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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-10
ontinued From Last Issue

CONTINUED From Last Issue.)
"You can claim half of it," Harold
was whispering eagerly into Vir-
ginia's ear. You were with Bill
when he found it."
q can-but WON'T" she replied,
coldly.
Gold, gold, gold" he whispered to
himself. Heaps and heaps of it
what I've always hunted. And Bill
had to find it. That devil had to walk
right into it,"
He was sickened by the thought
that except for his own cowardice ne
would have accompanied them into
the den. Then he would have been
in a position to claim half the mine
and get it, toe.
He found match. The white
skeleton lay just at his feet.
He drew back, startled, but in
stantly regained his poise. He knelt
with unexplicable intentness. He
too, saw the CHASTITY wound and its
grim connection with the rusted pick.
And he bent slowly, like a man who
is trying to control an unwonted
eagerness, lifting the pick in his
arms.
Oh, it was easy to handle and lift
Now naturally it swung in his arms
What a deadly blow the cruel point
could inf1ict!
XIV.
Bill made plans for an early start
to his Twenty-three Mile cabin.
"I'll leave before dawn-as soon as
it gets gray" he told Virigia as he
babe her good night. "I'll come back
the next day with backaoad of
supplies. And with the little we
have left, we will have enough to 60
on, We can start for Bradleyburg
the day after that"
Virginia took no pleasure in bid
ding him good by.
Her voice sank almost to whisper.
and her tones were sober and ear
nest ~l.ll pray for you. Here's my
hand, Bill"
He CROPPED for it, found it at last
1t was swallowed in his own palm.
and the heart of the man raced and
thrilled and burned.
He mushed on, his snowshoes
crunching on the white crust. The
powers of the wilderness gave him
good almost to the noon hour.
Then he wa SIS, ;ldenly aware that
the fine edge of the wilderness ST.
lence had been dulled. There was a
faint stir at his ear drums. The stir
grew to faint and distant murmur,
the murmur to a long swish like "a
lmillion rustling garments. A tree fell
with a crash, far away Then the
wind smote him.
1t was from the southeast
No man of the Northwest prov
inces is unacquainted with this wind.
1t is prayed for in the spring be-
cause its breath melts the drifts
swiftly, but t is hated to death by
the traveller caught far from his
Ieahin on snowshoes.
It did not iccur to Bill to turn
back. Already he was nearly half
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-10
BOTTLED IN BOND.

IHoW much bottled-in-bond whisky
remains stored in Warehouses
throughout the country? About 49,
100000 gallons, answers Willard +.
West, deputy commissioner of inter
NAL revenue.
Rum hounds will figure 0ut that
this is H32,000,00O drinks or % for
every man, woman and child in Amer
lea.
It seems a lot.
But warehouse stocks of whisky Is
m onths ago were $4,000, 900 gallons,
compared with 38,0O0,000 gallons
low.
The complete exit of John Barley
corn except On doctors prescriptions,
is just matter of arithmetic.
In very few years pure whisky,
sold outside the law, will be worth
1890 a quart. There1l be plenty of
IT, bis who'll pay that.
| Pure aged whisky nears extinction
Poison circulates in its place. Inter.
esting days for the student Of Grim
inology.
| You read that the mortality among
prohibition enforcement officials
along the Mexican border is higher
than among the American fighting
forces that saw action in France.
Liquor officials, watching fol
smugglers from Canada, at Rouse's
Point, N. Y, report nonchalantly that
pistol battles with rum-runners are
Ialmost everyday occurrences. Mos
if not all, of the bootleggers carry
automatic pistols"
Rich mems cellar stocks are looted
So are bonded warehouses. Forger,
turn out fake withdrawal permits
| Counterfeiters duplicate internal rev
enue stamps by the hundreds of thou
tasnds. The bootleg traffic has at
tracted to it an unprecedented or
gani2ation of dangerous criminals.
The spasm of crime, accompanying
| the bootleg traffic, does not NEAR
that prohimition is going to be a farce
or a failure in the long run.
John Bsrleycorn is like vicious
maniac who writhes violently fol
some time after he gets into tbs
lstrait-jacket.
| The net will tighten, in time. State
Legislators may have to amend laws
make it death penalty to sell WOOD
alcohol and other poisons disguised as
drinkables.
| What prohibition needs most is
IrealiZation by all citizens that, wher
they buy liquor illicitly, they are aid.
ling and abetting a supernatural orr
lganization.
The guiltiest party is the one who
supports it by buying.
/ Worry killed cat and a cat has
mime lives.
No matter how cheap, the most
costly thing is a marriage license.
Some of these books being bound
ought to be gagged.
All the kings horses and all the
! kings men can't get Humpty-
IMPLY back down again.
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~ -
Cor - ~ u
II the palaces that wealth has
Stagrown,
ease is worshiped, duty dimly
% known,
Measure leads her dance the
cir flowery way;
Dior the quiet homes where love is
queen,
Elife is more than baubles, touch
ed and seen,
Srold folks thank us, and dear
tl children play;
ahese, o Lord, our thanks!
y. Robert Bridges.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-10
BY Stanley

