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IS BADLY BEATEN
Aroericus, Dec. 4,—Clarence A.
Phillips, an official of the state
highway department, was attacked
and severely beaten by a band of
eight men early this morning at a
point about 12 miles east of
Americus at a settlement known
as Brown’s mill.
The men who attacked Phillips
were riding in three automobiles.
Heavy Blew.
The men stopped Phillips* car
on aome pretext and struck him a
heavy blow on the head when he
failed to obey their command to
hold up his hands.
After striking Phillips, the men
seized his keys and searched his
car thoroughly. A shotgun he
was bringing to Americus was
taken by the highwaymen, but
three suitcases carried by Phillips
were hot disturbed.
The holdup was staged in in
tense darkness and Phillips was
unable to furnish a description of
his assailants beyond the state
ment that they spoke with a pro
nounced “Yankee brogue. *»
MIDWAY SCHOOL TO GIVE
PLAY FRIDAY NIGHT
, An interesting play, “The Do
Funny Family,” will be staged by
the Midway School Friday, night
at 7 o’clock, followed by a box
supper and cake cutting, The
entertainment is being given for
the benefit of the school.
The first Pullman sleeping car
was built sixty years ago.
NEW’ GERMAN OIL SOLD
UNDER WRITTEN GUARANTEE
RUBS OUT RHEUMATISM
A remarkable new discovery Buhler of
German Chemistry, called
Oil, for and the Neuralgia, relief of is Rheumatism, astonishing
Gout
the medical world. This marvelous
oil seems to kill rheumatic pains
just as effectively as these other
German pain killers— Novocain for
painless dentistry and Aspirin for
headache Rheumatism pains. in
very many cases
is due to internal abscesses (such
i as a blind pus pocket in a tooth)
\ which give off poisons, and which
are carried in the blood to the
and muscles. Buhler Oil
1 when applied to the affected parts,
f absorbed seems to by quickly the body penetrate and be
tissue. Even
! in the most severe and stubborn
cases almost instant relief has
! , been obtained.
So remarkable have been the
1 results from the use of Buhler Oil
that the American distributors
have authorized local druggists to
dispense it to rheumatic, gout and
neuralgia sufferers in this city
with a positive written guarantee
to- return the full purchase price
of the first bottle if it does not
jt ferers bring wonderful should promptly relief. take All suf
ad
vantage of this guarantee. For
sale at John H. Ward, Carlisle
Drug Slade & Store, Mitchell.—Adv. Evans Drug Store,
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR
CONSTABLE.
I hereby announce myself a can
* didate for constable of the 1001st
district, Griffin, Ga. I will ap
l predate the support and votes of
| fl all the voters. I feel that my
experience as deputy sheriff and
. constable entitle me to election at
the bands of the people.
Very respectfully,
E. W. RIVERS.
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Pratt, a granddaughter of Sir G. T. Phipps, once Britain’s admiral
of the fleet. English artists declare. They have been painted by
many artists and are much fn demand among sculptors. The hands
are shown in the inset.
Arrest “Bean King ”
Working as Laborer
On a Farm
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Illegal practices are denied by
Lewis E. Sands, “bean king,” ar
rested in Tampa, Fla., after leav
ing his home in Albion, N. Y.,
with his affairs in a tangled state.
His liabilities total more than $1,
000,000, New York authorities de
clare. Sands was working as a
laborer on a celery farm when ar
rested.
MOTHER AND 3 CHILDREN
WALK ACROSS COUNTRY
TO FIND HUSBAND
Washington, Dec. 4.—After a
five months' walk across the con
tinent from Minneapolis, Mrs.
Martha C, Gleason and her three
children arrived in Washington
yesterday in search of her hus
band, Charles Gleason, who left
them seven years ago in Omaha,
Nebr.
Mrs. Gleason and the children,
Donald, aged 13; Leslie, 11; and
Dorothy, 9, tramp the roads pick-
i COOLIDGE ARRIVES
IN CHICAGO TO TALK
TO LIVESTOCK MEN
Washington, Dec., 4.—President
Coolidge, who left Washington
about midafternoon yesterday on
a regular scheduled train, arrived
in Chicago this morning to de
liver two addresses. The trip is
his first west of the Alleghenies
since he entered the White House.
A visit to the International
Livestock Exposition now being
held in Chicago and an address
to the livestock men gathered
there'is the primary object of the
trip, but Mr. Coolidge also has
agreed to speak before the Com
mercial Club of Chicago and hold
several conferences during his stay
in the Illinois city.
DAPPER BANDIT TIPS
HAT TO WOMEN BEFORE
ROBBING THEM
Scranton, Pa., Dec. 4.—A dapper
looking young man, hat in hand,
stopped Elsie Moyer and Ethel
Myers as they were walking along
a Scranton street.
I beg your pardon, ladies,” re
marked the young man pleasantly,
a but I require your purses.
Both girls thought the man was
joking, but a revolver produced
from inside the hat convinced
them he was serious, and they
handed over their purses.
The polite bandit thatiked them
and stepped aside with a gallant
flourish, indicating that they
might proceed.
ing automobile rides where they
can and making their living by
selling newspapers dnd magazines.
COOLIDGE WILL HANG
UP CHRISTMAS SOCK
IN WHITE HOUSE
Washington, Dec. 4.—President
Coolidge will forego a Christmas
visit to his father at Plymouth,
Vt. He will hang up his sock
in the white house.
>• I wouldn’t mind going myself,
he said to visitors Tuesday, “but
I don’t think some of the newspa
permen who would have to go
along would like tramping in the
snow up there. * I
. His son, John, will come down
from Amherst for the holidays, t
EXPERIENCE.
Colleen: Bill’s a liar.
Clove: Oh, don’t say that.
