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SMALL CLAIMS
COURT IS URGED
BY VI. 0. WILSON
Bar Association Hears
Recommendation at
Meeting Here.

"a Small Claims Court" in which
me who desired 70 collect small
sums of money due them from other
parties might present their use act
as their own attorneS and receive
Justice. was urged upon the members
Of the Natrona County Bar associa
ton at its monthly meeting held last
night. William o.. Wilson was the
attorney vho brought up the sub
sect in the principal address Of the
evening. Mr.. Wilson showed how the
court would work and that 1t was
functioninE in many other cities Of
the United States. 1t would take the
place of the Justice court, and the
judge would be a man versed in law.
There are many debts, according TO
the speaker. which men desire to col
lect but which are too small to be
commensurate with the expense of a
legal suit. This court would take
care OF these.
a permanent legal committee was
appointed last night to make recon-
mendations on all such matters. 1t
was composed OF W. o. Wilson, II.
B. Durham. John 3. Barnes, NJ. L.
Bishop, Jr.. and William B. Cobb.
Other speakers who were present
last night included Judge Goddard
OF Billings. Judge r. r. Rose Of the
district court here, r. S. Ellison. and
Attorney L. L. Enterl,ue. Mr.. En-
terline IS a new resident Of Casper.
W. H. Patteu was elected to the Of.
fice OF vice president and George W.
Ferguson was reelected secretary.
The regular meeting night was SGT
for the last Tuesday in each month.
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meeting and may discuss the PROPOSE
ton with the board.
Any who expect to attend have
been requested to phone John Eng.
land. secretary of the board.
The secretary Is It the present
time gathering data from a special
QUESTIONABLE that has been TENT to
al members OF the local association.
Different subjects will be discussed
taken from this paper n action
taken which viii pertain to the fur
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intend to make face creams and To-
lions. having meritorious formulas.
To convince the people who may
wish to invest n the company, they
are gvng FREQ demonstrations and
treatments at their offices in the sec
ond floor of the Duff building, 234
East Midwest avenue.
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sEEKs NEWS on pRoTnER

MIS-. Sadye Barrett OF 1o1s Fifth
avenue, Brooklyn. y. Y. is seeking
information relative to the where
abouts of her brother. Roy jackson.
who disappeared from Sheridan two
years ago to come here to work and
has not been heard of since that date.
Jackson is believed TO have been a
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own YOUR OWN Home IS
SUBJECT FOR REALTORS
REGULAR MEETING FRIDAY

An "Own Your own Home" ex.
petition is the subject which is TO
come up for discussion at the regular
meeting of the Casper Real Estate
board tomorrow noon when It holds
It's noon luncheon at the Henning
hotel. All members OF the board are
, 1923-03-29
FOSTER DENIES Membership In
COMMUNIST PARTY ON TAKING
STAND TODAY In own Defense

ST. JOSEPH. Mich March 29.-(By The Associated
Press - 2. Foster, charged with criminal syndi-
calism, took the stand in his own defense today to describe
work as secretary-treasurer of the Trade Union Educa-
tional league.
Foster testifed he has been a member of the L W. w.
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expected to be present at this meet.
ing. Builders OF homes, building and
loan men, material dealers. and
others are welcome to attend the
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seameu's union, carmen s union, and
other organizations. He qult tho J..
w w. he said, because I no longer
agreed with its policies ana pro-
gram"
Are you a member OF any political
p-rtyr" Frank y. Walsh. Fosters
attorney asked,
i am not"
Were you a member OF the com
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railroad empioye nd any Information
regarding him will be "slcomed by
his sister.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-20
BIG ALBANY BLAZE
IN BUSINESS SECTION
Building Occupied BY Shoe Firm
And Cotton c ornpany-Dam-
age About $4,000

