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\Nation’s Illicit Dope t raffic
Totals $500,000,000 A Year
•■WICHITA. Kan., March 7.—ln
<Uc*St ui $5,000,000 in gold, buirt-i
hr»e centuries, an adventurous
arty will start ear y this spring from
to the rarely penetrated
ttountairs of New Mexico on a t rea
lty 1 hunt betide which th romances
of “Treasure Island" and Captain
Old s cm commonplace.
bred Maroyt, French Canadian
and former employe of the United
States Geological Survey, and Dr.
Clinnle G. Baker, wealthy Wichita
dentist and Maryot’s financial backe- ,
will be the principals in the expedi
tion.
An ancient tale, gleaned from tin
black-letter text of old French docu
ments and records and hinted at in
obscure and forgotten historic.-, gave
the treasure seekers their knowledge
of the rich gold cache.
Says the tale—which histor veri
fies:
In 1620 the French government
then in control of the vast tract
known as the Louisianna territory,
. sent «a party of 300 to explore, land
■ between Louisana and the Pacific.
They went up the Rio Grande Val
ley and traveled inland. Running ou
of water, they turned back toward
the river. They found territory
which evidentally had been the scene
iof v okaiiie disturbance.
Scatered on the ground and in
cracks and crevices in the rocks, they
found gold. Almost pure gold. it
was everywhere.
But before they could get away
with the metal, the Frenchmen were
attacked by Apaches. They beat the
ravages off. But fearing another
r aid, they buried the .gold.
The Apaches returned with rein
forcements. They Mew all the
Frenchmen save two. These escaped
made their way back to France and
told their story at the French court.
Greedy for the yellow metal, the
king sent a powerful expedition to
recover it. But the expedition never
was heard from. The ship doubtless
went down at sea with all hands.
But Ulis tale is not the only clew
to the treasure. In 189 S two shep
herds .were watching. their docks
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Phone 830
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BICYCLE WEEK
March 10 to 17
Southern and Pacific
Coast States
WATCH
THIS
SPACE
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Freeman’s Bicycle Shop
206 N. Jackson St.—Phone 937
Every Day in every way Bicycles
| are getting better and better.
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World “dope map” showing (shaded portions) where raw materials for habit-forming drugs are
produced and where they enter the United States.
grazing in the rough region near b
i Yuni, N. M. , f
A deep shaft was disclosed. Half ['
{way down, it was barred by a large H
flat rock. The sher herds threw this '
I aside. In the dark passageway they P
i could see two heavy wooden doors! (
'with iron bars. At the pit’s bottom A
1 lay an object resembling an iron 1
I crucible. An ancient rawhide lad-L
|der crumbled when they touched it. ,
I Torched, the superstitious shep- '
j herds closed the pit and never again j
visited it. But they told their dis- '
covery to a Spaniard who repeated
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it to Maryot when he was exploring (
New Mexixco for the United States t
Geological Survey.
The same shepherds, say Maryot '
and Baker, will serve as guides in the
present expedition. They are cer
tain the mysterious pit contains the ,
French gold.
"I’m convinced we’ll find the treas- .
ure,” says Maryot.
"So am 1,” says Baker.
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CUTHBERT MAN SHIPS
CARLOAD OF GOATS
CUTHBERT, March 7.- J. S.
Sharley, of this city, who has for
years bought and sold cotton, cattle
and hogs, a few days ago, bought of*
D. DeVane, of I’achitla, a car load of
goats, and shipped them to Atlanta.,'
Goat-raising is an abandoned indus
try in Randolph county but if Mr. |
Sharley’s returns are satisfactory, .
more of our agricultural friends may /
turn some attention to goat-raising, j
The goat is a very prolific animal,
is easily raised, and when properly
dressed, is among the best meats
on the market. '
DOUBLE TAX ON
GAS ADVOCATED
( Continued from Page One.)
of SIOO,OOO will be used with which
Ito buy additional maintenance
| equipment.
