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IhibTtßhrd Every Afternoon During | Entered /it the Augusta. G». Poatof
the week and on Sunday Morning | flee an Mall Matter of the «econd
AUGUSTA’S NEEDS—NO. 1.
MORE HOMES.
Ihsr some months the Herald has been preaching the
need of more homes for Augusta. Day by day the need is
growing. More and more the problem presses as the rent
ing season approaches of where and how a constantly grow
ing number of our citizens arc going to live next year in
Augusta.
Steps have been taken to form a Building and Loan
Association to help relieve the local situation as far as pos
sible, and we understand local bank:;, mortgage and loan
companies, and many of the contractors and material con
cerns are doing what they can to make it easy to build homes
on reasonable terms vith long time payments. However,
in addition to what is already being done there seems to be
the need for more and more homes for renting purposes.
Augusta needs more homes, needs some citizen like the late
J. B. White with the means and the vision to build suitable
homes for renting purpose: on a large scale, 25 or 50 at a
time. They would soon be rented.
The present population of Augusta should be housed
comfortably and adequately. Best results in business and in
community progress cannot be obtained if our population is
inadequately housed and that is the situation that is menac
ing Augusta. Certainly the city cannot grow and attract
new citizens if they are confronted with a house shortage
and inadequate facilities for their families.
Augusta’s first need is to remedy as quickly as possible
the home shortage in this city. A new citizen who comes to
Augusta to live and work, ought, to be able to find a suitable
house to rent. If Augusta cannot furnish such accommoda
tions, the prospective citizen in many cases, will decide in
favor of some location where his family can be comfortably
provided for.
Augusta is growing, and is going to continue to grow,
but she will grow faster and on a more substantial basis, if
her present citizens are adequately housed, and if it is easy
for new citizens to rent or to purchase comfortable homes.
THE LESSON IN A LIFE.
Use one job and training for the next job.
A reading of the life <*)' Theodore Thomas, the musician,
reveals a great and simple lesson for any young man in any
profession, trade or field of endeavor.
Thomas came to America us a mere boy, and was forced
not only to earn his own living, but to contribute to the
family support.
This he did by playing the violin at all-night dances
about New York.
Like a good many of us he did not like his job and the
prospect for anything better was dark, very dark; for the
great American metropolis was at that time of two-story
buildings with cattle roaming Broadway.
His sensitive soul revolted against the class of piusic
he was forced to play.
But he schooled his will to rise above it; he imagined
himself practicing, and through all the long, weary hours
of those all-night affairs he drew his tone pure and clear,
and all the while keeping a perfect rhythm of the dance.
It is stated that here he acquired the sense of rhythm
that characterized the work of the great orchestras which
he afterdard directed. __
His next work was in a Bowery Theater where Shakes
peare was produced and when the other musicians went
out during rests to drink and smoke and gossip Thomas stay
ed in the orchestra pit to listen to and studv the lines.
Then he went down south on horseback, giving con
certs, for the most part in hotel dining rooms, but no matter
how small an audience or how low the admission feo he gave
a good concert—he gave his patrons more than their
money’s worth.
In 1 Sf> 1 he was made second concertmaster of the Ital
ian Opera Company of New York. The stars of this organ
ization were Jennie Lind and Henrietta Sontag, perhaps two
of the finest natural singers that the world has ever pro
duced.
Night after night yoang Thortyis sat and listened to
those two women and trying at every note to imitate their
pure, flute like tones on his violin.
It was through this experience that Thomas in after life
recommended that all singers study the violin and that all
violinists study singing.
Thomas was finally made concertmaster of this organ
ization and well, opportunity—luck—always seems to
come to a man who studies and works; for through the
sudden illness of the director he finally succeeded to that
position.
Theodore Thomas took many large musical organiza
tions across the continent numbers of times and amid many
discouragements and financial loss in his early days; but
he did more for the musical education of America than any
man that ever lived.
He realized all his life’s ambition.
His was finally one of the three best orchestras in the
world and it was finally installed in a permanent hall of its
own.
He accomplished it all by using one opportunity to
make another—using one position and training for the next.
His work and study ended only a few days before his
death.
MOTOR TRUCK ROUTES.
