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in fits fantastic grip and propelled
him like missile toward the surface.
He was twisted by the blast,
foremost.
MINE minutes after the O-5 had
gone down the survivors in
boats and the people of the ship saw
vast bubbling of the water and a
man arose upright, flung up out of
the sea as If by some demonic power,
until his feet were out Of the water.
He fell back, swimming.
In the torpedo room the two youths,
Berault and Brown, clung to their
places at the upper slope Of the floor
and waited in nerve-tearing anxiety.
After thirty seconds the lights went
out. The water had got into the bat
terry. Berault had a fash lamp. and
quickly narrow white beam cut the
utter darkness. They thought of the
torpedo tube. They had heard Of men
shooting themselves out of torpedo
tubes and rising to the surface of
the water. 1t was said that prisoners
in the holds Of battleships had re-
leased themselves in that way. a tor
pedo was merely pushed out into the
water by compressed air. A man
could lie in the tube and by hunching
up his knees could fill it sufficiently
for the pressure of the packed air to
thrust him into the water.
Berault inspected the torpedo dis
ol, l.
workable. Boats would be lying on
the surface to make rescues, and
there was only a small chance of the
escaping men striking their heads
against a bottom and drowning stun.
ned.
The torpedo dispatcher could pro-
pei his mate out, and then, with his
practiced knowledge, could get out
himself. But the gauge in the tor
pedo room showed that they were
lying beneath forty feet of water.
would come alive TO the surface from
such depth.
They were certain that divers and
a crane would come and raise the
wreck in the hope that men might
be alive in it. That would take many
hours-a day, perhaps, or two days.
The torpedo room might leak and fill.
If it did they would wait until the
last possible moment. and then the
torpedo tube
The chamber seemed staunch and
water-tight. But would it prove gas
tight when the salt water had reached
the acid in the battery room next 70
them and had released the deadly
chlorine gas? They resolved that
at the first choking breath of chlorine
they would make for the torpedo
tube. But they could detect no odor
of chlorine, although they guessed
the salt water must have mingled
with the acid. They could look into
the battery room. The door between
had glass window. BY flashing
their light into the chamber they
could see that it was half full Of
water.
Thus forty-five minutes passed.
A binding flash OF an eerie blue
and frightfu1 crash and boom arose.
The steel vault trembled. The bat
teries had exploded. Salt water and
acid had engendered a fearful cloud
of chlorine and hydrogen. An cleo
trio spark had detonated the hydro
gen.
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The shaken youths flung themselves
to the door. The heavy glass pane
had not broken. They then saw a
weird and marvellous spectacle
The gas continued to burn with a
strange, menacing roar and with fan
tastfc dartings of blue hydrogen
flames. In the sunken, half-flled
chamber the water bubbled with
great emissions of gas, the gas took
fire as 1t arose, and wild flames leap
ed and danced over the swirIing sur
face of the water Surely no stranger
sight has ever been seen at the bot
tom of the sea.
TT grew very hot in the torpedo
room. The burning hydrogea
emitted an intense heat, to whiN
the acid mixed with water added.
The heat abated as the fire burn4
down until it was no more than H.
ghostly occasional flicker. The nd
were thirsty now. There was watkr
in lead-lined tank in the torpeap
room, but not water for drinking, al u
they We're afraid Of lead poisonirM
They had no food.
They reasoned that under the&
conditions they would be able to hoE
out for forty eight hours. If at til
expiration of that time the hulk werp
not raised to the surface they woulkl
chance the torpedo tube
They settled down for a fort a
eight-hour wait. An hour had passA8
since the O-5 sank. There was 4
clock in the room. With occasional
nf he l.y,o
watched it. But as the hours dragged
by they found the agonizingly slow
progress of the hands unbearable and
| they ceased looking at the clock.
Three hours after the sinking
diver came alongside the boat They
could hear him humping around The
Joy-maddened youths gripped hammers
and pounded signals 10 him. Taking
their posts at opposite ends of the room
SO that he might know there were two,
they played drumming tunes, dancing
rhythms of glee.
Twelve hours after the sinking the
first hoist was made. The boat rose
Then the joyous prisoners heard
something snap and the O-5 settled
on the bottom again. She settled on
an even keel now and the imprisoned
nen were more comfortable.
Hour after hour passed in a long,
silent. moveless. dismal succession.
The waiting men understood that
some difficulty had been encountered
by the holsters, that night had come
upon them and they We're compelled
to wait until daybreak to continue.
BY the twentieth hour of their
Imprisonment Berault and Brown
were in torment. The air pressure
, had become agonizing and their
mouths We're baked with thirst.
The time for day break passed, and
still hour after hour Of movelessness
and silence went by.
During the thirty first hour a diver
was again heard alongside. Chains
were placed again. Now, with a small
jerk, the O-5 was raised and moved
steadily upward. Sunlight, air. the
upper world, But the joy of the
spirit was tempered with the aches
of the flesh. The two rescued men
rejoiced with swelling gladness, but
had TO endure the pains that come to
those who pass quickly from poisoned
air to free air. That was small dis
comfort, though. after the ghastly
terrors they had endured.
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his spare time to study of architec-
ture and sculpture. He gained pro-
fciency in both design and modelling
in clay, plaster, wood, marble and
bronze and learned all the orders of
architecture. Just at the time when
affairs looked the brightest a union
known as the National Modelers'
Union came into being. Clark Noble
refused to join. AS a result, ulti-
mately, he lost his position in Bos-
ton, and everywhere throughout the
city he was refused work because he
was a non-union man.
Noble was nothing in those days if
not a fighter. He travelled to New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and
even as far west as Chicago in search
Of the work that he loved. In each
of these cities he was debarred from
Evening star., 1923-12-09