his glove and passed his hand over
the upheld match. There was no
longer a possibility for doubt. The
tiny flame smarted his flesh.
"Blindp' he cried. Out here in
the snow and the forest-blindw
It was true. The pungent wood
smoke had done cruel work.
CONTINUED in Our Next Issue.)
Any girl who is a picture of healt
has good frame.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-10
DIT ORAL.

wo years ago today the treaty of
Aailles was signed by all important
bns except China and the United
tes. We may not all realize it,
this country is certainly drifting
lard the League, even though it
4 take ten years to attain it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-10

fere's news from the Brunswick
her: with an endemic of burg
Is at its height, the chief of po-
fof Americas has issued a request
NE citizens that they keep their
ks locked" First the. citizens of
hricus or chAef of police had heard
lut it. But you some times have
20 away from home to know what
Eoing on at home, we've heard
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-10
entertoUcHT FOR TO-DAY.

cessf, every work that he began
Thrvice of the house of God,
NE law, and in the command
Presl
A. seek his God, he did it with
JON heart, and prospered.-2
Eles 1921.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-10

Johnny Jones, of the Lagrange
porter, digs this one out of Louis
iris hartwell Sun, from the col
IN Of woman writer: SIS there
a1y way for a girl to tell her sweet
cart his shirt-tail is out? The same
lay she would tell her brother or
fssin or any friend. A sweetheart's
t-tail is no more sacred or worthy
aspect than any other shirt-tail.
al belongs to shirt as much as
or collar and isn't any more
Sssnt. I'd tell any one to tuck
hirt-tail in-just like that"
------ny allows this information is
,.s.nforting."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-10

the map and replace it with the well
snown spotless town.
The South Georgia daily newspa-
Der business managers and editors
Will spend tomorrow in Valdosta
Swapping ideas on how to give you
q better paper during the next three
months, or until the next meeting.
De Valera didn't resign soon enough,
says one Photographer, but the
chances are, according to his own no.
i ton right now he resigned too soon.
fear DeValera is to much like
BONE reformers we know; accomp-
fishing reform takes all the JOY
ont of their young lives, because it
leses them job.
Newberry loudly walls that he was
not conscious of any guilt and had no
s9npection with any collection or ex-
sditlire. of money. That did not
NAasige the fact that his seat was
Sought, however, and that he should
slnat Ne entitled to ii until elected by
4awftA. means,
Forty New Workers are said to
have died in one day from poison
4 liquor. dead drunk" is correct.
Warden who arrested nine hunt
rfs was certainly a game warden.
Mary Pickford is learning to cook.
Pity poor Doug.
Would you call clock that fails to
30 off false alarm?
Il isn't always poIiteness that
makes a man LET woman get on a
street car first.
Stumbling a high price will make:
\ feel cheap.
Lots of people are on the right
Rack, but headed the wrong way.
IA man with a frown had better
take another look.
The girl WHO naarrie :
away from college viii d
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-10

countscona class matter at the postotkce at
,.eno, sis. according to the Act of Congress.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-10

These good Webster county folks
have decided to take "Shineyille" off
the map and replace it with the well
known spotless town.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-10

