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whose collar a policeman might any
day place his heavy hand.
But IL the few days that had
elapsed SINCE l felt the urge of
spring, my circumstances had
changed. was rich; if l left Ameri~
ca and stayed away awhile, then re-
turned and gave out that | had
amassed q fo3tune in far-off Au-
stralia, who would doubt me? All
danger from the police would have
vanished in that time. My depreda-
tons would have ceased, and the
police would have assumed that the
mysterious criminal who had baffled
them so frequently had died.
would be running no risk of en-
tangling an innocent maiden in my
peccadilloes.
/ would invest my money in my
home town; | would choose some
sweet and lovely girl for my wife. /
am personable; I have The Ainsley
manner. Other men win charming
wives Why could not l do 50?
had created an Eden for myself
,eopled It with a lovely Eve,
and with our Children And into
Eden came tht Snake
The doorbell Fang; my servant
was gone for the day. l was too
cautious to keep any curious pcr-
son around my apartment all the
time; SO the woman who prepared
my meals and Kept my apartment in
prdar slwags left shortly after din
ner so / must answer the bell my
seif
was tic flrst time that it had
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-07-28
ElT WAVE WORTH
MONEY TO GEORGIA
Manchester Banker Says Sun
, Nine Worth $45, 100000 if
Weather Continues 80 Days
AEIaNTN, JqIy 28.-The hel

NJ - w. 80 ~ k8af aisss,s. - 80
ava .yls eDlaislpe ped ssthe' south
.pce the early part Il TIC week i
.,rtb Millions to the farmers Of
Georgia, in the opinion If. j. S-Pe-
we of Manchestefs former pre6i-
n INIT of the Georgia B Bankers asso-
'stion in a statement made here
Tet the sun shine said Mr.
a rsters as he. ahaded his eyes in a
4 heal hotel with large Palmetto
u and moppcd the porspirati9n
i,om his brow. 1T radiates pres
1srity for the state Of. Georgia.
every day this weather con-
6nues it adds at least 10000 pales
i cotton to Georgia's output, and
4 30 cents a pound this means ST..
100000 per day to our farmers.
Thirty days Of such weather means
pbysical discomfort. of course, but
45OOO, 600 in cold cash this fell
will more than compensate for the3o
discomforts. So l repeat, let the
sun shine and more power to it,"
The former president of the
Georgia bankers is reputed to be
one Of the best informed authori-
ties in this state on Georgia crop
conditions, and he further asserts
that not since 1918 has Georgia had
such splendid prospect as con-
fronts it today, and fortunately,
the prospect is not spotted" said
Mr.. Peters The bankers further
stated that the prospect@over the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-07-28
PACE THRER
BISHOP MONTGOMERY
FILES HERESY APPEAL

F. CLEVELAND, o., July 2S.-4ss
Bishop William Montgomery Brown
of Gallon, Ohio, found guilty Of
heresy by a trial court Of eight
Episcopal bishops, recently appeal
ed the case to special court Of
review, slated to meet N October,
citing list of 20 points Of errofiaa4'
The appeal, drawn by Attorney ~
Joseph W, STARTS, of Dayton, Ohio.
and issued by Attorney Edward y.
Bushnell, of Cleveland, declared one
of the judges in the triai court,
the bishop of Michigan, was not a
lawful member of the court, and
another, the bishop of Spokane, was
not notified of the time or place Of q
the trial and was not given an. OPP
portunity to attend
The appeal declares the court
erred in refusing Bishop Brown the
right to examine the members OF
the court, in overruling the defen-
dant's motion to require the church
advocate to give him a bill of parti-
eulars refusing to allow contin-
uance of the trial to permit Bishop
Brown to secure depositions of Wit
nesses and in refusing to state What
the doctrines of the church were On
which to base charges that Bishop
Brown was guilty of errors of doc
trine."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-07-28

