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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-26
MEMORIAL TO Be
l7F'I.:;DESICNER
RELATESDETAILS
Lamps At Corners OF
Base, Fouts At Street
Corners

The design for the Sumter county
memorial to its sons who served in
the great war was drawn by f. NJ.
Viuuesney, Americus designer of the
famous Doughboy statue, and monu-
ment designer of long years of eXpe-
rience. The completed plans, mount
ing a seven-foot replica o fthe Dough
boy statue which has been accepted
as the American. Leglon's national
memorial design, were prepared by
Mr.. Viquesney and are reproduced
in the adjoining column. Mr.. Vlques-
ney was asked to furnish detailed
description of the monument as 1t
will appear when erected, which he
did as follows:
This memorial has been planned to
! fit into the location as fully as pos
sible and at the same time harmonic
with the Confederate monument on
+ the next corner. The design worked
out is strictly modern in that It takes
on the STRAIGHT shaft type of pedestal,
! ornamentation is very simple and d.
rectly to the point and the cannone'
cannon balls. crossed guns and such
other war time emhleNs used on nre-
vious war memorials is eliminated IN
this memorial which must represent
the era in which the. war occurred.
The only emblems are the eagles on
each side and the moulded base show
ing the beaded band effect signify
mo STRENGTH in unity The beads IN
this moulding, in number, sl%rltY
the national character oftthn meror-
ial. together with the significance OF
protection. strength and lndomltable
courage and STRENGTH.
Four Drinking founts
ain planning this memorial it was
kcrt constantly in m.rI that the well
at this corner must also be kept
u.ahle. 9rn GId tira J"inkin@ fDuntS
in the middle of this very busy and
ccngested intersection Of streets are
2 constant menace to live and limb
as every one must go into the mid
die of the street to get a dring OF
this water. AS planned in connection
with the new memorial, this water
will be piped under the street to each
of the four corners at this point and
on the edpe of the sidewalk at each
corner will be placed a modern san
itarv bubbling drinking fOunt of
white porcelain, doing away com
ple+elv with the present nnsan't9ry
ond unattractive pool of dirty water
that stands there now. These sanl-
tarv ofurts will run a stream OF
clear. cool rncontaminated water
constantly and will add to the gen
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-26
COMMITTEES FOR
COUNTY HEADLINE
MEMORIAL MOVE

Following is the personnel OF the
mems and ladies executive commit
tees having in charge the campaign
for the erection of a memorial to
Sumter county's woldr war heroes,
the committees embracing leading
citizens in every part of the county.
Mems Executive Committee
Stephen Pace, chairman; H. E. AL
len, secretary; w NJ. Humber, treas
urer.
J. f. Mathis, George Turpin, W. S.
Kirkpatrick, j. E. Sheppard, John
Sheffield, T. NJ. Furlow.
f. L. Wilson, Leslie.
f. A. Luke, DeSoto.
G. C. Thomas, Cobb.
]. T. Methvin, 28th District.
C. A. Slappey, Andersonville.
Sam McGarrah, Friendship.
G. NJ. Jordan, Shiloh.
]. W. Peel. Old 9th District
Ross Dean Plains.
G. w. Israel, 18th District.
]. L. Johnson, Huntington.
f. C. Webb, Sumter,
Ladies' Executive Committee
Mrs. Lawson Stapleton, chairman.
Mrs. ]. Ralston Cargill, Mrs. Geo.
Van Ripper, Mrs. j. W. Harris, Jr.,
Mrsf Will Dudley. Mrs. E. L. Muir
ray, Mrs. c. o. Niles, Mrs. Joe Poole.
Mrs. rFank Cato, Mrs. S. H. Mckee,
Mrs. Olin Williams, Mrs. L. L. Cars
well, Mrs. r. L. Maynard,
vile.
Mrs. w. J. Hill, Cob.
Mrs. Claude Logan, CroXton's
store.
Mrs. George Bagley, Jr., DeSoto.
Mrs. B. T. Johnson, Huntington.
Mrs. H. L. Speer, Leslie.
Mrs. Will L. Chambliss, 28th Dis
trict
Mrs. Bowman J. Wise, Plains.
Mrs. x. NJ. Mcdonald, Sumter.
Mrs. w. c. Jordan, Shiloh Dis
trict..
Mrs. Harry Freddy, Friendship
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-26
MOVIE NOTES.

