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The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1920-10-14

But, look here, young man, why doesn't
this Bradford girl come forward and
clear you Of this chargel She was
with you at the time. She knows you
didn't do IT,"
Because l will not permit her TO do
So" replied with heat. 81 love Bar
bara Bradfordp
"That's 1t. Is ltr he commented. Civ
ing me a Quizzical glance from under
his bushy white eyebrows.
81 wouldn't for all the world" con-
tinued, have her mixed up IN this.
Her sister Is 70 be married tomorrow,
and the scandnl might stop the we'd
ding; and besides I'm not going TO
hive 1t known TINT she was there
alone with me that night in my rooms.
love her too well for that. Some day
am going to ask her to be my wife,
"And on what do you expect to mar
ryl" he inquired.
"of course have said nothing as
yet, hastened to explain; "rve moth
Ing to offer her"
"No." he ngreed. -you'ye nothing tc
offer her"--and then with a meaning
glance he added little word that IN
spite of my predicament made ms
heart sing with Joy and stirred my ex
pectations mightily-'you'ye notlknl
to offer her--yet.
-But cheer up." he advised as a part
ing word Of counsel, "T'll get In toucl
with German and your lawyer as SooI
as j leave here today, and tomorrow
we will fnd out about that secret pas
sage you think you have discovered"
Compunction that I eyer had doubt
ed the Integrity 81 his purpose towars
me smote as ht Departed I tried Il
think Of somethins 70 sag to express
my gratitude b hlln. TO let him knoy
how much ! Appreciated bis eomine 4
enes to my aid. bui tAs soalr sAlnr
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1920-10-14
how DOCTORS
TREAT COLDS
and THE FLU


Doctors have found by experisncs
that no medicine for colds and infu.
enza can be depended upon for full e.
fectiveness until the liver IS made thor.
ouKhly active. That 10 why the Arsk
stop In the treakment Is the new, nausea
less colonel tablets called calotsbs,
which are free from the sickening and
weakening effects Of the old styls eslu-
mel Doctors also paint out the fact
that m active liver may 60 long way
towards preventing influenza and Il one
Of tho most important factors in en-
nbling tho patient TO successfully with
stand an Rttack and ward OF pneu-
monia.
One Calotab on the tongue at bed
time with . swallow Of water--that's 9
all, No salts, no nausea nor the slight
est inteeference with your eating, pleas.
ure or work. Next morning your cold
has vanished, your liyer-i il active, your
system is purified, and you are feeling
hne, With hearty appetite for break
fast. Druggists sell Calotabs only in
original sealed packages, price thirty
i've cents Your money viii be cheer
fully refunded If you do not ind them
deliehtful.-- lAdv.)
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1920-10-14


the room, opa that ths ppfspn q per
sons who |ooted the safee entered and
escaped ~ that meana ! would not
be surprised h Il was not By means Of
this passoGewpy that the murderer Of
Miss Lutan eicaped. after he hnd left
bis revolver I'm the drawer Of my
dresser
Ny sfeat.nncre shook bis head per-
piexedlv.
, 1T sounds improbable much
like romance. They .do not build
modern apartment buildings with ee-
cret pasgageways. Space is Tar too
valuable. ana besides, >all plans have
to be fiied with the city's bureau Of
buildings"
'sBut it's lhere," cried desperately.
Il saw Il Barbara Bradford saw H."
"Weil,r he comforted me. -wo viii
soon fnd ont about It. ! have many
matters TO attend to today, but tcmors
row ] shall go up to the apartment,
and II there Is such a passageway I
shall 1nd II and see where itIeadasr :
"Then you are not staying In the
apartmentT
"No. / shall remain at hotel until
my wife returns"
At this 1uDcture a prison attendant
approached and informed him that the
time OF bis visit was up. Imperioualy
my great-uncfe waved the man away.
Somehow the possession OF great
wealth carries with II q manner OF ex-
pecting obedience from every one that
generally Is successful. The man
withdrew. muttering to himself and
left us undistnrbed.
"Now tell me about the murder
Mr.. CASTOR directed.
ConciseIy / stated the facts as ]
knew them. 1t was shock tO>hfm to
hear that at least two OF the trusted
attendants at the Grahddeck. Wick
and the Telephone girl, were Of the
criminal class.
"Tut, tut, tut" he exclaimed. "Just
think Of iti That's the worst Of living
in a big city. You never know what
sort OF. people there are about you.
I'll call up Mr.. Kent, the owner of the
building, this afternoon and have him
get rid OF them at once"
please don't" cried. "Gorman
and l are both convinced that Wick
and the girl know something about the
murder. Don't do anything to LEI
them know that they are under sus.
piclon. So long as they are employed
at the Granddeck we know where tc
lay hands on them when we want
them"
THAT'S So" he admitted. '1'll say
nothing for the present. AS won't
be living there until after. this Il
cleared UP. II can make no difference
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could t1Enk o. shipped fFoh nv IIpss
= an sbrfy nbonf the pepris.n
go an I, be answered ftimlp. ene
went his way.
One thing now I certninly Was spEe
of--his was not. the masteg-mind that
bad planned al the criminal 6eets.
but the mykfery Of the Granddeck was
stan % much ol q mystery q ever.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1920-10-14
CAScARETS