George Joel, %, of Rochester,
N. Y, believes he is the oldest
travelling salesman in the world.
He cane to America from Eng
land when he was 5, and in his
early 20's started to work as e
salesman. In the early days he
travelled from town to town with
his pack of samples on his back.
He had only worked for three
companies in his life and at pres
ent is a whip salesman.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-07-28

man, than make more by peddling.
So | had shown this fence the
complete Anderson collection; aEd
he had offered me three hundred
amount was too huge sum for
thousand dollars, perhaps a fifth Of
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-07-28

state not only applied to cotton but
to every othar thing that grows in
Georgia"
"0f course, we are not going to
produce bumper crop of cotton OR
corn or peas, but we are going 10
get the biggest yield of these staple
farm products since the avert If
the boil weevil. That the cottor.
crop is not to be the largest we have
ever had is due, in very large
part as l see it, to the fact our
cotton acreage is limited. Our
farmers haven't planted as much
cotton as they did before the wee
vii came. But what they have
Planted is wonderful state of adj
yancement."
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got you covered through my pock-
ct" he declared.
Continued in Our Next Issue)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-07-28
: Il lSRIEl E WE s. UylJSNntg>9gEsy

! was rich. For the first time
since that day when, starving,
had tossed an airy farewell kiss
to honesty, was able, if l chose, to
take up again a place in the sunlit
world.
Yes, whom you know as John
Ainslcy, the master rascal of my
day, was so silly as to think that
could step from the shadow into The
light as easily, as swiftly as / had
passed from the light to The shadow.
| thought l knew life.
l thought that a man could
change his character as easily as he
changed his clothes. Well, was to
learn differently.
But on this spring night I built
myself air-castles. l had been down
to a certain section of the city and
had closed deal with a "fence," a
man who bough from thieves their
loot. In a recent memoir of mine
| have told how l outwitted Armand
Cochet, the notorious French crilni-
nal known as the White Eagle. He
had stolen from Marcus Anderson,
the millionaire, a casket containing
all the Anderson Jewels. I had
stolen the casket from Cochet.
| had waited few days before
attempting to dispose of any of the
jewels. Anderson, unaware of his
loss, had sailed for South America
on the morning after the theft. But
the profits of this latest venture OF
mine had been 50 tremendous that
| wished to use more than ordinary
caution in realizing them. l wanted
to dispose of the lot at one transac-
Jon. | was sick of stealthy traf
Ticking. | was a gentleman, no
vulgar trader, and would rather
accept less for the lot from one
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der perfect sanitary conditions 1t will be pleasure to
welcome our guests at any time during the day and to
serve free to each plate Of Delicious Ice Cream Come!
See,Sumter Cream turned into Sumter-Maid Butter.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-07-28

The public is cordially invited to come and see how
BUT TER is being made from Sumter cour-
ty cream manufactured in the up-to-date manner
using only the most scientific methods and made UNI
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-02-27
House Approves
Repeal Of fheater
Admission Tax
Cigarette Revenue Increased
Eliminating Auto Tax Is
Fayored-Session Mark.
ed BY Near Violence.

Washington. Feb. s6.-Two ma jor
amendments were Incorporated in the
revenue bill today by the house amid
storms of edbate involving a series of
personal exchanges. threats Of repnb-
lican orga nization leaders to vote
against passage OF the entire bin and
a warning from representative Mills,
republican. New York. OF the pos
sibility OF a presidential veto.
The session, ended in a row over
re luction Of The automobiles taxes
final action on these proposals going
over until Thursday.
A gift tax, imposing levies begin
ming at ! per cent on total amounts
OF gifts in one year in excess OF s5o,'
900 and running up 10 40 per cent
was voted lei to s..
The tax on cigarcts was raised from
So to 81 per thousand by vote Of III
To IS.
A provision Of the bill granting ex
emption from the 10 per cent theateI
admission tax on all tickets Of Sc
cents and under withstood several
assaults TO lower or raise this exemp
tion
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-02-27
Jokes Make Lafs
! And Dollars
For You

