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WHEAT
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ers of Sumter and surrounding coun
ties, that I will have my modern flour
mill ready for making flour, beginning
Monday, June 4th, located 7 miles east
nf Americus, at Brown's Mill.
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and can safely guarantee satisfaction.
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600 acres, 450 acres in cultivation,
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good road, near church and school, 350
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Office West Side Main Entrance
Windsor Hotel.
BALDNESS BITS TO PET DOGS
Doctor Holds Canines Responsible for
Epidemic Which Has Appeared
Among Women in London.
From London comes a warning to
women who have pet dogs. Since the
start of the war many English women
i have found that they were losing their
hair. A West End hairdresser, observ
! ing that he had had more cases of fall
i ing hair in the last year than ever be
fore, regarded worry and grief as the
■ cause, but a physician advances an
i other theory:
“This explanation is partly correct,”
, says this physician. “The depressing
j effect on vitality of fear, anxiety and
sorrow reacts with serious conse
quences on the hair. But in my opin
ion the epidemic, if there is an epi
demic, is to be traced mainly to infec
tion from dogs.
“Every hair expert knows that in
nine out of ten eases the premature
loss of hair is dae to dandruff. That
condition often results from the pres
ence of microbes whose great source is
the dog. Ordinary cleansing with soap
or shampoo preparations is of practi
cally no use, but simple antiseptics,
such as boric ointment, usually bring
about a speedy cure. As a preventive
measure dispense with the dog.”
RADIUM CURES CANCER CASES
Report of London Institute Shows Suc
cess in Treatment of Many Patients
in Past Two Years.
In the years 1915 and 1916 the Ra
dium institute of London handled 1,400
cases, giving 12,331 separate treat
ments. These were of many forms of
cancer and of skin diseases. Os these,
87 were not treated, 123 were treated
too recently to record results, 33 re
ceived irradiation merely as a precau
tionary measure. Os the remaining
1,157, the official report says, 172 were
“apparently cured,” 52 were “cured,”
498 “improved,” 215 “not improved,”
147 abandoned treatment and 76 were
dead.
There were 186 cases of rodent ulcer,
which of all forms of malignant dis
ease is most amenable to the action of
radium. Lesion’s which do not affect
mucous membrane, bone or cartilage
and which have not previously been
treatment with Xray, CO2, ionization,
snow, etc., “can almost invariably be
cured by one treatment,” says the
Lancet.
Mobilize Yourself.
Mobilize yourself. Speed up. Cut
out your wastes. The idler is an ene
my of the republic. So is the waster.
Mr. Plumber, when you go to John
Easyman’s house to stop a leak, and
forget to take your tools with you,
and charge him up with a dollar’s
worth of time while you are getting
them, you are subtracting from his
ability to pay for the Liberty bond
that he has subscribed for, and you
have been guilty of an unpatriotic neg
ligence. Mister Highroller, when you
are spending a night along the Great
White Way you are consuming luxu
ries which represent the labor of men
who should be growing wheat or some
thing that is essential. Mr. Joyrider,
why should you burn gasoline that the
transport service needs and serves no
useful purpose to you? Mistress Mary,
consider what slavery to fashion
means in the consumption of wool, cot
ton, flax and labor. There are many
ways of self-mobilization, and each one
doing his bit. —Engineering and Mining
Journal.
Paraffin Better Than Ambrine.
The so-called ambrine, invented by
Dr. Barthe de Sandfort and used in
France for healing burns and other in
flammations, is almost all paraffin. So
are its several American imitations.
The Journal of the American Medical
Association has been testing them, as
well as the many different brands of
paraffin, and it finds that the success
of treatment with it depends upon the
kind of paraffin used.
It gives a formula with which any
one can make a paraffin film similar
in chemical composition, but superior
in physical properties to ambrine. This
is: Paraffin 120-122 F., 97.5; olive oil,
1.5; asphalt, 4 drops. And it says it is
exceedingly probable that further ex
perience will show that for most pur
poses simple paraffin will serve as well
as, if not better than, any of the mix
tures.
Chicken Had Unusual Dressing.
