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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-13
GIRLS WITH BAD
 COMPILATIONS ARE
 PROMISED SURPRISE
Like a leaf from fiction comes a story of facts which will delight
 every woman.

Judging by the many voluntary ex- pressions of satisfaction girls and women ell over this country are making about the Beauty Creations gold under the Black snd White label. these truly wonderful creations are doing more real good to cor rect bad compilations and to satisfy women in their desire to keep their appearance fresh and cheerful than anything yet dis covered.
 A great many women who have tried different kinds of treatments for such dis dressing face imperfections as blackheads, rough and discolored skin. are finding Black and White Cleansing Cream so un- usual and so much more satisfying that It's sale. together with other Black and White Beauty Creations. has passed the eight million packages year mark in only little more than four years time.
 This proves the contention which au- thorties on skin and beauty have main tansd for years, that it is possible to re- gam and keep that clear and pleasing com plexion of youth if only the proper com- bination of cleansing and beautfying ele- ments could be produced to overcome the bad effects which exposure, irritation and the use of questionable cosmetics do to the most delicate and important part of the body.
 Since Black and White Cleansing Cream changes in clearing and beautifying the complexlons of many thousands of women and girls. it seems that the long sought for method of correcting bad com plexions has been found at last.
 Important: After putting the skin in healthy condition by using Black and White Cleansing Cream, do not mgke the mistake of using just any powder and cream. The makers of Black and White have provided a Peroxide Cream and Fac. Powder which you can use safely to en- hance the beauty of the skin without chancing any further trouble or having that 'pasty" or made up' appearance
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-13
j. ~Adv&nfures ..f * KasseA. Anm
 KaoAeAy sAnAy

The two mean little old Witches would certainly have captured the Raggedys if Raggedy Andy had not told them to hit at the chocolate on their noses with big stick.
 You remember, Billy Bear had put the hot chocolate upon the Witches noses and as soon as it cooled the chocolate became as hard as rock, for it was magic chocolate.
 And when the two Witches each got a big stick and tried to knock the hard chocolate from each other : nose, all they did was hit each oth- CT upon the nose as hard as they < could.
 My. You should have heard them howl.
 They hardly stopped bowling all the way home.
 We will never get the hard chocolate off of our noses, Winda Witchn Wanda Witch sad to her sister.
 Let us get our magic charms and charm the chocolate off" Winda Witch suggested. So the two Witches got out their magic and tried their best to charm the chocolate off their noses.
 best charms the chocolate still stuck up in great lump on their noses.
 Just wait until I capture Rag gedy Andy7' Wanda Witch cried, "As soon as we take the magic Wishing Stick out of his cotton stuffed body, I will run him through the wash wringer and he will come out, just as flat as a pan cake"
 And just wait until we capture Raggedy Annw Winda Witch liowled, f''As soon as we take the magical Wishing Pebbye out of her cotton stuffed body, I will run her through the wash wringer too and she will be as flat as a pan cake!'
 \ guess, we will have to capture theh with the hard chocolate still upon our noses!" Wanda Witch said, Then. as soon as we have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-13

to this house late Sunday night for I saw her"
 Good heavens! Are you sure?"
 Well, it was fairly light, with the moon, and the snow all over the ground, you know, and saw her, all wrapped up In her fur coat sneaking away from the house"
 How later"
 / "Oh-after everybody had gone up- Stairs and the lights were all out at the Adamses."
 You saw her come back?"
 No; I didn't think much about it at the time-she's 8 crazy piece any way-and-"
 What do you mean by crazy piece?"
 Why, she's queer-not like other folks, She won't have anything to do with any of us over there"
 That doesn't make her out crazy" Miss Bascom shrugged impatiently. T don't mean insan. or demented. 1 only mean sly and secretive. She never speaks to anybody at the table and though she makes eyes at Cor don Lockwood she snubs MT. Tyler, who Is just as good a young man. They both admire her-anybody can see that, but she treats them like tho dust under her feet"
 Not an adventures, then?"
 T don't know. But l do know she's a thief-or how did she get that money and the ruby?"
 Perhaps Doctor Waring gave them to herT
 Then she, is a wrong one! Why should he give strange girl such things?"
 "Is he was in love with her.
 Now, look here, Mir. Cray, do tly to show ordinary common sense. Doctor Waring was about to marry Mrs. Bates, a sweet, dear woman, of suitable age. Is he going to have little flibbertigibbet coming to see him late at night, for any romantic reasons?"
 (Continued Tomorrow)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-13
THE LOVE GA.Mf. A CITY ROMANCE
f VIRGINIA TEulNE VsFblWArrr
CHAPTER1 156

