ANNUAL STATEMENT
GOVERNMENT'S GQSI
e, j
THE STUPENDOUS FIGURES OF
$5,115,927,689 SUBJECT TO
FINAL REVISION.
INCOME WAS $6,634,565,388
All Types of Taxes Collected During
the 1921 Year Showed Losses Com
pared With 1920 Returns.
Washington. • The cost of running
the United States Government during
the fiscal year was $5,115,927,689, ac
cording to the treasury department's
statement for the close of business
'June 30. The figures, however, are
subject to final adjustments.
Revenues from all sources, although
showing a drop of a billion under the
previous year, amounted to $5,624,932,-
960, and there was a balance of cash
in the general fund amounting to $f49,-
678,105, enough to meet expense's for
several days. Expenditures averaged
around forty million dallars a day for
the week before the fiscal year ended.
For the year ending June 30, 1920,
the government's income was $6,694,-
665,388, and its expenditures $6,403,-
343,841. All types of taxes collected
during the 1921 year showed losses
compared with 1920 returns but the big
decrease was In the income and profits
levy, which produced $3,206,046,157 in
1921 and $3,944,949,287 the previous
year.
To Restore Bernstorff Property.
Washington.—Alien Property Custo
dian Miller was ordered by Justice
Hitz,/of tfie District of Columbia su
premig /.court, to return to Countess
wife of the former German
ambassador to the United States,
stocks, bonds and cash amounting to
$1,000,000, which was seized under the
trading with the enemy act
Act of Lloyd George Approved.
London.—The house of commons ap
proved the plan submitted by Mr.
Lloyd George, the prime minister,
for a grant of ten million pounds to
the coal miners in pursuance of the
strike settlement program, the money
to be applied In helping tide the men
over the next few months, during the
process of wage reductions.
Lightning Struck Ball Players.
Pensacola, Fla.—Lightning struck
the players' bench Just before the j
opening of a game between Pensacola
and Montgomery here, stunning two
local ball players so that they were
unable to take part in the game. The
injured men were Earl Turner and
Harry Scarrltt, shortstop and out
fielder, respectively.
Honor Flag of United States.
Dublin! —Eamonn de Valera, the
Irish republican leader, In behalf of
the Dall Eireann, or Irish republican
parliament, Issued a proclamation >
stating that on the Fourth of July
the flag of the United States will re
ceive official honor throughout Ire
land.
Rapid Growth of Elks.
New Orleans, Lo.—There are 818,-1
000 members in good standing in the j
1,407 lodges of the Benevolent and !
Protective Order of Elks in the Unit-1
od States, an Increased membership |
of nearly one-third during the past
year.
Trade Balance Favors France.
Paris. For the first time since j
1905, the foreign trade balance has j
turned in favor of France. Provis
ional, but approximately correct, fig- j
urea for the first three months of
this year show total exports of 4.811,-'
000,000 francs and Imports of i
•000,000.
Snowfall in Idaho.
Idaho Falls, Idaho.—A drop from 92 S
degrees two days ago to a snowstorm j
was reported from Helse and Amoon
near here. An inch of snow fell at
Heise.
War is Technically Ended.
Washington.—Signing of the reso
lution declaring a state' of peace with
Germany and Austria, it was held j
here, ended the techntcal state of war
with those powers.
Will Not Lead Tariff Fight.
Washington—Representative Kitch-
In la improving substantially, but will
not be able to lead the tariff fight In
the house. His friends regret very
much his inability to take charge of '
he democratic forces in the coming
.battle.
Disabled Soldiers Adjourn.
Detroit. —San Francisco was chosen
as the 1922 meeting place of the Dls
a bled American Veterans of Foreign
Wars at the final session of the or
gaoiaxtion's first annual convention.
Rapidly Reducing Claims,
Waaington.—Claims of former ser
vice men and women pending pefore
the War Risk Insurance Bureau have
been reduced by 19,47$ .during the
Jnst three months, in spite of new ap
llcatlons coming in at an average
V M.A ' - a d«T. . ,J
MRS. C. C. CALHOUN.