|brk the man gruffiy inquired how
e1ch pay he wanted. Young Noble
lid, Il don't want to earn anything
would like 10 learn something" The
IAN of commerce put the boy to work
Nd when he had learned the rudi-
rents of the industry paid him s12 a
eek. At the age of seventeen years
lark Noble was foreman of eighty
bur men in that same plant.
/ The youthful foreman devoted all
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in Sunken Submarine,
Two Desperately Fight for Life

Watch for R During Hours in Wteht Chamber Nearly
of
of
Verdi F7amesan Heat
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-08
LAgJEEn5G CUMMINGS $3.50
BALES TO SEPT. Is

DUBLIN, Oct. 8-Laurens coun
ty ginned UP to September 25th,
$3.50 bales of cotton from the 1928
crop, according to census bureau
iigures just given out.
To The same date last year 1854
bales had been ginned, or about two
birds of tn entire crop Of the coua-
ty. This does not mean, however,
that two-thifds Of the crop this year
can be represented by the ginnings
to September 25th, for the reason
that the crop was later by two to
three weeks this year than it was
last year. The bulk of the crop was
ginned last wear in the months Of
AUGUST and September, while this
wear the heaviest ginnings viii come
two or three weeks later.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-08
iI I7EziIEEA.,Tl.PES1
ITO THE LAST NAM
THIRD OF GREAT G.,
DEfv-rTIEn q ~ ---er


A western picture with a soul
that is what is said Of Zane Crews
Paramount picture, TO the Las.
Man, being saowa at the Rylander
Theatre today and Tuesday This is
the third of the Great s" photo
plays arranged by the Rylander, ana
has been given the personal en-.
dorsement Of the management. The
lirst two, Strangers Of the Might
and Where the Pavement Ends, -
Justified the theatres bringing
such high-claas attractions TO Ameri,
Gus.
To The Last Man" is one Of Zane
Grey most popular novels, dealing
aith q feud J-Jween cattlemen and
heopnen in the Tonic Basin in
tiz3aa during the eighties, the
oion drama lie and swift, the back
round historic The picture IS
Dirited, colorful, thriII-laden and
lied with a great love.
On the program with 'To the
asst Man. lis being shown Charlie
Chaplin in dough and Dynamite, I"
4 revival of one Of his most popular
comedies.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-08
| UhBERl JHSE gghH
PROBLEM TO SETTLE
Believed In Washington His Re-
Appointment Would Be
Politically Dangerous

