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The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1920-02-27
SATISFYING RELIEF
FROM LUMBACO
Sloan's l.inimcnt has tho
punch that relieve.
rheumatic twingcs

This wsfm,heiylns, eongesipan-
scattering circulation 4t:auial,Hg REM
ely ferfifaIct stsfAowi ~ s1ts3 right 10
the achms sp5t and brings qttagE te-
iet. surely cleanly A wonderful belp
fer external 2an,, spasns, Strains, st'a-
st1a. headaches. iafnhagn. bruises
&c, yuur bottle 'a,iay --t4s,t ls''ls.
means Hnrh. Ask your dfuegsst ~
t1hy ~amG kcep u handy for the
whole family The his bottle "a scoS~
CRY . AZ Tk. 81 40
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1920-02-27

Investigation ~ fhr rahsr ~ the sgse.
rtrv, the uAtapyY,bi!ty ~ varieties 10
different, re9.oaN methods N psups
cation sdif",mwoyetneaf oreharI man.
#9vmeag, and, methods " harvesting.
curing packing ent handling the prod
uct l. appears lhat considerable
proportion ~ Tho varieties new being
planted gre 50 far felas t't general
average ~ the best SORTS IN ptoaaetin az
ari other Important characteristics A.
- Justify THEIR r'lHl'uasiap v + he
comag worc ant aleyr evident saw
thr specialist. " tbs department that
srratsr attraction should bee given to
,he matter n stocks FOR use Ia pgopa.
eating pccans In the nursery
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1920-02-27
"ONLY ONE THING
BREAKS MY COLD!
That's DR.. Kings New Dis
eovery tsF laisy y~@fa =
cold breaker"

ATofulNd but sustained quality
v sud aataiifGE effectiveness eaa
- afoase snth enthNsissfa Moth
tng Gal sufe relief frsGi stubborn old
colds and oag0sbing acw oissss grippe,
thpsat-tesfiHg coHg,S ard ertap cnuid
have madt m hiuRs New Discovery
tie nationally popular aBd standard
f.80rsiy Il Is tes!Ay
lifgy years cid ana always reliable.
tiu&tt fpF lhe @haie III ltty. A huftsv H.
abe WesiA,ine cabinet ,n,Raa Il short.
iiteA @aEd " rostEh, tsAc AID vi IN
All druggists GiNe Il trial
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1920-02-27
INCREASE ACREAGE or Germ
Ore az Our Mes. Nai4shi. r--rs ard
Asre 10 Bts. Scr rret--6vc
6sct cu'ttsst-e@.

-~sea 7. fS har->-i 'Aa' iIRters' aa-~es -
MI - r's~.et So 1sez1 ASS te>i Trno
z ts sac' - Heg' = rie'as we4l IN
e7~7s lart vNsn ire ess srt ia far ard
wAez cn,t3~ati-r lis sarae
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1920-02-27
IMPROVE FERTILITY OF SOIL
Far Car PC MADE 70 Weld ve-~ a-S
Products VIZ 3. Ct Better
Marketing o2aity.

Wars rri -,e~-S vhsnis hs isvsss3
- .srr~va ne fertility NJ ;he SOL -
~ fa--n viii yteNi r5art and H-ns31-~s
~ A.s.-e- rlArsst.rg 1usi1y l. an -
eucs ard II esri n&Y In The lacg run
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1920-02-27

We ofysy tftg Fgr any cass ~ ratssra
tbat rannat W. yHfgt Ey HALLS
GATAHHH MEDICINE
HALLS cATAHttu MEDICINE IL TAX.
81 tst*snatiy ana ais thcyuHf tre B!aod
on ttts Mucous surfaces " ttt Nysf+m
nod by ifH%gfstA far ever tory YeafR
Price ~ Testimonials fg~s
b j, GhsHs} * 10. 0spda, 1b.3,
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1920-02-27

Aetf ssasrseh. Hsaeesura AMI asasss
qagtaiy atHNpb#AF with the ssB X Ttsnts
th3}aa EeAet4ttS Fills asmA 'a4 sYtal S-sK
10 s9s Fsati 49,. asS YbFx Ats
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1920-02-27

