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DROPSY ". ' WHsK Hs as'

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purifies the blood. strengthens the
entire system. Write for Free Trial
Treatment.
COLLUM DROPSY REMEDY CO..
Department. X.43, Atlanta, Ga.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-04-02

Read The Planet and keep in
formed as IT, what our Race is
d"'Hg III world aud domestic affairs
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filed that Dewey Banks the defendant
is not q resident OF the State of Viz
G.nia, and whose last known post
Office address was Piltsburg, Pa, il
is therefore ordered that Dewey
Banks do appear here within ten
days aftcv due publication OF this OF
der and do what ever may be nccoS-
sary TO protect his interest in this
suit.
a Copy:
Tests: LUTHER LIBBY, Clerk.
X. w. Ivey, p. g.
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IN JACKSON WARD.

jackson Ward District-An electric
light installed on right-hand side of
Fourth street going north, between
Baker and Preston streets. CA dan
gcrous spot for execution OF crime.)
Fourth street from Clay to Preston
i'll most dangerous condition
large holes make ii impossible to
travel IN rainy weather. ana no,
much better in dry weather Same con
dltions on Third street from Leigh to
Preston. Worse on Baker street from
First street to Brook Avenue.
Street conditions further out in
the ward on cross streets going from
BAKER street north to the dump; nj
most impossible to travel these streets
with wagons, automobiles and other
vehicles. Temporary relief could be
AFFORDED by filling in the holes on
Fourth and Third streets and perhaps
Balc Street,
Paving conditions OH Duval street
going west from First are ineXplain
able, same condition prevailing
throughout that section of the city
where the people have to walk in the
middle Of the street in many instanc-
oS.
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The ,i,ect OF this suit - obtain
by plaintiff from tho defendant d.
vorce from tho bond OF matrimony
on the ground OF desertion and ahan
donment continuing for more than
three years.
And afidavit having been made and
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-04-02

Virginia--In the Law and Equity
Court of the City of Richmond, the
18th day Of March 1921.
JENNIE BANKS ........ Plaintiff
against In Chancery
DEWEY BANKS, Defendant
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OTHER SECTIONS

First street west to Hermitage road
end north of Broad street.
Second street north he sfooth
paved from Broad street to Hill street
y better system OF lighting should be
installed.
First street is and always will be
the main thoroughfare to Barton
Heights and the surrounding territory
1t should be smooth paved and better
lighted.
Clay and Leigh streets ehould b.
smooth paved their full lcnght also
st. James st. John and st. Paul
strcts. ST.. Peters street takes care
or heavy hauling OF ashes etc. TO
dnmN| and crematory and should be
paved with cobhlcstOnes. Clark, Price
judah, Hickory, Tyler, Roanc Federal
Coutts, Hi Baker. Calhoun and Goa
din streets should have curling; gut
term" and crossovcrs.
MlllcrS field should be oDencd uD
on the entire tract aud scwcw.. Gas.
water, curbing, guttcring and cross
overs should I've installed to hclr re
EcV2 congestion in old jackson Ward
Brook road north of Mitchell street
10 Brookland park boulevard is with
cat sewers. water, lights, curbine or
road having. All streets west OF Rrosk
avenue should he curbed, gutierinc
and paved.
Nelther water, gas nor sewepa in the
aoc''on north OF Bacon's Quarter
brahch End adjoining Virginia Union
University
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Miss Lena Stevens who met with q
Shsht accident several days ago is
able to be out again we are glad to
note.
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SIDNEY DISTRICT

Sidney Di"trct: The abovo sect;or
is within the following boundaries.
neVeriy street on the north, Winder
s.roe' on the south. Randolph street on
inc eaSt' meadow street on tho west.
OUTSIDE or this district where colored
people i've there Is need for curbing,
snttering and having. This especial
~ refers to Chaffln. Taylor, Beech,
Alien avenue north OF BEVERLEY md
other streets.
New Town Section---That section of
south Richmond east of Hull street
lying between A. c. L.. Railway track
md Clopton street is better known
MS New Town and IS occupied olmes,
exclusively and owned by co,ored neo
pie. There are no sewers curbings,
gatherings, sidewalks and traffic Ia
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-04-02

