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■ ■ - - - - - - - ■ ■ ■ *■ A EDITORIAL PAGE Published every afternoon during the week and on Sunday momlni. Entered at the Augusta. Ga., postoffloe as Mall Matter of the Second Class. THE GREATEST BARGAIN. In a time when prices are soaring out of reach, it is fit ting, nay, even a pleasure, to call attention to the fact that April 30 xn*rks the ll?th anniversary of the day the United States bought a vast empire from France for only $15,000,000. This comprises what is now the states of Louisiana, Missouri, Arkansas, lowa, Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Nebras ka, Oklahoma and the largest parts of Kansas, Colorado, Wy oming and Montana. The greatest bargain in history was called the Louisiana Purchase and was negotiated in the administration of Presi dent Jefferson and in the reign of the first Napoleon. ' The purchase more than doubled the area of the United Stater, but, nevertheless, there were a considerable number of Americans who suspected Napoleon of profiteering and de nounced Jefferson as an easy mark. In fact, there was insti tuted among the New England states a definite movement of secession in protest against the purchase. < Jefferson himself was not without misgivings, for sls, 000,000 was a large amount of money in those days and the territory included in the purchase was then a vast wilderness with a population of but 40,000. The land had been ceded by Spain to Napoleon who planned to erect a great colonial em pire, but he found himself obliged to sell out when pressed for r°ady money to carry on his wars against England and her allies. Some historians say that, besides the Revolution and the Civil War, the Louisiana Purchase is the greatest Tact in American history, slut there can be no doubt that it is tne most profitable investment ever made by any nation, for the taxable wealth of the territory included in the purchase now is about 600 times the $15,000,000 the United States paid for the land. AUTO JOYS. Self-preservation is the most powerful instinct, one is told. But it is trailed closely by the impulse to acquire an automobile. An American automobile manufacturer recently re ceived a request for prices, from the interior of China. He was asked to name his price for a car finely finished and luxuriously upholstered, complete except motor. No motor was desired. It developed that the oriental who wished this car lived where gasoline was costly, but coolie labor was cheap. Besides, he had no wish to go fast. He proposed to sit in his car and steer it leisurely, while coolies pushed it from behind. Report of a yet more peculiar taste in automobiles is brought back by a government scientist lately returned from Asia Minor. A native potente had satisfied his longing to possess a car. He would not trust himself in it. No other was per mitted to run his toy. But he got a deal of pleasure out of it, aside from the simple joy of ownership. He had rigged the electric equipment for a purpose which best suited his fancy. He would command an un wary subject to place a finger on a certain spot, and then would give the subject a shock that knocked him end for end. Verily, great satisfaction can be obtained from a motor car without speeding it. REGENERATION OF BUCKEYE DOM Thtr* an* n Time when Ohio was a • elate that wap Intenaely partisan and apparently hopelfpcly rejmbHcaii. Hut a chanic<- ha* been manifest In Ohio wince iflitt when The metamorphosis act In and the political aeora nogan to lircillot that Ohio would go demo cratic and that niiii* it proceeded to do, datpite the fact that it wan the > e.»r for the national •lection Aa soon have thought of n leopard chang ing hia apota Ohio liu<l become a great state for industries of every description, and the big industrial establishments, giving employment to thouaanda, had changed ihe political complexion of the plate, and so alien! had the Infil tration gone on that it w<m unnoticed by tin* high browa and head men. A new body of voters had been induct ed into the commonwealth whose action could not hex determined In ad vance and conpe<|iiently all cnlcula tiona were upset Anti It transpired that they were of the democratic persuasion for that yeai. The same thing occurred when the industrialisation of Michigan