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FOUR THE AUGUSTA HERALD AUGUSTA, GA. Daily—Aftarnoon Sunday—Morning Entered at the Augusta, Ga. r Post office as Mail Matter of the Second Class. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use of re-publication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein. QUIPS: By Robert Quillen Stats rights can't endure, however, In the face of state wrongs. A radical Is one who rejoices when a rich man can't get two on the aisle. Never weep over a martyr until you observe what he has up his sleeve. Another admirable thing about the air force la that it doesn't wear spurs. Bohbing It saves times? Itats! It takes a bald man just as long to dress. The nation will live, however, In spite of all poli ticians can do to save It. The owl may be wise, but we hove our opinion of any bird that dellbera tely chooses a night Job. About the only mark clvlllaatlon leaves on some people Is a vaccination mark. Many a voter who thinks he Is guided by his con science Is guided by his sore spots. Tet It bodes 111 for Japan when one half of China uses the other half as a sparring partner. It wasn't that old-tlmera had more exciting polit ical issues. They had more exciting liquor. Few of (he people who envy the plasterer's salary have studied the corne on hli hands. Another way to practice thrift Is to tell the wife that last winter s coat made her look too young. The photograph of ihe slain hus ha n d always makes on* won der how the wife could have been Jealous. The Jit with stickers all over It might look worse It might have email gam* hung all over It. Missing word contest. Nam* the public man now speaking: " It! To with this business! “ The final count usually Indicate* that people who enjoy straw vote* haven't time for the other kind. The objection to a diamond In the rough I* the fact that he talks that way when hie golf ball Is In the rough. Comet this sentence: "1 would buy a closed car." said he, "hut I like to bundle tip and enjoy the win ter air." SEASONABLE By Hal Cochran WITH a might and a will, commeth a touch of chill that Just Indicates winter la nigh. When were right on the brink—-well, It maki : man think, *nd the thinking. In turn makes him sigh. Most any home-feller knows, down In the cellar, there* work that has got to be done. The furnace needs clean,ng, the windows unscreenlng, and who will declare that la fun? You recall with a fear, at Ih* end of lest year you left ashes strewn ‘round in tha bln. Now there Isn't s doubt, that they need cleaning out so the coalman can throw the coal In. There's carpets to beat so the house will look neat, and there* wlndstrlpa to rut on the doors. While mother Is cleaning she has you careening at scraping and painting the floors. Yce, winter Is nice, hut It makes you think twice and you're glad when It's finally here. It'* part of your cup, but, old fellow, cheer up, ’cause it only comes ’round once • year, o o EDITORIAL COMMENT 0 6 DOOM IN GEORGIA FOREIGN TRADE Moultrie Observe! Statistics Just released by the Depar, merit of Commerce for the six-month period ending June SO show export trade from Georgia amounting to ♦34,790,910, Indicating that this state Is holding its place among the other states In the Union. Cotton continues to be the principal Item In this trade and for the period In question totalled value* of Ke.?66,9£K. Spirits of turpentine was the second commodity In importance and reached the f.gurca of ♦1,815.316, 81,384.748 worth of which trad) took place during the second three months of tha year. Georgia was welt above Oregon, Its nearest rival, showing more shipments to the amount of 11.039.811 Of the fifty-two states and regions Included In the tabulations Georgia ranked fifteenth, being headed in order by New York, Texas, Pennsylvania, New Jersey. California, Louisiana, llllnole, Michigan, Ohio, Massachusetts, Washington, North Carolina and Wisconsin. Of the states other than Oregon follow ing georgia, Maryland had export trade figres of ♦;9.7i5,031; Indiana, ♦ *8.983,891 ; Missouri, ♦:♦ 841.- 417 and Mississippi, 1:3,532,891. AUGUSTA SHOULD BUILD A STADIUM SEATING 20,000 PEOPLE. FOR many years the cry has gone up here that a great community play center should be estab lished to give Augusta and her neighbors all the-year sports of every kind, and at the same time furnish a variety of sporting events for the enter tainment of our ever Increasing number of winter visitors. The adage of “striking while the Iron is hot” Is far from being a trite expression just at this moment. Five thousand lovers of sport In Augusta and double that number In our territory are today agog with ex citement over the approaching Georgla-Furman foot ball game. A bigger event than any fair, jubilee, or gala event of any kind, la the pending gridiron clash of two great colleges on Augusta soil. Enthusiasm for big sporting events Is Just In Its Incipleney here. It is contagious and will spread. It Is easy to