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SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 10, 1923
SPLEHDSO PBM
M6W POST
Ry lander Theatre To Be Scene
Os Gathering For Observ
ance of Armistice Day
( Continued from Page One.)
veterans ’of the War Between the
States, Spanish-American Wa. and
ex-servi?e men of the World War.
Officers of the Council of Sofe
ty Chapter, Daughters of the Ameri
can Revolution. United .Daughters
of the Confederacy and the Wom
an's Auxiliary of the American Le
gion, nave been invited to repre
sent the I’ost as honor guests on
the stage, and gold star mothers
whose sons were killed in the w ir
and those whose cons have died
since in the service, will be present
on the stage. x
Mrs. Charles Hudson,.president of
the Woman’s Auxiliary of the Amer
ictis Legion, wilv.l occuny a plac
of honor, as will also Mayor J. F
Poole, and other notables.
The program will consist of edu
cational feature::, interspersed wit’
musics, numbers, and committee 1
on arrangement believe the exer
cises will prove most excellent.
A proclamation issued by Mayor
Ppolc today, calls upon all resi
dents here to join with ex-service
men in observance of the day, th
proclamation being as follows:
: ‘‘Whereas, Armistice Day come
-yn Sunday this year, and
“Whereas, It is an occasion that
should ever be present in ou
memory; and,
t “Whereas, The Governor of th
State of Georgia has designated
Monday, November 12th, as ale
gal holiday in commemoration of
the signing of the Armistice;
Now, therefore, I, J. E. Pooh
Mayor of Americus, respectfully
proclaim Monday, November 12th
as a day to be set aside and cele
brated in keeping with the pro
gram to be presented b” the local
ppst of American Legion. I also
wish to request that all patriotic
merchants who possibly can, close
their stores between the hours of
111:30 and 12 noon in order that
their employees may attend the ex
ercises of the day.
The program at the Rylander i
ts follows:
Pageant, “Armistice Day Com
mcmoration,” by Christian Ende
vbr boys under the direction of Mr s
F. B. Arthur; soloist, Mrs. J. W.
Lott.
Invocation by Dr. M. H. Massey.
.Song, “The Star Spangled Bai.
ner,'’ lead by Mrs. Walter May
nard.
Opening address by Robert C
Lane, post commander.
1 Special music numbers, by Mrs.
" Hamilton Holt, Mrs. J. W. Harri
'• •'■JF?. --'Mrs. C A.. Antes, Mrs. Will
Dudley, pianist. .-.df’lßisi
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“The Eleventh Hour,” 30 seconds
of silent prayer by entire audience
in memory of those who made the I
supreme sacrifice.
Roll call by post adjutant of all |
names of those who made the great I
sacrifice in the world war who re- j
sided in Sumter county.
Response by Major J. A. Fort.
Song, “There Is No Death,” by |
Welber Smith.
introduction of speaker.
Address by Dr. Walter Pope !
Binns, of Moqltrie, Ga.
Song, "Bless Ba the Tie That |
Binds.’
Benediction.
CONFEDERATES
TO MEET AT 10:15.
C’Aad,fumes,.eta : hrdi :hr .hid sh
Captain H. D. Watts, commander
'f Camp Sumter, No. 642- United
Jonf> derate Veteran-, reque.-ts all
Confederate veterans, whether
numbers of th*. vamp or not, to as
emble at- the Rylander Theatre at
.0:15 oclock Monday morning in
>rder to attend tire Armistice Day
xercises there. Special seats will
,e reserved for these veterans.
MH®
DELIGHTS MIKE
Tuneful Melodies, Enchanting i
Indian Songs and Skits Pro
vide Entertainment
Approximately 300 persons
eard the Legion minstrel Friday
light, “The Land of ['Towers,”
Mirth and Melody.” st: < red in-the
li'il 1 school auditorium under the
raspices of the John D. Mathis
I’ost, American Legion.
