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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY ZG THE DINGBAT FAMILY 'SOLO !*., This HaaAts° a 'MPoRteD Hcvemeaj't TocT\ (Tfafttg* DidTYoiA a IfiMMiSH /Hove*tfc<ut CLOCK, V USTft/0, IT's About To st*,k&l \SAyt- Three. H * I * fbuj, yTo THis HER.E S€/ur eok.j JHSFyK '-\Th£ Hour, of^" - ■' l oder. j " ' ! <*_ SHERLOCKO THE MONK BUILD GARAGE FOR UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS To Have Automobile Am bulances. Special Meeting of Hospital Building Committee to Consider Matter. Commit tee Soon to Report on Busi ness Manager. There will be a meeting of the spe cial hcr-pital committee of city com. - cil Wednesday afternoon at. 5:39 o’clock when the question cf 1> ing a garage at the new University Hos pitals will be taken up. There will lie two automobile ambulances event ually secured by the hospital author ities. but only one will be purchased at the beginning. The garage will be heated so that there will be no danger of water in the engines of the ambu lances freezing and they will be ready to go out at a moment on a call. The call for the meeting of the ccmmittee was issued by Chairman T. S. Raworth. It i,= expected that within a short time the committee appointed to se lect a business manager for the City Hospitals will be ready to report Mayors' Hayno stated Wednesday that when the hospitals moved to the new location on the orphan asylum tract the business manager will take charge of all the purchases. TAYLOR PRELIMINARY IS CONTINUED FOR A WEEK The preliminary hearing for John Taylor, colored, a public drayman, which was expected to come up before t’nlted States Commissioner C. J. Skinner, Jr., at 11 a. m. Wednesday, vas continued until 11 a. m. next Wednesday, because of the absence of some of the government’s Important witnesses. Taylor was arrested several days ago by Deputy United States Marshall E C. Pearce in the famous wholesale cotton seed robbery from a local rail way freight yards a year ago. fly UmL jSbI MARLEY V/ 2 IN. DEVON 214 IN. ARROW COLLARS 2 FOR 25 CENTS CIUETT PEABODY (I CO. I,SC TROT HY. ’FIS HERE AT LAST — AUGUSTA’S WEATHER Conditions Ideal; Not Too Cold. Thermometer’s Lowest Read ing 36...T0 Continue Fair. The glad news of fair weather and more fair weather, as provided for by the forecast of Mr. E. D. Ernigh, was received with delight in Augusta on Wednesday morning. As officially predicted hy him Tuesday, Augusta had a lovely day Wednesday, and, ac cording to the forecast Issued Wed nesday, the conditions here Thursday will be just as favorable. It was expected Tuesday from cer tain observations made that the tem perature in Augusta would go as low as freezing Tuesday night. The low est recorded by the official thermom eter, however, was 36 degrees early Wednesday morning. After the sun began to shine the temperature rose. The weather is ]ust. right. It is Augusta's true win ter weather. •‘Runaway June” at Modjeaka Friday. FEDERAL OFFICERS IN SEARCH ‘MOONSHINERS’ Two Negroes, Arrested Yester day By Deputy Revenue Col lector Perkins and Deputy U. S. Marshall Pierce, Being Held. Deputy Revenue Collector H W. Perkins and Deputy United States Marshall K. C. Pearce returned to the city yesterday with John Bailie and Squire I’hlllips, two negroes, alleged moonshiners,” of Emanuel County. They also seized the "still," they claim the negroes had been operating, Tuesday morning the prisoners were brought before United Btatea Com missioner C ,T Skinner, Jr , for pre liminary investigation. The commis sioner saw fit to hind each of them over to the next term of the federal court at Augusta, when they will have to answer to the charge of Illicit distilling before the grand Jury. Bailie supplied bond of *IOO and was released. Phillips Is held under hall of 1250. He is In the Richmond County jail. The officers say the “still” was lo cated a few miles southeast of Adrian. Ga., in the woods. They met with no resistance when they made the raid. Chief of Police O. W, Crawford., of Handersville; chief of Police E. A. Oliver, of Adrian, and E. L. Curry, of Dublin, were among the witnesses for the go'-rnmeut at the preliminary bearings. 