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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-13

Now, Nita," insisted Carrick as
they returned to Ler ear, don f. lei
60 yourself. Just trust me ! believe
mat 10y, even if he was tight
mouthed. | can handle this thing.
Don't worry. Just keep busy. See,
the sun is out, now Give her sur
Prise. lake Mckay; go out there;
get her car towed somewhere before
she does. I'll get her, safe"
Mia Walden was nearly hysteri-
cal, but the pressure Of Garick's
hand and his almost hypnotic eyes
won her.
Glenn had not been such bad
guesser. Il was nearly three when
Garrick and Dick sauntered into the
lobby Of the Champs Elysees, looked
about cautiously, and proceeded to
get under cover.
Before the tea room on the mez-
canine floor hung a sign. Radio
Concerts Daily" They nosed in, saw
that the coast was clear, and selected
a table in an angular corner, with a
mirror so placed that it was a VERT
able periscope.
An orchestra in Newark was
broadcasting some selection a. they
sat down at the table and ordered tea
and cTumpets.
1t was not more than sixty sec
onds after three that they saw Glenn
come in, looking pale and tired, Sc
lect table at the other end of the
room and drop into a chair facing
the entrance.
Ten minutes later Vira hustled in,
excited and angry about something
and worried. Glenn rose and greet
ed her, all animation, now that a
girl was in question.
Few things are more fascinating
than listening to radiophone con-
cert. someone turns the tuning
handle Of the receiving set Short and
long buzzes following each other in a
lazy sort of way indicate some anna
teur telegTapher at work
The tuning handle is turned little
more and peculiar moaning sound
is heard. Turned still more the
sound becomes a weak voice or mu-
sic. A final turning of the handle
brings in the radiophone loud and
clear. The tuning is exceedingly
sharp.
1t is fascinating ordinarily, but
there were -four people at opposite
ends Of the room for whom this con
cert had no interest.
Garrick and Dick, watching and
wondering what to do, had fallen into
a discussion of Ruth and Vira and
Garrick were taking cruel delight
in sounding Dick.
To his serious mind, Dick con
fessed, it was just this vivacious
type Of Ruth that had Tor him the
greatest attraction. AS he put it, an
intellectual girl would have been
merely intensifying his own nature.
Garrick was urging him on and de-
llvering a little scientific homily on
NAS~ ~AN HAUL iIleti UIDlRlb To-
gether the dissimilar and averaged
them.
There was no approval OF the but
terfly and the candle in Dick, how
ever, and they were soo, INTO dis
eussio1 of Rae and the evident
dissipation she showed.
Cone does not readily think of
girls sowing wild oats" remarked
Garrick. "Yet they often do. This is
one OF the strange anomalies of the
new freedom of women"
Dick frowned as he thought of the
glamor of the life they had seen at
the Inner Circle. What the end OF
1t all might be, he evidently pre-
terred not 70 guess. At least he
did not pursue the subject.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-13

pound and Liver Pills l would be re-
lieved. After taking the first bottle |
felt better, and neglected it awhile, but
found | could not do my work until |
was stronger. So took the Vegetable
Compound again and now l am the
mother of 10 months old boy. He is
fat and healthy and / am sure l could
never have carried him if it had not
been for your Vegetable Compound. l
recommend your medicine to all women
although am young to be advising some
one older. = Mrs. CHRIST. PETRoFF,
318 w. Liberty ST., Cincinnati, Ohio.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound contains no harmful drugs and
can be taken in safety by any woman.
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GliQilc0jv!IEsD
EOSWORTH PLAYS ROLE OF
ALASKAN GOLD PROSPECTUS

hobart Bosworth, the screens
foremost exponent of virile out-of-
door roles, supported by an all-star
cast in vivid drama of Alaskan
gold rush days and modern bust
ness, Blind Hearts," an Associated
Producers attraction is announced
as the feature of the Rylander the
alter program Wednesday.
Combining an absorbing and un-
usual story with character portray
ais of the highest standard and a
startling succession of production
innovation, Blind Hearts" is said
to surpass any of the stars previ-
Gus vehicles, not forgetting his me-
morable "Sea Wolf" on his tremen-
dous Thomas H. Ince success,
Behind the Door"
The action opens IN the Alaskan
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THESTANDARD
200 PAIRS LADIES QUILTED
SATIN BOUDOIR SLIPPERS


