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THE PEOPLE, RAKXWELL, S. C If i hmm mm \Copy for lli.x l , i*'ii»rUTifnt Suppllerl by th# Amenuitu Legion Newii Sflyvlre ) REAL PURPOSE OF 'PEACE MOVEMENTS ** 1 <'luiractt'ri/.ing ffTnrls ><{ certnin so- ralli-il “jii'an' iiiovi'ini'iits" as insidious aitempts ot radli-als to gain edntroi of I’nited States, the Ainerieanisiu eornmission of the American Legion is warning.inemhers of that organization against part ieipnt ion. “We know that war is terrible," says a bullefrn just issued by the Legion's commission. Many brave lives have been stu rifleetl in defense of Ameri can principles and ideals. Are we go ing to allow desecration of these lives by a lot of extreme pacifists wbo bide behind the cloak of tin* Deity?" the bulletin asks. (•arland W. Powell, director of the Americanism commission, prepared th^ bulletin, in which be says that thtf Womens’ Peace society, the Womens’ Peace I'nkm of the-Western Hem isphere, and the Fellowship of Youth for Peace are bodies which, in exact ing anti-war pledges from members, will preclude such Americans from par ticipation In defense of the United States, should It be drawn Info war. He says that the efforts of these or ganizations are used by radicals as tools, and that, working in fertile fields among the youth and Rlble classes of the nation, they are gaining strength. He urges that every American who learns of such meetings attend, and If possible present the patriotic view point of America. ". . . They are the fools of thfc bolsheviks, the revolutionary radicals and the communists,*’ the bulletin says “Nothing would suit them bet ter than to have all Americans sign pledges of this kind. Then they would walk In, seize our country and destroy our institutions. . , . If there ever was a time in the history of opr no tlon that action Is needed, It Is now when such anti American movements as the one described are In progress. Show these people that we have no place for them !n our Institutions and government," the bulletin concludes. FLORIDA IS WINNER OF LINDSLEY’S CUP 1 - Scene during niillion-dollar tire In New York harbor in which Several ships were destroyed. 2 Senators and representatives taking lessons onflow to keep tit from P.ernacr MacFadden. 3 Orville Wright, inventor of the airplane, receiving from (LA, K Dumont, military attache of the French embassy, the medal of the Legion of Honor. Trades or Professions for Individual Posts Formation of posts of the American Legion to specifically serve certain trades or professions is growing rap idly. Many posts In the organization number as members, doctors and den tists, employees of great corporations, members of fraternal orders, or some other group that has a trade or similar Interest as a reason for their affilia tion. One of the most decided of such movements is that of advertising men, who as World war veterans, are asso ciating themselves with the Legion, and carrying on In their own line. Strong posts of this character have been formed In Chicago, New York, Philadelphia and Poston. In Cleve land. another post composed exclusive ly of advertising men is in process of formation, and groups in St. Louis and Indianapolis include members of printing and allied trades advertising men, journalists, circulation men, printers, pressmen and similar profes sions. From many of these posts come some of the llvest Ideas In post adver tising that are seen in the organiza tion, and it is not unlikely that depart ment and national officials of the Legion will' ctjl on the man power of pasts for help In preparation <»f advor Using materia! in the future. * Legion Will Battle Against Illiteracy love to wipe out illiteracy from the state of Ceorgla will be undertaken Immediately by-the American Legion In that state, according to recent ac tion taken at a conference of ail posts. The (Jeorgia Illiteracy commission will receive not only financial support from Jhe Legion, hut the man power of the veterans’ organization will he made available as well, according to statements