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The New York herald., 1921-05-17
An accidental meeting with friend and
former co-worker gave Mr.. Dumont the oP-
portunity he sought.

portunity he sought
Mr. Dumont friend who worked for him at time
this friend had lived in Florida for and
had been successful in real estate operations He told his
friend that he tired of oafng and asked him If there
not something he could do in Florida.
The friend knowing Of Mr. Dumonts real estate activities
North told him he could buy piece of property
Miami which lent itself to immediate development and
he wanted to- he could play with that while he resting
DO you know the property" asked Mr.. Dumont
Yes know all about it, his friend answered, and i
is all right too. would take it myself If my other
activities did not prevent my doing So
well, then I'll buy it, Fix up the deal for me-, Mr..
Dumont said
What Buy il for you without your seeing it'
Certainly, why not2 Haven't you just told me that
the property is all ght2 Your judgment good enough
for me; besides you know trust you'
So Mr. bought the property without seeing it,
but when he did it, he found to be all that his friend
said il and more too
He Immediately got and laying out streets
and dividing the property into building lots
He went this thing with his whole heart. His wife
objected his giving much time to the proposition but
laughed away her objections by saying that he really
doing much workthat he Just supervising
and that he getting lot of fun out of II.
In very time he had everything ready to start
selling building lots
He advertised in the newspapers and sold every lot in
weeks time.
Incidentally. he made little Of money for the
Montray Corporation.
Also buyers of the lots have the satisfaction today Of
knowing their lots have greatly increased in value since
and while building homes for themselves.
holding their lots investment feeling
they will increase in value in the marvellous
that realty the Miami district has increased during
the past 10 years.
Some idea of in the value Of real
be gained by that In 1910 the assessed real
valuation 81 Az and in 1920 was
There sound for this increase in real estate
valuation because the population in 1910 5A71 and
in 1921 the population IS Al,81S.
The New York herald., 1921-05-17

Mr.. Dumont thinks his plan of deveI-
oping property in and near Miami for
homes and investment purposes is the
biggest and best plan the Montray Cor
poration has ever worked on
He thought of undertaking development in the
South and had he not forced himself by going
to Miami and seeing progress this
city making he would have been in the position
he is now opening up the people the North really
great opportunities to acquire hold ngs they may
build homes to buy lots creage purely for in
vestment purposes
If they buy lots for they get them
now at prices which are bound enhance value
they them for investment they certain to make
because the of opinion of all of the
people who Miami for pleasure, from October to the
end of May is that Miami another decade will
surpass the marvellous growth of Los Angeles, Cal
Mr. has brought to the New York Offices of the
Monray Corporation wonder fu painting OF Miami and its
environment which made from photographs taken from
aeroplane 1t accurate marvellous and much
worth while looking at On this painting are indicated the
properties that the Montray Corp Grafton arc developing
Any readers wishing this painting may call the
Offices of the Montray Corporation between 10 m and
o. n where they will be welcome and where intelligent
Miami giving facts only and then any callers should
either buy site for home or lots for investment
they may safely do without taking the trouble
down to Miami to see what they are buying
If there who call the New York Office
and want further details as to how they may acquire prop
ery in the fastest owing city in the United States they
ma the Montray Corporation and they will be
furnished with all information.
The writer of this article will be in Miami while read
il in this newspaper. He will visit the properties owned by
the Montray Corporation because he give his
impressions about place without seeing it, 1t is only fair
TO say he is visiting Miami the suggestion of Mr.
who does not want him to take his that
of anybody else He wants him to investigate his
account.
hope newspaper readers know we'll enough by this
believe that will not write about anybody
thing have faith in the integrity of the individual and
Nh~ eel hat rxyn find
Miami confirmation of everything Mr.. Dumont and his
associates have told me about il.
The New York herald., 1921-05-17
Introducing Earl Royce Dumont-
MIAMI and MONTRAY-

Names That Are United Bring Happiness and
By William c. Freeman
The New York herald., 1921-05-17
This incident will impress you with the
stability of the Montrsy Corporation.