You will have to get here on time
to get this bargain; these are pute
satin quilted Slippers with pure sill.
pom pom, quilted inner-soles, chrome
cushion outersoies, spring heel. Col
ors, black, rose and Copenhagen blue,
now being retailed in the largest
stores at $3.50 to $500. This 200
pairs to be sold here Wednesday and
Thursday until l P. NJ, at pair $1.3O
THE BIGGEST AND BEST BATH
TOWELS IN AMERICUS FOR
THE PRICE.
One case of fine bleached Bath
Towels, guaranteed to measure
26x45 inches, and guaranteed to
weigh exactly ga lbs to the dozen.
just short while ago these towels
were retailing at 81; here now,
all Won like at each 40
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BLACK CAT" - The most famous
brand on the American market and, we
believe, the best hose made. 1t is un-
matchable. In black, white and colors.
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Halls Catarrh Medicine

Those who are in run down. condi-
ton will notice that Catarrh bothers
them much more than when they are In
good health. This fact proves that while
Catarrh is local disease, it is greatly
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE is
Tonic and Blood Purifier, and acts through
the blood upon the mucous surfaces of
the body, thus reducing the Inflammation
and restoring normal conditions.
All druggists. Circulars free.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
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gold fields where Lars Larson, por-
trayed by Bosworth, sad JoLn
Thomas, his closest friend, wrest a
fortune in nuggets and ore from
the ice-clad Yukon.
The final sequences of the story,
Accordingly involved, result in a
forceful and totally unexpected
climax
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-13

JOAN OF Area pure silk hose of
wonderful value for the money. In
white, neude, nickel-gray cordovan and
black
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-13

tiles before l took
Lydia E. Pinkham's
V e G e t a Bile Com
pound. M y b a c k
panied all the time
and | was unfit for
Homework. / was
worn out if | cooked
a meal, and was un-
able to do my wash
ing. My girl friends
and my sister told
me if | would take
yourV Vegetable Com
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WORN OUT AFTER
She COOKED
4 MEAL
Took Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Read the Result

Cincinnati, Ohio. CT suffered for a
year with nervous troubles andirregular-
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AT 75c. REGULARLY asr
BOYS OVERALLS OF
INDIGO BLUE DENIM Acc

Boys Overalls; sizes to Is years,
no extra charge for the large sizes;
don't this sound like old times; well
made and of good quality denim.
Pair ~
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MORE PEQUOT SHEETING
AND PILLOW TUBING

We sold this in big lots Monday,
but there is still plenty for all who
come here any day this week. The
42-inch tubing is the famous Pequot
make; the best that can be bought at
any price; the sheeting is also the
Peouot make. Price for the tubing is
28c yard; sheeting ---.-......49c Yard
AT $2.95, REGULARLY $3.50
Women's White Canvas Oxfords,
patent leather trimm ed; flexible soles
and rubber heels; sizes 3 to 8.
AT $1.9S, REGULARLY $3.50
Women's White Canvas Oxfords,
flexible rubber soles; sizes 3 to 8.
AT zoe PAIR, REGULARLY
Csc to 35c
Women's LisIe Stockings, made
with back seam, black, white and
brown.
AT Use, REGULARLY csc.
Mems E. & w. Union Suits, made
of standard pajama checks with elias
tic back; sizes 81 to as.
AT csc, REGULARLY SIPS
One hundred Dress Patterns of the
best standard Bingham; guaranteed
fast colors; price for the whole pat
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BEAUTIFUL LACE
CURTAIN NETS.

White and Ecru Curtain nets in
attractive designs, full width with the
newest materials for curtains at 25c,
BE, soc, SOC, 89c, CSC, $3.50,
and . S16S vi
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-28

the games start, so that the ground
may settle properly, making pos
sible more record-breaking feats
than at Antwerp.
In the midst of all their other
discussions and plans and, pro-
grams, the civilized nations still
have time to look forward to and
prepare for great play festival to-
gether, when their finest athletes
will compete in wholly friendly
rivalry for honor and places Of dis
tinction in all sorts of athletic
sports and contests. That is some
thing to remember when internat-
ional aninosities loom large.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-28
INTERNATIONAL PLAY.