1es, I'm going back to be q good
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1921-08-12

going now, and Wen keep EN- going
Drive It, Ripley; drive 1t for every
ounce there is in you. Never mind the
election talk or the stock quotations
This railroad is going to be honest, If
1t never earns another net dollar
Wen win"
IT'S beginning to look a little that
way, now the lawyer admitted, with
his hand on the door knob. Just the
same, NorcrOss, there is safety in num-
berS,. and our numbers are precisely
one; one man'-holding up a single
finger. las before, the pyramid Is
standing on its head-and you are the
head. For Gods sake be careful !"
1t was late in the afternoon when
Ripley made his visit, and pretty soon
after he went away the boss and l
closed up our end of the shop and
left May pecking away at his type
writer on a lot Of routine stuff. l
don't know what made me do it, but
as l was passing Fred's desk on the
way out, stringing along behind the
boss l stopped and jerked open one
Of the drawers. l knew beforehand
what was in the drawer, and pointed
to it--a new .38 automatic Fred
nodded, and l slipped the gun into
my left-hand pocket wondering as |
did it, If l could make out to hit the
broad side Of a barn, shooting with
that hand, if / had to.
A half-mlnute later I had caught up
with Mr.. Norcross, and together we
left the building and went up to the
Billiard for dinner.
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THIS that preparations had been made
beforehand. They wouldn't tell me
anything except that l was to be
locked up for a few days"
You knew what that meant?"
Perfectly. My drop-out would be
made to look as If had jumped the
job, and Dunton would appoint a new
man. After that, I could come back
il wanted to, Whatever | might do
or try to do would cut no figure, and
no explanation l could make would be
believed. l had most obllglngly dug
my own official grave, and there could
be no resurrection.
What thenY pressed Ripley, keenly
interested. as anybody could see.
when they took the clothes-line
from my arms there was another
scrap 1t didn't do any good. They
got the door shut on me and got
it locked. After that, for four solid
days. Ripley, l was made to realize
how little It takes to hold man.
had my pocket-knife, but l couldn't
white my way out. The floor punch
cons We're spiked down, and I couldn't
dig out. They had taken all my
matches, and l couldn't burn the place.
| tried the stlck-rubblng, and all those
things you read about they're fakes; ;
l couldn't get even the smell of smoke"
THE chimneyT
There wasn't any. They had heated
the place, when it was a commissary,
with a stove, and the pipe hole through
the ceiling had a piece of sheet iron
nailed over it. And I couldn't get to
the roof at all. They had me-"
Ripley nodded and said, snappy-
Ike: well, we've got them now-any
time you give the word. Tarbell has
pinch on one Of the Clanaban men and
he will turn states evidence. We can
railroad every one of those fellows
who carried you off"
"And the men higher up?" Queried
the boss.
mo; not yet"
"Then We'll drop it right where It Is.
l don't want the hired tools no one
Of them, unless you can get the devil
that crippled Jimmie Dodds, here"
They went on, talking about my
burn-up. Listening in, l learned for
the first time just how it had been
done Tarbell, through his hold upon
the welshlng Clanahan striker. had
got the details at secondhand. A lead
had been taken from a power wire
at the corner Of the street and hooked
over the outer doOr-knob And inside
I had been given a sheet of copper to
stand on for good ground" the
copper itself being wired to a water
pipe running up through the hall. Tar
bell had afterward proved up on all
this it seemed finding the insulated
wire and the copper sheet with its
connections hidden In a small rubbish
closet under the hall STAIR just where
a fellow In a hurry might chuck them.
"Tarbell is a striking success" Mr.,
Norcross put in, along at the end Of
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peep-hole. Three men were 10 the
little box Of a place-three besides
kestlef; Hatch, his barrel-bodIed part
ner, Henckel, and one other. The
third man looked like a glorihed bar
keep. He was Of the type l have
heard called "black Irish" fat, sleek,
and well-fed, with little pin-point
black eyes half buried In the flesh of
his round face, and the padded jaw
and double chin shaved to the blue
l knew this third man well enough
by sight, everybody in Portal City
knew him-decent people only too well
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1921-08-12
CHAPTER VlII-Continued.

