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SIX THE AUGUSTA HERALD fllMthfd F' ery Afternoon During tha Week and >.n Htindey M'-rnlng THK HEKAI.H I’llll.lßll I Nil IX) kntet-ed al tha Auguata i'lamffif* aa Mill Mmlrr of th. geconrt-rlaae •f-'IIBCniITJON RATF.H Daily and Hunting 1 Mar 3* *9 Dally and Sunday, par week .IS Daily and Runday. par month in Sunday llarald. I yaar . .. ... /lv I *» t»HoN*sn ■ Ruatnaaa Office 297 | Want ad phone 246 Society Sdl« Manat'* Editor 299 f »»•« Room 299 I Clreulntlen 2034 FOREIGN IIKPHKKKN'I ATIVI’u 'I l.a Manjamln A Kentnnr Co 228 Fifth Ava . New York City. 121* People's Oaa Hulld In*. Adama HI. and Michigan lllvd., China *o TRAVm.WO RKPIirsKNTATIVr.R- J Kllnck and W D M Owen* ara th» only authorlaad fravalln* rapraaantallvaa for The llarald Pay no monay ta Wham onlaaa shay nan ehow written authnrlly from Hualnaaa Manager of llarald Puh * Co Addraaa all hualnaaa oommunipatlnna *n THK AUQUBTA HERALD. 738 Rroad Rtraat, Au*uata. (In. No communication will ha pul* lahad In Tha Harold unlaaa Iha nama of tha wrl'ar la al*nad to th* article 1h« AwfuiiM Hum (1 hut a l**g*r clt> circulation, and a larger total circula tion than any othar Augusta P**p«r. 'lhta haa baan piovan by lti« Audit Co., oi Naw Turk. Ilia llarald Uuarantaas Advertiser t* par cant, mora I lonia Carrier City Clr* anlaUoM in Augusta than la givsn by aay other August* paper Thla guarantee will be written In tvery contract «*nd The Herald will be teady and willing at all time* to glva full accewa to It* recorda to all adver tisers who wiah to teat the accuracy of tma guarantee in comparison with the .. • * THE WEATHER. Augusta and Vicinity. Fair tunl*M and Wnliwudii)', wuriaaf tom* lit. tout* Carolina ana Georgia. Fair lo flight and \Vcdm*'ia>. ta.inner eaet and e utli portion toni*ht. Comperatlve Data. March 34th. Pill Highest temperature record, sn In H*>7 Honest temperature recikd, 2# In I**6. • Lowest tlila morning. 34. Preclpltallon yealerday .0. normal .I*. Mlvrr etiigr at • a. m. 9 2 feel. Fnll In 24 houra ending I a. m., 0.1 foot. K M KMHJII. Ixhml |Tore**aater. MAKING A JOKE-BILL. One of our Georgia representative* han taken upon himself the re*Poß •ibility of addin* merriment to the serious aide of lobulation In Wash lutton. Mr. Park, of thla state, has Intro duced a bill In the house by which bo hope* to solve the Mexican prob lem and the race question In the South, the while getting for htmaeH hjinc little advetrlaiug of u more or leea useless nature Mr. Park's bill proponed that the l ntted Slate* shall buy the Northern part of Mexico and dispatch the ne groes from the United State* there to form colonies "A little nonsense now and then Is relished by the beat of men.' but we don't think that It has auy place In the national halls ol legislation The gentlemen who are sent to Washington have serious duties to perform and this blll-Shaklng takes time and trouble A joke in the right place ta all right, but Mr Park runs the risk of being taken seriously when he makes a Joke-bill —perhaps he runa the risk of taking hla joke bill aeriously himself, which wou . indeed be a Joke In the wrong place PUBLICITY AND STATE SECRETS. The Democratic administration Is getting the benefit not only of crit icism from its opiionenta, but of the habit of criticism and qunstioning. which Its long sojourn out of oflfce has developed within Its ranks Whan the Republicans were In pow er the administration was frequently riven critclsm beeßuse of 'its re fusal to furnish congress with pa pers in cases of foreign relationships and diplomatic problems and the hope was often expressed that when the Democrats gained power, tnatiers rs this sort would be open lor con gressional discussion. This assump tion was never carefully considered, but, as both the president and the secretary of state are known to believe in publicity, many thoughtless persons rushed to the conclusion that the problems ami questions of the state department would he echoed, with variations through congress and through the newsi apers. Hut In sev eral cases lately the executive branch of the government has refused to give congress any satisfaction. In the Mexico case especially Secretary Bryan frankiv said that it would be unwise to make the data ou hand pub lic That is the only course the admin istration could possibly follow Many little matters of no consequence in themselves arc susceptible of distor tion and perversions, which would create false hut very strong imprv* sions upon the public mind If unwise ly presented and purposed}' misin