Betty Blythe Is to be starred IN
"The 4'ruant Husband" an Albert
Payson Terhune story.
by Rex Ingram. Alice Terry is to
have the leading feminine role
A local option bill on Sunday
movies was reported unfavorably by
a Connecticut Senate committee.
Roscoe karns plays opposite
Gladys Walton in "The Man Tam
en-" a circus story.
Just Around the Corner" i" taken
from collection of Fannie Hurst
stories. IS near completion. :,
"Ghosts Of Yesterday" an old
Norma Talmadge film, has been re-
released.
Elliott Dexter went to New York
for three-week vacation. He stay
ed two days and went back to work,
Mitchell Lewis, Milton Sills and
Casson Ferguson will support Betty
Compson lin AT the End ~ the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-26
YOU AND |
WANT ECONOMY in GOV
EMINENT, BUT NOT THE
"R E M 0D ELED D. AIR
PLANE BRAND

CIX "remodeled'' army airplane.
- are soon to be placed in opera
ton on the New York to Frisco posta
route. tMs
Somehow the word "remodeled" in
connection with an airplane doesn't
sound very good from the stand
point of the safety of the men
who are to operate it.
Flying is hazardous enough under
the very best conditions, both as
to equipment and weather, as the
great number of fatal accidents dur
ing the past six months have proven.
1t is the governments duty to pro-
vide its fliers both in the postal serv-
ice and the army with the highest
type of machines, irrespective of ex-
pense.
Economy in government expendi
lures is, important and necessary, but
1t should not be balanced against hu-
man life. .a
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-26

LET US ALL JOIN TOGETHER AND ERECT THIS BEAUTIFUL
MEMORIAL IN HONOR OF THOSE WHO OFFERED. AND SOME
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THE SECURITY OF OUR HOMES
AND THE FREEDOM OF MANKIND.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-26
WHERE TO MAKE
CONTRIBUTIONS

4 Ii contributions to the Sumter
"A county soldiers monument
should be made to W. NJ. Humber,
treasurer, whose office is located
Mt the Commercial City Ware
house. Nave all checks, or money
arders payable to him. Mail, bring
o. send all contributions of cash,
checks or money orders to him at
the Commercial warehouse. All
contribution will be acknowledged
in the columns of the Times-Re-
5 rcrder.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-26
HORRORSi
COMFORT

Men in Paris discarded the starch
ed collar during a recent heat wave.
It's gone for good. Soft collars
from now, say French haberdashers.
This will please Tom Edison, the
inventor.
Edison says his good health is due
to his never wearing tight collars,
tight shoes, belts or anything that
interferes with blood circulation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-26
w WEATHER. r

Forecast for Georgia Generally
fair tonight and Saturday. Little
change in temperature.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-26
LIVE AND LEARN

A New York gas company has
been turned down by the public
service commission on its request to
raise rates from $1.15 to $3.50 per
thousand and to increase its mini
mum charge from 40 cents to 81
Ter month.
The investigation conducted by the
commission showed that the existing
rates yielded Z 1-2 per cent net profit
on the investment in 1920 and that
the profit this year will be greater.
The New York public seems to
have found way to protect itself
against public utility gouging.
There is a lesson in this for every
other American community.
Sse"V sN-;s' arfs eyr u 81
HORRORS!
The women of France are begin
ming to realize that "equality of the
sexes" has its drawbacks. There has
been an alarming increase in boards
and mustaches among women, and
French doctors put the blame
principally upon cigaret smoking and
alcohol drinking.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-26
For EVERY WOMAN

Whether or not the women of the
world succeed N getting representa-
ton on the Washington disarmament
conference delegation they are going
to have a chance to express their
desire for world peace in a way that
cannot but be effective.
The National Women's Trade
Union League of America has in
itiated worldwide demonstration
by women for disarmament, to be
held on Armistice Day, the day that
the Washington conference opens.
1t is expected that millions of wo-
men in every country in the world
viii participate in the demonstration
the details Of which are yet to be
worked out
The purpose as expressed by Mrs.
Raymond Robbins, the president of
the league, is to strengthen the gov
ernments in their desire to disarm
by giving unequivocal expression OF
the women of the world"
This is a call to duty that should
challenge the interest of every wo-
man, however humble her station in
life.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-26
REAL, ROYS

Sir Ernest Shackleton is going to
take two Scotch Boy Scouts with
him on his coming trip to the An
arctic.
We hazard the opinion that every
other Boy Scout in the world is
envious of those two Scotch young
sters.
Dangers?
OF course, lots of them. I
But what does a real boy care
about dangers?
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-03-05
John wins laughter and ap-
plause.
CTo BE CoNTINUED)
BOLIVIA SOURCE or COCAINE
South American Country Produces
Supply of Anesthetie That Fills
Recognized Place in World.

