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THE ATHENS DAILY HERALD.
: THURSDAY EVENING. OCTODER 7, 1915.
THE ATHENS DAILY HERALD JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY S
atiiens, GEORGIA I BIRTHDAY IS CELEBRATED
Published Every Afternoon During the Week by
THE HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY.
William g. gredig, Editor.
E. W. CARROLL. Business Manager.
Entered at the postoffice at Athens, (ia. t for transmission through the mails
as matter of the second class.
ATHENS, (»A., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7. 1915.
(By Associated Press.)
Indianapolis, Ind., October 7.—
Janies Whitcomb Riley’s sixty-second
birthday came today, and, just
make it mote memorable than any
that has preceded it, the entire state
joined him in celebrating it.
'1 his year was picked for honoring
the poet because the citizens of In
diana wished to pay him tribute
wh.le he was fully able to take part
:n and enjoy it. In addition to the
weight of years, Mr. Riley has felt
the burden of ill health. He has
leached that season of his life “when
the frost is onVhe punkin,’ -an* the
fodder’s in* the shock,” and the state
of his birth and life-long residence
felt that it didn’t want to delay lon
ger the complete and formal expres
sion of its love for him.
Governor Samud M. Ralston ro-
ued a proclamation asking
THE GASOLINE SITUATION IN ATHENS.
Tho rise in the price of gasoline has caused considerable com
motion throughout the state, with the product selling here at sev
eral cents more per gallon than in some other southern cities en
joying the same freight rates as Athens. The local dealers assert
that their profits have not fattened any. Gasoline costs them
more and they have to pay the price to obtain it.
In Atlanta, The Herald is informed, gasoline is selling from
the retail filling stations at 14 and 15 cents a gallon and in An- ,
gusta the price is 15 cents, while in Athens the merchant is pay- j aside the day for the honor of "in-
ing lfi cents a gallon and selling it to customers at 17 cents. This j ‘Sana’s most beloved citizen.”
leaves the merchant only (iVi per cent profit or 1 cent per
gallon, which is insufficient to cover the cost of handling and
evaporation.
The Standard Oil company suggests that lire dealers advance
their customer's price in order to make profits even up with prices
heretofore obtaining. In such event such unequal competition
will in all probability lie discontinued, provided of course this
company receives a fair share of Ihe business ofthe local dealers.
The statement is made to The Herald by local dealers that
the trouble in Athens is caused by the Standard Oil company’s
efTort to force local dealers to handle their product exclusively.
These local dealers are ollered gasoline by three companies in
Athens, the Standard, the Gulf and Ihe Texas. The Standard Oil
company dictates the price at which gasoline .shall be sold. This
company recently raised the price from 13 cents to lfi cents a
gallon. Local dealers thereupon began patronizing other oil com
panies.
In order to force 1 he local dealers to terms the Standard Oil
company established a filling station herb to retail (gasoline.
Athens dealers do not want any favors, hut they do demand an
even break. It costs no more to bring gasoline to Athens than it
does to other southern cities.
The rule of tho Standard Oil company is generally recognized
as one of rule or ruin. The local dealers in gasoline are perman
ently established in business here and probably all of them are
Athens-born, with the interests of this city at heart.
The Herald believes that local users of gasoline will cooperate
with home institutions run by home business men and decline to
he a party to any movement to cripple them by forcing com
pliance to the drastic methods followed by the Standard Oil com
pany. Athens retailers of gasoline ask a fair field ami no favors.
They ore willing to do business with the Standard company,
but it is injurious to them to be placed in direct competition
with that organization.
The Herald is quite confident that our homo people will stand
by home institutions as against a foreign corporation.
SANTA CLAUS FOR CHILDREN OF GEORGIA.
Apprehension has been felt all over the United States for
months that there would not be sufficient toys to go around among
the children of American next Christnt'as. However, the kiddies
can safely hang up the biggest stockings the house affords, for
the cheering news has just come from Savannah that a big ship
loaded with toys for the holiday season has arrived from Rotter
dam for distribution throughout Georgiu and the Carolinas.
Most of the. toys that have given joy to American children
have heretofore come from Nuremberg, in Germany, but because
of the war most of the dolls, jumping jacks, Noah’s arks and other
toys that make glad the hearts of childhood will come from other
countries, as it is doubtful if many German-made toys can get
through.
While the fathers and brothers are uway killing and maiming
and being killed and maimed many Germen mothers, daughters
and little sisters are busily making toys, tear-stained playthings
that they are manufacturing to provide necessities for the family.
Blessed are the ways of peace, and because of peace the chil
dren of heaven-blessed America will not be denied the joy of
celebrating In childish manner the birth of Him who is the exem
plification of “Peace on earth, good will to all men.”
AND NOW COMES PRESIDENT WILSON.
Following Secretary McAdoo’s announcement that he pro
poses to vote for the women suffrage amendment to the New
York state constitution comes President Woodrow Wilson with tho
declaration that he will cast his vote for the woman suffrage state
constitutional amendment in New Jersey at the special election to
occur on the 19th of this month.
The acquisition of these two notables to the ranks of advo
cates of votes for women is bound to give great impetus to the
movement and doubtless spreads great elation in the ranks of the
suffragists. The president declares that he believes the time has
come to extend the privilege und rsponsibility of the suffrage to
the women of his home state and thnt he believes that New Jersey
will bo greatly benefited by the change.
