About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 30, 1924)
PAGE TWO WE 01 OIL LIKE ANNULMENT NEARING Depavtment cf Justice Officials Busy Assembling Information and Observing Testimony WASHINGTON. Jan u V the senate appro:'■h; d a vu‘ on the oil lease annulmi * tion, the ' de] artnw.it ie ' ■ ■ filial. assembled . -i« • through observation ■. ttj>t i:u<nt.v taken by the inves t■.< >1 ’■ i >'"it- THf PERILS «f 11 DIG!STI 01 The Disease That Strikes With out Warning. Quickest Way to Get Well is ihrough New Treatment Containing Seven teen Ingredients That Renew Every Part of the Body. i'nijigi -tion- in any form often pt eves fatal, but even in a mild de cree is dangeron:-, because it i brings on on e ailment after anoth- . er, * running throughout the entire system, taking in the liver, stpm a< h aijd blood, .producing malnu trition and finacy reaching the heart. For this reason any rem edy that merely relieves the ptiiti is not sufficient, but a complete systemic treatment is necessary to get permanently well. This conjplete treatment is'found only in a prescription called Re-Cu- Ma, which contains seventeen well known and thoroughly tested ingre dients, so skillfully compounded that each one. performs ftS function on the various parts of the body peiVeotly and >harmoniously. This remarkable prescription starts rgiht to work on the digestive tract, relieves constipation, purifies the blood (the cause of rheuma tism), cleanses the kidneys and puts your entire system to rights, thor oughly acting upon the colon, which, according to Prof. Metchni koff of the Piistuer Institute, Paris, is the cause of all our bodily aches and pains. Rc-Cu-Ma will Hispel biliousne s f sick headaches, tier-, vousness’and completely rid your system-of all toxic- poisons/, whivlv , have been the direct cause of you! sickly condition. R'e-Cu-Ma is sold and recom mended by Planters Seed and Drue; Go., and Howell’s Pharmacy. (7) j Change of > I • Bfe i J ‘‘J* When change of life began fc S on me,” says Mrs. Lewis 4 S Lisher,’ of Lamar, Mo., ‘‘l 4 . \ suffered so with womanly a m weakness. I suffered a great x JJ deal of pain in my back and £ K sides. My limbs would cramp, L ft I didn’t feel like doing my f I work, and there are so many r steps for a woman to take on I* a farm. I was very anxious 4 to get better. A friend rec- 4 ommended ' a CARDUI \ The Woman's Tonic K to me and I began using it K ft J certainly improved. I went f J through change of life with- p j out any trouble. I can highly 4 j recommend Cardui.” k S At the age of about 40 to 4 S 50 every woman has to pass 4 J through a critical time, which h ? is called the Change of Life. £ ft At this time, great changes L ft take place in her system, R ft various painful and £ r r disagreeable symptoms. |? J If you are approaching this 4 J period, or are already suffer- 3 S ing from any of its troubles 4 S .or symptoms, take Cardui. It 4 S should help you, as it has j)i " helped others. § |J 1 Sold by all druggists. j CORNS Lift Off-No Pain! ) z —\ r < Doesn't hurt mu hit! Drop a Jittle ‘‘Frcezone” »n an Veiling <-<<rji. in stantly that corn stops hurting* then * shortly you lift ir right its with lingers. N our druggist sells a tiny bottle of Treezmn-” for a few cents, siillkiiait io remove every hard corn, sof| corn, or corn between the toe-, and the foot calluses, without soreness or irrita tion. j tee for presciitatiof’ i Special counsel was named by President Coolidge to act for tiie , guvernnii ut court proceedings-grow - Jng out of the inquiry. The selec tion of Sibir 11.-Strawn, of Chicago, and Thomas W. Gregory, of Austin, Texas, Dem- crat, ;.s special counsel was announcel last night. HOUSE NAVY COMMITTEE STARTS OWN PROBE WASHINGTON. Jan. 30.