upset the calculations of the politicians, ex empt that instead of democratising |h« state the Influx of new voters radicalised It, The consescijuence was that the very heavy vote polled In Wayne county changed the political complexion of the stntc from an ag ricultural and conservative to a so cialistic or anarchistic character. While this new corner In Ohio wrought a great change In the pol itic* of the state, it was without the suspicion of the taint of ! \V \\ or any other form of radicalism, not withstanding the desperate efforts made m this direction Ohio I* still a pivotal stste and Ip good missionary ground, with strong democratic tendencies Its vote Is in fluenced by th*‘ working class, but not the bomb-throw ing element. The democrats should capture this stste with her 4R convention votes In the electoral oobege clow Cos will have something tangible If he gets Ohio * 4* where he can use them to advan tage It i* higher than any number that has >et n given to any can didate. Oov. Cox ha* done nothing to en courage turl'u ency or rioting or any manifestation of extreme radicalism Oen Wood. who ha* Invaded - the home state of Senator Harding, ha* been cordially received by the work- Inc cla** \\ II Wood and Hunting •pllt the republican vote between them? Wood stand* for the anti machine sentiment, of which llardina la the head, center and front \ll of tli s 1* favorable to the Ops ca.ndid*c) and may give him the deiega Con of 4* with good prospect* of carrying the state fur the democrats. INFORMATION FROM MANUFAC TURERS If you were growing an agricul tural product for manufacturer* would not you want all the Informa tion at hand from them as to the Iwst method* of obtaining ory result a * Wouldn't you insist upon •peclf.Vations Ilk*- n contractor build ing a house, and would you not be entitled to know the details of the .lob you weir expected to complete, and would'! you wish to fee! that If it was handsomely executed, the full payment would be forthcoming? And on the other hand. wouldV* 'ou think It to the tnti’cst of 1 * other party to t! . i.mtru i to fur all the details set forth in tb« clear eat manner as to the nature of the work and the time of completion In order that the proper financial ar rangements might be mxde to comply promptly with the terms of the con tract. This Is the manner In which jam up business men conduct their affairs thereby eliminating friction and misunderstandings while ertab lishlng cordial busirea* relation It is In sharp contract with the slip shod haphasard wav that is sure to bring annoyance and dissatisfaction It has long b>» n n mystery why the cotton planter and the manufac turer were so Par apart, and their In terests that should be so closely re lated. were apparently somewhat an. t agonistic Mr H M Cot trill of Little Hock. Arkansas. a<vt id:ng to an nd<f?e*» b-fore the National As sociation of Cotton Manufacturers at Hosioti. entertains the sum* view An In* -reuse of mor« than St.Ouo.otKMiod a year in the value of cotton to the grower* in the South, and a better quality of product for the spinners wr»u’d b« attaintd through cloaet re- latloti between the cotton grower and th*- spinner, he declared. “Growers who produce annually cotton valued at $2,000,000,000, arc without information from the manu facturers" Mr. Oottsell asserted, “concerning the grades and staples and the quantities of each required by the splnimrs. lie urged the mem bers of the association to make a survey of the cotton growing grades In co-operation with local specialists to -I* tei mini ttu • ttpli •• and grades moat profitable for each locality to raise and be best adapted to spin ners’ use A permanent decrease In the cot ton acreage unless the movement from th** farms to the cities can be checked, Is predicted. This can be brought about through making cot ton growing more attractive For a period of five years, enormous quan tities of cotton have stood in the field until e<» badly daamaed bv the weather that tt brought less than the cost of production, b cause there were not enough pickers to gather it at the proper ttrne. Mr Cottrell seems to have the correct dope on the situation EDITORIAL DIGEST Voluntary or Compulaory Military T raining. No issue since the war itself ha* *tlrrj*d up such a hitler exchange of unoomph mentarv u«vua*»lion between "pacifist* uud "militarist*." us they »house to lahH «ach other. M* the discussion of Atneri -11 n s future army Brought to a head by ih.