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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-20
Girl of IL Saves Children
BV LeaDinu From TrestIe

ALBION, Okla.-Residents of AL
olon are still discussing the remark
able heroism Of Agnes Standifer. a
tWel "a-year-old girl of this place,
whose courage and prompt action re-
Gently saved the lives of three small
children, one aged five years and
the other two four years.
In the group Of children who start
ed out on recent afternoon to find
some wild grapes were two bows
and three girls, the boys ages be-
ing ten and twelve years. The small
err children ran on ahead and found
they could not cross a small stream
without doing it on a railroad trestle
They were about halfway across
when the fast mail train on the
central division of the Frisco line
Wh1stled for the next station. Com
ing around a curve the engineer did
not see the children on the bridge
IN time to stop the train, although
he made every effort to do so.
The two boys were so paraIyzed
with fear that they could make no
effort to rescue the endangered ones,
but Agnes being some distance from
the trestle, rushed to their assistance
and picked up one of the little girls
and tossed the child to one of the
boys. Realizing that there was no
time to thus save the other two.
she took one under each arm and
leaped off the trestle with them,
a drop of over eight feet.
Just as she made her leap the en-
CINE brushed her skirts, but the con-
tact served to add momentum to her
enforced plunge. Strange to relate,
none of the children or the heroic
girl suffered any further injury than
a scratch or two. Thousands in this
part of the state insist that Agnes
should be rewarded with a Carnegie
medal.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-20
Freight Conditions on
Southeastern Roads
Are Growing Serious

Freight conditions on Southeastern
railroads, particularly the Atlantic
Coast Line, and other large trunk
lines are growing serious, according
to advice received at the office of the
regional director here. Commenting
On the situation, officials here made
the statement that while it is grant
ed that the car shortage is worthy
Of great concern, the fact must be
realized that even if more cars were
secured, many Of the southern roads
could not move them, owing to con-
gestion along the lines and at ter
minals.
No general embargoes have been
placed, and all the railroads are ac-
Cepting shipments. The only solu-
ton to the situation is rapid han
ding Of carload and less than car
load shipments through the transfers
and terminals, according to bull
letin issued from the office of B. L..
Wincheu. regional director. The
statement continues: THE only SAL
walton is in prohibiting trains from
making over an average of ten miles
per hour. Although this is slow
Lrogress. it is only by this method
that operation can be continued"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-20
Old Soaks Take
To Taste Candy

NEW TORk.-Many of the Oil
soaks of other days are now turning
for sim illus to candy Chocolates
have been their favorites, but there's
one particular brand of chocolate
drop that outdistances all in SAVIOR
and flavor. 1t comes bundled up in
tinfoil with a label bearing a bunch
of autographed grades. When placed
on the tongue it melts rapidly,
throws off a chocolate taste at first
and then somehow it makes a home
in the heart forever. The chocolate
taste is necessary because it is
merely a chocolate capsule in which
anything from Three Star Hennessy
to sauterne may find snug and Sc
cure Judgment. The Little Choco-
late Drop" appears as a child of de-
IiVerance
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-20
Hinky Dink Schooners
For Historical Museum

CHICAGO.-"IIinlzy Dink" McI<en-
ma, whose "Workingmen's Exchange"
was the resort of hoboes, has given
to the Field Museum two immense
"schooners" which held considerably
more than a pint of a once well
known drink called beer, and were
known as goldfish bowls" The
Exchange is passing into history, as
is the more exclusive saloon operated
by "Hinky Dfnk'' a few blocks
away. He has also presented pair
of bowls" to the Chicago Historical
society. Those in the museum will
find a place beside the wine glasses
from the White House in Lincoln's
time, and decanters from the home of
George Washington
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-20
|NFL UENZA
We AKENS
THE BLOOD
Breaks Your Vitality.
Leaves You Helpless When
Exposed to Other Germs
THESE ARE DANGEROUS
DAYS
If in Doubt About Your
Blood Take Pepto- Man.
gan, Famous Red
Blood Builder

