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New Britain herald., 1922-05-06

ago, the baby died, while I was laid up at camp with il sprained hip, ro- day l went there 10 find her dead. and while I was there, Renaud and young Houston caught me. This Is all know, l make this statement of my own free will. without coercion, and ] swear it to be the truth. the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help me God"
 The little lobby millcd and huzzed. drowning the scratching Of the pen Is trembling man signed the confession, page by page, Then came the clink of handcuffa, Houston strengthened, to find short, bulky form beside him, Henry Blackburn.
 "Well?" questioned that person. q guess it's up 10 me IT haven't got much chance against that"
 What do you mean?"
 Simply this" and the bulky Black burn drew nervous, sweating hand across his brow T ain't above deal ing with crooks. I'll admit that. But kind of draw the line at murder I'm in your hands. Houston. I've got a mill up there and it ain't worth the powder to blow it up--to me, anyway But with you, it's different If you want to make me n fair offer, say the word, and I'll go more than halfway. What say?"
 ''ls tomorrow time enough 2"
 "Tomorrow-or the next day. Suits me-
 Then he went on, leaving only three figures in the lobby-the bent, silent form of Ba'tiste Renaud grave, but re- warded at last in his faithful search :; the radiant-eyed Houston, free with a freedom that he hardly believed could exist: and a girl who walked to the window and stood looking out for a moment before she turned to him. Then imprtuously she faced him, her eyes searching his, her hands tight elapsed, her whole being one of SUD- plication.
 I'm sorry" she begged. Can you will you forgive me-"
 Boyishy Barrys Houston reached forward and drew away a strand of hair that had strayed from place, spirit of venture in his manner a buoyant tone in his voice.
 Say it again. I like it."
 But I anl-don't you believe me?"
 ''Of course. But then-I-I-" Then he caught her hands. Will you go with me while 1 telegraph ?',, he asked in sudden earnestness. T want to wire-to the papers back in Boston and tell them that I've been vindicated Will you-?"
 I'll be glad to-
 "They went out the door together, Houston beaming happily downward, the girl close beside him. her arm in his And 1t was then that the fea- lures of Ba'tiste Renaud lost their gravity and sorrow. He looked after them, his eyes soft and contented. Then his big hands parted slowly. His lips broke into a smile of radiant happiness.
 (THE END \
New Britain herald., 1922-05-06

iHe pursutd eaf eeaHbed over the curt and down inlo an sruawsy, tod ihr police that ha made skS.oo0 hy hooilefgmg the .ast twelve msrthr. 0nd then losi |, rolling dice.
 Yesterday he bet $500 cn . horse and lost, Al. le hnd laft WAS his biz touring car. .io. he told thc police. he went on T tire stesiag esped.lion that led 70 lis cNasn and capture atsr his cn' had been wrecked.
 AlLcro's pa, Joseph scei!eo. at, vaa Tin the hospital today wlth "A fractured leg Alhero somehow escaped injury when the car fell e5 feet. Police said he admitted being on St0,o0o boil in connection with n shooting six months .aEo
New Britain herald., 1922-05-06

,Hdianola Council, No, 10, n. Of IT, will celebrate their seventh anEh cr- mry next Tuesday evening The slate ofhcers, ono ot which is Mrs. Beatrice JunGst, of this city viii he present. ano visitors from kitchawan Council No go, or BCato, Supper will br served at G'36 o'clock and lhe enter talnment wlll consist of degree work and long talkG by the state officers,
 Big reduction on trimmed hats Goldonhlum Millinery Company,- adyt
New Britain herald., 1922-05-06
AIRPLANES COLLIDE,
 TWO PLIERS KILLED
Both A,iatOrs Are Drn~Bed When They Fall Into Potomac
 ItiycF

Washington. May 6' -- Lieutenant Harold F. Selden of this city and En- sign Miller of the bureau of aerials, were drowned in the Potomac river late yesterday when their naval sea plane was in collision with one piloted by Lieutenant Commander c. John son, m command Of the Anacosta na ; val air station, and his mechanician, c. w. Jacobs. Johnson and Jacobs es- capped uninjured.
 Lieutenant Selden was said 10 have been trying out q new propeller and was about 300 feet up when the col lision occurred. His seaplane fell in to the river just below the naval air station. while that Of Commander Johnson flew off, but made forced landing.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-06
City Items