* senate* substitution of voluntary bn •oinpulaory military service a wide • range of opinion on the subject has been i expressed by the newspaper* of the ooun try •What sort of statesmanship. ue mamU lha s iKANK SPOKItHMAN Kb.- VIKW ilml llap > la II that require, •Dial wa ilrop military tralnlna as though wa hart navar hart a warning lesson ?" •A measure of excuse It continues, ‘might have been found four year* ago The country hud not then legman the lessons of the war It trusted to lit van the president, and other pacifist Influences to keep us out of the conflict it l» different now The countrv know* the pacifist* were wrong and the pnv pheltc patriots wen light who Ufg»‘d preparedness Yet a»*me of the pacifist* will leatn nothing from experience." And to this the TACOMA LKIKMCK dnd » respond* that "little Am#ricanlsm t* triumphant" for "the pacifist* of three \esr* ago rises from the ashes to de feat and. 10. a majority of congress t* willing to do his bidding," T «* KANSAS ClT\ ST Alt tlnd > l? [confident, however "that the fight will Igo on." for It believe* that "military training 1* democracy applied lo ha lt lonal defense " Less sanguine, the M’IIICAOO DAILY NI'WS (Ind 1 declares j that "Congress has been derelict In Its i duty" and further assert a that "no *>*• } tarn of voluntary defense has ever proved satisfactory in an emergency." The I*OWT lit'RON TIMKS IIKRALH <l«d > suptHirts (his belief with a statement that Itt e voiunt.it > plan i* * a weak make I shift." while the KANH AS CITY TIM KS It (ml) ga*e**-«* it afU; lower, ironically ’-final king ttuAt "Voluntary t ruining may sound for midable and effective aa a means of 1 pro paring men for war It 1* probably ! hist a a formidable and effort Iva us a (voluntary income tax How much rev enue would a voluntary income tax pro ducer* Defeat of the polbv of Theodore Roosevelt. as tin MANCHKSTKR I*NION t tlnd Hep ) Is "duo to the most futllo and Inexcusable form of cowardice." a ! fear of the pro-Oertnan bogle which "still 'scares senators and representatives I av%«> from the path of duty" and has caused them, the BDFFAI.O KXI’RKSS Mind Rep) sa> s. to exhibit this pal pable red herring." the voluntary provl ’ \ I VAI. tlnd I Insist* is "not to he nu»- sldered for a moment." Ho th th»- II AX tKIR A'OMMRHCIAL 1 1? d I and tlie I4RATTLKHORO KK R)HMKH tlnd » point out that besides being disadvantageous the voluntary measurt- would he expensive amt the i < ' >MMI.*HCIAI. believes |f "Wll! evefttu |Al*y superseded when the financial I condition shall be improved," and that I wt* siiall find a "demand for some sort of military training that wilt place the county In a atato of prapuredneas * The other side of the story la fully aa emphatically told. Far from wearing the mantle of Theodore Roosevelt the friend* THE AUGUSTA HERALD of voluntary military training are those ' who accused him of being an Iscariot.** declares the AKRON BEACON JOUR NAL (Rep.) and adds that ‘all their cant about 100 per cent Americanism is Just dust to blind the eyes of the people who would make .snort work of their con spiracy to I’russlAnize this government If they only saw and understood juat what their work means.’ “Why Hhou.d w* permit a militant mi nority.'* demands the ROCHESTER DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE (Rep. ) “to destroy our hopes and ambitions by making of America an armed camp and depriving our country of the products of the brawn and brain of our young man hood? It would be a blow to American people to find that we had become a military nation" To these sentiments the FLORIDA TIMES UNION (Dem.) heartily agrees, saying. “The compulsory military training bill In dead as a mackerel and we hope that In a few days the voluntary military ser vice will be in the same condition. If we propose only to denfend ourselves we do not need a larger army than we had before the outbreak of the world war and jSISS Illustrated by Neva Harrison DAVID MAKES FRIENDS WITH MAMMA AND DADDY ECHIDNA ONE day while David was on a visit to his aunt, who lived in Ntw South Walts, hs was walking down by the stream whsn he spied