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a007t o mr -SEA D TINS ONLY AT OUR GROCERS MAX LL HOUSE COFFEE Dr. T. L. Timmerman DENTIST Laurens, South Carolina Office In 1'eoples flank linilding UNDERTAKING KENNEDY BROS., Undertakers and Embalmers Calls answered any hour day or night Simpson,Cooper & Babb Attorneys at Law. WIN PractIce in all State Courts Prompt Attention Given All ilusluiess Blackwell & Sullivan ATTORNEYS AT LAW Prompt Attention Given All Business Money to Loan on Real Estate Telephone 350 Ofice in Simmons Building W. M. NASH SURVEYOR Terracing :: Leveling NOTARY PUBLIC Gray Court, S. C. ARMY GOODS FOR SALE U. S. tents li xiix II ft. high, 3 ft. twall, gnaranteed standard 12.-1 oz. army duck .. ... .. .. .....19.95 U. S. Army Oflcers' wall tents, 9x11 fit. ..... .. .... .. .. .. . . . Army Conmmercial Comforts, A grade, slightly used, $35 bale of twen ty. Army Cominerelal Comforts, B grade, used Lut serviceable, $25 hale of twenty. U. S. Army shelter tents .. . .$3.95 U. S. Army folding canvas cots $2:.9 U. S. Army. tin cups, 1:e each, .per dozen .. ................$1.01 U. S. Army alluninun cups, I.c each, per dozen .. .. .. .. ....$1.50 U. S. Army folding metal meat or mess pans with lid and handle, 25e each, per dozen . .. .. ......$2.24 II. S. \r my enamel cut-, heavy, I0e each. pier dozen . .. .. .. . ' 1..11 1'. S. Alrmy enamel plates, 10c each, per oet.... ....... p. 'lier dozen .e.... .... .. ..> .Ite eac. Au li ing )ans :,te each, per dozen ...... ..$.75 U. ti. Army nmel pludding pans, 45 ea h, . . ..$1.75 er set .. .. . . . . i. . 500 goodl it I r j'air 95 It r doz/ en .. . . . . . .. . . I..0 able e~ltio It.2 p i;-. do e $1,5 coni~~tion $ ll I'S pler, lozen $t . ' 4. Arm Ilari a r, a elo - new. Vsan lea id to l co N.. hat-i m n':: iaih -G ftl hi 1b, 1 i eS wiatul2 nhsdep % b c 'ca a ' a or t h i *. .or 'l sw n l a r -e 1CMn. tatnb ..t .. t .. i .. .. . . .8 $3.75 1 '. S. tlt .\* i s- s a tr . '1 - lh.ir e l e , : i ( high. . f t w S~e id., w'odth m inu (:rII d lp ie lt l chn ,e c . . . .. . . . .25 I. S. Arm: rubb(er shoaes and all tind.s. had ondtitioan-er ar..$3 U.gi S.nAife aayni:s; ay hem gireinuelI . t o oan celnton. 1 r0e, (;u, 75a aynd !or fash.kie th Ste(. .\arin dto mlt boke ans,o chndi.i.,....h.............55e U. Si. Army .leher, a r sadlee. waisthells worth. .00 ea. .. .. 9t.e each .... .. ....0, 16,70 and $I.M U.hoi. Army cmpt suppvle. Weal knde many bargainst ri e i arn groud iof all nde lln.uhr Oarn or AlIs knie, wnh ..d..0 Uce. .rmy letervl, r.ss.tleahe wIncuepst hige worhe ord0,ering ..r..5c ~e .. .. ..re 7c, ref.nd anod $t.re ~Ituil .pay mile who visIt our wtore houed youchmes ofenille froe avmounting gin too offer.i am WREHOU878 CSE CihOr. ineneptagle wouhenrering god LEVEl FOOD ACT TO IN('LUDE CLOTHIN(G Amendment of Food Control Bill .dotpted by lHouse - Without inch Opposition. $5,000 Fine or Two Yaurs for Protiteerinpg. Washington, Aug. 23.---W\Vithont almendmn't and with practically no opposition, the I o Ii use late today voted to amecind thlt Lever Food ('on trol Act. to extend Its provisions to in clude clothing, containers of food, feed or fertilizers. fuel oil and implements used in production of necessities, ani to penalize proliteers by it $5,,001 ine for two years' imlprisonmlent. Plroposals to iake the act apply to p rofiert'ing in hotuse and rtoo111 rents, ado('(ted by the Hiouse in commiit tee of the whole, were stricken out in the final vote. l'fforts