A large. well appointed motor
truck attracted conalderakte at
tention on Kroml Stupi the other
day aju! ctoeer Inspection reveal
ed that It belonged to S .1 Taylor
A Co. IMvtahoro, t)« Tl*' truck
had hrouaht a loud of cotton con -
siltnad to aome cotton fnctor. and
aspect ml to return with a load of
cattle Hut for aome reneon the
driver of the truck waa 'Heap
pointed In getting the rattk' and
the truck had to go hnck to lisvle
boro practically empty ttolns hack
with naif a to.ut or no load at all,
la wanting time and gasoline. which
men tie money.
Thle emphaalxee the ne.-eeaity
for truck station*, which The
Herald haa heretofore pointed out
and which mil at tie r.tabll.hed be
fore the motor truest can come In
to Ha full uaefultteaa There may
have been a truckload or anv num
ber of truck londa of good* In Au
gusta destined for Uuvlnlmro, but
the driver did not know wtiriw to
find them Hence he had to re
trace hin route without carrying a
load The load that he Urousht
coat twice the money that It should
have coat
All that la needed to have such
a station, an office with a tele
phone. and an operator to lake
down the orders for pareela and
freight aa they come In. by which
direction* can be given to truck
drivers when they can make up
their return load* Thun any of the
wholeMsUt.lnui.fs, an like aa not,
hod orders from *on*> Duvtaboro
merchant and could have shipped
the goods by truck. If they had
only known that the truck wan
going hack empty, thus cutting
the expense of the trip In two anil
saving money and time fur thn
shipper
Then- motor truck stations are
big helps to the motor service,
when regular motor service has
been established Hetwcen New
York, Philadelphia, Washington,
and Haltlmore. w here motor trucks
run regularly, these stations are s
crest convenience both to the own.
era of the truck llnee and to ship
per' A small fee la generally
charged for the truck station arr
ive hut this Is Insignificant In
comparison with the service ren
dered
This 1 Vtvieboro truck la the
pioneer truck of many others which
are destined to run on the good
road* that are to tie blult in the
future The I'ntted States gov
ernment has already Inaugurated
the truck srrvteo In connection with
the Parcels Post system and plans
to extend It all over the country.
A yiand convenience, this will he
to rural districts that are not
served by railroads Farmers can
then send their prodtiee to the
elite* dally, and receive by the
same meant panel* and packages
delivered at their vary doors
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
CQQKQ
CLEAN-UP WEEK AT HOME.
Clemenceau’a great in Paris; oui!
Orlando s great In Home,
But our town banka on You and Me;
It a clean-up week at home.
Dot's to U*c work we have to do,
Nor thing it cause to blush;
l>ur ancient symbol** Htlll stand true—
The shovel, mop and bruab!
Our CorigreaH sits in old D. C.,
Beneath the nation’s dome,
But Hitting won t nerve you and me
In cfean-up week at home.
So up and at him! smite the foe
In hard assaults and sallies,
Arid rout him out, as on we go
Through cellars, yards and alleys.
Koch. Haig and Pershing srnote the Hun
Across Atlantic's foam.
But we ve got Something on the run
In clean-up week at home.
•'At-ten-shun! comp'ny! fix arms! for’d!”
Nor ever tire nor yield!
A KWH tier is our goodly sword,
A garbage-can our shield!
Bo rake the town of ash and trash
\h with a fine tooth comb.
It pays in comfort and in cash,
This clean-up week at home.
The sword may give us power and place,
Then pen may yield us hope.
But for the safety of the race,
A rampant Bar of Soap!
SENATOR HOKE SMITH.
(Atlanta Journal.)
In response to the President’s call
for an < xtra session of congress Sen
ator Hoke Smith has returned to
Washington after a two months’ so
journ amongst his constituents. Re
ports from ••Very part of the state
are to the effect that he received a
cordial web / w herever he went to
meet the people, to ascertaltf their
views on issues of public moment,
and to give an informal account of
his stewardship.
This was tin* senior senator’s f.*rst
home viHit of any duration in seven
and a half years. Since he entered
the senate, congress has been al
most continuously in session and his
own labors therein have been ardu
our. and responsible. As chairman
of the committee on education and
labor, he has had to deal with prob
lems and opportunities of widest im
port to the nation’s wellbeing—such
problems as the rehabilitation of dis
abled soldiprs and the Americanizing
of the millions of aliens amongst us;
such opporli ini ties as the mustering
of great federal resources to the task
of bmishtng illiteracy, the establish
ment of spe ial schools for vocational
training, aa.l the extension of prac
tical education to every farm and
household in the rural districts. Sen
ator Smith has b *en also a leading
member of the senate committee on
f.'nnnce which had to do with ques
tions of critical concern both before
and after our entrance into the world
conflict. In the midst of the war,
moreover, he was placed on the vi
tally important committee on mili
tary affairs, where he did much to
reconcile obstructive differences of
opinion and to expedite essential ad
ministration measures.