WASHlNGT0Nf D. C. Oct 8 =
Reputation Of Joseph w. Tolbert.
Republican National Committee
man for South Carolina, or hts re-
appointment to the position of o..
S. marshal in the state, is the choice
which President Coolidge win face
when Congress meets on December
3. Tolbert is now holding his lob
under the second Of two recess an
pointments given him by Tie late
President Harding following the
Senate's failure in each instance
o confirm the nominaao
When Tolbert was Originally ap-
pointed to the post which he now
Aolds Senator Dial Of South Caro-
lima opposed confirmation on the
ground that he had been engaged
in selling FEDERAL patronage Tn
that State. 1T was also shown that
Tolbert had once been convicted Of
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-08
coUNcLL OF sAFETY cHAPTER

D. a. Z. TO MEET IOE2DA2 :.
Tho first Fan meeting Of the
~odneli o. 0-.9-y N1li@l'-9- D''l. ~
5ars of the American keYolution
viii be beid at the, home Of Mr.
Cliff "iiliams, Tuesday mornin4
a Edgar shipp, and Mrs hoii-s
For 2il be JOINT nostesse
The sao. eos 70 Pc sJaa'ea ~ 1ae
chap.er Ing year WI be 2" oman 5
Peri ID ts 5,stQ-y O eur "a
SON. TINS vail include nanny ~
Jeles~,hs Ae eilt' 'i-o
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-08
onth C3ros aa

'UE South CafoEna
whea he was postmaster there.
The Senate judiciary Committee
named two subcommittee to in
vestigate Tolberts record These
subcommittee made no recommend
atoms during the regular or the
special session Of the last Congress.
President Harding gave Tolbert a
recess appointment In 1922 and an
other last March following the SEN
ate's failure to confirm him.
Tolbert is the oldest member Of
the Republican National Committee
and q powerful factor in the selec-
tion OF Southern delegates to Re
publican National Conventions. He
Is generally able to control these
negro delegations and this gives
him large influence in the selection
of Republican presidential candi-
dates.
president Coolidge will either
have to reappoint Tolbert whom the
next Congress convenes or permit
him to be dropped. In order to con
tinue in his present position while
congress is ID session Tolber, noni-
nation must al least be pending be
fore the Senate. III no new nonira-
lion is submitted he viii autona-
tically be out Of his Job.
President Cooli5ges selection Of
former ConGresman Sleap Of Fir-
d .f,;., a- l-1- ,,r.txr-A- e1~,.7srt.+r NOR
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-08
Destroys Health and Causes Pre-
mature Degeneration Of al Vital
Organs

You are a wise man or woman II
YOU understand your colon and keep
If in perfect working order. Health,
haDpiness. vigor and long life are
the giffs which an active colon gives
vou-and a lazy colon takes away.
Your colon is the last five feet Of
vorr digestive canal. It is your sew
Grace svstemt your garbage can, SO
Il sneak. Keep it clean and you are
well and happy; Leu It stagnate and
II win distill the poisons Of decay,
fermentation (gas) and putretac-
lion into your blood, poisoning your
brain and nerves so that you are
restless. irritable and blue; POISON
ing vour heart SO that YOU are
weak. listless and lazy; POISONING
YOUR lungs SO that your breath IS
teavv or foul; poisoning your stQm-
aeh and digestive organs so that
Won are bloated, belching and IN
comfortable with gas pains; poison
he your Blood SO that your stan
looks yellow, sallow and unhealthy;
poisoning every part and organ 81
vo7r bodv, through your blood,
making you look and feel old ana
ugly long before your time; m99HinE
your Joints and your back stiff and
rheumatic; your eyes dull and your
brain sluggish.
Ey The perfect law Of Nature,
YOUR colon should empty itself three
b. 1fEF
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-08

fractions, empty the color
you would squeeze a rubbl
lpipe. These muscle sibres|
contract three times q day.
/ an hour after each meal.
/ do not contract. they have Id
tone their power to contr5
But, there is a practicallyI
Iremedy for lazy, flabby coloI
| remedy quickly restores The
Iabosuletly harmless and id
pleasant to take. Clip this
and take it to year druggiI
him to give YOU a bottle Of d
the colon tonic. 1t win Cd
one dollar if you are pleasI
it, nothing if you are not
with it, for every druggist al
instructed to refund the prI
ask no questions if his custI
mot thoroughly satisfied.
But YOU viii be delightd
Colutono for it will make Il
ike a different person. YoI
wiz sparkle with vitality anI
ness; your brain viii be cid
active; your complezA Vi
fresh and transparent, 4
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-08
25let57
(@ y J. /; @8' Ce
MEETING OF HOSPITAL
ASSOCIATION TUESDAY.