terpreted Kvery president has exercised the right to refuse Information to eon gross on cases of delicate interna tional purport, although congress Is always eager to find out all about everp possible Incident President Wilson is no less pru dent and mindful of his responsibili ties than others It is not practical or wise to open up these delicate questions Tor general discussion and heated argument There are some points which must always he left with ♦he department of state and the pres ident THE FLIGHT OF LIFE. (From Goethe's Egmont.J Child* Child’ No mire' As If driven hy unseen spirits, the sun steeds of time are running away wild the light chariot of our destlnv ano Tor us remains nothing except with hlrh courage to hold fast to reins: and now to the right, now to the left f roro s boulder on one hand or a preci pice on the other to guide the steeds In safety Whither it goes who can sav’ One scarcely remembers whence he came. ANOTHER DANIEL Pnlthful an* lh#* *uun<l» of a frl**n<l In thf* "Naiionnl l.lquor I Journal wf r#*n#!: Th«* prohibition fight h#*n* #*f#»rth will b*» nation-wide, and c ontumplat** writing Into th#* national Confttltutlon a prohibition of th#* manufacture and aal** of all ah'oholh* heveragoa Thla will require the ratification of thlry aix out of the forty-eight atat**a of the Union. Of theae, nin#* are already In line through Mate tirohltdtinn Maine, Kanaan, North l>akota. Oklahoma MI aal aal |) pi, Georgia. Tafineaaee, North Carolina. WVat Virginia In addition to theae are eighteen atatea In w|||rh a major part of the people live in ter ritory made #iry hy local option, and In which *e may l»e aaaured prohibition sentiment predominate The moat Influential argument agalnt prohibition i* that it la not ef* fectlve, that prohibition doesn't pro hlbit Thla ia not baaic or normal the fart of failure to enforce la no argument agalnat even the expedi ency. much leaa agalnat the moral la aue involved. Ultimately all rjueatlona muat be aetth t hy moral atandarda; only In thla way can mankind be aaved from aelf-effac# nent. The lir|iior traffic cannot aa\e Itaelf ht declaring that government ia incapable of coping with the problem it preaenta; when th people decide that It muat go, it will be banlahed. "For thla the U«juor bualneaa la to blame; It aeema Incapable <»f barnlng any leaaon of advancement or any mo tive blit profit. To perpetuate itaelf It haa formed alllancea with the alunia that repel all conaclentloua and pa- Every Town Needs a Cleaning There Is Always Work for a Village Improvement Society to Do. (From the Kansas Industrialist.) Kven If you live In a well k«-|it town lucre Is much that can be done thla spring to make it still more attractive. Work that you do with trees, shrubs, grass and the tin cans hack In your alley will Increase the value of your pr<M erty and give you a good appe tite. "For village Improvements to be m.iat successful the cltj government and the private elttxens much coope rate, tayi \i i , professor of horticulture at the Kan sas Agricultural College. "I*'t the civic Improvement clubs, together with the municipal government, offer prlr.es fW the best appearing Ihwii and th elawii showing the greatest Im provement In looks. Garden contests should )>e started and ihe producer helped In selling his products Get everyone Interested In the work. Try to develop a community st irtt and lhakc each cltlr.cn feel that ills aid essential In carrying out the plans for the betterment of nls municipality. “Have a "clean-up' day to begin with Get tile people Interested in keeping the streets and especially the aileya clan Dirty allys breed files and disease I’lant shrubs and trees and sow grass seed In the parkings. Prune the trees and fight the tent caterpillars and other troublesome in sects and tree diseases. Itoetor those trees that are Injured Houses should he painted and the building of cement walks and paving of streets started “A village improvement society can BILL TURNS FOR A LAST WAVE OF THE HAND Chapter Two. When Hill told his mother that ho was determined hi go to Now York unit Itot a Job. that good lady put her arms around him and. patting him on the head, told him she had known there had been something on his mind for a lon* time and tried to persuade him attains! going. Pointing out to him the advantages in a BMAI.I. town like the one he was in, explaining to him that both she and tiis father were get* ting old and by Hill's going to the ag riculture school foi a couple ol years trlfrite <*ltlm>n«i It fIHiINWWtHy Hi#!