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The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-08-19
AFTER "sIe FISH,"
District Attorney Says Surprise May
Be Expected.

Atlantic City, N. Larger vessels
than the two schooners recently con.
fiscated are involved in rum running
along the Atlantic coast, Assistant
United States District Attorney Pearce
says.
Our agentssare trailing the big fish
IN the smuggling game and arrest Of
these men may be expected soon.' he
said. The cases go much farther
than those against the schooners which
will seem insignificant by comparison.
Our evidence traces the liquor cargoss
to bigger vessels"
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-08-19
WILL ATTEND coNcLAvE.
Premier Personally VIII Represent
4 Qual D'Orsay.

Washington.-The hope OF American
officials that the disarmament confer
ence will be a diplomatic conclave of
the first order was strengthened when
France informed the state department
that she would send her premier, Arts
tide BRAND, at the head of her dele
cation of diplomatists.
The French notification came in the
form OF a message from Premier Bri-
and himself, transmitted through the
American embassy at Paris, saying
merely that the premier would take
pleasure in personally representing
his country at the conference. 1t was
the first formal acceptance to be re-
ceived from any of the invited nations.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-08-19
FOUND
FOR LEAGUE
GERMANY HOPES COUNCIL WILL
DECIDE ON slLEsIA-FAIR DE-
cIsloN EXPECTED.
CLAIMS BILLIONS LOST
While Some German Papers See Some
Chance of Further Deadlock, Pre-
valllng Sentiment Is That the
Council VIII Be Fair.

Berlin.-With the reference of the
Upper Silesian dispute to the league
of nations that body for the first time
beginning to find champions in Ger.
many. The atmosphere in which the
league will work is SO different from
that surrounding the supreme council
that much more fair and impartial
decision Is expected from 1t.
Although the German League So
ciety promptly demands that the
league at Geneva prove itself less one
sided by accepting German testimony,
the majority of reasonable people are
lndisposed to force the leagues hands
brusquely, but wait to see IL it will
not prove itself unprejudiced.
The Frankfurter Zeitung feels that
II 1t were not for the isolation of
France in continental policy, as shown
In the last session Of the supreme
council, Germany would have occasion
to fear seeing the Upper Silesian ques-
ton in the hands Of the league. But,
the paper says, Frances attitude to-
ward Germany is not shared by Great
Britain, Japan and Italy, so they will
not throw their weight to the side Of
France in the league.
For this reason, even II 1t means q
prolongation Of the indecision on the
final fate of the disputed area, the
Zeitung, like most German papers,
prefers to see it in the hands of the
league rather than the supreme coun.
Gil. 1t expects broader and mere
just treatment, less dependent upon
the political exigencies of the moment,
for the Germans have always been
convinced that Premier Lloyd George
end BRAND used the Upper Silesian
dispute in their diplomatic juggling
and that 1t Is the victim of play or
French and British interests.
Theodore Wolff In the Tageblatt
says that though the league council
can give only an opinion on Upper 81
lesla, the real decision is in its hand"
he adds that Germany would get fairer
treatment from the league assembly,
explaining his duobts as to the i'm
partially of the council by saying the
Spanish and Belgian members will fol-
low French wishes. Opposed to them
will be the English, Japanese and
Italians. Herr Wolff hopes the Chi
nese will be on the latter side, but
he is not sure. In the end. however,
he admits, though reluctantly, that the
league Of nations may be just.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-08-19
FOOD FOR SPIRITS
Young Children Considered Dain-
ties in West Africa.
So When Great Man Dies, the Little
Ones, With Slaves, Are Killed
and Buried With Him.