If you are just recovering from
a. fight with the Flu it will be
weeks before you're really out of
danger.
Your blood has exhausted its
strength-it is in no condition to
fight off other diseaee germs it
may be exposed to. That is why
doctors advise staying away from
crowds as long as possible.
You can help your blood get back
its strength-its stability to fight off
disease-by taking that splendid
tonic Pepto-Mangan.
The famous blood builder will sup
ply the iron and other properties
your blood lacks and help you re-
gain your old-time vigor and enthu-
siasm.
Get Pepto-Mangan today. 1t may
be had at any drug store in either
liquid or tablet form. Make your
own choice as to liquid or tablet.
They are exactly :he same in medic
inaI value. Take whichever you
prefer.
But be sure you get the genuine
Pepto-Mangan. ASK for "Gudes'
and be sure that the name is on the
Dackage.-(AdVtO 7
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-20

direction the business las grown and
prospered.
The reason for the sale of the
properties by the railroads finds ex-
PLANTATION in, the fact that the rail-
roads have changed their attitude to-
ward the compression of cotton. In
time gone by, railroad executives con-
sidered that the compression and
warehoustns of cotton properly was
function for transportation COM
panies.
But shortly before the war. Presi-
dent Fairfax Harrison of the South
ern railroad, let it become known
that in his opinion cotton compress
sion was not properly transporta-
ton function. He thought the bust
ness should be divorced from the
railroads. 1t is probable that the
properties might have then been sold,
except for the war and the taking
over Of the railroads by the govern
ment.
With the return of the railroads
to private ownership, the suggestion
or selling the Atlanta Compress com
pany, was revived and the Union
Warehouse company of Delaware Sc
cured an option on the properties,
Upon the expiration Of this option.
MT. Willingham stepped in /and
bought the company, lock, stock an !
barrel
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-20
GOVERNMENT STORE
HERE To De CLOSED
O|I SATURDAY WEEK
Scarcity of Articles Assigned
as Cause of Move-CitieS
and Institutions Are Not
Affected

The government store in Atlanta
is going to close. Saturday, Febru-
airy %, will be the last day it will
be open to the general public. This
was announced Wednesday by Col
onel Jack Hayes, assistant zone sup
ply officer.
The limited number of articles
available for sale over the counter
and by parcels past is assigned as
the reason for the closing. Munich
pa! sales and sales to state, county
and charitable institutions will con-
tinue until further notice.
The government store at Charles
ton. S. c., will be closed On the same
date.
The official statement Of Colonel
Hayes anent the closing follows:
Il. BY direction of the zone sup
ply officer, 1 desire to notify you
that on account of the limited num-
Der of articles and amounts of sur
plus property now available for sales
over the counter and through parcel
post in the retail stores in this city
and in Charleston, S. c., and in con-
nection with the cost of maintaining
these stores, it has been decided that
the stores will be closed on Febru-
airy %, after which date no further
sales will be made either over the
counter or through parcel post.
"2. Municipal sales and sales to
state institutions, county institutions
and charitable institutions will be
continued until further notice.
"S. It is requested that you give
this notice the widest publicity
throughout the entire territory which
you cover.
JACK HAYES, Colonel,
UNITED States Army, Assistant
Zone Supply Officer
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-20
Cow, Horse, Pigs, Wife,
II Children in House

PITTSBURG-"Eie kept the Pig in
the Parlor," the ditty that was a
popular refrain few years back, is
unknown to Waldra Jasknatski a
laborer living in New England, a
small hamlet near Dravosburg, but
Jasknatski knows how 10 keep pigs
in the cellar, horse and cow in the
kitchen, himself, wife and eleven
children in the living ROOM and
Withal keep his small habitation fair
ly clean, according to Health Officer
Matthew Barnes, of Mifflin Town
ship.
Barnes went out to inspect sani-
tary conditions in the Jacllnatski
homestead, which is a small building
Of two rooms and a hole in the
ground, resembling a cellar. Count
ing children until he became con-
fused, Barnes turned his attention to
the other occupants. His first sur
prise came when he entered the
kitchen where was a cow peacefully
chewing her cud and fairly good
looking sorrel nag munching hay,
with the kitchen stove sitting placid
ly between the two and, the odor of
boiling turnips and cabbage filling
the unoccupied space in the small
room.
A grunt arrested the attention of
Barnes, but nothing with the grunt
was in sight. What have you in the
cellar?" Barnes asked Mrs. Jacknat-
ski. ''Peegs," replied the woman.
And pigs it was-three of them
and as Barnes tells it, they were
mighty shefty porkers and evidently
we'll contended, with their lot.
MY good Woman, who occupies
the front room?" asked Barnes. MY
husband, Ieven cheeldren, two
boarders, myself" proudly answered
Mrs. Jasknatski. 49,.
And then Barnes solved the riddle.
Hanging from the ceiling on pulley
ropes were several mattresses.
Down at night, up in the morning. L
see," said Barnes.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-20
Rosy Cheeks Assured
By Trypan Red Dye