Mrs. C. C. Calhoun, wealthy society
woman of Washington and president
( of the Woman's National Foundation,
( a' new $3,000,000 organization to es
tablish in the capital a center for
woman's clubs of the country.
CONDITION OF CROP IS POOR
Abandonment of Planted Acreage Has
Been Greater Than Usual East of
the Mississippi River.
Washington—Cotton production this |
year promises to be the smallest crop I
of the last a century, fore
cast by the department of agriculture
' placing it at 8,344,000 bales, or nearly
five million bales smaller than last
year's crop and nearly eight million
bales below the record crop of 1914.
This year's average is 28.4 per cent
smaller than lust year's.
The acreage this year is the small
est since 1900 and never before, ac
cording to the department of agricul
ture, has there been so great a change
■ froiji one year to another in acreage
as there has been from last year to
this year.
The condition of the growing crop,
has not io twenty years been so low
on June 25 as this year. All sections j
of the cotton belt have been affected.
Owing to the unfavorable condi
tions of April and., May and to dis
couraging factors, shortage of ferti
lizer and unsatisfactory price, aban
donment of planted cotton acreage has
been greater than usual east of the !
Mississippi river, ranging from five j
per cent in North Carolina and Mis- j
sissippl to as high as 10 per cent In '
I Georgia. West of the Mississippi!
i abandonment has been slight.
Mellon Approves Project.
Washington—Approval by the treas-;
I ury of projects for construction !
at soldiers homes of five hospitals for
the care of former service men suffer
ing with tuberculosis was announced
by Secretary Mellon. The new build
ings will cost $3,190,000.
Soldiers May Secure Discharge.
Washington.l—As a first step to
ward reduction of the regular army to
the ? 350,000 maximum, Secretary
Weeks authorized the discharge by
corps area and division commanders
of all enlisted men who may apply
for discharge during July without pre
judice to their rights to travel pay.
French Population on March 6.
Paris Tha population of France
on March 6. 1921, was 36.C84.206, ac- s
cording to the figure which the Of- j
Journal will publish of the cen- |
sus taken on that date. The previous
census taken in 1911 gave the popu
lation as 38,468,813.
Dirigibles at a Discount.
London.—Dirigible airships appear j
•o be in little demand here, A number j
of them thdt cost the British govern- j
ment a mint of money to build .are
now practically going begging.
Exportation Is Prohibited.
Lima.—Exportation of archaeology
lral objects, particularly those belong- '
ing to ancient Inca civilization J
has been prohibited by government
decree.
Farms Operated by Owners.
Washington.—More than one-half
of all the farms In the United States
are operated by, their owners, then
census bureau announced in classify
ing the 6,488.366 farms in the United
States as of 1920.
Estate of Andrew Carnegie.
New York.—The state controller's
office has appraised the estate of An
diew Carnegie at $25,933,014 gross and
$22,151,011 net. The principal Items :
are securities which have been valued
at $17,543,538.
Take Up Waoe Reductions.
Chicago. Hundreds of railway
union leaders gathered in preparation
for meetings which will take up the
acceptance or rejection of the wage
reductions ordered by the railroad la
bor board.
Dorsey Withdraws Charges.
Thomaston, Oa.—A letter from for
mer Governor Dorsey withdrawing
.Barges made In h(s pamphlet, "The
Negro in Georgia," regarding treat
ment of Ad White and his family, ne
i groes, has been made public.
THE ALAMANCE GLEANER, GRAHAM, N. O.
TAFT IS NOW HEAD
OF SUPREME COURT
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NOMINATION BY HARDING WAB
PROMPTLY CONFIRMED BY
THE SENATE.
SOME OPPOSITION DEVELOPED
Senators Borah and Johnson Led the
Fight on the Floor In Opposition
to Confirm the Nominee.