DO you feel all neutrality-suspicious.
constipated. headachy, full OF coIdi
Cascarets tonight for your liver snd
bowels win have. You tuned no by
tomorrow. You viii wake up with
your head clear. stomach right,
breath sweet. and skin rosy. No grip
ing-no inconyenience. Children love
casearets too. 10. 2c, 50 cents.--Adv.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1920-10-14

Yesterday is dead--forget It. Toner
row does not exIst--don't worry. To-
day is here--use I'll
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1920-10-14

lier than euftomary, aoFmnn repme =
the prison 70 see me-
! met him 1nDliantiy. ~ uncie's nm
expected return 20 the CITY ana ~.
generous ana Convincing pners g e's
nad nileo me with new hopeA
trusted, TOO, that OLD kulug Keen eyee
quickly would discover the secret pas !
eageway now that ! had Indicated %
him where % look FOR II was conn
IDENTIFY expecting that the resulting de-
veiopments quickly would free me
from even the suspicion OF being
muSderer. The minute, however tnat
iaio eyes on uorman 1 knew tnst
something nae gone wronR.
Wnat Y TT cried: WnaSs tns
matter nowi"
"You'resa wonderful liar, you are,
was his anriy greeting, with your Pipe
dreams SPOUT secret passageWays ana
stolen pearls
what 90 you meanf replied.
had not tne least idea wnat ne was
getting At W
You almost had me believing you,
he said eavagely. II Il wasn't tnat =
knew that Wick ana that giri up tnere
were crooks would WASH my nanus
OF the whole ahair. -
II don't understand" answered IN
dignantiy. Every statement nave
made TO you mas peen the aDsoiute
truth.
~Yes, u nas y ne sneereo.
Ordinarily ! would nave resented
anyone talking 70 me IN this manner.
but felt that unaer no circumstance
could l AFFORD to quarrel with s eormsn. a..
he was tne oniy irena ! nau N the
whole city tnat ! coulo rely On, ex-
cepung on course my great.uncie.
contenteo myseit Win merSiy reassert-
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min.

Smith-'sFhey are making some 6ne
hosiery these days. Jones--"Sheer
enough, sheer enoughi. - Cartoons
Magazine.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-08
FOR WEST FLORIDA DEVELOP.
MENT