were made by both tepib liis and Democ rats to have t1he a.neltdment's Iproi is;ionis cover necessi ties other than those included in the alendmuent as reported by theari cultuire commnittee. Inclusive of ker osene and gasoine was proposed by S oKansas, who said tHie price of t hese products had ncreased :jell -per cet in the last two years. bit his amiiend nitent was reilec'd by a close vote while that of iRepresentative Newto. liepbulienn, Mlinnesota, to include raw cotton was eliminated on a point of ardier by lieprtesenative lilanton. Iicoeral, Texas. Allemptlts to bring farmers and farm organizations within the .iuris diction of the amenldinent also were blocked. Recommendations of Attorney Gen eral Pl'amer to inclue retailers doing a business of less thant $100,11100 uinder the profiteering Section so t1hat Itie department of justice might "go after the little ones" Were inicided in tihe mtessage as passed. Five hours of general debate pre ceded passage of the tmeasurec the first leglslative stepI lin carrying out. the recommendations of President Wilson In his recent. address to con gress on the high cost of living. The Hut1chinson cold storage hill, modeled on the New ,iersey ltr iiommended to congress by the President as worthy of patterning after. will be reported to the louse next week. Debate today consisted largely In aItaeks and defense of the admiinis iration, Rtepublicans asserting that the Democrat:; 'wi masterly inaeliv ity" had avoided any discussion or remedies for he high cost of living and Democratic members eharginig that Reim tblicans h; d been busy playing politics and were not utnmind ful of coming elect ions " Iepresenaltive Rodenbut rg. l cpub lican, said that "the President's mind for the last nine monthis has been comt pletely absorbed by the idlea of the league of nations. If there was a famtline in China. a iiood in the .\Iis sissippi valley, htn earthqiuake in l'arto Rico, aI voilc anie eruption in 'entral Amierica, or an epidetmic of 'final det b iy ai proei o555 f reasi an th: at satisfoies himsiilf at least, has,1 After you eat-alwanys take instantly rclleves Heartburn, Bloat ed Cassy E eeling. Stops food ou ri'ng, repeatmgs, and all stomach miseries. Aida digestion and apnetite. Keepa Iltoma~ch sweet ant etronig. increasca Vi tality~ and Pep, EATt'ItCCis the beet remedy. TPens of thou sands wondorfully beneftitedl. Only cotong cet or twon adny to iso it. l'oeitively guaracnteid to DiinsO or wo iii refumni gnlOney, Get a lAg box today'. You wil cc. Thie taur tentis Drue ('o., La uuens, S. (' "FAKE" ASPIRIN WAS TALCUM Therefore Insist Upon Gen ulne "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" Milons of fraudulent Aspirin Tah lets swere sold by aL Jrooklyn Mann ractutrer which later priovedI to tic cotm posed mainly of Talcum Powder. "Mayer Tablets (If Aspirin" the trule, gen ineIl, Ame Crican made anid Ameri can owned Ta bicts are marked with the safety "Hlayer Vross", Ask for and then insist upon "flay er Trablets of AspirIn" and al-waya buy them In the original flayer' package which contains piropler directlons and dtosage. Aspirin In the trade miatrk of flayer Manufaturen no' \Mnnnonelaldenorm of lng cause was the failure of the league of nations." Itepresentative dieflian, i)enocrat, Alabama, charged that Republican op position to the league of nations had become so pronounced that the chap lain of the Ilouse "was not permitted to pray for acceptance of the league of nations." IHe said the chaplain had offered such a prayer one morning "and since then his lips have been sealed by a high mueinber of the Re publical party." Indication of the close interest With which President Wilson Is following every. love in the light on high prices was given today in a lengthy conference wh ic'h he held with Attor ney (n eral P alner and Director (rIee'ral ilnes. 