Washington. Former President
William Howard Taft was nominated!
by President Harding to be Chief Jus-i
tlce of the United States Supreme!
Court and his nomination was con-j
firmed b they senate executive ses-l
sion.
The nomination was not confirmed
without opposition however, and a,
roll call was demanded. The opposl-j
tion was understood to have beenj
by Senators Borah, Idaho; John-;
son, -XMlfornia, and La Follette, Wis-|
| consin, all republicans.
i On the roll call, however, only fouri
I votes were cast against confirmation. I
These were by Senators Borah, John-*
son and La Follette, and Senator Wat-j
son, democrat, Georgia.
Montreal.—"lt has been the ambi- j
tion of my life to be chief Justice," |
William H. Taft declared, "but now i
that It is gratified I tremble to think)
! whether I can worthily fill the position
and be useful to the country."
Married Women Can't Teach. !
Newport, R. I. —Married women
have been barred from teaching in
the public schools of Warwick county,
the members of the school board de
cided to employ only single -women
in the future. "The place for a mar
ried woman is home with children of
her own," one of the trustees declared.
Would Succeed Her Father.
Chicago. Mrs. Winifred Mason
Buck, youngest daughter of the late
Congressman William E. Mason, an
nounced her candidacy to succeed j
her father, who was congressman-at
large from Illinois.
New Bern Plant Burns.
New Bern. N. C. —The Pine Lumber
company's plant about two million
feet of lumber were destroyed by Are :
which, for a time, threatened the eii
tire mill district of New Bern. The
loss Is estimated at $175,000.
Elevator Men to Strike.
Chicago. Employes of Chicago
grain elevators have refused to accept
the Elevator Owners' and Operators'
offer to arbitrate their differences and
a strike will be called, it was an
nounce!.
Trouble in Constantinople.
Constantinople.—Turks and Bolshe
vik! are reported to contemplate a
vast uprising in this city, which
would be accomplished by the destruc
tion of public bullidngs.
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Killed by Baseball.
Richmond. Va. William Elmore j
Smith, Jr., 17, Is dead, as a result of j
l.eing struck on the head by a base- |
ball pitched by Roland Galvln in a
game here.
1s Not Hardlno's "Colonel House."
London— T)r. Nicholas Murray But- j
ler, president of Columbia university, |
has emphasized to all lquirles during •
his present visit here that he had not
coma to Europe as "President Hard
ing's Colonel House."
• Rich Oil Lands for Indiana.
Sapulpa. Okla.»— Oil lands valued at i
$6,000,000 were awarded to heirs of >
Lete Kolvin, a Creek Indian woman al
leged to have been killed by her hus
band In'l9lß. In a decision handed
down in district court here.
Declines to Form Cabinet.
Rome.—Enrico Denlcala, President
of the Chamber of Deputies, declined
the Invitation of King Victor Emman
uel to form a cabinet to succeed that
of Premier Oiollttl. which resigned.
Present Coat of Living.
Washington.—The cost'of living In
the United States In May was 50.4 per
tent, higher than In 1913, according to
figures based upon prices in 32 cities,
made public by the departm«nt of 1*
bor.
Not Considering German Bonds.
Washington.—Acceptance of Oar
man bonds as substitutes for the ob
ligations of European nations debtor
to the United States is not at present
contemplated by the treasury depart-1
ment Secretary Mellon said.
Tariff Bill la Introduced.
Washington.—The adminiatration's
permanent tariff bill was introduced in
the house of representative* and for
the first time was made public.
New era of Economy.
Washington. President Harding,
the cabinet and (00 officials who
guide government expenditures met
with Director Dawes of the new bud
get system to la* what was hailed as
the foundation for « new era of eco
nomy In federal administration of !«▼-
ernmental affairs.
jm
Hrl aB?E
ROBERT E. HICKB.
Robert E. Hicks of Wilmette, 111.,
!20 years ago was a crook. Today he
owns a half-million-dollar printing
plant at South Whitley, Ind., and Is
| once again on the road to righteous
ness.