Richard Rankin started violently as Winifred announced that she had told her eX-guardian of her engage menot,
 You have told him alreadyg he exclaimed.
 This afternoon" 5
 And what did he say Was he angry?" 1
 Angry" winifred repeated. "No why should he be-"
 Because he does not like me, dear girl. am sure he does not"
 If love you that is all that mat ters,' Winifred remarked quietly. "Donald knows that. He would not say anything against a man I loved. Nobody could truthfully say anything against you"
 She had. used these very words in speaking to Donald of Richard only a little while ago. She meant them then, and she meant them even more now.
 T am unspeakably thankful" Rich- ard said slowly that MT. Muir is not angry. with me for daring to love you. I was afraid he might make you unhappy by his disapproval- for know how much you respect his opinion.
 T do but nobody can change my feeling about you. Richard. And Donald would not try. In fact, when he and l were talking about my buy ing new car. and I spoke Of con- sulting you about it he did not pro- test a bit And her remembrance of Donald's set gray face spurring her on to try to increase her lovers s living for him-'he even reminded me that if I loved you-as I dol must think of marrying you, and not speak as if being engaged were all.
 He said that" Richard Rankin exclaimed in delighted surprise. He is in favor Of our marrying soon?"
 file did not say that Winifred hastened to correct the wrong inn presson that she had given. But he did insist that l should think of ma F riage seriously if love you.
 T am glad he takes that tone. my sweet" Richard said, watching the young face, Tor l do want to marry as soon as I can. You know spoke of having to wait until 1 was able to support you. Well. lately I have been making some money-a i.ttle-uneX- pectedly. Not enough to last long, l confess. But would it not be better for us to marry soon and live in the simplest way--not touching your money, of course. unless you want to for some purpose of your own. But I would never use it. Yet. when 1 think of asking you to share my poverty with me"
 frrD ua CnntiuueIN
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-13
EIDE DUDLEYS RHYMES
The Man who Predicted It

The man who says. T told you so." Is always on the job the morning after things occur. His name Is le- gion-mob. You can't avoid this gleeful chump. No matter where you go you'll find him waiting for a chance to say, T told you so." He didn't tell you so at all, in one case out of two, but still he makes you think he did, and, though you're feeling blue, twill fill his soul with keen de- light to give your back a blow and with that fiendish grin of his, re- mark, T told you so." His sally all ways gets my goat and has me feel ing mean. Some day I think I'll take a club and soak him on the bean. l tell yon this, friend reader, so that when you hear my foe has got his just deserts why you can say; T told you so"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-13

That will be a lot easier than wash ing our faces"
 That is one thing have thought of, Wanda Witch, winda Witch said. After we get the Wishing Pebble and the Wishing Stick, we will never do any more work at all; We will not even wash our faces"
 We will just wish and wish and wish for everything we can thing of! Wanda Witch replied, "So let us hurry and catch the Raggedys!"
 T have a good scheme, Wanda Witchw Winda Witch said after awhile. And I am sure we can cap ture the Raggedys easily"
 How" Wanda Witch asked.
 we will take all of our magical charms and make a." Winda Witch looked all around as if she thought someone might be listening then she walked up close to her sister and whispered in her ear.
 "Oh! That will be fine, Winda Witch" Wanda Witch laughed, "I m sure we shall catch the Raggedys if we do that" So the two Witches got out their magical charms and danced all around them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-13
TO TEST NUTMEGs

To test nutmegs, prick othem with a pin. and if they are good the oil will instantly spread around the puncture.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-13

UNIQUE WAY OF FILLING BOILER
 To fill my boiler with water was quite a task, so l purchased a few on end in the boiler and attached the other faucet It works fine and is great time saver. M. C..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-13

First successful attempt to make a stove in this country was at Lynn, Mass in 1642, when the first blast furnace erected in America turne1 out a small round -bottomed kettle with a cover.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-13

