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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-06-02
Servant Girl Wouldn't Go In Cellar
Fearing Rats,

Mrs. Topper, Plainfield, N. j., says,
Rats were so bad incur cellar the
servant girl woulHntgo there Bought
some RAT-SNAB and it cleaned all
the rats out" L1aAT-SNAP destroys
rats and mice. Absolutely prevents
odors. Comes in cake form, no mix
ing. Cats or dogs won't touch il.
Three sizes, 25c, SOC, $l.OO Sold ami
guaranteed by Laurens Hardware Cn.,
Putnams Drug Store, and Kennedy
Bros.
Engraved Cards and Invitations.
Advertiser. Printing Co
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-06-02
Tho OuInIno That Does NOT Affect ths lieaa

because OF It's tonic and laxative effect, LAXh.
TIVE BKOMO QUININE Is better than ordinary
Qunine and does not cause nervousness NOT
.,nging Ia head. Remember the full name and
tSob for .he signature OF II. W. GROVE 3oc.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-06-02
Big Special insCorsets

No l}-:'33 Warnors Rust Proof Corset worth $50
; today. Don't miss this lot Only III. ... .... $1O0
NO. l923-Froasct Front Lace Corset, worth today
$500 to close out this lot. only .... .... SO so
LOOK TIIIS'OVER. \
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-06-02
Hosiery Department

No. Sl5-l5 dozen Wonder Hose white only worth today
4Oc, big June Special only .. .... ... I'LL. IL. .25c
NO 13S3lacl Silk Hose, sizes ID 10 worth today
$3.50 for June Special only ......... 81 90
lot Fibre Silk Hose grey white and only, worth
$l.O0 that lot for only, per pair, .,.. ..75c
No. l9OD-OynX Hose Fbr cSlk lace stripe. black and
brown only, worth $3.50, big June Special only 81 90
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-06-02
Specials in Mems Oxfords

Tan and Black Broad and English toes, $1,000 values VIC
lot Mems Tan Oxols broad and English toes only S. 95
lot Misses White Oxfords and Pumps sell at only ST 90
Canvas Pumps, White and Black worth 81 CO. only Zoe
Mems Palm Beach Oxfords special at !. SO 90
Mems White Canvas Oxfords, special ~ "a m
i lot Men Oxfords, odds and ends black tan patent
broad anc 'ngish toe will close out at ~. i. $295
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-06-02
Children's Dresses

| lot Childrcn's Dresses, sizes to H. all new spring
Dress Goods
lot 27inch Dress Gngham good quality, all spring
patterns big special, only .... .... ... 35c
32nch kiddy Cloth, the kind that won't fade only 50c
36ihch Silk and Cotton Poplin all shades, worth today
$l.}O big value, only yard $100
Just received one lot 46inch Coorcd Volcs worth 800
price Bic
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-08

under the laws of the District of Col
umbia, has seen phenomenal growth
and expansion of the movement.
There are today more than 375,0OO
scouts and approximately one hun
dred thousand scout leaders in the
United States. In it's first decade of
service to the nation and its boyhood,
the scout movement has trained one
million two hundred thousand Ameri-
can boys in its physically strong,
mentally awake and morally straight
program.
In every state in the union, as we'll
as Alaska, Hawaii and Porto Rico, the
scouting program of character build
ing and outdoor recreation is being
carried out.
A significant feature of the devel-
opment of the scout program has been
officially adopted by church groups
representing total membership of
$4,000, 900.
The tenth anniversary of the Boy
Scouts of America will be observed
by an effort to create good feeling
and to promote Americanization
through the doing of a good turn dai-
ly by every man, woman and child
in the land. In our 10000 American
communities where troops of scouts
are organized, programs of service
and demonstration will be conducted.
In degree never before realized,
churches of all denominations will
give attention to the subject of broth
erliness, using the scout motto "Do
a Good Turn Daily" as text.
Gatherings of Rotary and Kiwanis
clubs and other business and social
organizations everywhere will be de-
voted to the good turn, and through
out America thousands of CHEEKY old
scouts will pin on their lapels little
square knot of express package twine,
the scout emblem, which reminds
them to do a good turn to some one
each day throughout Good Turn
Week.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-08
TRIP IS
SET FOR TUESDAY
Thirty Men Already
Signed Up To Inspect
Packing Plant