ALBANY, March 20.-Loss esti-
mated at 10000 was done by FIRE
which Quilted two-story brick build
ing on Washington street Monday,
practically running the stock of the c.
R. Davis Co., mems furnishing deal
ers on the first floor, and the offices
of the Georgia Cotton and Exporting
firm, on the second floor. The blaze
was a stubborn one and resisted the
efforts of the firemen for nearly three.
hours before it was finally brought
under control. The smoke was so
dense that several Of the firemen were
almost overcome when they tried to
enter the building. Seven streams Of
water were turned into the building
for more than two hours before the
fire could be brought under control.
The cause of the fire could not'b
ascertained, except that it started in
the clothing store on the first floor.
The building is the property of the
Georgia Cotton Company, and was
damaged $4,000 worth. Officers of
the company estimated the office
fixtures were a total loss, estimated
at $4,000. The stock of the c. R.
Davis Company was almost a total
loss on account of the volume of wa
ter poured into it. The damage be-
ing estimated at $4,000 to $4,000.
Most of the loss was covered by in
surance. All of the property will be
replaced.
1t was the most destructive fire to
visit Albany in more than two years.
and came in a lull between two heavy
downpours Of rain.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-20
.SEiB0ARD SAFE BLOWN
OPEN BY BURGLARS
Evidently Amateurs-Left S35
Behind, Making Hurried
GETAWAY

Yeggmen, evidently of the anna
teur type, entered the local ticket
office Of the Seaboard Air Line
Railway sometime during the wee
small hours Monday night prepared
to make a water-haul, for when the
ticket agent came on duty this morn
ing he found that the front door Of
his safe had been blown from It's
hinges.
Investigation revealed the yegg
men had overlooked so important q
matter as taking with them about
$35 left in the safe the night be-
fore, and it is assumed that before
these men had finished their jobs,
We're frightened away.
The agent for the Seaboard here
reports that he has not missed any
think Of value, sa result Of last
nights marauding party.
Local officers were apprized Of
the burglary are making effort to
run down any clues, but so far have
been unsuccessful in getting even an
mixing as to the guilty parties.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-20
ST EANER IN
GALE FAST SINKING
500 Miles East OF Boston Two
American Steamers Are Rush
ing To Her Assistance

NORFOLK, Va, March 20.-The
Italian steamer Giulia is sinking 500
miles east Of Boston, according to a
wireless message received by the
coast guard station here. The mes
sage said that two American steam
ers were rushing to her assistance.
The condition Of the Giulia is believ-
ed by coast guard officials to be dan
gerous.
She was caught in a gale which
swept the North Atlantic coast last
night at virtually the same spot
where the Italian steamer Moncen-
isio went down with all hands several
weeks ago,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-20
KEENAN, GIRL REFUSED
TO AID BLACKNAIL Frs
Artists Model May Have Been
Slain After Declining To Help
Fleece Her Wealthy Friend

NEW YORK, March 20-The Dor
othy keenan, murder case today took
a sharp turn when the police began
an investigation of tip to the ef-
feet that the girl was slain after she
refused to cooperate in a plot to
bIackmail the mysterious Mr. Mar
shall, her elderly wealthy admirer.
A score Of detectives were dispatch
ed to check up confidential infor-
nation received by the police to the
effect that despite his fate, Mar
shall is reported to have exercised
discretion in affairs of the heart.
Miss keenan, had in her possession a
package of letters from him.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-20
WANTS TO COME TO
THIS SECTION SOON
kuJHeTIOTu, N. J.
March Is 1929

Mr.. Lovelace Eve, Editor,
Times-Recorder, Americas, Ga.
Dear Sir: We have received
The Times-Recorder Of March
9th and 10th and you certainly
have an unusually good paper.
Judging from your advertise
ments, news section, social col
umns and other items you must
have a pretty good town. When
your paper came the Ruther-
ford paper with the New York
papers were laid aside until the
papers from the South were
read, and I want to say that we
enjoyed them, especially "Na-
tive Born" by Berton Braley.
After living in this part of the
country for twenty years you
realize what the author of ''Na-
tive Born" means.
/ also want to thank you for
your letter of March 7th. /
appreciate the information you
gave me and hope to visit Amer
icus in the near future, as l can
Judge better what | want to do
after I go further into the mat
ter. I remain very truly yours,
H. L DEFIANT
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-20
3 INJURED IN S. & s.
RAILWAY ACCIDENT
Three Others Escape Injury By
Crawling Through Car
+.e1 .ueo& Window