"C'alifornia," fox trot. Acolian rec ord at Iohn A Andrews X Co.-advt. ' Frank II, Afford was reelected chairman, and William G, Dunn, sec. fetary, of the City hall commission, al meeting yesterday afternoon. Tho session was the first since the board was rcappointed.
 Dr. MaRn removed 10 Booth Block. advt,
 E, conklin Burdick of Milwaukee, Wis, and s, Davis Jones of Atlanta, Ga, are visiting with James Donahue of 25G High street, over the week end, All three are on furloughs from the Y. <. S. Delaware,
 See unique window display of china silver and glass Churchill r Court St.
 -advt Clarence F. Grove Of Lake Court, who appeared recently before the board of registration in has been notified that he has successfully passed the examine tions.
 St, Jean dc Baptiste Fair, 34 Church St., May ,, 6. S: dancing--adv
New Britain herald., 1922-05-06
(TIIE END.)
ROBERTSON FAILS
 AGAINST INDIANS

Continued from Preceding Page)
New Britain herald., 1922-05-06
MEMORIAL SERVICES.

Arrangements have been made by the Memorial Day committee of Stan ley Post, G. A. R., to have represen- tation of its members attend St. Joseph's church on Sunday May 28. Memorial Day will be observed on Tuesday. May 30. Rev. J. Leo Sule livan of St. Joseph's church will preach a sermon on Sunday in keep ing with the spirit of the occasion.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-06
600 ARE COMPETING

Washington. May s.--sis hundred contestants were entered in the e events on the card today for the Se ond annual track and held meet here of the American Legion for tho tene- f't Of its welfare and reiief fund. Eos ton athletic club stars are amonH the entrants in the senior events which follow the tests arranged for the Nigh school athletes.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-06
sBatted for Ehmke in Sth.

'Batted for Ehmke in Sth.
 fRatted for Clark in 9th.
 tBatted for Cobb in 9th. St. Louis ...............,. o1o o1o los-s Detroit ............ ....... 900 000 0o1--1
 Three base hits Gerber; sacrifices Eller- be, Ssler, Heimann; left on bases St. Louis 10, Detroit 5; base on balls, off Bayne g. off Ehmke 2 off Johnson g. struck out, by Bayne 5, by Ehmke 3 hits, off Ehmke 10 in innings, off Johnson 1 in 1 inning; hit by pitcher, by Bayne (Bassler) i; by Ehmke (Jacobson); losing pitcher, Ehmke; time, 2.02.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-06
MADE S55,C00, BUT
 LOST TT GAMBLING
New York BooIcggcr Rolls Dice and Away Goes All Money He '.
 Had Acquired.

New York May C.--.D. Albcro q, who was arrested with his pal last night in mile a minute auto chase down West end that ended when
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-04-19
new FOUNTAINS
in OPERATION
Artesian Water Again Being Sup
Piled By Well At Site Of
Doughboy Monument

With the unsightly iron reservoir
removed, the artesian well at the site
of the Doughboy monument again
furnishes water with which thirsty
Americas resident may slake their
thirst. Four modern sanitary foun-
tains, placed at the four corners Of
the curb, provide facilities for drink
ing. No provision is made for carry
ing the water away in buckets or
otherwise.
In accordance with the desire of
business houses near the well, the
fountain at the postoffice corner has
been designated to be used exclusive
ly by colored people, with the 9TH
ers reserved to the white population
for their use. Police officers have
been furnished copies of the regula-
tions governing use of the drinking
fountains there, and these will be
strictly enforced.
The well, since the erection of the
Doughboy statue, has been thoroughly
cleaned tut and repaired, under di-
rection of City Engineer Charles
Wheatley, assisted by J. H. Stevens,
who sank several of the city's big
wells at the pumping station, and is
now in first class condition.
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CLUB TRAP SHOOTING
TO START NEXT WEEK

The traps and several barrels Of
clay pigeons for the gun club sec
tion of the Americas Golf club have
arrived and j. w. Hightower, who
is taking the lead in developing this
feature of the club, announces that
all will be in readiness for shooting
next week. Lumber for the trap
houses has been ordered and i'm
mediate delivery is expected, after
which carpenters will be put to work
at once. Only short time will be
required to put the shooting grounds
in shape for the marksmen.
Americus has a number of lovers
of trap shooting, and this sport is
counted upon to be an extremely
popular feature of the Golf club.
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dirt and moisture, drops it into
receptacle.
Two to four picker heads can be
carried on a tractor and nine rows
of cotton can be picked each trip
without injury to the plant or the
unripened boil.
This new device, it is claimed, can
pick three times as fast as the most
expert hand picker. And the cotton
is of much higher grade than that
picked by hand.
Southern cotton planters hereto
fore have been limited in their crops
to what they could pick with the
labor available.
With this device they will be able
to plant more cotton, cultivate it
better, and pick it three times as
fast when ripe without extra help,
the inventors say.
The machine already has stood up
under exhaustive field tests here.
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OVERSTREET HEADS nth
DISTRICT REPUBLICANS