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an Il, ,orso, 20 e.o,, +t,, ...tI a.. -
IN he overnowernd and sntrit,5 ou,or
a forged letter nnrnortinc "a ha a No.
ylce Of his RESIGNATION wos ~ NO 1of+
FOR Mr. Van Rrit+ and a fab, +o,a
gram making tba eera onnorrco
nent was TO he sent n prosidon+
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{eft indefinite but tba cboo.sn, ~ tba
7lcbt
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WINE l uoh r"'ue very eoS'''' VI
dIhariiN uIal was Que '',ue "u'u
lost my mead Just lor ,Iie 'HoI'enl.
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ton whatever was 10 De p"la TO lne
synonymous "u'ni''s was ~ 's'eA,I'o ,'g
'he ponce ana '1e iou''u,''1use' l uIu
neither because thousht II might De
loo SLOW .-,-,
so you maze d sllaisn' S"oo' lo'
'ne scene u ae''o"
i did; down the PACK streets anu
across the lower ehu OF lhe piazza AS
IL appeared--or rather as 1t was ulaue
TO appear was barely IN tlile. lnere
were men at the engine, anu "uen
sprlnteu across the EuLu u'ey We" ',
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things. "Well keep him on with us,
Ripley"
Past this there was little more
talk about the c. S. & w. deal, and
about what the Hatch crowd would be
likely to try next; and when it was
finished, and Ripley was reaching for
his hat, the boss said "There is no
change in the ordsrs; we've got 'em
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1921-08-12


when it came to an election tussIe.
He was the redoubtable Pete Clana-
han. divekeeper and political boss.
kestler was telling the three how he
had Swallowed Mr.. Norcross from the
railroad headquarters to the Billiard
and how he stayed around until he
had seen the boss take a taxi for
Major Hendricks. This seemed to be
all that was wanted of him, for when
he was through, Hatch told him he
might 60 home After the cock-eyed
clerk was gone, Hatch lighted a fresh
cigar and put it squarely up to the
Irishman
It's no use being mealy-mouthed
over this thing, Pete" he grated tn
that saw-mill voice Of his. We've
got to get rid of this man. Every days
delay gives him that much better hold.
We can choke him off by Titles in the
business game, Of course; we have
DuntOn and the New Workers on our
side, and this cooperative scheme he
has launched can be broken down
with money. But that doesn't help
you political people out; and your
stake in the game is even bigger than
ours"
Clanahan looked around the little
dog-kennel of a place suspiciouSly
"'Tis not here that we can talk
much about thin things, Misther
Hatch" he said cautiously.
why not?" was the rasping ques-
ton. There's nobody in the yard
and the gates are locked. It's id
sight safer than a back room in one
Of your diyes--as we know now to our
cost"
Clanahan threw up his head with
q gesture that said much lIurphy's
the man that leaked ON that engine
jOb-and he'll leak no more
well" said Hatch, with growing
irritation, what are You holding back
for now? We stood to win on the
first play, and We would have won If
your people hadn't baned it by talking
too rnrcb ono r,ora d,,. and Dfs.
nuke would have been in the saddle.
Thai would have sattIad f+v
"Yob and Mister Drsnrl,a s+ru hara
+, portal Ci+y romoinso pr+ I'm
Hanc,a,
The divoI,aaner locked bts nr3gv
fnrers across a cooked l-naa
1Tio foipo bravo cintIo,,on vo arc
Won t,vo ,rbin ,.o,vo got somohod, sryo
to mil III, mis- out av Nh, fro far
va - ba said "ya'd have no croo,,
tbiq faIIv Pr ve md Thin ve'd stand
hack and wash YER hands While some
moor AVN ,vint 70 ~, ronn e. 4,
Whore do va come IN is wbo+ IA like
IN kno,y9p
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into the fight IN the coming election,
and get ia on the right side If they
don't, and If Norcross stays and keeps
his fire burning you fellows lose out"
Clauahan sat back in his chair and
showed his hands into his pockets
"Ye'd stirring me as if was boy !"
he scoffed, Ills your own game firm
first to last Dye think I'm not know
ing thatG TITS bread and butther and
tn big rake-of for you, and little ye
care how tn election goes. Suppose
we'd croak this man 10 tn hot par-rt
av tn plitcal fight; what happensi
Half III newspapers in tn state d
play him up Fl martyr 10 tn cause
ay good governmint, and we'd all 90
to he'll In a hand-basket"
l was cramped and sore and one Of
my legs had gone to sleep, but I
couldn't have moved il l had wanted
TO. Ny heart was skipping beats right
along while 1 waited for Hatch's an
swer When It came, the drumming
In my ears pretty nearly made me
lose it.
"Clanahan." he began as cold as an
| iclcle. "I didn't get YOU down here to
argue with YOU You've buDgIed this
thing once, and for that reason you've
got 1t to do over again. We haven't
asked YOU to 'croak ANYBODY. as YOU
put it. and we are not asking It now"
IT'S Id little you lack ay asking
it, retorted the divekeeper
Listen said Hatch, leaning for
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-08-24
U. S.-CERMANY
 PEACE TREATY
 SIGNED TODAY
BULLETIN.
 (6y the As.oc1ateo rress) Vienna, Aug. 24.-The treaty of peace with America was signed by Austria today.
(By the Associated Rress)