Some strange superstitiOns of West
African negroes are described by p.
L. Tengely In the London Daily Mall.
If he will, the juju man witch doc
tori Of West Africa can tell you that
when a man dies his spirit or spirits,
will remain behind and wander about
the earth while he will ''go away"
II is not clear what ts meant by ''he"
as distinct from his spirits, or where
"he" goes when he does 'go away"
but obviously II Is to q place where
If he be big chief, he will want serv-
ants to serve him, and therefore when
he dies slaves are killed, and also
young children. But these latter are
killed for another purpose, as the
following remarks will show.
These wandering spirits are Of two
kinds-good, or at least harmless,
called "Duppies," and evil ones, known
as "Jumbis."
"Duppies," the juju man will tell
you, can be seen in various forms.
There used to be q resthouse on q
beach in sodthern Nigeria which feu
into disuse because, as many white
men used to know, queer black forms,
sometimes like monkeys, used to run
about the veranda and the rooms at
night making weird noises. They did
no harm, being, as every native knew,
only "duppies."
The "jumbi," however, is terrible
thing-so awful that whoever sees one
goes mad.
His home is In the silk-cotton, or
ceba tree, and he kills the person who
cuts one down. Blacks of educated
West Indian descent will never cut
down a silk-cotton tree.
"Jumbis" eat dead bodies, preferring
those of children, though there is moth
ing they like better than rice.
Hence when a man or woman dies
q quantity Of rice Is placed near the
grave under cover resembling can
die extinguisher, only with holes in the
sides. The object Of the holes is to
enable the thin, hungry "jumbi" to en-
ter the receptacle, where he gorges
himself until he is too fat to get out
again.
A fresh supply Of rice is daily placed
under the dome to. make up for what
the "jumbis" have eaten. (There are
lots of rats and ground pigs in West
Africa) The process Is kept up until
the ninth day, when wake" Is held,
and the ''jumbis" are driven away by
noise and fee-ack (native maggie.
That is one way of keeping the 'jum-
bis from the dead. But If great
man dies he has another chance OF
being undisturbed; for then young chill
dren are killed. and the "jumbi" eats
them rather than the old person.
Many years ago, when King Take
died. the then governor, In the hope OF
preventing any secret slaughter, or
dered that he should have a grand
funeral. 'white man fashion"
1t was a great day for the natives,
several white officials attending the
burial in the center of the royal COM
pound, where, by order, they remained
until the grave was filled up.
But despite these precautions, at
dead OF night the juju priests had d cir
innings. Take was dug up and re-
buried in native fashion together with
his slaves and several children.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-08-19
FILlpINos WANT lNDEpENpEkcE.
Wild Tribes Willing to Remain Under
U. 8. Control.

Davo, p. Impressions of opinion
on the question Of Philippine indepen-
dence, placed before Maj. Gen. Leon
ard Wood at Santa Cruz, on the island
OF Minanao, showed the wild tribesmen
in favor of American sovereignty,
while the Christian .Filipinos urged
immediate independence. A delegation
Of Logobos tribes told Gen. Wood they
had been threatened with injury by
other Filipinos unless they asked the
Wood-Forbes mission for indepen-
dence However, they expressed hope
that American rule would continue.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-08-19
Claim Murder Case Solved.

Memphis-"So far as the four occu-
pants of the bandit death car, from
which Policeman Polk A. Carraway
and Special Officer Howard L. Gamble
we're killed. are concerned the Ford
Motor company hold-up case Is cleared
up This was the unqualified state
ment Of Inspector of Detectives w. T.
Griffin.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-08-19
SAY DECISION UNFAIR.
Brotherhood Of sgnalmen Protest la
Dor Board Order.

New York.-Decision of the United
States railroad labor board to allow
only the regular rate of pay for time
worked In excess of eight houhs day
or for Sunday and holiday work was
branded as unfair by the executive
committee OF the board OF chairmen
Of the Brotherhood Of Railroad Sig.
nalmen of America. 1t was pointed out
in a resolution adopted by the com,
mittee that prior to the boards ruling
the men had received time and half
for overtime and Sunday and holiday
work.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-08-19
Aerial Time Tables.

So important has become CONNER
clal aviation in France that there is
being published a monthly time table
OF all the air services operating In
France and allied countries. This
tine table. known as L'Indicateur
Aerien. gives such information as the
time Of departure and arrival, routes.
type Of plane employed. weight Of lug
gage allowed. rates. and so on. The
little publication appears on the first
Of every month American.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-08-19
can for Much Shelf Room.