Is your husband ga u azed saisry =
Yes but rs hot h2sd 10 our liking Fl
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1920-02-27
ASPIRIN--ATaIk
Take Aspiri, only as told by "Bayer"

sfhs, Tootsarhs. raraeAs. seural-
i,ia. LuraAsga, EheaEaatian, Ssa-
RITA saa tor Pain.
Assays cay payer" wAsa bay
lax ASPIRIN. Thea hsok hw th.
satisfy RAycr Cr0~s" %a the pack
age aad sa tsR1 tablets
Handy tin boxea Ut twsiye tab
let's rsss bat few rputs. fv,ag-
sists also ssII larger Yae1agss.
iss Naas~eeJaa Is tAsssst 81 sAset5&ssas
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1920-02-27

The rams @Bsysr~ hlsntiass the
true. serEd.famsss Aspuaa pre-.
ssTilasd by Physicians far evar
esgaiesn years. The mare ~hayeF"
means genuine Aspirin proved sais
by niiiIoao VI peopls,
In each nahFokAa packages af
@fayer Tabhts ot Aspkfia" you
afe tskd how n @atssy take tan
genuine AsFsFGa for Colds, Head
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-04
Other Operatives Helpless.

But Boyd and his associates were
just as relieved as Rogers had been
70 find that the case had been placed
In Allison's hands. Four weeks and
more ~ steady work had left them
precisely where they had commenced
--"several miles back OF that point
as one OF them admitted. for three
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-04
No Clues In Sight.

Neither have we. unfortunately"
was the answer. "Tf we had few
more we might have been able 10
prevent the last theft. You know
about that, Of course?"
"i'he $4,000? Yes, The chief told
me that you had wired"
We'll, that incident is typical of
the other three. Banks in various
parts of the country have been send
Ing rather large sums OF money
through the mails 10 their corre-
spondents here. There's nothing un-
usual in that at this time OF the
year But within the past five or six
weePr there have been four pack
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-04

arranged to have "a dummy package
Of money forwarded by mail from
New York lt was supposed to con
tain $4,000 In cash aud all The for
maliucs were complied with Pre-
ciscly as II $4,000 bills were really
inside the envelope. instead OF az
many sheets OF blank paper. care
fully arranged
ON the morning OF The day the
envelope was due ~ reach tulum-
bus. Allison took mp hts position
close to the grin I'm tho lookout. his
eyes strained To- catch the slightest
suspicious movement below Hour
after hour passed uncvcuifully uu-
til. almost Immediately below him,
he saw "A man drop something on
the floor Two envelopes had slipped
from his hands and he stopped to
pick them up that was all
Tie First clue.
Rut what carried a thrill TO the
operative iu Tho lookout was the
ltct that one OF the envelopes was
ihe dummy sont from New YORK
and that. when the man stralghten-
ed up. he had only ono OF the two
iu his hands. The dummy had dis
appeared.
Allison rubbed his eyes ana
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-04

, heard Of It.. I'm going to try it
out myself now ana IN let you know
what Develops"
With that Allison turned and
sauntered back into Rogers office
There, spread upon the desk, was
the missing blue print, creased and
dusty rom disuse
First time you ever saw this, eh p
Allison inquired Of the postmaster.
THE first time even knew it was
there admitted that official
How'd you know where to find ~
Il didn't--but there's AN ironclad
rule Of the department that plans Of
this nature are TO be kept under lock
and key for Just such emergencies
as this. But l guess your predeces-
sor was 200 busy to worry you with
details"
ltogers grunted. It was an open
secret that the postmaster who had
preceded him had not been any too
friendly TO his successor.
llisOn did not pursue the subject
but spread the plan upon an unoccu-
pied table so thaGhe could examine
1t with care.
IF youll be good enough to lock
that door, postmaster he directed,
I'm show you something else about
your building That you didn't know.
But | don't want anybody else com-
lug In. while we're discussing It,"
The Governments Proauiion.
Puzzled, but feeling that the gov
ernment detective ought TO he al
lowed 10 handle things in his own
way. Rogers turned the Key IN the
lock and came over 20 the table
where Alison stood.
"Do you see that little square
marked with a white star and the
letter 'L'?'' asked Elmer.
Yes, what is ~"
What is this large room next to
II 90 couptcred the operative.
That's the-why, that's the reg
istry room"
'perclsely And concealed In the
wall in a spot known only TO persons
familiar with this blueprint. Is a tiny
closet, or lookout That's what the
T. means and that's the reason that
there's a strict rule about guarding
plans OF this nature very carefully" ."
you Hean TO say that "A place
has been provided for supervision OF
the registry DIVISION room from
which the clerks can be watched
without their knowledRc2"
Exactly and such precaui| :
has been taken i'm practically every
postoftice OF any size in the country.
Only the older men In the service
know about H. which tx the reason
that neither Boyd or any OF hts men
asked to see this set of plans The
next step Is To find the. key TO the
lookout ana start in on a very mo-
notonous spell of watchfu waiting
You have the bunch OF master keys.
Of course"
Yes, they're In the safe whore the
plans was kent. Just a moment and
III get them
When Rogers produced the col
lection of keys, Allison ran hurried
ly over them and selected one which
bore. on the handle, n small six
pointed star corresponding 20 the
mark on the blueprint.
Want to go up with me and In.
yesIgate the secret Chamb bcr?' he
inquired.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-04