Divided in three parts, each act
’.-lighted as jt was presented, fill
'd with tuneful melodies sung by
\mericus talent, and skits executed
by the best minstrel material in th?
immunity. Harr£ Williams sus
: lined- his reputation for excellent
■ vfompanying on the piano, and
tlfrs feature aded greatly to the
r.ivrtafiment.
The musical numbers were good,
he opening chorus being tuneful as
’•ung by the entire company. The
’ rtets and solos were excellent,
uomonstrating that reall’y good
voices exist in Americus.
Miss Dorothy Cass, instructor of
■ .flic school music, was the hit of
■ e entertainment, her renditions
'.owing unusual ability as well as
le.ndid interpretation of Indian
melodies which she presented,
ADo'ether the minstrel served
s two-fold uuiaosc, that of enter,
lining the public and adding funds
o the local treasury of the post.—
E.
•'UNLRAL OF MRS. HARRELL.
LUMPKIN, Nov. in. Mrs.
''irdie Hirrcll, wife of Colonel G.
Y, Harrell, representative of Stew
i c county, died at her home here
A-juay. Surviving besides her hus
■ahd aie eight children. They are
.lev. L. B. Harrell, ministerial sta
ient at Emory college and pastor
'teffersoh Street M. E. church, At
lanta; Miss Sara Harrell, teacher at
Uatesboro; Georgia Y., and Claude
Harrell, o. Macon; Olin, Fred,
Estell and Mary Harrell of Lump
kin. Funeral services will bo held
n Lumpkin Baptist church at 16
o’clock Saturday morning. Inter
ment will be in West Side cemetery
Former middle and heavyweight
Champ. 10-51
Sicycles tor all the family—
Girls, Boys and Men. Veloci
pedes and roller skates, Go
Garts re-tired while vou wait.
Compton’s Bicycle Shop
205 Cotton Ave.
iHOUSE TO CONVENE
I ON MOW IORNIIG
I
Will Net Observe Armistice
By Recessing, As Senate
i Resolves
(Continued on Page 3.)
Icial) —When the senate passed the
| Pace audit bill and the house con
■-t.i utional amendments committee
’ voted to recommend passage of its
measure to provide a limited in-
I come tax, the indications seemed
; clear that administration forces had
wpn two victories in the Genera 1
Assembly. Action on the idydme
tax bill which carried out the spec
ial provisions of the tax commission
•nine late Friday after two hearing: <
by the house committee. * t
The measure will give the assem
bly authority to levy an income
tex not exceeding five per cent. Ef
forts to limit the bill to three per
cent were defeated. Represcnta-
I live New of Laurens was iise only
j member of the committee against
; voting the bill favorably.
Representative Bussey of Crir.p
I declared that the general opinion
of citizen* whom he had heard ex
press themselves was that ho ad
, ditional tavx should be passed unlcs
; relief was provided for ad valorem
i tax payers. Ad valorem taxation
I for state purpisgs should be di.-von-
I tinned and this method Ifet ior
1 county and local purposes only, he
j«aid. To provide the revenue which'
I the state would lose in the event
j this step were taken, Bussey pro
posed that public service corpora
i tions be taxed "for state purposes
' only, on 8 mill levied on the capital
I stock of such corporations: two and
a half per cent on gross insurance
; premiums, and then if more rev
enue were needed, nn income tax
limited. aUthrcc per cent, He ex
. pressed opposition to the classifi
-1 cation tax.
• | Represent.;!' o Elders, of Tatt
. nail, was b-.'f* the committee in
1 behalf of his - •wn: method whic’
■ Provide ; for an income tax not to
' exceed three per cent. He said,
, *><.%: !•,<■ v. 'mid support the com
. mittee mcasr-’.y until it became evi
.. dent that the limit would have to
, be lowered.
] I Another meeting will be held by
i the general committee Monday.
•| Atter pasr’ng Senator I 'ace’s
f' nudit bill, the i.e'nate adjourned un
j til Tuesday.
’ Th P Pace eudi; bill provides for
"'itc audiiov at a satai-' of $5.-
. 000 year; the auditor to be of
‘ pointed by the governor for a term
of four years, with two assistants
■■ Rerwesentative Milner,* of Dodge,
' I announced Friday that on Monday
■he will, introduce a bill to place
.-d<li ional tax collection machinery
• in the office of Comptroller Gen
• err! Wright. The bill would not
• .r at .- ,i new department.