made by officials. Georgia has more than TO.tKKt white Illiterates, and the greatest need of fhe state in combating illiteracy Is the prov Is tori of funds with w htc hT' > open' schools for Those "men and women, the Legionnaires were told. Garland W. Powell,, director of the Legions national Americanism emn- mTssinn, told the delegates present that among these illiterates, radicals might find fertile field for their work for overth^vv ot the nation’s Instiiutlons, ns the Insidious propaganda of such forces is spread through the unknow- ! Ing. NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENTEVENTS Florida enrolled flip greatest per centage of the previous year's Legion membership on Mnreh T. Through the geii*tn>sity of Henry I'. Lindslcy of New vYigk, past national commnndeB of the Legion, the “Land of Flowers" will receive a handsome loving eup,, pr|>sented by the donor to the depart ment making this achievement. The figures tabulated for the state show tljat oi\ March 1 a total of 513.2 per cent had been enrwfked of the total membership obtained on December 3T, 1WJ3, 'Ibis is most unusual, add while Legion renewals are more advanced a,t this time by departments than is usual, Florida’s feat shows effects of an earnest .campaign Tim department of Mexico was mvt far behind, the winning state, however, as it enrolled ill 1 .'-’ per cent of t hose affiliating with the Legion during the previous year, and for a time it was thought that the foreign departnieiRi had surpassed the winner. In a sec- ■s#d'group, the department of Wiscon sin was in third place with 7S.4 per emu renewed, while Oregon was hut a single point behind the Padger state for fourth place. Other departments enrolling more than 50 per cent of the lfkg3 membership were announced to aenume . \ Al Smith Jumps to Fore in Race for Nomination by the Democrats. By EDWARD W. PICKARD pUKSIDENT <’<>n LI DUE'S nomlnn- * tlon hy^ the Hepublicans In the Cleveland convention being conceded, as it must be, the country is turning its political attention mainly to the race among the Democratic aspirants. ]V/f ^ SHOALS was a lending vice presidency. He 1ms just returned | in prosecuting lumber manufacturers from Europe, and rhc ( uddcd fame, he anil the International Harvester com- galnod by his tine work as head of the | pany under the anti-trust--statuTe*.- roparatlons expert cnmmUtee makes j ’ Senator Wnl.shjtnd his Teapot Dome him a stmng party asset. His only ! committee didn't seem to be doing comment was that he had no inten-i much, hut the special grand jury be- iToh of going Into politics. gan its work of investigating criminal charges growing out of the oil imjuiry. Former Secretary of the Navy Daniels Say “Bayer Aspirin” INSIST! Unless you see the “Baver Cross’' on tablets you areToC getting the genuine Bayer Aspirin proved safe by millions and prescribed by phy r sicians for 24 years. Accept only a Baver package which contains proven directions Handv “Paver” Foxes of 12 tablets 'Also iiot-tlesof 24 and 100—Druggists A“p!rtn lie tlx* tri'lt* mirk < f Payor Mam ficture of ilouoicetlcicldesnr of SaUcylivacld W. M. Phtlor, it is announced, will succeed Mr. Adams as chairman of the national committee after the con vention. In the Ohio primaries Coolidge heat Hiram Johnson about (’> to 1, and in the landslide Harry M. Daugherty was carried to victory as a delegate at large. He was last in the Coolidge list of seven, hut ran far ahead of the leading Johnson candidate. was the first witness. Who of that numerous company has 'tfie best of it depends on where your news comes from.’ In New York It Is Al Smith, In Indiana It is Senator Ralston, in the southeast it may he Senator I’nderwood, and so it goes. The death of Charles F. Murphy, chief of Tammany, was thought at first to hi* a blow to Smith s chances for the sachem was managing,the governor’s campaign. Put last-week the Smith cohorts In New York went forward with a rush and placed their candidate in the strategic position. George Prennan of Chh ngo, leader of the Illi nois Dehincrney, was there and was hailed as the man to succeed Murphy as the national boss of the party, and while he did not come out openly as leader of the Smith forces, - it became evident that he would he^Jhe director of their tactics. The governor an nouneed that Franklin D. Itoosovelt had been selected as chairman of his campaign committee, which includes representatives of all states. -Mr. Roosevelt was assistant secretary of the navy In the Wllsofi administration and candidate for the vice presidency four years ago. He was always know n as an anti Tammany man. so his selec tion may take from the Smith eandi dney what sections remote from New York might regard as the curse of Tammany favor. Of course the supporters of all other Democratic candidates continue to assort that Smit-li"" nomination, or his election. Is impossihRy because he L a Roman I'atholie and because he #■ an open advocate of the legalizing of light wine, and beer. His friends in sist that the South will vote for him as (or anv Democratic nominee, de spite Jin* great strength of the Ku Klux Klan down there. Some other politicians are rmt so sure of this; and they call attention to the apparent ; growth of the Klan elsewhere, too. » mly a few nlgh^jigo it held a meet ing oh Long IslaijT which was attended i by many thousands-and iMMi new mem hers were initiated. Indiana Democrats are. perlmps pre maturely, pushing Senator Samuel RfUston toward the front as the log leal choice of the New York eon von tlon. As one correspondent puts It : "The homegrown Demoenrts of In diana say Ralston is well liked by both wets and drys, by topic of the week, the hearings held by the senate agricultural com mittee developing some interesting fea tures. First of these was a telegram sent October 12 last by James Martin Miller, who claims to have been a Washington representative u£ Ford, to Ernest I.lehnlll, Ford's confidential secretary. It read: “In private inter view had with I'residelit Coolidge this morning he said tm identally: T am friendly to Mr. Ford, hut wish some one would convey to him it is my hope that Mr. Ford will not do or say any thing that will make it difficult for me to deliver Muscle Shoals to him, which I am trying to do.’ While President didn't say so, him sure Weeks has been Consultation witTrPrcsident this morn ing'in view-Mr. Ford's reported inter view today's papers.” President Coolidge,, from, whom a denial was unnecessary, promptly is sued a statement reiterating his posl- i tion concerning Muscle Shoals, quot- , ing from his message on the subject, and added: "I have never sai'd I was trying to' deliver Muscle Slmnls to Mr. Ford or to anyone vise. I do 'not j think his favor is for sale. I wanted liim to have Ids proposal falr.ly con ! I* shiered. Just as -I wanted any other j proposals fairly considered.” Mr. Lie- ! hold denied that Miller was an em ployee of Ford. Miller said his tele gram quoted the President correctly. The most generous com lusion is that Miller’s memory fuihd him. Governor Pinehot of Peiipsyl vania pointed out to the eominittee jokers in Ford hid for Muscle Shoals which, -aid. would enable I he, automohih 1 t<e , "l im*dring" the en- t: ‘HE senate made considerable head way with the tax hill, and at this writing the principal parts of it to be decided on are the normal and surtax rates, over which the biggest fight is being waged. Senator Simmons of North Carolina proposed, as a substi tute for the Mellon plan, a schedule calling for reduction of the maximum surtax rate to 40 per cent and for a 50 per cent cut In the normal taxes on incomes below $n,<kmi. The Democratic senators in conference formally ap proved of this schedule. L AST winter's maneuvers of the American fleet demonstrated seetfi- t ingly that it is* far below the ratio j provided by the Washington confer ence treaties, according to the report made by Admiral Coontz, its com mander: The two main lessons learned were that the fleet is unable to maneuver as a unit at a speed "f even fen knots, because of the slowness of the auxiliary vessels, and