PHILADELPHIA Would 70 u
have lasting rosy cheeks, girls?
Then try trypan red dyes made in
America. Injected into your cheeks
they will stain the tissues without
harmful effects. This fact appears
to have developed during laboratory
experiments made at Phipps insti-
tute in research for a tuberculosis
specifit. Tests with different types
showed that guinea pigs could be
turned blue and white mice made
green. The red would seem to give
hope for sallow-faced women.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-20
Test of a Golfer

NEW YORK.-A certain minoster who
had been persuaded to take up golf because
he was in danger of undermining his health
because of attention to duties complained
to his friend, another golfer, that the Ian
parliamentary His friend sympathizcd
and they arranged a match one day. The
clerical man topped several tee shots badly
and was astonished to hear his friend after
they returned to the clubhouse informing
some of the members that the Rev. Mr.. So
and-So would soon make a good golfer. for
his language was simply horrible. There
is one less on the waiting list Of that club
now.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-20
Hair Tonic Loses Kick

NEW YORK.-Kickless hair tonic and To-
lions to rub on sprains and aches, which
results of prohibition unforeseen and una
preciated. Makers of dandruff eIiminators
ana scalp irrigators, who in fond days of
long long ago put real nip in their output,
Ia e., ADOPTED lower proof policy. Former
~ the tones had the virtue of an alcohol
rub and were high proof.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-20
Money Dug Fro mGrave by
WoodChUCk Is Luck Piece

WAIERIOWN N. Y. - CharleS
Parsons, veteran Associated Press
operator, possesses pocket piece, 2
penny of the year 1926, which was
dug from a grave by a woodchuck.
This penny" Parsons said, was
dug up in the Rodman cemtery by a
woodchuck. Sixburry, one of the
compositors in the Standard office.
was out hunting near Rodman a few
weeks ago and chased a WoodchucE
from a field into the cemetery. The
animal dug into a grave and kept
throwing a sho ser of dirt liter him.
Sixbury could do nothing but watch
him. Finally a round black object
shot out and SIX picked it up. An
Inspection showed it to be a coin,
but it was black with age. He
scrubbed it and found it green; more
scrubbing bro lebt out the dark cop
per color and the date 1926
How did the coin get into the
grave? Well, 1 can only surmise.
In the early days in this section it
was the CUSTOM to place coin OH
the eyelids of a person who had just
died in order that the eyes might
remain closed when rigor mortis set
in. No doubt that was what hap
pened in this case. One of the coins
probably fell off into the-casket and
there remained Until the woodchucl,
threw it oufS'
Sixburry didn't care about keeping
a coin with such history and gave
it to Parsons.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-20
Ware County Farmer
y Finds Money in Cane

WA1CROSS, Ga, Feb. 19.-W. I.
Thigpen, who lives seven miles from
Waycross, has proven to his salts
faction that there is money in rails
ing cane. From one and a half acres
last year he sold $500 worth of cane,
made $50 gallons of excellent syrup
for which he got $3.50 per gallon,
besides saving his seed. Mr.. Thig-
pen will greatly enlarge his opera
tons this year.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-20
10000 Robberies in Year

LONDON, England.-At a meeting Of the
Greater Berlin Police Superintendent
league it was stated that since the outbreak
of the war crime had increased like an
avalanche During 1919 - 9on the Berlin police
aCninst % 600 in 1911.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-20
Women to Combat H, C.. /

SAN Juan, Porto Rico.-To combat the ex-
cessive food prices prevailing generally the
women Of Porto Rico have made a seasonal
chart of foods and their fair prices instead
of relying upon the disputing and delaying
legislature to regulate prices.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-20
One in 1000 Charitable

HANWEIL, Engl&n6.-Only one envelope
ON If > 000 distributed 10 receive gifts tor
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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-20

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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-02-09
THE HIGHWAY BILL.

sSE; At the instance of Governor Cooper joint
nittee of the two houses of the General Assembly
was appointed for the purpose of preparing and
submitting Good Roads Bill. Everybody expected
that bill would be submitted embodying reason
able license tax against the owners of motor driven
vehicles as these the people who have been de-
smanding the building of good roads and the people
who are most to profit by the building of the roads,
Z In fact when the movement was started it was her
aided about the country that the automobile owners
were willing to pay heavy license tax in order to
start the work, it being stated further that they
would save enough money by the building of good
roads to enable them to pay huge sums into the
public treasury for the purpose.
a q But the bill submitted does not Justify the ex-
burdens the people who were willing to bear
them, and who were rearing to bear them, a mis-
xerabe excuse in the way of license tax is exacted
while the who drives Mike to the plow everv
{ day and walks to church Sunday will have two
mills tax placed on both Mike and the little farm
e III order to raise money to build roads for the au-
tomobile owners.
I There is incidental benefit coming to the own
ers of property by the building of these roads. We
all admit that. But the property owners are not
the people who are demanding the building of the
roads nor are they of those who expect to get the
most out of the roads. Unless the members of the
General Assembly are ready to put minimum IL
cense tax of fifty dollars automobiles graduated
Upwards, there is no need for them to stay in Co.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-02-09
HOLLAND AND THE EX-KAISER.