The Langford income tax bill.
2 j carrying, a provision which pro;
‘ vides that credit b f; allowed on in
b :ome tax payments for the amount
’ of ad valorem taxes paid, was tak
’ eii up by the constitutional amend
■ i rients committee of the senate Fri
“ I day immediffely after adjuurn
e ' ment, the committee working on it
l> i until midnight.
>■ l The Davis bjll in the senate to re
<ll peal the tax equalizasliop law by
0 i re-enacting an assembly law witl
'- additional features is Senate bil
' I No. 2, but has not yet come fron
■ the committee.
u
TAX NOTICE
Registration books for the gen
•■ral election to be held December
12th are novr open. Books close
Dee. Bth, 1923.
A. D. GATEWOOD, JR.,
11-9:12-8-23. Clerfc and Treas.
HENDESON SOTS
WINCHESTER Hil
Purchaser Plans To Develop
Acreage, Planting Pecans
and Truck
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A real estate deal of interest
which has just been consummated
is the purchase of th? Winchester
home on McGarrah street by Prn
‘hcr ' Henderson, the consideration
not having been' announced. It i
"aid, though that this was satisfac
ory to both parties. Mr. Hender
■■on gave as part payment the hand
ome bungalow which, he bought sev
•ral years ago on Barlow’ street,
paying a difference to Mrs. Win
chester.
Mr. Henderson has already mov
ed into his new home with his fam
ily, and he plan to plan 10 or 12
seres there to pecan trees these
having already been purchased for
setting out in December.
It is estimated that between 150
and 200 pecan trees will be plant
ed, in addition to a number its pear
tre-es which will be cultivated for
commercial purposes. Besides this
acreage to be_dc'- oted to fruit there
are 10 acres additional which will
be devoted to trucitir.g and grain
crops.
Four bttiltLgg lots constitute a
portion of the m operty on McGar
rah street and the«‘ will in time be
sold off for the erection of homes.
On Davenport street there are sev
ral let:; '.vhv.h ■■.. ill be sold to ne
crobs for building purposes. '
The main property wnich is co: -
-idered among the handsomest and
most desirable in that part of the
City constitutes li-room house
well located on :i paved road with
water connect tin end modern con
veniences;
J. C. Graham and family who
now have an apartment in the Hen
derson home probably will b c asso
rted with Mr. Henderson in the
<i velopm'e-.it of the property.
SO E.OYS SELL 30
BALES OFF 30 ACRES
GRIFFIN, Nov. 10.—The thir
ty bales of cotton raised by Ou
boys of Spalding county Boy’s
Cotton club on thirty acres w\l be
old at public auction in this City
November ,16. The sale will be
held at the intersection of Hill a:: I
Solomon st-eets. This club oiga i
ized by W. T . Bennett, farm agent
for this county and was final;.'
hy the banks of Griffin in an '■''-
fort to stimulate interest in the
?rcv. 'ng of cotton under boll weevil
conditions. The r. -.ults of t’ ■
■■lub. r.hrtwing that young hoys can
t'row a bale of cotton to the acr?
indor those e.,, i tlo;.', proves th"’.
Cl'iy GF DECATUR
WHITE WZF?
DECATi R. Nov. JO —Dcia.L'
'ill have a vhite wav and work I
■’readv t-Urted on the jiourt hoy; i
square. Chaml vr o + ' Con;
nori.' fort; red the movejnent a ’.i
'•<" ides '•ontrihutibe a lar'. c p; '
of the 52500 needed for t con
t’nmtion, leffped {,• ’'aise the o:f
"i fi fids. Decatm ha.; for a lo;'
time felt the n- ed of :: better ligli
ng system and the people are vee.
much pleased that white lights wil
■over the city.
t
START EARLY!
