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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-04-06

single wire 100 to 1875 feet in length
strung as high as possible. For dur
ability and conductivity seven
stranded phosphor bronze wire No.
Is is recommended. although hard
drawn single copper wire, either bare
or insulated, may be employed.
Aluminium wire may be used, but the
other wires are better.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-04-06
WOMEN'S BLACK SATIN
SLIPPER AT x1QS

Black covered Baby French heels,
turned soles; made with decorat-
ed strap. Eager to step out on
Easter with pretty stockings; all
sizes. Pair .A.-----.--.-..........-.$4.9
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-04-06
BEAUTIFUL IMPORTED
DIVINITY AT 39c YD.

Fine, sheer quality, suitable for
dresses, shirt waists, infants and
children's dresses; the prettiest
quality you have seen in long
while; ali size checks; full
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-04-06
BUILD YOUR OWN
RADIO SET
BY R. L. DUNCAN

Director. Radio Institute of America.
Build your own.
It's the best way to get on the in
side of Wireless.
But Instead of working from the
ground up, the radio enthusiast who
starts to erect a receiving set, must
work from the air down.
AS the waves go flying through the
ether, they have to be intercepted.
The antenna-or aerial-does the
trick. 1t reaches out and plugs in
on the wireless line.
The best kind of antenna for re-
ceiving purposes is one employing a
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-04-06
BOY KICKED BY MULE

Triton, April 6.-Julian, the IL
year old son of Mr. Mark Sullivan
near Brookfield, was kicked down
by a mule that he was trying to
catch in the lot yesterday afternoon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-04-06
RAILROAD SCHEDULES
Central Time.)

Central Time.)
Arrival and Departure of Passenger
Trains, Americas, Ga.
The following schedule figures
published as information and not
guaranteed:
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-04-06
MISSES AND CHlLDREN'S
MERCERIZED SOCKS AT Is

The greatest line shown in South
west Georgia, white with tops of
all colors; they are the regular
soc to soc Socks in regular
lengths; sizes 5 to 8 1-2 ......25
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-04-06

Charles Evans Hughes, American
secretary of state, is the latest digni-
tary to join the ranks of amateur ra-
dio fans. Hughes derives keen pleas
ure from listening to the talk of the
air"
This picture shows Hughes listen
ing in with a receiving set in his
Office at the State Department in
Washington.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-04-06

keeps the radio waves down to earth,
while lack Of such a screen around
the moon makes that satellite unfit
for long distance radio communica-
ton.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-04-06
GLASGOW LINEN,
YARD WIDE, AT 29c

Fine linen finish, Sc inches wide;
eolors guaranteed, in light blue,
navy, dark brown, pink, ton, Law
ender and cadet; the best looking
fabric we have seen in a long
while for the price. Yard .......29'
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-04-06
MEMS FINE SHIRTS
Ct or To 90 E0

Remarkable Shirts for the price,
for they are in a fine quality of
Imported Madras and Silk Strip
ed Shirtings; they are unusually
pretty stripes, and are worth half
as much again as our price.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-04-06

MISSES ga SOCKS AT soc
Of fine mercerized cotton; all regu-
lar sizes; plain white with color
ed tops or solid colors, all sizes.
Pair ........-...............- soc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-30
IN THE HIGH SCHOOLS

Clyde-The Clyde high school foot
ball team defeated the Clifton team
Friday, % to 0.
Authorization won its fifth con-
secutive game of the season Friday
when it defeated Newton 81 to 0, on
tho Newton field.
Florence - Florence high school
swamped the Potwin high school Fri
day, 80 to o, at Potwin. The game
was slow and had to be called on ac-
count of darkness.
naga-The Onaga rural high
school won its fourth consecutive
football game Friday when it defeated
St. George. "a to 6.
Moran-Moran high school defeated
lola Friday. 7 to 0. Moran's touch
down was made by a 50-yard pass,
Sullivan to WEIGH.
Bennington - Bennington h g h
school and Beverly rural high school
played a fast game of football on the
latter's field Friday ending in a score
less tie.
Oakley-The Oakley high school
team defeated the Sheridan county
high school team in football here,
Friday, 10 to 10.
Sabetha-The Sabetha high football
team lost to Robinson here, Friday,
40 to 6.
Ellsworth - In a hotly contested
football game here Friday between
the Ellsworth high school team and
the Lyons high school, the local eleven
was defeated. 6 to 0.
Quinter-Quinter high school lost
to the light Cove team here Friday,
< TO O.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-30
BIRTHS REPORTED

