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Evening star., 1923-10-26

For this new kind Of washday,
whether you wash by boiling,
soaking, or machine, Chipso and
water are all you need. And the
cost is merely that of ordinary
good laundry soap. Chipso gives
its e1tra advantages FREE.
Your grocer has the blue-and-
orange packages of snow-white
Chipso in two large sizes-and
such value in these packagesl
Prepare for a Chipso washday
now.
PROCTER g. GAMBLE
Evening star., 1923-10-26
HORSE FOR CODY STATUE
ARRIVES IN NEW YORK
Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney Meets
Smokey, Who Will Pose at
Buffalo Bill Mount.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, October 26.-Smokey
of Cody, Wyo, met Mrs. Harry Payne
Whitney, society sculptor, Yesterday.
Smokey is to be the model of the
horse upon which Mrs. Whitney will
seat the statue Of Buffalo Bill which
she is modelling for the state of Wyo-
ming.
The horse was shipped by express
Evening star., 1923-10-26

property, but il probably will be
passed by the combined votes of the
socialists and the communists.
Living conditions are deplorable
here. hunger appearing everywhere.
With prices skyrocketing, the COM
mon people are reaching a state of
mind bordering on despair. 1t is use
less to pretend that Germany is
shamming, as do some Paris politi-
clans. Such propaganda collapses in
atantly before evidence gathered on
the spot
Evening star., 1923-10-26

Ten dollars a day and an all-vear
five-day week are demanded by union
painters of Newark, n. j.
Business in Spain has been seri-
ously interfered with recently by a
general strike of bank clerks
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-19
INCOME TAX FAVORED.
BY FLOYD SPEAKERS.
First Session of Walkers Tax
Commission Hears Several
Speakers at Rome

ROME, Sept 10. = Northwest
Georgians favor a state income tax,
1t would seem from those who APP
peared before Governor Walkers
tax commission here.
OF the dozen or more speakers
who appeared representing various
interests, a majority openly advo-
Gated an income tax as the most
equitable of all forms of taxation.
1t was pot made plain in some
cases, however, whether the speak
er would have the income tax take
the place of all other forms of tax
alton or whether they want this
shnF.y as an additional tax reve-
nue..
There was a much larger crowd
present at the tax commissions
session than had been expected
The commissioners assembly room
in the city hall was well filled.
Quite number of those present
came from outside Rome and
Floyd county, too, in fact almost
every county in the Seventh dis
trlct was represented.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-19

something afoot, however, that l
don't exactly understand. My chief
of staff-Rabat-Pilai - knocked
across prominent member of the
Yellow Seven the night before last.
l haven't inquired too closely into
the exact methods employed to ex-
tort the information, but the
bllghter went as far to admit the
possibility of gigantic coup"
Where is this Teller now?' ask
ed Dawson.
A far-away expression had come
into Pennington's eyes.
ut turned out that he was the
man who held Rabat-Pilai's arms
while Chai-Hung tortured him."
Hewitt shuddered.
Il don't think you need tell us
any more"
81 shall be going up-country
again tomorrow. To tell you the
truth, I've been having a pretty
tough time of it. l just ached for
suit of decent clothes, smell of
the sea and look at you all"
The steward approached them.
His tray held two empty glasses
from which straws protruded-and
a leaf torn from Monica's note
book. Hewitt glanced at it.
TIE girls have gone ON home,"
he announced. Dawson, old. son,
we're counting on you for makan."
he looked at Pennington. You'll
dine with US, of course?"
Thanks. I'm still in ignorance
as to the identity of your charm
ing partner at tennis"
Dawson grinned. va
"The Lady with the blae-biack
tresses in certain II Id Bromley
-daugter of Chard Bromley, new
manager of the Baniak-Baniak rub
Der estate. Sheltering himself be-
hind the plausible excuse that the
late manager was assaysinated by
the Yellow Seven and that the dis
trict wasn't any too healthy for a
white girl, our scheming superior
has arranged for Miss Enid to oc-
cupy spare room in his bungalow
and keep Mrs. Whey company"
Shut up, Dawson! The point
chat ought to interest you, Peter,
is that Bromerly's London direc-
tors are offering reward of $1,000
for the arrest of Chai-Hung"
''Are they, by Jove? A new man
ager at Baniak-Baniak, tool That
accounts for the activity l MOTTO
ed when | passed through"
What sort Of activity"
They're tackling that new area
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-19

got a crowd Of natives hewing the
forest all round them
A group Of government men
ushered in the fall Of darkness,
followed at intervals by club mem
bers of varied callings, who waift-
ed in by twos and three to swell
the. numbers of those who were al
ready in occupation. A young
Englia,.man-e evidently -Naweonl-
er-paused on the threshold as if
in search Of somebody then
walked straight up to Pennington.
How do, Penn.?''
The man with the extraordinary
eyes came to his feet.
"Gwynne! What the devil are
you doing hcrc?"
The newcomer lowered his
voice.
4There's not lot going on in
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-19
WAGE INTENSIVE FIGHT
AGAINST OPIUM TRAFFIC

