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PAGE FOUR TURK INSURGENT IS ASSASSINATED Mustapha Kernel, Head Os Nationalist Move ment, Slain ROME, Dec. 23.—Mustapha Ke mal, leader of the Turkish insurgents | in Anatolia and head of the Turkish Nationalist movement in Asia Minor, has been assassinated, according to a Smyrna dispatch to the Tempo. 128 Cases Os Flu In Refo rm School CHARLESTON, W. Va.. Dec. 23- One hundred and twenty eight eases of influenza are reported from the West Virginia industrial school for boys at Pruntytown. The disease appeared a week ago in a light form and none of the patients have been seriously ill. I COMING TO THEN OPERA HOUSE Congressman Richard Pearson Hobson’s DRAMATIC FHOTO EXPOSE The Law of Nature A Furore Wherever Shown S Every member of every wom -5 an’s Club and every church M member should see g “THE LAW OF NATURE” « Ninety per cent of all men ® have violated the Law of Na- B ture. Have you? Only Two Performances In Americus. I Children Under 15 Positively ■X Will Not Be Admitted Unless Accompanied by Parents. A men’s store for women Every year we hear the same old story about the wife who bought her husband a many-colored tie for a present and then expected him to wear it and have a Merry Xmas. Evidently that woman didn’t live in this community, it's been our experience that it’s the women who make the best selections. That’s one of the reasons we’ve turned this men’s store into a store for women this Christmas. We have an stock of high grade clothes and furnishings for men. There are Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes for men and young men; stylish, all-wool; silk shirts, hosiery, neckwear; hats. These are just a few of the suggestions we have to make. The services of this store are at your disposal. Just bring ir your shopping list. W. D. Bailey Company The home of Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes. - - - - - Society Events WILSON POWELL WEDDING AT LESLIE TODAY. LESLIE, Dec. 23. —A pretty wed ding of the week and one of inter est to a wide circle of friends took place Tuesday. Dec. 23> at noon, when Miss Ella Wilson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Wilson, of Leslie, became the bride of Jesse D. Powell, i of Fitzgerald. The ceremony was solemnized in the Methodist church, the Rev. C. T. Clark reading the ceremony. For this occasion, the church was beautifully decorated with ferns and Southern smilax. Preceding the ceremony, Miss Grace Laramore sang in her charm ing manner, “Beloved It Is Morn,” accompanied by Miss Lucille Kimble, of Poulan, at the piano. The ushers were W. A. Pryor, of i Fitzgerald; F. Pryci of Smithville;! V. E. Fillingim, of Leslie, and W; C., Powell, of Fitzgereld, who entered | at the first strains of Mendelssohn’s! wedding march, followed by the bridesmaids and groomsmen. The bridesmaids were charming in i lovely dresses of dark blue beaded| georgette and picture hats, carrying ■ | arm boquets of pink carnations andi ' ferns. The couples were: Junior maids, > I Miss Julia Pryor, of Smithville, and I Miss Lota Speer, of Leslie; Miss ■ Clyde Killingswrth, of Ft. Gaines; John Sims, of Americus; Miss Lollie B. Kimble, of Poulan; J. Jarratt Pryor, of Fitzgerald; Miss Winifred Terry and Miss Sayde Weathers, of 1 I Shellman. The matrons of honor, Mrs. ' F. L. Pryor, of Fitzgerald, and Mrs. I Geo. W. Bagley, Jr., of DeSoto, wore ■ I handsome suits of blue tricotine and I carried bouquets of pink roses. The ■ maid of honor, Miss Mary Wilson, sis ! ter of the bride, wore a beautiful 1 creation of dark blue georgette, with ■ picture hat and carried a bouquet of i ' pink sweetheart roses. The bride, i who was given in marirage by her I father, F. A. Wilson, wore an ex ' quisite traveling suit of blue peach i bloom with seal trimmings and acces i sories in brown. Her bouquet was of I bride’s roses showered in valley lil ies. Preceding the bride came the little Misses Minnie Bell Pryor, of Lees- i burg, and Catherine Wilson, of Leslie, wearing dainty dresses of pink or gandie, strewing rose petals in the j path of the bride. The groom, with his best man, j Lenoy Powell, of Fitzgerald, entered ■ from the opposite side of the church | and met his bride before an impro-j vised arch of smilax, where Rev. Nir.' Clark awaited them. During the reading of the ceremony soft strains | of McDowell’s “To a Wild Rose” were ; heard. The bridal party left the church to the strains of Lohengrin’s wedding march. Immediately after the ceremony the bridal party went to the home of the bride, where they were entertain- i ed at a reception by her parents. I Much merrimen was made over cut j ting the wedding cake, each maid try ing to cut the ring and avoid the thimble. Mr. and Mrs. Powell left for a wed i ding trip through Florida. After the A NSLEY’ C I ** For Gifts ° I Drop around and see , us after sunner. Ansley’s. holidays they will go to Fitzgerald, where they will make their home. » » * WHEELER-BEARDEN. A marriage of much interest to' the Americus people was that of Miss j Gldys Bearden, of Hillsboro, Ga., to | John H. Wheeler, of Bradley, which i took place at the home of the bride ! in Hillsboro. The bride has visited here a number of times as the guest oi’ her sister, and has a host of friends in Americus who wish them I much success and happiness. » » » HILL-DAVISON. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Weaver an nounce the marriage of their sister, Littrell Hill, to Thomas A. Davison, Jr., which occurred Dec 21st. ♦ » » Owing to the rush of Christmas hol idays, the Tuesday club did not have its usual party this morning. ♦ ♦ « WOMAN’S CLUB PLANS FANCY DRESS BALL. One of the most delightful and important social affairs of the holi days, will be the fancy dress ball to be given under the auspices of the Woman’s club next Monday night. The proceeds of this benefit dance will be devoted to the fund for equip ping the city playground. Under the able management of Mrs. Frank Sheffield and a competent and en thusiastic committee the affair prom ises to be a beau+’ful and successful affair. The Elks have generously given the use of their hall for the occasion , and the music wPI be furnished oy the Albany orchestra. Tickets are now on sale at the! Windsor Pharmacy. ♦ * - MISS STATHAM TO GIVE PARTY TO SCHOOL FRIENDS. : V-ss Elizabeth Statham w:fl en- ! tertain a number of her school girl friends at a Christmas gift on Wed nesday afternoon. Christmas dec .raticns wil! be used fvr the occasion. • • • PROM PARTY FOR HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS. The High school boys gave a prom party for the High school girls Mon day evening at the home of Miss Cornelia Shiver, on Lee street, which proved to be a most enjoyable affair. ■ A number of games, were played dur ing the evening. The rooms were beautifully decor ated with holly and smilax. The young people enjoyed them ' selves until a late hour. The guest list included Misses Lou | ise Dudley, Elizabeth Sheffield, Nelle Hogg, Sarah Oliver, Frances Sparks, Georgia Lumpkin and Sarah Mostel ler; Olen Perkins, Carr Glover, James Dudley, Jim Seig, I. Hines, Hal Gate wood, John Bahnsen, E. Clark, Rich mond Statham. Miss Lois GloVer returned Monday from G. N. I. at Milledgeville, and will spend the Christmas holidays with her mother, Mrs. F. B. Glover. * • * . Mrs. Harvey D. Jones and daugh ' ter, Juanita, leave tonight for De- Land, Fla., to spend Christmas with relatives. • • • Mrs. B. F. Lisle, of Sheffield, Ala., , will spend the holidays with her sis ter, Miss Annie Bell Capi'en, on Fur > low street. AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER. NEW ELECTRICAL CONCERN FORMED ;J. E. Hightower and Joe Bass To Open New Business Jan. 1. i Announcement is made today of the opening January 1, 1920, of the Hightower-Bass Electrical Construc tion Company, with office and show rooms at 122 Jackson street. The new concern is composed of J. E. Hightower and Joe Bass, electrical 1 engineer. “We will open one of the most complete electrical supply houses in the South.” Mr. Hightower said Tues day. “Mr. Bass is now in Atlanta buying electrical supplies, to be ship ped at once, and we will open Janu ary 1. In stock we will carry every thing in the electrical line—washing ■ machines, irons, percolators, toasters, electrical fixtures for homes and bus iness houses, shades, globes, wiring and every other fixture that the local trade now demands or will be inter ested in securing. “We already have secured several wii i rn i riBMH HBIWy ■> V •• • ■•in ,!. «..?■ ~ - j” s - *■ ■ I*ll I ’UHb im ® VBb T I MI Surprise for Christmas Morning Maa The Gift of a Phonograph Is Always Welcome Doubly So If It Is the World’s Greatest Phonograph ■ The Aeolian-Vocalion H jT"'’HE phonograph is an ideal graph points which reflect the | Gift. It brings delightful on- prestige and success of the great MM tertainment and musical music house behind it. education to everyone who receives i k - The thrin of P lcasure fclt b y Vividt Life ~ Like Tone Q uallt y I | those who find a phonograph amongst of the instrument or the voice it is : their gifts this Christmas will be recreating, is a clear and outstanding pIEIIMNB HWwllH * intensified if the instrument is an feature of Vocation supremacy. It I, ilffiljSp! Aeolian-Vocalion. possesses verity of tone-production | ■ bor is not merely the that holds the interest of the musician finest of all phonographs. In ad- as v.