SAVANNAH, March 2O.-Three
persons were injured though not Sc
riously, early this morning when a
passenger train of the Savannah and
Statesboro railroad was derailed a
mile below Brooklet
The injured are: Mrs. Rufus Jones,
of Savannah; Charles Griner and
George White, of Brooklet.
A man and his wife and their
child escaped injury by crawling
through car window after the en-
tire train with exception Of the en-
CINE had left the track.
A broken fange on the wheel Of
the tender is said to have caused the
accident
The injured were taken to Brook.
let for medical attention.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-20
SMUDGE FIRES HELPED
AT FORT VALLEY.

MACON, March Consider
able damage was caused to the peach
crop, especially the trees in full
bloom, by the freeze last night and
this morning, according to Oliver
Snapp, in charge Of the United
States Bureau Of Entomology at
Fort Valley.
Extent of the damage will not be
known until within "a to AZ hours,
Snapp said.
The temperature at Fort Valley
went to 20 degrees, it is reported
here.
Smudge fires going in the large
orchards all night aided in keeping
the temperature 4 to degrees higE-
er than ordinary.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-20
ARREST Of CLARKE
ORDERED BY SIBLEY
ATTORNEY Claims To Have No
Knowledge of Clients Where
abcuts--New Charges

ATLANTA, March 20. - Edward
Young Clarke, former acting im-
perial wizard, failed to appear for
trial in the United States court here
on charge of using the mails to der
fraud, his bond for five hundred dor
lars was ordered forfeited by Judge
Sibley and it was stated a bench
warrant for his arrest would be iS-
sued later today Counsel asked con-
tinuance Of the case, disclaiming
knowledge of Clal&e's whereabouts.
The charges against Clarke grew
out of alleged actions in connec-
ton with the propagation department
of the Klan in ANch Clarke was ali
legged to have sent letters to Klan
officers advising them it was neces-
sarv to make bond and calling for
a premium Of five dollars each to be
paid to him.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-20
RISING TEMPERATURE
IN NORTHWEST.

CHICAGO, March 70 by Che
Associated Press.) Winter the
practically ending three months Of
absolute sway, today surveyed the
effects Of the worst March storm
ever known to the Great Lakes res
gion and the Mississippi valley, as
he prepared to vacate his post to the
new monarch of seasons spring,
due to arrive tomorrow.
The weather bureau reported a
new disturbance Of marked intensity
coming down from the Northwest
attended by rapidly rising tempera-
ture which will continue two days
and will be noticeable in the Eas
gulf states and the Atlantic states.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-20
D0ERUN SOLDIER DIES
AF TER DRINKING BOUT
Poisoned Liquor Kills Two And
Two Others Nav Die At
Columbus

COLUMBUS, March 20-Two per-
sons are dead, another blind and two
others are not expected to live as
the result Of drinking poisoned whis-
ky, it became known here this aft
ernoon.
Private Aaron Harold of Doe
run, is one of the dead men, and
another named Davis. The blind
man and two others injured are sol
diers stationed at Camp Bennning,
near here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-20
FINAL CENSUS REPORT
1922 COTTON GINNED
The Crop In. Georgia Yielded
1854 Bales And Ranked
Sixth In Production

WASHINGTON, March 20. - The
American cotton crop of 1922 is
placed at 9,761,817 bales, equivalent
to 500 pound bales by the census
bureau in the final ginning report of
the season.
The department of agriculture
estimated the crop at 9,964,000 last
December.
Georgia ranked sixth in produc-
ton with 1854 bales, equivalent
to 500 pound bales.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-20
LEGION TO STAGE
MINSTREL AND COMEDY

The members of John D Mathis
Post, American Legion, are planning
combination lausical comedy and
minstrel to be given April Bird at
the Rylander Theater
"On Broadway" will be the name
of the production, and will be under
The direction Of c George Mum, Of
New York, and Dan ChappelI
says it is going to be a knockout"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-20
FORT VALLEY DAMAGE
HAS BEEN REDUCED BY
BURNING OF 'SNUDGES'
Griffin Fears Her 15O-Car Output
VIII Be Complete Loss This
Year
ONE THIRD YIELD IN JONES
Rising Temperature Is Reportcd.
From ChicagO-Due In Geor-
gia Wednesday