WAYCROSS, April 19-J. F. Over
street, of Douglas, was elected chair
man, Mrs. Talbot, of Vadosta, and
]. M. Sutton, vice chairman of the
Eleventh districh Republican organi-
cation at meeting held here Tues
day by the state executive commit
tee. Approximately one hundred and
fifty of the leading Republicans of
this district were present at the meet
ing and manifested much interest in
the activities Of the party in this sec
ton.
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NEW ERA OPENS BALL
SEASON WITH VICTORY

The New Era baseball team play
ed its first game Monday afternoon
with Pleasant Grove, the final score
being 13 to in favor of New Era.
The boys of New Era showed they
they are full of pepuuuu789 78990S
are full of pep, playing ball with teh
same spirit that they do their work,
aiming to win, if possible. Their
motto is, "Do your very best at all
times"
The New Era players were Willard
Martin, p; Ray Copeland. b; Gilbert
Martin, c; Crawford Brooks, 1b; Rol-
lie Ross, cf; John Joiner, cf; Judson
Morgan, IS; George Joiner, rf; Roy
Bradley, 2b.
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ACCUSED OF HITE MANS
MURDER. NEGRO RELEASED

DELAND, Fla, April f9.-Pete
Smith, negro, charged with murder
in connection with the killing near
here last Febreuary of William A.
Shields, was released from jail today,
the Volusia county grand jury re-
porting it could not find true bill
against the negro.
Shields was formerly resident of
Moline, Ills, and his widow, Mrs.
Alice Shields, is now under indictment
for his murder.
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FULL HOUSE
ATTEND REVIVAL
Raising the Dead" Interesting
Topic Discussed Tuesday
Night BY DIR. Harrington
(Contributed.)

A full house was out at Central
Baptist church last evening and
heard DR.. F. H. Harrington expound
the scriptures on Raising the
Dead" He read and told of the
three instances where Jesus raised
The dead, all different ages, and ex-
planned that there are degrees in sin
but not in consequences. A little
child can be just as dead in sin as
grown or old person. He further
showed that Jesus had to overcome
difficulties in His personal work and
SO will everyone who get the sin
ner and Saviour together.
DR.. harrington has been in the
ministry for several years and illus
tratcs his own personal experiences.
Everybody should avail themselves
of the opportunity Of hearing these
great messages by laying aside all
social and pleasurable engagements
for these two weeks.
@. L. Fry, the choir director at
Central Baptist church, is truly re-
viving the old time gospel songs. Last
evening he sang 81 Will Arise and
Go to- Jesus" with all of his soul,
mind and strength that made every
body feel the power from above. The
Booster choir is growing in interest
and number at every service. The
large chorus choir has over fifty
voices and gives much volume to the
singing.
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TERRELLBE
MEN Cash IN
First Commercial Shipments Being
Made From Newly Developed
Strawberry Section

DAWSON, April 19.-Shipmeuts
of strawberries grown in this county
are being made every day, and are
bringing attractive prices to the
growers.
j. E. Cushenberry, who came to
Dawson last year from Kentucky,
is an experienced grower of this lus'
cious fruit and started the movement
here, inducing a number of leading
farmers to each devote several acres
to the growing of Strawberries.
This being the first season the crop
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ARBUCKLE TO
REMAIN SILENT
Famous Screen Star To Wait De-
velopments Regard;-g Concel-
lation of Contracts BY Hays

Los ANGELES, April 19.-Sil-
ence pending further developments
was the avowed policy today of Ros-
coe ("Fatty") Arbuckle, famous
screen comedian, whose contracts
have been cancelled and finished film
plays withdrawn, according to an
nouncement in New York last night
by Will H. Hays, head of the Motion
Picture Producers Association.
Arbuckle is awaiting the arrival in
Los Angeles of Joseph Schenck, who
produces his pictures.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark, April 10
An electrically operated cotton pick
er, recently tried out here, threatens
TO do away with the present method
Of picking Gotten by hard, in use
1900 years.
1t is expected to cut the produc-
ing cost Of cotton in two and dou-
bic the prosperity of cotton produc-
ing states
The device is molnttl on trac-
tor. The tractor not only furnishes
the motive power but generates the
electric current that operates the
picker.
The picking apparatus consists of
several rapidly revolving brushes.
These gather the cotton from the
boil.
A vacuum then draws the cotton
through a flexible tube and after ex-
tracing from the cotton all dust,
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PORTUGUESE
MUST ABANDON
THEIR ATTEMPT
Land With Damaged Machine At
|, St. PauPs Rocks, Unable
To Proceed