picture Augusta In the future enjoying each year two or three of the premier football claselcs of the South, and add to this our horse shows, baseball, tennis matches, and potential track meets Involving possibly several states, and thus you get a scant picture of the possibilities of making Au gusta a thriving metropolis and a city fully alive twelve months In the year. It would be difficult to over-estimate what a sta dium would b» worth to Augusta. In, advertising the town, the value would be Incalculable. In actual dollars and cents—money spent here by visitors—lt would run into the thousands. For pleasure, recrea tion, end shopping, the fixation of Augusta as a great sporting center would be about the biggest thing that could be accomplished for the town at this time. We do not know what a stadium commensurate with Augusta's needs would cost. Probably $76,000. It should seat at least 20,000 people. It Is not nec essary to build It all at once. The stadium could be erected in eectlone after grounds are prepared suit able for the sporting events In mind. There are plenty of sites. There will be ample suggestions along this line once the matter gets under way. The first task —the big Job —Is to get the money. The Herald, In this connection, suggests that a meeting he held of the Augusta Alumni Associations of the University of Georgia, Mercer University, and Emory University, which hava already been organised here, and these aseoclatlons work out some plnn whereby a great stadium can be erected In Auguata. The Herald stands ready to render any assistance possible. We would be glad to receive, for the alumni committee, any contributions and make pub 11a acknowledgement of aame, provided the alumni associations endorsed such a plan. Just as a sug gestion, It might be advisable to offer to name the stadium for the public spirited citizen who made the largest subscription to the cause—say a subscription of ten or fifteen thousand dollars. Such a contribu tion would be sn ever-enduring monument to any family name. We would like to receive for publication any sug’ geatlona in connection with the stadium Idea. Now la the time to begin If Augusta Is to have this sta dium ready for some of the big football games of 1925, or for some of the big summer aportlng events of next year, Messrs. George Sancken and George Barrett, of the Augusta Alumni Association of Georgia, togfther with Spencer 1.. Hart, secretary of the Board of Commerce, are largely responsible for the success of the Georgla-Furman game. This demonstrates what alumni spirit can accomplish, and with the backing of the other alumni associations In Augusta, the etadlum project cannot fall. THE AIKEN-AUGUSTA HIGHWAY A PROBABLE change In the route-line and con ditions of th» highway between Aiken and Au gusta la being considered by the South Caro lina State Highway Department and the Aiken coun ty commissioner* which, If accomplished, will mean a progressive step in a number of ways; hut more especially It will mean minimising dangerous places In the roadway as to curves am} crossings that now exist, snd will also shorten the distance between Ai ken and Augsta, bringing Into closer relationship the Interests of the two cities and tnterlylng towns. This is ss It should he; for the Interests of these commu nities are Inter-related, very closely, and what Is to the benefit of one will redound to the good of the other. G. H. Morefleld, engineer of the State Highway Department of South Carolina, was a few daya ago In consultation with Aiken County Commissioners Hill, Whitlock and Y’aun concerning the proposed changes of the highway, and the four gentlemen went over the route for the second time, paying close at tention to the condition* In every way. New plans for the highway, it Is understood, In clude bridging of dangerous grad* crossings, and straightening of curves which, as they now exist, only serve to lengthen mileage. Among such Is* the reverse curve paeslng around the baseball park at Hath; the grade crossing at Johnstown that has sev eral tlmea been the ecene of dteaater and death; and the grad* crossing on the outskirts of Aiken where fatal accidents have occurred. Narrow stretches of the road through Glovervllle and at other point# will be widened, and street* now used through the city of Aiken, that are declared by many to be too nar row to accommodate the Increasingly heavy traffic, will be abandoned as part of the highway, and other streets brought Into use. There are complaint* from some owners of prop erty along the rout# that their property values Will be lowered should the proposed changes he effected. But, after aU, the larger consideration I* for the greatest good to the greater number; and this t* ac complished through minimising possible dangers that threaten because of curve* and grads crossings; for human life Is by far a more worthy consideration than mere property value*. And, too, shortening the route in length of miles means qlcker communication between Interested points. All of the proposed changes will add to the con venience and safsiy of the auto- traveling public, serve to the advantage of interested communities In many ways, and will add to the already splendid system of roadway existing in South Carolina. It t* an Important and highly commendable move on the part of the South Carolina road authorities, and this attention by them Is appreciated by all concerned. THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA. - Couzens Quiz on In Spile of Numerous Hindrances BY CHARLES P. STEWART WASHINGTON.