About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 23, 1925)
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 23, 1925 MANY OLD lUIIE ACTRESSES ARE NOWINPOVERTY Once Famous Screen Stars Have Hard Time Making Both Ends Meet in Life’s Battle HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 23.—Where are the famous movie steers of yes terday? No fame is more fleeting than that based on the celluloid film. Only ten of fifteen years ago there were Pickfords, Fairbanks, Gishes, Talmadges, and Swansons. But now their names hint of flown ghosts. A few are happily married, some have sought seclusion at the corners o fthe earth, others still struggle on in the film world forever grasp fag at that which has slipped from them forever—youth and fame. Sev eral have dropped from riches to poverty. The public had no other movie star before it fifteen years ago ex cept Florence Turner. But now the film glory that once was hers has faded with the rest of her forgotten kindred—Marguerite Clark, Gene Gauntier, Florence Lawrence, Mary Charleson, Ella Hall, Marie Walcamp, Mabel Trun nelle, Mary Fuller, Helen Holmes, Lottie Brisco and countless others. Miss Turner is back at the scene of her early triumphs, but not as a star. She goes from studio to stud io seeking employment, but only now and then does she get work even as an “extra” at $7.50 a day. She is still not 35. In 1913 she went to Europe because of poor health and started her own film company. Due to the war it was a failure. AU kinds of misfortune followed, until Marion Davies raised a fund to relieve her destitute con dition. ’ “For eight years I have fought for a chance to come back,” she said with tears in her eyes. “But nobodv wants me. I guess I’m through.” Gene Gauntier, once known round the world as a star of the old Kalem company now lives in se clusion at Stockholm, Sweden. She, too, tried to come back, but found conditions in the industry 30 changed she could not succeed. For ■while she tried reporting on the Kansas City Post, but domestic troubles and the longing for the old film life caused her to seek contentment in Europe. When Mary Pickford was just starting in the movies, Florence Lawrence was enjoying world-wide popularity. DEATH CLAIMS MRS. M.B. HARP Aged Sumter Resident Will Be Laid to Rest in Mt. Zion Cemetery Mrs. Mary Bass Harp, wife of the late J. J. Harp , and a life-long resident of Sumter county, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Nona Stewart, in Leslie Wed nesday morning, September, 23rd at 3:15 o’clock. Mrs. Harp was in her seventy-eighth year and died after an illness of about two months. Mrs. Harp is survived by two sisters, Mrs. A. B. Howard of Amer icus, and Mrs. G? L. Peel, of Hous ton, Texas, one brother, Mr. R. L Bass, of Leslie; two daughters, Mrs. B. L. .Bell, Sr., and Mrs. Nona Stewart, of Leslie; and the follow ing grandchildren: Mrs. S. F.lngram Ft. Gaines, Ga.; Mrs. Clifton Ril lingsworth, Ft. Gaines, Ga.; Mrs. Freelan Scarborough, DeSoto, Ga.; Mrs. Hilton Bass. Daytona Beach Fla.; Mr. Glenn Dell. Dothan, Ala.; Mr. Lovett Dell, Leslie. Ga.; Miss Helen Dell, Leslie, Ga.; James Harp, Greenville, Hl.; Mrs. W. C. Carter, Leslie, Ga.j-Mr. Merril Stewart,-West Palm Beach, Fla.; Mr. Arlis Stewart, Rebecca, Ga.; Miss Tone Stewart. Miss Iris Stew art. at/d Mr. Fred Stewart, Leslie. Ga.: and also severad great-grand children. Mrs. Harp was a consistant mem ber of the Methodist Church from early child-hood, being ever ready with her best efforts to do the work of the Kingdom of God. She was a good neighbor, num bering among her friends all who NOTICE I pay highest cash price for Iron and Steel Scrap, Junk Autos, Old Tires and Tubes, ,Metals and Rags. | T. L. DURHAM Princess I i Bp |||g| l J i ' Y / : W* ' I fii» *•/ w mW ,** 9/ < Jr/ \SgfT' • $ / | cJ 1 -3 1 Kentucky always has boasted of its ofeautifui women and it now says Miss Edyth Draffen, of Law renceburg is the prettiest girl in the state. She will wear a SIOOO gown when she represents the Interena tional Petroleum exposition at Tulsa in October. knew her. The funeral services will be con ducted from Mt. Zion Methodist church. Interment will be in Mt. Zion cemetery. The services will be conducted by Rev. James H. Wilson, pastor of the church. The following wil las as pass bearers: F. W. Hines, G. T. Pace, Charlie Malone, E. L. Wilson, W. T. Anderson, R. J. Simms. HOLLIS FORT ELECTED TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN 1 Continued frem Page Oi>“ . opinion of many of our closest observers to put Sumter County in the forefront. It cannot be done by one man or a few men but must be done bj’ the concert ed action of many. While we do not know that this venture will be profitable to the individ ual yet we do know,, that the county and this community will be greatly benefited by the wise expenditure of at least leastsl2,- 500.00 in advertising her land to the outside world and endeavor- , ing to sell this land to others and ■ thus get a great many interested in coming into this community.” The board will employ a hustling real estate man, who will be in ac tive charge of a centrally located office, and will be known as