The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, May 22, 1918, Image 23
PRIESIDENT CALLS HUMILES
INTO AIRCRIIAFT CASE
: .Wilson Summoned Formier 01p
poionent fift' Presideniey to Act With
MAtIorIey Genleral Gregory III la1es.
tigationl. 11nwhrdes Accepit~s and Rte
ports Soon,
IAashinj;ton, May 1 .--Pgeiet
Wilson has sumiinioned Charles E.
I lughes to act with Attorney General
Grcgory in tet, investigation of crii
inal charges made itI connection with
aircraft production. .\I. I lughes' ae
ceptance of the task was announced
today at the White House and he will
come to Washington in a few days
to go over plans with .the attorney
aeneral.
This announcement overshadowed
In Interest another development
which created a stir at the capitol.
In a letter to Senator Mlartin, the
-democratic ieader, the iresident
earlier in the (lay hadt emphatically
rel/terated his opposition to the phras
Ing of a pending resolution authoriz
ing further inquiry by the senate mil
itary committee in aviation and
other phases of war preparations. He
t.-clared he would regard the pas
sage of such 2 resolution as a vote
of want of confidence in the admin
lstration, and virtually as an attempt
to take over the conduct of the war.
In designating Mr. Hughes, whose
record in the New York Insurance in
vestigation is well remembered, tuine
t'resident said lie felt the depart
Sl ent of justice's investigation was
of the very greatest importance, that
if any perosns were found guilty they
milgh t be prosecuted vigorouisly and
promptly and that the reputations of
ihose attacked might be protected, if
the charges were found to be ground
less.
The letter to Senator Martin was
the subject of heated discussion.
Semnator Chamberlain. who introdute
ed tile resolut&a of inquiry, called
before the senate expenditures Comn
mittee considering It, declared there
was no intention of investigating the
"condiluct of tlie war'" and that the
resolution was worded as it was only
1.) give the military committee of
which lhe I. chairman, authority to
rIlume its p1revious investigations.
Thi expenditures commliittee, by a
\ote of three to two, amended the
resolution by striking out reference
t' th 'on1duiCt of thW wa', and add
miz a prov-iso swecifically limitingL.
ih' scope of tile eimmilctiee's activitles.
If tlie senate ref'uses to adopt th
rV.sohition, as amended. Sntiator ham
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berlain Indicated he would drop the.
Investigations planned.
Administration leaders were of the
oplilon tonight, however, tlat the
aimendemientis would be acceptable at
the White 11ouse and that the res
olutiioni would be passed. If so, the
mllita'y commit tee will proceed limt
nied ately wlli the depalt' lient of jus
tice's limpiiry.
Preaati Mols for lie departmIlient's
investigat lon, ordered recently by file
presdiden. as a result of sensational
chargeIZQs based largely llpoln slate
nment s by (Gli on Unorglum, tle sculp
for, aliready are proceeding under the
direction of Assistant. Attorney Oen
eral Willlaim I,. Friersoni.
HOUSE WOltK IS A hUITDINN.
Woman's lot is a weary one at best.
Bitt with backache and other distress
ing kidley ills life Indeed becones a
bhurden. loan's Kidney Pills have
made life brighter for many Ifaurens
women. Read what Mr's. M. N. Camp
bell. 128 Holmes St., Iaur'ens, says:
"Some time ago I had a slight attack
of kidney itrouble. Aly back ached
most all ithe time and I felt lame and
miserable. I had dizzy spells and
black specks came before my eyes.
Mornilngs I felt tired and didn't feel
much like doing my housework. My
kidneys were weak and out of or-der
and my head ached badly. IIcaring of
Doan's Kidney Pills I got a supply
and used them and tehy cured me of
the attack In no time. My kidneys
were regular, my back felt stronger
and I felt better in every way."
Price 60e, at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
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FItD CAR BIINGS
A SHOWER AiT
Hlables Grow Whiter as Doctor and
Nurse Serve Daily Baths From Door
to Door.
"Good morning. We have come to
give tile children their bath," this, of
course. said in good French. Then
from off the motoi car slides a piorta
hel shower bath, carried Into the
house by doctor and nurse.
For the next half hour that little
cottage boasts of a bathroom in active
service, for. when ile water is heated
file blessing of a warm, clean shower
pumped by tle doetor falls on tle head
of Young France. while tle nurse
sriIbs religiously and the darkeniig
wati' bears witness of a whiter,
cleanier child.
.\nd a you ligt well imagime, tlie
kiddies like it except the last cold
dash that the doctor ;iyly en g inliee rs
by quickly transferring th le supply
'ipe into a bucket of tiohl wateri- for
LMERiCAN RED C
,headed by Presideni
Armny, your Navy, an
born, Allied country a
ible through the Cha
stands beside our boys in
watches beside the pillow
ef respite from the front,
::arries food and clothing
ieips rebuild the scattere,
arings back to the hopele
lelps care for the orphan
helps care for the thousa
nobly represents in deeds
ye made its great work p
Will You Do Y
.NT of every dollar recei
ther than war purposes (i
lie interest accruing from
) contributed.
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hygienic effect.
And what aI blessing it is to theso
meek, tortured people, wito for mlonthl
have been without all of life's coin
foits and most of life's Iecessitles, tc
b1 mllinstered to In this fashion.
