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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-09
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her flushed cheeks as through lids
half-closed she Ioked up into her
lovers face. Suddenly she pushed
him violently from her, her slim
right hand cropping in the depths of
her sleeve. With a queer half-cry
half-sob, she disengaged the knife
that nestled in its glossy sheath
and drew it with all the strength
she could command into the under
growth. A moment later she lay
weeping in the Englishman's arms.
By a strange freak of chance, the
weapon struck b branch and drop
ped within a couple of yards from
where the Chirlaman lay.
With a weird, twisted smile, the
man stretched out long, lean arm
and secured it. He looked up to
see that a hidden panel in the
screen had been drawn aside, re-
vealing the face of Chai-Hung,
hideously distorted until it resembl-
ed that of CHASTITY idol. The
panel closed, the lovers moved on
toward the building, and the mys-
terious inteIDper rose noiselessly
and crept after them.
The EngliShman and the girl dis
appeared beyond the screen and, as
if at a given signal, the deep tones
of native gong rang out sudden
" in the bla.ckness. The China
man dropped instinctively, flatten-
! ing out until n othing was to be seen
above the lank grass into which he
had fallen, and the whole enclous-
ure within the pallisade burst sud-
denly into life, pattering with the
noise of bare and sandaled feet.
The Yellow Seven had called
and the legions of the great Chat
Hung converged on the trap into
which the white man had fallen,
eager for the sacrifice! Shadowy
forms swept on to the path and
vanished beyond the building and
presently a piercing scream broke
upon the night.
The Chinaman sprang erect and
dived behind the screen. In his left
hand he held an automatic pistol.
but the weapon with which he ST.
fenced the sentry at the door was
the knife in the glossy black sheath
that he had first seen in the Joss
house in the fair hand of Sucy-Koo.
To Brabazon--confident that the
Commissioner had driven the re-
doubtable Chai-Hung into the jun
| gle-there was something delight
fully intimate in this invitation to
drink team true Chinese fashion
sitting on severe, high-blackeG
chairs before a black-wood table
Suey-Koo drew him gently to an
inner room. Suddenly, a scream
of terror from the girl at his side
caused him to glance sharply round
He stared in amazement into the
evil eyes of the great Chai-Hung.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-09
USE OF machinery
T0CHANGE FARMING
'Nigger-and-Mule" System to
Give Way to Labor-Saving
Methods

ATLANTA, August ct is a
well established fact, according to
Georgia agriculturalists and ex-
perts of the state agricultural de-
partment, that the invasion of the
boil weevil and the heavy exodus
of farm labor in the cotton state,
have completely broken down the
old sytsem of cotton production IN
the South. Reconstruction of the
agricultural industry along profit
able lines to the growers, it is as
serted, must be based upon COM
plete change in farming operations
for the future.
The most serious problem con-
fronting the cotton growers, it is
declared here, is the extreme scare
ity of labor with which to cultivate
a normal acreage Of cotton and
other crops planted on the farms.
The 'nigger-and-mule' system which
for so years, it is claimed, has not
only pauperized and broken down
the soils of the cotton belt but has
maintained the cotton-growing in
dustry in bondage of agricultural
slavery, has played out.
Prosperous farming in the flu
ture, farm experts say, will come
as the reward only to dilligent APP
plication and efficient manage
ment. The tractor for breaking
and pulverizing the soils, and the
riding cultivators for blowing the
crops, will take the place of the
one-mule plow Of former days.
Experts here say that the cotton
farmers of the South must break
away from the primitive customs
and methods so long employed in
the expensive production of cotton.
When not more than eight acres to
the pillow are planted in cotton and
cultivated economically with i'm
proved labor-saving machinery ag-
riculturists claim, the results will
be far more profitable under exist
ing conditions of over-cropping anG
heavy expense of operation.
Two-thirds of every farm should
always be devoted to food and feed
crops under system of rotation
that will improve and enrich the
soils, in the opinion Of officials at
the state agricultural department.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-09
PERRY BUSINESS MEN
REORGANIZE CHAMBER

PERRY, Fla, Aug. 9.-Prepar-
edness might well be designated
as the spirit of the meeting of citi-
zens of Perry, held in the court
house, for at this meeting pre-
paredness was urged against the
day when the lumber industry shall
have played out in Taylor county.
AS result Of the meeting it
now seems that Taylor county is at
last to have an efficient civic or
ganization, working through a
well paid secretary for the general
upbuilding of Taylor county. There
were about forty citizens present
at the meeting and $4,000 was
pledged for securing the services
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-09
JACKSONVILLE is
CITY OF READERS