** th#- mu*! • orrupt political power*, *n<l buck* with nil of li* rtwoMrim th* molt unworthy rn**n, th#* moot corrupt ami rc< i f i»nt #»ff|« Iml*. It do** n#»t aid th#* purification #»f municipal *t«t*, or national ndnilnlatration. Why? lic tjiUNf- It ha* to a#ik Immunity for It* own law l#-**n#***. . . . Th«* i him* of the llfjtior traffic la riiilfd for adjudication by th#* Am«-rl -4 jm p#*opl#* and mti*t be ready for trial oih#*r ci»*#»* may b#* called lat#*r. but the nn#’ licforc th#* court cannot b<* poatfifincd There are billbm* of property Involved, . . . but wh«*n th#* paople decide that the truth i* b«*Jng tolrl nbfuit tin* alcoholic licpior trade the money value will not count, for roitacirnce aroimad put## the value of n man abovt all other thing*. "To u*." *«» conc|u#le* thi* frank **«lltf»rial, "there 1* th#* handwriting on the wall, and It* Interpretation *pell* doom/* , National prohibition l* the chief a*- net of Richmond Pearaon Hoh*on in hi* Menatorial campaign ngainM Ogtar W. Un#lerw#K»d In Ohio two promi nent political aaplrant* are out*p<»ken advocate* of natlonar prohibition. The*#* ar«* Arthur L. flarford, who *eek* the progr#*H*lve nomination for aenafor an#l Jam#* R. Oarfleld. who i* anwlng for th«* pr#»gre**lve nomination for governor. "The problem I* a Na tional one. exactly aa i* child labor," nay* Mr. Garfield "Hence It muat finally he dealt with by the nation. If the natbui lihh not sufficient power under th#- Federal Conatltutlon. then we Nhould amend the <*#»n*titutlon. Knoxville S«*ntlnel. be organized to look after the dlf* f#*r#*nt idia*#*H of the work. Kncour aging the better cutilvation of flow er*. fruit* and vegetable* will be one of It* dvtic*. The society can give an annual flower *how and demon- Htrat#* the artistic posalbllitle* of each flower l.#*ctures given by the organ ization will be useful, also. A great deal can be done In cl«*aning up and Imiiutifylng th«* school grounds, and when Arbor hay corn#** l«*t It t>e ot>» s«trved by • (anting some properly *e l#»cted shade trees, th#* work to be un der municipal control Instead of be ing done wholly In Individual land owners/* SECY LANE TO ALASKA. Washington. To get first hand In formation in connection with construc tion of tli#' government's railroad In Alaska Secretary Lane, us the person ul representative of President Wilson will make an extended trip to the ter ritory this summer. Probably the sec retary will be accompanied by a com mission of #*ngln«*erH to select the rall road's route. TO BETTER ACL CONDITIONS. N«w York. Andrew' Carnegie, Albert Rhaw and Lieut. Gov. Sheffield In galls of Kansas, were principal speak ers at a luncheon given today by the executive committee of the National Ulvtc Federation t«• consider the de sirability of organizing * department of the federation for betterment of ag ricultural conditions. HOW BILL GOT ALONG he could learn the new farming meth ods. then come hack, specialise on one thing and he was bound to make mon ey, for he was close to a very good market for anything he might raise. Also explaining to BUI that he was not fitted to do anything in New York that he could not do where he was. and that there were a hundred applicants for ever - Job In New York that re quired unskilled workmen But Bill could not see It that way. and was more determined than ever to go and see what the big oltj held in store for THE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA. GA. The Fly Is Worse Than Small Pox . If You Don't Believe It, Ask Dr.Murphey. Phone 383 and Ask the Board of Health A Swat in Tima. Ktvml lima* within tho laat frw y.-iira dlarov.ry of Minullftox iiaticnta In rllfferont aoctlona of thla city haa M to atrict quarantine of ro'lghlmrhoodH iDim menaced and wholesale vaeclna tlon of all resident, thereof. Kaeauai of the lonthxome nature of tlila dlneiiHe, the leuat mention of It* preaen'e give* rl*e to fear which Hoireilme* border* on panic. With the exception of a »iiihll percentage, people generally not only Mulimlt to lint xpeedlly *eek vaccination, tha cen tury-te*ted nafeguard aga4n*t thl* ma lady which, prior to Jenner'* Invalu able dlai'overy. *we|it *rourgellko throuah eltle* and nation*. Each recurring “amallpox Rcare," with lt« attendant roping off of *treetiT and baring of arma, haa been duly chronicled In thla and other news paper*. Thl* I* done not only for the purpose of presenting the new*, but to make for prevention through pub licity. Yet the average Augustan would be a*toni*hed to read on some spring morning In any newspaper an article