20 ~ :; s.esp, Sunday; weekly trhur.d.J)
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inee Sunday by mail. 90 per year in cd.
the crrier. ise per week, Csc per month,
Ed. Weekly, $l.So per year in adxsnse.
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The girl who niarrie&
away from college viii
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os. KIRKPATRICK. Editor
5 CNl.ACE EVE. Business NnEser
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-03-17
BOOZE LEGAL TENDER
Once Upon a Time, Many Years Ago
Good Old Rye Was Money

United Press STAFF Correspondence.
Des Moines, Ia, March 6.-Once
upon a time rpe whiskey was legal
tender in this country. This fact may
have interest for the Americans OF this
prohibition era. In those days, cit1-
zen OF the State of Franklin could
buy good homespun shirt for a jug
OF rye.
Few today perhaps ever heard Of the
candidate for admission to the union
of American commonwealths.
In 1872, settlers in East Tennessee
organized the Wautoga Association.
Executive power was vested in a com =
mittee of five. A legislature was cleo
ted. Court was held. But the dream
Of the pioneers of establishing a sepa-
rate colony, with royal governor was
abandoned when the original thirteen
colonies entered the War Of Independ-
ence against England.
In 1854, the Wautoga settlers met
at Jonesborough and organized the
State of Franklin. John Sewer was
elected governor. Rye whiskey. beaver
the legal money of the new common: :
wealth. Congress, however, refused
to recognize the state and the terri
tory eventually reverted to North
Carolina.
When John Sewer governed the
State of Franklin, all the country west
of the Alleghenies was wilderness and
Daniel Boone was fighting Indians in
Kentucky. Sewer is one of the great
figures in the pioneer history Of the
region and later was the frfist COVER
nor of Tennessee which admitted to
the union IN 1886.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-03-17
Helpers of Four-PW
! Pact Took OfensiUe
Orstory In Behalf Of Pacific
Treaty Was Heard In
Senate Today.
Associated Press Dispatch. |

Washington, d. c., March IA
Supporters OF the four power Pacl-
fic treaty again took the offensive
when the senate resumed debate on
the pact today under an agreement
to vote late this afternoon on the first
of the proposed amendments.
Senators McCumber OF North Da
kota and Leproot OF Wisconsin, both
republicans, led OF for the ratifica-
ton advocates, praising the treaty rs
a long step toward international I'm
lderstanding and denying that 1t EN-
bodies dangerous entanglements. On
the opposing side, Senator Walsh
democrat, Montana. was given right
of way for a legal argument attacking
the treaty's obligations.
Emphasizing The Importance OF the
four power pact as an integral part
of the arms conference program, SEN
ator Lenroot suggested that IL rati
fication OF this treaty failed, Presi-
dent Harding might consider with
drawing the others produced by the
conference and asking for a popular
verdict on the whole subject at the
November election.
Roll Call Vote This Afternoon.
Senator McCumber also declared
the four power arrangements was the
key 10 the whole arrangement pro
gram but asked what had become OF
the republican campaign pledge oil
1920 for an association of nations
embracing the entire world in its
scope.
Although not regarded by the lead
ers as test vote with direct bearing
on the question OF ratification, the roll
call to be taken at four p. m. today
was expected to show for the first
time the attitude of minds of various
senators who have not previously TAX
en- an active part in the treaty fight
The amendment to be acted on was
offered by Senator Robinson, demo
crat, Arkansas. 1t proposes partici-
patton of non signatory nations in the
benefits and conferences of the treaty
involving their interests.
Senator Lenroot's suggestion thai
withdrawal of the other treaties must
be considered should the four power
pact fail, was made in connection with
a long prepared reply to charges that
the four power agreement would bind
the United States to use force. Not
only was such an inference wholly
unwarranted, he said, but the treaty
constituted such an important peace
step that its failure may mean fail
ure of all the treaties"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-03-17
BAND NATIONS TOGETHER
Senator McCumber Proposes Forma
ton World ORGANIZATION.

