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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-06-03
SAYS IT
SAVED HIS LIFE
MahOney Never Expected To
Get Out OF Bed Again
Now Back At Work

1T was talked among my
friends that l was going to die
and | don't believe any one ever
had.a muchcloser call"said James
Mahoney, well-known foreman
of the Richard Nausradt Con-
struction Co., living at 20 East
ST., Los Angeles, Cal.
Closely following an injury
to my back, my whole system
seemed to give way" he con-
tinued, There seemed to be
lump in my stomach and | could
not eat a thing without intense
pain afterward. My appetite
left me completely and | got so
weak | could not even lift my
feet to go up the steps. was
in misery all the time and could
not straighten up for the pain in
my stomach. Then | became so
constipated and my kidneys
began troubling me so could
not sleep soundly at night.
Before these troubles started !
weighed a hundred and forty
five pounds but dropped off until
| actually did not weigh but
sixty-fve, and if there was ever
living skeleton | was. ! could
hear my friendds that came in
to see me say; Poor jim! He
can't last much longer, and !
had no hope OF ever getting up.
Finally | was told that nothing
more could be done except to
operate and was too weak tt
stand that.
"A friend urged me to try
Tanlac and agreed to slip me
bottle as my wife objected to
anything but prescribed medi-
cines. Well, to make a long
story short, | soon improved so
much that | quit taking every
thing but Tanlac and now | an
back at work feeling as strong
and fit as ever did in my life.
/ weigh one hundred and thirty
poHnds and | haven't an ailment
of any kind, My wife now
thinks as | do, that Tanlac is the
greatest medicine in the world.
"Tanlac is sold in Okolona by
w. E. Bearden, and in Houlka
by J. T. Haney & Son. adv
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-06-03

1t is the custom Of mariners t.
take advantage of the sunshine
after storm to take a reckoning
and see where they are at. j"
Now that violence of the whirI
pool of greed now enveloping us
has somewhat lessened its grip
with a small recession in price
levels, it would be we'll for each
and every one Of US to take d
reckoning O u own thoughts
and feelings and see where We
are at" with special reference
to what they were on November
11th 1918, and what we ther
thought that happy event t,
mean.
For months and months,
America stood aghast at the
hellishness prac ticed in the most
cruel Of all wars, until imbued
with The tn ought that it was pos
sible for such a strife to visit
our fair land, we entered fight
to make safe our place inthe
world. Our young men were told
that the fate Of Belgium must
not be the fate of America; that
wars must end.
With this end in view, these
youngsters went away smiling
thinking little of what fate had
in store for them so long as their
sacrifice was to protect mother
and home, They went by thou
sands and thousands until the
numbers mounted into the mil
lions, each doing his duty as a
man, always ready to enter tie
thick Of the battle and dying
with his face to the enemy, |
What seemed to be impossible
was accomplished. Bat alas
many thousands sleep in 2 for
eign land with their names
known to posterity only as 9
memory dead that others mighj
live in peace and security.
Were they deceived? Was ii
never the intentions of America
to try to make the world a safe
place in which to liye?--- Some
noble souls have striven long and
hard to bring to pass the prom
ised reforma ton but without
success. 1t is now up to the
whole people to say whether cr
not we shall keep faith with our
soldier dead. and great politi-
cal campaign is about to begin
with this the leading issue.
The Democratic party of Mis-
sissippi will take action in a few
lays. There must be no strad-
ing the Issue. So far as our
State is concerned we must stand
~ the promise Of 1917, by en-
the treaty with The
aagne of nations.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-06-03
81 Got Real Mad When / Lost
My Setting Hen" Mrs. Human

Il went into the hen house
one morning and found my ia
vorite setter dead. | got real
mad. Went to the store, bought
some RAT SNAP and in a week
got six dead rats. Everybody who
raises poultry should use RAT.
SNAP. =" Three sizes, 25c, SOC,
$1.00. Sold and guaranteed by
Bell and Buchanan, druggists.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-06-03