Do Y our Christmas
Shopping Now
Bring The Kiddies to
See Us and They’ll
Help San Make
the Selections
Weil put your goods away and keep un
til Christmas. Everything for boys and
Girls. We are ready
Williams-Niles Co.
Opposite Post Office.. Phone 706
Mother's Death Reveals 6- YeUr
Secret of U. S. Draft Evader
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FRED SCHWEIGHOFTER
; Ey NEA Sarviceslird shr sh emfem
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I Stratford, W■r. , November 10.— i
(By NEA Scrvl-CT—-.'tlil'.ions or |
j ti BP.edies had settings in the great
•ar.
But thereb probably none sv
dra.t: ?s the “svcrct of tl":
Sen .-.-oi’l-of iers.”
I Atter six years, it h.-s Jest bee.;
veaiad in this quiet little Wisco.-:- j
■ H.r town. . .
It Ln’t. the. story of saeriiiee u?-
o:i the battle Held::, for virtually Ml
the acLon in centered on a small
1 tiucl: farm just outside St‘.'ollolxl. ,
German Bora.
It’s the story o’ motiter->o. e
And one that chronieit.; .pr;w;-
i; . ;n.' and mental strain perhaps
i ecu idy as great ,as any soliber sui-
■ sered in the trenches—a plot enx- .
■ , oily with irt? mother's death
m ,'r: volv.nlaiy surrender oj hur .
' i I?-' .bit ; son.
’ L,cath—and death alone—broke
;.:a . ri't. oi the Schweighofters.
T 'r, <i I’:k: cot’:.‘ over from Dus- '
in Germany, in early child
.■ ’ '-I: .with lis mother and sister.
I ... four years Mrs. Sqnweighoft.tr
Worked' in a Milwaukee hotel. Then i
t ilie faipily move ito Stratford .'ihd :
• ; ' .tiled on the tiny'patch of land I
■ v.h‘l'. the Schweighofler home
i: nds today.
I,eaves Mysteriously,
bear i.’i a.nd year out Fred.
1. p’owed the fie’d:-', tetiiicll the stock j
.’ind did the chores.
j X’®«aZ'
W\r
didn't
1 ircTti hiding uiSl
fe> mother diect—'
Then came the war. Fred reg
| . t:.; ed for the draft. But his moth
] -r pleaded with him to remain
with her.
Ore night Stratford received a
.:'k. t'rei 1 Schweiehoiter had I
■ i .ea-.-'d mv-’toriously. lie had;
i wort to job in a railroad
rim searchers, howeve;
didn't "a.
Steals klo'. i ’.
Six weeks and the excitement
had subsided. In the dead of i.light
Fred sneaked back into town.
Vet for six years Stratford knew
n itbing of his return.*'
lie never ventured out of doors
' in the day time. His mother and
sister always worked the farm
from sun up to sun’dowin. ~ k d
But as dusk was gathering l
Fred dressed in his mother’s
clothes', w° u -d; steal out into -1%
fields, working there until long in»
i to the in'i'.llt.
Mother Stricken
And all the while the neighbors
piled the “aged woman” toiliig
alone there in the fields.
Came the day when Mrs.
;
Ask Charlay if . e knows
Chamn. 10-5 t
S.'.i’weighoftcr fell ill. As the dfts
ioi s car turned down the lane,
lied sought retuge in an upstairs «
room. He didn’t emei’fe from his
hiding place until his mother died.
Neighbors were astounded toe £se
him agaji.. Going to Marshfield,
he exchanged his overalls fur a
new wardrobe. . ♦;
Wait* for Summon*.
After the funeral- lie surrender
ed himself, upon the advice of lo
cal busine.s.; men. for five days he
was in jail at Marshfield,' Then the
authorities released him and ■-■ent
him back to Stratford.
Under governme.it surveillance
he’s back in the fields again. Per
haps. Uncle Sam will prosecute
him some day. ' . , - A-
Maybe he won't, for Fred’s far
from a well man now. The strain
of those six years has him.