“In the next place $950,000 is al
loted for the regular maintenance
program. Before the state system of
roads was adopted some of wealthy
counties like Fulton, Bibb, Richmond,
, Floyd, C hatham and others had built
hard surface roads. These were tak
| en over and the state system of con-
I structed roads consists of about 2,-
•i 500 miles. The federal law provides
{ that all federal aid roads should be
maintained by the state.”
After submitting in detail figures
! showing the cost of maintenance,
Mr. Holder declared that “if state
funds are to be used to match fed
eral funds there must be other funds
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For Rent
Building formerly occupied by Alcazar
I heater. Immediate possession. The best lo- |
cation in Americus for any line of business. I
See
EMORY RYLANDER, at Rylander Theater
Careful
Compound-
' ing
KUsJSt
Careful compounding of the most complicated and delicate ,
prescriptions is our specialty. No matter what your doctor asks
us to do, we do it, and the result is what ho looks for. The I
ablest pharmacists and the highest grade drugs employed.
TWO DELIVERY BOYS
Windsor Pharmacy
Corner Drug Stors I hat’s on The Square
Dick Phone 16 1
I
be ides the above named. If state ,
funds ar,- provided the first, projects '
where this money will be used will be
in the little counties that are weak
financially.” He then suggested to :
levy a tax of two cents per gallon
on gas and lubricating oil to raise |
the necessary revenue.
“The big counties,” he declared,
"are now paying a large part of the
motor vehicle tax. Os $1,830,000
revenue from this source last year
Fulton paid $347,113.23 or .nearly
one-fifth of this tax. Twenty-five
counties paid more than a million
dollars, or about sixty per cent.
Since these rich conuties own a large
per cent of the cars they would pay
most of the gas and oil tax. They
would pay it with little complaint
because of the anxiety of the people
living in these counties and owning
ears to have a well connected sys
tem of ; oads.”
In conclusion he said that “some
of these roads would be dirt, some
chert, some gravel and others paved.
I’hey would be built to fit the traffic.
If state aid is provided for road con
i'action in sufficient amount to
meet Georgia’s quota of federal aid,
within five years the state highway
department could build at least 300
; miles of paved roads, 500 miles jf
gravel or chert highways and either
• construct or do betterment work on
I 2,000 miles of dirt roads. It will be
[only a question of a few years be
fore the traffic will be so heavy that
i Georgia will be forced to have at
[least all her,primary system paved,
which will cost forty o r fifty millions
of dollars.”
Idr.beli,’sl
Pine Tar Honey
s -
Quiets Cokls
The most stubborn, throat-rasping
coughs cannot survive a few doses
of Dr. Bell’s that good old-time
remedy. There is ease and relief in
the very first teaspoonful of this sooth
ing pine-tar-honey compound. Dr. Bell's
heals the raw spots—loosens, then stops
the cough. Pleasant to take! 30c All
druggists.
CRcfu sc subiiiti i fe"PjNE-TA ,’i HOWT
Jiistsf on DIBELL'S.
THE TIMES-RECORDEK.
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FOB BEffl SCHOOL
Whites Contribute $639.57 And
Negroes $385.75 To Support
Americus Institute
The recent campaign' for funds
waged by Americus Institute to sup
port that worthy colored school, net
cd a total of $1025.32, the trutees j
announced today. Os this amount |
£639.57 was contributed by white {
friends of the school, and $385.75 by 1
negroes. The largest subscription by
a single white person to the fund was
$125.00 and the largest gift by a :
group of colored'citizens that of the
teachers of McKay school who gave
$194.60 to the fund.
The trustees are well pleased with
the results of the campaign and today
requested the Times-Recorder to ex
press their thanks to all doners for
their contributions. Formal ex
pression of their thanks is given by
the trustees in the following com
munication, signed by A. S. Staley,
S. S. Humber, B. W. Warren, Brant
ley Carter and O. C. Green, which
The Times-Recorder gladly publishes
today:
"Pleqsc permit us through your pa
per to iftake the following report of
our financial drive for Americus In
stitute and also to thank the ptfblic
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THAN WORK.
“I suffered' for years with stom
ach trouble and Could not eat and just
hated for anyone to say work to me.