'Thie conference was arranged by .lMr. Palmer, who declined to diseuss what had been unde' con sidera Iion. .\l'. 1'almer also was in ('oIfr(''ellce today w\ ithl the senate agriculture sub - coinmittet- considering amndmIents to the Food control actl. Th'e coniumit e wt'antled to have the atilendrmet s define "reasonable p'rices and jlust prolits." Ibut no agreenent was rea Ied. It wa.. considered likely that thi. lia so of the congressional share in eurbiug profit'ers was put boefore 'resident Wilson by the atlorney gen eral. .\lIr. l'al:mer tod ay 1(.1egraphled (Governor mith, of N),w York, that Special :\si.'ia t I nited 8lates Dis tlriel AttornVy Ienry A. uaiilar would he assigned to inv'estigaot the New York milk situation. TI it.\ IN HiELi U'P BY FOR 'lt BANIlITS Ball rond a ld l'ostoilie li)etectives Search iill. .\ll Clues Folhowl1ed(. Wo nan'a fauly have bee-n lInplicated in ltobbe(ry. Nashville. Aug. 2 1.-With railroad and postolli'e detectives scouring mil dIe Tennessee and following every in (ieation of a clue late Iis afternoon, the four hIand!ts who held up and rob hed the Louisville and Nashville pas senger train No. 7. ten miles south of Coumbia, last night, were still at la'ge. One clue was based on tie re port that a won an and two men Were seen driving in an : tn'omaaobile near th: scene of the robbery late last na''ht ('Oil t -14I w\'?'Ih the n'' -' h,. a' lj''1' - alne'e lith'e two days ago of a womnan who clained to be froin a Western State and had a ticket for (ilendale, the station near which the robbery oc curred. A slin, delicate looking nian of about 25 Ivu ; with a broken nose is also being soug-,ht by tlie o cialst, 1-:n gineer Wray ha ving told goven'lane nt ollicials this was the only inan who took oft his iansk. O1he' clues are be ing f'ollowe'd. .\lthoug'tlh no oflicitl est.itmate of the atnoiunt of !oor ty laaken by the robbers has be'n give-n (lt, it was rulored h1--r(" today that lite banlits got $al, lIu in cash froin the mi ail ear. .\cero'dilg to W . I'. \luilvilhill, tle fir ianiI. Iw 44 1) t he; hand11its boaradedu thei trin iati it :' ljihi a 44 ' ri i i th '"bind' aii oitig hir len :n li- In iin r an Peuini ee "The rinis hald en u. to wh te li b . h l i ' ap r Ii I I' 'aho ; niiah an wast ai : 'r li::lu ' wi' b.; oi' ii t ir h an-ll Iit h r:.' a d uI. or o -n , () , 4' i'~r w a thl - 12: 1 t . 1). tI. o.ii n Iondua tr'li a :- it e a en h a \-.ny t ~'th thaie lIes i2.t(-'lY 4 h e (lein thef I-i'h ti rd< ' re the i; s liri lanian i a eti t ut t ri' 'h rii' iio'- ,i i '' I i'i, aii i'ot Th'~ e thre' hantal -'' I lii' hiriti. e - w-to dr;\la i s he~"0 lmine a'h thai hag-f t( a lae.int a outaar h a ami\'la' b '"ond whee teta. so a e rai Ia rat' 'a re' de Ietu'di andil ig 1114 tI. ll ~aeeb A'f'dterI rylin"te' ais, taahei hinithe 'ut the engine loose, th'ra ew'i thea thr die de top'eatIt' ndoM lt ac ta'liimt'k iveI a.traileof its paower allnyhere uhaaof d Is thabie It stoppaed inear Wae to a lin, igh ll('iles( torh ofi lc'iilarki.la henrel'uttin tI ' h ta'nIn looae hn oing~ tonl Wrlay hel weshiin in the 13 bushi'i.' alnew te tra'ack. dsotte hse inclia'ks nd44'I Wray were ithen or aintril of theats ol'wnuiTe(an d'it. (hIn liii a(0(1ed tin ''a andamobhe wh'leh isbi'iied li tt hae bee 1nWrough lthere by handioi it o. '(11' 11. 