1t was announced Saturday by L.
A. Morgan, who is organizing the tour
as commissioner of the Chamber of
Commerce, that the auto trip of Sum-
ter county citizens to ChipIey, Fla,
to inspect the packing plant there,
would be undertaken Tuesday morn
ing of this week, if good weather pre-
vailed, the start to be made from
the Chamber of Commerce head
quarters at 7 o'clock. Mr.. Morgan
said that more than thirty represent
ative citizens had signed up for the
trip, and even more than that num-
Der were expected A number of
them are prominent farmers who are
enthusiastically behind the packing
house movement, realizing the great
impetus it will give to the live stock
industry to provide market at home.
The trip was arranged for last
Tuesday morning, but the continued
rains for several days made it neces-
sary that it be postponed. Chipley
citizens have wired welcome ahead,
and will greet the delegation cordial
ly according to word from there. The
packing house management has also
telegraphed that it will afford it
pleasure to show the Sumter visitors
through the plant.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-08
Reynolds Coming For
Rotary Club Talk

Frank Reynolds, secretary of the
Georgia Automobile Association, with
headquarters at Atlanta. will be guest
of the Americas Rotary Club Thurs
day of this week at luncheon.
Mr.. Reynolds is touring the state
in the interest of the passage this
summer of bill that will make it
possible for the state to issue state
bonds against the automobile tax,
thus allowing the state to realize inn
mediately on this yearly tax.
Should the bill pass, every county
will automatically receive a state ap-
preparation which can be applied on
the hard-surface paving of the desig-
mated state highways running
through that county.
Mr.. Reynolds will come here from
Vienna, where he speaks in the
morning and will be given an oppor-
tunity to present this subject to the
members of the local club.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-08
mrs. HAROLD
FIGHTS TO SAVE
SOLDIERS HOME
Urges u. D. c. Chapters
To Oppose Deaf
School Plan

Mrs. Frank P. Harold, president
Of the Georgia division of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy, today
issued an urgent appeal to all U. D.
Z. chapters and patriotic organiza-
tions throughout Georgia request
ing that they oppose energetically
the movement set on foot by trus.
tees of the Georgia School for the
Deaf at Cave Springs, to grant that
institution the buildings of Soldiers
Home at Atlanta.
Il am both surprised and panied to
learn," said Mrs. Harold, that any
institution in Georgia. however
worthy, should covet the home pro-
vided for Georgias Confederate Vet
Grams, and l most earnestly appeal to
the officers and members of every U.
d. c. chapter in this state to adopt
resolutions protesting against the use
of these buildings for any purpose
except to that which they are now
devoted, so long as single Confed-
crate soldier shall remain alive.
81 suggest that the officers of in
dividual chapters see their represen-
tatives and senators Immediately, and
urge upon them the need for prompt
action in this very important matter.
These old Confederate heroes, all of
them in their declining years, and
many of them stricken with serious
illness, were not mercenary soldiers.
They fought without money and with
out price, and braved every danger
and every hardship for that cause
which is dearest today to every true
Southerner. The highest duty of the
state of Georgia is to care for and
protect these aged men, whose sons
today represent very vital element
of Georgia's citizenship.
at is one of the foremost duties
of the Daughters of Confederacy of
which organization have the honor
to be head. to use every influence to
promote the welfare and well-being
of those worthy old soldiers, and
believe every patriotic Georgian will
join with the Daughters of the Con-
federacy in their protest against any
movement which has for its end che
utilization of those buildings which
now provide comfortable home for
survivors of the armies of the Con-
federacy."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-08
REAFFIRMS HIS
TREATY STAND
ON JACKSON DAY
Letter Written Before
Publication of Grey's
Statement

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-Presi-
dent Wilson has written to Senator
hitchcock, Democratic leader. ap-
proving the reservations to the treaty
of Versailles which the senator pre-
sented to the bipartisan conference
committees which recently failed to
reach an agreement. The letter was
written before the publication of
Viscount Grey's letter stating the
Lodge reservations were acceptable
to Great Britain.
Senator Hitchcock took the letter
with him into the Democratic confer
ence called to consider plans for get
ting the treaty back on the senate
floors. 1t was understood the letter
was endorsed by Hitchcock's stand
on the treaty and reaffirmed the
President attitude as stated in his
letter to the jackson Day diners
Plans of procedure in carrying the
peace treaty back to the floor of the
senate were discussed today at con-
ferences of the various factions, each
of the groups determined, it was
said. to make a firm stand to carry
its program through, but it was gem
orally expected the modified Lodge
reservations, as drawn in the recent
bipartisan conference, would af-
ford a nucleus for compromise.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-08
FUND COMPLETE
FOR FLINT BRIDGE
Link In Americus-At-
lanta Route To Be
Built