RIO DE JANEIR0, April 19.-(By
Associated Press. Two Portuguese
aviators who were attempting a flight
from Portugal to Brazil will be un-
able to proceed in theih hydro-air-
plane from St. Paul's Rocks, accord
ingto Havas dispatch from Pernam-
buco today.
The aviators reached St. Paul S
Rocks, which is only few hundred
miles from their goal last night, be-
ing compelled to descend because of
damage to their machine, the dis
patch states.
INovApwfiPauPsWeta shr shr shr dl
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will not be large. Next year, if the
sasons are favorable, the production
will eblarnhgreaUdagI eesseeeeh
will be larger and the berries of a
better quality. Mr.. Cushenberry has
kept in close touch with the markets,
and is aiding the local growers in
every way to get the business well
established. There are already about
100 acres in the vicinity of Dawson
planted in Strawberries, and it is
pribable the acreage will be greatly
increased next fall.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-04-19
GERMAN FOSEIGN
MINISTER TALKS.
OF RUSS TREATY
Rathenau and Russian Represent
atives May Be Held To
Account By Allies at Genoa

GENOA, April 19.-(By Associat
ed Press. 1.-THE expected Geralah
demand for discussion Of her case
before plenary session of the eco
nomic conference win prove a NOR
tai blow to the conference, it is de-
clared in the French communique is.
sued here today.
The communique insists that the
dragging of the controversy in full
session of the conference will bring
about the result Europe wishes most
to avoid, namely the lining of new
political groups.
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1000 MEN BATTLE FLOOD
WATERS AT VICKKS BURG

VICKSBURG, April 19. = More
than a thousand men battles through
last nighton the levees at Arkansas
City, Ark, where the situation is crit
icaI as result of the continued rise
of the Mississippi river.
A break in the levee there at this
j.. time, it is pointed out, would flood
thousands of square miles of fertile
farming lands in Southeastern Ar
kansas and northeastern Louisiana.
Many persons living in the threat
ened area have abandoned their
homes and moved onto higher land as
precautionary measure.
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RUSSO-GERMAN TREATY UP TO
EPARATIONS COMMISSION.

PARIS, Apri 19.- (By Associated
Press. THE reparations commission
is to be asked whether the Russo Ger-
man treaty signed at Rapallo Sunday
vioates the treaty of Versailles in re-
spect to German owned property in
Russia. This property, under the
Versailles pact, is pledged to the com
mission for the payment of repara-
tions.
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HARDING APPROVES
DEVELOPMENT BILL

WASHINGTON, April 19-Appro.
val for the McNary bin providing for
the creation of a $4,000 revolving
fund to be used for the development
of Western and Southern reclama-
ton and drainage projects was given
today to congressional delegation
that called at the white house.
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RATHENAU CONFERS
WITH LLOYD GEORGE

GEUNA, April 19.-(By Associat-
cd Press.)-Dr. Walter Rathenau,
German foreign minister, conferred
with Premier Lloyd George of Great
Britain and Foreign Minister Chit
cherin of Russia today, regarding the
barring of German delegates from
the conference commission on Russia.
The Germans wi probably submit a
formal reply to the Allied note on
this subject tonight. Whether Ger
many will continue to be Represented
at the conference is problematical.
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FORD-KILBY-HONSON
CONFERENCE POSTPONED

BIRMINGHAM, April 19.-Thc
conference between Henry Ford,
Governor Kilby, of Alabama and Vic
tor H. Hanson, publisher of the Bir-
mingham News, scheduled to take
place this week at Ford's office in De-
troit, has been postponed until next
week, it is announced today.
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LIONS HEAR
miss STREETER
Evangelist Harrington Also Guest
Of Club At Luncheon
AT Tea Room,


