something.—Ex.
KICKED HER IH ATHENS;
Chicago, Ills., February 10.—That
her husband kicked her while they
were performing on a tightrope was
charged by Mrs. Vivian I. Cahill be
fore Judge Foell Saturday in her di
vorce suit against Michael Cahill.
We had a wire act, and he delib
erately kicked me from the wire ten
feet high several times in rehearsal,"
she said. “I left him Thanksgiving
day, 1912, because I was afraid to
work with him any longer. On Jan.
12, 1912, while wc were rehearsing in
Convention hall, Kansas City, he
threw me from the wire.
The next time was at Athens, Ga.
Wc had a trick where I went between
his feet on the wire, and he deliber
ately kicked me. I fell to the stage
but did my best to prevent the audi
ence from seeing that I was hurt."
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Athens Herald
JANUARY CIRCULATION
The circulation of The Athens Daily
Herald for the month of January,
1914, waa as follaws:
Jan.
1.
...3,023
Jan.
17.
. .3,183
Jan.
2.
...3,019
Jan.
18.
.(Sun.)
Jan.
3.
..3,023
Jan.
19.
..3,280
Jan.
4..
.(Sun.)
Jan.
20.
..3,381
Jan.
5.
. .3.018
Jan.
21.
..3.448
Jan.
6.
. .3,527
Jan.
22.
..3,150
Jan.
7.
...3,042
Jan.
23.
..3,150
Jan.
8.
..3,000
Jan.
24.
. .3,150
Jan.
9.
..3,045
Jan.
25.
.(Sun.)
Jan.
10.
..3,068
Jan.
26.
..3,136
Jan.
11.
.(Sun.)
Jan.
27.
..3,045
Jan.
12.
. .3,057
Jan.
28.
. .3,117
Jan.
13.
..3,074
Jan.
29.
..3,128
Jan.
14.
..3,105
Jan.
30.
..3,284
Jan.
15.
..3,081
Jan.
31.
..3,135
Jan.
16.
..3,090
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Total for January, 1914 >4,799
Daily At. for January, 1914., 3,140
Daily At. for December, 1913.. 3,115
The Athena Daily Herald has a cir
culation in Athens approximately,
twice as large as that of any other
Athens newspaper. Advertisers and
agencies are invited to test the accu
racy of these figures in comparison
with the claims of any other Athens
newspaper.
The Colonial Theatre
3 P. M. Matinee end Night 8:30
Thursday, Feb. 12.
VIRGINIA BROOKS’
Great Mite Slave Play
Dramatized by Edward E. Rise
aad Arthur Jaiaca Pafler
Little
Lost
Sister
“Every mother,
eveqr girl should
see this play.
It letches the
greatest lesson
humanity has to
leam.”—Hon.
Edmond Beall,
Chicago, Illinois
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