GRAY, March 20.-After an ex-
animation of several orchards IN
Jones county, U. S. Lancaster, To-
cal representative of the Georgia
Fruit Exchange, gave out a state
ment that the peach crop in this
section has been about one-third
damaged by last nights cold.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-20
r1Pr DAMAGED AUTO

Caused from burning wires, the
automobile Of R. P. Stackhouse was
damaged this morning at his home
on Barlow street, the fire depart
mpnt having heen called out to eX-
tinguish the flames. Little damage
was done,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-20
FEAR TOTAL LOSS
AROUND GRIFFIN.

GRIFFIN, March 20.-The tenn
perature dropped to IS degrees
above zero this morning and local
growers express fear that the peach
crop in Spalding county, amounting
to $50 cars, is total loss.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-20
TARIFF RECEIPTS ARE
NOW 81. 900. 900 DALI Y
Treasury Department Reports
That It's Unprecedented In
American History

WASHINGTON, March 20. - The
tariff receipts are rapidly approach
ing the mark of $2,000,000 daily,
unprecedented in the history of
American customs collections, ac-
cording ito figures published by the
treasury department.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-20

tY line, $4,000.
line, $500.
Brooks - Quitman-Thomas coun-
ty line, $4,000.
Ware - Wayeross-Ruskin road,
$4,000
Wavcross-Atkinson county
line road. $4,000.
Pearee and Ware Counties -
Bridge over Sat.ila river, $4,000.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-20
AMERlcUs SPOT COTTON

Strict Mlddlng 80 lac.
New York Futures May July O
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-20
WEATHER.

For Georgia: Fair and somewhat
warmer tonight; possibly light frost
tonight. Wednesday, increasing
cloudiness and much warmer.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-01-19
THE KILLER CHEATED

SYNOPSIS.-At the death of his
foster father Bruce Duncan, In an
eastern city. receives q mysterious
message. sent by q Mrs. Ross, sum-
moning him peremptorily to south
ern Oregon--to meet Linda"
Bruce has vivid but baffiIng recol-
lections OF his childhood in an or
phanage, before his adoption by
Newton Duncan, with the girl Lin
da. At his destination, Trails End,
news that a message has been sent
to Bruce gets to Simon Turner.
Leaving the train. Bruce is aston
ished at his apparent familiarity
with the surroundings, though to
his knowledge he has never been
there. On the way Simon warns
him to give up his quest and return
East. Bruce refuses. Mrs. Ross.
aged and infirm. welcomes him
with emotion. She hastens him on
his way-the end or ''Pine-Needle
Trail" Bruce finds his childhood
playmate. Linda. The girl tells him
OF wrongs committed by an enemy
clan. the Turner's, on her family,
the Rosses. Lands occupied by the
clan were stolen from the Rosses.
and the family with the exception
of Aunt Elmira (Mrs. Ross) and
herself, wiped out by assassination,
Bruce's father, Matthew Folger,
was one of the victims. His mother
had fled with Bruce and Linda.
The girl, while small. had been kid
naped from the orphanage and
brought TO the mountains. Linda's
father had decided his lands to
Matthew Folger, but the agree
ment, which would confute the
enemy claims on the property, had
been lost. Bruce's mountain blood
responds to the call of the blood
feud. A giant tree, the Sentinel
Pine. In front of Linda's cabin.
seems to Bruce's excited imagina-
ton to be endeavoring to convey a
message. Bruce sets out in search
OF a trapper named Hudson. a wit
ness to the agreement between
Linda's father and Matthew Fol-
ger. A gigantic grizzly, known as
the Killer. is the terror of the vi
cinity. Dave Turner, sent by
simon. bribes Hudson TO swear
falsely concerning the agreement.
The Killer strikes down Hudson.
Bruce. on his way to Hudson.
wounds the Killer. driving him
from his victim. Hudson, learning
Bruce's identity, tries to tell him
the hiding place of the agreement.
but death summons him. Dave de-
coys Linda and Aunt Elmira from
their home. The man insults Linda
and is struck down by the aged
woman. Elmira's son has been
murdered by Dave, and at her COM
mand, after securely binding the
desperate, Linda leaves them alone.
Returning. Bruce finds note, ap-
parently from Linda, telling him
she has been kidnapped by tho
Turner's. Bruce falls into Simon's
trap. and Is made prisoner. Charg-
ing Bruce with attempting to re-
open tha blood-feud. the clan
leaves him. bound. In pasture on
the spot where the Killer had slain
and half eaten a calf the night be-
fore. Bruce. helpless, awaits ar
rival OF the Killer and death. 81
mon makes Linda an offer of mar
riage. The girl refuses. telling him
she loves Bruce. Enraged. the man
brutally strikes her and leaves,
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-01-19