Public schools were established in Egypt by the government 30 years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-13

their magical things, we can wish tke chocolate right off our noses. That will be lot easier than wash ing our facesi"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-09
Norman Roberts Shoots Wife Dead i'm Crowd
BILL TO- FEE SYSTEM IS ADOPTED
A Proclamation

WHEREAS, Warren c. Harding. President of the United
States has lately departed this life and fitting that his
memory be properly and soemny observed among the peo-
pie OF this nation and,
WHEREAS, There will be Memorial Services held in the
auditorium OF the Ryander Iheaer in Amercus Ca Fri
day afternoon August TO- 1923 between the hours of 2:45
and 3:I5 F. M and proper and right that these
be attended by the whole community; now
THEREFORE, l. j. E. Poole Mayor Of the City of Amer
lcus under and by virtue of the power vested by
OF said office hereby issue this Proclamation calling
all people here attend said services and there conduct
themselves decorous fitting upon such solemn occasons
wherefore,
1T IS ORDERED, That all of the offices in the City Hall
be closed during the hours herein designated and all city
poyea be requested attend said services and by their pres
show the of the the loss of its chief
executive Merchants and business generally also
requested to join said services and permit many of their
employees be consistent participate personally therein
and in this testify the which this com
munity holds its national executive
DONE AT THE CITY HALL in Amercus this 9th day
Of August in the Year of Our Lord Nineteen Hundred and
Twenty Three. l. F. POOLE Mavor
Attest: A. D. GATEWOOD, Jr., Clerk and Treasurer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-09
TRAIN REACHES
MARION COUNTY LINE

MARION, Ohio, August 9. The
funeral train, bearing the body of
the late President Harding, cross
ed the Marion county line at
1913 o'clock today. This point
was two miles from Blooming
Grove, little Morrow county will
lage, near where the president was
born.
AS the train reached Marion
county, the court house bell began
tolling. The progress of the train
through Marion county was slow
due to the large crowds which lined
the right of way, many Of the
number having been boyhood neigh
bors of the late president
The funeral services tomorrow
will be in direct contrast to Off
cial services held yesterday in the
capitol at Washington. The only
service Friday will be held at the
cemetery, and will be extremely
brief and simple, in accordance
with the wishes of Mrs. Harding
The home town Of the late presi-
dent awoke today eagerly await
ing the arrival of the funeral
train bearing back to its native
soil for eternal rest the body OF
Warren G, Harding.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-09
KRUPP Won BOHLEN.
AND OTHERS N US 7
s { R Y { SENTENCES
Court of Cessation at Paris Turns
Down Appeals Made by
Counsel for Prisoners
CONTENTION OVERRULED
Men Who Encouraged Sabotage
in Ruhr Face Long Terms of
Imprisonment as Result

PARIS, August 9.-(By the AS
sociated Press.)-The court of
sassation today rejected the appeal
of Baron Krupp-Von Bohlen, head
of the Krupp plant Of Essen, Ger
many, and other directors of the
Krupp company for sentences i'm
posed upon them by French court
martials at Werden sevral months
ago,
The court overruled the conten-
tion of counsel for the imprisoned
Germans that the offense charged
against them was not committed
in enemy territory. All bf the ac-
cused are under sentences ranging
as high as 20 years imprisonment
on charges of sabotage committed
in occupied territory in the Ruhr
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-09
POULT MEN HERE
TO ORGANIZE: ASSN.
Important Meeting Called For
Friday Morning in New Cham
Der of Commerce Offices