Twenty-seven births were reported
to the office of Miss Eta NJ. CoveIl.
city clerk, this week. The number of
births was about normal. The report
Carl Borden Atkinson and wife, Topeka,
Kan r. r. No. Is, August 20, girl, Doris
Mildred.
Juan Arreeo and wife, s32 Ash. October
John Milton Boring and wife, 1721 Quincy,
October 49, girl, Lucille Jack.
Fred Louis Billings and wife, Topeka.
Kan, r. Il. No. -, OCTOBER II, boy, Rich
tober 10, girl, Blanche Marie.
Marcus Corona and wife, 1103 Seward,
Ocober II. girl, Josephine.
East Sixth, Oeober 16, girl, Norma Jeanne.
Frank Henley and wife, GA Brooks, Oc-
tober Q. girl, Dorothy Jean.
Orwin Hummer and wife. Elmont, Kan,
ocober &c. girl, Lucille Amanda.
William Irving Isaacs and wife. Scranton,
Kan. October u, boy, Oliver Graham.
Loural f. Miles nd wife, 473 Reno, Oc-
tober n, boy Vernon Gail.
Harry Roosevelt Reaser and wife. 1925
Jackson street, ocober 10, boy, Kenneth
Frank Leonard swager and wife. Sic
Larch, October IS, boy, Frank Leonard. jr.
Bluford Daniel Sumpter and WIFI, 10 Mon
Earl Ed Swalwell and wife. 1231 North
Polk, October %, boy. James Earl.
John Russell Clyde vardy and wife. 1914
Berth Wheeler and wife, 314 East Cor
don, October ~, boy. Albert Adar
Howard Williams and wife. Central ave-
nue.; October 10, girl, Betty Nay.
Claud Emmett Williams and wife, 225
Chandler, October 20. girl, SoIarene
George Ernest Ray White and wife, To-
peka, Route 3. October is. boy, Charles
Ray Harold.
Oran sherman Young and wife. 1917 Van
Buren,, October %. boy, Wayne Clement
John H. Fisher and wife, 1900 Strong,
September so, boy.
Henry Luttjohan and wife. 1916 North
Madison. October 10. boy.
Alexander Andrew Lavey and wife 40
Cedar, October 20. boy
Chapman Manpin and wife. Silver Lake,
Kan, October s. boy.
Gust A. Nelson and wife, 1917 North
Monroe. October 81. boy.
NeriGeth Shockley and wife, 1O15 North
Madison; october %, boy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-30
STARTED IN 1857
Bethany College VIII Celebrate
sFOunders' Day" Wednesday.
School Here Was Started by the
Rev. Galloway.

Founders Day" of the college of
sisters of Bethany, is to be celebrated
at the college on Wednesday, All
Saints day, marking sixty-six years of
the existence of the institution.
1t was in 1857 that the Rev. Charles
Galloway, a missionary to the Kansas
diocese from the Maryland diocese OF
the Episcopal church. came to Kansas
to open a school for the education OF
girls on the frontier.
At the diocesan convention of 1859,
with Bishop Thomas Vail, the first
prelate of the Kansas diocese presld-
ing, a resolution was passed recogniz-
ing the female seminary" which was
located at Tecumseh at that time, and
endorsing the school.
College Incorporated in 1859.
The last act of the Kansas terri
toriaI legislature. was the act incor-
porating Bethany college, passed on
January %, 1869, the day, on which
the bill admitting the state of Kansas
to the union. was signed by Presldeht
Buchanan. The act, which was trleo
in the courts later to determine its
validity, since the territory had pc
come a state, formally recognized the
school as an educational institution.
The incorporators were the Rev N
o. Preston at that time rector OF the
Topeka parish: Rush Gilmore; wilson
Shannon territorial governor OF + an
sas: Cyrus X Holiday, one of tne
founders of the city; ]. P. Bodine;
George Fairchild; and Joseph z. Ryan.
The first board of trustees was com
posed of the Rev. Charles Reynolds
John w. Farnsworth. F. w. Giles, DO
dine, Fairchild and Ryan.
1t was in the year of its incorpo-
ration that the college was moved 10
Topeka The first building was on
Topeka avenue, the site which has
been purchased by the Woman's Clup
of Topeka for its new club house.
The tuition of one of the members
of the first graduating class was paid
in the pioneer currency of sorghum
molasses and potatoes.
Buildings Built in 1870.
1t was in 1870 that the present
buildings were erected, and a Law
renee man whose name has not been
preserved. donated 500 maple sap
lngs, which were set out on the
campus and now are the imposing
trees which shelter the buildings and
beautify the grounds.
The program of the observance of
Founders Day Wednesday, will in
clude an early celebration of the holy
communion at the chapel of the college
at 1880 o'clock Wednesday morning.
at which time Bishop Wise will ad-
minister the Sacrament. Members of
the church as well as the girls of the
college will receive the sacrament at
that time. Breakfast will be served
at the college after the communion.
At 2;30 o'clock Wednesday after
noon, formal exercises for the day
will be held by the girls of the school.
some sixty of them taking part. If
the weather permits, the ritual will be
given on the campus outside the build
ings.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-06
Omaha Lawyer
Goes by Airplane
to Bandit Trial
E. H. Mccarthy Flies to
Tekamah to Appear in
Decatur Bank Rob.
berry Case.