SPEAKING THE PUBLIC MIND
MORE PRAISE FOR~
SCHOOL GARDENS.
To The Herald:
Ah an illustration of what the. gram
mar school vegetable nrlarketa mean, to
the children of Augusta, I would like to
say that the advantages already derived
by my ten year old daughter from this
work nre in valuable The monetary gain
has amounted to one dollar hut I re
gard it as being worth at least one hun
dred dollars to her in the way of busi
ness training and I am sure she has
gotten tremendous physical benefits from
her endeavors a’or.r this line. Let me
congratulate the head? of Augusta
schools and may this excellent work
continue.
Augusta Public Official.
WORSHIP GOD ONLY.
To The Herald-
The fate of the SIOO,OOO 000 McLean boy
and the disasters that follow the hope
diamond should be enough to show the
world that the Ood of Heaven is the one
in whom to put their hope and trust, and
not the God of diamonds and Jewels.
"Thou shalt have no other gods before
mo.” S. W. S.
MANY SMALLER STREETS.
To The Herald:
While so much money Is being ex
pended for permanent paving couldn't
the city sidetrack a little of it to re
pair certain of the smaller thoroughfares
which are in a deplorable condition?
I Would like to see every street in
Augusta paved, and as a taxpayer stand
ready to go my share. In a matter of
a few* years the permanent paving pro
gram will have Included nearly every
side street of any Importance, but what
nre we going to do in the meantime,
with numerous streets in such a condi
tion that it is almost impossible to
drive on them I have in rnlnd particu
larly such streets as Hicks, upper Broad
and the 1300 and 1400 blocks of Walton
Way, which are in a deplorable condi
tion. I would suggest that they be kept
in passable shape until the permanent
paving reaches them A few wagon
loads of gravel on such streets at more
frequent intervals would serve the pur
pose.
J. S. C.
MEXICO NOT TO SEEK
MEMBERSHIP IN THE
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Mexico City, Mex. —The Mexican gov
ernment has not naked, nor will It re
quest to b' admitted to the league of
nations, according to a statement made
Tuesday In a bulletin issued to the Mexi
can newspapers by the department of
foreign rels lions, signed by Salvador
IMego Fernandes, in charge of the de
partment The statement was made in
connection with a denial that th” trip
of General t'andido Aguilar to Watfli
Ington and later to farm as the confi
dential ambassador of President Carran
sa was in connection with the league
of nations.
Carranza’s Men
Go Over to Villa
Laredo. Texaa.—A Mexican who ot
rived from Tarsi. Chfthukhua. saying he
had b»en given safe conduct b> General
Angeles, leader of the revolutionary
movement centered there, declared Tues
day that a regiment of newly equipped
''arrant* troop* sent to attack Villa
fbreea at Tamil had gone over without
an engagement to the rebel forces Their
equipment, he said, included (*oo horses
purchased by the Mexican government
from the I’ntted States remount station
at Fort Bliss
CUP AND MAIL COUPON TODAY.
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ROTARIANS 0. ft. PLAN
FOR PAVED ROADS AS
EXPLAINED 8Y SMITH
Prominent Augusta Business
Man ana Prime Mover in
Good Roads Affairs Explains
Plan Drawn Up By Committee
Appointed By Governor —Ro-
tarians Join Highway Associa
tion
The permanent paving plan for Georgia
was given the unanimous indorsement of
tne Rotary Club at. the regular weekly
mc , l* I ** that organization Tuesday,
and the entlr«*.memb/ rship enrolled them
selves with the Georgia Highway Asso
ciation.
M Smith, vice-president of the
Highway Association and prime mover
in good roads affairs in the Tenth Con
gressional District, explained to the Ro
ta nans the plan recommended by S. Mor
ton Turner, fraig Arnold Julian M.
Smith and Charles M Btreahan, four of
a*P eC '" l l legislative committee of five,
"his committee* was appointed by Gov
ernor Dorsey upon authorization of the,
genera! assembly of 1918.