While Mr.. Dumont is almost the sole of the
Monrsy Corporation he has had pretty price to
acquire the stock Recently Of his associates TO whom
had been given shares of stock because Of his value
the organization wished quite large of money
he offered of his stock Mr. Dumont Mr. Dumont
said he would buy IT, They finally agreed price OF $3.50
the share for stock 500 the when the copo
formed June, 1910 although the seller wanted
ST 900 the share.
The New York herald., 1921-05-17

N ER. DUMONT is president of the Mont
lvl ray Corporation which was Incorporated
in June, 1910 succeeding Dumont g.
!; Company, which operated under the latter name
during part of 1908 and all of 1909.
The corporation occupies suite of Offices
the 18th floor of the Astor Trust Bldg, 5th Ave
at 42d ST., which is occup ed by the Bankers
Trust Company.
The name "MONTRAY,' which has very
pleasing sound when it is poken, was coined by
combining "Mont"-the last syllable of Mr..
Dumont's name-wth "Ray'-the last syllable
of the name of the treasurer of the corporation,
William Murray.
Mr.. Dumont's picture is printed with this
story at my request | believe it is good sense
to give people chance to study man through
his picture. Then when they come to deal with
him. as many will after learning the facts about
Mr.. Dunont and the Montray Corporation they
will have formed some estimate of what manner
of man he is.
Don't you think gauge a mans char
acter pretty accurately by studying his picture?
Mr. Dumont's picture looks exactly as he is
trust?
Does he not look though he knows thing
or two?
As matter of fact he knows lot
He was book publisher for many years prior
to becoming identified with the Montray Cor
poration He confined his publishing activities
largely to printing English editions of the great
French authors.
The only English edition of Votares works
was produced and printed by him. 1t consists
of AZ De Luxe volumes and an Index.
For the excellence Of this work, Mr.. Dumon
received the decoration Of the French Academy
which was presented to him in 1907 by M
BRAND now Frances Prime Minister, who at
that time was Minister of Instruction in the
French Cabinet.
The Jasper news., 1921-06-09
ANCIENT AND MODERN ROME
Worid-Famous Buildings Occupy
Sacred Sites In the Old Capital
Of the World"

Ancient Rome was built Oh the hills
south Of the River Tiber. Tradition
regarded the PaIatine as the site Of
Romulus' Urbs Quadrata. Excavations
bavo brought TO light remains Of
earlier settlement and a prehistoric
metropolis. The capitoline was the
center Of republican and imperial
Rome. One of the principal ancient
monuments is IIadriau's mausoleum
which, as the castle Of S. Angelo, was
the citadel Of medieval Rome. West
Of this stood Callgula's circus In which
Nero tortured the Christians; its site
is now occupied by st. Peters, the chief
shrine of Roman Catholicism, reputed
to be the largest church IN the world,
occupying $4,000 square yards and
measuring 435 feet In Its highest part.
North Of st. Peters Is the Vatican
palace. which covers 1871 acres and
comprises over 1000 halls, chapels and
rooms. The pantheon, built by AgrIp-
pa IN q b. @. and restored by Hadrian,
Is said 10 be the best-preserved ancient
building IN tire city.
The Jasper news., 1921-06-09
BIRDS AS STREET CLEANERS
vuItures Employed for the Purpose In
Costa Rlea, and Traveller Says
They Are Efficient.

Garbage collectors in Costa RIGA en-
Joy their occupation. because they eat
what they find. In his book, Sailing
South" Philip S. Marden writes as fol-
lows:
II was awakened on the first morn
ing In town by q sound of wheels in
the street below, and looked out. 1t
was an impressive sight. The garbage
man was abroad on his scavenging
rounds. Ahead of his open wagon
walked In a sober platoon four enor-
nous vultures, oil in sable and main
tanning the chastened demeanor Of I'M
dertakers at All open grave. Behind
the wagon walked half dozen other
vultures similarly sedate. And around
the rim Of the cart, perched IN SOL
eInn row, sat twenty-one other birds
of the same species and same sorlber
hue. / would faln have immortalIzed
the scene, but the camera, alas, wasn't
loaded. / began to understand why
the streets Of San Jose, which leave
much to be desired in other respects,
are Mt least so notably clean. The buzz
yards attend to thatl" }
The Jasper news., 1921-06-09