—Senator Cou zena’ treasury investigation Is started at last. It’s an Investigation Into two subjects; The Income tax. Prohibition. Income tax collection and prohi bition enforcement both are trea sury functions. The investigators stars with the income tax. Probably thli part of the Inquiry will not have eo wide an appeal as prohibition. It will appeal to a lot of small taxpayers nevertheless. It Is Senator Couzens' theory that certain treasury officials have let many taxpayers with much money and Influence get off very lightly, by giving them secret exemptions and rebates. If It weren't for this, he sus pects taxes might be considerably lower for the "little fellows.” If he can prove It, It will mean money In the pocket of every man who has to pay up to the maximum limit of the law. However, It will be mighty seri ous for the officials, If It’s shown they have strained the law a bit too far In favor of the rich and In fluential. As for prohibition, Couzena favors modifying the Volstead act. He alms to show that It has fail ed. He alms to show it by reveal ing conditions of rampant violation of the law, violations which In his opinion cannot be stopped, and ac companied, he believes, by official corruption on a tremendous scale. Couzens has had a desperate ■ fight to prevent his Inquiry from being suppressed. Having secured appointment of a | Senate committee to probe for facts' he found the committee's chair-1 man, Senator Watson, and one of JUST WHY? Editorial from Savannah Morning News In the Augusta Chronicle of Tuesday morning a short column with the heading, "Punctures and Blow-Outs," written by "Charles F. Rosslgnol, Secretary Augusta Motor Club," appeared this para graph: An Augustan entered the Pullman car on the Central of Georgia, leaving Atlanta the other night, he was to trans fer at Mlllen and reached Au gusta at 8 a. m. He noticed a well dressed gentleman In the seat and of course the usual "How-do-you-do" was asked, and "WhPre are you going," Well, said the gentleman, “I am going to the biggest grave yard In the state,” The Au gustan worried over this re mark and decided to ask him In the morning when they changed cars at Mlllen, Just where that grave yard was? The stranger did not change cars. He went on to Savannah. Just what could he gained by giving space In an Augusta news paper to that sort of stuff is diffi cult to understand—Just what good It could do Augusta or the Augusta Motor Club. There have been stories by motorists to the effect that efforts ape made In Augusta to route tourists away from Sa- Speaking The Public Mind THE COTTON CROP. Modoc, S. C., Sept. 25, 1954. To The Herald: I have been rending articles every day about good cotton crop*. The man v,ho plowed and hoed the cotton ought to know. We had dry weath er in May end my cotton didn't come up to u good stand and I had to plant over, which made It late. Ahout tlja 15th of June it began to rain and cot ton made a very’ rapid growth and didn't start to fruit nt the hottom.' If you will examine cotton you will find it started fruiting about six Inches from bottom. It made and was full of fruit nnd looked fine. I thought we would make the best crop we had made since 1914 when the stalks turn ed to cotton, hut when the dry weath er struck It In August It began to shed and premature opening began. Examine the bolls and you will find that the burrs are not full of lint. The lock of cotton looks like a little steeple sticking up In the burr. The rains have damaged cotton very much. It has been neat out on the ground and sprouted. I feel like the reports that have been circulated about fine crops have been very un just to the farmer. We farmers will have to solve our own problem—make what we can at home, keep out of debt, nnd If we make a little cotton the hanks can t say your note Is due and you must sell your cotton. W* must quit buying so much guano and nitrate of soda, calcium arsenate and black strap molasses. I.et's raise more Cooking Up Something Pretty Good his fellow commlteemen, Senator Ernst, opposed to anything but the must superficial investigation. Less experienced In such work than they, he made little progress against their obstructive tactics. Then he engaged Francis J. lleney, nemisis of the San Fran cisco graft ring several yeara ago, to help him as his lawyer. This brought from Secretary of the Treasury Mellon, whose depart