The most profitable agricultural
product of Bolivia is the coca plant,
from which the anesthetlc cocaine
is derived. The world depends mainly
for its supplies of coca leaves upon
that South American country.
The Bolivian natives commonly
chew it for its narcotic effect. Ii EN-
ables the Indian burden bearer to go
without food for a long time, AMI to
work long stretches without rest IN
fortunately, its continued use is in
furious to the nervous system. and
is supposed to have much to do with
Tie degeneration of the native race
of the Bolivian plateau.
The coca plant is a shrub three or
four feet high. Its leaves are of an
oval shape and light green. The
shrub is grown on terraces built on
the hillsides. These terraces are about
ten inches wide and are protected by
ramparts of earth faced with stones
or cement. The terracing prevents
the heavy rains from washing the
whole plantation down the mountain
side. and also holds the moisture
about the roots of the plant.
Young shoots. are grown under a
cover of dried banana leaves, and
when sufficiently advanced are trans.
planted to the terraces. The plants
begin hearing when TWO years old.
After the leaves are picked they are
dried in the sun on floer made of
slabs of slate. They are then pressed
into bales weighing fifty pounds each.
ard wrapped in banana leaves and
burlap to protect them against wealth
err and rough handling, and carried
to La Paz by mules. In La Paz they
are at present worth AZ cents gold
per pound.
Bolivia manufactures no cocaine
The leaves are exported to other
countries for the extraction of that
active principle.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-03-05
YOU NEVER CAN
TAME A WILDCAT
Mr.. Oodson Warns Against Use.
OF Treacherous. Dangerous
CaIomeI.

CalOmel salivates! It's mercury.
Ca'omel acts like dynamite on a slug.
giSh liver. When calomel comes into
contact with sour bile it crashes into
II, causing Cramping and nausea.
II you feel bilious. headachy. conStI-
pated and all knocked out. Just go to
your druggist and get a bottle of bod
sons Liver Tone for few cents which
Is a harmless vegetable substitute for
dangerous calOmel. Take a spoonful
and If 1t doesn't start your liver and
straighten you up better and quicker
than nasty calomel and without max
inS you sick, you just go back and
get your money.
II you take calOmel today you'll be
sick and nauseated tomorrow; besides,
1t may salivate you, while If you take
DodsOn's Liver Tone you will wake up
feeling great, full of ambition and
ready for work or play. It's harmless.
pleasant and safe to give to childrens
they like it.-Adv.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-03-05
Elevator Rope in Coal Mines,

One of the most impressive things
about coIliery. to an outsider. is the
mammoth drum when winds the rope
which brings coal up from the pit. This
monster drum may measure 100 feet
in circumference, and weigh about 200
tons. and il will wind In the rope with
it's load at n speed of nearly 60 miles
an hour. There are miles of the rope,
when the pit is deep one. like the
Yorkshire Main colllery's. whose YER
tical shaft holds the record for depth
by going down nearly Loo yards. and
for long distances horizontally. The
rope costs so yard and Its maximum
life IL three and One-half years. Every
inch of II passes each day through
mans hands for examination. Shaft
accidents are very rare
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-03-05
CHAPTER u.
MY Advent on Mars

] opened my ewes upon a strange
and weird landscape. | knew that
was on Mars; not once did question
either my sanity or my wakefuIness.
1t was midday. the sun was shining
full upon me and the heat of II was
rather intense upon my naked body
yet no greater than would have been
true under similar conditions on an
ArizonsN desert.
A little TO my left. perhaps a hun
dred yards. appeared low, walled
enclosure about four feet in height.
No water, and no other vegetation
than moss was in evidence. and as I
was somewhat thirsty determined TO
do little exploring.
Springing 10 my feet received mr.
FIRST Marian surprise, for the effort.
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pound advertised and had heard several
women talk of it, so mother got me
some. This Vegetable Compound is
wonderful and it helped me very much,
90 that during my periods am not now
sick or drowsy. Ihave told many girls
about your medicine and would be glad
to help anyone who is troubled with
similar ailments. You may use my tes-
timonial as you like. "-STELLA LINK
wILER, 6 Second St., Evansville, Indiana.
Some girls lead lives of luxury, while
others toll for their livelihood, but all
are subject to the same physical laws
and suffer in proportion to their viola
ton. When such symptoms develop as
irregularities, headaches, backaches,
bearing-down sensations and "the
blues, girls should profit by Miss Link
wiler's experience and give Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound trial.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-03-05