II. Their decorations consist of
brightly colored stuffed birds which
hang down to their waist. and crown
Of feathers In the shape Of a corona
on their heads. For the rest, they
are practically naked. And as they
dance around and around, holding the
shrunken heads which they have hide
ously painted, their new wives and
children look on. But they do not
dare protest.
"The men were willing, even eager
to pose for photographs, we found, but
the women and children dared not for
fear there was q DOGGY man or some
thing in the lens OF the camera. They
are superstitious enough to think thAt
II q picture of them is defaced or torn,
the same thing will happen 20 them.
zone of our party who tried hard to
obtain the picture of particularly
wlnsome little girl, could not rucceed
until he had given her a present.
Even then, she was unwilling, until
her father ordered her to stahd In
front of the camera, which she did
tremblingIy. He felt Indifferent ABOUT
her attitude before. but after she had
accepted the present, he felt she was
morally bound to face the stranger.
There are no sun dances or rain
dances as there Is plenty OF both. In
deed, there Is no need for these In
dams to depend upon the weather at
all. In the first place there is no room
for much planting, as n Is too much
trouble to hack down the trees, and
In the second there is plenty OF hunt
Ing and fishing TO be done, which
makes agriculture only a pasbme
confined to the planting Of little corn
and cotton.
''The Jibnros are very fond Of catch
ing and eating monkeys. The skillful
brave need use no arrow or gun TO
obtain one of these animals for he
has learned TO duplicate the monkeys
call exactly. Certain that Its mate or
another monkey Is calling II, the un-
fortunate little animal Jumps out of
some tree, and is promptly caught by
the experienced tribesinan.
"IIost. Of the mammals we caught
twere killed by the natives with strange
blow pipes. These pipes are 10 to
10 feet long. An expert blowing little
ball Of hard clay through one can
easily kill his object at a distance Of
100 feet.
''nle natives' method Of nshing Is
TO poison, the stream at intervals with
a pulp called barbasco. which stupe-
ies the 6sh. But, so remarkable Is
this pulp, TINT what Is poisonous to
the flsh, Is harmless to man. and SO
the fish are edible.
'Blrds can be captured alive " they
Imbibe Of a certain potion which puts
them In a francs without tnjurinC
I. them"
The Jasper news., 1921-06-09
Culture and COOKING.

Critical Husband-Where did you
get the recipe for this mess7
Cultured Wife (calmly)-When
speaking of the directions for prepar-
ing foods you should say receipt"
When referring to medicinal prepare.
tons you may, If you choose, use the
term "recipe" from the Latin "reci'
pere"-tnke.
Husband-I used the correct word
then. This pudding is a dose.-Bostor
Transcript.
The Jasper news., 1921-06-09

"a mans affiuence among the
Jibaros is measured by the number Of
wives he can capture for himself, be-
cause each warrior must defend his
household against the jealousy Of
others in his tribe, and because he has
faithfuiness. The women In most
cases seem to be happy enough with
their lot, and submit to their lord and
masters will. But some are Of rebel
lious spirit.
Sanctioned by the rest Of the COM
munity. a terrifcaIly painful punish
ment is inflicted on the erring wife
by her husband. The warrior chops
at the top of his squaw's head with
a little Ratchet, until all the hair is
removed. He is careful to see, how
ever. that the Ratchet does not pene-
trate the skull.
IF the woman is still obdurate, the
husband pins her 10 the ground by
running a spear through a limb. In
this position she Is kept for two and
three days at a stretch, and foOd and
water are brought to her regularly
until the period OF the punishment
terminates. If. In spite Of her suffer
ing. the woman Is still alive and un-
repentant, and refuses to live with
her master. she is killed outright.
these punishments, the Jibaros feel
in their crude way, are justified, for,
doesn't the devil order them to hunt
for the women. and do they not kill
their enemies In a fair hghtf And
do they not adopt the children of their
enemies as children, not as slaves, and
provide for them and for their
mothersi
"The hunt Is fearfulIy difficult, be-
cause Of the impenetrable jungle
through which the warriors must pass.
Sometimes they tramp along animal
trails. hut as often as not, they must
cut their way through the terrific
jungle with a knife. Yet, although q
man may already have three wives
he Will endure all manner OF hard
ships to obtain another for himself
because the medicine man has so or.
dered.
"Thrusting their 1.-THE. copper cOlOred
bodies among some dense shrubbery
the braves poison their arrows with
another mysterious vegetable concoc
ton, and shoot them from a blow CUR
| into the backs Of the unsuspect
ing savages. The forest growth gives
them an advantage, and when the
lighting Is over, the women and chill
dren belonging to the men killed.
peacefully follow their new masters
to their new home.
'Srhe Jibaro braves carry the heads
of their victims back In triumph e
their village. and mount them. AfteI
much molding, probably In the pres
ence OF his new wife, the warrIol
makes the head as small as a fist
with the aid Of another OF the lnnunl
cradle vegetable compounds witt
which the district seems to abound
Filling the skull with sand and peb
bles, the JIbaFo is ready for the great
ceremonial dance. IN celebration o.
his victory.
'The scalp dance Is probably tile Onl,
ceremonial dance which this tribe OBJ
serves Only the men participate Il
The Jasper news., 1921-06-09
CALLING Teacher,

"Yes," said the teacher, "the egg
represents all that is gentlest in crea-
tlon-the cooling doves, the tunefuI
song birds and the stately swan. John
ny, what other gentle things are
Matched from eggs?"
Snakes. alligatVrs, sparrow hawks
aud eagles" said JOhuny.--Edlnburgh
Scotsman.
The Jasper news., 1921-06-09
Not in tho Wholesale Line.