1 would rather fight. Since taking
a course of Mayr’s Wonderful Rem
edy I actually want to work, and talk
about eat, 1 am the last one to leave
the table now'.” It is a simple, harm
less preparation that .removes the cd
tarrhal mucus from the intestinal
tract and allays the inflammation
which causes practically all stomach,
liver and intestinal ailments, includ
ing appendicts. One dose will con
vince or money refunded. For sale
by Howell’s Pharmacy and druggists
everywhere. adv
Tt JU, /f' Grip Left You |
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A RE you gettingovera . coldor gr } p
Ife K iWb 'q ! to find yourself a victim of back-
' I ■'/ 1 i T ’ ache? Are you suffering headaches, too.
■ i ’ dizZy spells, a dull, tired, worn-out feeling
I and annoying kidney irregularities? Then
I don’t delay! Physicians agree that a vast
‘Every Picture 'ld ! y number of the worst cases of kidney trou-
TellsaStory” '• ® 1 ble are the result of germ diseases. In |
every infectious disease the system is alive with poisonous germs and bacteria. The kidneys |
are overwhelmed with the rush of new work; they break down, become congested, inflamed I
| and diseased. 100 often the real trouble is lost sight of until some dangerous kidney ailment
sets in. If your kidneys are falling behind, don’t wait for serious trouble. Begin using Doan’s
Kidney Pills to-day. Doan’s have helped thousands and should help you. Ask your neighbor!
Read How These Americus Folks Found Relief:
MRS. LULA LEAMON, 927 Ogle- „ | MRS. J. P. BRASWELL, 901 El- I |
thorpe, Ave., says: “I can hardly ™L. OLIVER, Grocer, 201 N. | mo St., says: “The first symptom of I I
, describe the misery I endured from ayo , SayS: rr ,J san5 an reconqn ' end I kidney trouble in mv case was lame I I
lame back some years ago. When I Doa . n « Kld " c V 1 have I £ nty Xn I\n thT sexX mm I I
swept sh-irn nains shot un from the used them for years and they are mv | %• ' ” n< . lan , I I
swept, snarp pains snoi up from tne standbv Colds settling on mv I chlne > severe pains shot up from the I I
small of my back and racked mv Slanat) y- / olds settling on my B ~ * “ h.n-div I I
whole system Mv hick was weak • kidneys affected them and caused fi f back and I could hardly B I
and wassoliredlh/tmUogetout attacks lam * back. I had sevdre I keep working. I tired easily and I I
I of bed moiniims I Offered with P ains in the small of mv back and I | everything seemed a task. I was I j
I : 1 , l lL ' ; 1 x > could hardlv vet on n>- down Th,d I fi llll6 nervous and became easily up- I I
d.zzy sp.al, .nd everyth,ng turned up at Vnasslh; kidnev I Ret ‘ I read about Doan’s Ksdney Pills | |
biack before ;,iy eyes. I read about up at nignt to pass tneJanney ■ , bone-ht u hnv Mr-amlPa Phnr- I a
Doan’s Kidney Pilis and I bought a secretions. Doans Kidney Pills soon E macy I felt better rivht -iw'iv I U
I box at Howell's Pharmaev 1 soon put my kidneys m good condition and I T1 \ octtei iyt awaj. B
100- I T ■ y ’ 1 » rid me of the backache ” I Doan s cured me of the attack and I | »
| felt 100 ■ better in every way.’ v.icuac.ie. g
Doan’s Kidney Pills !
__Every Druggist has Doan’s, 60c a box. Foster-Milburn Co., Manufacturing Chemists, Buffalo, N. Y. |
WMfimMMaM—wuKiißrwr 1 •- T u iw-t iiuiarrn rnumßMuuo^77 —~~ " —l
.VOMUBMK.A MMBBUKHRC, rmwwTHfln J-lflUn. .
fo r the loyal and generous support
which it gave.
“Nothing, it seems to us, proves
more conclusively the high esteem
9 which the public holds for Americus
Institute than the generous contribu
tions given it, many of which were
made at keen sacrifice. White people
a.- well as black were both enthusias
tic and sympathetic when approached
for : upport.