HONOLULU, Sept 19.-Federal
officials here are continuing in
tensive effort to curb the, traffic
in illicit drugs, which is reported
to be increasing appreciably, with
large supplies of opium secreted
here, as evidenced by the fact that
the juice of the poppy is quoted
lower than it has been for years.
In addition to attempting to in
duce Steamship operators to
mount machine guns on the after
part of their vessels in order to
brighten away the small boats,
which pick up packages of the
drugs thrown from the trans-Paci-
fio ships as they are entering or
leaving port, the federal officials
also are enforcing that portion of
the narcotic act providing that
alien violatOrs may be deported to
their native land.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-19
CHANGE or LIFE
Florida Lady Was in a Miserable
Condition, But Says She Found
Cardui Helpful, and
Got Well.

Aliha, Fla.-in explaining how she
found Car,iui so elplul during change of
life, Mrs. Ella Nj. Bailey, OF Route 2, this
place, said:
Il became SO weakened if was an effort
for me 10 get around. knew what was
the matter, but felt like couldn't give
up.
II just dragged, and certainly was
nervous. | was so restless ! could not
sit down lorg-ye so weak couldn't
get about. II is most miserable and
such a helpless feeling.
81 would get depressed and out OF
heart.
sIbegan TO feel, after awhile, there was
no use TO try to get well. This is all
wrong, for il makes a person worse.
III had heard Of Cardui, and thought it
might strengthen me. A neighbor had
used it with good results.
81 took one bottle (of CarduD, then |
saw | wasn't SO nervous, SO kept it up.
"GraduaIly the nervousness lett me.
began to eat and sleep better. Was
soon well, and all right. Cardui did
wonders for me, and | certainly do
recommend il"
Thousands Of other women have writ
ten, to ten ofthe beneficial results obtain
ed by taking Cardui, and to recommend
Sold everywhere. Tryit. Nc-I46
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-19

Singapore, 50 they thought I'd ike
the trip. l caught sight Of Chai-
Hung for couple of seconds out
side Raffles, tracked him to La
buan-and then lost the trail alto
gether. I'm to report to you for
duty"
Good man! Hewitt, this is
Jocelyn Gwynne, Dawson-Gwy-
nne! Mr.. Gwynne-Mr. Dawson
He sat down again.
so you actually saw Char
Hung?" said the Commissioner
presently.
Gwynne nodded. he was a short
sturdy youth, square-headed and
fair-headed.
Just before the trouble began
out here, l met Chai-Hung at job
ore-and his face is not one that
easily slips the memory. Since
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-19
PYE ELECTED CAPTAIN
CORDELE HIGH TEAM

CORDELE, Sept. 19.-Walter
Pye a member of the Junior Glass
OF the Cordele High school has
been elected Captain of the local
football team. Captain Pye has had
one year of football experience
and he is leader among the bows
OF his age. Pye has ben trusted
with the responsible position of
quarterback and has been directing
the play to the satisfaction of the
coaches. With a little more ex-
perience he should be able to han
die this position as well as the
best.
Coach Mardre, formerly of Au-
burn is guiding the football des-
tiny of the institution. A large
number of candidates is out for
team and several veterans of last
year are on hand as nucleus around
which the eleven will built.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-19
JNG YGGL0W SGVeN.
"a THE BARRfER <2
" OF FIRE fY
ewEUsApND SHELL.
MlVsvRNrsp BY
RAxS