a Queer-looking ereaturedozlngon the sand. It wore a little overcoat. o<f quills like David had seen the sea-urchins wearing back home. Its funny little head was vsry small and pointed and Its eyes were almost hidden under the quills. Its head ran out into a slender bill, for the nose end mouth. Its legs were short and strong The feet were furnished with very powerful claws fitted for digging The hind feot had spurs on them. Just like David's rooster back home, but Its tail van very short and so hidden t>y the spinas that David could hardly tell he had a tail at ell. David’s foot struck s twig, and the strange creature rolled itself up Into a prickly ball After waiting a few sec onds for the attack, which It fully ex pected. and hearing everything quiet, the queer creature finally uncurled and looked at David In surprise. “Then you didn’t intend to catch me?** he squeaked. *T should sav not!** replied David, laughing to think of a strange little creature talking to him “Certainly not, after I saw what an armor you wear. Hilt, I would like to know what your name la" “Oh. yes. certainly!** exclaimed the funny creature. Eddy Echidna, at your service. If you come an a friend Come on. little man. and let’s have a chat. I know by your face that you’re a friend of the woodfolk" “Indeed, I am.’* laughed David. “I never harm them, and I try not to fright en them. You won’t bite me. will you?” “Bltel** exclaimed Eddy Echidna, and he laughed so loudly that Mrs. Echidna came out from their burrow In the soft sands to see what the commotion was about. Come on. wife, this chap wants to know if wo bite. Oh, that’s some Joksl Why. we couldn’t If we wanted to—we haven’t a tooth In our heads We de pend on our tongue to catch our food— which. Ist me say. before going any far ther, is like the tongue of an ant-eater, long and flexible, and covered with a TS> "We're Seldom Out in the Daytime." glue-like substance so which the and Insects stick, and my tongue and palate are covered with fine, sharp spines that crush the inscot* an I can swallow them So you see. neither of us could possibly bit a you." "Funny!" exclaimed David. *Tva been through these wood* a good many tlmaa and only vesterday ! was right down here; but 1 didn't see you folks." "Because we re seldom <>ut In the day time." laughed Mrs Echidna, hobbling up bsside her husband "Fact is. I didn't know- that Kddy was out of bed yet. We alwavs sleep until it's dark " Mv wife a fault." said Kddy Kchldn* winking at David "She isn't content with picking up an ant here and there No, she'd rather wait until they’ve gone Into their houses at night, then stick tn her nose and eat a regular meal." "I certainly do. and so d» you!" laughed his wife, good naturedly. "All Echidnas do the same thing I'm no ex ception." "Yea. you are' lau«;hrl Kddy Kehidna. • You re tho oest Echidna in this pa»« of the com? it \" and. foughhtg at the • mbarrnxsc i look tn. Mrs. Kehidna * face, he bale Dvdtl good-bv. and he and Mt • Pchlclr.a woit into iheir burrow down ia the -oft avid And l*avul ran buck to tell his sunt of ths strange crest-* res he had .net cu the banka of the* st ream Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTO R I A IMPORTANT CHANGE OF SCHEDULE ON THE GEORGIA RAILROAD Kfft'ciivw Sunday. April I&th. IS2«>, Train* will drpurt from and arrive ul Augusta aa below WEST BOUND. No 1 will .leave ai 7:ou A M. Inaleavl of 7 :S0 A M No S will leave at 2:15 A. M. No. change. No 5 will leave at 11:90 A M. insleail of 1 10 V M No' 7 will 1. n> at s on 1' M No change No » wi’l leave at 6 15 I* M Inatead of* 30 P M. EAST BOUND ?to : will arrive at 135 I’ M N,> change No « will arrive at 2 36 A M. No chungi No. « will arrive at ti: 10 I* M Inatead of I' M No. * will arrive at 10:45 P M Inatead of 10 35 p, M No Us Will arrive at 5:35 A. M. No. change Time ahown la Kuatern or Auguata City Time C C McMILLIN. A. O. P A .Ip BIIXVPK, O. P A Auguala. Phone 45 Atlanta. Oa. ' we should dislike very much to se* Uncle Sam place a chip on his shoulder and swagger forth in search of conquests.'