JACKSONVILLE, Aug. 9-Jaek-
sonville is a city of readers. Thie
was shown in the July report of the
/ Jacksonville Public Library which
stated that durign the month 20
828 volumes were loaned out.
There was considerable gain in
non-fietion stories loaned for the
total taken out by adult borrowers
was 1926.
There was also a large circula-
ton from the children's room. the
records showing the younger read
ers drawing 5,675 books from the
library during July.
The circulation for the month
was considered very good mas
much as many of the most active
patrons of the library were absent
from the city during the vacation
season. ~il@s
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-09
ANOTHER COOPERATIVE.
CHICKEN SALE PLANNED

DAWSON, August 9.-The third
cooperative chicken sale will be
held in Dawson within the next two
weeks. R. D. Smith and H. A.
Petty, who promoted the two first
sales, have written the state bu-
reau of markets for a date, and
just as soon as a reply is received
the exact time will be announced.
Approximately $4,000 was realiz-
ed from the. first two sales, and
this is outside capital being
brought into Terrell county. Prices
were good and cash was paid for
the fowls after they had been
weighed and graded by experts
who were present at each sale.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-09

of a competent secretary and other
advertising purposes, for putting
the county on the map. At this
meeting two committees were APP
pointed, one to secure further
pledges for the cause, and another
to seek a proper person for the sec
retary's job. Whether the temper
airy organization made will be
merged into the present quiescent
chamber of commerce or whether
a new organization will be form
ed is to be decided after the meas
ure of success of the two commit
tees are known.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-09
TERRELL TAX RETURNS
SHOW SMALL DECREASE

DAWSON, Aug. 9-The total tax
returns of real and personal prop
erty in Terrell county this year as
compiled by Tax Receiver Baldwin
is $4,350,810, which Isl decrease of
$46,929 from 1922 valuations.
The decrease is mainly in cotton
returned for taxation, as there are
approximately l 600 bales less this
year than last, Besides, a decided
decrease is shown in negro returns
for the town district, although the
Dawson district is the only one in
tic county which shows an increase
in tax values.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-09
SNEA SeRNlSE 's'S't9 : ,
BECIN HERE TODAY

Peter Pennington, detective, rs
detailed by the government to
run to earth The Yellow Seven
gang of Chinese bandits. He sus-
poets Chai-Hung, influential Chi
nese, of being their leader, Mont
ca Whey, is the sister of Captain
John Hewitt, Commissioner of
Police at Jesselton, British
North Borneo. Pennington, goes
to Ketatan after receiving a
letter from a rubber planter
named Brabazon. The daugh-
ter of Chai-Hung lures Brabazon
into the garden of her fathers
home in Ketatan.
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
A girl Gang suddenly down the
path-a slim, youthful figure in
light blue, bordered with bands of
black, and, entering the shrine, fell
PROSTATE before the altar.
The man who had scaled the wall
extinguished his cigaret and crept
into a clump of bushes where he
lay prone. For a space of many
minutes Suey- Koo-the daughter
of Chai-Hung-bowed her head be.
fore the bronze vases. Presently
she came slowly to her feet, at the
same time drawing a narrow, black
cylinder from a voluminous sleeve
The head Of the watcher in the
bushes jerked upward and the
Chinaman's eye fell upon a naked
blade, flashing even in the diff
fused light of the little josshouse, 9
knife that the harmless looking
cylinder had concealed.
A whistle came from the dark
ness beyond the pullisade, and
Suey-Koo slipped the dagger out Of
sight. She passed the bush Sc
closely that a faint Whit of a al
Turing perfume waited to the nos
trils of the intruder. One of the
smaller gates swung open and ar
Englishman with broad handsome
face stepped through. He took the
tiny hands of the Chinese girl and
bent over them, then saluted her
in the manner of the Westerners-
full on the lips.
From his hiding-placo, the man
in greasy black heard the soft, coo
ing laughter of the girl, the deep
easy tones of the Englishman as HI
spoke to her. The moon stole be-
tween the palm-trees, as they walk
cd together toward the screen of
oiled paper and woven cane that
serbed to keep the evil SPLITS from
the house of Chai-Hung "a then
as they paused in the center of the
flower bordered patti, a thing hap
pened that perpleXed the unseel
onlooker strangely. The man il
white duck slipped both arms rount
the girl, drawing her to him; A
truant ray of silver light fell acros
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-09

The smallest thing on earth
may he an atom, but the too
smallest is an electric fan.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-09

Bathing beaches have a large
floating population.
The Washington times., 1923-07-24
SIX PRIESTS ARE
GIVEN NEW
FIELDS
Rev. Fathers Sweeney, lyman,
Condor, and Brown, Of ST.
AIoysius, Get Assignments.