Anxious Mother-Yes, Mrs. Roxley,
the fact is that l have three daugh-
tiers l want to see settled In life. Is
this friend Of yours a marrying man?
Mr.. Roxley-Not to any great ex-
tent. I'm afraid he wouldn't care
about taking more than one Of them
Boston Transcript.
The Jasper news., 1921-06-09

No ugly, grImy streaks on the
clothes when Red Cross Bali Blue Is
used. Good bluing gets good results.
All grocers carry it-5c.
The Jasper news., 1921-06-09
Law Was Obeved-

al SEQ II was against the old blue
laws to kiss your wife on Sunday"
"True."
"What was the penalty1"
Dunno No husband was ever
brought mp on chargeS."-LOulsvllle
COurier-JourEal.
The Jasper news., 1921-06-09
important to WNotherc

CASTORIA, that famous old remedy
for infants and children, and see that It
The Jasper news., 1921-06-09


who want TO study
primitive man In
his native surround
ings nre respect
fully referred to the
JIbaros Of Southern
Ecuador. These
aava rea have hifher-
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-03-24

vast and various deposits prepare
tory 10 the time when by some great
convulsion Il was 10 be forced up
ward above the surface % the
waters to be kissed and purified by
ozone and 90 be warmed by the
suns rays TO make IL a NJ habitation
for man.-un all probability when
this occurred some other continent
which had become depleted by mans
improyidcnce may have disappeared
TO undergo a similar process.D
realize in pcnning this article
that ! may be unstopping a hornot's
nest. nevertheless ] am sure that
back Of creation there undoubtedly
existed Supreme Intelligence en-
lowed with Omnipotence and Omni-
cience and who created all things
for some wise purpose. which the
finite mind has never been able TO
comprehend. but which is conserving
the purpose originally designed.
Has d never occurred to you-that
II this Great Being had wanted con-
ditions different. lie certainly would
have made them different?
Civilizations and the decay 81
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-03-24

civilizations have followed each other
almost without number and almost
every civilization that has amounted
to anything has been the result o.
conquest.
Had IL not been for the sanguinary
results following conquests the hui
man race would have become a.
thick on the earth as Nuggets in a
decaying carcass.
Periodically the human family has
spasmodic spells Of philanthropy
and when these spells possess them,
they are almost sure to launch some
reform without duly considering the
effect II carried into execution.
For instance. IL the League Of Ma
tions was possible n attainment,
and wars could be abolished entire
~. in five hundred or one thousand
years there would not be standing
room on the earth for the human
race.
saw il stated only a few days
ago. that even now in Russia the
birth rate exceeds the death rate two
millions per year.
Jno ". Miller.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-03-24

Mr.. Joe Francis was a visitor in
Lexington Monday
Nj Robert Tomhnson. u LcNing
ton. spent the weekend here.
Dr. Jack Casey has been spending
a few days in North Carolina.
Mr. Joe Wheeler has returned
from a few days stay in North Caro-
Ina.
Hon. Clay Kaufman. 81 Coying-
ton. j. spending the week in Ian
caster.
Mr.. and Mr. ". 4. Cook, u Dan
vile. were visitors in Lancaster Sat
urdsy.
Mr.. Woods Walker and Miss Mary
Mae Walker have been recent yisitors
IN Danyille.
\ little daughter has come to live
with Mrs. T. II. Lester. She has
been named Agnes Coed.
Mrs.. Mary Fox who has been III
for several weeks was able TO be
brought TO her daughters. Mrs. Hal
lie Dunlap. last week where she will
make her home in the future.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-03-24