* I But many, who consider the conscript ed youth In danger of exposure to the tferm of ITussianlsm. look upon the col unteer as safe, sane and wholly desir able. Quoting Brigadier General John Sher burne's statement that preparedness* is J.ke insurance and over-preparedness like over-insurance—leading to waste and ar son—the DEH MOINES REGISTER (Ind. Kep.) concurs with this viewpoint and explains “that this talk was not the talk of a pacifist for General Sherburne lought in France.” but the testimony of a man who “hay kept his head clear and has never :ost sight of the ideals and ) urposes of democracy.’* “The Civil War.” the BUFFALO TIMES (Item.) reminds us "on the Northern side was fought and won most ly by volunteers,” and It believes that there is a growing relaxation on the part of young men that some experience in training camps is a valuable element in education ’* With Jehu enthusiasm but still with faith in the young men of the country the CHARLESTON NEWS AND COUR IER (Dem.) urges that instead of con demning voluntary training as a “worth .etJH makeshift, the liberal minded sup porters of compulsory training should recognize the possibilities of the scheme and do what they can to make the most of it." relying on the fact that “a more pronounced military spirit and a wider conception of the obligation of the citi zen to fit himself for military service now exist in America. ** , The SALT LAKE DESERET NEWS (Ind.) considers that the measure does not mean the “make or break” of the country's future. On the one hand It points out that while the “stigma of militarism’’ will be attached to it by many, opposition by congress Is not accurately tfidicative of opinion in Washington, but “the com promise.’ it says, “comes probably as near to satisfying both sides V H anything' that could Just now be devised.” Voice of the Press INTERNATIONAL IGNORANCE. It is said to he unbelievable that the British and French people, to say nothing of the British and French premiers fram ing the League of Nations, could have been ignorant of the constitutional limits of Mr. Wilson's authority at the peace table. But Is this knowledge so univer sal? Are not our own people not merely Ignorant but indifferent about the meth ods of government of our European neighbors? In a courteous and friendly editorial welcome to Sir Auckland Geddes, the new British ambassador to the United States, the New York American says: “But much oftener men are raised to the peerage, as both the Oeddeses have been, because they are men of great tal ent and sagacity.'' They arc probably men of great talent and sagacity, particularly Sir Eric Ged des. But they have not been raised to the peerage. It is true the same author ity. in publishing her portrait, calls the wife of any knight or baronet a “peer ess." But this does not make her one, any more than the American wife of a viceroy of India was a ''vicereine.” al though the Hearst newspaper generally Invented that rank for her. It would do no harm for Americans who discuss British constitutional distinc tions. like the peerage, to satisfy them selves eb to what a peer is, and why the king is “primus inter pares" and why. consequently, the peers in Westminster Abbey put on their coronets when he is crowned. British titles of honor include the wife, but titles of office do not. The wife of the viceroy of India or Ireland has no political or official standing, and not ns much power socially as the wife of the president of the United States. An ob vious personality is here to be avoided. How many Americans could have writ ten Earl Grey's admirable letter to the London Times defining the Joint powers un*l responsibilities of the United States senate? Naturalized Americans are oblig ed «to have familiarized themselves with the Con&titUtion. How many native-born Americans have read It. or read any book on it. like Bryce’s “American Common wealth?” How many Americans, able to write a grammatical and Interesting letter, write to this and other newspapers advocating export taxes, and how many could point out the constitutional disability? How many men not lawyers could describe off hand. the other method of amending the Constitution, or how many lawyers? There are two ways You know how the Eighteenth Amendment was passed. What was the other way In which the Constitution could have been amended? One of our greatest writers discussed ‘ h certain condescension in foreigners ” Are we not suffering a little from a cer tain superiority in Americans? No doubt the readers of this paper are familiar with the constitutional distinctions here suggested. But how many of the claimed COLDS ~ • Head or chests . are best treated fjjHSx "externally” with VICR'S VAPORI)!