II certainly do. agreed Rogers
Fut there's ono point where this
room won't help US In the slightest
How aid the thief sct the mail con -
,aining the money cut uf the build
lngP You know the system that
malnta\ns IN the registry roome It's
practically impossible for u sheet OF
paper 10 be taken out of there par.
uouiarly whom We are on guard.
as We are now"
\ Long Wait
That's true, Allison admitted.
'but It's been my experience that
problems which appear tho most
puaziinE are, after all, the simplest
vf explanation. You remember the
Philadelphia mint robbery one
that brummond solved In less than
sir hours This may prove to be
Just as easy
There Allison was wrong. dead
wrong as he had To admit some 10
days later when. worn with tho
strain of sitting for hours at time
with his eyes glued To- the Vcntiltor
which masked the opening to the
lookout. he finally came to the con.
clusiou hat something would have
TO be done to speed things ub. II was
true that NO now rohborics had oc-
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-04
TULSA WOMAN HAS
SUFFERED FOR TWO
YEARS, SHE SAYS
Has Improved Daily Since
Starting Treatment;
Praises Orgatone.

after suffering for two years
with stomach trouble. asthma, and
a general rundown condition, I
started on the OrEatone treatment
and ! am improving day by day"
said Mrs. Ella Major, ll6 North
Phoenix avenue Tulsa. okla. while
IN Roy X. Gctman's Rc..all store, a
few days ago.
II suffered from rundown con
dition to begin with" continued Mrs,
Major, land was never able to find
anything to relieve me the lcas, bit.
Until / commended taking Drgatone
| was not able to eat anything with
out suffering from gas and shortness
OF breath afterWard. My food would
sour on my stomach in a short time
after meals, and this made my
breathing very difficult owing TO
tho pressure OF the gas on my chest
while ! was trying 10 decide
what TO do FOR my troubles, ! noticed
Orgatone so highly recommended for
stomach disorders. | purchased a
bottle and II started helping me right
from the first why I Just sleep
fine every night now, and I am feel
Ing better day by day My appetite
is improving, the stuffed up fcoling
has left me and my stomach II I'm so
much better condition that my food
agrees with me perfectly. and ! eat
just anything ! want / have re-
ceiyod such good results from the
use of this meritorious trcatmcn,
and have been improving daily that
| heartily recommend It as a prep
aration Of merit"
Orgatone II not a so-Called patent
or secret remedy but a new scien-
tiflc treatment absolutely free from
alcohol In any form and is sold in
Tulsa by Roy II. Gctman's Rexall
store exclusively, under the personal
direction OF a special Orgatone rep
resentatlve. other agents are he
ReAall store, West Tulsa, the wood ,
owens Drug store, Sapulpa, and the
Central Drug store, Okmulgee. .---
Advt
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-04