A roasted chicken enabled two pris
oners to escape from the county jail
at New Brunswick, N. J., despite the
inspection of their cells every ten
minutes and the armed guards who
surrounded the building. To outward
appearances the fowl, which was sent
to the prison by a brother of the men,
■was brown, appetizing and innocent. It
was learned later that, instead of
bread crumbs and spices, its interior
held saws and flies. When a keeper
made one of his Inspections the men
were snoring loudly on their cots.
Ten minutes later he found that they
had disappeared byway of the win
dow from which they had wrenched
the bars. Still later the brother who
brought the chicken, and his high pow
ered automobile, were also found to
be gone.
They Knew.
“Now, little folk,” said the lovely
foung teacher, “does anyone know
what g-l-o-v-e-s spells?” No one did.
“Well, that is a pretty hard word for
«uch tiny people, so I’ll let you guess.
What does father wear on his hands
when he beats the rugs and spades in
the garden?”
“Blisters!” shrieked a small-sized
iuvil chorus.
TAX REPEAL GETS
ETIFF JOLT lAIHEN
GOIKE ACTS
ATLANTA, GA. Aug. 3.—The friends
of the tax equalization law have won
another victory which makes it reason-;
ably certain that the bill to repeal the]
law will never be reported to the J
house, much less be faborably report- •
ed and come to a final vote.
By a vote of 18 to 10 the General Ju
diciary Committee No. 1, of the House,
has adversely reported the bill there-'
by ending one of the most remarkably j
and interesting “inside wire pulling
skirmishes” that has occured in the
Georgia legislature for years.
Several bills to repeal the equali
zation laws were introduced at the be
ginning of the session. Being tax
measures, all of them properly belong
ed in the ways and means committee J
and were so referred by the speaker. 1
I- soon developed that the ways and [
means committee were practically a (
unit against repealing the equalization
law, which has saved the state from
disastrous financial straits since it was
passed in 1914 during John M. Slaton’s'
administration as governor. Because |
'the committee was against all bills to,
repeal the law, the authors and sup-,
porters of the bill began a scheme,
around to get the bills away from this
committee and put them in the hands
of committees where they did not be
long, but where they might have a
chance of being favorably reported. |
One of them was slipped over on the
house to General Agricultural Com-!
mittee No. 2, but they surprised the re-,
pealers by sending it back to the ways
and means committee. Then the re- ■
pealers by sending it back to the ways'
and means committee. Then the re-j
pealers by seme hook or crook, man
aged to get another one of the bills j
away from the ways and means com
-1 mittee and send it to General Judiciary
Committee No. 1.
Tuesday afternoon ten members of
this committee, which has 33 members,
slipped over a favorable report. Wed
nesday morning the chairman called .
I a meeting which was largely attended.
I and a motion was made to reconsider
■ the action of the day before. The mo
tion was under discussion when the
committee adjourned for the house to
meet and the chairman, Ellis of Tift,
refused to report the bill, owing to the
pendency of the motion to reconsider.
Wednesday afternoon the committee
met again. Seven members wanted to
( attend other committees and got un
! animous consent to vote against the
bill and leave. When they were gone
I the repealers tried to reconsider the
' unanimous consent. They came back
[and adversed the bill by the vote above
stated.
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AMERICAN TORPEDO FLOTILLA
I BASE AMERICAN FLOTILLAS IN f
I BRITISH WATERS, Aug. 4.—Black j
1 coffee is the popular drink with the j
| men over here in L’ncle Sam’s teetotal i
: navy. Steaming hot coffee is always
ion tap on board the destroyers when]
i they are out looking for submarines.,
' The men say it not only keeps them j
i awake but serves also as a stimulant |
[ ar.d protector against the rigorous cli-.
I matic conditions under which they la-■
bor. They have not yet carried on
board ship the afternoon tea habit,
which they have formed ashore and]
found such a satisfactory substitute,
for the use of alcoholic drinks.
The vast majority of the men say |
that they do not miss the absence of
intoxicating drink on board their
ships. Those who want it can get it]
ashore from midday until eight in the |
evening but for the vast majority the
liquor saloons have very little charm.
The record of the men as a whole in
this respect, say their officers, has
been one of the gratifying features of
their stay hert.