and even AT the first leap his arm
swept out to the girl on the ground
beside him. He swung her toward
him, and at the same time her hands
caught at the archfhS pack Of the
saddle. For the first fifty feet she
was half dragged, but slowly-with
Bruce's help-she pulled herself up
to position Of security.
The Killers charge had come few
seconds too late. For moment ha
raced behind them In insane fury. but
only his savage growl leaped through
the darkness fast enough to catch up
with them. And the distance slowly
widened.
The Killer had been cheated agains
and by the same token Simon's oath
had been proved untrue. For once the
remorseless strength Of which he boast
ed had been worsted. by a greater
strength; and love. not hate, was the
power that gave II. For once girls
courage-a courage greater than that
with which he obeyed the dictates OF
his cruel will--had cost him his VIC
tory. The war that he and his out
law band had begun SO long ago had
not yet been won.
Indeed, IL Simon could have seen
what the moon saw as II peered out
from behind the clouds, he would have
known that one of the debts Of blood
incurred so many years ago had even
now been paid. Far away on dis
tant hillside there was one who gave
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-01-19
CHAPTER xxlI-continued.

But the curtain of this drama In the
mountain home had not yet rung down.
Half-unconsclous, she listened to his
steps. He was out In the moonlight,
vanishing among the trees. Strange
fancies swept her, all in the smallest
fraction Of an instant, and voice
spoke clearly With all the strength
Of her will she dispelled the mists OF
dawning Inconsistencies that the pain
had wrought and crept swiftly to the
little desk placed against the wall. Her
band fumbled in the shadow behind 1t
and brought out glittering rifle. Then
she crept to the open doorway.
Lying on the floor, she raised the
weapon to her shoulder. Her thumb
pressed back. strong and unfaltering,
against the hammer: and she heard 1t
click as 1t sprung into place. Then
she looked along the barrel until she
saw the swinging form Of Simon
through the sights.
There was no remorse In that cold
gaze of hers. The wings of death
down. Her fingers curled tighter
about the trigger. One ounce more
pressure. and Simon's track of wicked
ness and bioodshed would have come
to an end at last. But at that instant
her eyes widened with the dawn of an
idea.
She knew this man. She knew the
hatred that was upon him. And she
realized, as If by an inspiration from
on High, that before he went to his
house to sleep he would go once more
into the presence Of Bruce. confined
somewhere among these ridges and
suffering the punishment Of having
opposed his will. Simon would want
one look to see how his plan was get
ting on perhaps he would want to ut
ter one taunting word. And Linda
saw her chance.
She dropped the rifle and darted
into her own room. There she pro-
cured q weapon that she trusted more.
her little pistol, loaded with six cart
ridges.
II she had understood tne real pa
ture of the danger that Bruce faced
she would have retained the rifle. 1t
shot with many times the smashing
power of the little guh. and at long
range was many times as accurate, but
even It would have seemed an inef-
fective defense against such an enemy
ss was even now creeping toward
Bruce's body. But she knew that In
crisis, against such Of the Turner's as
she thought she might have to face, II
would serve her much better than the
more awkward heavier weapon. Be
sides, she knew how to WELD It, and
al her life she had kepts II for just
such an emergency.
The pain OF the blow was quite gone
now. except for = strange sickness that
ka1 sncompssssd her. But she was