The question of the surrender of the former
Kaiser for trial is commonly discussed from the
standpoint of whether the Allies have right to
make demand on Holland.
But why not turn the issue around and ask on
what grounds Holland can justify the protection of
this criminal? Is it not her moral duty, as it is
her legal privilege, to expe him her own initia-
tive? Does she not become an accomplice after the
fact by shielding so monstrous offender? There
is nothing in international law or the usages of
tions requiring her to give asylum unless she wishes
to. She is as much at liberty to say to the Hohen-
zollern we have said to the deported "Reds":
eve don't want you here, and you can't stay here"
The Kaiser for years plotted to bring the
world conlagration. This has been proved by doc
uments taken from German and Russian archives.
From conspiracy he proceeded to act and deliber-
ately pressed the button for invasion of peaceable
neighbors. Not satisfied with this, he cynically
broke treaties and then ordered the commission of
unspeakable atrocities If murder relates to killing,
and not merely to breaking law which forbids kill
ing, the Kaiser is the most sanguinary and cruel
murderer the world has ever known
Has Holland the right to give asylum to such
offender? Is it not mockery of law for her to
say that she may so discretionary power as
to defeat the ends of law? In what jurisdiction is
it recognized that criminal fleeing from justice
can may be housed and guarded? In times past,
when government considered an enemy, it was
the instinct of man to assist the quarry, but to
evoke this primitive feeling to shelter the deliberate
wrongdoer is to indulge in queer ethics
The Kaiser lives in and plenty. His court is
diminished, but it is still populated by sycophants.
The smell of blood is on him, and foul is the odor
to the worlds haf-empty homes. And yet Holland
acts if in some way she will be entitled to SYM
pathy if she refuses to cleanse herself. For nearly
fifteen months Holland has bespattered herself by
companionship with the filthy. Is it not long
enough?-New York Tribune
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-02-09
THE PUBLIC HEALTH.

Nobody wishes to be party to the spread OF
oisease The public health is matter of import
ance to everybody, and those whose duty it is to
look after the health of the community have large
responsibility. While recognizing this fact we
cannot but endorse portions of the letter OF
JDr. Louis j. Brstow contained elsewhere in this
ISSUE
It seems entirely inadvisable to us to order the
churches closed and the schools closed when every
other enterprise is being wide open. AS stated
in the letter referred to- there are no buildings IN
the city better ventilated than the churches, to
which we may add the schools. About twenty to
twenty-five pupils are in room in the school build
ings. These are kept warm and comfortable. But
it is decreed to be dangerous to the public health
that they so assemble. At the same time fifty and
hundred people are allowed to be in a store-room
at one and the same time Twenty people may be
Z in doctors office, in drug store, in hotel
Lobby, Greek restaurant, in any place except
church or the school room. A hundred people work
in the spinning room" of cotton mill in super
heated air. None of these assemblies threaten the
public health.
We contend that entirely too much authority is
given to the local Boards of Health. They may be
professional men, but mostly professional men in
such matters are professional cranks, and profes-
sonay inconsistent in matters of this kind The
schools in Abbevile suffered in their standing last
year considerably account of the fact that they
ifwere closed for several weeks. There was cpl
demic then which was producing fatal results in
. many cases. and therefore, there was more excuse
for the orders than there be- this year. There
are many pupils in the schools who wish to enter
colleges and universities this year and in order to
do so, they must complete the assigned courses
Stopping the schools for a week or two means more
lost time than the schools stopped because every
!. sensible person knows that it takes equally as
&much time as that lost to get the machinery to
running again.
In view of the fact that the disease now reported
as Influenza is of mild form, and in view of the
opinion of others than the members of the Board
thing more than bad colds old time grippe, as it
is called and in view of the fact that there is no
more of it, nor of the resulting pneumonia than we
have been accustomed to have at this season of the
year in other years than last year, it seems to us
4 that there is necessity for the closing of the
schools on account Of the disease unless perhaps
more virulent type of it should show itself.
s 1t may be important that the churches be opened,
terrupted in their work. People may pray at home
in their closets, but the teacher cannot do his or
her work .lere.