This unusual series of stories
deals with the exploits of "Chi-
nese" Pennington, a detective
sent by his government to Bri-
fish North Borneo to run to earth
The Yellow Seven, gang of Chi
nese bandits.
Enid Bromley-dark, small-fea-
tured and effective dropped her
racket on to the grass and sank into
a chair by'Hewitt's side.
Pm afraid l gave you an awful
let-down in the last SET" she muir
INJURED. Pm frightfully sorry"
Captain John hewitt-Commis-
sioner of Police at Jesselton, B. N.
B., passed a hand through his
dark hair.
mot at ALL" he returned gal
lantly.
"Just fancy" put in Monica. "She
says she hasn't touched a racket for
IS months. You look tired, Mr..
Dawson" She smiled toward a
stout red-faced man who blinked at
her through a sea of perspiration.
"I'm not tired, Mrs. Whey" de-
clared Dawson, "Tm hotw He set
tied himself down on the turf at
their feet.
You'd scarcely credit it, Miss
Bromley, but I've been spending
the best part of three weeks grovel-
ing on my tummy, wriggling like
some jolly old serpent after a Chi
nese brigand with fancy name"
at sounds thrilling"
ut wasn't half so thrilling as it
sounds! Mrs. Viney-the charming
widow on my left-has snaffled the
affection of the only man on the
island who can wriggle gracefully
and effectively-and that's Chinese
Pennington"
did you catch your bandit?"
Dawson had turned again and was
gazing down the slope toward the
palm-clad shores of the bay.
"Not altogether" he confessed.
Enid looked puzzled.
''Dawson's endeavoring to ac-
hieve the impossible" broke in the
Commissioner, 'He's trying to
appear deep! Taken on the whole
Borneo's a nice comfortable little
place; but for some time past
we've been having trouble with an
Oriental who calls himself Chat
Hung. Pennington and Dawson
set out together to round up the
Yellow Seven-that's the some
what picturesque title of the gang.
Chai-Hung was to clever for them
but, in the sort of general mix-up,
his second-in-command was put out
of his immediate bodyguard. To
all intents and purposes, Chat
Hung controls the movements Of
every Chinaman on the island"
isn't that rather serious? | be-
lieve father said that all his coolies
were Chinese"
"The majority of managers en-
ploy Chinese labor. The allegi
ance of the more scattered mem
bers of the organization is for.
tunately passive, but so great is
their fear of the bandit himself
and the little yellow card with the
seven black dots, that they would
think twice before disobeying his
commands"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-19
~ EpNivND SHELL.
MlOsHRNIsp ~
RNNSnMERfAEAn

| Jack" said Monica, touching
her brothers sleeve, when you've
finished frightening Miss Bromley
with tales of your brigand, do you
think you could muster up energs
to order something with ice in it?"
The Commissioner. started to his
feet.
"By Jove! Pm fearfully sorry.
Come along, Dawson
The two men mounted the wood
en- stairs together and passed
through an open doorway, making
their way toward the general room
in which the bar was situated.
Hewitt had just completed the
order for his sister and Enid Brom-
ley and was turning in search of
Dawson, when his eye lit upon two
long legs protruding from the low
err portion of long chair. He
crossed the intervening space on
tip-toe. The occupant of the chair
beamed up at him.
"Hullo, old son! l was wonder
ing when you were going to turn
up.
Peter" returned the Commits
sioner reproachfully, eff you have
lost every shred of respect for reg
gulations-and myself, you might
at least have had the decency to re-
port your arrival to MonicaT
The man with the Chinese eyes
remained unmoved.
81 called at the bungalow-but
your Orderly informed me you were
eating the air! l came on here to
find you absorbed in a game of
tennis"
"HulIo, you old devilp greeted
Dawson.
Pennington rose YEARLY.
Jack; who's the lady?"
They converged around a bam-
boo table and Chinese boy set
a tray in front of them.
Hewitt rubbed his hands togeth-
! er.
What d'you think of her? Not
bad, eh?"
"She's not bad," conceded Pen
nington. "But on the thin side!
Not feeling smitten, l hope?"
Hewitt changed the subject alb
ruptly.
Flows the Yellow Seven affair
proceeding?"
"You know We settled Nyi-Hau
the Teller responsible for looting
a train?"
The Commissioner moved rest
lessly.
Dawson told me. l gather
Moorhouse had a narrow squeak.
Chai-Rung escaped by window
and you followed. What happened
them"
Peter Pennington crossed his
legs and stared pensively through
the doorway.
Il set my jungle-telegraph buz-
zing, rounded up my little crowd
of brown-skinned agents and sue
ceeded in roping in the young men
of a local village. We got going
and fell upon the bandits bodv-
guard hip and thigh. Chai-Hunr
wormed his way out of the charm
ed circle, headed for the river.
and left the island in tong-kong
disguised as cargo of some sort or
other.','
Hewitt sprang to his feet.
"You don't mean to tell me he's
left Borneo?"
The other nodded.
tits even whispered that he
spent a couple of nights in Singa-
pore; but" added reassuringly,
"he's sneaked back again and sue
coded in making landing at Ku-
dat-under the eyes of our own
people"
Dawson whistled softly.
''Know where he is?"
within limits-yes. There's
|
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-19
PACE THKES

then, Of course, the cd blighter's
lost hand, which makes identifii-.~
cation easier. 81
CONTINUED
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30
WeH-knoUn School
Man Died On Sunday
Ernest T. Critchett, Former
kato Principal, Stricken
In Minneapolis