< ! ! as the layman; its capabilities IMi )I|M| jii dition, it holds a delightful surprise reaching from the depth and reso- fl On ~ a s own b ’ r tbose v/ h° l° ve nance or a bass viol or deep baritone I |’i to take part in making music them- voice to the airy delicacy of a flute I hyiifflff I; selves. or a boy soprano. i |iiS ! i i’iii IH I l ie Graduola- n Ii W I ilBi.lll!lll,. . r i T. Cases of Striking Pieauty wlliii. Il 1 ™ ll’| jIl(LijU S an exclusive feature of the Vocahon, , . > > • > ■ lif Ilf’lMwa | ' ifij i is the most important invention ever Connoisseurs of good cabinet design | j I I I'j developed in connection with the appreciate at a glance the superiority fl hjiji li H phonograph. Holding this simple °/ Vocalion cases. The conven- | , j ||W| m l,!j|| device in your hands, you can sit a tional models express a simple, ele- g lij||!ffl ill | P few feet from the instrument, listen gance that is the essence of I , | ||liJm 'i i | I ' to the record and as that innate desire refinement. 'jit I to express the music comes to you, The famous line of Period Vocalions, Ik| I I you move the Graduoia gently, and executed by America’s foremost < ii| | '|j | 'ii ,11 , picture in delicate, artistic tone- cabinet makers, are replicas of the j;H, l|H j Ml j colors your ■wn instinctive music- best designs from classic masters. Hlw IH . ' I |l thoughts. These and a number of important, though I I ll'' i £ II I 11 Besides tb’s exclusive playing-sea- ’f 3 conspicuous,features have brought the || '’| 'lii i r i / & Vocahon to a position of importancem the L li.’i I I ture, the Vocal ion. possesses many musical world far beyond the (ormer stand- | |l|j I vital points of superiority as a phono- ing of the phonograph. 'p 1 i .1, h'il 11 j , EDWARDS MUSIC CO. •. LBM EgV N H Ec,ward « The Mu,,c Store of Greater Service” Phone 123 I Manager AMERICUS. 217 F°'»y‘b Street < rB HI S B ; large contracts in and near Ameri- I cus and have other contracts in view i that we will close very soon, in our | opinion. “These contracts will be carried I out under the supervision of Mr. I Bass, an able electrical engineer, who has spent his entire business life in the profession. Mr. Bass has had the supervision of some of the largest electrical jobs given out in or near Americus, the new Alcazar Theater | for one. “We belteve that Americus needs and is ready to support just such a house as we are arranging so place where every electrical demand may be met’’ ! amusements"| SHOULD A WOMAN HAVE THE SAME PRIVILEGE IN LIFE AS A MAN? There are a great many people in life who have been convicted of a criminal offense and sentenced to the electric chair or to life imprisonment or the gallows over the which you will see portrayed Jtj“The Law of Nature” which comqßto the Op’era House Dec. 31. Wa will ask ) any family present if you would real- ly pay for the advice and the fees of an attorney which would keep you from serving the remainder of your days from behind prison bars. The answer is told in “The Law of Na-; ture. There has been many a home : and many a happy family’s' life wrecked and destroyed through committing the same offense which is portrayed in “The Law of Nature.” Mr. Hob son wishes for you to accept this pro duction just as though he presents and places it before you as cordially invites every minister of the Gospel to attend the performance and see for themselves a picture and story that has never before been- equalled in any moving picture. Ministers will be admitted free of charge to the night performance, or the matinee, if accompanied by some lady member of his congregation. We sincerely hope that they will take this opportunity of witnessing “The Law of Nature” by Congressman Richard Pierson Hobson. The picture tells the story of an offense that nine men out of ten have committed. Times-Recorder Want Ads pay. Ansley’s open after TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1919. For That CHILLY Feetmg Take Grove’s Tasteless CHILL Tonic. It Warm, the Body by Purifying and Enriching the Biood You can soon feel its Strengthening Effect. Price 60c. Better Than Bichloride Antiseptic Tablets are poison. Albonun Antiseptic Powder is safe, cleansing, soothing, refreshing and effective Drink Chero-Cola, 5 cents.-—3-3(Jt The Times-Recorder will get it. Meed Something? A Want ad h Open tonight. Ansley’s. TOO I ATE TO CLASSIFY ' LOST—In the city; starting crank for Cadillac car. Please return to F. G. Beavers, or phone 259. 23-ts ! FOR SALE—S-room house, in good i condition, screened, bath and lights on one of main streets. Can give \ possession Jan. 15. Pric’e $3,500, on | terms of one-third cash. This is a ’ nice home and large lot. P. B Williford.—23-3t