which on Earth would have brought
me standing upright, carried me into
the Marian air TO the height of about
three yards. l alighted softly upon
the ground, however without appre-
cable shock or jar. Now commenced
series of evOlutiOns which even then
seemed ludicrOus in the extreme. My
muscles, perfectly atruned and accus-
toned to the force Of gravity on
Earth. played the mischief with me in
attempting for the first time to cope
with the lesser gravitatiOn and lower
air pressure on Mars.
/ was determined. however, to ex-
plOre The low structure which was the
only evidence of habitatiOn in sight.
and so l hit upon the unique plan Of
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-03-05

"NOt In q long time have l enjoyed
such good health or felt so well gen.
orally as / do since taking Tanlac,
said w. II. Johnson, 319 East 43rd
St., Portland, Ore, who holds a re-
sponsible position with the Northwest
Transfer Company.
"About a year ago l began suffer-
ing from lack Of appetite and stomach
trouble and since that time-that is,
until Tanlac set me right have felt
90 poorly that could hardly do my
work. My food seemed to do me little
good, If any, as my digestion was bad,
and / lost both weight and strength
continually.
"After every meal there was a dull.
nagging pain In the pit of my stomach
that kept me feeling miserable for
hours.
'sThe gas from my sour. undigested
food would bloat me up terribly and
my nerves were so upset that would
lie awake half the night unable to
Rleep. l was constantly having blind
Ing dizzy spells and could not bend
over and straighten up quickly but
what everything seemed as dark as
night to me.
II was telling friend one day how
bad felt and he advised me to try
Tanlac and 1 Just want to say he
couldn't have done me a greater kind
ness.
II have picked up all of fifteen
pounds in weight. my appetite Is fine,
and although am eating just any
thing want my stomach never gives
me a particle Of trouble. Ny sleep
is sound and restful and my strength
and energy have been so renewed that
my work Is no longer burden to me-"
Tanlac is sold by leading druggists
everywhere.-Adv.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-03-05
JOHN CARTER is TRANSLATED TO MARS

As the ornaments adjusted her beautiful figure and
her collar Of gold wung open The hands OF Than KOSts raised
onqCOd above head and NTH the heavy HIT shattered the
glass the great wndOw prang into the midst of the aOnShed
aSenbdg With bound the steps of the platform beside
Than KOSiS and he stood rUeted NTH surprise brought
lOngsword dorm upon the golden chain that wOud hare bound Dh
Th0riS to another
Strange these and But it's story
well fascinating For the fighting lover of Dejah Thoris
John of Virginia, u A. of
Mars.
The author? None other than Edgar Rice
"Tarzan of the Apes" That's enough.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-03-05
.sCoId A the Head,.

Il an acute attack OF Nasal Catarrh.
head will And that the use Of HAI,I'S
CATARRH MEDICINE win build up the
system, cleanse the Blood and render
them less liable to colds. Repeated at
tacks Of Acute Catarrh may lead to
Chronic Catarrh,
HALLS CATARRFz MEDICINE "a
taken internally and acts through the
Blood on the Mucous Surfaces OF the Sys-
tenn, thus reducing the Inflammation and
restoring normal conditions.
All Druggists. Circulars free.
r. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo. Ohio.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-03-05
Telephones on Public Works.

A complete automatic telephone sys-
tenn. with 1O1 stations and l.227 miles
of line, is TO be built for the sole pur-
pose of communication between the
dams and hydraulic works now under
construction, by the War department
along the Ohio river, says Popular Me-
chanics Magazine. There are 1872 Of
these dams. designed to maintain nine
feet Of water.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-03-05
Place With Possibilities.

Your advertisement for stenug-
raFher seems to have brought results"
Yes" said the business man. I've
had 40 applicants for the job, their
ages ranging all the way from about
fourteen to around fifty-nine years"
what was the lure, a large sal
aryT"
TO, | stated in my advertisement
hat / had six stenographers in six
months and all got married. "-Bir-
ningham Age-Herald.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-03-05
cHAPTER !.
EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS.

on the Arizona HIiIs--The Escape Of
the Dead.
do not know why I should fear
Heath. who have died twice and am
still alive: but YET have the same
horror Of II as you who have never
lied. and II Is because Of this terrnr
u death. believe. that | am 90 con-
sinced Of my mortality.
And because 81 this conviction
nave deternined % write dswn The
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-03-05
spoiIinQ the Metaphor.