Announcement was made today
that four priests of the staff as
signed to ST. Aloysius' Church had
been transferred to other posts. All
the priests are widely known, hay
ing been here for several years:
They were Rev. Edward ]. Sweeney,
S. j.; Rev. William J. lyman, S. j.;
Rev. John E. Condor, s. J., and Rev.
John J. Brown, Sal.
Father Sweeney is a native Of
Washington. He had been stationed
at the church for ten years. Father
Brown was detailed to St. Aloysius'
year ago. He had formerly taught
at Georgetown University. Both he
and Father Sweeney will be trans
ferred to Boston College.
Father lyman was chaplain OF
Gonzaga College and spiritual adj
wiser for the ST. Vincent de Paul So
ciety. He will now be detailed to
the preparatory school Of the order
at Rockville, Md. Father Condor
has been at ST. Aloysius' Church for
three years. He will be assigned to
Buffalo College.
Each of the priests transferred is
receiving recognition, it was said at
the church, as all four will go to in
situations of importance in the order.
The Washington times., 1923-07-24
$4,000 GONE
ASEMPLOYE
VAN|SHES
Chicago Clerk Believed to Have
Been Ruined by White Lights
and Pretty Girl.

CHICAGO, July 24.-The lure of
the white lights. coupled with a
pretty country girl, today was be-
neved to have led another Chi
cagoan to ruin, and search was be-
ing made for Frederick Seibold, jr.,
alleged to have vanished at the
same time $150.000 of the funds of
the Garden Building Corporation,
also were found to be miss
ing. Seibold failed to appear at
@ meeting between stockholders of
the company and investment
bankers. Investigation Of the books
disclosed the shortage, authorities
said 1881.
The girl in the case, police and
private detectives said, is Miss
Jessie Taylor, of Eldorado, ILL.,, a
newcomer to the big city. She also
Is being sought. She and Seibold,
acquaintances said, romped through
the night life of Chicago in rather
lively fashion during the last few
months. There was no lock of
money to pay expenses, they sail.
The girl is said to have used her
beauty to ensnare other men of
wealth during her brief whirl at
Chicago.
Seibold is married. His family
now is in California, it was said.
The Washington times., 1923-07-24
D. c. BOYS GIVEN
TASTEOF LIFE
IN TRENCHES
National Guard Recruits at
Camp Simms Get Practice
With Pick and Shovel.

District boys in the National
Guard are getting their first taste
Of what trench life is like.
Camp was pitched yesterday al
Camp Simms, Congress Heights
D. c., but the rains of last night
made it necessary to get out this
morning with the shovels and picks
and do a lot of trenching. Com
pa1y r, under command Of Capt.
J. b. Olisin, was left out in the
cold when the quarters were al.
loted. All the other companies
found space in the barracks but
Company E had to put up tents be-
fore its weary members could call
it a day.
The whole week will be given
over to teaching the fundamentals
of army life. At the end of this
week Headquarters company and
Companies D and E will return to
the city, leaving A, B and G Com
panies there for two weeks inten-
sive training. At the end of that
time the other companies will re-
turn for their two weeks training
period. This is being done because
of the limited facilities at the camp.
The boys were serenaded by the
headquarters band led by Warrant
Officer Meyer N. Goldman. Last
night Quartermaster Capt Edward
H. Grove rugged up radio set and
the tired embryo soldiers were
lulled to sleep by some jazzy
strains,
The Washington times., 1923-07-24
Il INSANE MEN
AREST|LLAT
LARGE
Southern Illinois Terrorized by
Demented Criminals Who
Escaped From Hospital.
By International News Service.

CHESTER, ILL.,, July 24.-Seven-
teen of the forty-one inmatse Of the
Illinois Hospital for the Criminal
Insane here, who escaped in a rush
on their guards Sunday evening,
were still at large today with
posses and officers and citizens still
securing woods and highways for
them. Efforts meanwhile are under
way to strengthen the enclosure
and make impossible a repetition Of
the delivery which turned into the
peaceful country forty.one madmen,
some Of them insane for blood.
Terror and uncertainty still ruled
the hearts Of most residents of the
section and preparations which had
been made for desperate fighting
with the men have not been aban-
doned.
Search for the men IL now being
southern Illinois. Several insane
slayers are among them. Farmers
living in outlying spots have been
warned to be constantly on their
guard. Food, drink, weapons, and
clothing will be, required by the
men and they are expected to re-
sort to desperate measures to OBJ
tain them, II necessary.
Physicians today said guards
Denny and Dilday, stabbed in the
rush for freedom, probably will re-
cover.
The Washington times., 1923-07-24
BONDFORFE|TED
BY HUSBAND,
WIFE SAYS
Mrs. Marie v. Steele, Suing for
Divorce, Charges Spouse Has
Left Jurisdiction.