that the sub marines completely failed to function for Meet work. Tiio admiral makes many recommendations designed to remedy conditions, these including con struction of airplane carriers, subma rine and destroyer tenders, new' cruis ers, ‘modern submarines, . destroyer squadron leaders and airplanes for use with the fleet. The report also ad vises that eight of the older battleships he modernized. Including an increase in the elevation of the turret guns on these ami several dthef ships, to re duce the disparity in range Hint now exists between our fleet apd those of Japan and Great P.rjtain. W the hi* tnaiiuXui-uuvr 11 n South, im!ti'Tr ; :il!\ and agricul turally. Then appeared Maj. K. P. Stahlman publisher of the Nashville Panner, who urged the committee to “Just give Henry wtiatover he wants; he will do the right thing.” He was hacked up in thh by his counsel, W. P. Waldo, hut right there Senator Npr- rfs of Nebraska, chairman of the com mittee, broke loose.—- Fart of what' he -said to Mr. Waldo was-; “Yd.u’ro a Ford man, coming here fn the guise of disinterested counsel of an improvement association. The min »j ufes of vonr soeietv show it organized just to boost Ford. Now answer this: Why is It you Ford people are always conservatives prating about the great things Ford and progressives, by Kluxers and anti- '^411 do. hut when spme one wants to No > amend the hill to specify those” things, *s, you refuse? Why Is if that Ford peo- 7-ARREN T. MORAY last week ost his position as governor of Indiana and Ids liberty for a decade. Convicted of tiding the mails., in a scheme to' defraud, he was sentenced by Federal Judge Anderson to ten years in the penitentiary at Atlanta and • to pay a fine of $10,non. The JtnUre In pronouncing sentence ar raigned the culprit scathingly, declar ing that if McCray “lived to he as old as Methuselah, .1 could not mete nut enough punishment." McCray within a few hours was on his way to his cell. t: and labor. Kluxers; hji ‘ capital hatreds are focalized Indiana and Ohio may he the key t<> the strategy In the western <Tmpwign this year, and Ralston Is the one cen- t-rwllzud candidate.” Chicagotfo'ns who Went to New. York for Ttri' nTTTTTTTl of Murphy returned with flic impression that tlo-ir favorite son, Mayor Dever. really has a chance to w in the‘nominalitirr-for the presi dency. Stranger thing' have hap pened hi national conventions. New Jerseyites believe Governor Sllze/ Is the man of destiny, and it is said Prcn- naTv has him on his list 4>f possibilities. .c tire controlled by a mother hen controls such Painting Presented to Post A realistic war painting, depleting American engineers holding n portion of the line near Amiens, is now the property-of a Legion post In Adam*. Mass. The painting, one of the largest of war canvases, is the work of Har old Prett, a well-known artist, “and^ Vas presented to the, Legion by Ar thur,,W. Salford, registrar of deeds. Horrors! Peggy—Is her family fussy? Polly—Fussy! They won’t mention the word toothpick!—American Legion Weekly. O Hin. Massachusetts and Missouri having added their delegates to the Coolidge column, WillinAt M. Pul ler, the President's national campaign managejv announced that Mr. CAol- idge now has a total of 825. pledged delegates. Only 55(1 are needed to In sure nomination. The RepubUchtj ex ecutive committee, in session in Cleve land,. selected Theodore E. Purton of Ohio, representative and former sen ator. ns temporary chairman of the convention, he being Mr. Coolidge's choice. The temporary organization for the big meeting was completed by the committee. There was a lot, of talk among Republicans last week about the possibility oF^notninallng Brig Gen., Charles G. Dawes for the pie In congress as ymr, just as her-eh4<»kr? “Why do you misrepresent every thing to yntr people with the tllnu-_ ~vinds of ]ia’rs“you spend In pro-Ford propaganda'' Why d<» you make It appear to be a tight.bcTxf een Ford and trusts when it isn’t, when the greatest -trust of all would he the Ford power trust If he'-; given Muscle