The membe~s Of the Hospital
Association are requested 10 meet
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock at
the nome Of Mrs. C. c. Hawkins
on College street. Every member
is urged 20 be present as import
amt matters are to be discussed
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-08

United States received more than
$500, coo worth Of hair nets from
China lin 1921.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-08

Mrs Z. G. Speer, Of jackson
vile, Flee viii arrive this week to
be the guest for some time Of Mrs
allen Perry at her home on East
Jaurch street. Mrs. Speer has mar,
friends here who plan 10 make her
visit pleasant.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-08

Mn and NlsfW. A. Reed and
little daughter, Sarah. and Mrs Sa-
rah Reed and Mr., Dunn, Of Warm
Springs, were Sunday guests u
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-08

Herman and fairy Schneider arc
spending several days in New York
Jn a business mission.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-08

j. NJ. Shy has returned from Ma
con where he spent the weekend
with relatives.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-07-08
BEAUTIFUL GEM NOT UNLUCKY
Superstition About the Opal Has No
Real Foundation-Sir Walter
Scott Responsible.

There is 1T more beautiful gem than
the rainbow-hued opal, and unfortu-
nately It is saddened with a reputation
for bringing misfortune on Its wearer.
The prevalence Of this superstition
Is very curious, for it can be traced
back to nothing more unlucky than Sir
Walter SCOTS famous novel, "Anne of
Geierstein." This book introduced an
opal that brought sorrow on all it's
p0ssessors, and, SO widely was it read
a century ago, when Sir Walter was
at the zenith of his popularity, that
the gem began t" be credited with the
evil power he gave it in the story.
But there is no reason why we mod
ems should be influenced by an almost
forgotten piece of fiction, which most
Of us have not even read. In real life
opals are no more unlucky than any
other stone, and plenty of people who
possess them can point to happy lives.
The opal is the symbol of hope, and
is said to sharpen the sight and
strengthen the faith of its wearers. 1t
is considered particularly the stone of
the OctOber-born.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-07-08
A Comedy of
Mishap.
By A w. ABBOTT

20 by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.)
Jane Elizabeth Scott trudged dog
gedly through the pouring rain, her
Gainty. gauzy dress quite drenched,
her satin slippers sloshing miserably
in the puddles. Jane was madi In
fact, Jane was more than that-she
was exceeding wroth both with herself
and the world in general, but in par
ticular with the masculine half OF 1t.
Three hours earlier she had preened
for 80 minutes before her mirror, and,
satisfied with the picture she saw re-
fiected there, she had Joined her hand
some escort and started for the most
important event of her young life.
After much worming and squirming
she had been invited to the supper
dance at the Fitz-Carlton, the party
including the most socially important
members of the exclusive South side
set. Her escort had been Jimmy Lane
man, a creature of her own modest
class, and he had been the of
James wrath.
The very first dance! With perspir-
ing brow and fast whiting collar, he
had bravely started the dance, but
alack and alas, he had slipped in the
centre of the floor, sprawling ungrace-
fully, which was bad enough, but in
his mad attempt to regain his footing
he had clutched at her skirt, which
partially gave way, and reduced her
in a heap on the floor beside him, with
an undignified expanse of silk stock
ing furnishing the last straw.
Jane never knew how she left the
hotel. She had jammed on her hat,
ignoring poor Jimmy's frantic plead
ings for forgiveness, and had walked
Geterminedly out into the pouring rain.
Such was James hard-luck story.
Never again! She was through with
men! Fire fairly popping out of her
dark blue eyes, Jane trudged on, re-
CARELESS of the looks of passers-by.
One block from her home she caught
the light of the street lamp glistening
on the badge of the policeman on the
beat. She pressed on. reached the
curb, slipped In the mud, and went
splashing into the biggest puddle for
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-07-08
Could Not Digest the Wire!