This committee plan has been approved
by the Georgia Highway Association,
whieh met recently in Atlanta, and a
campaign has been started to secure the
support of the people of Georgia. If the
coming general assembly approves the
plan, then it must be voted on in an elec
tion to be held during the fall. It is be
lieved by the leaders that this plan will
meet with success att he polls, and that
the work of laying pavement from county
seat to county seat throughout the state
will begin early next year. The associa
tion asks a membership of not less than
1.000 from each district in the state, such
membership carrying with it annual dues
of sl. which fund is to he used to cover
cost of stamps, stationery, etc.
There no conflict between the state
proposition and the different county
propositions that are now in the making.
For instance, if Richmond County pro
ceeds with the present ambition of a
bond isue to construct paved roads, it
will but be necessary for the county to go
ahead, on the main roads, under the
specifications of the state engineer. Then
when the state forces come later with
the official state highway, and the perma
nent roads are found already made in this
county, thereupon the state pays the
county for this permanent road, enabling
the county to go ahead on connecting
systems of ebunty roads. In other words
a county wjiieh now does not go ahead
with road building, does not secure ad
vantage, when state lines are later built
throughout the state, over counties which
at this time go into road building.* The
advantage, in truth, lies w’ith the county
which builds now. in that, when the state
goes to the county, finds its highways
there already, and pays over the cost
thereof to the county, the county goes
ahead perfecting its net work of roads
with new construction using the funds
which the state pays into it.
Build Paved Roads Now.
The majority plan encourages paved
road construction now. The minority
plan, the Senator Andrews plan, meAns
delay in construction until constitutional
amendments can be passed, two or three
years. The majority plan contemplates
constitutional amendments, it ip true, but
Its machinery is such that meantime,
road construction can proceed.
The revenue, of course, for immediate
construction is that which is planned to
I secure from motor vehicle licenses. Based
on an average of ytfie fees charged in
many other states, an annual revenue of
*2.000.000 can he readily expected in
Georgia from this source. This revenue
will increase at a reasonable rate. A con
servative estimate for a period of twenty
five years, beginning with 1920. shows
erobkblo total receipts of . SBO 000.000.
There Is in Washington about $8,000,000
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of federaJ money allotted to Georgia in
the next thre years waiting equal funds
from the counties or from the state, have
been authorized, and it is probablet hat
‘.here will be further federal appropria
tion of this kind. From this source alone
of motor vehicle licenses, the committee
knows that it can begin and continue a
steady program Of construction. How
ever, it looks forward to additions from
federal aid and from state bonds under
the other recommendations it has made
to the state authorities.
The State System.
The state plan was also again gone into
briefly by Mr. Smith, though he inferred
that his bearers were informed shown on
a map embracing every Georgia county
thereon. It contemplates a system as
community of over 200 people. The coun
ty seats are first joined up and supple*
mentary roads are added to include the
towns on the county seal system. The
mileage involved in this is 4.800. It in
cludes all the mam traffic roads now
actually in use.
The committee bill, therefore, provides
first, for mandatory net work of county
seat to county seat roads, and for addi
tional roads amounting to one-third of
such mandatory' mileage; and each county
receives at least two mandatory roads
starting from the county seat for each
representative in the lower house of the
legislature from that, county; except the
six three-vote counties, which are limited
to four such mandatory' roads.
Something like SBO,OOO 000 is ultimately
Involved. The construction must neces
sarily extend over a period of years, that
period being longer or shorter as funds
for construction may become available.
RAILROAD SCHEDULES
UNITED STATES RAILROAD A MINISTRATION
Director General of Rallr-ada.
Arrivals & Departures Passenger Trains
UNION STATION. AUGUSTA. GA.
(Effective June 1, 1919. Eastern Time.)
ATLANTIC LINS.
Arrival* Departure#
lft:3s a.ro. Sumter, Orangeburg. Barnwell.
Washington D. C.. and the
East 1 :30 p m
1:55 a.m. Sun-ter, Tlorence. Wilmington. 2:40 sn».
GEORGIA & FLORIDA R. R.
AUG JSTA SOUTHERN RAILROAD.
Arrivals Departures
6:53 p.m. Valdosta, Douglas, .'ldalla.
Moultrie, Tennllle 7:33 a.m
11:30 am. Tennille, except Sunday 3:30 pm.
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILROAD
Arrivals Departure*
8:55 am. Macon. Savmn ah 7-35 a.m
12:10 p.m. Savannah, Ihiblin 2:15 o.n.