Associated Press Dispatch
Washington, March liberation OF
an association of nations was formal
ly proposed in the senate today by
Senator McCumber, republican, North
Dakota, during debate on the four
power Pacific treaty.
The North Dakota senator read the
plank in the republican platform of
1920 regarding such an international
agreement and then placed in the
record his proposal which he said
would carry out the campaign pledge.
The draft which he submitted would
provide for consultations on all sub
jects threatening war would condemn
wars of aggression and would fix a six
months period of investigation when
hostilities were threatened. The par
ties to the association would be the
United States, Great Britain, France,
Italy, Germany, Austria, Spain, Japan
and Russia.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-03-17
TEACHERS COLLEGE OPENS
Spring Term Was Started Today; An
Increase In Enrolment

The spring term Of the State
Teachers college opened this morn
ing. At assembly President c. II.
Cooper announced that in spite of
many dismal prophecies as to the
decrease OF attendance snre to fol
low the loss OF the building and all
the other facilities the college for
merry had for making the work effec-
tive. the enrolment had already
reached $40 for the term, an Increase
of more than two hundred over the
spring term Of year ago. In the
fall the increase over 1920-21 was
forty five percent; in the winter it
was fifty-five percent; while tins
term after the FIRE it passes sixty per
cent This announcement was re-
ceived with cheers. This fine show
ing reflects great credit upon both
the students and the faculty OF the
college.
The plans for the new building are
being hurried and VIII be presented TO
the State Teachers college boayd on
Thursday of this week for approval.
The state board of control win then
take up actively the work OF builaing
the structure.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-03-17
MayAnnul The Savage
Chorus Girl Marriage
Young Lady's Mother To Take
Action To Set Aside
Ceremony.
TAssocla,ed Press pispa3ch. !

New York, March 14.-Annullment
may be sought OF the marriage in Mil
ford, Conn, last week OF Geneva Nit
chell, seventeen year old Broadway
chorus girl, to Robert Savage, TWEEN
ty, wealthy school boy, who is ap-
pearing for Yale. ..s
S. W. Rice, the girls grandfather,
stated today that her mother, Mrs,
Verna Mitchell, probably would start
an action this week to have the cere
mony set aside on the ground that
both parties were under age.
Mr.. Rice also confirmed a report
that the young couple separated last
Savage started for. La IJolla, Cal, to
see his mother. -. A.
Its a mystery to us why Geneva
ever married him." said Mr.. Rice.
The day after they were married an
uncle of hers accompanied her to
young Savage's apartment in his ho-
tel for dinner, when she told him she
didn't think she cared enough for
him to live with him"
Miss Mitchell, according to the re-
port of the separation, allowed Savage
to see her to her grandfather's apart
ment where she had been making her
nome even after her marriage, and
when they reached the door, handed
him her wedding ring, declaring she
didn't want it any longer =
The marriage which took place
March became known last Thurs
day when the pair were found in a
local hotel. At that time young Saw
age-a football player who also
writes poetry-was waiting word from
his mother. the widow of John A.
Savage, steel manufacturer of Du-
luth, MINI. He announced that il he
received maternal blessings he would
return to Milford school and his girl
wife would continue kicking behind
the footIights.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-03-17
WAGE CHARGES ILLEGAL
Such Was Claim Shop Crafts Head
Before Rail Board .
Associated Press Dispatch. I


Chicago, March 14.-Honest efforts
by the railroads would have resulted
in wages agreements without bringing
the matter before the labor board, B.
M. Jewell, head Of the federated shop
crafts, told the board today in CON
tinuing presentation Of evidence in
tended to prove mis- charges that the
wage question was before the board
illegally because the conferences be-
tween the roads aid the employees
were improper.
Mr.. Jewell read a statement telling
of previous conferences lasting sever
al days each and pointed out that the
conference for the present dispute
lasted only an hour or two in most
cases. They were cut and dried and
there was no attempt by the roads to
hold a real conference or to reach an
agreement" he said. 80.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-03-17
KISS WAS COSTLY

Thirty Days 10 jan On Offender
Palopont, Texas March 14.-Fifty
dollars fine and thirty days in jan for
kissing a young woman was the pen
atty imposed upon c. s. Maddox, sew
enty years old. by Judge Il. l. Pitts in
county court here yesterday. De-
PENDANT pleaded guilty to a charge OF
assault, based on complaint that he
slipped UP behind the woman and
planted kiss on her cheek.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-03-17
LISBON BOMB PLOTS
Explosions Have Occurred In Several
80. Sections OF City.