CENTRAL EMPLOYES
HAVE TRACK MEET
■SAVANNAH, Nov.., 10. Em
ployees of the Central of Georgia
Railway wil hold a track meet in
Macon, on Thanksgiving and many
of the local Central em-ploybes
will attend, according to
workmen at rhe Central here, A
football game and track events arc
■<n the 'program for those who at
tend the meet at which employes
ol al! Georgia cities are expected
tc be present. ■ v<.
Hall’s Catarrh Medicine
'those who are In d "ruß down” vondi
:.iou will notice :hat Catarrh bothers
In in much more than when they are In
food health. This tact proves that while
.'atarrlt, is a local disease, it is greatly
in.iuei'ced by i onstltutio.ipl conditions.
HAl.l/S CATARRH MEDICINE con
sists of nn Ointment which Quickly
Itcll'ivcs by local application, and the
internal Med.cine, a Tonic, which assists
n improving the General Health.
Sold by druggists tor over 40 Years. ,
E. ■ '!hi”i<‘v A Co.. Toledo, Ohio.
Cold Weather Coming
Ideal for Hot Drinks.
Tomato Bouillon,
Hot Chocolate
Coffee
All Seived I lot and Tasty At
Americus Drug Co.
YOUR MIND AND
YOUR MONEY
Your mental peace depends upon
you*,- financial security.
Worry about possible losses from
the, storm or accident leaves you
v.'th just that much less mental ef
ficiency to apply to yotlr business.
l,:j;.;An.'e'wiiovcs'ytiu of all woK
i ry. ft IbaVtrt ! v<iiir' mind free for
We can give you ;ill forms of
i i’roperty Protection policies, .
BRADLEY FIOGG
Phone 185
Representing, the
ALLIANCE INSURANCE CO.,
OF PHILADELPHIA
RED PEPPER i)R I
COLDS IH CHEST;
■
Ease your tight, aching chbst. Slop!
the pain. Break up the congestion;;
Feel a bad cold loosen up in just a
short time.
Red Pepper Rub is the coH r|jg*
edy that brings quickest' relief. It cart?
not and it certainly seerng to
end the tightness and-drive the conges
tion and soreness right. But. ■
Nothing has such coneentrated, pene»
{rating heat as red pepgers, aud when
heat penetrates right down into colds,
congestion, aching musCles and sore,
stiff joints relief comes at once.
The moment you appjy Red Pepper
Rub you feel the tingling heat. In three
minutes the congested spot is warrtied
through and through. When you-are
suffering from a. cold;
backache, stiff neck or sole muscles,
just get a jar of Rowles Red Pepper
Rub, made from red peppers, at any
drug store. You will have the quickest
relief known.
ySr.ttT.rt,. ~■ l X— 1r ~ ia* . —L-—•—rt , , r—L
Drink Water
If Back or
Kidneys Hurt
Begin Taking Salts if You Feel'
Backachy or Have Bladder
Weakness
Too much rich food acids which
excite and overwork ffje kidneys in
their efforts to filter it from the systeip,
Flush the kidneys occasionally to re-,
lieve thqm like you relieve the bowels,
removing acids, waste and- poison, else
you may feel a dull misery in the kid+
ney region, sharp pains in the back on
sick headache, dizziness, the stomach
sours, tongue is coated, and when the
weather is bad you have rheumatic
twinges. The urine is cloudy, full of
sediment, the channels often get irrD
tated, obliging one to get up two or
three times during the night. '
To help neutralize these irritating
acids and flush off the Jbody’s urinous
waste, begin drinking water. Also get
about four ounces of Jad Salts from
any pharmacy, take a tablespoonful in
a glass df water before breakfast for
a few days and your kidneys may then
act fine and bladder disorders disappear.
This famous salts is made from the
acid of grapes anjl lemon juice,
Lined with lithia, and has been used
for years to help clean ( and .stimulate
sluggish kidneys and stop bladder irri--
tation. Jad Salts is inexpensive, and
makes a delightful effervescent lithia
water drink which millions of men and
worpen take now and then to help pre
vent serjous kidney and bladder dis
orders.
By all means, drink lots of good water
every day. Have your physician exam
ine your kidneys at least twice a year.
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