Not since the organization of tn"
Lions club more than year ago has
more enthusiasm been displayed than
Tuesday at noon, when the special
guest of honor, Miss Margaret Street
er, nationally prominent in musical
appreciation, jgave all inspirational
talk on better music in the schools
and community before the members
and invited guests, who heard her
with rapt attention and understand
ing.
In discussing good music, Miss
Streeter stated that the education of
the day was along musical lines, with
the splendid programs being given
by the Lyceum courses and various
other organizations for broadcasting
the best, and with monographs with
in the financial grasp of every home.
Music" she said, els being stress
ed in all the schools, both city and
county, and the enthusiasm with
which the students demand the best
in music"
Miss Streeter deplored the prevail
ence of so-called jazz music, saying
in emphatic terms that not q note
of real music could be discerned
throughout the compositions, and but
for. the fact that it is passing fancy,
rapidly being relegated to the low
clements from which it originally
sprang, the calamity of its existence
would be more serious.
'Parson" Brookshire gave brief
talk on the elements of Lionism, com
mending Miss Streeter's remarks to
the members of the club, and pledg-
sing cooperation with her in the ex-
tension of good music.
DR.. F. H, Harrington, conducting a
series of revival services in the Cen
trail Baptist church, gave brief talk,
inviting the Lions and their friends to
attend the services.
Prof. ], E. Mathis, of the city
schools, also spoke briefly on the
lines of education as mapped out by
Miss Strceter, and stating that much
good is being accomplished in the
city and rural schools here through
the instrumentality of Miss Ella M.
Polk, superintendent of music.
Miss Georgia Harvey, who recent
ly won the Lions gold medal for the
best essay on the club motto over so
high school contestants here, was
presented by Gordon Howell with the
bapdcop,o1xy oporo.yoJ +ro,ob,, foIio,,,
ed by few well chosen remarks on
the excellent manner in which she
handled the subject.
Aubrey Hart, and Isaac Harvey,
successful winners of the medal Of
fcred by the Lions in the rural
schools, themselves representing Con-
cord school, also received similar
token of excellence for their essays.
Among the other invited guests for
luncheon were @. L. Frye, song lead
er in the revival services in Central
Baptist church; Mrs. W. H. C. Dud-
ley, president of the Music Study
club; Mrs. James W. Harris, Jr.,
president of the United Daughters of
the Confederaey; Miss Ella NJ. Polk,
director of music in the city schools,
and personal friend of Miss Street
er; DR.. Carl w. Minor, prominent
club worker; Prof. L. E. Chappell and
Mrs. ]. G. Harvey, members of the
Concord faculty.
A full attendance of members
was present, and the gathering was
declared the most inspirational as
well as one of the most interesting
held in Americus since the organi-
zation.
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Martin Tells OF Benefits
OF Private Development.

WASHINGTON, April 19.-Bene-
fits he said would accrue to the gov
ernment from the private develop
ment of Muscle Shoals projects were
outlined today by Thomas Martin,
president of the Alabama Power Co.,
before the senate agriculture commit
tee.
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A. c. L STOREKEEPERS
TO MEET AT WAYCROSS

WAYCKOSS, April Iy.-Ihe fegu-
lar annual meeting of the storekeep-
ers of the Atlantic Coast Line rail-
road system will be held in Waycross
on Thursday. A number of purchas-
ing agents will be present also and
it is expected that several high Of
6cials of the road will be in attend
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LADY ASTOR GREETED
BY NOTABLE WOMEN

NEW YORK, April 19-Lady Nan
cy Astor, a native of Virginia, but
now resident of Great Britain and
the first woman ever to be elected
to membership in the British house
of commons, arrived here today on
the liner Olympic. A notable gath
cring of American women greeted her
at the pier where the Olympic
docked.
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FEDERAL AID NOW
ASKED TO SAVE.
BROKEN LEVEES.
More Than a Thousand Men Bat
tie All Night In Critical Sector
Against Raging Waters

LITTLE ROCK, April 19.-An ur-
gent appeal to the federal govern
ment for an emergency appropriation
to be used in fighting the flood wa
ters of the Mississippi rived in Ar
kansas, was talegraphe dto Washing
ton by Governor McCrae today.
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Mrs. Lillian Borgmeyer, of New
York city, a guest OF Mrs. G. w.
Bacot, who has recently suffered a
broken ankle in an automobile acci-
dent, has sufficiently recovered to
be able to be out although she is
still unable to walk.
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WEATHER FORECAST

For Georgia-cloudy in north and
showers in south portion tonight;
cooler tonight; Wednesday partly
cloudy, cooler in south portion.