Tekamah, Neb., June ESPECIAL }
-E, H. Mccarthy, Omaha attorney,
few here from Omaha in an airplane
this morning to defend Ben King and
George Perscek. charged with rob-
bing the State Bank of Decatur last
Friday.
King and Perscek were arraigned
before County Judge Orville Chatt
this morning and waived examina-
ton. They were bound over to the
district court under $4,000 bonds
each.
The third member of the bandit
gang, Louis Clernt, who was riddled
with shot when attacked by citizen
posse, was moved from the hospital
at Decatur to the Jail here. He was
scheduled for arraignment before
Judge Chatt this afternoon.
County Attorney Herbert Rhoades
Of Bert County, who is handling the
prosecutions, states that he has, OBJ
tanned full confessions from both
King and Perscek. According to
Rhoades, the confessions implicate
Clernt, who claims that he was com
PEELED to drive the robbers car at
the point of a gun
Rhoades claims that King and
Perscek told Of taking Clernt's car
to look over the lob" and of taking
his children to prevent suspicion.
The county attorney also states that
he has eyewitnesses who saw Clernt
alone while the other two were rob-
bing the bank, while Clernt claims
that he was covered with a gun and
unable to get away.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-06
Lease Of Teapot Dome
!. Broke Monopoly, Claim

Albuquerque, N. NJ, June 5.-The
Albuquerque Morning Journal today
printed under a Washington, D. C.,
late line resume OF the report
.hich it says Secretary of the In
terror Fall will hand to President
Harding today Of how and why the
Teapot Dome, in the oil fields Of
Wyoming, was leased to the Sinclair
Dohcny interests by rhis department,
acting in harmony with the Navy de-
partmcnt.
The dispatch says the report de-
cfares that the president was fully
apprised of the lease before it was
made; that. had it not been made,
private interests drilling in the vicin-
ity would have drained the dome of
its oil, and that the navy will have
stored for emergency purposes vast
quantities of oil for defense Of United
States interests on both the Atlantic
and Pacific coasts and on islands.
The secretary also is said to have
asserted that by the consolidation oi
a new pipe line the mid-continent
price of oil will be obtained in the
Wyoming field, instead of the present
price, alleged to now be 80 cents a
barrel too low. He is said to have
declared that vastly greater income
will be assured both to the royalties
that aecure to the United States gov
ernment and to the state of Wyo-
ming by breaking an alleged mo-
nopoly.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-06
Stage All Set for
Wage Conference
Of Union Leaders
Concerted Action Against Re-
cent Reduction Main Issue
TO- Come Before Railway
Labor Chiefs.