like this: Great excitement was rauaed yester day afternoon In the vicinity of Broad and Mart/iiry street* by the discovery in Ihe residence of John J. Jones, of u live houae fly. The dreaded creature was first seen by a domestic, who at once ga/e the alarm. By telephone Mr* Jones noti fied the police, and a special detail ■ ame poat-haatc In a patrol wagon. Hy orders of Lieutenant Hmlth, all windows and doors In the house were kept tiirht closed, while four patrol men. armed with wire swatters, start ed Ihe search At last the dangerous fly was located In a dark corner of the pantry celling, and hy climbing on the dish drain Patrolman Brown was able to kill it. Hy this time the news had spread and a large crowd surrounded Ihe house. When the policemen came out they were roundly applauded for hav ing rid the community of auch a blight. OLD SONG HITS TO THE ERONT Favorites Dear to the Hearts of Father and Mother Now Being Revived. Had Samuel Woodworth been writ ing his famous i o- m today he might have made the first line of “The Old Ortken Bucket'' read: "How dear to this heart are the songs of m;. child hood." for nothing is so dear to mem ory as the old songs that recall the faimlalr scenes of childhood. Samuel Woodworth was born al most 130 years ago He was an Amer ican journalist ami was the author of many hooks on political subjects and romantic history. His “Old Oak en Bucket' was set to music, and in this form will doubtless live forever During the last few years there has been a revival of the old songs. The Herald finds an unusual Interest among its readers for "Songs That Never Grow Old." which Is now being distributed on the popular coupon plan This book contains all the old him. So Bill marched out of the house, over to tell Emily that lie was going away and to bid her good-bye Emily lived on the next farm, and she and Hill had grown up together, and to all parties and dances it was taken for granted that Hill was Emily's escort, and also. Jn the natural course of events some day, when they were a little older. Bill and Emily were to be married. When Hill tobi her he was going to New York he was so excited he did not see the brief, pained look that came Into her face, or after the For the special benefit of any who may Incline to smile at this Impro vised new* article as a farcical fairy tale though we doubt not Just such articles will some day he printed In the regular new* columns —we wish to that if Mrs John Jones were at present living In the Panama Canal gone the discovery of a fly In one of her rooms would, of necessity, be re ported to the police without delay. More than this. If th» police had uny reason for suspecting ihe presence of even one fly In the house of Mrs, Jones or any other resident, they would not wait to he notified, hut would Imme diately institute a thorough search. For In that enlightened strip of tropic soil It ha* been demonstrated l>eyond the shadow of a doubt that the common house fly Is a fur more dangerous In truder than the low-browed tough who break* in to steal a few pieces of mon ey or silver. For this same small creature which has been nurtured by years of Ignor ance now is known to he an arch thief, plundering homes of health and life It self; a murderer whose Hat of vlcllma palea that of the most depraved crim inal ever strung from the crossbeam of a gallows: a carrier of disease whose record makes the smallpox toll sheet look like the thin shadow of a feeble attempt at mischief-making. Years of observation by trained scientists and tests and figuring by experts have resulted in a male of ab solutely dependable data that justifies us in saying there is far more reason for growing excited over the presence of a single fly in the house at this time of year than of a case of small pox. For there Is a way to check the spread of the later, but until men and women come to a consciousness of the vast and varied dangers bred by the fly there can be no adequate means of protection against this widespread plague which annually takes thou sands of lives and malms, cripples or Incapacitates other thousanda. favorites, and readers are delighted to have suoh an opportunity offered to them at this time when there is such a widespread demand Tor the old songs. This volume comes in two distinct styles of binding, cloth and art brlstol, but the contents are the same In both styles, including por traits of great vocal artists, some of whom hAve been Instrumental in pop ularizing many of the best known old songs Taken all to gether. it is a rare col lect lon