1 STRAND-BIJOU CONTEST Waxing Warm---5,000 Votes Offered For Each $5.00 Return From Ticket Sales From January 19th to 25th. The Strand-Bijou Contest inaugu rated some while ago has developed a large number of live contestants among (he young ladies of Augusta, all of whom have energetically applied themselves to win first prize of $250.00 offered in this contest, which has now only a short while to run. According to the votes standing up until Tuesday January 19th, Miss Kittle L. Langley leads all contestants with a total of 8,240 votes to her credit, Miss Eva line Cunningham is a close second with 7,390 votes and Miss Bertha Miegel, Mary Crouch, 7,195 and Julia Wall 7,120 are within easy distance. The work of selling season tickets for the two popular theaters is such an easy matter on account of the ex cellence of the entertainment offered by both that there is little doubt, but that the votes attain very large pro portions. Never in the history of these theaters has the attendance been so enthusiastically large as within the past two weeks; the attendance rep resents people from every walk of life, both old and young and Includes many who were never considered jjatrons of amusement houses in the past. Elsewhere In this Issue the contest manager announces that 5,000 bonus votes will he allowed for each $5.00 from the sale of tickets turned in from the period of January 19th to 2Kth inclusive. This stimulus will produce unusual activty among eonfestants and as It Is Htated that this offer will not be repeated, friends of contestants should take the oppor tunity to aid their favorite at this BETTER MAIL SERVICE TO WASHINGTON. GA. Augusta Postmaster Author ized to Put Pouch on the "Piccayune,” Leaving Here Daily at 6:15 P. M. Postmaster Jno. W. Clark announced V/edneeday morning that the Augusta office has Just received authority to put on a mall pouch on the "pic cayune." thus affording a much better mail service to Washington, Ga,, than in the past. All Washington, Ga., mall that reaches the post office up to 5:30 p. m„ dally will leave, Augusta at 6:15 p. m., on the "Pie,” the an ommodatlon train the Georgia railroad operates as far as Union Point, and will be trans- Jkrred at Barnett for Its destination. This Is simply one of the recent im A Food and Nerve Tonic Is frequently required by old age. We always recommend y Emutsklri containing I/ypophoiphiUi ea an ideal combination for this purpose. T, G, Howard. THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA. The Adventure of the High Explosives time. The following is the respective standing of the contestants up to Tuesday, January 19th: Standing of Contestants. Kitty L. Langley 8,240 Evallne Cunningham .-7,390 Bertha Miegel ...,7,255 Mary Crouch 7,195 Julia Wall 7,120 Celia Jacobs 7,070 Lula Manning 7JHO Mary Simons (i’oHO Mrs. Louis B. Talbott 6,960 Eva Thomas 5,575 Annie Laurie Gardner 6,670 Nell Riley 6,690 Rita Brill #,555 Ossie Hoffman 6J,50 Ruth Black f1’530 Pauline Kitchens 6,490 Lota LivingHton 5,455 Maude Campbell 5^440 Lela Weathers 6^415 Annie Greer 6^410 Mary Mlllrier I. f!i37o Gertrude Vandivere o’zr.O Fannie Sowell 0,280 Mable Coleman ll'2Bo Mrs. W. W. Pittman 6,220 Mrs. .1. R. Bass 6 105 Milo Young !.o!l45 Naomi Davidson 0 000 Lessle Edwards 1.f»!b30 Mrs. W. C. Watkins 5 810 Myrtls Redd Myrtle Hinman 5 670 Mrs. Ephy Christian 2\o With each dollrtr contest ticket 1,000 votes are given. The tickets are trans ferable, and are good until used. Why not buy your tickets this way, and help some one win? provements In the service, from which Augustans will benefit as well ns tho patrons at tho other end of tho line. Stomach Troubles Due to Acidity SO SAYB EMINENT SPECIALIST. Ho-oabed stomach troubles, sunh «s indigestion, wind, and stomach-ache are In probably nine rases out of ten simply evidence that fermentation Is taking place In the food contents of the stom ach, causing the formation of gas and acids. Wind distends the stomach, arid causes that full, oppressive feeling some times known ns heartburn, while the acid Irritates and inflames the delicate lining of the stomscb The trouble lies entirely In the fermenting food Koch fermentation Is unnatural, and Held formation Is not only unnatural, but may Involve most serious consequences If not '■< greeted. To stop or prevent fer mentation of tho food contents of the stomach and to neutralize the acid, arid render tt bland anil harmless, a tea spoonful of blsurated magnesia, probably the best and most effective corrector of acid stomach known should he taken In a quarter of a glass of hot or cold water Immediately after eating, or when ever wtn<s, or acidity Is fell This slops the fermentation, arid neutralizes the aridity In a few moments. Fermenta tion, wind snd acidity are dangerous and unnecessary Slop or prevent them by the use of a proper antacid, such as blsurated magnesia, which can lie ob tained from any druggist and thus en able the stomach to do Its work proper ly without being hindered by poisonous gas and dangerous acids.