Five miles Of shelving win be erect
ed in a new building being constructed
by the French government. for the
ding Of more than 10000 volumes
and almost as many pamphlets etc.
which they have collected. The col
lection Of manuscripts photographs
and var records Is appalling Is %
numbers. and there seems to be no
limit 10 rhs gifts Of collectors.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-08-19
Lower Birth Costs.

New York.-A campaign TO lover
the high cost Of birth has been launch
ed by Commissioner Coler Of the de-
partment OF public welfare. He de-
clared that big fees charged by obstet-
ricians kept down the birth rate in
families with incomes Of $500 to
5000.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-08-19
ONLY HOMES PROTECTED.
Senate Amendment Would Allow the
Search Of Autos Without Warrant.

Neutrality-suspicious. of a senate
amendment to the supplementary pro
hibition bill, which provides for fine
and imprisonment, OF officers who
search for or seize liquor without a
warrant, would be restricted to homes
under substitute adopted by the
house judiciary committee. Under the
house committee plan prohibition Off
GERS could stop and search automobiles
and other vehicles without warrant
but could not enter homes. With this
change the bill was ordered favoras
bly, reported to the house.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-08-19
PROTEST RATES ON PRODUCTS.
Lumber Dealers Of South and South
west Suffer, Claim.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. dealers Of the
south and southwest have complained
to the Interstate commerce commission
that rates on forest products to the
east, west. middle west. Canada, the
Virginia cities and Carolina territory
are so high that their industry is be-
ing stifled. The rates on low grade
materials. the complaint declared. ara
especially prohibitory and as low grade
material must be produced along with
higher grades, the entire industry Is
suffering.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-08-19

Chicago-A victim Of infantile ps,
rslssis in childhood and for years con-
fined to q wheel chair. Miss Emma
Laux Is the queen OF wstzka, IN. In
her sovereign capacity she visited Chi
Cages Pageant Of Progress with other
queens representing the towns on the
Dixie highway.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-08-19
CATCH 2s sToWAWAYs.
Chinese Hid Below Decks Were Hall
starved-smuesIed Aboard.

New York.-Hidden three months liz
the depths Of steamship to escape
detention on the voyage from Shang.
hal, 2s emaciated and half starved Chi
-nese stowaways we're removed to Ellis
Island from the British steamship
Bowes Castle.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-08-19
GET Troops AND SUPPLIES.
Expect Expedition From meliIla TO
Punish Morocco Rebels.

Melilla. Spanish Morocco.-Troops
and war materials are arriving here
continuously. II is expected that .
large body Of troops win set out soon
from Melilla to punish the rebels in
the neighborhood and those who have
turned traitor.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-08-19
Protests Profiteerinu.

Berlin.-Bavarian Premier Won Kahr
has sent sharp telegram to Chancel-
Tor wirth declaring that extensive
buying OF grain in Bavaria by specu-
lstors and hoarders is driving prices
upward in an unauthorized manner.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-08-19
Iiauor IL MISSING.

Kansas City. Mo.-Between 40 and
so pints OF bonded whisky confiscatcd
In raids was found to be missing from
vault in the federal building here
used by prohibition enforcement Off
GERS.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-08-19
MARRIED sY SINGLE LINE.
Sarcastic Sentence in Wlmperis "The
Tramp Card" Anglers Audience.

London.-"Putney purity was an ex-
preston that drew a storm of disap-
prevail which married an otherwise
highly successful premier Of THE
Tramp Card" at the Strand theater
here. II Is a farce from the French
by Arthur Wimperis and 1t made a
great hit" until just before the final
curtain. when the line was spoken:
'If there is any one thing more than
another which has made England what
It is today Il Is putney purity
Although the play was racy 1t was
not considered indicate, but this line
brought forth q burst Of disapproval
and the gallery booed Arthur Bourch-
fer. as well as the actormanager Of
the Strand.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-08-19
Erie Isase, shnns

Marion. 0.-The Erie Railroad com.
psny has announced that It's local
shops and round house had been leas.
ed by the Railway Service company
Of Marion and would be operated By
that concern beginning Immediately.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-08-19
Would Limit I. c. c.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF au-
thority Of the Interstate commerIe
commission TO impose long and short
haul rates under the Esch act is pro-
posed in an amends N; offered BY
Senator Pittman.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-08-19
Oklahoma Bank Closes.