I
FORCE TO MEET WITH FORCE
jThe Veterans' Visit Made Without
j Disorder, and After the Speeches,
the Former Soldiers Withdrew.
«
i Detroit. —Fifty delegates' to the COD
jvention of Disabled American Vete
j rans of the World War Invaded thp
I socialist national convention and warn
{ed the socialists that the veterans are
ready "to fight again to defend the flag
; against sedition, disloyalty and trea
-1 son."
I Ralph Horr, of Seattle, who led the
'invading veterans, told the socialists
that advocates of force would be met
with fores.
Horr quoted from printed reports
the remarks of J. Louis Engdahl to
the general effect that his section of
the party would light "not as 100 per
cent Americans, but under the red flag
of international socialism."
| "I hope these reports do not repre
sent the sentiment of yoi/r conven
tion," Horr said, "but If they do rep
resent the ideas of any among you,
we have come to tell you here that It
is our intention to deal wish these
people. We have had occasion in Se
attle to use machine guns to stamp
out disloyalty, sedition and treason
and those guns can "be used 1 again."
Cameron King, r socialist delegate
from California, in behalf of
the socialists.
The visit of the veterans was made
without disorder. After the talks were
made, the former soldiers withdrew.
Swiss Coming to United States.
Geneva. —Emigration, which had al
most ceased in Switzerland during the
war, has since been resumed on an
increasing scale. The favorite goal
of the Swiss emigrants is the United
States; Argentine and Brazil come
next, followed by Africa and Asia.
Discuss Moose Home Site.
Toledo, Ohio. —Selection, of a site
for the national Moose home was up
for discussion at the thirty-third ses
sion of the annual convention of the
Loyal Order of Moose in session here.
A decision was not looked for, how
ever, until after the convention re
convenes at Moose Heart, 111.
$1,000,000,000 Interest Owing.
Washington. Approximately one
billion dollars in interest was owed
the United States by European debtoi
nations up to about May 15, treasury
officials told the senate finance com
mittee in explaining the administra
tion bill to give the secretary of the
treasury authority in funding the Al
lied debts.
Leo Murphy Bhot Dead.
Cork. —Commandant Leo Murphy ol
the Mid-Cork brigade of the Irish re
publican army, was shot dead in a mil
itary round-up at Waterfall, Hear here.
Forty-five republicans were captured
Murphy was wanted on charges lb
connection with several deaths and a
kidnaping.
General Dawes Takes Charge.
Washington. General Dawes ha»
taken charge of the budget Job. H
will try to establish a definite rela
tionship between the Income and out
go of government funds.
Haywood Is Coming Back.
Chicago.—United States District At
torney Cllne announced that he haa
received a radio message from Wil
liam P. (BUI) Haywood stating that
he was leaving Moscow July 12 and
would surrender to the federal author
lties as soon as he landed.
Long Legal Battle Begin*.
Cleveland, O. A long drawn-out
battle over the selection of a Jury
which is to try Mrs. Eva Katherins
Kaber on ft charge of killing her hus
band, Daniel F. Kaber, was forecast
on the eve of her trial.
"
Prance Goes to Russia.
Berlin. —United Statee Senator Jo
seph I. France, accompanied by hU
secretary, Mr. Watson, left for Riga
having received permission to entei
Russia, where he Is to study general
condition*
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NOVEL THEORIES -
SCOOTED BY KNOX
SENATOR FROM PENNSYLVANIA
WILL NOT RISK ECONOMIC
* AND SOCtAL LIFE.
J
' MIGHTY FERMENTS AT WORK"
"There are Coming to us Millions of
People Ignorant of and Untradi
tioned in Self-Government."
Philadelphia.—Speaking flt a Fourth
of July mass meeting in Independence
Senator Knox, of Pennsylvania,
warned against the novel theories of
government and social and economic
life brought to this country by races
from alien soil —"doctrines born of
the Ills of the lands from which they
came; racial remedies, sometimes
self-annihilating to those using them."