—in qtiiry’of its own into some features of the Sinclair and Dohi-ny oil leases was begun today by the House naval committee with Rear Admirals Gregory and Griffin on hand to testify. TO LAUNCH CAMPAIGN FOR NEW MEMBERS ALBANY, Jan. 30. A campaign lor enlarged membership will be ; launched by the Georgia Peanut : Growers’ Co-operative Association -shortly after February 1 that is ex pei-tedito extend the services of the i co-operative body to about 50 counties, in addition to the 77 in, . which there are air. ady members fund local organizations, according ito announcement • made by Colonel Robert E. L. Spence, president and general manager of The campaign will he under the direction of the field servi • • [department of the asociation, which! 'is headed by John H. Mock. WOMEN A.CTIVE IN GEORGIA POLITICS ATHENS, Jan. 30.—For the first time in the history of this section women are candidates for political offices, Mrs. Annie Yoting Avera, ol Oglethorpe county, and Miss Eva Stephens, of Newtyn county, being the .first women in this part of the state to enter the politic.,, arena. Mrs. Avera is candidate for school while Mijis *Steprenson is seeking election to the office of tax receiv er of Newton county, with JL I. Horton, incumbent, as her oppon ent, • GRIFFIN MERCANTILE CONCERN IS PURCHASED I GRIFFIN, Jan. 30.—M. F. Smith has just bought Jhe’ interest of H. H. Moore in the Griffin Mercan tile company here. Mr. Sfnith han been secretdry and treasurer o{ the company for a numbei\if years and Mr. Moore lias been, vice president of "(he same concern. Other stock is ownedi by Haskell JI ‘ Ik-FY 1 JT-'ident of the company slid iifßvip. ■ EXERCISE HINT* p j . 4? ■ I JVa / r u y/ / V J 7 11 M / ( i(c) 1924 by Bernarr MWefadden Crossing she legs in J tho manner shown, slowly bend the knees un til sitting down ••tailor fashion", alter which rise to standing pos ition and repeat until tired. Good for knock-knees, and also the gen eral development of the legs. f Tomorrow W KI kD a ruild, vegetable laxative to W ill relieve Constipation and Dili ousnesa and keep the digestive and ■s! climinati ve_Junctions normal. p /or owr ■ years Chips Block M? JUNIORS- Wk J Little N?s W One-third the rrgu- i lar dose. Maae of I ' garnc ingredient*, rJ® I then candy coated. a bill K •' OWf / la . / "1 he aay I brought Die picture post cards back from Paree.” 1 >1 RF. MaBI.E, 1 just received your picture post card from \\ ashinton an' have stuck it in my war album. I'd like to gel a chanct to look over some of those locnl Uittel Holds myself. Its turrible to think of the accrs of devustated desks an of the brave lads that stuck by cm till they parsed out from loss of ink. 1 knew a private once what fought the war in Washinton. .11 i\s ' drawin disihility pay now for a pari- I li/ld right arm. But that aint what I took my pen in hand to write you of. It., this Botins bisniss thats botherin [ me. I'wish yottd fft me the real in side dope on it if yoq happen to be I talkin to Mr. Coolidge the well known presydent day. It aint that Im mixed ttp on where I stand. I know l/tn/ all right. Id just like to find who started all this an giiseJiim a chanct to see if his war risk insurance still wffrks or not. Tligyve been pttljin an haulin me from pillow to post about this tiling ever since you went away. There aint a d.-.y somebody dont come up to me an a.-k tne for my views. Its. the first time anybodys wanted cm since • the day I brought the picture post cards back from Parec. But them was views worth askin for. Which , is a French joke an I guess you wouldnt understand. One day its the Ex-Service Miens Amity Bongs league thats after me to sign up with their outfit. Next day another bunch is tellin ttic Id be a dnnibclt to do that cause all I got to I do is to sit tight an holler an Wash inton will have to come across with the price of a second hand l-’ordlPocit i Pronto. To use a French idiot of speech. All of us whifh was confttsin I till I got onto the idear of what they was talkin about. ■ The Sliver Tongued