Shoals? “I wouldn't vote, for Muscle—Shoals for FotJ if every voter in my state told me to, for I Miink more of the country’s- welfare than I do of my own re election to office—uind that's'more than sonic'pro-Ford senators can say." proportions of tornadoes swept across the Southern" states last Wednesday, killing 113 persons, injur ing a thousand others am) doing vast property damage. In South Carolina the dead numbered 00, in Georgia 13 and in Alabama 11. The American Red Cross instantly went to the relief of the sufferers and was aided by many other organizations. Henry D. Lindsley. stand in the following order: South Dakota, Tennessee, Smith Carolina, Iowa. North Dakota. Alaska, Vermont. Virginia, Wyoming. Kentucky, New Hampshire, Idaho and Nevada. Commander Lindsley's offer of the trophy was made in order to spur the departments to early renewal of mem bership. The award was not an nounced until the January meeting of the executive committee, and little or ,no time elapsed for the various de partments fo prepare any specific drive or campaign. The former leader has taken a great interest In Legion affairs. In addition to tills trophy fie lum presented .sev- *eral trophies to departments for simi lar accomplishments, and has made a bequest-of to ffie Legion on his death, with which he hopes to es tablish a great endowment fund which will provide money In sufficient amount, to carry on the work of the organization’ a* Hs memhhts- die. The Legion will have advantage of the in come from Mr Lindsley's Ix-quest tin- tl! time of tus fh atli when It will re ceive the total sum. Fn’til a few months ago Mr. Linds ley was a resident of Dallas, Tex., where he served In’the capacity of mavor for one term ;hi<1 took an active * * part in civic affairs. During the war he was in charge of war risk insurance in the A E. F., arid was protruded to the rank of colonel under General Har- bord. _He served as commander of the Legion from the time of the St. Louis caucus in May. Iftlfi, until elec tion of Franklin D’OIler to the post at Minneapolis. CORNS Lift Off-No Pain! A FTER being delayed for days at Flilgnlk, Alaska, by storms, Major Martin, commander of the world-cir cling squadron, left Wednesday to re join fils comrades at ..Dutch Harbor, but up to, the tlute'of writing this 'he. had not been heard from, and it was grief in a new searching feated die had come to storm. Fishing boats were along the route for his plane. E T HOUGH the senate investigations in Washington have become a good ->' deal of a Iznre, so"ic mention must he made of them in a review of the week. Prookhnrt's cunrmittee (lipped Into a “scandal” concerning flu* Conviction nntl pardon of a (’hlcagonn who vio lated the prohibition law, and a num ber of witnesses were subpoenaed to tell more about it. These Included Kenesnw M. Landis, who was on The" bench at the time and whose testimony was expected to he lively. ■ The com mittee also heard considerable talk about failure or deln.t by the fislernl law department under Mtv Daugherty FFORTS of fhe United States to bring peace to Honduras are bear ing fruit. The Central American gov ernments united in a conference which has agreed that Gen. Vicente JTosta, shall be provisional president of Hon duras pending the holding of new elec tions, MennwhUo one faction of Hon durans has captured Tegucigalpa, the capital, after twelve hours ni bloody fighting. Colonization Plan Is Popular With Veterans A land colonization plan for vet erans, one of the features of the home and farm aid law adopted by the Cali fornia legislature, bus been held in abeyance because of the great expense Involved. Ten million dollars had been voted as an appropriation for the purpose of, farms and homes for vet- cranwj——-—• „ rTTr;; At a recent meeting of Legionnaires and welfare hoard members, it was de cided tu-jgnore the land colonization plan. More than four hundred and thirty farms, costing have 'm+eefuly been bought for veterans who are. citizens of the state. Twelve hun dred applications for purchase of Jiritnes and farms