ment was under attack, a threat to resign, and from President Coolidge a message to Congress protesting against pending Investigations In general, particularly against the | Couzens Inquiry. The Senate, however, backed Cou zens. It agreed, Indeed, that Cou ; zens was not entitled ot personal j counsel to do government work, but I voted to engage Heney as his com mittee's lawyer In the government's pay. | Next Couzens fell seriously ill. Recovered he found Heney no longer available. Besides, Senators Watson and Ernst refused to go on with the Inquiry. The two other committeemen. Senators Jongs and' King, stood with Couzens, however. As their lawyer, In Heney’s place they hired Earle J. Davis, of De- j troit, former assistant attorney i general of the United States In charge of criminal prosecutions and: as Davis assistant they later en-j gaged L. C. Manson of Mllwuakee. | Now opponents of the investiga- ! tion concentrated their activities to prevent Couzens’ renomination for the Senate In his home state of Michigan and nother postponement became necessary to enable him to make his primary fight. He won. Without awltlng election Couzens la back on ths Job in Washington and the inquiry has begun. vannah and it the attitude of the Augusta Motor Club Is as Indicated by the quoted paragraph It will not be difficult to believe such stories In future, however earnestly they are denied!!. The Morning News does not believe anybody In au thority on the Chronicle could have edited this stuff very carefully, else no such inexcusable thing would have been printed. The Chronicle probably supposed the Motor Club would have somebody with good Judgment write Its publicity stuff and just accepted the club's con tributions without careful inspec tion of It. There Is, so far as the Morning News can see, nothing in the paragraph that has anything to do with motoring, or a motor club, or anything of ltnerest to anybody, or anything worth while to Augusta. What reason there could be behind It is exceedingly difficult to Imagine, unless It is the policy of the Augusta Motor Club to try to find unpleasant things to say about Savannah, even to the ex tent of quoting an unknown, al though "well-dressed gentleman," on a train. The Morning News would be glad Indeed to learn just what Is the point in the paragraph, the reason for It, and especially the reason why the Augusta Motor Club puts out that sort of stuff. stable manure and that will mean bigger corn crops and more fat hogs. Stay out of debt and be happy. J. M. PRESCOTT. TAKE CARE OF CATS. To The Herald: It la getting so near the rush of moving times, and some are already calling the Hu mane Society to take cats, that we feed It a duty to remind every one to look out for their cats and dogs. Let’s Imitate Augusta’s Appreciation (From the Millen News) The Augusta Herald of last week devoted an entire section of eight pages to an advertisement of the "Lamar Building" of that city. This was fine business vision. The write-up states that 327 peo ple occupy the building, and that it has (3) elevators, magnificent ap pointments and fine structural as sembly, etc. Augusta, be It remembered, was a great, great grandfather when Mlllcn was born, yet notwithstand ing this fact, Millen has a building occupied by over (406) people, and with (ID elevators—elevating the You have enjoyed having these pets and may be you are going to make a move that you can t conveniently take them. For a nominal price send them to Humane Headquar ters. 618 Broad street. We will board them for you or find homes for them. Don't leave any animal to the mercy of the newcomers or to a vacant house to starve. Ev eryone of these are a* susceptible to suffering or neglect as you or your children are. Abraham Lin coln once said: "After all, the one meaning of life is to be kind." SDPHIE D. DAVIS, M. D., Secretary A. H. S. Phone 2968. SAYS LAMAR ARTICLE RIGHT TO THE POINT McBEAN, Ga. To the Herald: We have read , with great interest an article by [ Mr. J. C. Lamar In your paper in | reference to the cotton situation 1 and consider that this article was j one of the best we have read. We have read a great many ar -1 tides of this nature at various times and while we farmers appre- I elate the "Intense"? Interest that our friends have taken in our wel fare yet experience has taught us ; that most of this Interest is on paper. Every candidate for county, state and national office will tell you that the farmers have not had a square deal, but when once in office what has been done? We farmers have voted and hoped and we now do nothing but vote for the man we think will help the balance of the people and have reached the conclusion that "hope (does not) spring eternal In the human breast,” at leaßt our part of the human family. We have about 35 families on our farm. There are thousands of the same kind throughout the South. Ask any laboring man in Au gusta what would happen to their envelope on pay day if we dumped this