BUTLER, Feb. THE people of
Taylor county have at last complet-
ed the county's pro rata share of the
amount of $4,000, the estimated
cost Of the proposed federal aid steel
bridge across Flint river, between
Taylor and Upson county, thus as
suring the early construction of the
bridge. This structure, when COM
pleted, will provide a straight-line
route via Griffin, Thomaston, Butler
and Ellsville between Americus and
Atlanta. shortening the route about
AZ miles over the present route via
Macon.
Taylor county citizens have raised
by private subscriptions over $10,-
600 and have paid this over to the
Taylor county commissioners. The
advertisement for bids as prepared
by the State Highway Commission
will appear in the county papers of
Taylor and Upson counties next week.
Walter E. Steed, of Butler, who has
been assisting this fund movement,
today gave out the following state
ment:
We VI dyiOl SOuhIy ISCl FCAy
grateful to the Americus Times-Re-
corder for the courtesy extended our
party while in your city and the
splendid publicity given this enter
prise, coincident with our visit there,
and, also to a few of Americus citi-
zens who contributed to help along
this public enterprise in which all of
us are joint owners and partners at
interest. And while we regret that
Americas only contributed very
small sum, to be accurate $245, we
shall not begrudge to her the splen-
did material benefits which her busi-
ness men will receive in the future
on the completion of this great high
way. When you have by this plan
cut off AT miles in the distance be-
tween Americus and Atlanta you
have done something worth while and
for all futurity"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-08
Remarkable Story Of
Mrs. Spiker's Recep-
ton of Other Woman

FALL RIVER, Mass, Feb. T.
Dickens ''litte Emily" in "David
Copperfeld," crept away, crushed and
lonely, to hide her shame from those
who had loved her before she trusted
the handsome Steerworth too far.
But little Emily Knowles, the Eng
bsh girl who, with her baby, was
admitted at Ellis Island at the re-
quest Of Mrs. Perly R. Spiker, wife
Of the baby's father, is not going to
do anything of the kind--not if Mrs.
Kate Battersby, nearly 70, and life
long friend of the family, knows it.
"She's coming right to my house
and live, and Pm going to be mother
to her." declared Mrs. Battersby, wip-
ing her spectacles so that she could
sign the papers the immigration au-
thorities sent her.
Mrs. Battersby lives, with her hus-
band, William K. Battersby, at 90
Holden street, Fall River, Mass.
''I've known Emily's folks al
ways" said Mrs. Battersby. "Her
grandmother, Mrs. Mary Kenyon, and
l were dear friends-lived on the
same street in Staley Bridge, a lit
tie town near Manchester, England.
Emily's father and my husband were
just as intimate.
Beautiful Young Girl.
"And Emily-why, Emily was the
sweetest child you ever saw-yellow
hair and blue eyes, and always smil-
ing. | was aunt Kate to Emily. She
was eight years old when we left
England, 16 years ago. Her mother
and grandmother wrote me she grew
up into such a beautiful young girl.
I'll know Emily when ! see her.
"It's queer, but was just thinking
about Emily the other day when a
young man came to the door-a real
fine-looking young man he was-came
to the door and told me he'd met her
when he was in the aviation service
in England. l asked him right in
and wanted him to tell me all about
it-whom Emily had married and how
old the baby was and everything.
"Then-" Mrs. Battersby wiped the
spectacles again-''he told me the ba-
by was his, and Emily wasn't married,
and he had a wife and she knew all
about it and they wanted to bring
Emily and the baby to America, but
couldn't unless | would take her in.
Wants To Keep Her.
"Take her in? l should say /
would Emily must be as fine girl
as there is in the world. And I'd do
it for her mothers and her grand
mothers sakes, anyway"
Mrs. Spiker's offer to take the girl
and her baby into the Spiker home
does not appeal to Mrs. Battersby.
"Let Emily live with them?" she
exclaimed. "Of course, notw
Eyes, I know Guy Spiker says he
will marry Emily.
"But want to tell you"-Mrs. Bat
tersby looked over the spectacles
sternly, "that he can't. That is, not
unless l find that he's the right young
man"
Mrs. Cora Spiker, of Baltimore
the Golden Rule" wife of Pe~lev
Continued on Page s, Column Two
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-08
New Town Officers
Elected At DeSoto