George M. Steele, jr., whose wife,
Mrs. Marie V. Steele, had sued him
for limited divorce yesterday
declared that her husband had ig-
nored an order of the court not to
leave the jurisdiction pending trial,
and had left town in company with
another woman.
Justice Bailey yesterday directed
the Columbia Casualty Company to
show cause July 20 why the sum
Of $500 the amount of the bond on
which they are the security should
not be deposited in the registry Of
the court.
William W. Day, Of TIT Sixth
street southeast, whose wife Lily w.
Day sued him for an absolute d.
vorce, filed a cross bill against his
wife yesterday alleging misconduct.
The husband denies misconduct as
charged by his wife, and says that
the latter deserted him.
Myrtle NJ Ohm, who sued her
husband, George Ohm, of EOS Tenth
street southwest, for a limited di.
vorce yesterday dismissed her suit.
The wife charged cruelty and de.
Sertion.
Justice Bailey yesterday awarded
ia final decree of annulment to Mrs.
Helen NJ. Pierce, who married How
The Washington times., 1923-07-24
Taste of First Kiss
Awakens Fond
Memories

MONTICELLO, Ind, July
24.-"The greatest surprise to
a girl who gets kissed the first
time is there is no taste to
it. NORTH Judson News.
Which excited the Newton
County Democrat to the fol-
lowing:
'No taste to it? Well, by
the hen feathers on Cupid's
dart, but the News man must
be color-blind in the palate.
They tell us, those who have
tried it, that it tastes like the
double-distilled essence of
honey spread thick on a piece
of pumpkin pie.
Awaya back in the dim joyful
years ago before we lost our
teeth and our cinch on the
beauty prize, the prettiest girl
in all the world told US with her
eyes that it felt like covey of
quail flying out of each ear and
ended with a sensation like a
flock of angels pouring molas-
ses down ones back.
"No taste to the first kiss?
Great Scottl 1t would make a
wooden cigar store Indians
hair curl and his toenails culver
in ecstasy"
The Washington times., 1923-07-24
:'PrintSuiSS''
NeuO Designs

This is a variety of
fine qua ity batiste
printed in small and
dainty chintz patterns.
The colors are guar
anteed absolutely fast;
white grounds with
small dots, figures and
checks in lavender,
green, pink, blue and
black.
-Printswiss is an un-
usually cool-looking ma
terial, SO inches wide.
1t has a quaint old
fashioned air about it
t h a t is undeniably
charming. A yard
28c
Kann's-Street Floor.
The Washington times., 1923-07-24

They are made of fine quail
ity voiles, ratines, cotton pom
gees. cotton crepes, and fine
quality ginghams and linens.
The styles include the
straight-line effects, and many
have lace trimming around
the collar and cuffs. Others
have embroidery and organdy
collars. There are short and
three-quarter length sleeves;
many have sash ties of the
self material. All the sea-
sons combinations Of color,
in checks, stripes and plain
colors. Sizes So to As.
Kann's-Second Floor.
The Washington times., 1923-07-24
TESTS SHOW CONCRETE
BRICKS ARE STRONGEST

NEW YORK, July 24.-Concrete
bricks make stronger walls than
clay bricks, according to a long
series of tests carried out since
1920 by DR.. Albtn H. Boyer and
Dr. William ]. Krosfold at the
Columbia School of Mines.
The brick walls gave way under
far less weight than was required
to destroy concrete walls of equal
size.
The Washington times., 1923-07-24
JUMPING WATCH TALE
GETS HIM oO-DAY TERM