Oraters call it ; adjiistibepf-ornpiits’alion, whatever that I means. I call it. a harfdout an hand- I MRS O S. MORTON DIES AT HOME IN LUMPKIN i>. , | J LUMPKIN, Jan.'3o—Mrs. O. S. I > Morton, aged 76 dia,tclel nfLf . j Morton, aged 76, died at half past j 2 o’clock’ Tuesday afternoon at the I family residence in Lumpkin, fol- i lowing an illness of five months',j She is survived iby her h’us.bandc ;O. S. Morton; one sister, Mrs. Fi IM. Everett of Columbus, land | children, Mrs. J...M> Kynyon o. I Riihlaud: Mis. Wilmot Matthews I of: Covington; Mrs. R. F, Morton, of i Greenville, S. Mrs . Howard , Abney, of'Athens; Mrs. T. ■ Kendrick of Columbus; and Hisses I Gussie and Florence Morbon ind Mr. J. S. Morton of Lumpkin. Funeral Service were held at the family residence this afternoon at 3 :30 o’clock with interment in East ' cemetery. •• —— -- - —■■■ - -- EXPERT TO DEMONSTRATE USE OF EXPLOSIVE HERE ALBANY, Jan. 30. W. E. Broach, of the division of agricub tural engineering, State College of Agriculture, Athens, will be in Al bany-Thursday to give a demonstrti- ' tion in the use of sodatol. The demonstration will be reld at 2 p. | m., on Col. R. E. L. Spence’s farm one mile west of town on the Daw son road. Mr. Broach will demon strate the use of this explosive for blowing stumps, digging hole for i If Back Hurts Flush Kidneys Drink Plenty of Water and Take Glass of Salts Before Break fast Occasionally I When your kidneys hurt and your I back feels sore, don't get scared and | proceed to load your stomach with a I lot of drugs that excite the kidneys | and irritate the entire urinary tract. Keep your kidneys clean Like you keep your bowels clean, by flushing them ; with a mild, harmless salts which helps | to remove the body’s urinous waste i and stimulate them to their normal , activity. The function of the kidnevs is to filter the blood. In 24 hours they strain from it 500 grains of acid and waste, so we can readily understand the vital : importance of keeping the kidneys active. Drink lots of good water —you can’t , drink too much; also get from any 1 pharmacist about four ounces of Jad Salts. Take a rablespoonful in glass of water before breakfast each morn ing for a few days and vour kidnevs > may then act fine.. I'his famous salts | is made from the acid of grapes and ' ■ lemon juice, combined with lithia. and has been used for years to help clean ' and-stimulate clogged kidneys; also to neutralize the acids in the system so I they are no longer a source of irrita tion. thus often relieving bladder weak- - ness. Jad Salts in inexpenrivo; can not in jure; makes a delightful effervescent? lithia-water drink which everyone should 1 take now and then to help "keep their . kidneys clean and active. Try this; also j keep up the water drinking, and no trrnibt you will wonder what became of I your kidney trouble and backache. By I all means have your physician examine ! your kidneys at least twice a year. THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER : THE BATTLE OF- THE BONUS : By ED. STREETER, Author of “Dere Mabie Letters” outs was over for me when I marched oil the dock at Hoboken. At la-1 Im on a self supportin basis as the man wrote his wile when he hung himself. I dogt need no more free movies, nor Paris Heralds, ‘nor feet less socks to wear on nor nothin. Im workin now—An it aint the governiint nether. ,/ A % Rut when I tell these Bonus fcllowtb that they look at nje like I was niissin some of my buttons. They say dont 1 know the governmint owes me money. It .