—M. k\ R. AT IUODJESKA THE SCRUB—Domino (Two Reels). The tale of a football hero by C. Gardner Sullivan and ThonTas 11. Ince. George Elliott, a student at one of the big universities, is unable to make (lie football team until his senior year. He is then awarded a position at (renter because of his superior method of passing the ball, I hough his lightness Is against him. lie over hears the head coach say that Dick Blackwood would make a better center if only he could master (he pass. In his loyalty to the college Elliott teaches Blackwood the pass, thereby eliminating himself, not merely from the team, but also, as he supposes, from the possibility of winning Mar jorie Burgess, who has commanded him to return for Ills answer after he has played his first big game. The game Is played and won, largely through the efforts of Blackwood, and he Is a hero. At the banquet, where the letters are awarded, the victorious center tells the whole story of El liott’s sacrifice. Elliott wins one of the letters -and Marjorie's - promise. SNAKEVILLE’S BUND PIG. Hnakevllle Is under the rule of wo men. Sophie has been elected sheriff and closed the saloon. While the wo men are entertained in Sophie’s office, the men are forced to stay home and do the housework. The saloonkeeper has a brilliant Idea. He brings a keg of whiskey from the cellar and runs a pipe line to the outside. Slim Is tho first to discover the blind pig and, after getting his fill, runs to tell hit) friends. Sophie and her assistants discover the pipe, arrest the saloon keeped and put kerosene In the barrel of whiskey. The patrons arrive, headed by Slim and Mustang. They fill their cans and the result Is most pleasing to Sophie. They all become deathly sick, including Slim, who Is dragged homo by the ear, SERIES OF SERMONS AT CURTIS BEGINNING NOW The first of a series of sermons by the pastor, Rev. .1. A. Smith, on "The Epistles of I’aul," will tie preached at 8 o’clock tonight at the Curtis Mup llst Church. The subject for the first of these sermons Is “The Thessalon- Inns.” The members of the church are Invited to come and bring their friends to all of these services. For ■ Deep Seated Cold. It Is In cases of deep seated eolds that Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is most npprrrlnted. It relieves the lungs and makes breathing easier, liquifies the tough mueiis and makes It easier to expectorate, allays the cough and aids nature in throwing off the cold and restoring the system to a healthy condition. Mrs. C. It Wal ters, Decatur, 111,, says, “Fifteen years ago Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy cured rne of a deep seated cold on the lungs and rid me of an aggravating cough. I have since used It when needed and It has always produced the desired results.” For sale by all dealers. “Runaway June" at Modieska Friday. Bong, Bong, Pow! AT THE STRAND Today. TJie Strand IS offering "The Wishing Ring,l’ with VJvJan Marlin In -the "leaning idle, . A synopsis of the story follows: Sally's father was the parson of a poor church. Salty, though In rags, had arlistic Instincts,, and In order I 1 gel flowers for the church vanes she Invaded the garden of old A ll nee!cy and gathered them without the form ality of asking for permission. An nesloy was annoyed at the in.vMlcrldiis disappearance of his pet flowers and in a quarrel Willi Ids gardener rerelv.nl the old servant’s apron In tils face. Giles, soil of the gouty, testy Earl of Bateson, is expelled from Ills eolLegu because of his boyish instincts of mis chief, His father places him In the hands of a private tutor from whom tie escapes. Arinesley gives _him tho gar dener’s apron