Berlin, Aug. 24.-The treaty of peace between the United States and German is to be signed today. Ellis Loring Dressel, the American commits sioner, and Dr. Friederich Rosen, for eign minister of Germany, who have been the chief figures in drafting the treaty, will formally attach their sig natures to the document this after noon.
 Officials who have been engaged in framing their treaty continue their reticence as to the details of it's pro- visions.
 Beyond the statement that the treaty formally provides for the restoration of friendly relations and Immediate resumption of diplomatic and consular intercourse between the United States and Germany, no information was ob- tainable today. It was intimaSed, however, that there are no provisioH. for the precise treatment of financial commercial and economic issues which still are in abeyance. It is said that these will be made the subject of future negotiations.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-08-24
zR.2 FXP[OD[S WHILE AFL0AT
 OVER ENGLAND GIANT D|R|C|BLE IS WRECK; TWO KILLED RECENTLY BOUGHT BY US, Over Five Million Dollars Expended
 in Preparing Hangar and Equip
 ment at Lakehursf, N. J.
RECENTLY BOUGHT BY US.
tBy the Associated Press)

London, Aug. 24.-The giant diri- gible airship, the ZR-2, recently pur- chased by the United States from Great Britain, exploded while sailing over the city of Pullerly today, ac- cording to advices just received here. The big vessel now lies total wreck in the river Humber, near the east coast of England
 The dirigible was passing over Hull when 1t was seen suddenly to break in two. Instantly there was an explo. sion and the ZR-2 burst in flames and began to descend.
 Two members of the crew are known to be dead. A number of the injured have been brought to an in. firmary at Hull for treatment. The captain of the vessel is said to have escaped without injury.
 Thousands of persons were watch ing the flight of the dirigible when the explosion occurred No cause for the disaster has as yet been as. signed.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-08-24
FIVE MILLIONS SPENT
 TO HOUSE BIG SHIP
(By the Associated Press)