class qf people In Augusta to take their jobs. What has labor done to assist in keeping these people on the farms and in turn kept them from taking their Jobs on reducing their pay? What labor organization has Introduced a single "whereas” or "resolved further?” These families with the farmers that are backing them have spent in Augusta this year about $500.00 per family. Do the merchants of Augusta want these people to quit producing and thereby stop spend ing this amount here? How many of the numerous commercial or ganizations have Introduced a sin gle “whereas" or a "resolved fur ther?” How many of the above have wired our representatives at Wash ington to stop fictitious estimate of crop reports? How many of the above have made an effort to advise our representatives that thev were with them In putting down the speculators In Wall Street? Wherever the business of farm ing ceases to make a living for the farmer (It has about reached that stage) then this horde will be dumped into the city, and there will the price of produce reach a point out of reach of the ordinary laborer, and our charity organiza tions will have their hands full. And by the way what has the various Women's Clubs done to In fluence any legislation that would render aid to the female of the species on the farms? Has a single "whereas" or "re solved further," been introduced? Did they not know that their sister on the farm needs the comforts of life as well as they do? Don't they realize that the farmer boy or girl of today will under present condi tions be forced to seek employment In Augusta and that their sons and daughters will eventually marry them? Don't they know that for every one of these people coming from the farms that it will be that much harder for their sons and daughters to make their way? We are not Inclined to be pessi mistic and we don’t want to dis courage anyone, we wanted to im press the thought that we have not done what we could. Whose fight is this anyway? Yours truly, FARMER. pupils from the first to the eleventh grades. It Is constructed of brick, granite, marble and hardwoods, and as for "appointments"—they are In regular sequence from 8:30 a. m., until 3:30 p. m. Moreover. Millen has other even larger buildings than this. In congratulating Augusta enter prise, we call upon the people of Millen to not become indifferent to her own many superior advantages, and not to accept as mere matters of-cours*. what other towns make much ado over. Women’s Pari Is Myslery oi the Coming Election (By HARRY B. HUNT.) WASHINGTON. —How much do women really care about poli tics? That’s what the party dope sters are wondering about. They fig ure the first genuine lest will come this fall. Women had the franchise four years ago but it had only Just been given to them and there wasn't time enough before election for such of an effort to get their full vote out. This campaign a very vigorous ef fort is being made. That a few women are Interested there's no question. Those engaged in the woman's work of the campaign are as enthusiastic as any of the brethren. But the rank and file? Party managers speak very confi dently of the feminine support they expect their various tickets to get, but the fact is they don't know, can't even guess. It's possible for more women’s votes to be cast than men’s. There are more women In the country. A good many men are Indifferent. The ballot’s no novelty to them. Wome en, to whom it Is a novelty, may get a "kick” out of casting It for Just that reason. Or maybe they haven't generally been educated up to an Interest in politics yet. The next three or four weeks will tell the story'- Registration will be about finished then. If women don't register they can't vote. If they do register. It’s fair to assume most of them will be on hand at the polls. Dir.ECTOR S. T. MATHER of the National Park Service Is going to South America to look over the scenery for ideas worth adopting in this country. He may see some things he’ll have trouble re producing here, even with govern ment aid. For Instance, on the Argentine- Brazillan border he’ll see Iguazu Falls. They're higher and wider than Niagara. The gorge they empty Into is deeper than Niagara's, too. This gorge in turn empties into the River Parana. Nearly every year, dur Editing a Newspaper From the Columbus Ledger Editing and publishing a news paper is considered “a snap” by the laity and the editor Is usually the most "cussed” and commended person in the city. He is either en tirely right or he Is altogether wrong. The average Individual who has never been further than the want ad counter In a newspaper office, and this at a time of day when everything appears to be jogging along, at an even pace, with not any signs of worry or hurry, de cides that the editor and all of his forces are rather well paid, if com pensated at all, and have a picnic most of the time. The securing of news and presenting it In readable form the same day is, to the unin