Miami, oklsEThe Miami State
Bank. with a capital stock Of $50, 600.
has closed its doors. A notice stated
the bank was in the hands OF the
state bank examiner.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-08-19
Install Street shower Baths.

St Louis.-Shower baths have been
installed on streets in congested dis
tricts to create healthful entertainment
for children during summer months.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-08-19
Rsarranae Mail Service.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF railway
service on the NJ. & NJ A. R. R., has
caused a complete Encouragement Of
mail service.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-08-19
Boiler. NJ. Lure.

Orleans, France.-Recently burglars
broke into an imonmonger's warehouse
and the next morning the only object
missing was large boiler.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-08-19

st. Louis-The Central Trades and
Labor Union has appointed commit
tee Of 90 TO conduct its fight "a the
open shop.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-08-19
ORDER ATTACK INQUIRY.
An American Soldier Assaulted and
Troops Enter Cuban Home.

Observation-Disclosures have been
ordered by the federal government and
the American legation into an attack
made at Camaguey on Leroy Foster,
an American, who isia major in the en-
cheering reserves and the alleged lille,
gal entry by American soldiers Of the
home OF Humberton and Arcadia Sariol
IN search OF the assailants.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-08-19
MOVIE LABORATORY BURNS.
Estimated Loss 100000 to selio No
ton Picture Studio.

Los Angeles. Cal.-The entire group
OF laboratories and cutting rooms OF
the selig motion picture studio here
was destroyed by fire, with an esti-
mated loss Of approximately 100000.
Two men were slightly burned.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-08-19
plsARM STATE OFFICERS.

Troopers and Deputies Warned to
Leave state and Not Return.
Logan, w. ya.-Two troopers Of the
state police and two deputy sheriffs
were surrounded and disarmed by
party of armed men near Sharples, ten
miles from here. according to advices
reaching Sheriff Chafin.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-09-23

the boys" And then to Donohue:
"Who'H be runnin' this chaser en-
gine?"
"It'll be John Hogan and the Four
Sixteen" said Donohue. There's no
body else at that end of the branch"
The arrangement, such as it was,
was fixed up quickly. The man who
was putting up the money seemed to
have plenty Of it. He was offering five
hundred dollars for the engine, and
thousand if 1t should overtake the spe-
cial that side of Bauxite Junction.
/ guess the bleat unraveled itself
pretty clearly for all of us; or at
least, it seemed plain enough. A min
ing deal of some kind was on, and this
man who was left behind was going
to be left in another sense Of the
word If he couldn't butt In soon
enough to break whatever combination
the others were stacking up against
him.
In Just a few minutes we got the
word from the Strathcona operator
that the money was paid and the
chaser engine was out and gone. Kir-
gan had come in to say that our good
natured strikers had thrown a guard
into the shops and were patroling the
yard when Fred May showed up, MAX
Ing signals to me. / heard him when
he edged up to the boss and said:
There's a lady in the Office, wanting
20 coo x-o,, Mr. NorcroSS
'sHoly Smokei" said I to myself.
knew it couldn't be anybody but Mrs.
Sheila, at that time of night, and
saw seventeen different kinds of bloody
murder looming up again when !
tagged along after the boss on the
trip down the hall to our offices.
The guess was right. both ways
around. It was Mrs. Sheila, and she
had the major with her. And the air
of the private office was so thick with
tragedy that 1t made the very cleo
tries look dim and ghostly. Mrs.
Sheila didn't have a bit Of color in
her face, and her eyes had big hor.
ror In them that was enough to make
your flesh creep.
I won't attempt 10 tell all that was
said. partly by the good old major and
partly BY Mrs. Sheila But the gist of
II was this: Collingwood had con-
tinued his booze fight in his rooms at
the Billiard until he had worked him
self up to the crazy murder pitch.
Then he had gone on the warpath.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-09-23
20 on the edge Of has Jaw as he read