Cincinnati, June 5.-(By A. P.)-
Concerted action against reductions
in wages of railroad workers, recent
ly made public, by the United States
railroad labor board, will be the prin-
cipal matter to be considered when
heads of II railroad labor unions &c
into session here tomorrow. Tht
conference was called by B. M. Jew
ell, head Of the railway employees de-
pattment of the American Federation
|of Labor, who will also preside al
the sessions.
Leaders who arrived here today
held informal conference and dis
cussed ways and means to bring the
question Of wage reduction before
their memberships.
Strike votes are expected in every
organization, it was said, each union
taking its vote sepafately.
1t was pointed out that the matter
of acceptance or rejection of the cut
rests with the membership Of each
union.
Unions represented in the confer
ence are the machinists, boliermak-
ers, blacksmiths, carmen, electricians,
sheet metal workers, clerks, signal
men, telegraphers, maintenance OF
way and stationary firemen and oil
ers.
Samuel Gompers, president Of the
American Federation of Labor, was
expected to arrive here tomorrow
morning from Washington to take
part in the discussions. Leaders to-
night predicted the conference of the
union officials will last for two and
probably three weeks.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-06
Supreme Court Postpones
Decision in Liquor Case

Washington, June 5.-The supreme
court announced it would not decide
at this time whether expert testi-
mony as to the alcohol content Of
liquor must be given to permit con.
viction on a charge of possessing OF
dispensing Intoxicating liquors.
Al Veskey was convicted in the
United States district court for
southern California on two counts
charging him with maintaining a
place for the sale OF Intoxicating
liquor and with having sold such
liquor. The circuit court. OF appeals
sustained his conviction notwith-
standing his contention that it was
necessary for conviction to produce
expert evidence that the liquor sold
was intoxicating within the meaning
of the law.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-06
Reavis Appoints
Nebraskans to Aid
in Fraud Cases
Maj. H. E. O'Neill of Staple
ton and Omaha Named
Chief, Assistant-En.
a field Also Appointed.

Washington, June Especial Tel
cgram. &c. Frank Reavis today an
nounced the selection Of Maj. H. E.
O'Neill of Stapleton and Omaha as
his chief assistant in the task of
prosecuting war frauds in which Mr..
Reavis is to be assistant to Attorney
General Daugherty.
Having ceased to be a member of
congress on June 4, Mr.. Reav;s now
occupies position half way between
his old employment and the new. His
new offices are not ready for oc-
cupancy and he is still in his office
a. the capitol, cleaning up odds and
ends of business still left over.
Takes Oath Of Office.
This morning Mr.. Reavis took the
oath of new office. together with
Maj. O'Neill and F. B. Enfield, who
will be assistant in the new task. The
oaths were administered by Sims
Ely, chief clerk of the Department
OF Justice.
Mr.. Reavis announced today he
will begin his new duties as soon as
quarters are provided in which to
work.
AS previously explained, Mr..
Reavis' work will be concentrated on
the contracts growing out of the op-
erations of the quartermaster depart
n1ent in which most Of the alleged war
frauds are said to have taken place. His
previous experience in investigating
these accounts makes him we'll equip
ped for the task.
Practiced in Omaha.
For several years Major O'Neill
practiced law in Omaha and came to
Washington during the war with the
rank of major. He was engaged
during the war and immediate post
war period in the department Of
army contract adjustment, later in
the Department OF Justice during the
Wilson administration, and still later
IN the Office of the alien property
custodian. Like Mr.. Reavis, his pre-
vious experience puts him in close
touch with the task he will have to
perform.
F. B. Enfield, the third of the Ne
braska trio, is graduate of Ne
braska university, and for some time
past has been secretary to Mr..
Reavis. His legal equipment and his
experience gained while clerk of the
Reavis committee makes a valuable
addition to the Justice departments
staff.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-06
Jap Majority Party
to Retain Premier

Toxic, June Shy A. P.)-Lead-
ers Of the Seiyu-Kai, the present ma.
jority political party of Japan, today
agreed to continue Premier Taxa
hashi in Office and to give him com.
plete authority to decide the policy
Of the cabinet. This means that the
premier will be empowered to expel
recalcitant members of the cabinet
This action followed the premier's
renewal Saturday of his previous
suggestion, first voiced on May 2
that the entire cabinet resign because
Of its divergence of views. In May
several of the cabinet ministers of
fered their designations but they were
withdrawn temporarily at the request
of Premier Takahashi. who directed
that urgent public business required
that the cabinet be held together for
while. The cabinet was under
stood to have split over domestic
policies. Reorganization of the
ministry had been contemplated by
Takahashi in May but was not car.
ried out.
The vernacular press agreed today
that the premier's resignation was
made imperative by his loss o!
prestige incident to his failure to
carry out the cabinet reconstruction
scheme during the May crisis.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-06
Grand Jury>DecInes
to Hear Ward Case