anil puts him In charge of his roses. Hally makes another laid, Is caught by Giles, but Giles takes Idly on her and her poor little roses, and their acquaintance ripens into friendship. During one of their walks together they happen ori a gypsy rump. On. of the gypsies tells Sally that she will marry a nobleman's son and pre sents tier with a wishing ring. Natu rally superstitious, Rally construes co incidences as replies to her wishes. Her Attempts to bring father and son together when she finds who Giles is, and her many curious adventures, form 11 beautiful and touching story, a real “Reg o’ My Heart” of the films. The ending Is the happy marriage of the young lovers, and In acting and story tho picture will please and move you. Mary Pickford Tomorrow. Tomorrow at Tho Strand Mary Bick ford will he seen In "Cinderella,” a four-part, film version of the well known story, produced under the Rara motint program. HOLD BASEBALL MELT THURSDAY Stockholders of Augusta Club Urged to Report at Office of President Kalbfleisch Tomor row at 5 O’clock. A meeting has been called by the Augusta Baseball Association of Us stockholders, which will be held to morrow afternoon at 5 o'clock/ In the offices of President E. G. Kalbfleisch, 303-304 Dyer Building. All Important matters will he talk ed over and brought to a definite con clusion, as it will be the last meeting before the South Atlantic League meeting takes place, which will be held In Savannah tiext Monday. At the league meeting Monday, every club In the circuit will be rep resented, arid the prospects of each city, Individually, will he looked Into, us to how they stand, financially and By GUS MAGER otherwise, toward a completing (bo mr» son son as a member of the S Hy. So it is a matter of tho utmost im portance that all stockholders attend the meeting in order that the directors will know just how the local club stands, for these facts will have to bo conveyed to the officials in Savan nah. Tho foremost topic will ho the fi nancing of tho club for the season. Some plans has to ho devised to as sure tho chib In a "money way” that everything will go through without a hitch, ami it, is Imperative that each rwul every man who holds stock in the AugiiHta baseball club be present. ON THE FIRING LINE What it means to most men. There are many true heroes that have perished In the European war who “never smelled powder,” but who succumbed to sickness after hard campaigning -coupled with bad water mid lack of food. Tho sick and de bilitated man Is as much out of place In his struggle for life and existence as he would he on the firing lino. On tho other hand the strong, vigorous man. Ills veins filied with rich, red blood, lias an enormous advantage In whatever position ho may bo fated to occupy, In war or business. The prompt and certain action of Dr. I’l erne’s Golden Medical Discov ery in driving all harmful germs and impurities from the blood, sets in mo tion the repair process which works actively on the diseased membrane where Catarrh flourishes unchecked or 'where Ihe skin gives warning of the bad blood beneath hy showing pim ples and bolls, also the skin clears up and becomes wholesome and ruddy. Thus hy building up a new and per fect covering and harrying out of tho system tho Catarrh Infested matter hy way of the blood, liver and kid neys, Catarrh Is overcome and perma nently conquered. There Is not a drop of alcohol or any narcotic In Dr. Pierce's Golden Medi cal Discovery, hut In this safe vege table remedy there Is a mighty altera tive power which hy replacing the blood Impurities with pure, rich blood, not only ends Catarrhal conditions wherever located, hut vitalizes the kidneys, stomach, liver, bowels and every organ of the body. People who •offer humiliation and mental misery because of Pimples. Skin rash. Blotch es. Eruptions, Bolls, Carbuncles, are especially benefited. Tt Is not a secret remedy for Its Ingredients are printed on wrapper. Send for free booklet on the blood to Dr. I’lerce, Invalids’ Hotel, Buffalo, NT. Y. CHENEY’S EXPECTORANT Cures Croup, Colds, Coughs Tickling In throat, running of the none, sore throut. Beit rnedieino for whooping: cough. Trlocl and tented for fifty y*virn. Sure and certain to cure. Try Cheney's Kxpectorant, 250 at drufl utorcs.—(Advt.) SEVEN