""Mighty ferments are at work
amongst us governmentally and so
cially," the Senator said. "Today
there are coming to us by the mil
lions, peoples from races untradltlon
ed and unseasoned in self-govern
ment, peoples unfamiliar with and
largely unappreciative of Its good and
untutored to tolerate and meet Its
evils. There are those amongst u6 x
who deny the very basis of our
order, the very foundation of our
whole system.
The Senator, in concluding, paid a
tribute to those "honest men and wo
men," who have become a part of the
nation's great citizenry and are doing
their part in "the great experiment
of welding together in one great and
homogeneous nation the lovers of hu
man liberty from all lands."
Billion Dollars Being Hoarded.
Sullivan. Indiana.—A billion dollars,
which should be in circulation to as
sist the coming Industrial revival, is
being hoarded in American stockings,
Will H. Hays, postmaster general, de
clared in announcing plans for revi
sion of the postal savings system to
make It more attractive to'potential
depositee.
Through the re-organization plans,
Mr. Hays hopes to draw the hoarded
wealth of the country out of its hid
ing places into useful channels.
Deny Claims of Employes.
Chicago.—The claims of clerical em
ployes of the Erie Railroad and the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Railroad for pay for time lost during
an unauthorized' strike of train and
engine service employes of the roads
In April 1920, were denied by the
United States Railroad Labor Board.
Belgian King In England.
London.—Albert. King of the Bel
gians. and Queen Elizabeth arrived in
London for their first visit of state to
England. The royal couple were at
tended by a large suite.
Greatest Airship Ever Built.
London.—Uncle Sam will soon be
come the possessor of the British
built R-38, the largest rigid airship yet
constructed in any country and a
craft that represents the very "last
word" in "arial dreadnought" design
ing.
Lincoln Tablet Unveiled.
Birmingham, Eng. Birmingham
celebrated Independence Day by un
veiling in the art gallery a memorial
tablet of Abraham Lincoln, presented
to the city by the Sulgrave Institution
of America, in memory of Lincoln's
friendship for John Bright.
Expected to Yield (90,000,000
Washington.—Taxes on corporation
capital stock, which the Internal Rev
enue Bureau is prepared to collect
this month, are expected to bring $90,-
000,000 from 325,000 separate sources.
Eight Persons Drowned.
\ Chicago. Eight persons were
drbwned in and near Chicago while
seeking relief from the heat. Record
breaking crowds were reported at all
the bathing beacheß and parks as the
mercury touched 96.
Chines* and Huns Make Peace.
Paris. —A Peking message states
that ratifications of the treaty be
tween China and Germany, restoring a
state of peace, were exchanged July 1.
Consuelo Is Married Again.
London. —The Duchess of Marlbor
ough, who recently received a divorce
was married here to Lieutenant Col
onel Louis Jacques Balsan.
Colonel Balsan Is 53 years of age,
and served during the war with the
French army as liason officer with
the British forces In Fragce.
Tennessee Wegion Commander.
Chattanooga, Tenn. —Herre Cooper
of Dyersburg. Tenn., was elected com
mander of the Tennessee department
of the American Legion at the state
convention of this organisation here.
Leok Back to the Past.
Paris. —Independence Day, which
the United States celebrates, and In
I which France joins whole heartedly,
invitee us, as all anniversaries do, to
leok back to the past for a better un
derstanding of the present, (From
address by Andre Tardlea)
CONDENSED NEWS FROM
THE OLD NORTH STATE
BHORT NOT£S OF INTEREST TO
CAROLINIANS.
Wlnstoji-Salem.—E. G. Lancaster,
of Rockingham county, died at a local
hospital from injuries sustained in aa
automobile accident in Madison.
Charlotte. —Failing to receive bids
for the $600,000 in full of good road
bonds, the board" of county commis
sioners of Mecklenburg decided to
postpone the formal opening to July 6.