Lakehurst, N. J., Aug. 24.-Two
 hundred and fifty naval officers and
 enlisted men were at the air station
 here today ready to anchor the giant
 dirigible ZR-2 when she was to nose
 down at the completion of her voy- age over the waters of the Atlantic from England. The great airship, now wreck in the river Humber, was | to start on her trans Atlantic journey tomorrow
 More than $5,OOO,OO0 had been spent on the mammoth hangar built to shelter the armored airship, and hundreds of thousands more have gone into modern equipment fitting the sta tion for receiving the leviathan of the skies at any hour of day or night and in any weather. Searchlights perched on the roof of the hangar, 190 feet above ground, and hoodlights near them were to illuminate the sky and |brighten 20 acres of the landing field If the ZR-2 reached her new home between twilight and dawn. Down beneath the runways which were to guide te dirigible into her shed were other lights.
 Capt Frank T. Evans, son of the famous Admiral Fighting Bob" Evans, is commanding officer of the air station and all it's remarkable ac- tivities.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-08-24
REPUBLICANS SHOWN
 TREATY OF PEACE
tBy the Associated Press)

Washington, Aug. 24-Details of the treaty of peace with Germany were laid before the Republican mem- bers of the senate committee on for eign affairs by President Harding and Secretary of State Hughes at con- ference at the white house today.
 The terms of the treaty, it was stat ed after the conference, met with nc opposition from the senators. Presi dent Harding expressed the hope fol an early ratification of the pact by the senate.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-08-24
SEVERAL AMERICANS
 WERE ABOARD ZR-2
(By the Assoc1ated Press,

Washington, Aug. 24.-The United States navy department this after noon received official advices of the disaster which wrecked the great dirigible ZR-2 and sent her down into the Humber river in England. The department stated that there were either seven or 12 Americans aboard the craft when the explosion occurred
 The American crew assigned to the ZR-2, which was to be brought by them across the Atlantic this week, consisted of 15 officers and 45 enlist ed men. Its commander was L. H. MaXfield.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-08-24
RUSSIAN RELIEF PLANS DISCUSSED
(By the Associated Press) )

Washington, Aug. 24.-Plans for the coordination of the children's re- lief organization, interested in the re- lief of children in the famine districts of Russia, and the American relief administration were discussed today at meeting of the European relief council with Secretary of the Interior Herbert Hoover and Colonel Haskill, who will be in charge of the distribu- tion of food to Russia under the agreement recently reached between America and the soviet government.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-08-24
FORMER DIRECTOR
 D|SAPPROyFS BILL
(By the Associated r,~ess)

Washington, Aug. 24.-Disappro- val of the administration railroad funding bill was expressed by Will liam G. McAdoo, former secretary of the treasury and director general of railroads, in a letter presented to the senate today by Senator Stanley, Democrat.
 Senator Stanley said he had re- quested Mir. McAdoo's views on the bill now pending in congress. The former director general declared that the government was not legally bound to fund the debts of the railroads.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-08-24
SAYS STEPHENSON HATED CATHOLICS
tBy the Associated Press)

Birmingham, Aug. 24.-Rev. Edwin Stephenson, whose preliminary hear ing for the killing of Rev. James Coyle, Catholic priest, was begun here today, often made the statement that he wished the whole Catholic institu- tion was in hell and he frequently made threats against Father Coyle, accord ing to the testimony of Mrs. Ruth Stephenson Gussman, daughter of the defendant, whose testimony was taken this morning.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-08-24
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
 WITH HUNGARY BEGIN
tBy the Associated Press)

Buda Pest, Aug. 24.-Negotiation for a separate treaty of peace be- tween Hungary and United States have been begun, according to a state- ment issued today for the Hungarian foreign minister and Grant Smith, high commissioner for America.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-08-24

who are delving into the affairs of Charles w. French, alleged to be the head of the group of gigantic swind- lers whose activities are being investi- gated, estimated today that $12,000,- 900 might have been invested" by dupes in the various activities pro- noted by the gang.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-08-24
TWO MORE BODIES IN
 HOTEL FIRE RECOVERED
By the Associated Press)

Macon, Ga., Aug. 24.-Two more bodies were recovered today from the ruins of the Brown house, the hotel destroyed by fire early Monday. This brings the total of known dead in the fire to six.