White Plains, N. Y, June 5.-The
June grand jury, empaneled today
declined to hear evirence in the Ward
shooting case after County Judge
William Blakely, who charged it
pointed out that he formerly had
been law partner Of John F. Bren-
nan of Yonkers, counsel for Walter
S. Ward.
1t thereupon was decided to issue
an emergency call for the May grand
jury. which has not yet been dis
charged. District Attorney Weeks
plans to submit the case to the May
jurors tomorrow
Philadelphia, June 5.-John Cienzo,
held by the police here as a possible
suspect in connection with the kill
ing Of Clarence Peters by Walter S.
Ward. today made three attempts to
leap from a patrol wagon that con-
veyed him from an uptown police
station to the central station in city
hall. He was shackled hand and foot
and was safely lodged in the central
station.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-06
Samardick Uncovers Booze
Ring in Big K. C.. Hotels

Robert ,Samardick, former Omaha
booze sleuth and now free lance for
Uncle Sam, made strike near home
when he just concluded uncovering
what is alleged to be protected
whisky ring in Kansas City.
Samardick registered at one of the
leading Kansas City hotels and
bought whisky from bellboys for So
to $3.50 pint, it is alleged, after
which the bellboys are said to have
confessed liquor was being sold by
them in the Meuhlbach and Balti-
more hotels under protection oi Ahe
city police.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-06
Burg Store at Armour, Neb.
Burns With Total Loss

Pawnee, Neb., June Especial
Telegram 1.-The Burg general mer-
chandise store at Armour, Neb..
burned to the ground last night. The
origin of the fire is unknown.
Frank Burg, owner, was away from
home, his wife being alone in the
building. She heard noise in the
store room and when she opened the
door to investigate flames shot out
at her. severely burning her arms.
She rushed to the neighbors and
when help arrived the structure was
a mass of flames.
The Burg residence. which was at
tached to the rear was lost with all
household goods and the entire stock.
The loss is partially covered by in
surance.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-06
Valentino
Dismissed
bv I:..:p' !,:.;,, ": .::p ;e
R.s.ss|..,.a 80: ..s,.s, s.s,1, E,;d..e.
Presented to Support Com.
plaint and Justify
Costly Trial.
May Go to Grand Jury
May Go to Grand Jury

Los Angeles. Cal, June S.-Rodolph
Valentino, screen actor, whose prin-
cipal roles have been OF love scenes,
was liberated OF . charge OF bigamy
here today when the felony complaint
was dismissed after q preliminary
hearing before Justice OF the Peace
Handy. The justice ruled there was
insufficient evidence presented to sup
port the complaint.
The dismissal OF the case followed
three days Of testimony concerning
the marriage in Mexicali. Mexico.
May Is, between Valentino and Miss
Winifred DeWolf- Shaunessy- -Hudnut.
professionally known as Natacha
Rambova, and their honeymoon in
Palm Springs, Cal, desert oasis
south Of here.
The bigamy charge was filed
against Valentino by the district at
torncy here because the Mexicali mar
riage occurred before a final decree
Of divorce was granted Valentino
from Jean Acker, screen actress. in
whose case he was awarded an inter-
locutory decree last January.
The dismissal Of the complaint by
Justice Handy 10 not necessarily final.
attorneys said, as the law provides
that even after a hearing in justice
court the prosecutor may, after he
elects, 60 before the county grand
jury and ask for an Indictment.
Whether the district attorney would
pursue the matter further was ur,-
known.
Justice Handy in announcing de-
cision to dismiss the complaints said
that while the charge of bigamy was
a serious one that had an important
bearing upon the social fabric, he
felt that evidence Of Capitalization
would not be sufficiently shown to
bring a verdict Of guilty from jury,
and that in view OF this he did not
think that the county should be put
to the heavy expense of trial.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-06
Small Force Of Yanks
to Be Retained on Rhine

Washington, June Sin compli-
ance with requests from Germany
and some of the allied poweSs, a
small force of American troops is to
be retained at Coblenz on the Rhine
beyond July L.. the date set origin
ally for completion of American evac-
uation of German territory.
Secretary Weeks announced today
that decision had been reached to
retain at Coblenz Maj. Gen. Allen
and two battalions of the 9th infan-
try, which was scheduled to have
sailed for home on June 20. Length
of time the troops will be kept on
the Rhine, Mr.. Weeks said, had not
been determined.