-cems that accordin to the rules of the Patryots Union they for got .to pay us overtime or somethin. Maybe its for smootbin out horses on Christmas. I dont know. Im here to state one thing, though, an that is I dont need no hired Napolyuns to tell me who owes me money an who dont. Os course they didnt pay me enough. Cause why? Cause they couldnt. If they could have the Tresury would have gone bust the first pay day on me alone. . , r Steepel Jacks that climbs steepels get 25 smackers per diem, as the law-, yers say, cause their work is sposed to be dangerous. On that scale I ofen wonder what I would have drawed that day in the Hois de Forges wood when the bullets was playin “she loves me she.loves me not" with the <|aisss right above my tin derby? An what do you spose me an Angus MacDon ald was worth an hour the time- we sat in the Chathde (which is a kind of a French railroad station near k JV ■ B'ill BveeK D //lAr "The l:cic ice j<it in the cellar <•_: that ihuthoc.” MR . TROS, Ir> Ci fee You to KeAT> A PoeM ' I THE OTHAf? IMY AIM'D QvG MCT Your? HONEST OPINION] ABOUT LT. X \HAV<=’ TRI (SB TO EXPRESS TWO SSoCENTRic MOTIF. " ’ ajT ,T IM THIS 2 ■pocke-t K 'H M 4y f 5 | T (3 Tn "TM IS o/v co fW. ' ~ Wiilx ffi/u M J H '—/AH Z 'l!C=’S / it <s J - fruit trees, and blowing ditches for drainage. ■ , , TOBACCO BEDS ARE DECLARED SAFE VALDOSTA, Jan. 30. E. L. Ring, a leading expert tobacco glower in the Hahira district, re ports all tobacco seed beds entirely safe from the recent cold. Mr. Ring -ays that there never was doubt in his mind about them, as they usual ly stand such an amount of cold. However, he believes the cold will make the transplanting i little late the coming season, but does rot think this will be a disadvantage, if good, strong giants are put out. Mr. Ring has been growing tobacco in the Hahira section several years and this season has acquifid Hill BIRD SEED-FISH FOOD Bird Manna f<sr Sick Birds CANARYS We Can I ell Y on Why Your Bird Don’t Sing MURRAY’S PHARMACY The Rexall Store Americus, Georgia. Bill ®i-ecK y / > / ‘‘For feetless socks feet to wear on tny rists." , Brillycourt) and listened to the Fritzcs take the thing apart over our heads? An, Mabie, I can remember times when, on a piece work basis, Ive peeled $500,000 worth of Govcr mjnt potatoes in one week without gettin it. I « Usages for what we went through! wages hell! (If youll excuse the ex pressttn.) Do they think we're like those fellows Ceser used to hjre when he wanted to catch himself a new town? But thats history, Mabie, which' of course you wouldnt Understand. ■ Os course I took what they-handed me. 1 have i took all theyd give me if not mote. ’As it was, by the time they got through taking dedirc tions away from me, my Vin Rooge allowance vvbuldn't have kep a Frenchman alive till his Petty Daju uay (which is a Ifrencb dish eaten right after" breakfast). Just the same, Mabie. I'd ha,ve taken Rushin roobles if they'd handed cm out. An so would the rest of the bunch. When I first went .down to trainin camp thgre was an old fat horse doc tor that said I couldnt be a soldier cause I didnt have good feet. Quick as anything I says I knew thcy.v.aW’.t much to look at but I h.adnt,figgered that I was enterin cm for no beauty contest. Fast with the comeback, lhats me all over. Mabie. And when 1 saw he looked kind of sheepish I says Id used cm lor twenty odd years (barrin a «fcW months .at the - another farm on which he expects to grow the weed. ALBANY WILL FIGHT HIGHER SIJGAR RATES ■ ALBANY, Jan. 30,—The Albany i Chamber of Commerce has been ro- ■ tified of a conference to be held in Atlanta, February 7. between the : fourth section committee of South -1; ern Carriers and interested shippes •. and receivers of the adjustment of j proposed increases in railroad rates I; on sugar in car lots to points in ■ | this territory. The anatter will be brought be . I fore the governing board of the (Chamber of Commerce and it is ' I likely that a jrrotest will be filed i land the proposed increase fought, Et the conference on February 7. _WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, J 3 ; g start) an they hadnt wore off yet. ■But it wasnt no use. I come near tastin my first blood that day. An remember how, after