13 Passrengetrs.i on 42 the trean a'ere' nt and was headed for Nashville. Chief Dcputy Sheriff Moore stationed men all through the outskirts in hopes of capturing the men. ,X'press colmpany and railroad of ficials are of the opinion the men are old heads at the game. They draw their conclusions from the easy way in which the bandits worked and ithe way the robbery was planned. Brant complimented the crew oi the "cool work while under fire." Conductor Al len is one of the oldest conductors on the Louisville & Nashville. lie lives in Nashville. No Worms in a Healthy Child All children troubled with worms have an un healthy color, which indicates poor blood, and as a rule, there is more or less stomach disturbance. GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC given regularly for two or three weeks will enrich tie blood, im prove the digestion, and act as a General Strength ening Toui to the whole system. Nature will then throw off or dispel the worms, and the Child will be in Perfect health. Pleanant to take. 60c per bottle. ECZEMA lunt's Sa ti orly called flunt'e Our ,.uaranteed to top znd 0 ptI ouro that terrible ito'g It Is Com. ndcd L urposo and your money will bo prow jItly refunded ivatiout question I f Ilunt's Salve falls to curo tebhltlaze mateer ltlngWorna or any other skin aisoase. 760 the box. For salo locally by Laureis Drug Co. " 18 cents ' a package -. u f.:" ": . If you want to knowv what rare and unusual enjoyment Camels provide '.C 4! ;smoke them in comparison with any nevELS efreti a cigarette soeveato ay amels are so full-bodied and so full-of Smokers realize ih ol ept noacgrte that the value is in exaiso whyo to e fo hato moe Camels coldbeally witout tirigorettaste Yulal eferblen Camels Trkid of tobacco smoked straight! You'llbefrealoize pirett quick toota aCmel a old aevrywhre th may r o so C ls Sokg es et afte tase or u nt cigarettyodor! cart the home or ifn e suppl)y or Ithen ynu tra2vt ,.One ou k w .d hesy u w n' not expect prYou'llanrize prmesttybco qui keoo that eaon thay reaisosl you smoke ml Cas erdom frtot arny unpleasatga h take much stock in premiums, coupons or gifts! You'll prefer Camel quality! R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO., Winston-Salem, N. Real Estate BargainsI I now have some of the best farms listed for sale I have had in the past ten years. Such farms as the S. J. Davis farm of 116 acres; the G. A. Fuller farm of 174 acres; the Dr. Ball home place of 135 acres; the P. 0. Smith farm of 88 acres. Mrs. Sallie Wil liams farm of 76 acres. Also some of the Col. Simp son farm just out of town that has just been sold. All of these farms within six miles of Laurens and well improved. Most of them are on Top Soil Road. I hove other farms I shall be glad to show you. Also omie nice City Property for sale worth the mone. Buy now before it goes higher as it is sure to do.sl The W. S. and Mrs. Mary F. Bolt farm of 225 acres near Hickory Tav rn. J. H. Sulliva la s of 325 acres near Hickory Tavern, cut into ee tracts. The Hug Anderson farm of 76 acres, five miles east of Laurens. 45 acres near Shiloh Church. I also sell Life and Fire Insurance. Buyland sell all kinds of stocks. B. M. Wolff THE REAL ESTATE MAN Laurens, . C.