It is perhaps uinider'standable II
Iemii Ihat "les Amer-leians" out 01
shjee' pity might offer theill that Inca.
ger thing that civilization calls "char
Ity." But to be clothed, fed, sheiterem
and cheered as they have.beenl by Omt
Rled Cross is more (han they can ui
derstand.
For they have seen a great mirach
grow out of the darkest pit of humam
experience. They have seen a birigh
light out of which has stepped thl
ministering angel who has taught then
to smile again. They are no longei
sick. They are no longer cold no:
hungry, and now, wonder of wonders
this same good friend has contrived it
some magic way--within the sound o
the guns-to give them-baths.
SONG THAT MADE
THIRD FimENCH AOAD
Marmolous Transformation of Listless
Sodden( liepiltries to Life Once More
The lit(ie depot at Evian wa:
thronged. The afternoon convoy wa
arriving with its hundreds of repatriep
from the desolated provinces o
Prance, returned by the Germans b,
way of Switzerland.
TPhe cheering that arose at. sight o
the puffing engine in the distance die(
as the Jammed cars came to a stoi
and slowly, hesiaiingly, the hundreL
of children and elderly people alight
ed, for a pall of dejectionll hung ove
Ihe repatrics, a despondency, a limi
indifference to everything. "H oie
Once more ill France? Yes, im wha
dops it lIeall to us?"
The mayor rises for a few briefes
sentences of welcome, but scarcely i
face turns to his. And then, with
nod to the musicians, he says:
"Let us sing, my children," and be
,ins that wonderful martial praye
tlat ne> nerves a-tingle lnd eye
a-weeping:
"Allons, enfants de la paItie,
Le jouIr (I gloire est arrive.
For a line Or two the mayor sing
alone, his voice sounding over tl
sihille Of weary feet as even the tint
es( of, tile hil ones rise. And then
voice 1ele adds a tiing iente to till
sonlg. ilere a little gir shrijile
voice, cimeos in. Tears- !starlt to vy
long dr. An' you; ill in :
tighing /lil ith e thr.at a ohr
thr-outgh th1 hall, for ot inl 1th1o
years have IIhey% heard tIns :ra .
A\nI so Ite iln swella o
ROSS is an all-Am
t Wilson, audited b
d your allies. The
mnd full reports of
pters.
training here or "over i
s of battle-broken men,
to hungered mothers ar
I pile of brick and stone
is mother's arms her loi
s of the men who died t
rids that have fallen pre
of mercy, relief and res
ossible.
our Share to Keep
ved for the Red Cross i
uch as the Halifax and
the banking of the Wa
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by voice takes up the song. Andf then
the mayor reaches that tiajestie clo -
Ing stanz'a, and his voice falIa as in a
prayer.
"Aiour sacre de la patrie.
And theo voices falte-, sob.; be'-oi to
.111dible. It s 1111. for hu m
'n-:lurance and the im0yo.- sin.i oil
nitone. and then *ho mir teie! ldlak
comIes I hose voices as thI. irenelh III
I fantry springst tille ta.cc. There
is a new note in the singing. Indif
ference has passed. Des:pondency has
given vay to indomitable hope, and
faith as the stanza swingi on to its
k triumphant ending. They are Frenehm
t again-in France!
Day after day at Evian that same
I scene occurs as the 1,00) or 1,200
repatries that cone in (laity are jo!ted
from the long years *f dejecio .11 Into
tho realization that they are French
I again. Material needs are mauy. They
f come to Evian sick, many with tuibet
culosis, skin affections, dirty, ill caul.
Not half have friends or relitivos to
support then. They mist he giveni
medical attention, food, clothing. Tlhey
must he given homes, epecialliy the
children.
Your Red "ross has 10tted up hopi
O t'ils. supplied ambulances, f- -n!s. ed
4 nurses and doctors and kindergart
3 ners to teach the little ehildren to
f smile and play. It Is co)-oliratin:
with the French auithoritiesi in evev
way it can to save the comina: gmenra
tion and, though Evian is hat on 4pot
I in the many activities of your Red
('ross in France. it is one of 'the most
glorious achievements of America's
- Army of Mercy.
GIRLS! LEMON JUICE
IS SKIN WHITENER
t lio to make a creamy beauty lotion
for it few cents.
The juice of two fresh lemonsi
strained into a bottle containing throe
oinievs of orchard white makes a
lemon skin beautifier at about the
lemon ski nbeauttiler at about the
cost one must pay for a small par of
tie ordi nary cold cream. Care should
he taken to strain the iemon jinIe
through a filne cloth so no teionl pulp
gets inl. Ilen I is lotion will kev
fresh for i t hs. Everv -xAn
knows that lohion .jice - se to
.t . 01 ,
hivach and roilove t - >!1mishe,; a SI
frk-s'allbwnli and11a anld Is,.
the ch l e0n en r, hilnoranld
iry it, ( hi, nlne ll ii
vt l . mwh le ;11 Iny d :41or.. a 1, 1
y wo I-mo ro epr-11ar1 :
wa 'arte ioe ris bwtly fmi.
ran! oferl otion and inass, i
idaIY ito thl e face, itk, avn. ai
hands."
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aFnd ffes me adasypbd
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A Soldier's offering to his sweet
beart Is naturally the sweetmeat
that gave him most refreshment
and greatest enJoyment when on
duty.
The Flavor Lasts
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