Mos pf the news about France
these days is of political nature.
But an item has broken into the
sport pages which affords welcome
relief from demands for more war
ships. That is the statement of the
nainister-sf sports that work on the
stadium for the olympic games of
1924 is to go forward steadily.
The Paris stadium is to be the
biggest Of its kind ever erected. 1t
will also be the best equipped. It
is. to- have capacity for 10000
spectators, a number far in excess
of any previous attendance at these
games.
The same, English firm which
built the stadium at Antwerp is to
build the new one at Paris. 1t is
expected that the field and track
will be, completed Is months before
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-28
PROJECTING SOCIETY.

There are undoubtedly some
misguided attempts at prison re-
form, which accomplish no good
either for society or for the pris-
oner, ana which may even do a
little harm. But the man or wo-
man who therefore condemns all
prison reform as sentimental cod
ding Of convicted criminals should
find food for thought IN a letter
recently published in an eastern
newspaper. The writer said in
part:
ga criminal is imprisoned 'to
protect society How long? The
Judge decides that he must pro-
tect it for three years, 10 years,
20 years, and sentences society
to receive its enemy back at the
end Of that time. I wonder. some
times, how the Judge knows that at
the end OF the term he fixes in ad-
vance, this man Will be fit to come
out.
..The time has come for prison
system which makes prisoners
future, instead of his past, the
principal thought
This attitude, as in othcr in
stances of progressive and en-
tightened thought, is beth altruistic
and selfish. It is to the prisoners
advantage 70 be trained to honesty,
self-support and self-respect. It is
even more to society's advantage
to have him SO trained. This points
out once more the truth difficult for
some to perceive and believe in,
that what is for the best good Of
one is for the best good Of all.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-28
MOTOR GAS FOR RATS.

- Farmers in Ohio have found an
effective way to get rid of rats.
Whens shey have pest hunt"
theysssnd the rat hole, attach a
hose to The exhaust pipe of a fiiv-
YER and start the engine. Any oc-
cupants of that hole that is not
.asphyxiaeed before he knows what
has happened to him promptly
makes, his appearance and is shot
His aazed condition makes him
anseasy mark for the shotgun.
The idea is worth copying any
where. in: the war against rodents
Of various kinds. 1t also suggests
the fofWso of human beings who run
an automobile in a closed garage
and fill the garage and themselves
withpeison gas. Rats'would know
better than that.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-28
Columbia Railway
Lost Money

Columbia. Jan. 25.-The Colum-
bia Railway, Gas & Electric Co.,
will have to operate on different
basis from that of last year, where
the company lost heavily every
month. or it will have to go out
of business. so far as its street cars
are concerned. This was the po-
sition of the company as stated to
the state board of conciliation, at
a hearing in the supreme court
rooms of the capitol Tuesday after
noon, attended by capacity aud
ience of street car men and others
interested.
After hearing both sides Of
what has been considered a con-
troversy between the company and
it's employed over the 1922 working
agreement. the board of concilia-
ton came to the decision that
there was nothing for them to
conciliate The car men mad Of
fered a contract which the COM
pany refused to consider. The
company had offered an entirely
different agreement. The two sides
were as far apart as north and
south. The matter was taken un-
Ger advisement, however. and a
decision Will be announced early
III February.
1t was pointed out that the
agreement submitted by the COM
pany is not similar to that of last
year in any way. The company S
plan is to dispose OF the closed
shop. and it offers new wage
scale. The wage scale was not
objected to seriously by the en-
ployes. their objection being 10 the
method of employment, which the
company proposed TO handle IN
whatever way it sees fit. The car
men want to have the old priority
Of service clause put into the new
agreement 1t was pointed out by
the company that by handling the
employment situation as il sees fit
Il saving can be effected, which
will probably enables it to con-
tinue operation Of cars.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-28
Day of Testimony
In Arbuckle Case
Finger Print Expert and
Newspaper Man Are Wit
nesses for State