have been received by the board, and it Is believed that tbe total $10,000,000 available will be exhausted by tbe time these applica tions arc filled. Doesn't hurt one bit! Drrip h little ‘Freezone" on an aching corn, Instnnt- siops hurt! rig, then short - G RKAT BRITAIN, Belgium. Italy. Japan and Yugoslavia have ac cepted the Dawes report on Germany. Uut France still is Jockeying for alter- ationsi However, the prospects are bright If Germany makes .a prompt start to carry out its provisions. Pre mier Theunis and Foreign. Minister Hymens of Belgium are in England discussing the matter with Prime Min ister MacDonald. Ainericnnj hankers stand ready to furnish half of the $200,000,000 loan to Germany. Ohio Post Finds Auto Show Brings Returns An automobile show in Jackson, 0., was found to be a profitable un(\|ertak- Ing for the American Legion post of that city. Jackson has less than 0,000 Inhabitants. Dealers w v ere pleased with the results of the show when nenrlyvfifty automobiles were sold or contracted for during the show. In addition to the automobile dis plays. local manufacturers, churches, -fraternal organizations and merchants had displays. The post netted nearly $1,000 from the show. ly you lift It right off with fingers. . -Aour xiruggist sells a tiny bottle of “Freezone” for a few cents, sufficient to remove every hard rorn, soft corn, cr corn between the toes, and the foot calluses, without soreness or irritation. Cuticura Talcum Unadulterated Exquisitely Scented I amt sw o4*t I oUitocn In All \ ),I'nnt |,Mii,i »n*1 bark yards Uenuin*’ 1 tr.pruvfd Nancy Hail and Porto Rico Potato Plants govt Inapocted. chemically treated, 12:5n per 1 000 preji'd ( ittUts Shipped day rac'd during grow! Ing season. Victor Plant Co , Rocklngtnrinyfta (•rndnntlon (lift-Hox. 24 Inch MuTTa An~ tolnette Pearl Necklace value $ 15—special at $7 50. Money refunded if dissatisfied Anderson Sales Service, Llneolnton N C Placing the Date A pany of tourists was about to ho steered through'the ruin> of Pompeii. The guide began his lecture by saying. "IVmpeii was destroyed by eruprionxD 7I>—" . w *' ' "(ih-!’’ excbiimed the woman from- the Middle We-t, “Just eight years after the Chicago fire!" - _ Important to All Women . Readers of This Paper Swamp Root a Fine Medicine *! V f Thousands upon thousands of woinro have kidney or bladder trouble, and never suspeH it. Women’s complaints often prove to be nothing else hut kidney trouble, or tbe result of kidney or bladder disease. If the kidneys are not in a healthy eon ditinn they may cause the other organ# to heroine diseased. You may suffer "pain in the back, head ache and (loss of ambition. Poor health makes you nervous, irritable and may be despondent; it makes any one so. • Put hundreds of women claim that I>r Kilmer’s SwampRoet, by-restoring health to the kidneys, proved to ...be just the remedy needed to overcome such 'condi tions. M any send for a sample bottje to see what tijLUinp Root.-the great ktdney. livir an*l blad'ier niedioine will *lo f‘>r tlirrn. By enel'i-ing ten cent- t*) Dr Kilmer A 1 Co., Binghamton, N. Y.. you may reenve ; sample size bottle by pat 'el p'<t. ^’ou can purchase medium and large size bottle* at all drug stores—Advertisement. ' Old Tablet Records Birth J A tablet reeonl.ng the birth of n girl. i Hemfiiuia Gemellti. March 11. 12'' A. j D.. Is presera ed In the vaults of the i University of Michigan. It was found in Egypt in l'J22 and was translated at the British Inuseuin. The w-Nxien leaves open like a fold ng s|nt«. Though the^setjls have disappeared the unities of the witnesM's are r*':id with a ease. A ferj ot liver rrevent* r-- r ,- r f ■*•'! aielrr.J.g tton T >nr up \ ur llv.'i' wlihWr cht p Ifxllsn Vegetable 1*11.s. „7. I'ear. St, N V a<1v. “Liquor Now Poisonous" “I • r g* • —add. :'I never got drunk in my lift l i’.ut tbe trouble Is th*- liqttor n-w is not good. It is mis,.noils” * r k / 1 Send 50 Cent, fnr I^rge Tube Velors Tonle •hampoo cream, the wonderful eew treatment PATFNK • **~->ktet rRnn CatMt Lawrpr .4 4 U St WwklutM n c* —