William Maupin heads the Red
Grenadiers band and male echOrus
which will be heard here at the Red.
path Chautauqua.
Mr.. Maupin is one Of the well-known
bandmen of the United States.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-06-03

tho nulnins That Does Not Affect thu llsst
Because Of its tonic and laxative effect, LAxA
TIVE BROMO QUININE is better than ordinary
Qunine and does not cause nervousness no
ringing in head. Reraemb-s -hs aull name AM
loclz for the signature r. Z ". GROVE. SOC
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-06-03
PRINCESS THEATRE
PROGRAM

Gardenia" featuring Owen
Moore. The story,is of perhaps
even grerter appeal than the
foregoing Rex Beach produc-
tons. Its locale is in quaint New
Orleans at the most picturesque
season of the ar-the Mardi
Gras, Dramatic values obtain
from the opening. AS the plot
unfolds, and the mysteries Of
the underworld deepen, the
suspense is heightened. The
Crimson Gardenia" is a drama
that grips. thrills, holds.
An extraordinary cast, headed
by Owen Moore and Hedda Nova
and including such players asTuIy
Marshall, Edwin Stevens and
Sydney Ainsworth, portray with
aplomb this drama of a civiliza-
ton as old as the thirteen colo
MES, in which the author has
combined the fierce passions of
a semi-foreign race with the
ideals of inherent Americans.
Also Brays Photograph, the best
single reel made.
Saturday. June 5, Charles Ray
in bill Henry" A typical Ray
picture, intensely interesting
and comical throughout. Also
Mutt and Jeff in Musical
Soup"
Monday, June Z, William Dun,
can in The Silent Avenger,'
Vitagraph's million dollar super
serial. Larry Semon in "The
Star Boarder." Did you ever
envy the star boarder who got
the honey and the sweetmeats
while you got stewed prunes and
sardines? Maybe you'd envy
The Star Boarder" in Semon's
titillating comedy by that name,
but we daresay you wouldn't
care for his boarding house?
But that place had an irresisti-
BILE charm for him. Every time
his term was out the warden
would throw him out. And he
would sit on the curb weeping
antil he was admitted again.
You see the unlimited sources OF
clean fun in this comedy. Also
The Midnight Man." No. II,
next to the last episode, and an
international News Indoor
Sports.
Tuesday, June s, Wallace Reid
in You're Fired. " An O'Hen-
nv story of very light and anus
ing comedy. Humorous situa-
tons follow each other rapid,v |
throughout the course of the
play, and there is only the sen
3ation Of pleasure left in the
wake of the showing.
Wednesday, June 80, Bert Ly
ell in alias Jimmy VaIen-
inc" The latest Lytell picture
ust released. A Metro Screen
classic special and one of the
Jest for a long time. alias
Jimmy Valentine" is an intense
y interesting crock play, a type
# story that always has had q
Universal following. Paul Arm
trong's melodrama is not a dime
iovel thriller with a killing on
very page. Instead it is a po-
ice crook play with plot devel-
pment relying upon the battle
{ wits between Jimmy Valen-
inc and a detective. Lytell's
or trayal of the reformed crimi-
al is exacting. His work de-
hands attention at all times
.iding him in the success of the
icture are VIOLA Vale, Eugene
allette, William Taylor, Marc
.obins, Robert Dunbar, Winter
all and James Farley. Also |
n International News.
Thursday, June 10, AL Ray and
linor Fair in 'The Lost Prin-
49," a very good and highly
ltertaining comedy drama.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-06-03
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-03-29
PIP Inches Of Rain In
Sunday Night Torrent

The rain in Americus Sunday night
was one of the most terrific down
pours ever seen here, and the city
streets this morning presented con-
crete evidence of its intensity. Storm
sewers were unable to carry off the
flood water as fast as it accumulated
and the result was streets covered
with mud and debris, to clear which
fire hose was used in some instances
by the street cleaners. The official
figures of J. NJ. Bryan, government
observer, showed a rainfull of PIP
inches, all of which fell in about an
hour
The temperature Saturday and
Sunday night was most unusual for
this time of the year, and was very
uncomfortable. The maximum Sat
urday was 85 degrees, and
Sunday "a degrees, but Sunday the
humidity was greatly increased,
which added to the discomforts. The
minimum temperature Sunday night
was 81 degrees, almost as hot as a
midsummer night.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-03-29
PONTOoN BRIDGE WASHED
AWAY AT WEST POINT.

