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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-13
KEEPING TABS ON
THE DOUGHB0YS
Ry T. Ed. Murtauch.

Keeping track of the thousands Of
returning doughboys from the time
they leave France until they are dis
charged from service in the United
States is stupendous task on its
face. but in the hands OF the Ameri-
can Red Cross it has been made ex-
tremely simple.
Ever since the boys have been COM
ing home the bureau of information.
department OF military relief OF the
Potomac division at Newport News,
Va, has maintained a careful record
of their arrival and destination with
the result that 1t has become not only
the only bureau OF its kind on the
Atlantic coast but an invaluable aid
IN tracing military units and their
personnel after landing on these
shores.
furthermore. It has not confined It's
Newport News but has extended It's
field to the other debarkation ports
on the Atlantic so that II is recognized
as the headquarters for information
concerning all commands that have
left France since the armistice or
have been scheduled to return.
II was during my recent visit to the
Virginian city that l was enabled 10
obtain an intimate view of the serv-
ice in operation and in my daily calls
there for ship news I was surprised
at the activities Of the bureau. whic \
though small in ONCE room and per-
sonnet is great in its accomplishments.
All through the day and until a
late hour at night anxious mothers.
wives. sisters, sweethearts, fathers,
brothers, mayors with their delega-
lions, capitalists. army and navy OIL
GERS. In fact men and women from
every walk OF life thronged the little
ONCE seeking a word OF comfort or
announcement.
In addition to these inquiries in
person. hundreds are received by let
ter or telegram but SO complete has
the system been instituted that the
delay in answering them has been re-
ducei to less than twenty-four hours
after their receipt
Constant communication by tele-
phone and messenger Is maintained
with the Naval Transport service.
directly across the street from Re-
Cross headquarters where the bureau
is located, so that the arrival OF a
transport off the canes Is transmitted
at once to the Red Cross offlcial in
charge.
II Is not until troopshir docks that
the passenger list, rs well as the ident-
~ y. tne ORGANIZATIONS on oodru. can
be obtained. An offfcial copy Is a.
once furnished the Red Cross and IT,
task OF sending notification by pos(
card to ech soldiers nearest relatis
OF his arrival Is Immediately under
way More than $1,000 postais were
sent out In three days when six trans
ports delivered their precious burdens
In as many days.
Meanwhile the information service
Is personally delivering mail 20 tn.
boys on the dock in all cases where
the messages are addressed in care OF
the Red Cross. Thus. the homecon,-
Ing hero IL welcomed with news from
his loved ones ~ aoon ~ he reached
American soil. ana his reply, II he de.
forwarded IN some instances 0efoe~
he reAeAGa oamp. On ono ahip oae0o
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-13
GRAND JURY TO-DAY
TO FERRET RUn0Rs
Case Of Alleged Storage OF Liquor u
he Fully Investigated.

A special grand jury. OF which
Henry w. Rounfree is foreman. Will
, meet this morning at 10 O'Clock 10
take up the matter of alleged repre-
hensible transactions between certain
lawyers and members Of the police
| department.
The particular case in point IS that
of Lawyer Ben Lovenstein and his a.
titude toward the police department..
II is alleged that he has within q
short period presented nearly half a
hundred policemen with hats ard
other articles Of wearing anparel.
merely. az he stated. TO show his re-
gard for tho men of the force.
The jury will endeavor to ascertain
whether Mr.. Lovenstein had any ul-
terror motives in showing his high
regard for the men of the police de-
partment
Incidental 20 'hie particular phase
Of the case 1t is likely that the Jury
! will look into the case of a man and
woman who were arrested several
weeks ago in connection with tn.
| transportation and storing OF liauo-.
! The officers in the case were Police
| man Lumpkin. Of the local depart
ment. and Special Of1ieers Hall and
! Sweet. OF the department of prohi-
| bition
| Wnen the case came 10 IN nOHcA
! court. both special officers were IN
, durance vile at Fredericksburg. ,hav-l
| ing been placed in detention as the re-
suit OF the shooting of bootleggerr
! in the valley. The charge against the
| man in the case was dismissed. and
| the woman was sent on to the unne-
court. The grand jury met on June
| % and the woman was indicted. her
| case being set for hearing on June
| 27th.
| II has heeu rumored around CITY
/ Hall that a certain policeman l3f
| stated that the woman would be dis
! missed in hustinEs court. and hat she
will he asked ny The grand jury today,
| If ii is true that she made state
nlent that a policeman had told her
| he would get her off, or had coached
! her as 10 how TO clear herself of the
/ charge.
| The statement has been made that
| the man who was discharged in police
| court had admitted to one of the Of
| fcers that he had something to do
| when he and the woman were ar
rested. This man will probably he
| before the grand Jury today.
| When the grand jury gets through
| with the case. Director Myers. OF the
| department of public safety stated
| yesterday that he would institute al
inquiry himself.
I And II will be a sweeping one" Ne
said.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-13
.HOBO COLLEGE STARTS
EvENTFUl CAREER

