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P&ge FoW.'- 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. 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Returning Tickets will be good up 1 to and including October 10, 1915, on all regular trains, except No. 6 leaving Atlanta 3:00 P. M. C. S. Compton, Fred Geissler, Traveling Passenger Agent A**t. Gen’l Passenger Agent ATLANTA .