ATLANTA, March Z9.-The last
communication with West Point,
where ten are reported killed by the
storm, came at 5 o'clock this morn
ing in telephone message from
Smith Lanier to Red Cross headquar-
ters here stating that the pontoon
bridge across the Chattahoochee,
built by army engineers after the De-
cember flood, had been washed away.
No reports had been received up to
noon from the nurses and doctors
sent there by the Red Cross.
At Miner, Ga, Mrs. Williams Car
den was killed when her home was
blown down. The Christian church,
school and other buildings were dam
aged.
Lagrange was left in darkness
as the light and power plant was de-
stroyed or so severely damaged as
to be rendered useless. The water
works also were put out of commits
sion while the plant of Swift & Co.,
also was partly wrecked.
The chief loss of life and proper
ty damage was in what is known as
the Hillside mill section of Lagrange
where the tornado twisted through,
tearing down small residences and
smashing nearly everything else in
its path.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-03-29
BURLESON FEELS
LECION'S WRATH
Ousting of Ex-Soldier
Stirs Storm In
Washington
BY GEORGE B. WATERS,
N. E. A. Staff Correspondent.

WASHINGTON, March 29.-Al-
leging Postmaster General Burleson
has wilfully violated the civil service
rules in regard to preference for eX-
soldiers in government jobs, the
American Legion has demanded that
President Wilson call Burleson upon
the carpet.
The first shot in the ex-soldier's S
battle came when Congressman
Royal C. Johnson introduced reso-
luton for an investigation of the
appointment of new postpaster at
Nashville, Tenn.
The postmastership at Nashville,
recently became vacant. Robert C.
Webster, ex-aviator, took the exami-
nation with others for the appoint
ment.
Webster was certified by the Civil
Service Commission at the head of
the list.
But Burleson recommended to
President Wilson another man,
Charles NJ. McCabe, professional poll
tician, who was second on the list.
hCCdDS was never III IIe Military
service
Owing to the illness of the presi-
dent, the matter of making the ap-
pointment was a mere formality at
the White House and McCabe's name
was sent to the senate.
McCabe was formerly Senator
Shields secretary. 1t is also charged
that McCabe recently resigned as
assistant postmaster at Memphis, in
order that Senator McKellar's broth
er, Clinton Mcclellan, could get that
job.
Senator Shields and McKellar i'm
mediately requested the senate to
confirm McCabe.
This was done within "a hours, be-
fore the American Legion had time
to protest. Such matters usually re-
quire a month.
However, protests had been made
to Burleson. The two senators are
also in bad with the American Le-
gion over this coup.
On account of Senator Shields
stand on the treaty he hasn't been
popular at the White House. A mem
Der of the American Legion informed
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-03-29
Councils Mill Dam
About to Give Way

The dam at Councils mill was re-
ported to be in a threatening condi-
tion this morning as result of the
heavy rain last night. A large crack
had appeared in the masonry, and
there were indications that it was
about to break. The overflow from
the stream had washed the roadway
on the dam so that it was said to be
impossible to pass. A number of
people from the city motored to the
dam to see it.
No particular danger to property
below the dam exists because of the
threatened break, the body of water
being small.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-03-29
GARDNER ASKED
Who PAYS FOR
PRIMARY HERE
No Funds in Hands of
Local Executive
Committee