The contents taken from the stomach
Of a large East African crocodile re-
Gently shot in Tanganyikan territory in
clude some curious and gruesome rel
les. Apart from antelope hoofs, tor
tOise shells and porcupine quilts there
were a large number Of metal bangles
such as are worn as bracelets and
anklets by native women, beads and u
long strand of wire. The strand of
wire solved the mystery of the disap-
pearance of a native boy. The lad was
in the habit of gathering wood along
the river bank and tying up his faggots
with a tit of wire. The wire cord oun
in the c-ocodile's stamach was only too
sure an indication of the fate Of the
unfortunate boy.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-07-08

blocks around. Her satin slipper went
flying off into the darkness. Jane sat
perfectly still and cried. This was the
limit.
"Well, well. this is too bad. Are you
hurt, miss?" Without waiting for a
reply the policeman attempted to lift
Jane from her damp seat, but with
frantic, puny fists she fought him off.
Don't touch met she cried hys-
terically.
He stood back, surprised, but said
nothing. She continued to sit there,
striving for s~elf-control.
Are you going to sit in that there
puddle all night?" It's against the
law, you see-obstructing traffic"
She glanced up angrily. "Will you
please go away from here and leave
me alone?'
mo, ma-aml It's my duty as an
officer of the law to see you safely on
your way" He bent and, in spite of
her, lifted her from the street. One
glance told him her shoes were gone.
Her gown was clinging to her shame
lessly, a wretched mess of torn chiffon
and mud.
"You can't be walking far, miss !;
your shoes are gone"
Weakly she leaned against him and
cried. In spite of himself the officer
laughed. "You poor kidd Where do
you liver" Humbly now, she told him.
and he picked her up and carried her
the one block and left her at the door.
"Take better care of yourself here
after, miss! Keep out Of the puddles."
She slammed the door in his face.
Although the rain poured consistently
all the rest Of his watch, Officer Rob-
ert Atwater kept smiling to himself as
he thought Of the girl In the puddle.
A week later Jane, retiring for the
night, wrote In her diary: For q
whole week l have not spoken to q
single lar I hate them-one and all
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-07-08
Animals and Birds and Drink.

Will wild animals touch fermented
stuff?
The books on bird-diet a very lit
tie and nothing entirely gerinane to
the question, remarks a writer in Ad-
venture Magazine. However, only a
few days ago there was a newspaper
item concerning the presence of bees
about mash from a wrecked bootleg
still. According to the reporter. the
bees deserted the flowers of the local
ity to flock about the mash. 1t was
remarked, half-seriously, that the
honey made would probably be mildly
intoxicating.
Also a dozen times or more since
prohibition there have been accounts
of pigs and chickens growing hilarious
from feeding on the residue from
stills; several times such stills have
been discovered through the peculiar
antics of hogs and chickens In tha
neighborhood.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-07-08
Homemade Vases.

A young housewife who had two
pretty plain-colored vases in her living
room, n dark green ard one light
blue, explained to admiring friends
how she had made them. They were
merely wide-mouthed bottles Of pleas
ing shape, which had been treated to
a coat or two of ordinary paint. The
idea might easily he elaborated by
tracing in lead pencil a simple out
line, perhaps a flower or conventional
design, to be filed in with a contrast
ing color. Such vases may be made
to harmonic with any furnishings.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-07-08
ELY GARAGE
SUMMONS,

In the Ninth Judicial District Corr of
the State of Nevada, in and for White
inc County.
Inez Williams. Plaintiff, rs. J O.. will
liams, Defendant.
The State OF Nevada Sends Greeting to
Said Defendant, ]. o. Williams:
You are hereby summoned 10 appear
within ten days after the service upon
YOU of this summons If served In said
County or within twenty days If served
out of said County but within said Ju-
dictal District, and in all other cases
within forty days Exclusive OF the day
Of service), and defend the above On.
titled action.
This action is brought to dissolve the
bonds of matrimony existing between
yourself and Plaintiff ON the grounds
OF dessrtion for q period of over one
year last past Immediately preceding
the commencement of this action: and
for failure to provide Plaintiff with the
common necessaries of life for a period
or over one year last past. as is more
fully alleged in Plaintiffs verified Com
plant on file in this cause. reference to.
which is hereby made for all the par
ticulars therein contained.
Dated this Goth day of May, A l..
1928. F. D. OLDFiELD.
fSeal) Clerk of the Aforesaid Court.
First pub. May 81; last July S, 1928.