8:30 pm. Savannah. Dublin. Macon. ... 9:05 p.m.
CHARLESTON A WESTERN CAROLINA It. R.
Arrivals Departures
12:30 p.m. Charleston. Pc. Royal. Savan
nah 1:55 pm
12:25 p.m. Spartanburg. Greenville *5 00 a.m
7:55 p.m. Spartanburg 3:40 p.m.
700 p.m. Port Royal. Savannah, (except
Sunday) a 5:30 a.m
GEORGIA RAILROAD
Arrivals Departures
2:25 a m. Atlanta 2:15 a.m
8:45 a.m. Barnett and for Macon 0:30 p.m
1:20 p.m. Atlanta. Athens, lfacon. Wash
ington 7 :5# a.m.
6:55 p.m. Atlanta 1:10 pm.
10:35 p.ra. Atlanta, Athens, Washington. . .3:00 pm.
10:35 p.m. Macon ... 6:30 p.m.
SOUTHERN RAILROAD.
Arrivals Dr*>arture«
9:oft a ra. Charleston 6:20 a.m
2:55 a.m. (Mon) Charleston (Sun) 5:00 am.
10:00 a.m. Columbia 6:00 a.m
2.45 pm. Columbia. Charlotte. Washing
ton and New York 12:15 p.m
1:55 p.ra. ''harleston 4:CO p.m.
10 oo pm. Columbia 6:40 p.m
10:50 p.m. Chiriestou 2:55 a.m
CONSOLIDATED CITY TICKET OFFICE.
811 BROAD ST.. PHONE '3l.
Awnings
Porch
Shades
Wall
Paper
T. G. Bailie
& CO.
712 Broad St.
I
ATTENTION!
We carry a Complete line of
Surgical Instruments,
Sick Room Supplies,
Trusses,
Elastic Stockings,
Abdominal Supporters,
Crutches,
Shoulder Braces,
Vaccines.
Phone or mail us your order.
WACHTEL’S PHYSICIAN
SUPPLY COMPANY
Phone 482. 410 Bull St.
SAVANNAH, GA.
SATURDAY,
JUNE 7th
Is going to be A Big Shop
ping Day in the stores of
Augusta and Augusta
merchants are making
Special Trade and Bar
gain Announcements
through the columns of
the Herald to all
Out-of-Town
Saturday
Shoppers
It will pay out-of-town
shoppers to read carefully
the store news and special
bargains in today’s issue.
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Oul-01-Town Friends
When you visit Augusta, and find that
you need anything in the line of
Ignition Parts, Battery Service, Goodyear
Tires, Vulcanizing
or anything in the accessory line, you
will find it at our place.
This is a
GOODYEAR SERVICE STATION
We are exclusive agents for
“EXIDE” BATTERY SERVICE
We are prepared to do
FIRST CLASS VULCANIZING
Come and See Us.
Lewis Auto
Accessory Company
509-511 Broad St. Phone 282.
American Dental Office
All Work Guaranteed Largest and Best Equipped South.
$9 $lO
Sunday 9; 00 to 1:00.
Over Howard Drug Store, Corner Jackson and Broad
Entrance 214 Jackson St. (Johnson Bldg.) Augusta, Ga.
All Cars Pass Office.
Phone 639 for Dr. Lanier—Dr. Clark.
TO OUR OUT-OF-TOWN CUSTOMERS
WHY THROW AWAY YOUR OLD
RAZOR BLADES?
Mail Us Your SAFETY RAZOR BLADES.
We Sharpen All Makes.
Double Edge Blades, a dozen 40c
Single Edge Blades, a dozen 25c
Satisfaction Positively Guaranteed.
Blades Sharpened and Returned Same Day
Received.
AUGUSTA ELECTRIC SHARPENING
COMPANY
219 Eighth Street. AUGUSTA, GA.
international Pivot Axle
Cultivator
Saves Labor Saves Horse Power
Does More and Better Work
Ball Bearings and Extraordinary Strong Construction.
WE CATER TO THE FARMER.
LET US DEMONSTRATE.
All Repair Parts Carried in Stock.
0 ,
Morris Implement
and Tractor Co.
Successors E. L. Morris
716 ELLIS STREET.
Best Work at Lowest Prices
Gold Crowns $4—56.00
Bridges $4—56.00
Fillings .. ..50c—75c—$1.00
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