On the heels of President Wilson’s declaration that he favors
and proposes to vote for woman suffrage comes the announcemen*
from Washington that the chief executive is to marry again and
we wonder if Mrs. Galt is a suffragette and if she has exerted
influence on Mr. Wilson to cast his ballot for votes for women.
Secretary Garrison and Secretary Rcdfield has also declared
themselves in.favor of equal suffrage, and while the democratic
party has hesitated to place votes for women in its platform the
support that these four leaders of the party are giving to the
suffrage cause will bring many new converts from within the
ranks of the party.
The man who said there was no such thing as perpetual mo
tion never had a small boy in the family.
Testimony in th^ Indianapolis election fraud cases is that
blocks of votes were sold at 10 cents each. Tammany, on reading
this, will realize the fortunes it has wasted in the past.
to have business suspended
as much as possible. The proclama
tion is being generally observed in
every city, town and village, from In
dianapolis down to Greenfield, when
Mr. Riley was born, and Carleton, the
tiny hamlet, under the name of Tail-
holt, the praise of which the poet
.sang with the lines:
“You kin boast about yer cities, and
their stii’Jy growth und size,
And hiag about ver county-seats, and
business enterprise,
And railroads, and factories, and nil
sich foolery—
Rut the little town o’ Tailholt is big
enough for me!”
Greenfield took particular Interest
in the celebration. Many of its olde
inhabitants remembered James Whit
comb Riley as a little boy, unknown
.o the world except as the son of
Captain Reuben Riley, a /highly re
spected citizen. Also it recalled that
it is situated on the hanks of the
Brandywine, the little stream whose
oys the poet chronicled in “Th* Old
iJwJmroin’ Hole,” and of which he had
said, that wandering up and down it,
he "had more fun to the square inch,
than ever anywhere."'
Governor Ralston, Mayor Joseph F.
Hell, Charles Warren Fairbanks, Mer
edith Nicholson and George Ade had
charge of hte celebration in Indian
apolis. In order to lend nationwide
interest to it, they invited celebra
ted persons from all over the country
to attend. Many uccepted.
William Allen White came from
Emporia, Has.; Dr. John II. Finley
and Colonel George Ilarvey from New
York; Ellery Scdwieh 'from Boston
and Young F. Allison from Louisville,
-\y, to help honor Mr. Riley.
Tho list of Indiana citizens taking
part in the celebration is big. In ad
dition to the members of tho com
mittee of arrangements, there were
former Senator Albert J. Beveridge,
Senator Kern, Vice v President Mar
shall and others.
The program of the day called for
an entertainment in a local theater in
Lho afternoon and a banquet ut which
Mr. Riley was to be the guest of
honor in the evening. It was ex
pected that the poet would read a
new poem at the banquet.
At the entertainment, several of
Mr. Riley’s poems, including "The
Raggedy Man" and “Little Orphan
Annie,” were set to music by Mr.
Ward Stephens. Dancers from Anna
I'avlowa’s Company interpreted a
number of the verses.
Hundreds who had hoped to attend
the banquet this evening will be dis
appointed. The committee in charge
have been compelled to reject scores
of appeals for accomodations as there
are seats for boi fuur hundred. For
mer Vice President Charles W. Fair
oanks will he toastamster.
The ^coming of his birthday in Oc
tober nas a peculiar ahppiness' foi
Mr. Riley, he said the other day. I;
is. his favorite month, as he attests i»
his poem, “Old October.” In it he
says:
“I love old October so,
I can’t bear to see her go—
Seems to me like losin’ some
Old-home relative er chum—
’Pears like sorto’ sett in’ by
Some old friend at sigh by sigh
Was a-passin’ out o’ sight
Into everlastin’ night.”
James Whitcomb Riley was horn at
Greenfield, Indiana, October 7, 185"
the son of Captain Reuben A. Riley
ami Elizabeth Riley. He first began
contributions to Indiana papers ir:
!H7.’L Ilis dialect poems brought him
greatest fame. His lir.-t hook np
peaied under the pen-name, “Benj. 1
Johnson, of Boone." Among his best
known poems are “Little Orphan!
Annie,” “The'Raggedy Man,” “Leed!
Dutch Baby,” “Th’ Old Swimmin
Hole,” “An’ OJd Sweetheart o’ Mine,'
and “How John Quit the Farm.”
WOMEN’S WOES
Athens Women Are Finding Relief
at Last.
It does seem thut women havt
more than a fair share of the aches
and pains that uflTict humanity; they
must “keep up,” must attend to du
ties in spite of constantly aching
hacks, or headaches, dizzy spells,
bearing-down pains; they must stoop
over, when to stoop means torture.
They must walk and bend and work’
with racking pains and many ache:
from kidney ills. Keeping the kid
neys well has spared thousands ol
women much misery. Read of
remedy for kidneys only that is en
dorsed by people you know.
Mrs. R. E’.'i Bailey, 240 Barrow
St., Athens, aapi: “The first symp
tom of kidney trouble I had was i
dull ache across my kidneys. 1 go
so bad that it was utmost imposs
hie for me to get around at all.
had dizzy -spells and headaches am
felt drowsy. I suffered from rheu
matic plains in iny loins and shoul
dere. A friend&told .Yne’ of Doan's
Kidney Pills ahd J> get a box at Pal
mer & Sons' Drug Store. It was but
a few days after I began using then
that I was helped and I continued
until the pain in my bark had left
and I felt better in every way. That
was eight years ago and I have been
practically free from kidney cony-
plaint since.”
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