Sanford. —This city is in the midst
of a great revival. A series of evan
gelistic meetings began at the Baptist
church ten days ago, which have re
sulted in 40 additions to this church
up to the present time.
Point. —While no official fig
ures have been announced it was esti
mated that more than $1,200,000
worth of furniture has been sold here
since opening of the Southern Furni
ture exposition.
Winston-Salem.—Andy Miles, aged
80, was brought here from Allegheny
county and lodged In jail for safe
keeping, being charged with shooting
and killing his wife at their home
near Laurel Springs.
Goldsboro. —W. J. Johnson, well
known farmer of Johnson county, was
brought ,to Goldsboro 6nd placed in
county jail charged with the kill
ing of Joe Atkinson, son of a promin
ent planter of that county.
Mooresvllle. —Miss Crlnshaw, af At
lanta, representing the American Red
Cross, met with the executive commit
tee of the MooVesvllle chapter and
for the securing of a com
munity nurse for a period of six
months, beginning in October.
High Point. —Sergeant L. R. French,
of the High Point police department,
left for Charlotte to bring back to this
city Harry K. Davi& prominent white
man, who was arrfested by the Meck
lenburg authorities on a charge of
false pretense.
Greensboro. —James P. Nail, aged 31,
a resident of White Oak mill village,
said to have become mentally unbal
anced following continued 111 health,
committed suicide by hanging him
self.
Winston-Salem. —Local officers went
to Martinsville after Percy Newsom,
of this city, and Walker Spencer, of
Phllport, Va., arrested for larceny of
an automobile owned by Robert Mar
tin.
Fayetteville.—James S. McNeil, fqp
mer holder of the office was elected
city tax collector at an adjourned
meeting of the board of aldermen af
ter 32 ballots had been taken. There
were eleven Candidates.
Lumberton.- 1 -Temporary injunction
against the town of Lumberton, re
straining the town from collecting $5
.license tax from automobile drivers,
has been signed by Judge J. Bis Ray.
Durham. —Mrs. Thomas L. Peay,
who died recentfy at her home in
Durham had the past several yea>s
lived on her farm, four miles west of
Plttsboro. This farm has been in the
family for more than three hundred
years.
Boone. —Miss Minerva Bingham, or
this county, a graduate of the Train
ing School, recently passed her : ex
amination before the State Board of
Pharmacy. She was the first lady to
take such a course at theu niverslty.
Raleigh.—Contract for the erection
of the new Carolina Country club, to
replace the building destroyed by fire
several months ago, has been let to
Kenyon and Thompson, local'contrac
tors. Work on the new building will
start Immediately.
Littleton. —At a recent meeting of
the board of trustees of the graded
school Prof. H. M. Powell, Of Green
wood, S. C., was elected superintend
ent for the coming year and the secre
tary was instructed to advertise for
grade teachers.
Morganton.—The hot weather is
bringing scores of campers and fisher
men to the big lakes ot the Southern
Power company, near Bridgewater.
Many tents have been pitched along
the shore and automobiles bearing li
censee from other states, as well as
North Carolina, pass through Morgan
ton dally.
Reldßvllle.—Wm. R. Anderson, who
has been assistant postmoster at
Reldsville for many years past, has
received his commission as postmas
ter for the next four years.
Hickory.—Decision to erect two
houses at once on four lots recently
booght by the building committee was
made at a luncheon of the Kiwanis
club. It is hoped to erect several
more houses o nthese lots in the next
few months.
Anhevllle. —Flaal plans were sched
uled to be perfected for the Western
Carolina baseball league. The league
to being promoted by E. W. Davis,
Carl Felmet and others, and will con
sist of Ashevllle, Hendersonvllle Bre
vard and Cantos,
WOULD GO FROM
HOUSE TO HOUSE
Tennessee Farmer Wants to Go
From House to House and
Tell Everybody About
Tan lac. • .