that old pill-shooter had stamped the Z T-C” on my dogs, it took me three months to butt my way info the army. It would be easyet- for a camel to take . a needle out of his eye, as Mister Shakesper says, than it was for me to get permission to get my head blowcd off in a uniform that was three sizes too big for me. 43tit I got in, didnt I. An I went to France. An 1 aint sorry. An there's a few others in the same boat. About . t two niilyttn of em to be exack. Hn | I they tell me the governiint owes me j money! Why, Mabie, do you spose if I saw a guy pushin a lot of wimmin an children into the. lake, an I was to give him a poke in the nose, that Id I send em all a bill for $1.25 a year later? It makes me sore to have em act like this waj- was fought on a contrack basis. .Its the only war 1 got an Id like to keep it deefent. Os course if Id been mussed up that would be differunt. Id have expected a lot from tlrZrn then an Id have been the first to lu-llcr if I didnt get it. But from all I can make out tfleyre tryin to do their best for those fellows. I heard a man say theyd spent two' billyttns on em al ready an that was just the beginnin. More strength to cm. 1 say. An I ’here aint a fellow what was redly Bitt Brecft | 'lmai *iit ntd iiorsc adciJr at , Gaining camp.’' - | TO HEAR GAS CONCERN PETITION MARCH 4TH ATLANTA, Jan. 30.—Hearing on j the petition of the Atlanta Gas I Company, which was filed in Feder ; al coprt for the Northern District | of Georgia in 1921 to prevent the , [enforcement of the ,$1.55 rate per • 1,000 cubic feet of gas as ordered Iby the Public Service Commission, [will continue March 4 when' Hie' . REMEMBER This is The Last Week of our Cut Price Clearance Sale on All Ladies’ and Childrens’ fl Ready-to-Wear Garments fl Men’s and Boys’ fl Clothing I Silk and Woolen Dress fl Goods fl Linens and White Goods 5 And All fl Winter Fabrics and fl Merchandise which fl we wish to convert into fl Cash rather than fl inventory fl J fl fl > - | Don ’t jail to embrace fl | this opportunity to secure fl I your needs for everything fl in our line. i, ANSLEY’S "" eh ". Ind they tell me the Government owes me money!" in the scrap an saw cm go down that dont agree witji me. If there i» an I run into him bes liable to need a little help himself—an it wont be from the Bonus, fm fc>; diggin down for that crowd 'till 1 strike rock—-An then I feel ashaWrcd cause I cant give no more. An insted of that they tenttf me t» hop on the band wagon an take a ride with cm. II ell they got another guess comin, that all. The- way it alt looks to me is this Either they owe Us somethin or were lookin for charity. Now 1 know the; jlont owe me nothin. I didnt liglrt the war for the Governiint. 1 fought it for my home :u«l my country ar for you, if youll excuse me mentions it. Nobody owes ine nothin for that. Then it must be charity. \Vell J dont want no help-just n<m». An a: Ibng as things is breakin right whate the use of g f oin round yellin for help Keep that for the fellows what go! knocked out—an as for them—well Mabie. I kiinl of feel it oughtnt to be our duty to take care of them. It ought to be o'ur pnivilige. No—when I get to be a dodderin old wreck like your grandlather, with- Spanish moss hangin from my chin rm my granchihlgrn (if you’ll excuse my referin to em ) sittin on my knee in regular order Tm goin to tell cm about the war if they like it or not. An when they ask me if I was in all the battels Im goin to raise my head as high as the lumbago lets me an say “Yes; all of cm but one—the Battle of the Bonus. I had all the war I wanted before the 11 of Nov. 1918.” An that’s that. Give my regards to your mother. An to the dog if lies with you. An to your fattier to tor all 1 care. Yours til! Germany fays, ■dii.i. : commission will commence its’pv/- i sfentation of testimony. ' H • that cough | before it begins take , 5 F SCOTTS EMULSION J