We raised in all, $1025.32. Os
nis amount, the white people gave,
$639.57, and the colored people
$385.75. It was very encouraging in
deed to have white people give from
one dollar to one hundred Twenty
five dolars to the support of this
drive.
"Among the most significant fea
tures of the campaign was the inter
est taken on the part of the negro .
teachers of Sumter county. For in- !
stance, the colored teachers of Me- •
Kay Hill schools reported $194.60 in i
the campaign, and the rural teachers |
contributed out of their meager
salary $20.25.
‘Herein is indicated' the unity of i
purpose and desire on the part of the I
negro people to help themselves n. ■
the matter of education. All told, |
the campaign was most satisfactory, j
for which we again sincerely thank ,
all who were interested.”
OWSLEY TO BE AT
SAVANNAH SATURDAY |
SAVANNAH, Ga., March 7.—Gov
j ernor Thomas W. Hardwick is being
; invited to be a member of the com
[mittee of prominent Georgia citizens
to meet Alvin M. Owsley, national
commande r of the American Legion,
when he arrives in Savanah Satur
day, according to announcements at |
the local legion headquarters.
The committee will meet Comrnan- j
der Owsley at the Union station and I
escort him to his room at a local j
hotel. i
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'dear MR. AND MRS. PATRON:
You, perhaps, saw Thomas Meighan in ”our Leading Citizen,”
which was written for him by George Ade, the noted humorist.
You will therefore be pleased at the announcement that Mr. Ade
has turned out another story in which Mr. Meighan is starred.
It is ’’Back Home and Broke," a wholesome, sparkling and cen
sor-proof picture, typically American. It will be presented
at the Opera House two days, beginning today.
“Back Home and Broke'' is a story that has unusual ap
peal. It alternately brings a tug at the heart and opens up
wells of laughter, keeping you generally in a delighted state
< of thrill and suspense. Lila Lee is Mr. Meighan's leading
woman.
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I If you have not seen the Ade-Meighan combination before,
II
! > we hope you will take this opportunity to view this latest
happy vehicle. Sincerely yours,
WILLIAM DUDLEY, Manager Opera House.
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, APITOL
——J
BY JOSEPH W. FORDNEY
U. S. Representative From Michigan,
T was a summer
, „ Sunday evening
J 3 and the man and
K his wife were at-
S tending church.
Eg Outside the
B church window, the
I crickets were mak-
7 J 11 considerable racket.
1 7-3 T 1 ! Inside, the choir—
If?* 1 a ver y f ino one —.
I ‘w"' ftas finished an an-
WiSL,.’; wLthem.
I \ As the beautiful
final notes of the
i music died away, the wife turned to
I her husband and whispered:
“Oh, John, wasn’t it wonderful!
! Wasn’t it marvelous!”
“Yes,” said John, “and the most
{ wonderful part is that they do it all
i with their hind legs.”
' CLEANSE YOUR
j IMPURE BLOOD
THAT ‘‘kn oc k e d-down-and
dragged-out” feeling, the skin
eruptions and muddy complexion
and the sick spells that leave you so
weak are all signs of impure blood'.
As a blood medicine and spring tonic
Gude’s Pepto-Mangan has'no equal.
It will send a new supply of rich blood
coursing through your veins, clear up
your skin and give you a new feeling of
physical power and vitality.
Your druggist has Gude’s—in both
liquid and tablet form.
Gude's
Tonic and Blood Enrichcr
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1923,
Sure Relief
FOR INDIGESTION
Bell-ans
DEL LANS
25<t aqd 75 C Packages Everywhere
RIGHT
NOW
I . .
Is the time to Rid Your Chick
ens of Mites, Fleas and Chicken
Lice for Entire Year. One ap
plication of—
ARROW
! CARBOLINEUM
Will do the work if put on
now.
Apply with brush or spray to
your hen’s nests, roosts and in
side of chicken house, and you
are through for the rest of
year.
For Sale By
WILLIAMS
NILES CO.
Hardware
Opposite Postcffce. Phone 706