Judge McMahon's skepticism as
to the probability Of watch jump
ing from one pocket to another
landed Guy Roberts. colored, in
jail for ninety days.
When arraigned on a charge of
the theft Of the timepiece, Roberts
told the court that it must have
gotten into his pocket by jumping
there.
The Washington times., 1923-07-24

ard e. Pierce without knowing that
he had a wife living, from whom
he had not been divorced. The de-
cree requires Pierce to pay $40 a
month for the support Of the two
children resulting from this mar.
rage. The court held that the
children are the legitimate heirs of
Mrs. Pierce as it appears that she
married in good firth.
The Delta independent., 1923-11-16
FRUITLAND
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Thelma Cristler of Crawford was an
over night guest of Nora Childress.
Mr.. and Mrs. Critchlow were Pa
onia visitors several days last week,
Mrs M. ]. Conner came over from
Corey on Sunday to look after her
ranch interests here.
Lawrence Davis went to Denver re-
Gently where ne has work with the
government surveyors.
Mr.. Hermance has rented the Te
Selle ranch and with his family
moved there recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Pratt OF Montrose
spent Sunday night and Monday in
the Jesse Pratt home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robley Mead spent
the latter part OF the week in Hotch-
Kiss, attending to business matters.
Mrs. Robley Mead returned from
the Junction on Thursday where she
spent three weeks visiting with rela-
tives.
Mrs. Taylor and Miss Burnett,
Montrose and Delta County Superin-
tendents, visited the Ariel school one
afternoon last week
George Van Engen pulled on to the
Mesa last Friday with his threshing
outfit, to thresh for his father, John
Van Engen, and D. NJ. Childress.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Roe entertained
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Savage and Mr..
and Mrs. J. C. Campbell of Crawford
at dinner last Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orlo Gould returned
from their auto trip to Denver on
Wednesday last. They report fine
time and good roads most OF the way.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Carville, in com
pany with their guests. Mr.. Paine and
Mr.. and Mrs. Bennett and children,
spent Sunday in the home OF w. Wat
son on Lamborn Mesa
Miss Elna Rodstrom was hostess TO
the faculty OF the Crawford school
and the freshmen and sophomore
classes last Friday evening. Refresh
ments OF sandwiches, pickles. cake
and coffee followed several hours of
real fun
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Carville enjoy
ed a visit with ]. S. Paine of Lyons,
Nebraska, and Mr. and Mrs. D. F.
Bennett and three children OF Grand
Junction several days last week Mr.
Paine and Mrs. Bennett are cousins
of Mrs Caryille.
Thirteen ladies'. friends and neigh
bors OF Mrs. Mary Compton, were in
attendance at party given for her
Wednesday afternoon OF last week
Several hours were pleasantly spent
with fancy work and guessing games.
followed by refreshments OF dough
nuts, cookies and coffee carried by
the guests
The Delta independent., 1923-11-16
Our HiphWays,

The 1928 road construction season
is expected to add many hundreds of
miles to the country's system of i'm
proved highways. Figures compiled
by the bureau of good roads from 81
scattered states show they will have
available s26s, 900, 900 for this purpose,
compared to s273,0OO,00O spent by
them list year. Federal aid work con-
stitutes something like one-half the
total mileage. The general outlook is
regarded as considerably better than a
year ago when the railroad and coal
strikes were disturbing factors. The
designation OF federal aid highways is
now completed in SO states, and is
almost complete in others. Thirty
states now tax gasoline, as compared
with only four at the beginning of
1923, and most of this revenue goes
for road purposes.
The Delta independent., 1923-11-16
OLATHE ITEMS
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Mrs. Titus spent Sunday with Mrs.
o. J. Brown
w. C. T. U. presented the High
school with a nice Bible.
Bert Kinks sprafned his arm badly
while cranking the Ford.
Mr.. Spencer came Saturday from
a business trip to Denver.
Hattie Vernon has been on the sick
list, suffering from bronchitis.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S. Hogan are visit
ing their sons at Gunnison for a few
days.
Mr. Sheck returned from Denver on
Saturday. He has been visiting his
daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Bryant stopped
off to visit few days in Olathe ON
their way to California.
Mr. and Mrs. Tandy and guests en-
joyed a chicken dinner at the Darrow
home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. H Cox are rejoic-
ing over a baby daughter. who came
Sunday. She will be called Marguer-
tie Gene
Mrs ]. F. French gave a party Fri
day afternoon in honor OF Mrs. Titus
OF California. About thirty were pres
ent to meet their old friend The af.
ternoon was spent in visiting. Tea,
waters and candy were served
The football game Saturday morn
ing between Sth grade OF Delta and
Olathe sth grade resulted in a win for
Olathe by a score OF ~ to o. In the
afternoon Olathe High and Delta
High played and resulted in a win al.
so for Olathe. score 32 to Z. In the
evening there was a barbecue supper
at Legion Hall which was well at
tended. and fine program was given.
Dance music was furnished by Dew.
ey's orchestra.