Ernest Thomas Critchett, direc-
tor of the teachers employment
bureau Of the state department Of
education, died at his home, 721
Seventh street, southeast, Mime
apolis, Sunday after an illness
lasting several months.
MIR. Critchett had been director
of the bureau since its establish
ment in 1913, and secretary of the
State Teachers Retirement Fund
association since 1915. He was
born at Concord, n. H., in 1868.
He was principal successfully of
a grade school at Mankato, Of
Mankato high school and Central
high school of Duluth. In 1904 ne
was superintendent of schools az
New Ulm.
Mr.. Critchett in 1910 was ap-
pointed state grade school in
spector. He is survived by his
wife and two sons.
Funeral services will be Tuesday
Afternoon from the First Congre-
gational church, Minneapolis.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30
POTATO GROWERS
TO HAVE EXCHANGE
New Cooperative Market.
ing Being Formed In
Minneapolis

Minneapolis, March 24.-Definite
steps toward organization Of new
Minnesota potato crop cooperative
marketing association are being TAX
en- here today at meeting of grow
ers, shippers, bankers and business
men. Adoption of plans Of organi-
zation and the form of contract
with growers, employment of state
campaign manager, establishment
Of a membership fee, arrangements
paign and ps ans for the campaign
for financing membership cam
are under consideration by COM
mittee of seventeen appointed fol-
lowing the recent CO. cooperative
mark citing conference in st. Paul.
The new organization will follow
in close detail the plans outlined by
Walton Peteet, marketing director
of the American Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton. and Aaron Sapiro, nation
ally known cooperative marketing
authority, and will advise with
these experts regularly.
The new organization. to be
known as the Minnesota Potato
Growers Exchange, will not be an
outgrowth Of the present exchange,
A. NJ. Dunton, general manager of
the present Minnesota potato ex-
change. said, although it probably
will take over the present liabilities
caused by the disastrously low pric-
es OF potatoes in the northwest last
year. 1t will CO operate with SINH
lar organization now being formed
in North Dakota. South Dakota and
wisconsin, all of which will merge
within a year with the American
Potato Growers association.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30
ORDERS IN THREE
CASES ARE GIVEN
CourtDecreesH Hand ed Down
Today By Judge W.
L. Comstock

Three orders were issued today by
Judge w. L. Comstock on cases
heard recently during the special
term of district court. Two OF
orders are denials for new trials for
the defendants and the third is an
order dismissing the complaint OF
the plaintiff.
In the case of the National Secur-
ity company against Martha Desor-
moux, the court ordered the case dis
missed and the costs and disburse :
ments be granted to the defendant
The court found that the defendant
had no part in the alleged fraud per-
petrated by the f. Desormoux Con
struction company in the use of
bonds for the purchase Of certain
properties which the plaintiff al
legged the defendant benefited in the
proceeds as party in the convey
ance Of the property.
The order in the case of c. r.
Daily against p. D.. Barr, for which
the defendant made a motion for a
new trial was a denial of the said
motion. The case was a personal in !
jury suit in which the plaintiff was
awarded damages to the extent OF
81 200 and more, for injuries receiv-
ed to his eyes while in the employ
Of the defendant.
An order was also issued denying
motion for a new trial to the de-
PENDANT in the case of the national
Finance company against w. r.
Mitchell
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30
MRS. JOHN BURKE DIES
Pioneer Resident OF Blue Earth
County Has Passed Away