San Francisco. Jan. 23.-Finger
prints alleged to have been made
on the door Of Roscoe Arbuckle's
room in the Hotel St. Francis
could have been forged under
some circumstances. E. O. Helm
rich. finger print expert testified
today in the second trial Of a
mansIaushter charge against Ar
buckle in connection with Miss
Virginia Rappe's death.
Il determined as best / could by
experiments that the particular
ones were not forged. however, he
said. The prosecution charges that
the finger prints indicate that Miss
Rappe attempted to escape from
the room on the occasion that Sc
was supposed 10 have been fatally
injured by Arbuckle and that he
had forcibly detained her. Previ-
ously Heinrich. who was on the
stand most Of the day. had identI-
fled the finger prints as those of
Arbuckle and Miss Rappe.
Warden Woolard, a Los Angeles
newspaper man, gave testimony
that caused the prosecution to
read to the jury all the testimony
offered by Arbuckle as a witness IN
his own defense in the first trial.
The reading was based on the con-
tention that Arbuckle made state
ments in Los Angeles contrary to
his testimony.
Woolard testified that he inter-
viewed Arbuchle in Los Angeles
September 9 regarding dispatches
telling of Miss Rappe's death IN
San Francisco on the same day.
"Arbuckle said that Miss Rape
was taken i'll at party he had
given in the Hotel st. Francis, .
Woolard testified.
Arbuckle denied having hurt
Miss Rappe in any way but admit
ted that s'ne pushed her down on
the bed to keep her quiet, Wool
ard said. The reading Of Ar
buckles testimony was cut short by
adjournment over night.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-28
THE BURNT CORN.

It develops that the widespread
indignation over the use of corn for
fuel in some Of the agricultural
states was uncalled for. Quite
aside from the plea of the farm
ers themselves that if they want
to burn their corn because it is
cheaper than coal, that is nobody's
business but their own, it appears
that comparatively little corn has
been burnt, or is likely to be. So
there is really no problem.
Iowa State College. investigating
the situation in its state, reports
that not more than 2 per cent Of
the farmers are burning any corn
at all, and it is unlikely that more
than 100000 bushels fit for human
consumption or for marketing in
any form have been burnt so far.
That is only one-eightf Of, l per
cent Of Iowa's corn production.
Iowa is the biggest corn state,
and, one Of the states where the
coal problem has been most DE-
ficult. It seems doubtful whether
all Of the edible corn burnt for fuel
in all the states this winter will
amount to more than few mil
lion bushels. And let it be renaem-
bered that the corn crop for the
United States last year was $780,
$4,000 bushels.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-28
Would Reorgarlize
State Highway Dept.
Bill Introduced by Represent
atives Hughes and Brown
Would Completely Change
Present System

Columbia, Jan. 25.-Represen-
tatives E. T. Hughes of Marion
and Edgar A. Brown Of Barnweu
have prepared a bill for the leg
islature to wholly revolutioHize
the organization Of the state high
way department. The new bill
would abolish the present state
highway commission Of seven mem
bers and create the Office Of state
highway commissioner to be elect
ed by the legislature, this lone
commissioner to be the chief en-
gineer Of the department. The bin
would put licensing Of cars ON
county commissions.
Representative Horton introduced
in the house a bill to put forward
by four days the opening of the
season for hunting partridges and
wild turkeys. At present the sea-
son opens on Thanksgiving Day.
The new idea is to allow a, man to
kill game for his Thanksgiving
meal The bill would also allow
trapping in bitches on a mans own
land or in deserted rice fields.
The house Of Representatives to-
day debated at length the bill by
Representative Sheppard Of Fdge-
field to reducing the nI..: of
jurors necessary to verdict in,
civil cases from the full jury to
nine in cases of juries Of twelve
and to four where the jury num-
bers six. There was lengthy de-
bate and it appeared that there
was strong sentiMent in favor of
the bill, but vote was postponed
until the night session to allow for
certain corrections il. phraseology.
The house killed a senate meas
ure to provide pensions, for Ger
tain faithful negroes who were en-
gagged in the service of t.se state in
the civil war. Representative
Greer, veteran of GreenYille,
spoke for the bill Representative
Beamlett also 4 ,.Greenville, yeter-
an, spo Ike against it.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-28
SIMPLIFYING THINGS.