man ager of the board. The manager will list lands, homes, acreage or timber that is for sale in Sumter IT HAS LASTED Americus People Must Believe Such Convincing Testimony As Mrs. Bunch’s No one in Americus who suffers backache, headaches, dizziness, rheumatic pains or distressing urin ary ills can afford to ignore this twice-told story of an Americus resident. It is confirmed testimo ny, telling of lasting benefit from Doan’s Pills—a stimulant to the kidneys. It’s evidence that no man or woman in AmericUs can doubt. Mrs. T. L. Bunch, 1209 McGar rah street, Americus, says: “My kidneys acted irregularly and I felt tired and languid. I had dizzy spells, too. My back was sore and lame and when I stooped I could hardly straighten. Two boxes of 1 oan’s Pills cured me.” Four years later, Mrs. Bunch said: “The cure I spoke of in my former statement praising Doan’s Pills has been permanent.” 60c, at all dealers. Fost-Mill-I burn Co., Mfrs., Buffalo, N. Y. (adv.) ' county. With each listing will be J the price per acre, a iist of the im provements and a complete discrip jtion of the soil, improvement, near by roads, the distance from church- I es and schools, together with photo graps o fthe home or houses on the land and all other necessary infor mation. Where possible or expedient the manager will secure options. All of this information will be listed and filed sc that possible purchasers may come into the office, look over the lists and be taken to those places he or she desires to investi gate. A reasonable commission will be charged on the sale of all property, part of this commission going to the salesman who closes the deal, part to the board to meet overhead ex penses on a definite basis to be fixed bythe board of directors. Any stockholder in the board may act as a salesman and collect a salesman’s commission, or he may introduce a prospect to the board manager and if a sale results, re ceive a smaller percentage for his efforts. “While this a business organiza tion,” Chairman Hollis Fort said last night, “still as business men our first interest comes in settling these lands in Sumter county. I believe the corporation will pay reasonable dividends probably more—but for you and I the great est return will come indirectly from the new people which we shall lo- DUDLEY’S QPERA pOUSE TODAY AND THURSDAY I /f LX"I II r » I t. . Jfcu, 1 QB) 1 & ~~ ! ih-wfex A 1 The story of a man who had ft brass band in front of him and the sheriff behind him. Twice as good "s any Mei<rhan picture in the past. A Picture Worth 50c Our Prices—Matinees, 10 and 15c; Nights, 10c, 15c, 20 AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER cate., in the county. “The Chamber of Commerce is rapidly perfecting a complete or ganization, with a trained secretary in charge and a large advertising x\snd. The chamber of commerce can not enter the real estate busi ness, therefore we propose to organ ize this board to tie in with the ef forts of the chamber of commerce. “At the tourist camp tonight are a number of tourists, some of them interested in buying farm lands. Where are they to go; to whom are they to appeal for information? There is no centralized agency ■ here to meet that condition, one I that will increase as the days go by,” said Mr. Fort. A connection already has been made with a South Georgia con cern which is planning to bring North Carolina tobacco farmers in the state, Lovelace Eve, president of the chamber of commerce, told the men last night: "We have had one or two conferences with these people an dthey say a board of the kind we are now organizing is what is most needed. These people will go into the Carolinas seeking out farmers who desire to come to Geor gia—and they tell us thiere jare many—load them into buses and bring them here. The farmers will be turned over to the manager of this board, who will show them what the board has to offer. If a sale culminates, the people operat ing the bus will receive a commis eicn. If no sale, you wi’.i not be under any financial obligation. Just as soon as you are organized these people will make definite contracts with you. The organization of this board and the tieing up with the bus company is something the chamber has been working on for several weeks.” said Mr. Eve. Inquiries from Florida real es tate firms lead the board to believe that it will be easy to place Sum ter county farm listings in the tiands of Florida realtors, who wih steer those in Florida looking for 'arm lands this way. If a sale re- FRIENDS SAY SHE IS PICTURE OF HEALTH “I cannot give Tanlac too many thanks, for it brought back my health and strength after everything else failed, and nearly all hope of getting well had left me,” is the grateful statement of Mrs. Sarah Duckett. “Stomach trouble and rheuma tism had been gradually weakening me down for 20 years. At times I ached all over, could not walk with out limping, and felt too weak to get out of my chair. Sleep was al most out of the question and I was nervous, discouraged and despond ent. | “When I began taking Tanlac I was down to 120 lbs. but I now weigh 160 and haven’t an ailment in the world. This is what Tanlac did for me four years