Sumter county may be expected
by the remainder of the state to hold
presidential preference primary on
April 20, but the local Democratic
executive committee would like to
know who is going to put up the
money for the expenses of such a
primary. The expenses of the Sum-
ter county primary of March 5 hav-
ing been paid, only about $50 re-
mains in the hands of Fred B. Arthur,
secretary and treasurer of the COM
mittee. And that isn't enough to
start holding a primary-not when
members of election boards require
$40 per day and are not anxious to
serve at that rate of pay.
Secretary Arthur Monday address
ed the following letter to Secretary
Gardner of the state executive COM
mittee:
"Hon. Hiram L. Gardner, Secretary,
State Democratic Executive Com
mittee, Eatonton, Ga.
"Dear Sir:@Sumter county having
had her primary and there being no
one that stands for election in the
coming preferential election on April
20 except candidates for the presi-
dency, and there being no funds on
hand in Sumter county for the hold
ing such an election, l write to know
where / am to secure money to de-
fray the expenses of said election.
Thanking you in advance to advise
me, am yours very truly,
'FRED B. ARTHUR,
Secretary Sumter County Demo-
cratic Executive Committee"
=. A large number of the counties OF
Georgia viii hold their own county
primaries in connection with the
state primary, which arrangement
will take care of the expenses in those
counties. Some rs or 80 counties
however, it is said, have already held
their own primaries just as Sumter
has done, leaving no reason for hold
ing another except the desire of the
state committee to give the voters
a chance to express themselves on
presidential preference.
IL was SuSSSSCeu LOuuy CIloI PIVo
ably friends of the candidates, OF
their state headquarters, might sup
ply the funds for expenses in these
few counties. Sumter friends OF
Senator Hoke Smith, himself an ag-
gressive candidate for the presiden-
tial preference, were inquiring to-
day about the situation here, and il
appeared likely that some such move
ment would materialize, insuring the
'.olding of the primary here.
Word today from Atlanta was that
renator Smith, in mapping out a
speaking tour, had fixed upon Amer
icus as one of the places for an early
address, the date to be announced
later. Other candidates are also ex-
pected to appear here before primary
day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-03-29
WEST POINT STRUCK
BY TERRIFIC TWISTER.

MUNTGUMEKY, Ala, March 29-
Messages received here late yester-
day from West Point, Ca, over rail-
road wires, reported the known
death of seven persons and the de-
struction of the northwestern part of
the town by tornado.
The tornado came from the south
west shortly after O'Clock and the
fury of the blast was expended large
ly in the business section.
The Presbyterian church, Chatta-
hooehee Valley Railway roundhouse,
Office of the West Point Iron Works
Continued on page fve)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-03-29
NEWS REPORTS BADLY
CURTAILED BY STORM.

The Times-Recorder's telegraphic
report of the storm in Georgia and
Alabama is much briefer than had
been expected, wire trouble curtail-
ing the news messages received and
delaying all of them.
Many rumors of storm damage not
contained in the news dispatches
were current today. One of these
was that Vidalia had been hard hit
by storms, and another was that Ca
milla had been damaged.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-03-29
CASUALTIES AT LAGRANGE
PUT AT so DEAD.

LAGRANGE, March 29.-The cas-
ualties from yesterdays storm are
placed at about fifty dead and one
hundred to one hundred and twenty
five injured. Approximately a hun
dred homes were destroyed. The
damage is estimated at half million
dollars. The city council at spe-
cial meeting this morning voted ST.
600 for the immediate needs of the
sufferers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-03-29
WEST POINT, CUT
OFF BY WIRE, HAS
LIST OF 1ODEAD
Total Fatality List For Georgia-AIabama
Section Reaches 78, With Hundreds
Injured and Thousands Homeless

, ATLANTA, March 29-Wih seventy eight Dead several
nunoreds injured and thousands rendered homeless of
georgia and alabama ontRued to today The casualties:
West Point Ga-Ten dead and of injured unsnoWus
Miner, Ga-One dead and number of injured unknown
Macon, Ga-One dead and a number injured
AgricOa AIa-Fve dead and several in jmed.
Alexander City, Ala.-Eeven dead injured unknown
West Point still off from of the world a noon
all efforts to get into town being unavaing
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-03-29
RAILROAD MAN HERE TELLS
OF RUMORS IN ATLANTA.

Wire communication out of Amer
icus was very bad all day today, and
was accomplished in some directions
only with the greatest difficulty.
Telephone and telegraph wires were
completely down between here and
Macon early this morning, but by
about 9 o'clock all lines had been
cleared as far as Macon. The diff
Guilty northward from Macon, how
ever, persisted, and kilograms from
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-03-29

quite teaching.
Miss Marie Reagan taught domes-
tic science in Washington, Miss Eve
lyn Conway was a French teacher,
Miss Betty Byrnes a music teacher
in Boston, Miss Daisy Daniels kim
dergarten teacher in Wesfeld, Mass,
Miss Babz Fowler taught domestic
science and art in East Orange, N. j.,
and Miss Phoebe Appleton taught in
a New York public school.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-03-29