Mr.. Galloway and little daughter,
Annette. Of Richmond have been
guests Of Lancaster friends
Mr.. and Mrs Thco Currey Will
begin soon the erection Of a new re
sidcnce on their lot on Maple avenue.
Mrs Emma Hlrginbotham will
leave next week for Ashvillc, y. c.,
where she will spend several weeks.
Mr. Alfred Brent. o. Lexington.
j. at the bedside Of her father. Hon.
Il. n Tomhnson, who continues very
10.
Mr.. and Mrs. W \. Farnau and
son. Kennedy, spent Sunday in Dan
Vile the guests Of Mr. and Mrs.
Banks Hudson.
Mrs. Dora Wheeler. who has been
the guest Of her daughter, Mrs. Ben
Wood and Mr. Wood, has returned
TO her home near Danyillc.
Miss Julia Reed moved this week
20 the home Of Mrs. Printus Walker
on Richmond avenue, where she will
be at home to her many friends
The many friends Of Mr. Clay
Hamilton are glad to note his return
from the Boyle County Hospital and
hope to see him on our streets as
usual.
Mr.. ". C. Walden. son Of Mr.. and
Mira. Jssss Walden Of Danville, has
received an appointment TO West
Point. He expects TO begin prepar-
atory work for the examinations at
once
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-03-24

Mr.. and Mn. Sam Haseldcn have
returned from Columbia. Tennessee.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. y. Buchanan, Of
Chicago. who have been in the South
land since November. were the guests
u their cousin. Miss Fannie Bishop
this week
Mr. Bradley Long. VINO Is attend
INK school and taking an Electrical
Engineering course at Indianapolis,
will visit his mother, Mrs. Rober;
Shcarcr during the Easter season.
Dr. and Mrs. J b kinnaird. Of
Maple avenue, were az home Thurs
day evening TO few friends at a
dinner party in celebration Of their
son. Mr. William Kinnaird's goth.
birthday. The house was beautiful
~ decorated with ionquils and
quantities of other spring flowers.
A delicious five course menu was
served The celebration was quite
a happy affair. all having many good
wishes for the happy returns Of the
day. Messrs. George Swinebroad
and Charles Cecil. III, Of Danyillc.
! were among the guests.
one Of the prcttiest and most en-
joyable social events Of the season
was the ST. Patrick's party given al
the School Auditorium Thursday eve
ming by Misses Robinson and Sexton,
popular teachers u the High School.
in honor Of the Seniors. Juniors and
base ball team. The decorations
were IN green gar'ands, plants and
Irish flags Delicious ices and cakes.
garnished with shamrock were sery-
ed during the evening. \ number
Of Irish games and Irish music was
a feature Of the evening. \ prize
was offered 10 the one that told the
best Irish story. About fifty guests
enjoyed Misses Robinson and Sex
tons charming hospitality.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Joseph. Of Gin
cinnati, have been stopping here for
the past three or four weeks at POO
East High street. while Sam Is max
ing the surrounding territory for the
Albert II. Weinborner Company.
Shoe manufacturer Of Milwaukee.
Wis. Sam formerly lived in Lancas-
ter Ky, for many years, elerkinr in
the store o. his brother. the late
Jake Joseph. They will leave in
few days for the Carolinas. where
he goes 10 cover his territory in that
section. They say they are going
to get back here in June for the
Grand Council meeting Lexington
Herald.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-03-24

Mr.. j. ?. Adams is in Lexington
today on business.
Miss Bette West has been the
weekend tucst o. Mrs. O'Bannon
In Stanford.
Miss Carrie Belle Romans Is at
home for the Easter season, with her
parents. Mr. and Mr.. W. j Romans.
Mr. and Mrs. I'll c. Gaines leave
today for Cincinnati. and while there
will hear the famous Billy Sunday.
Friends ~ Mr.. and Mrs. John
Williams are sorry TO hear u his
illness at his home in Hin Court and
hope 10 see him out again soon.
Mr. y. Miller has host Of
friends who will be glad to know
that she is improving, after an i'll
ness o. few days at her home on
Richmond pike.
We are glad 60 welcome back 20
Lancaster. Mr. and Mrs. X. thinner.
who were located temporarily at
Chochocton, Ohio, where they pur-
chased large hotel but recently
sold IL at a handsome profit.
Mr. Robert Walter. representing
the Kaufman Clothing Company, Of
Lexington, was IN the city this week,
and left an advertisement with Us
which We are running this week.
Bob has many friends in Lancaster.
who will be glad TO learn that he
Aolds a responsible position with this
well known firm.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-03-24
A Few Thoughts
BY The Way.

This world has been making his
tory a long-long time and il would
be very difficult for the most learn
ed 10 approximate the length Of
time
This continen, bears unmistakable
evidences - having been submerged
az some period IN the worlds history.
and while IN that submerged state
the waves were KEEP, busy in making
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-03-24
Two Pass Tax Test.

OF the three who took the cNami-
nation for Tax Commissioner only
two passed satisfactory and were Is
sued certificates. Thoss passing
were Messrs. A. r. Scott and W.
a. Doty. The third being d. c.
Sanders, failed to make the requir-
ed percentage.