New York, June 10.-Another insti-
New York.
n d the hobo college on the Bowery.
No tuition fee is charged and no
diplomas are given.
IL 10 under the guidance OF the mill
lionaire hobo. James r. Howe.
Any full fiedged hobo may take UP
the study Of sociology. industrial law
ana public speaking. This Is the
schedule:
{ AFhe stude" arrives In the morning
q a. = o'ciock and he IL sent out In hunt
offs Job. II he 10 not successful he
fa11yus ut 2:30 when luncheon Ia
|eAd. Then he may attend the lee
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-13

a nractical way To provide storage
facilities asily available to the pro-
Queer is to form farmers cooperative
organizations for building and operaf-
ing WarehouseS-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-13

The world war has cost the Cnit4A
States 10000. 200 10 date. More
reason for making a. peace that will
iast-Little Rock Gazette.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-06
Southern Troops
Praised by Rector

ATLANTA, Jan. 6.-There never
have been better soldiers and fighters
in the world than the men of the Thir-
tieth or Old Hickory division, accord
ing to DR.. Thomas H. Johnston, dean
of st. Phillips cathedral of this city,
who is back from France after sery-
ing more than six months as chaplain
Q! one of the battalions in tia; division.
With him DR.. Iohnsto1 brought Ole
Iof the proudest treasures If his .ife--
a letter from the major of he ka'tal-
ion praising him for going over the
top, for staying with tnem III the thick
est of the fighting, for aiding in the res
cue of wounded under fire, and for
burying the dead while shells fell
around him.
The Old Hickory boys, descendants
of men who fought with Lee and jack
son." says DIR. Johnston, broke the
Hindenburg line. They went through
barbed wire entanglements that would
have checked a rabbit in its fight.
They went down into the dugouts of
Prussianism far below ground and
took them prisoners or wiped them
out with hand grenades. There never
have been any greater soldiers in any
war"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-06
DOCTORS SAY ClLQTABS
ARE BEST FOR COLDS

According to the worlds greatest
physicians and medical experts. Gallo
mel is the best and only dependable
remedy for breaking up a cold over
night, or cutting short an attack of
sore-throat, deep-seated cough, infu-
enza or la grippe. Now that science
has purified calomel of all its nausea
and dangerous qualities, the new kind
OF calomel, called 'Calotabs" is even
more popular than the old style.
, One Calotab on the tongue at bed
time with swallow of water,-that's
all. No salts, no nausea, nor the
slightest interference with your diet,
work or pleasures. Next morning your
cold has vanished and your wohle sys-
tenn is purified and refreshed. Gallo
tabs are sold only in original sealed
packages, price thirty-fVe cents. Your
druggist recommends and guarantees
Calotabs, and will refund the price if
/ you are not delighted with them. adv
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-06
THE 6. B. WILLIAMS co.
QUITMAN, GA.
~ Sta nd ard
BUSY,LIVELY DAYS HERE
Goods are taking wings on
iowered prices. Specials
fer Monday and Tuesday.