and subconsciously noted were al
ways hard at work on a wad OF gum
row were ut rest for the first time
since the operative had entered the
lookout The chewing gum and the
dummy packet had disappeared at
the same tmcl
II didn't take Elmer more than 30
seconds to reach Rogers office and
ne entered with The startling an
nouucemcnt that "au envelope con.
loining s3b.000 had Just disappeared
from The registry room"
"What7' demanded the post
master. How do you know2 /
haven't received any report of H."
NO. and YOU probably wouldn't
Tot some time" Elmer retortcd.
But 1t happens that saw II dis
appear"
Then you know whore ~ la"
Il can lay my hands on it--and
probably the rect OF tho missing
money Inside OF ono minute. Lets
pay a visit 10 the registry room"
Before entering the section, how
ever, Allison took the precauilon OF
posting men az both Of the doors
After I'm inside" he directed
don't allow anyone TO leave on any
preieNt whatever And stand ready
fur trouble in case Il develops.
Come on, Mr. Rogers"
The Showdown
once In the room devoted to the
handling Of registered mail AM
son made directly FOR the desk under
iho lookout The occupant regarded
their approach with interest but, np-
pdrenily without trace OF anxiety
I'd like TO have that letter sup
posed TO contain $4,000 which you
dropped Oh tho floor few moments
ago Elmer remarked In "A auiet.
almost conversational tone.
Except for sudden start, the
clerk appeared the picture OF inno-
cence
what letter." he parried.
nou know what one'" snapped
Allison dropping his suave manner
ana moving his hand significantly
toward HIS coat pocket. "Wiu you
produce it--or shall ~"
II don't know what you are
.nlking about" stammered the clerk.
'Nof Well, III show youi" ana
me operatives hands flashed for
ward ana there was slight click
az PAIR OF handcuffs snapped into
place. Now, Mr. Rogers. youll be
good enough to watch me carofully
as your evidence Will probably bo
needed In court ri show yon az
simple ana clever Il scheme as rye
over run across"
with that, Allison dropped to the
floor, Wurmed his way under the ta-
ble-deSk. tdRgo1 at something for n
moment ana then rose, holding five
large ente elopes In his hands,
There's your lost 500, ,0O0," no
explained, "and "A dummy packet OF
$4,000 TO boot, Thought YOU could
set away with II Indefinitely, eh Pc
he inquired OF the handcuffed clerk.
III you ! stopped with the 800. 900
as you'd probably intended to do.
you might have. But that extra let
ter turned tho trick. Too bad Il con-
tained only blank papcr"--and he
ripped the envelope open to prove
his assertion.
''But---but---I don't. understand. -
fsltero1 Rogers How did this man
work II right under our eyes2"
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-04

"ilc diCn't" declared Afiisou eye
tried to work it right under miuc.
but hc couldn't get away with it
The plan was simplicity itself He'd
slip an eQNelop which he knew tol.
tained "A large sum uf money out ~
the pile az 1t passed him--he hadn't
signed Tor them, 80 he wasn't taking
any spocinl risk---drop 10 on the
floor, stOJp over and, II he waan'.
being watched. attach u to the bot
tom OF his desk with a wAd OF chow.
ing gum. You boastcd that you wont
over the room with a fine tooth
comb. but who would think OF look
ing on the under side OF this table
The Idea, OF course, was that ho'd
wait for the storm to blow over
because the letters could remain In
their hiding places for months II
neCosa1ry--and then start on llfe-
long vacation with his spolis az cap
itaL Hut he made the error OF over
capitalization and | very much fear
that he'll put In at least ton years
nt Loavonworth or Morgantown. But
ia like 10 bet he never chows an
other piece Of CUNT"
THAT" continued Quinn, as he
tossed another pink wrapper into the
wnsto-blskot. Il consider tho sim
pIcst aud clevercat scheme to beat
tho government that I ever heard OF
better oven than Cochrane's plan
IN connection with the robbery OF tha
Philadelphia mint because it didn't
neccssitdto any outside preparation
at all The right Job, n piece OF gum
au1 there you are. But you may be
sure that whenever an important
letter disappears nowadays one OF
the first places searched by tho post
al inspection operatives ia the lower
side OF the desks and table. You
cant get away with n trick twice In
tho same place. aa those two precious
scoundreis, Won Papen and Boy-Ed.
discovered when they tried to work
the 'douole code once too often"
The double codc2" askad.
(which one was thatG'
IL doubt IL you ever hoard Of It,"
was Qulnn's reply, ns no rose and
stretched himself, preparatory 70
saying good night. TT was one OF
the instances IN which the Germans
thought they had an infalllhic Sc
crUt--and n certain very scholarly
man In the navy department shot Il
full OF holes, Just because ho chanccd
to have read some OF Jules Verne's
rdW,aneea. :. III tell you about II
some time"
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-04