and the large number of books distributed during the Inst few days prove that readers highly appreciate flic oTler.,ln another column of this issue will be Tound an announcement which explains the entire proposi tion Clip the coupon from this issue and present it today. SPRING CLEANING FOR AUGUSTA. FIRST TEN' DAYS IN APRIL By order of the Board of Health. The Augusta Woman’s Club co operating. Every housewife expected to do her duty. All together for clean premises and clean streets. Read the Ordinances published in the daily papers. leave-taking as he walked down the road, turning for a last wave of the hand, the eyes that were brim full of tears. The minister and the leading grocer had each given Hill a letter of recom mendation "to whom it may concern" —and the last things Hill felt for. to be sure they were there, as he got ready for bed on the train that night, were the letters and a pocketbook with f:.O in it besides his ticket. —H. C. (To be continued tomorrow.) THE DORR LABEL IS NOT WORN ON THE OUTSIDE OF A HAT, BUT SOMEHOW OR OTHER YOU KNOW IT IS THERE. Dorr Hats mean real distinction in person al appenrance, a ron trast to self'evideut cheapness and worth many times the dif ftrenee in cost. $3 $3.50 $5 DORR G o o d Taste Apparel Truckers' Wants! Asparagus Roots lOO , • Lettuce Plants, Plants, Potato Draws, 2,000,000, Irish Potatoes, Water Melons, (Toni Watson and others) Canteloupes, Artichokes. N. L. Willet Sued Go. AUGUSTA. Bright Bargains in Wants CONTRACTORS All kinds of Pumps, Pipes and Fittings. Contractors’ and Building Castings, Machinery and Materials, Steel Beams, Girders, House Front Columns, Lintels and Plates, Engines, Hoisting Rigs, Rope and Chain Blocks, Wire Rope, Boilers for Heating Buildings, Window Weights, etc., etc. Lombard Foundry,Machine &, Boiler Works & Supply Store Capacity for 300 hands. Augusta, Ga. Apply our Bed Bug Poison this week without fail—free for one year if used this month. 25c bottle. GfIRDELLE’S, 744 Broad [HOME -TONGJ-jaCREP JDNCI-LOYE jwaf llPAnaoncmj Song Book Coupon PREa/’EATTEP BY THE jjjThe Augusta Herald, March 24,191 4.jj W-.A X EXPLAINED BELOW SEVEN SOAIG BOOKS IN ONE COLLEGE JONGI’OPERATIC JONG/ ISIX OF THESE COUPONS Entitle the bearer to a choice ol either ol 4 the beautiful song books described belotv t when accompanied br the expenae amount »et oppoaite tha itrle »alceted. which £ covert the item* of the coat of packing. e*prea* from the factory, checking, clerk hire, and other necetaary expense items ► “SONGS THAT NEVER GROW OLD”—ILLUSTRATED A grand collection of all the old favorite songs compiled and selected L with the utmost care bv the most competent authorities, illustrated with h a rare galaxy of 6q wonderful portraits of the world’s greatest vocal artists, F man, in fa-ontc cosiumea. This bis book contain* songs an<i J, r ' e ' 1 9 Sacred and College songs; Operatic and National songs -SEVEN complete tong books V in ONE Tolum.. Presen! SIX coupons to show you »rc a reader ol this paper and t 79c for the beautiful heavy English cloth binding; paper binding. 49 centa. • We atronal, recommend th* h*a*r cloth binding, a. it i. * book that will last forever. ' MAIL ORDERS- Hither hook by parcel post, include EXTRA 7 cents within iso miles; E. to cents iso to TOO miles; for greater distances ask postmaster amount to include for 3 Iba. TUESDAY. MARCH 24. Augusta Herald FEBRUARY CIRCULATION DAILY AND SUNDAY HERALD. Ths circulation of th. Dally and Sun day H.rald for Hit month ot factuary, 1914, was as follows! F*b. t .... 10,215 Fob. 2 ... .10.662 Fob. 3 ... .10,908 Fob. 4 ....jn,7s« Fob. 8 ....10,320 Fob. « .... 70.3*3 Feb. 7 ....10.3.13 Fob. 3 ....10.170 Fob. 9 ~..10.380 Fob. 10 ....10,383 Fob. II ....10.361 Fob. 12 ....10,147 Fob. IS ....10,322 Fob. 14 ....10,8*3 Fob, IS 300 Fob It 10,14? Fob 77 .... t ' 234 Fob. 18 ... .14’ BBS Fob. 13 ....10 119 Fob. 20 ....10*14 Fob. 21 ....11183 Feb. 22 ....1(130 Fab. 23 ... .10. IIS Fob. 24 ....JO .'3l Fob. 28 ....10.234 Fob. 26 ....10,234 Fob. 27 ....10.233 Feb. 28 ....to. 1U TOTAL FEBRUARY 293.MC1 DAILY AVERAGE 10,Wl Th. Augu.t. H.r.ia, Dally and Sun day. ha. a circulation In Augu.ta ip proxlmately twice as large a. vnav al any other Augu.t. n.w.paper, Advsr tl.er. and agenclea Invited to te.it the accuracy of theae figure# In comp, con with the claims of any other Aug Jits newspaper. Blank Rooks Loose Leaf Ledger Office Supplies Filing Devices Transfer Cases Richards Stationery Company WALL PAPER Mattings, Shades. Pictures T. 6. Bailie A Co 712 Broad Street. awnings” [NATIONAL JONGJII