At s 1-3c-Genuine Palm Olive Soap,
each cake wrapped
At 4 1-4c-Palm Olive Rose Bath
Soap.
At $1.39-Mens 81 Flannel Over
shirts, sizes IA to II.
At $1.S3-Men's Regulation Over
shirts, sizes IA to II .
| AT 29c-Best Standard Bleachings,
free from dressing, yard wide.
At $1.25-Yard wide guaranteed
Taffeta Silk, chiffon finish.
At 15c-Ladies' fast black Hose, full
seamless, double heels and toes
At 9Sc-Genuine Haynes Underwear,
shirts and drawers, all sizes.
At $2.9S-Great lot of Georgette and
Crepe de Chine Waists; values up to
$500.
At 98c-Over five hundred Mems
Dress Shirts of fast cOlored percales.
At 59c-Genuine Mohawk Sheeting,
best made, guaranteed 70 inches wide.
At 39c-Highly mercerized Popline,
white, black and colors.
At 29c-Genuine French Nainsook,
fine sheer quality, SO inches wide.
At 29c-Genuine Egyptian Dimities,
full width, fine, sheer quality, value
SOC.
At 23c--Over- fifty patterns of Out
ings, light and dark patterns, full
width
At 19c- Genuine Riverside factory
checks; fifty patterns to select FROM
At 25c-Regular soc Children's fine
Lisle Hose; all sizes, to 8 IL
At 19c-Best standard Apron Cling
hams, all size checks, all colors.
AT $5.S5-ReguIar $1,000 Woolnap
Blankets, full sizes, fancy patterns.
At $4.9S-EXtra large Blankets, In
dian patterns suitable for kimonas,
etc
At 29c-Best quality Outings and
Flannelettes, full stock to select from.
At $1.9S-Best Antiseptic Cotton
Diaper Cloth, full bolts, 10 yards.
At 75c-Regular $3.50 to $20Q
Shirtwaists; styles are old.
At $1t.50-Wiil Fibre Rugs, size
9x12 feet; regular value, $500
Special Soap Sale for Thursday Fri
day and Saturday. We will sell the
famous Big Hammer Laundry Soap at
10 bars for 25c. This will be sold
only with other purchases of $100 or
more.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-06
A PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE
ON INTENAL BATHS

Horac r. Dodge, NJ D., Professor OF
Materia Medica, writes DR.. Chas A.
Tyrrell, of New York, as follows:
Il can truthfully say that l have had
the very best results in my experience
with the j. B. L. Cascade You GER
tainly have struck the keynote Of many
diseases"
BY means of the -. B. L. Cascade
simple warm water cleanses the lower
intestine the entire length removes all
the poisonous waste therein and keeps
it clean and pure, as Nature demands
It shall be for perfect health.
You will be astonished at your feel
ings the morning after taking an in
ernal bath with the 81. B. L. Cascade. "
You will feel bright, brisk, confident
and as though everything is working
right-and it is.
1t absolutely removes constipation
and prevents Auto-IntoXication
Hooks Pharmacy, Americas, Ca,
will show and explain the u, B. l..
Cascade" to you and will also give you
free on request a most interesting
booklet, Why Man of To-Day Is On
ly 500 Efficient" by DR. Chas. A.
Tyrrell of New York, specialist on
Internal Bathing Ask FOR It to-day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-06
BRITISH TROOPS LEFT IN
FIELD TO GET TRAINING

LONDON-(Correspondence of AssO-
ciated Press For the British officers
and men who are to be kept in the field
until peace negotiations are concluded,
the government is planning an educa-
tional service corps to give them quick
and intensive special training to fit
them for civilian employment. Courses
of instruction will cover industrial
and commercial organization, banking,
insurance and accounting. A CORES
pondence bureau will form part of the
scheme although most of the work of
lecturers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-06
DEATHS.
J. ]. Harp.

] J. Harp, aged 65 years, died Sun
day evening at o'clock at his home
rear Leslie. He was born in Sumter
county Sept. Is, 1858. He moved to
Alabama when a small boy and lived
there for a number of years, then
moved back to Sumter he was the
son of Henry Harp, and his mother
was Miss Lydia Pryor. He leaves a
wife, five sons and three daughters.
The sons are f. H. Harp, Abbeville; H,
A. Harp, J. c. Harp, Roy Harp, and
John Ernest Harp, of Leslie; the
daughters are Mrs. j. T. Fitzgerald,
Leslie; Mrs. w. f. Pollock, Haw-
kinsville and Mrs ]. NJ, Pollock, De-
Soto. The funeral was conducted at
Mt. Zion Methodist church Monday af-
ternoon at $3.50 o'clock by the pastor,
Rev c. T. Clark.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-06
RECORDER MARSHALL BACK
AFTER SIEGE WITH FLU

Attorney T. o. Marshall, city re-
co'dcr, who has been spending the
holidays with Mrs. Ma shall at the
home Of her parents at Qui.man. and
Who was seriously i'll with lnA1enza
there for several days following Christ
mas Gay, returned to Americus on an
larry train this morning. II" lett Mrs.
Mas hall in Quitman conva'esce:. from
an attack of influenza which she SUI
fered following his attack. Their ba-
by also was i'll with the same ailrnent,
but is recovering.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-06
STRANGE VOICE
PROMPTSORDER
TO HONOR DEAD