The stress of war helped along
the, pFoces of standardization. It
was feand Necessary to simplify in
dustrsa1 products for the sake of
eficIennscsy. When the war ended,
theresewas, no. return to the old
oompiexity The process continues.
III IS especially noticeable in the
agrricultural implement industry,
where. 1e5 kinds Of pIows have
heena eliminated and II retained.
7s2 kinds of planters and drills
eliminated and % retained and 81
sca,tigaeors eliminated and eight
retainedia
& Nearly one-haH of the varieties
of taps and dies have been drop
ped. landeeo per cent of malleable
4cnafas There is an effort to re-
duee bricks to one standard size.
AboAt gl,5eo aariesies Of pocket
knTYesnhase been decreased to Toe
basic patterns and SOC varieties.
UmDrslla aeturers are stan
dard Icing L .ererything but the ham
dies: Ehe great number of bicycles
sfornreriy produced have been
brought dowf to 22 models.
Stu there remains much to be
donas sfiandustry in general is to
be srSaght to the degree Of eff
hcssacy shown in a few OF the
best e9ampaes Of Standardization.
The nesd is felt especially in the
bui1aiag 9hdustry, because of the
gfeas need of new construction
and thsrhigh costs. These costs,
daessn part, no doubt, to artificial
bolstering of prices, are also caus-.
ed Largely by the wide variety Of
style, shapes and sizes Of the ma
teriass: eSo many kinds Of wood
: trim and windows. for instance.
are speeihed by architects. says a
builder. sssthat manufacturers OF
these can only make them to or
they can never make up
stock. They are little more than
odd joks, That is what keeps the
cost of the stuff SO high
or this account Secretary Of
coHaperce Hoover is planning to
eaH. a national conference Of ar
ehitecss, contractors and building
material manufacturers and deal
sers 10 work out a plan for SIM
2iixyins Ahe varieties of material
which go into construction. It
would Be weH If that conference
.Weref ollowed by Others, to stand
ardize; and simplify the products
OF industries not yet in harmony
With this modern idea.
80 And when the practical business
men 1get5.he material things Of this
ssndnsrria : age sinplihed, the
philosophers might start in trying
10 sipaYlify human life itself.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-28
Famine in the Cape Verde Islands

EaI01nc III stUC Sd{Jc CIOC ASisAAAsA>''
Lisbon, Dec. 25.-Many residents
of the Cape Verde Islands are ad-
vocating an appeal to foreign coun-
tries for relief from the famine
conditions which have prevailed
there for many months, says Joa-:
quir1. de Macedo, an engineer, who
has just returned from the islands.
The Cape Verdes are controlled by
Portugal but the people declare
that the mother country appears
to have forgotten it's colony and
to, have left Thousands of Por-
tuguese to die of famine
Senator Macdeo described condi-
tons in the islands as horrible. He
said that 200 persons had died
each day in the town Of Praia in
the summer months when the fam
inc was at IT'S worst and that the
bodies were left unburied to be de-
.oured by dogs, ravens and hyenas.
The people. like living skeletons,
staggered about the streets until
they fell dying. The population of
one island, he said. had been re-
duced by one-third and the silent.
deserted streets .'resembled a gil
gantic metropolis
The chief cause of the famine
was drought for the last three
years Sencr Macedo said the Cape
Verdians had appealed to Portu-
gal for aid but had received only
corn which could not be eaten by
the weak and famine-stricken
people and that many Of them were
unable TO buy it.
Senor Macedo and others are
trying TO induce the Portuguese
government to arrange method
by which the islanders can raise
sufficient funds from the use OF
their cables to pay for an ir.iga-
ton system and this plan has been
approved by the Portuguese presi-
dent. This gives promise that the
situation in the islands Will be inn
proved