ago and since then I have never been without it in the house. I take a bottle now I and then and everyone says I am! the picture of health.” What Tanlac has done for others, it can also do for you. For sale by all good druggists. Accept no sub stitute. Tanlac Vegetable Pillis for con stipation, made and recommended. by the manufacturers of Tanlac. I TANLAC JFYJR YOIZR/f£AIyT/Z I Submarine That Saved Lost Navy Flyers ....... || H||||M||||M This submarine, the R-4, saved the officers and crew of the navy seaplane PN-9, No. 1, after the flying boat ran out of gas on its flight from San Francisco to Hono lulu and was forced down. Hope for the rescue of the flyers had almost been abandoned, and the men them selves, without food for five days, were on the verge of exhaustion when the submarine found them. suits, the Florida realtors will re ceive a small commission, it was pointed out last night. “Now is the time to strike,” Hol is Fort said just before adjourn ing last night. I tell you more (people are interested in buying ?\ PrOperty and lands right now than at any time smee the war days. There is one Piece of centrally located Americus bushess property that was bought ago for $17.000 for TO CLOSE OUT! Quick for Cash We are discontinuing a few lines and to turn these into CASH as quickly as possible, we have cut the price down to cost. These lines are limited in number, only a few of each item, so you had best make your selections at once— Hand Bags Hat Boxes Here are some . real bargains—~ Hand Bags that will stay with you Ladies’ Hat Boxes—-These are and because we are discontinuing among the popular pieces of lug- the line the prices are reduced as K a ße used by ladies today. Only a follows: few in stock, but they are most at- « - - tractive. All $5.50 djn no Hand Bags for SJ»Uv $12.00 Hat e*7 OE All $6.00 Hand $3 50 Boxes Mr * • •“*> ife oH “±7'" $4.00 »8.00 H $4,50 AH SB.OO Hand 7C Boxes going far £ $ B on H "‘ l $6-00 I t?° Hat 53.25 Beautiful Framed Pictures! Selecting a framed picture is like buying a good book. When you see a picture that appeals to you there is usually just the place for it on the walls. We have a limited, but very choice line of these handsomely framed wall pic tures which we will close out at just what they cost us. Drop in and see them. Because we are discontinuing this line, you have an opportunity to save quite a sum. Fern Stands Flower Stands Wicker Fern Stands—Only a few Metal Flower Stands—A few tall of these Wicker Fern Stands, metal Metal Flower Stands, with metal lined, goin at cost. You'll need bowls, to close out at —— one this winter. ’“■ so I $4 00 X°. v t ,lu ” 54.50 $7.50 Fern Stands 59 $7.00 values Metal Day Beds WARDROBE TRUNKS __ A few heavily built Wardr<K>e We have three Simmons Metal T . ... . .. I runks, with generous inside space Day Beds, with splendid springs . . .... . . . .. . . _. . . ... and splendidly equipped inside. As and mattress. 1 his is a double pur- . th I t pose bed—day bed in the day time; K y foiled- be 4 “ whe “ $55.00 Wardrobe T 37 50 ° e Trunks for »•»••** val ".'°.“... $27.00 T™°n. 0< !.7 a, ‘ l,ob ' $32.75 I $35.00 value goes $25.00 $30.00 Wardrobe sl7 50 f° r ~ * * Trunks for $30.00 value goes $23.00 $25.00 Wardrobe $16.00 Many Miscellaneous Articles On Sale ! We cannot list all of the odds and ends in the lines we are discontinuing, but there are many and at prices cut down to cost. This is a strictly cash sale and because you pay cash you can make one dollar do the work of two. Come in and look around. Something here you prbably need and now can buy at a saving. H. CIAYMURPHEY ( Successor to Murphey-Kelly Furniture Company.) Lamar Street Opposite Post Office which $65,000 cash—spot cash— was refused yesterday. I’ll giv.« any of you gentlemen the names if jyou want them. I sold a piece of | farm land yesterday for a higher i price than I expected—cash, and af |ter the sale another purchaser ap proached me with a proposition to I purchase this same land for more than I had just sold it for.” | Mr. Fort explained that farm {listing would not be confined to this ‘section of the county alone, but that Plains and Leslie and other centers would be given an opportunity to come into the board and operate as [the Americus men expect to con duct the business. CORNELL GRID STAR GLOOMY OVER OUTLOOK ITHICA, N. Y., Sept 22. “They're just a lot of scholars dress ed up as athletics with their minds PAGE FIVE on Phi Beta Kappa keys instead of interference,” is gloomy “Gil” Do bie’s opinion of bis 1925 crop of Cornell University football candi dates. BUTCHER REJOICES OVER WIFE’S RECOVERY “My wife suffered for five years and practically lived on toast and hot water. Doctors said she would have to be operated for gall stones. A lady advised her to try Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy and after tak ing 4 bottles over two years ago, she has been entirely well ever since.” It removes the catarrhal mucus from the intestinal tract, and allays the inflammation which caus es practically all stomach, liver and intestinal aßments, including ap pendicitis. One dose will convince or money refunded. For sale by all druggists. (adv.)