Colleen: Well, as he stepped
forward to kiss me last night
he said, “I’ve never kissed a girl
before,” meanwhile removing his
cigar from his vest pocket.
OF COURSE NOT. -
David: Are you familiar with
Bobbie Burns ?
Edith: How dare you. I’m never
familiar with anybody.
GRIFFIN. DAILY NEWS
SUICIDE LEADING
CAUSE OF DEATH
IN U. S. ARMY
Washington, Dec. 4. —Enjoying
u satisfactory” health, the United
States army set the low mortality
record of its existence during the
fiscal year which ended June 30
last, the surgeon general of the
army asserted in his annual re
port to the secretary of war,
made public yesterday.
During year the death rate in
the army was 3.91 per 1,000.
“It is the only time it has been
below 5 per 1,000, ft the surgeon
general said. For disease alone
2.01 per 1,000 was the average,
and it was also the lowest record
ed, the lowest previous rate be
ing 2.24 established in 1921. » -
The report said that of the 511
deaths in the army, 248, of 48.5
per cent, were the result of ex
ternal causes. a
The leading cause for the to
tal army personnel,” the report
said, “was not one of infectious
diseases, but suicide, which caused
46 deaths.
Tuberculosis, with 35 deaths,
ranked second, followed by air
plane and balloon accidents and
drowning, each with 33. M
ARREST ARCTIC INDIAN
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Above is shown Inspector T. V.
Sandys-Wunsh of the Royal North
west Mounted Polite, who led a pa
trol of troopers into the far regions
of the North and arrested the Liard
Indian squaw Kd.v on charges of
murdering a seventeen-year-old In
dian youth named Atol or Mocca
sin. The Indian .woman* and several
other members of the tribe were
held for trial on the murder
charges, and all the Indians of the
North are stirred by the Incident.
Atol Is thought to have been killed
by his tribespeople because lie was
suspected of being In league with
the “Evil Soirits.”
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Beautiful ornamental lump posts
are being made from old tin cans
and concrete by Bay Lambert, park
commissioner, San Antonio, Texas.
Mr. Lambert sends men to the city
refuse heaps to collect discarded
tin cans, which are hauled to an
Incinerator where the puper is
burnt from them ami the cans are
then pressed in a form to make
the skeleton nr frame of a lump
post. Around this form wood Is
place ( Lunil th en t he s k el eton is filled
with concrete.
Twelve athletic fields are now
available for 75.000 school children
in New York City.
Thursday, December 4, 1924.
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» LADIES AND CHILDREN’S
COATS REDUCED
JUST RECEIVED
50 NEW COATS
BOUGHT AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES
Prices *
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FINE COATS REDUCED
$ 75.00 Coats now $55.00
$100.00 Coats now____ ____$79.85
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Buy CHRISTMAS FURS Now
Genuine Brown Martin Furs . . . . .. .45.00 to $69.50
Genuine Stone Martin Furs .. . . • • • •»;«•••••••» • • • •• •••• . .$35.00 to $55.00
Special sale of Fur Neck Pieces : .$5.00 to $25.00
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NEW WOOLENS-FLANNELS-SILKS
$1.50 Hair Line Striped Wool Crepes, per yard................... ........$ 1.00
$2.50 4 5-inch All-Wool Serges, a big bargain, per yard.............. ........ $ 1.00
$1.50 36-inch Silk and Wool Crepes, new colors, just received, per yard. ........ $ 1.00
$i-»5,0^4=inch Grey Wool Flannel, special, per yard ................ ........ $ 1.00
$1.25 36-inch Wool Checks, neat new patterns, per yard............. ........ $ 1.00
$1.50 to $2.95 Silks, Friday and Saturday only, per yard........... ........ $ 1.00
$1.95 Printed Georgette and Crepe, Friday and Saturday only, per yard ........ $ 1.00
54-inch New Striped and Dress Flannels, per yard................. $2.50 and $2.95
36-inch New Dress Flannels, all new colors, per yard.................. ........ $1.95
1.000 Yards Best Outings, sale price.............................. 15c
39c Everfast Suitings, 32-inch, special.............................. 29c
35c Ladd Lassie Cloths, special.................................. 25c
1.000 Yards AAA Heavy Sheeting, special........................ 15c
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Xmas CHRISTMAS AND DECORATIVE LINENS
Handkerchiefs THE DECORATIVE MOST ATTRACTIVE LINENS EVER AND SHOWN BEAUTIFUL IN GRIFFIN. LINE OF
Italian Luncheon Sets of Real Lace. You will love these Florentine
Luncheon Sets and they are made in every size fr iffii 6 inch to 36
inch—round priced from pieces, 75c squar^^eces, $13.50 and oblong each pi es. Reasonably
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Linen Home Embroidered Towels. . ....... 75c to $2.00
BEAUTIFUL LINE Mortex Colored Towel Sets....... .. . .$1.50 to $2.50
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From 10c to $2 Colored Maxtel Crash Towels, each .......50c to $1.00
Plain Crash Towels............. 10c, 25c, 35c and 50c
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SALE OF BLANKETS
FOR HOME OR GIFT
Plain D ou ble Cotton B l ankets, pair. .$2 .50 and $
All Wool Army Blanke|j, “extra heavy ...... $2.75 '
Jtyool Finish Noshua Blankets, special. pair. . . . $4.95
All Wool Plaid Blankets, pair $6.50 to $8.95
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V DOLLS FOR CHRISTMAS
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.v Most wonderful dolls ever shown in Griffin. They walk, they
talk, they sAiile, they wink their eyes. Every child loves them.
m V Prices $1.00 to $4.50
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Hundreds of Gift Items Shown in Every
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BUY EARLY—BUY NOW—BUY HERE, WHERE YOU WILL
FIND BEST VALUES.
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