Lisbon, March 13.-Bomb explosions
have occurred recently IN SEES eral parts
of the city, and others were reported
today. Several casualties have result
ed the victims intending two OF the
bomb throwers upon whom the police
reported finding portraits of Lenine
and Trotzky.
The government is taking strons
cial uprising, details regarding the
plans for which were found IN the pos
session Of OpoFto syndicates. There
have been more thanz1ne hundred ar
rests of agitatofs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-03-17
SEATED AT FEAST
PLAN FOR FUTURE
PHONE FOLKS CONSIDER
THEIR PROBLEMS
Mankato Company Held Annual
Meeting Last Night; Election
Of Directors And Reports Of
Officers Submitted; Very Pros
porous Year Has Passed Into
History.

Ar annual event which is always
welcomed with enthusiasm is the ban
quet and annual business meeting OF
the stockholders OF the Citizens Tele-
phone company. This took place last
evening in the Masonic Temple, and
between $50 and 40 stockholders sal
down to most sumptuous dinner
served by the ladies Of the Eastern
Star.
H. A. Patterson, president of the
company presided Rev. J. NJ. Balm
asked the blessing. .
The three long tables looked very
nice with decorations of pink roses
candles and ferns which ere arrang
ed in most pleasing manner.
The dinner served was delicious and
consisted of: fruit cocktail, roast beef
brown gravy, mashed potatoes, escal
loped corn, head lettuce with thous
and isle dressing. jam, rolls, pie ALA
mode and coffee.
To make the dinner still more pleas
ant; two of Mankato's leading artists
Miss Mabel G.. Hanson, vocal soloist
throughout the serving OF the dinner
Both were received with exceptional
enthusiasm. Miss Hanson possesses q
wonderfully clear sweet voice and
drew many compliments from those
who heard her, while Mr.. Parlova, al
ways a favorite, played in his most
skillful and pleasing manner.
Mr. Patterson, following the dinner
welcomed the stockholders and stated
that the only regret he had was that
those who live far out in the country
could not have been present. During
the course of the evening /. was voted
to hold the next annual meeting in the
same manner the directors to consider
holding the meeting later, possibly In
May, so these people may be present
1t was decided to make this real an
nual event, and 1t Is one which would
always bring many members.
The Financial Report.
Mr.. Patterson then introduced w. ID
Willard, who gave complete and
concise report Of the secretary's work
and also the financial report.
- .~TF ASSETS
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-03-17
YOUNG DODGE ARRESTED
Son Late Auto Manufacturer Held
For Driving Car While Drunk
TASSOciafad PreSS niSnatch1

ASSOCIATED Press DispatchI
Kalamazoo, Mich, March 14.-Miss
Emmeline Kwakerneck, nineteen
Western State Normal student, in
jured when she jumped early Sunday
from an automobile driven by John
D. Dodge, son of the late millionaire
automobile manufacturer of Detroit,
was said this morning to be in SER
ious condition.
Dodge, arraigned yesterday on
charges of driving an automobile
while intoxicated and illegally trans
porting liquor, is under bonds to ap-
Pear for hearing March p.
ciated and asserted it was planned
only to give the young woman "a lit
tie ride" Dodge has refused to dis
CuSs the affair.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-03-17
Gave .photoplayv AZ Mapleton.

Mapleton. March 1o--A photoplay en-
titled Partners" which is enacted BY
people of Mapleton. and which was pro-
Sucsd by the st. Paul Par Union stock
partment of the state university, was
shown at the opera house Tuesday and
wednesday evenings The picture was
good -and the scenes beautiful.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-03-17
pead Body Rahy Found.

Minneapolis, March 14-Pulics
were seeking today the mother of \
baby girl strangied to death and
found on the Hennepfn theatre hoor
last night, The baby iwase but -twenty-
four hours old.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-03-17
Dividend Requirel

SURPLUS .A.s...... Whey ~
Report From NJ. Ferguson.
P. M. Ferguson, manager of the
company, was then called on to give
his report. Mr., Eerguson's report
showed great deal Of time and eHort
put forth to show the stockholders just
what had been done, the difficulty
work they must do, An interesting
statement made was that IN March,
1899 there were ESQ telephones and in
March. 1922, there were 5.157 tele-