NEW YORK, March 29.-School
boys who don't like teacher must
be crazy.
Of course, these six charmers
aren't school teachers any longer
They used to be. Now they're chorus
girls in Charles Dillingham; produc-
ton, "The Night Boat" They get
twice as much salary for chorus girl
ing as for teaching That's why they
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-03-29
NEARLY ALL LARGE BUILDINGS
OF WEST POINT IN RUINS,

WEST POINT, March 20, p. m.
Five white persons and five negroes
were killed, immense property dam
age was done by the tornado here
yesterday. The damage to the bust
ness portion Of the city was greater
than in the flood last December.
Nearly all the large buildings are in
ruins and the losses will reach hun
dreds of thousands of dollars.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-03-29
AMERICUS MANS BROTHER
AMONG WEST POINT DEAD.

Roland Horne, brothe~ of E. w.
Horne, head mechanic at the Hooks
Garage, was killed in the tornado at
West Point. according to a tele-
phone message received by Mr..
Horne this morning. His name also
appears in one casualty list. No
details were given. Mr.. Horne, his
wife and children, started for West
Point by auto this morning, being
unable to make the trip by railroad.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-03-29

Atlanta were received either by way
of Savannah or Columbus. Wire
troubles south of Albany also was
reported.
Atlanta was city of wild rumors
of disaster last evening, according to
persons who arrived here this morn
ing from that city. j. w. Yates, of
Thomasville, who is connected with
the bridge department of the Atlantic
Coast Line, was in Atlanta yesterday
to bring his wife home from a hos,
pital there. They were on the early
morning Central passenger train
which was held here for several hours
by the blocking of the track by
freight wreck just south of here. Mr..
Yates attempted to communicate
here with members of his family at
Thomasville but was unable to do so.
81 was down in the railroad yards
last evening in Atlanta" said he,
when they were making up relief
train of nurses, doctors and supplies
which started for West Point at 6 so
pm. The yards were full of rumors
of the disaster. One of these said
that only one business house was left
standing in West Point. Another
said that church had been blown
down while full of people and large
number of them killed. Another put
the death list at 100 or more. Wheth-
er the reports came from I couldn't
discover, as the telegraph wires were
down"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-03-29

Secretary Tumrlty that Senator
Shields secretary had been appoint
ed postmaster at Nashville in prefer
ence to an ex-service man who stood
first on the civil service list.
''My God, the President will give
us ali hell when he learns we have
appointed Senator Shields secre-
tary," Tumulty said, throwing up his
hands.
The National Executive Committee
of the American Legion has adopt
ed a resolution asking that President
Wilson declare the postmastership at
Nashville vacant and that ex-Aviator
Webster be given the position in ac-
cordance with the rules.
Colonel Harry S. Berry, state le-
gion commander of Tennessee, said
the attorney general informed the
legion that Webster was legally en-
titled to the appointment.
Burleson told the legion that he
disqualified Webster because he lack
ed six days being 30 years old, the
age required to be postmaster But
Berry claims the age restriction is
waived in case of soldier, and fur
thermore, that he applied the second
time for the job, being 80 when he
made his last application. That was
before his papers were graded and
he was rated.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-03-29
BROKEN RAIL
DITCHES 5 CARS
Central Tied Up by
Freight Wreck South
of Americus

A broken rail was said to have
been the cause of the wreck of Cen
tral freight train No. As, north
bound, about O'Clock Monday morn
ing, four miles south of Americas
and one mile north of Maddox sta
ton. Five freight cars left the track
before the engineer could stop, and
several of them, loaded with mer-
chandise, were badly shattered. The
accident blocked traffic large part
of the day.
The early morning passenger train
from Atlanta and Macon, due here
at 500 o'clock, was stopped at the
Americas station and remained here
for hours, the passengers, many of
them living in South Georgia, COM
ing up town or transferring here to
the Seaboard. Nobody was injured.
The train was in charge of Engi-
neer Flood and Conductor Young
blood.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-03-29
Weather

Forecast For Georgia.-Fair and
colder tonight; possibly light frost
in northwest portion; Tuesday, fair.