®’ v OU» BODYGUARD' - 30'.i>0r»L^ LONG,WAVY HAIR"*! Of course you went good looking heir. ! Y our hair will be most admired if you ! [ Nelson’s Hair Dressing tl< fi.orii, tiili ,t.», NELSON MFG. CO., Richmond, Va.j LADIES! V&Cjt&msp .. ■ ■ i»— ■. - Cumpound, Safely r» litres »oro«* of th«| Miviy t. most etwiiv.oto. *br.*'mi*l In Sto f* dat*. K« hi-m, para or iut, rs nt».*• w ith work. I!silt: a'; IVuM* Strwurth 9 X*j. ICMt 11 f tn. gvns ute. Ur. a P Southington hrmedy lUmsx City. Ms. sQl|> Advehture-s SjL-Pi OP THt TWINS THE MAGICAL MUSHROOM GETS HELP. “So this is the trouble!” exclaimed the Magical Mushroom when Nancy and Nick had stopped to see what was wrong with the fairies. “Jack Frost" he said, “you’re a mean old fellow! Stop pinch ing those little creatures at once, and let them stick on their pussy-willow buds right away. If you don't, I shall tell the Fairy Queen.” But Jack Frost only laughed impu dently. “Ha-ha!” he mocked, pinching one little fairy's toes HARD. “What do 1 care for your Fairy Queen. She can’t boss me.' I’m a fairy myself, sort of. twenty million readers of the Hearst pub lications—one-fifth of the population of the United States, and presumably all the literate adults—could tell the Hearst ed itorial writer where he was wrong about the English constitution?. Or, where he is occasionally wrong about the American Constitution ?—WALL STREET JOUR NAL. White markings on bloodhounds be tray Impurities of strain. Rheumatism i* completely washed out oi the system b] ihe celebrated Shivar Mineral Water. Po* Kively guaranteed by money-back offer Tastes fine; costs a trifle. Delivered any where by our Augusta Agents, J. T. Both Grocery Co. Phone them. sCjQsJs \ M uuv backwithout queatioa \ 1 « Hl/NT-S Balve f.U. i„ th , ij ill I l ot *‘ er Itching akin di.oa.c, Try V J A •t % cent box at our risk. WATSON DRUG CO., AUGUSTA. GA. Don’t miss a'llrWßßl Angusta Herald, ? today and take home one of the ncyy- Acting - Picture Machines ' The demand has* been trernentfcti*. The i '•>>•? *, t ( people like it—and no wonder—lt i* the greatest fun producer of the day. Any child wfiygySEgßsw can use it. Simply feed printed cartoons * nto wonderful little machine, turn the crank and wntch them perform jnst like real fc# j Ap. Adams makes the acting cartoons, a kV special daily feature for readers of thi* paper. • gßpfii They're full of "pep and fun—every act a Here’s the Way to Get It I*" Turn to the explanation at the top of the Acting-Pictures, printed on another page, and leam how you can get an Q Tdhc On€ Acting-Picture Machine for only %/C^O home today A<W 10c Extra for Postage if by Mail MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to the use of repufc.lca. tlon of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein. She may boss you, and she may boss those Queen Shoes the twins wear, but she can’t boss me. I'll do as 1 please! Spring's peeping over the top of that hill, there, I’ve seen here two or three times, but I'm not going to let her chase me if I can help it. That robin Nancy cleaned up when she was helping Rub adub In Scrub-Up Land. Is waiting, too. I’ve seen his bright red shirt, and I’ve heard his alrish chirp. He thinks he can chase me. too, bui he can’t.” And ■Tack Frost pinched another little fairy's ears HARDER! “If spring, and the robin, and the pussy-willows once get a chance,” he went on, "I'm done for, and I’m going to stay as long as I can.” Well ,the -Vlagical Mushroom didn’t know what to do then. He was magical, but only for some things, and Jack HOLIDAY NOTICE Monday, April 26th, Memorial Day, being a legal holiday, the banks of Au gusta will be closed. AUGUSTA CLEARING HOUSE ASSOCIATION Frost wasn’t one of them. Suddenly, however, he thought of something. He knew of one thing that Jack Frost was afraid of! "Come, kiddies.” he said to the twins, climbing into Nancy’s pojket again. "Tell vour Green Shoes to w’hisk us to the Fairy Queen's paiace right away.” And as they disappeared, Jack Frost, suspecting trouble. pinched another fairy’s nose HARDEST of all. 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