DE SOTO, Feb. Town officials
for the ensuing year were elected this
week as follows: W. E. Cooke,
mayor; Allen S. Johnson, H. N. West,
Frank Ferguson and Mr.. Geo. w.
Bagley, councilmen.
Allen S. Johnson left Saturday
night for ST. Louis, on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carrie Howard spent
Sunday the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
B. Howard, of Americus.
Mrs. j. B. Scott, of Cordele, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Allen
Johnson.
c. C. Womack made business trip
to Americus Wednesday.
Mrs. M. Summerford, Of Unadilla,
is visiting her sons, Messrs. Cobb and
Harold Summerford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wilson, Jr., of
Leslie, were the guests of DR.. and
Mrs. George Bagley Sunday.
Roy Pinkston, of Parrott, visited
his sister, Miss Arlnie Laurie Pink
ston, here Sunday.
Miss Odessa MARSHALL Miss Merle
Pinkston, Of Parrott, and Miss Fran
ces Kaylor, of Leesburg, were the
weekend guests of Miss Annie Lau-
rie Pinkston and Mrs. Sarah W. Bag
ley.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Flowers, of Par
rott, visited relatives and friends here
Sunday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-08
Everybody Asked To
Join Them In Celebrat-
ing The Week

-Four hundred thousand members of
the Boy Scouts of America and one
hundred volunteer leaders of the or
ganizat;on join in celebrating the
tenth anniversary of the scout move
ment during the week of Feb. 8 to
"A by nationwide "good turn cam
paign" during which through some
channel every man, woman and child
in the United States is being asked
to adopt for that week the Boy Scout
habit of doing a good turn to some
one each day.
Each year since Feb. s, 1910, when
the Boy Scouts of America was in
corporated at the nations capital
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-08
Emmett Harvey, Young
Negro Minister, Dies

Americus colored people are
mourning the death of Rev. Emmett
Harvey, highly respected and bril-
liant young colored minister, for
merly of Americus but who has been
pastor of a negro church at Wood
lawn, Pa, who died there last week
of influenza and pneumonia. The
body was brought to Americus, and
the funeral will be held at 1890
o'clock this morning from the Bethes-
da Baptist church on Forrest street,
conducted by the pOstor, Rev. W. M.
Reddick.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-08
Snowbound New York
Busy Digging Self Out

NEW YORK, Feb. Snow bound
New York marshalled it's forces toNly
to extricate itself from the grip of
the storm that has reminded .old4
timers of the classic blizzard of 1888.
Big trucking corporations, depart
ment stores and others turned over
their trucks and drivers to cart the
snow to the piers where it was dump
ed into the harbor. Hundreds of
stores set their employees to work
with shovels.
Trucking in the city was restricted
to moving food, fuel and newspapers,
private passenger cars being placed
under embargo until Tuesday Many
outlying towns are still isolated.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-08
WILSON STOPPED
FOREIGN MEDALS
But Sims And 2 Others
Were Allowed To
Keep Theirs

WASHINGTON, Feb. After
congress passed law permitting
American officers to accept decora-
tions from foreign governments,
President Wilson directed the State
Department to inform all European
Governments that the United States
did not wish any awards made, Sec
retary Daniels disclosed today before
he senate investigating committee.
Before the President acted, how
ever, Rear Admirals Sims, Rodman
and Strauss had accepted decorations
which they were permitted to retain.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-08
American Tossers
Win Lurnpkin Game

The Americas high school basket
ball team defeated the Lumpkin high
school team in Lumpkin Friday night
by score of % to 4. But it was not
quite SO one-sided as the score would
indicate, according to the Americus
players, the Lumpkin team playing
hard, being short chiefly in goal toss
ing. Eight minute quarters were
played, with three minutes between
the quarters and ten minutes be-
tween halves. The lineup and score
made by the individual players fol-
lows.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-08
SECRETARY LANE
LEAVES CABINET
Resignation In Hands Of
President-Plans Not
Announced