Pioneer Resident OF Blue Earth
County Has Passed Away
Mrs. John Burke, another pioneer
resident of Blue Earth county. pas
sed away yesterday morning at To-
cal hospital. Mrs. Burke has been a
resident of the vicinity OF Good
Thunder for the past thirty five
years.
The deceased was born in Penn
sylvania June %, 1857, being sixty
five years eight months and TWEEN
ty-nine days old at the time OF he
death,
Surviving relatives are the chilu-
rem. three girls and six boys. Mrs.
John York of Los Angeles, Calf.
Mrs. Carl Kochman, Beeman, Mont.
Mrs. Lester Kellogg, Conrad, Mont. ::
Edward Burke and James Burke,
Good Thunder; Charles, Thomas
and Elmer Burke, Mankato, and
George Burke of Chicago Three
sisters and one brother also survive.
Mrs, Mary Meyer, Winona; Mrs
Ida Rose. Minneapolis; Mrs. May
Morie, Chicago and G.. T. Morse, Sc
attic. Wash.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow at 12:45 from the Gordon
Funeral home, 218 Washington
street. The remains will lie in state
there until the hour of the funeral,
so friends who wish to may say
good bye From the Gordon home
the body will be taken to the Epis-
oopal church in Good Thunder where
services will again be held at two
o'clock Rev. Jonathan Watson, re,:-
tor of st. Johns Episcopal church,
will officiate. Interment will be made
in the village cemetery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30
WHEAT GROWERS MEET
National Association Is Holding
Two Days Session at Wichita
GASSaciated Press DiSnatch i


Wichita, Kans.., March 26.-Dis
continuance of the dumping method
of marketing wheat and a possible
control of the sales of one tenth of
the annual wheat production of the
United States may be the outgrowth
Of plans expeced to be presented to
the National Wheat Growers as
ISOLATION, which opened a two day
session here today,
Five states compose the associa-
ton and their annual production is
estimated at more than 100000
bushels, all of which would be con
trolled and marketed through the as
ISOLATION if the delegates from the
different states accept the plan of
the joint committee.
With Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebras-
ka. Texas and Colorado as nucle-
Gus, the association hopes eventual
ly to control the marketing of the
IL principal wheat growing states.
Each state would have control of
its own wheat, subject to the nation
al marketing committee G.. c.
Jewett, manager of the Northwestern
Wheat Growers assoviation and one
of the members of the joint com
mittee, explained.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30
Youth is in Trouble

Rochester. March 26.-Sewell Leh
man, a Dodge Center boy, was TAX
en- into custody at Dodge Center on
charges of passing worthless checks
Deputy Sheriff Anderson made the
arrest and brought his prisoner to
the county Jail. When taken before
Judge Manahan in municipal court
he gave his age as nineteen vars
Following a questioning, the judge
continued the case until pext Satur-
day morning and fixed the bond for
his release at 5000. Lehman has
made several trips to Rochester as
manager of the Blue Moon Harmony
Kings and on one of these occasions
is alleged to have passed severa'
checks at the Commercial hotel and
other places on the Farmers State
bank of Dodge Center. The bank re,
turned the checks with the notation
mot sufficient funds" thereon. The
manager of the Commercial swors
out the complaint which resulted in
his arrest
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30
FARM PESTS COSTLY
Billion Dollars Year Is Board Bill oil
American Farmers
Associated Press Dispatc

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.]
Washington, D. c.. March ga
billion dollars year is the board
bill of unlimited farm and fruit pests
which HAYES come to the United
States from foreign lands. according
to Chairman c. L. Marlatt OF the
Federal Horticultural Board. Two
hours Of every days work on the
farm or in the garden and orchard
goes to feed these guests, DR.. Mar
latt says.
There are at least one hundred
major plant pests and many hun
dreds Of minor pests which have
been imported, but there are thou
sands of other pests, insect and
plant, that have not gained entry IN
to the United States and which the
Federal Horticultural Board is en-
deavoring to keep out.
Fifteen quarantines are being en-
forced now, and in connection with
these, efforts are under way to Grad
icate the pink bollworm, the citrus
canker, and the Parlatoria date scale
The other recently established pests
including the European corn borer
the Japanese beetle, the pine blister
etc, are recognized now as perma
nent factors in the agriculture of the
country, and for these, retardation
of spread is the only hope left. This
eradication and control work is be-
ing conducted by the Federal Hortt-
cultural Board and involves an an
nual expenditure of upwards Of ST.
900 900.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30
MADISON LAKE NOTES.

Madison Lake, March 26.-Mrs.
Pete Kauffenberg and Miss Ruth
Johnson were Mankato visitors Fri
day afternoon.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Kenyon
Thursday, March %, a baby boy. The
little fellow tipped the scales at
eight and a half pounds.
II. Heagele motored to New Ulm
Friday evening on business.
Adolph Muellerleile, who motored
to Faribault Wednesday, returned
Friday.
Art Collins of Faribault purchased
the Mike Sheehan home on Lake
|street.
Miss Helen Pitcher was a Mankato
visitor Friday.
Mrs. Hugo Yonke and daughter,
Dolores, of GAINESVILLE came to spend
week with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. r. Roemer.
Miss Esther Johnson is employed
at the Ben Kenyon home.