Poultry men of Americus and
Sumter county have been called to
meet Friday morning in the office
of the Chamber of Commerce in the
basement Of the courthouse at 10
O'Clock. The purpose of the meeting
is to organize a poultry association
for Sumter county and to plan a
poultry exhibit for the Sumter
County Fair to be held here Sept.
25-29, inclusive.
Another and very important mat
ter to be discussed and acted upon is
the establishment of cash poultry
market at Americus with facilities
available to farmers for disposing
of their fowls in coop lots and 9TH
erwise, according to the number Of
fered. This market, it is believed,
can be easily established after the
poultrymen here have developed
the industry to point where it will
command the attention of buyers in
the commercial poultry centers, such
as Atlanta, Cincinnati, New Yorl,
and other cities where vast guam
titles Of poultry and poultry prod
ucts are consumed regularly.
In order to impress upon these
buyers the extent and Importance
of poultry as an industry in this
section, it will be necessary to have
creditable exhibit at the fair here
this fall. Leaders in the movement
realize this and at the meeting Fri
day every phane of the exhibit to
be made here this fall will be con-
sidered and acted upon.
Arrangements will be made to
have a number of poultry buyers and
experts visit the fair here ant these
interested men will be shown the
possibilities of Americus ant Sum
ter county as a commercial poultry
market. That the establishment of
a buyers agency here will follow
their coming is looked upon as a GER
tain, apd with creditable exhibit
made at the fair, it is estimated that
many thousand dollars worth Of
poultry and poultry products will be
sold by Sumter county farmers dur
ing the year following.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-09
LOSS AND DAMAGE
CLAIMS REDUCED
Service Rendered by Central of
Georgia Has Reduced Claims
By $4C0,O00

A reduction Of 66 per cent in
the amount paid out for loss and
damage to freight has been
brought about by the Central of
Georgia railway in the past two
years, and this item of expense has
decreased 100000. In a state
ment published today, President
Winburn discusses the Importance
Of good freight service to the pub
lie. He says that loss and dam
age claims are an unnecessary
drain upon railway revenue and
add to the nations transportation
bill. =,
He points out some. of the diff
ficulties and hazards connected
with transportation, which are not
usually understood by the public.
He explains that a special depart
ment is maintained for the purpose
Of seeing that freight is properly
handled, to its destination in the
same condition as it leaves its point
Of origin. This is part of the SER
vice to shippers that has resulted
not only in a reduction of none
tary loss but in avoiding interrupt
tions to business because of dam
age and delay in shipments.
Acknowledgment is made of the
cooperation Of shippers by correct
marking on bills of ladihg and
packages; by careful packing, wire
strapping, and the use of proper
containers. Mr.. Winburn points
out that insecure packing is an in
yitation to theft.
Few railways in the country
have better record in handling
freight than the Central of Geor-
gia, but its employees are pledged
this year to give even better SER
vice than in the past, and with the
cooperation of the roads patrons,
new efficiency records are being
established.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-09
.ROTARIANS HOLD
BRIEF MEMORIAL
"Fess' Mathis, in Eulogy Praises
Dead President as Man of
High Ideals, and Character

The Rotary club at its luncheon
Wednesday at the Tea Room held
a brief memorial session out of re-
spect to Rotarian President Warren
G. Harding. The services were SIM
pie in the extreme, and the brief
eulogy was delivered by "Fess"
Mathis who spoke feelingly of the
dead chief executive as a man Of
high ideals and exalted Christian
character, and at the conclusion of
his remarks a period was passed
while each Rotarian present rev.
erently paid silent tribute to the
memory of the distinguished dead.
In addition to the service Of rev.
erent eulogy, the club secretary,
Luther harrell was instructed to
send a telegram of coincidence to
Mrs. Harding, the telegram read
ing as follows:
Memorial service held by tn
Americus Rotary club today for
our beloved deceased president. !
am instructed to convey to you the
love and esteem of the members
of our club May the love and
prayers Of your people and the
grace Of God sustain you until that
day when you shall be again at
the side of your most affectionate
deceased husband
LUTHER A, HARRELL, Sec'y,"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-09
RULES COMMITTEE IN
CHARGE, TAX ACT IS
HELD UP IN HOUSE
Stewart, OF Atkinson, Ceases OPP
position and Revenue Meas
ures Are Taken Up
CIGARETTE TAX ACT is UP
This and Ennis Revenue Depart
ment Bills Considered by House
in Committee of Whole