OMAHA, Neb. Jan. 6.-The Orter OF
the Gold Star, a new international
organization of the men who have fall
en- in the great war, was formed here
recently.
Rev. T. j. Mackay, prominent Ne
braska preacher, founder of the organ
ization, said he was prompted to start
the organization by strange, myster-
ious voice.
He said he could not recognize the
voice, but probably it was the voice
of his son, or a voice from heaven.
Il was walking down the streets,
said Rev Mackay, thinking of my son,
Stanley, who made the supreme sac
rifice. All of a sudden heard
voice l stopped in my tracks. The
voice said why not bring together in
an organization the relatives of the
men who have made the supreme sac
rifice-an organization that will per-
petuate forever their memory
The thought chung to my mind and
l could not rid myself of it. The next
day | decided to start the Organiza-
ton"
The Order of the Gold Star, Rev.
Mackay said, will be international in
its scope. Chapters will be started
Immediately in all the large cities OF
the United States, Montreal, Canada
London and Paris.
Colonel ]. NJ Bannister, U. S. A., re-
tired, whose son was killed by a Ger
man sniper, was elected vice president
of the national organization and presi-
dena of the local chapter.
More than eighty were present at
the first meeting of the organization
A committee was appointed to incor-
porate the organization under the laws
of Nebraska. Omaha has been chosen
the international headquarters.
Following are the national officers
President, Rev T. J. Mackay; vice
president, Colonel J. M. Bannister;
secretary-treasurer E. ]. Hatch.
When you consider that the wives
mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters anC
descendants of the men eligible tt
membership, and that we expect to ex-
tend the order to all allied countries
its possibilities seem almost unlim
ited," said Rev. Maekay.
A memorial day service will hence
forth be held by all the chapters OF
the organization on November IL
when the graves of the dead soldiers
will be decorated both in this and for
eign countries.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-06
GEORGIA FARM AGENTS TO
PUSH FOOD PRODUCTION

Geo. O. Marshall, foeT1 demonstra-
ton agent for Sumter county, leaves
tonight to attend the eleventh annual
conference of county agents, which
will be held at the Georgia State Col
lege of Agriculture, Athens, January
7 to II. The conference is regarded
as a specially important one. Tuesday,
Jan. is Farm Crops Day; Wednesday,
Jan. 8, is Live Stock Day; Thursday
Jan. 8 is Horticultural Day Especial
attention is called to Thursday, Jan
16, Food Production and Conservation
Day. At this time the food needs of
the world will be given and the pro-
gram of production for 1918 will be
adopted.
Immediately following the county
agents conference, an intensive cam
paign in other states in unison with
the campaign in this state will be wag-
ed promulgated by the secretary OF
the United States Department of Agri-
culture and the presidents of the state
colleges of agriculture.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-06
SCHOOLS CLOSED FOR DAY ON
ACCOUNT OF COLD BUILDINGS

Both the grammar and high schools
of the city were dismissed this morn
ing for the day because Of the GOODNESS
of the buildings, the heating plants
not being of sufficient capacity to COM
fortabIy heat either building in ex-
IRENE weather The pupils were told
to report for classes Tuesday morning
at the usual hour.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-06
Georgia Collard
Takes on Airs at
Hands of Wizard

A new type of Georgia collard, which
lis an improvement over the old col
lard, brought about by crossing it with
Wakefield cabbage, has been perfected
by H. P Stuckey, horticulturalist at
the Georgia Experiment Station, at
Experiment, Ga, according to an an
Inouncement just made by j. d. Price,
director of the station. Mr. Price, in
making the announcement, quotes the
report of Mr.. Stuckey on his work,
which tells the story of how it was
Idone, as follows:
In the early summer of 1910 cross
ed the "old-time' 'long-leg" Georgia
collard with the Charleston Wagefeld
cabbage on the horticultural plats here
at the Georgia Experiment Station.
"In these experiments, the collard
was taken as the seed parent, the flow
ers of which were esmasculated, bag
ged and hand pollinated with the cab
bage pollen by the usual method of
crossing plants.
THE resulting seeds from this cross
were planted, and the plants compos-
| ing the first generation were very
variable, some partaking strongly of
| the characters of one or the other of
the parent plants; while the majority
were more or less blends of the two.
Seeds were saved from this crop
| and the second generation of plants
showed a similar variation, only there
was more blending of the parent types,
and a decided shortening of the stalks.
ut was at this point that the eco
be more specifically attacked. We were
striving to improve the Georgia col
lard and give to the gardeners and
truckers of the state a compact plant
with a short stalk and a larger per-
Icentage of the stalk edible In other
words, we wanted to make two leaves
grow where one grew before.
we, therefore, selected the com
pact, rOse-like plants and placed
frames over them which were covered
with cheese cloth at blooming time so
as to eliminate the visits of insects
and make each plant pollinate itself,
in order that we could fix the improv-
ed type. We found that come of these
plants were seIf-sterile; that is, they
were incapable of pol1inating them
selves, and failed to produce seeds.
Yet other plants produced good crops
of seed under these conditions. This
practice of selection and seed produc-
ton was kept up until the year 1917,
when it was considered that the type
had been fixed sufficiently for it to be
introduced as a new variety and a
considerable seed plat was thus
planted.
'These plants wfthstood the winter
of 1917-1S "a very severe one) with
very little injury and produced a frac-
ton over 10000 pounds of. seed per
acre These seed were subsequently
| introduced to the trade
I'VE look for some variation to ap-
pear in each generation of plants from
this cross. Yet, with continued selec-
ton, it should be easy enough to hold
| the variety up to high stage of
perfection"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-06
KENNY TALKED
TO FLlERS UP IN
AIR FIVE MILES