The patrols, therefore, have very
little to do but walk up and down the
main street of the village in search of,
the trouble that seldom somes.
young japs growing
LESS ROBUST ANNUALLY
TOKIO, Aug. 4—lnterpellating the,
gbvernment about the health of the j
nation Baron Renkwan Takagi, a well- (
known medico-scientist, speaking in
.the House of Peers, declared that there
was a gradual cnfeeblement in the phy
sique of the young men which was dis
couraging. He asked whether the gov
ernment was considering any measures
for the improvement of the health
conditions of the Empire.
In reply, Premier Count Terauchi
said the government was not satisfied
| with the present national hygiene and ,
would adopt all possible measures to ,
bring about an improvement. ;
THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
MNItHHOOIIC GEORGII HORMAL
EXCELLENT WBRK WANTS TD CONFER
ON BATTLE FRONT COLLEGE DECREES
LONDON, Aug. 4.—Correspondence
of The Associated Press) —Viscount
■ j Bryce, former British Ambassador to
•, the United States, has written a letter
Jto E. C. Carter, secretary for France
■and England of the Young Men's
Christian. Association, commending the
work of the organization among the
• soldiers of the Entente Allies and sug
gesting that the American association
j will be able to render the greatest pos
; sible service to the American expe
ditionary forces.
Arrangements for the work of the
American organization are well under
■ way both in France and in England,
but definite and positive plans will not
■ be completed until more is known of
■ 'the strength of the American forces,
■ where they will be located and when
[ they will arrive. Meanwhile, the
, Young Men’s Christian Association is
j doing everything possible to provide
[ for comfort and entertainment of those
American sailors and soldiers who al
ready’ are in Europe.
| “I can truly say,” Viscount Bryce
■ writes in his letter, “that I have heard
[from every quarter, including many
naval and military authorities, the
warmest acknowledgement of the ex
; cellent work done by the Young Men’s
Christian Association during these
three terrible years of war, for the
(British, Canadian and Austrailian sol
diers both in camps here and at home
[and among the troops on the various
[ fighting fronts. Many plans have been
devised, many methods successfully
] employed, to provide for their benefit
comforts, recreation, literature of the
right sorts and many other wholesome
influences.
“ I believe that the American Asso
ciation, which will have the advantage ,
of our experience, which will be work- ;
jed with true American energy, and .
which may command even larger funds
than we had, may render the greatest
possible services in France to those
American soldiers whom Britain and
France rejoice to welcome as their al
lies in this fight for freedom and
right.” |
POPPER CASE SUBJECT OF
DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
MUKDEN, MANCHURIA. Aug. 4.
(Correspondence)—lnformal negotia
tions concerning what is known as the
Popper case are understood to be go
ing on between the United States and
Japan.
The case, which involves J. E. Pop
per, an American engineer, had its
origin on August 30, 1916, when Mr.
Popper who was in the employ of the
Chinese provincial government is said
tc have been assaulted by Japanese
coolies in the international settlement.
The American contention is that Mr.
[Popper observing that severel of the
I Chinese linemen in the employ of the
(Mukden Electric Works, of which he
'had charge, were being molested by
I Japanese coolies, requested the Japan
[ ese to desist.
! The Japanese turned against Mr.
I Popper, it is asserted, and clubbed and ,
'beat him almost to insensibility. He
.(was rescued by the American Vice
-1 Consul, who was hurriedly called to
the scene.
[ It is claimed that the Japanese Con
]' sul General volunteered an apology for
(the incident but as it was not made.
1 the consul was asked to try the case
Jin the Japanese consular court. As-
Jter some difficulty Mr. Popper secured
,the services of a Japanese lawyer to
] I represent him. After a hearing it was
, I announced that the lawyer had inform
’ ed the court that Mr. Popper had
withdrawn his complaint, though Mr.
Popper declares he gave no such au- ,
, thority.
The American consulate requested
. that the case be reopened, but the Jap
anese consul replied that this was not
' possible as the affair was closed.
I Finally, after further conferences, the
Japanese informed the Americans that
the period in which Mr. Popper could
have appealed had elapsed and that
' nothing further could be done, rhe
! Americans interested claim that there
■ was no trial whatever.
| It is understood that the authorities
Jat Washington have become interested .