ATLANTA, August 9.-(By the
Associated Press.)-ln assuming
control Of legislative procedure in
the house today, the rules commit
tee Of that body sidetracked the
general tax act which had been un-
der consideration two days and
placed on the calendar for consid-
GRAFTON the Miner eigaret tax meas
ule and the Ennis revenue depart
ment measure.
No opposition is expected to de-
yelop against the calendar as pre-
sented today, according to Repre-
sentative Stewart, of Atkinson, who
has been fighting the calendar as
proposed by the rules committee
during the past several days. Both
the Miner and Ennis measures re-
late to raising additional revenue
and Representative Stewart said
today that since this was the case
he had no objection 5oa postpone
ment temporarily Of consideration
of the tax act.
Befre resolving itself into COM
mittee of the whole to tahe up the
consideration of the cigaret tax,
the house defeated a bill by Rep
resentative Cummings, of Rich
mond, designed to allow corpora
tions to absorb other similar con-
Germs, provided such measures
would not conflict with the state
constitution. In urging support
for his measure, to which he Of
fered substitute eliminating the
proposed cigar tax, Representative
Miner explained that while three
years ago there were over 800 cigar
manufacturing concerns in Geor-
gia, there are now not less than
1000 within the state. Denial was
made to the contention that the
proposed tax would hurt South
Georgia tobacco growers, Rapresen-
tative Miner read a letter from
a North Carolina tobacco manufac-
turering concernig asking dealers
to fight the proposed measures.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-09
SAYS DIVORCE NOW
MENACES AMERICA
Judge Thomas Presents Alarm
ing Statistics Upon Which
Conclusions Are Based

WINONA LAKE, Ind, Aug. g.
(By Associated Press) Divorces
are granted in America at the rate
of one every fodT minutes through
out the year, and are more numer-
Gus here annually in proportion to
total population than in any other
country which records marriage
statistics. The annual total of de-
crees for the 48 states is in the
neighborhood of 10000 and is in-
creasing three times as fast as the
population. Such are the conclu-
sions Of Judge w. H. Thomas Of
Santa Ana, California, former asso-
ciate Justice of the California Dis
trict court of appeals, drawn from a
world survey Of marriage and di-
vOrce figures in preparation for an
American campaign for a national
code governing marital relations.
i Judge Thomas survey included 81
Countries, and the summary Of his
study, made public here, reaches
back into the domestic relations of
ancient Rome, Greece and Babylon.
In his conclusions is the suggestion
that our national life is seriously
threatened by the present status Of
our family relationships. Much of
oar trouble, he believes, is charge
able to the chaotic state OF our mar
riage laws, and his recommendation
is a uniform law, applicable t. ali
American territory, based on Wis
dom and experience.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-09
MEMORIAL SERVICES
TO Be HELD FRIDAY IN
THEATER
Judge Charles R. Crisp to Be
Chief Speaker, With Legion
in Charge of Occasion
ALL BUSINESS TO SUSPEND
City and County Offices to Close
While All Attend Memorial
Gathering

Memorial services will be held
Friday IN tn, Rylander thcater in
honor of Warren G. Harding, presi-
dent of the United States, with
John D. Mathis Post, No. /, Ameri-
can Legion, in charge. The hour
selected for the service is the pc
riod between 2:45 and 3;15 in the
afternoon, this including the fun
eral hour at Marion. Following
the conclusion of the memorial the
usual program of moving pictures
will be put on by Manager Kircey.
This was decided upon Wcdnes-
day night, when Mayor ]. Elmors
Poole issued his proclamation call.
ing upon the merchants, business
houses and industries Of Americus
to suspend all activities during the
presidential funeral hour as a mark
of respect to the nations dis
tinguished dead. In requesting
general cessation of business
throughout the city, Mayor Poole
also ordered all offices in the city
hall closed during the period desig.
mated, and requested that all en-
ployees of the municipality refrain
from all frivolities throughout the
day and attend the memorial sery-
ices at the theater.
Chairman Neil A. Ray, Of the
board of county commissioners, to-
day requested that all offices in the
court house be closed during the
hour to be devoted to the memorial
service, and ordered that all en-
ployes of the county cease work
for brief time at the funeral
hour as an added mark of respect
to the dead president.
Secretary Henry P. Everett, of
Continued on Page g.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-09
FUNERAL TRAIN STOPS
At CANTON | MINUTE
Respect Paid to Memory of Viii
liam Mckinley by Presiden-
tiaI Funeral Party

ON BOARD HARDING FUN
ERAL TRAIN, Canton, o., August
9.-(By the Associated Press.) -
The funeral tram bearing the body
of President Harding to Marion,
Ohio, stopped one minute today at
Canton as a mark of respect to the
late William Mckinley, who was
assassinated by Leon Czolcoz sew
eral years ago. 1t has often been
stated that Mckinley was political
mentor Of Harding, the two men
having in life been fast friends