The Joint Commission of Road I'm
provement of Escambia County is
calling upon all civic bodies of West
Florida to have representatives at st.
Augustine, July 1890, when a state
convention will be held to consider a
definite program Of highway con-
struction for the state.
The idea of this convention orig
mated with the Escambia county
commission, which has sent out an ap-
peal to every community in this part
of the state to have representation at
the meeting.
One of the purposes of the meeting
is to scure the construction of a hard
surface trunk highway from Pensacola
to Jacksonville, connecting at Madi-
son, Live Oak and Lake City with
trunk highways to South Florida. The
Escambia County representation is
planning to charter several cars to
take the delegates to ST. Augustine.
No one who has made any study of
transportation difficulties and the
elucidation of these problems, can
doubt but that such a highway is of
even greater importance to the de-
velopment of this section than a new
railway. Given such roads, Pensa-
cola VIII be VISITED not only by the
people of the state in ever increasing
numbers, but visitors to South Flor
ida will come to Pensacola by way of
this highway, before returning to their
homes in the north, such an excur-
sion making a delightful break in the
winter vacation.
When the state press convention
met in Pensacola the representation
was good. But had it been possible
for members to travel comfortably by
automobile, there can be no doubt but
that the attendance would have been
twice as large.
1t is realized that the convention in
ST. Augustine is of tremendous i'm
portance to the development of this
part of the state, and every effort is
being made to have a strong delega-
ton from every West Florida county.
Plans are on foot for devising legis-
Iation that will release the counties
from the payment of the two mill tax
now levied for the support of the road
department, SO that the counties may
have the use of this fund.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-08
RULES FOR WATER SPORTS.

The changes which have been made
at Bayview Park show a disposition
on the part of the city to safeguard
the public as carefully as possible.
During the past two seasons several
lamentable accidents have occurred at
Bayview, and while some of the blame
must be placed on the former man
agement, it must be remembered that
upon the individual depends largely
the safety of any resort.
One of the state exchanges pub
fishes the following swimming rules,
which might well be employed by
those who spend their recreational
hours at Bayview or the bay or Gulf
resorts:
There are some simple rules that
will help us avoid accidents in the
surf, the bathing pool, or the river.
The first of these Isl. Remember you
can get just as wet in the edge of the
ocean as in the middle; and you have
a much better chance to get out.
Other good rules are:
Wait at least an hour after eating
before going into the water
DO not go in bathing alone-there's
safety in. numbers.
Keep out of canoes unless you can
swim.
In entering the water keep your
hands under. so if you should stem
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-08

chase of a dressing table or chiffon
nieF for myself would be an expense
1 Would not care to incur.
But, in the meantime, what was ] 70
do with my things AS If in an
swes TO my question, Katie appeared
in the doorway.
''Wot you doing, Missis Graham"
she asked in wide-eyed amazement.
II am trying to decide where 10
put nay things, Katie" replied help
lessly. You see, am going TO give
Mr.. Graham's mother this room"
Where you sleep?" Katie looked
belligerent.
II am going to sleep on a couch
bed in the dining room" I returned
l felt like a child being catechized by
its teacher Il will dress in the bath
room, but do ont know where to put
my things. / do not want TO buy a
new chiffonnier. There is no room
for anything but a chiffonnier in the
bathroom, and 1t will look so out of
place in there"
Katie was silent for a minute. evi-
IDENTIFY turning over the problem in
her mind
81 tell you vot." she said excitedly
at last. you know dot second hand
store right down the street, around
corner. two blocks?"
II know man in dere. I see pretty
old ting there cheap. because one
drawer broken. l tell you vot. I get
dat, get white enamel, you know.
paint it right away queeck. Den yol
get pink stuff, blue stuff--yot you
like--make curtain around drawers.
you have nice white ting all cheap
go niece with white bathroom"
Katie, you are a genius" re-
piled enthusiastically. 'Tll give y0u
the money now, and you may go any
time this morning and buy the chest
of drawers. l will get the stuff for
the curtains this afternoon"
AN right" Katie turned toward
the kitchen. hesitated, turned back
and blurted OUT.
at none OF my business. but
tink Meester Graham he ought 20
sleep in dining room. dress in bath
room, If his mudder come. not YOU.
You too easy and she hurried to-
ward the kitchen.
Continued tomorrow
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-08
ERADICATE THE RATS.