'in the case and have asked for com
-1 plete report. 1
holt line buys FOUR I
large new steamships !
■ (
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 4.— According to (
the “Journal of Commerce” The Holt j
Line, Ltd., has bought the four steam- (
'ers, Knight Templar, Knight of the 1
Garter and Knight of the Thistle, for; .
about $3,500,000. 1
ATLANTA, GA., 4.—Shall the Geor
gia Normal & Industrial College at
Milledgeville be allowed to confer de
grees on its graduates?
Shall the college be made the med
ium through which the state and the
federal government, under the terms
of the Smith-Lever act, carry on the
work of home economics
On these two issues the board of
directors of the Georgia Normal & In
dustrial College and flatly opposed by
the trustees of the University of Geor
gia, and a big fight is coming that will
stir the state from the center of cir
cumference.
It is not probable that the G. N. I.
C. may lose the services of its pres
ident, Proffessor M. Nl. Parks, whose
wonderful work in building up the col
lege has attracted attention throughout
the country. It is known that he feels
very keenly what he considers the un
fair treatment of the college by the
university board, it was intimated to
' day that he might resign to accept one
of numerous positions which have been
offered him at better salaries than he
is paid at the present time.
The Georgia Normal & Industrial
College wants to confer degrees on its
graduates. The trustees of the Uni
versity of Georgia say: “No you must
not confer the degrees yourself. You
must let the University confer them,
because you are a branch of the Uni
versity. Your desire to confer them
shows that you are getting the big
head and want to dithdraw from the
University.”
Replying to this contention, the di
rectors of the college say: “Women
who complete a course of study which
would secure a degree in other states
are entitled to get it here. We have
no intention or desire to withdraw’
from the University. To do so would
be idiotic on our 'part, since the con- j
stitution of Georgia requires all appro- 1
priations for higher education to be'
made through the University and its
branches. We certainly do not want
to lose our entire appropriation.”
I The University trustees contend that
the Smith-Lever fund must all be ex
pended through the State College of
Agriculture, and that to expend a third
of it through the G. N. I. C. would be
illegal. Replying to this contention,
the college show’s that the portion of
the fund devoted to home economics in
Soth Carolina is expended through a
woman’s college.
The rustees, meeting here yesterday,
demanded that the directors of the col
lege withdraw their request for author
ity to confer degrees and withdraw’
their request for a third of the Smith-
Lever fund. The directors will stand
by their guns. They declare that they
have endured the despotism of the Uni-!
versity trustees as long as they can,
and henceforth they are going to make
a fair and square fight for their rights. ]
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PEACE WITHOUT ANNEXATIONS
ARTICLES BANNED BY GERMANS
I THE HAGUE, Netherlands. August 4.
It is not quite clear why the German
censor banned beginning June 25 politi
cal article in the Frankfurter Zei
tung. The embargo, which is under
stood to have been already raised, was
imposed, as the Reichstager Von Payer
explained, on account of a series of
articles by Professor Max Weber, of
Heidelberg.
The Frankfurter’s articles are un
signed but the following are some
recent extracts to which the censon
conceivably took exception. In one
an editorial writer said:
“Russia wants peace without annex
ations or indemnities. Germany is
willing to conclude peace on that ba
sis with Russia. Such a peace automat
ically would result in a general peace.
Thus the idea of a separate peace if ex
amined more closely vanishes more
and more under pressure of necessity
which must make it a part of, or an in
troductory to a general peace.”
Another article was devoted to the |
German socialists’ peace memorial in- ■
eluding these assertions:
"Desire for peace stronger here,l
less strong elsewhere —is unmistaka
ble. It can only be satisfied by peace
becoming an accomplished fact, not by
ncn-binding statements of representa
tives of a single strata, however deep
they may be, of the community. But
who has the courage after three years
of undecided warfare, to say that any
step is not welcome which is calculated
to destroy prejudices, smooth over
difficulties and strengthen a readiness
towards peace in all war camps? Dur
ing this trying war time we have be
come inwardly conscious of the fact
that it cannot be by power nor sword
alone on whose might we may base our
future.”
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