90 on the edge Of kaE szw as he read
it, and then he handed 1t to me.
you may indorse that No Answer
and file it when you go back to the.
Office" he said shortly, and then he
went on talking to Donohue, telling
him how to handle the trains which
were still out and moving to their tie
UP destinations.
OF course, read the message;
knew there was nothing private about
Il 60 far as / was concerned, since
III had been given me to put away In
the files. This is what read:
'sro G. Norcross, G. NJ,
'Portal City.
"Your administration has been a
conspicuous failure from the begin
ming. Compromise with employees on
any terms offered and prevent strike
at all costs. That done, you are here
by directed to wire your resignation
to take effect one week from today.
"B. Dunton, President"
II. had hit us at last; not a decent
request, mind you, but blunt, brutal
demand. The boss was fired. No
word had come from Mr.. Chadwick,
and there could be but one reason for
his silence. In some way, perhaps
through the late boosting of the stock,
the New Workers had squeezed him
out. We were shot dead in the trenches.
I didn't understand how the chief
could take it so quietly, unless 1t was
because he had been hammered so
long and so hard that nothing mat
tered any more. Anyhow, he was just
standing there, talking soberly to Dom
ohue, when once more the Strathcona
branch sounder began to click furi-
ously, shipping out the headquarters
call.
DonOhue cut in and we all heard
the Strathcona mans new bleat. The
way he told it, it seemed that one
member of the party that had char
tered the special to come to Portal
City had got left, and this man was
now in the Strathcona wire office, bid
ding high for an engine to chase the
train and put him aboard.
At first the boss said, NO." short
off, just like that; adding that it
wouldn't be keeping faith with the
strike committee. But at that moment
Hoskins blew in again, and when he
was told what was on the cards, he
took a little responsibility of his own.
go to it, Mister Norcross, If there's
any more money in it FIR the railroad"
he told the boss. "I'll stand FIR 1t with
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-09-23

with it, MI Norcross came down the
platform with the major and Mrs.
Sheila. He let the major help Mrs.
Sheila up the steps of the coach and
ran forward to call cut to kirgan:
"Donohue is clearing for you, ana
there1l be nothing in the way. Run
regardless TO Timber Mountain y
You have six minutes on the specials
time to that point, ii you run like the
devil" And then, as he was climb
ing to the cab, he ripped out at me:
Jimmie, you go back and stay with
them in the car. Hurry or you'll he
lefti"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-09-23
Found at Church.

The absent-minded professor went
to church and returned home to lunch
triumphantiy waving an umbrella to
his wife.
"Well, my DEAR" he said, 'you see.
didn't leave 1t behind in the pew
today"
81 see you haven't, dear" replied
his wife; 'sthe only trouble is that you
didn't take an umbrella. with you to
church. because 1t was such q elss4
and frosty EVENING""
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-09-23


straight at the major, and as If he
we're trying to ignore Mrs. Sheila.
SIN going to take long chance and
run down the line 10 meet them.
There's a bavs possibility that can
contrive. to gig between the train and
the engine, and If l can"
Mrs. Sheila was on her feet and she
had her hands clasped MS IL she were
going to make prayer to the boss.
And 1t was pretty nearly that.
"Take met" she begged; "oh, please
take me. It's my right to gor'
/ saw that the chief was going to
turn Mrs. Sheila down-which was,
of course, exactly the right thing to
do. But just then the major showed in
"Sheila knows what she's talking
about, Graham" he said quietly.
"When you-all find HOWE. you'll have
a mailman on your hands-and she's
the only one who can control him at
such times-God pity herl Take as
both, suh."
suppose Mr.. Norcross thought there
wasn't any time to stand there argu-
ing about 1t.
"As you WILL" he snapped at the
major; and then TO me: "Break for 1t,
Jimmie, and tell Kirgan TO get car
any car-the first one he can findr'
broke, and came pretty near break
ing my blessed neck tumbling down
the stairs. Kirgan had found his en-
CINE and had picked up yard man
to fire it. told him what was wanted,
and In less than no time he had pulled
out an empty day-coach from the wash
ing track. While he was backing In