"If I were not so busy with raj
farm work I would go from house to
house anfl tell the people about Tan
lac," said A. J. Livingston, a well
known farmer, living near Ashland
City, Tenn.
"I had stomach and kidney trouble
and suffered torment with my back
and side. The doctors could do noth
ing for me, so I wrote to a friend of
mine in Nashville about Tanlac, and
he advised me to try It, saying he had
heard so many favorable reports about
it and sent me a bottle.
"After taking the first bottle I felt
so much better that I ordered another
bottle myself and the result is I am
a well man. I told a friend of mine
about it and ordered a bottle for hin»
and he had good results. I can eat
anything I want and It don t hurt me,
and can sleep like a log. To tell you
the truth, I just simply feel like a new
man and haw more strength and en
ergy than I have had in years. It Is
simply the grandest medicine in the
world. I would like to see all of my
friends and get those who are suffer
ing to try it, and I hope you will reach
them through this testimonial, which
I have gladly given." •
Tanlac, the celebrated medicine,
vyhlch accomplished such remarkablg_
results in this man's case, is a won
derful tonic, appetizer and Invigorant.
It builds up the system, creates a
healthy appetite, promotes digestion
and assimilation of the food and
makes you feel strong, sturdy and
well as nature Intended.
Sold by lending druggists every
where. —Advertisement.
A Prompt Approval.
"What is your opinion of relativ
ity?"
"I approve it," replied Senator Sor
ghum."
"Then you understand It thor
oughly?"
"Friend, if I had always been re
quired to understand thoroughly every
thing I approved of I should have
transacted considerable less political
business."
ASPIRIN
Name "Bayer" on Genuine
pWll|]§j
Warning! Unless you see the nam*
"Bayer" on package or on tablets you
are not getting genuine Aspirin pre
scribed by physicians for twenty-one
years and proved safe by millions.
Take Aspirin only as told in the Bayer
package for Colds, Headache, Neural
gia, Rheumatism, Earache, Toothache,
Lumbago and for Pain. Handy tin
boxes of twelve Bayer Tablets of As
pirin cost few cents. Druggists also
sell larger packages. Aspirin is the
trade mark of Bayer Manufacture ot
Monoacetlcacidester «f Sallcycacid.
Leaves Him Out of Breath.
"Do you relax in a movie theater?"
"That depends on what is being
shown on the screen," said the im
pressionable patron.
"Yes?"
"If it's a chase I can't help joining
in to snve my life." —Birmingham Age-
Herald.
FRECKLES
Now U the Tim* to Got Rid of
Theee Ugly Spot*.
There's no longer the slightest Bead ot
feeling ashamed of your (rookies, as Othlno V
—double strength—la guaranteed to remove
these homely spots.
Simply get an ounce of Othlno—doable
strength—from your druggist, and apply a
little of it night and morning and you
should soon see that even the worst freckles
have begun to disappear, while the llf liter
ones have vanished entirely. It Is seldom
that more than one ounce la needed to com
pletely clear the skin and coin a beautiful
clear complexion.
Be sure to aak for the double strength
Othlne.ee this Is sold under guarantee of
money back If it falls to remove freckles.
A Belligerent Race.
"I can sympathize with Lloyd "
George," remarked Mr. Dubwalte.
"Why, he has the Irish problem od
his hands."
"That's why 1 can sympathize with
him. Mrs. Dubwalte and I have an
Irish problem on our hands. Her name
is Norah, and she's supposed to be
something around a gas range."—Bir
mingham Age-Herald.
Don't Forget Cutlcura Talcum
When adding to your toilet requisites.
An exquisitely scented face, Bkln, baby
and dusting powder and perfume, ren
dering other perfumes superfluous.
You may rely on It because one of the
Cutlcura Trio (Soap, Ointment and
Taleum),' 25c each everywhere.-
No Backbone.
"Golf spine"' Is the*" latest occupa
tional complaint announced by
medical profession. We'll never have
It. Our golf has always been of the
spineless variety.—Detroit Free Pre*