(Note.-That an American army ON
Ger had developed a wireless telephone
device by which the operations OF a
battle squadron of airplanes could
be directed by the voice OF its COM
mander was disclosed in Washington
following the signing OF the arismtice'
by John D. Ryan, director OF aircraft
production, and news story concern
ing the achievement was printed NO
vember IL. The following account by
Mr.. McCutcheon OF a demonstration OF
the device witnessed by him at BOIL
ing Field, gives new and interesting
details of its successful operatlon)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-06
TENN. LEGISLATURE OPENS.

NASHVILLE, Jan. 6.-By Associat-
ed Press. 1.-THE Tennessee legislature
opened today in regular biennial ses-
sion. Financial legislation and the rat
ifcation of the federal prohibition
amendment are the principal matters
before the body
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-06
Berger Arguments Begin.

CHICAGO, Jan. 6.-(By Associated
Press. Arguments were begun today
in the trial of Victor Berger, congress
man-elect from Milwaukee, and four
other socialists charged with violation
of the espionage act. The case has
been on trial for four weeks.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-06
Wilson at Milan;
Greeted at Genoa

MILAN, Italy, Jan 5:-(Sunday)-
(By Associated Press president
Wilson journeyed from Rome to Milan
today, stopping at Genoa en- route,
where he was. greeted in an extrava-
giant manner by hundreds of thous-
ands of the common people.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-06
NOTICE. CAMP IA. p. o. s. OF ,

IMPORTANT meeting Of the camr
tonight at 1880 in Wheatley Bldg. al
which all members are urged to be pres
ent, as matters of Importance must be
disposed of. By order of
G. l.. WILLIAMS Prest.
O. D. Reese, Rec. Sec'y.
NAT LIE MASTER, Financial Sec'y.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-06

Ran Phillips, janitor at the county
court house, is so popular with the
county officials that they all signed a
petition to the board of county COM
missioners this morning asking the
board to raise his saliry from $25 to
$375 per month to keep him from TAX
ing another job. The board readily
granted the increase, which was not
for any stated period, and can be re-
duced by the board at any time.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-06
TO
THE
PUBLIC!

We do not believe it would be posi-
BILE for us to bottle and sell ONE HUN
DRIED AND FIFTY GALLONS of No.
101 Tonic per day if it was not an eft
fective treatment for influenza.
A man who works large force OF
len came to our office several days ago
and told us he had twenty-five men
taken with this malady in one day. He
Immediately distributed an ample sup
ply of No. 101 Tonic among them and
there was not fatality in the twenty
five.
The formula by which this Tonic is
made is given to the public, so it can
not be listed as a secret nostrum. It
contains Iron, which is for the blood;
Quinine. which is deadly to the intiu-
enza germ ard Magnesia, which thor
oughly opens the bowels Sold
throughout the South by wholesale and
retail druggists and drug dealers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-06
FOR SALE

100 ACRES GOOD LEVEL LAND. Four
room house, three room tenant
house. 70 acres in cultivation. plenty
wood, running water and some saw
timber, Price 275O00; half cash, bal
ance twelve years.
100 ACRES GOOD LAND. 60 acres in
cultivation. Running water, plen-
ty wood and some saw timber The
price is only 100000 and the improve
ments could not be built for $2500.00.
Terms 100000 cash.
200 ACRES, Nice little painted home
with splendid barn and outhouses.
One four room house and three room
tenant house; 1870 acres in cultivation
% acres under fence. Running water
plenty wood and about $4,000 feet saw
timber. Good land. 100000; half
cash. balance ten years.
ALL OF THE ABOVE tracts in
Sumter county, on public roads
and less than mile from school, two
churches, mill, stores and gins.
F. ]. WITT
Allison Bldg. Phone 1873, or 81