itiated. something almost approach ing entertainment. It is just grand to be able to go where things de velop—where news is born—and carry It carefully to the office. There are many things, however, that are not understood by those away from the business of getting and printing the news and dis tributing the newpapers about city, state and country, the Florida Times-Union says, referring to the subject matter. Continuing it ob serves that while the reporters ap pear to be enjoying life, most of the time, in sight, they are often not as happy as they seem; and Dawes ’ Specs -mooo jhaHr -j V*' : i Yes, Brig. Gen. Charles G. Dawes, like most famous men, wears glass es. Maybe you never knew that be fore. But here’s the proof. The pic ture was taken while he was at his desk. Just a Few Short Years And You Have Paid the Loan on Your Home. Let us carry this loan on your property. No commissions charged and you pay for your home on our easy monthly payment plan. See us and make application for a loan be fore our list is full again. 5 % Paid on Savings Accounts. YOUR ACCOUNT SOLICITED. Deposits Made by October 10th Dvaw Interest Dated as of Oct- Ist. REALTY SAVINGS & TRUST CO. 827 BROAD STREET. DIRECTORS t JOHN PHINIZY P. H. RICE A B VONKAMP C. K. LAWRENCE. JR. JAMES R. LEAGUE J FRANK CARSWELL GEO. R. LOMBARD J. LEE ETHEREDGE J T. NEAL. SR. LeROY W. LYETH GEO. SANCKEN RUSSELL K. WHALEY T. D. CASWELL JAMES B. MULHERIN WM. P. WHITE. $100,000.00 Paid in Capital. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 lng high water, ths Parana backs into the gorge and fills it clear to the top, so that, for the time being, there are no falls. Imagine Director Mather getting Lake Ontario to back into the Niaga ra river until the falls disappeared. IF "JIM" Couzens wins In No vember, as he won in the Michi gan senatorial primaries, it means his Investigation of prohibition, In connection with his treasury inquiry, will go the limit. Even beaten, he will have, as a lame duck, until March 4, 1925, to go on with his work, but most of the pep will be taken out of It. But If he’s re-elected, he’ll have the in creased prestige of endorsement by the voters of his state. In spite of everything, the other congressional Investigations will lack, after election, something of the jazz which characterized them before the houses adjourned. Then everybody was interested in the effect they might have on the 1924 campaign. When they're resumed—such as are. resumed—the next election will be a long way ahead. Prohibition, however, Is nonpar tisan, with an interest all its own. ALTHOUGH America Isn’t In on the pending International arbi tration negotiations at Geneva, the Washington government keps an eye on them. England’s statement of the terms on which she’s willing to accept com pulsory arbitration has rather stump ed officials here. Cumpulsory arbitra tion is all right, the English say. but It mustn’t apply to anything their navy does In attempting to keep or restore peace. The Washington official Impression is that this leaves considerable lati tude for Interpretation and it's all England's latitude—whatever inter pretation she puts on her navy’s do ings. other countries will have to agree to. However, being no party to the ne gotiations, America hasn't anything to say about it. there are many details to follow the actual visualizing of a fire or a fight, real estate transfer, progress of construction, or other definite es sentials; the greater part of the work comes later, and It is not easy. The thousand and one details that must be given attention between the Interval of publication and the next isue are known only to the heads of departments and the head of the Institution. To successfully bring out a dally newspaper in these times requires experience, foresight, brawn, muscle and brains. If advice and criticism would count, there might be asy sailing. But the public goes on In pleas ant conviction that it would he only a matter of small moment for the butcher, the baker or candlestick maker to take charge and produce perhaps even better results than have been observed under the di rection of the newspaper man. Anybody can edit a newspaper; that is the general Idea, and it does little harm to allow the fallacy to run without serious argument. Drafted into service, the men of different professions find that there is no other work carried on that makes such constant demands and requires so much repression as that of Journalism. KITTENB IN PLANE SAN ANTONIO, Tex.—Cats are not unmindful of the latest ad vances in science. While working on the tail-skid of an army plane the other day at Kelly Flying Field, the crew captain was startled to see a cat crawl out of the fuse lage onto one of the wings. In vestigation revealed three kittens, only a few days old, housed In the fuselage. Aunt Het “1 never had no fear o’ high blood pressure until I aaw that Barnes woman with a new dress Just liks mine.” (Copyright, 1924, Associated Editors. Inc.)