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-Secre-
tary Lane, of the Interior Depart
ment, has placed his resignation in
the hands of the President.
1t is understood Secretary Lanes
plans for the immediate future are
not fully matured. but will be an
nounced soon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-08
ENGLAND DENIES
COTTON EMBARGO
Only Parliament Could
Declare 1t, u, S. Is
Informed

WASHINGTON, Feb. THE
State Department today was inform
ed that no embargo on cotton impor-
tations had been put into effect by
the British government, and that such
measure would, under a recent
court decision, be impossible except
by an act of parliament.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-08
Mrs. Daniels Welcomes
Church Women of u. S.

WASHINGTON, Feb. More
than three hundred women, repre-
senting every state and many re-
ligious denominations, gathered here
today for the opening of the national
conference of church women. Mrs.
Josephus Daniels delivered the ad-
dress of welcome to the delegates
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-08
Passengers Taken OFF
Stranded Steamship

NEW YORK, Feb. THE rescue
of thirty-two passengers on the
steamship Princess Anne, stranded
on a sandbar near Rockaway Point,
was begun at II o'clock today by
boats from the coast guard cutter
Manhattan. Two boats were used
in the rescue work
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-08
To Guarantee Roads
IL Pct. For 2 Years

WASHINGTON, Feb. Return
of 5 IL per cent on the aggregate
value of the railroads of the United
States would be guaranteed by the
government for a period of two years
under an agreement reached today
by the senate and house conferees on
the railroad bill.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-08
Wilson O. KS. F4itchcock's Pact Reservations
Scouts Have a Birthday
WhO'HDOa Good Turn?
TIE SCOUT GOOD TURN.

TIE SCOUT GOOD TURN.
THE final and chief test of the
scout is the doing of a. good
turn to somebody or something
every day quietly and without
boasting. This is the proof of the
scout. 1t is practical religion and
a boy honors God best when he
helps others most. To be a real
scout means the doing of good
turn every day, with the proper
motive, and if this be done, the
bcy has right to be classed with
the great scouts that have been of
such service to their country.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-08
BoLsHEvIKI TAKE TOWN.

LONDON, Feb. 7.-The Bolsheviki
has occupied Krasnavedsk, on the
eastern coast of the Caspian Sea, ac-
cording to a wireless from Moscow.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-08
Weather

For Georgia-Partly cloudy Sun
day; not much change in tempera-
ture.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-08

NEW YORK FUTURES.
Prev.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-08
[ElGi:ketNewsI

LOCAL SPOT COTTON.
Good middling SO IA cents.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-08
NEW ORLEANS FUTURES.

Prev.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1920-03-04
FORTY HOURS DEVOTION
AT ST. MICHAEl'S
Ditch Company
Secretary Makes
Annual Report

In submitting his report as secre-
tary of the Canon City Hydraulic and
Irrigating Ditch Company at the an
nual stockholders meeting on Thurs
day of this week Capt B. T. Rocka-
fellow said:
During the last 10 months 80 GER
tificates of the stock of the company
have been made out and sold larger
proportion of them 10 new residents of
the community than in any similar
period for many years.
THE purchase OF this stock shows
how generally appreciated our com
uunitv is. especially our rich. deep
soil. 1868 Arkansas river water rights
protected under a perpetual decree Of
the courts and uniformly light ey-
pense account for maintenance and
upReep. coupled with the high char
acter of the peop'e of the Canon City
district and their Institutions; reli,
gious. educational, manufacturing
commercial and social
THE parid improvement of our
highways and streets (the city is now
installing concrete conduits to carry
the flow of water in the ditch under
College avenue and Seventh street,
the enlareing of the capacity OF our
canning fatcory. which is of especial
interest to us. the expansion Of our
zinc making industries with their
LARGE addition to our dinner-pail bri-
gade. the electric light and power
industry. fire and pressed brick. lime
and solica plants. new mill, headquar-
tiers and distributors for numerous
large automobile companies. fine new
garages and associated Industries are
the MAGNETS that are attracting in
vestors TO MS from other states and
are causing throngs of tourists TO
come here and eniov our genial eli
mate eerat scenic features and the
companionship of A community work
ing together for the general good all
along the line"