The port towns of Florida are max
| ing an active and energetic campaign
against the rat.
An effort is being made to exter-
miniature the rat at all ports of entry
and the health department Of the
state is deserving of the heartiest CO.
operation of the people of Florida.
Concerning the movement, The
Times-Unio says:
Rats are destructive and expensive.
They are also decidedly dangerous as,
through them, the death dealing bu-
bonic plague is introduced and re-
Gently in Other cities several lives
have been lost through this terrible
disease.
An effort is now being made to ex-
terminate the rats at all ports OF
entry and this excellent work on the
part of the health department of the
state should have the hearty coop
Grafton of the citizens and business
men IN all Of the cities endangered and
at the same time a general effort
should be made to entirely eradicate
the rats from every section Of Florida,
where they have flourished too long.
1t has been stated recently that the
cost of maintaining the rats of the
lions of dollars a year, in the con-
sumption of food products, which are
growing scarcer every day and which
must be conserved in every manner
possible. Why should we feed mil
lions of rodents that are taking the
bread from our mouths? It sounds
shiftless and careless to say the least
An organized, concerted effort
should be made to clear out the rats
in Florida SO that we could advertise
the fact that We have no rats and that
we are making every effort to con-
serve food as we'll as to produce
more of it. 1t is well know fact
that hundreds of rats are tolerated in
big wholesale and retail groceries and
warehouses and even in retail stores
we have seen indications of scores of
rodents, which were eating up the
profits and communicating the food
that the people were purchasing every
day. This is a condition that can be
eliminated with a certain amount of
effort and this effort should be put
forth at once.
State Health Officer Greene is in
earnest about the eradication of the
rats and he will have the earnest sup
port of every health officer in the
state, but the people must cooperate
and take an interest in this work of
eradication and if they do splendid
results can be obtained. In every
warehouse, store and shop extra eff
forts should be made immediately to
exterminate the rats and there should
be no let up until every rodent is
wiped out. Publicity will be of great
assistance in this campaign, just as
it has been in the eradication of the
citrus canker, the hog cholera, the
cattle tick and every other pest and
the newspapers Of the state can rem
der helpful assistance by calling upon
their readers to join in this crusade
against an enemy that is destructive,
and dangerous.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-08
Fighting the Rat.

Immediate and continued use of the
rat trap is the most timely advice the
State Board of Health can offer to the
citizens of Florida in the face of the
plague situation now prevalent in
Pensacola. Whether they live in a
seaport town or not, every resident of
the state is urged to cooperate with
health authorities in Kidding the state
of these pests. Inland communities
may feel that they are in no danger
whatever of bubonic plague, and this
may be true, says the State Board of
Health, but at it's best the rat is no
more than destroyer and should not
be left in any state to go it's way of
destruction unhindered.
In seaport towns, while there is not
thought to be any serious danger of a
plague outburst, there is a possibility
which, with the Pensacola case as
warning, municipal authorities should
employ every means to prevent
At recent meeting in Pensacola,
the heads of the health department of
Florida made an appropriation of $40,
900 for the anti-rat campaign in the
state. With local and government aid
this will be thoroughly conducted.
City. state and federal authorities
are at work in Pensacola and are
getting the situation there under con-
troll to an extent that they feel will
check the spread of human plague.
Health officials and plague experts
from all over the country have agreed
that the only way of insuring a state
against plague is by killing all rats
and installing rat-proof devices in
seaport towns. This will be done in
Florida as soon as plans underway
can be carried out.-Panama City
Pilot.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-08
Press Comment
For the Voter to Think over.