But thought 1t best to make thor
ough cleanup here before | bothered
Washington with "A report"
What about the men who'Ye
been working on the case up TO this
| timeP"
mot one OF them has been able to
turn up anything that could be dig
! nified 10y the term clue. as | believe
you detectives call IT.
Yes, that's the right word
agreed the operative. AT least all
members of the Detective-Story-
Writer'S union employ II frequently
| enough 20 make it fit the case. What
lines have Boyd and the other men
here been following?"
cat NY suggestion they made a
| careful examination into the private
lives Of all employees OF the postOf-
flee. including myself" Rogers an
swered, a bit pompously. II did not
intend TO evade the slightest respon-
| sibility In the matter, so ! turned
over my bank book. the key to my
safe-deposit vault and even allowed
them to search my house from cellar
to garret"
WAS this procedure followed with
! respect to all the other employees in
| the buildings2"
Few Results shown.
mo. only one or two of the high
est---personal friends OF mine whom
| could trust to keep silent l didn't
| care to swear out search warrants
for the residences OF all the people
who work here and that's what it
| would have meant, II they had raised
any ohje ction. In their cases the in
vestigatlon was confined to inquiries
concerning their expenditures In the
| neighborhood, unexpected prosperity
and the ike"
with what RESULT"
"None dt all. From all appearances
\ there isn't a soul In this building who
has had ten cents more during the
past six weeks than he possessed in
any Ike period for two years back"
"Did Boyd or any OF the other de-
partment operatives ask to see the
plans OF the postoffice ?" inquired Al
lison, taking another tack,
THE what"
"The plans OF the postoffice---the
blue print prepared ct the time that
the building was erected"
"No-why should they?"
81 thought they might have been
Interested in Il, that's all" was Alli-
sons answer, but anyone who knew
him would have noted that his tone
was Just trifle too nonchalant to he
tnllIfly IuAulul.
by the way" added the operative,
might | see it,"
THE blue print?"
yes You win probably find il in
the safe. II youll have someone
look ~ UP, I'll be back In half an
hour TO examine IT," said Allison.
Meanwhile, I'll talk 10 Boyd and the
other men already on the ground
and see II can dig anything out OF
what they've discovered"
Other Operatives Helpless.
But Boyd and his associates were
Just as relieved as Rogers had been
TO find that the case had been placed
In Allison's hands. Four weeks and
more u steady work had left them
precisely where they had commenced
several miles back OF that point
as one OF them admitted, "for three
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-04
TEXAN TAKES OVER PAPER
Charles Sclllcss Of Beaumont Buys
News American OF Shreveport.

SHREVEPORT, Ia. April 2,-Thc
majority OF the stock OF the News.
paper Publishing company. which
publishes the News American, a
local daily started several years ago
has boon transferred by j s. Rich
ardson OF Shreveport to Charles l..
Schless OF beaumont. Texas. II was
announced today. The immediate
control of the paper goes to Mr..
Schless. who FOR several years was
editor OF tho Beaumont. Texas.
Journal ana later associated with
newspapers at Port Arthur, Texas.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-04
The LONG ARM of UNCLE SAM

more stunts have been pulled Oft
right undcr our eyes" The personal
as well as the official record OF every
man and woman IN the Columbu
postuffice had been gone over with a
microscope, without the slightest
result II The germ OF dishonesty
was present. 1t was certainly wei!
hidden.
."Wc1 try another and more pow.
orful lens" Allison stated, as he
turned back 20 the postmaster's pri-
vate office. "By the way, Boyd.
have you or any OF your men been
in the service more than four
years ?"
NO don't think any Of us have
What has that got to- do with ~"
mot "a thing In the world as far
as your abiAiy n concerned but
there Is one point that everyone or
YOU overlooked because you never
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-04

ases-or, rather. large envelopes -.
OF money which have failed to be
accounted for They ranged all The
way from si0,000, the first loss. to
The $4,000 which disappeared with
IN tho past few days, / purposely de-
laycd wiring Washington until we
could make thorough search OF
me whole place, going over the
registry room with a fine tooth
comb"
Thus warning every man in II that
he was undor suspicion" muttSred
Allison.
What was that?" Rogers In
quired.
nothing At all. Just
talking TO myself Far from a COOL
habit but don't mind IT, I've got
some queer ones You didn't find
anything. OF course ?"
In the building7 No. not a thing.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-04

looked again No, he was right The
postal clerk had. in some manner,
disposed Of the envelope supposed to
contain $4,000 and he was going
about his work In precisely the same
way as before.
walt "A minute" Allison argued
10 himself There's something
Is it?"
4 moment later he had tho clue
to the whole affair--the Jaws OF the
clerk which Allison had previously
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-04

Cured in the meantime, but neither
had any OF the old ones been pun
lshed. The lost 100000 was stlll
lost; though the department with
the aid of the treasury officials, bad
seen that the banks were reim-
bursed.
THE decoy letter" Thought Allison,
lis probably the oldest dodge in
the world But, who knows, IL may
work again In this case provided
we stage manage II sufficiently
carefully"
With the assistance of thcs cash
ier of one of the local banks. Elmer
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-04

operations Of the world seen
Of
the ntai
away rdwo
N irving 4 81 no 10
unces 5
feaso Of
MUS whc ou of Gci
In
the of
OF
Of
reached Il is laws -7 - " o1''