Mr.. Oldsp0rt-Do you doubt my
lover Look in my eyes and read 1t
there. The eyes are the windows Of
the soul.
Miss Goitlentide-Wl Windows of the
SOUL That's 50. Your eyes do look
awfully CLASSY.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-03-05

Professors Wife, suppose you
have forgotten that This is the anniver-
sary OF your wedding day?
Ahsent-Minded Husband (abstract-
Ing himself from comic sections) Eth
What? Dear me! Is II really2 And
when Is yours. my dear Boston
Transcript.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-03-05

upon them, turned and fed i'm every
direction for their bows, arrows and
rifles
The view which their hurried rOut
ing disclosed filed me with apprehen
sion and with rage. Under the clear
rays of the Arizona moon lay Powell
his body fairly bristling with the ar
! rows of the braves. That he was al
| ready dead / could not but he con.
WINGED, and yet / would have saved
his body from mutilatiOn at the hands
of the Apaches as quickly as / would
have saved the man himself from
death.
Riding close to him / reached down
from the saddle, and grasping his
cartridge belt drew him up across the
withers of my mount. To return by
the way had come would be more
hazardous than to continue across the
plateau. so, putting spurs 10 my poor
! beast. ! made a dash for the opening
to the pass which l could distinguish
on the far side of the tableland
The Indians had by this time dis
covered that | was alone and | was
pursued with imprecatiOns, arrows,
| and rifle balls. The fact that | was a
rather rapidly moving target saved
me from the various deadly prOjectiles
of the enemy and permitted me to
reach the shadows of the surrounding
peaks before an orderly pursuit could
be organized.
My horse was travelling practically
unguided, as l knew that l had prob
ably less knowledge Of the exact lOca-
ton of the trail to the pass, than he.
and thus it happened that he entered
defile which led to the summit of
the range and not TO the pass which
had hoped would carry me to the val
ley and to safety.
My first knowledge that l was on
the wrong trail came when | heard
the yellS of the pursuing savageS sud-
denly grow fainter and fainter far off
TO my left.
l drew rein on little level prOmOn-
tory overlooking the trail below and
to my left, and saw the party of pur-
suing savages disappearing around the
point Of a neighboring peak.
knew the Indians would soon dis
cover that they were on the wrong
trail and that the search for me would
he renewed in the right direction as
soon as they located nv tracks.
/ had followed the trail for perhaps
hundred yards when a sharp turn to
the right brought me to the mouth of
large cave. The opening was about
four feet in height and three to four
feet wide. and at this opening the trail
ended.
Dismounting. I laid Powell upon the
ground. hut the most painstaking ex-
animation failed to reveal the faintest
spark of life.
Leaving the body where II lay on
the ledge / crept into the cave to re-
connoiter. l found a large chamber,
possibly hundred feet in diameter
and thirty or forty feet in height; a
smooth and well-worn floor. and many
other evidences that the cave had. at
some remote period. been inhabited.
AS. was continuing my examina-
ton | commenced to feel a pleasant
drOwsiness creeping over me which !
attributed to the fatigue of my long
and strenuous ride, and the reaction
from the excitement of the fight and
the pursuit.
soon became so drowsy that
could scarcely resist the strong desire
TO throw myself on the floor of the
cave for few moments rest, but |
knew that this would never do, as 1t
would mean certain death at the
hands of my red friends, who might
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-03-05

be upon me at any moment. With an
effort started toward the opening of
the cave only to reel drunkenIy
against a side wall. and from there
slip prone upon the floor.
A sense of delicious dreaminess
Osercame me, nv muscles relaxed, and
] was on the point of giving away TO
my desire to sleep when the sound of
approaching horses reached my ears.
! attempted to spring to my feet but
was Mortified TO discover that my
muscles refused to respond TO my
will. | was now thoroughly awake.
at as unable to move muscle as
though turned to stone. 1t was then.
for the first time. that I noticed a
slight vapor filling the cave. There
also come to my nostrils a family
pungent odoF. and I could only assume
that had been overcome by some
poisonous gas. but WHY should re-