For the Voter to Think Over.
The Herald INDUCES the hopes that
what it has had to say on the propo-
sition to permit the legislature to
bond the state of Florida, in the sum
and that it has induced the voter of
this section of the state to think
deeply on the subject
On the general election day in No
vember the voters will be called upon
to express an opinion as to whether
constitutional amendment, proposing
to give to the legislature authority to
bond the state for the purpose of Gre
ating state system of good roads.
should or should not be accepted. 1t
will then be up to hte voters.
To the average intelligent Floridian
any proposition looking toward secur-
ing more and better roads in the state,
is perfectly acceptable. He long ago
was educated to believe that good
roads in his section of the state spells
invariably, prosperity for himself and
his neighbors. Therefore, at rst
sight, he will be in favor of giving
the legislature all the authority it
needs to create a system of good
state.
That is one side of it. The other
Is that there is a great question
whether any legislature should be
given the power that would accom-
pany the use of so great a sum. An
other is whether, under the circum-
stances that the state is ALREADY rails
ing an immense fund to supplement a
like amount to be received from the
Federal government, taken in conjunc-
ton with the fact that the counties
are already bonding themselves for
millions, all for the same purpose of
supplying more and better roads, the
state actually needs the great sum
proposed. Still another is that there
are other needs as pressing as good
roads that cannot by any manner of
means be the beneficaries of a propo-
sition to bond the state.-Miami
Herald.
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upon my keeping her because she was
the model he wished of a picture en-
titled POLAND" which he had begun
years before, when Katie had done
the housework for a bachelor apart
ment which Dicky shared with three
other artists. / knew that Katie
looked up to Dicky as to some SUI
prior being. Perhaps he could be
able to reason her out of her super
stition. If he came home to lunch
resolved to tell him about Katie's re-
solve.
In the meantime there was much
that / must do to prepare for the ad-
dition of Dicky's mother to our, house
hold. I walked into my bedroom and
surveyed it sadly.
OF course 1 had not possessed il
long enough to become much attached
to it, but l had enjoyed it's pretty
appointments immensely, and 1 was
shamefully conscious of the fact that
1 did not want to give 1t up to my
mother-in- law. However, there was
down in the low rocker beside my bed,
my belongings.
kstie's Very Good Suggestion.
The bed, of course, would have to
stay where it was. Fortunately, /
had a good supply of bed linen and
dresser scarves. OF course, l could
take all the personal belongings from
my dressing table. Dicky's mother
would have her own things, knew.
/ began to dismantle my dressing
table with a heavy heart. 1t was
foolish, 1 knew, to start rearranging
things so soon, but If 1 had TO change
things around I wanted to have it
over with.
But when I had laid my toilet ar
ticles and the other belongings on
my dressing table on the bed and had
put the linen scarf into the hamper
of soiled clothing, 1 had a sudden
thought.
Where was 20 put these things
and the contents of my chiffonnier
drawers L had said grandly to Dicky
that 1 would dress in the bathroom,
but there was no place to put my
things. I had also said that I would
rent room in the building for my
self, but in my heart I knew that /
would never do it.
When Dicky, only a few evenings
before had proposed to turn over his
bank account to me, / to take charge
Of all our expenditures, ] had de-
termined to run things as econom-
ically as possible. The added rental
Of another room was not TO be
thought of. I felt, too, that the pur-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-08

into a deep hole you can start swim
ming at once.
In learning to swim wade out and
swim toward shore; never swim out,
until you are sure of yourself
Keep out of rough water if you
have any heart trouble.
Don't show off! Never swim to
exhaustion.
If caught in an t1ndertow, try imme-
diately to float.
If these few rules were learned,
kept in mind and practiced in all our
bathing pools and ponds and at the
shore and river, there would be far
shorter list of sorrowful happenings
to chronicle at the close of every
swimming eason."
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-08
Sometimes

Sometimes
When it is kinder hot,
(Not as hot as in Tampa, or Miami.
of course)
But just sorter hot;
And the breezes are blowing,
And the water looks
Kinder blue;
CYou know, sorter of a pretty blue;)
And the fish are jumpin'.
And the boats are skimmin' around,
1t sorter gifts on your nerves
To write anythin'
Like this,
Much less read it,
Don't it?
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-08
MISS MARY.
BY Frank L. Stanton.

BY frank Z. Stanton.
De blossom heah de summer word
An been down wild de dew;
Miss Mary, OATS a mockin' bird
Dat singin' SO fer you!
De green tree huntin' for de sun.
An feel de win go pass;
Miss Mary, whar dat river run
You'll find yo' lookin' glass.
De bluebird buildin' of her nest
An lookin' sweet at you:-
Miss Mary gwine ter trim her dress
Wild all dem violets blue!