Sd Tor iai.
What could be easier?
Here's your chance.
The Omaha Bee Is going to pay
cash prizes for the best Is local
lafs received from its readers each
week.
First prize, IS; second prize, So;
third prize, SO; IL prizes Of 81 each.
You may as well be one OF the
lucky persons.
Send i'm your favorite joke.
Send In something the Riddles
may have said or done.
Send in the joke Uncle VIII told
last night.
Send In anything that made you
laf
II may be worth money.
There are no restrictions except
that the joke must not contain
more than 30 words.
The prize winning jokes are to
appear on the screen in Omaha mo-
ekjbn picture tbeaters.
The first winning jokes will ap-
pear ON the screen at the Sun
theafer beginning March 3.
Address your joke 10 the Local
Iaf Editor, The Omaha Bee.
You may use your own stationery
or you may use the coupon TO be
found on Page 3.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-02-27
Girl Faces
/ n S d ty
C Charges h a S
Denver Woman Disappears
When Officers Come 10 Re-
move Her TO Hospital
for Observation.
Vanishes After First Test

Denver. Colo, Feb. 26.-Sherif
deputies today are searching for Miss
Rosalind Elsner. heiress to the $780,
600 estate of the late DR.. John
Elsner, against whom insanity pro-
ceedings were instituted last week.
The disappearance Of Miss Elsner
from the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Cotton, where she has been
living recently. was made known to-
DAY by the sheriff's office.
First word of her complete disap-
pearance came yesterday when a
deputy sheriff called at the Cotton
home with a commitment writ against
Miss EIsner. Under the court order
he was to remove Miss Efsner to the
general hospital where she was TO
be placed under the observation OF the
two alienists.
Already the alienists have ques-
toned Miss Elsner and the investi-
CATION was continued over the week
end.
The order committing Miss Elsner
TO the hospital was issued by the
court following the request Of the
aliensts.
As result of her disappearance
Mr.. and Mrs. Cotton today were order
ed to appear in county court this
afternoon and explain the mystery Of
the disappearance. but are reported
to have said they knew nothing Of
the whereabouts of the woman.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-02-27
Vet Observes Prison
Release Each year

Norfolk, Neb.. Feb. 26.-During the
winters of 1851 and 1852, James L.
Grant, who resides at 1os South
Tenth street. this city, was q pris-
oner in Libbey prison. On February
%. 1862. he. with other prisoners. was
paroled to the north. As the Yankee
PRISONERS passed over the gang plank
between the two blockades. each was
handed q large glass Of beer and a
sandwich.
Every year on Wsshington's birth
day anniversary. since the gang plank
incident, there has been a celebration
in Jim Grants homo. The family
gathers about the festivel board and
the veteran of the civil war eats
sandwich and drinks a glass OF near
beer. He did 1t on Friday. February
%, 1924, and declares the viands
tasted almost as good as they did on
the gang planle~in the south on Feb
ruary %, 1852.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-02-27
Pioneer Madison County
Civil War Veteran Dies

Madison. Neb., Feb. 2s.-Joseph
Nichols, pioneer resident OF Madison
county. died at his home here. Fun
eral services will be held at 2:30 Wed.
nesday afternoon at the Presbyterian
church, Rev. ]. w. Little officiating.
Military honors will be paid. Mr.
Nichols having been civil war vet
eran Of company r.. Seventy-sixth
Illinois volunteer infantry. Burial
will be in Crownhill cemetery.
Mr.. Nichols was born In Vermil'
lion. county. Illinois, December 81
1885. lie came to Madison county,
In 1882. He moved to this city FROM
his farm south OF town several years
ago. lie IL survived by his aged wife,
and three sons, Frank OF Plainview.
and Reuben IL. and Ross OF Madison.
and one daughter, Mrs. Paul Brinck-
mann Of Madison.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-02-27
Farm Relief
Measure S
Near Action
Tariff Commission Concludes
Hearings-McNary y-Haugen
Export Bill Is Reported
for Passage.
Urge Wheat for Germans
Washington, Feb. 26.-Two i'm

Washington. Feb. 2s.-Two i'm
bcbNnt steps were taken here today
1he program for the relief of the
farmers.
First, the tariff commission com
pfeted its hearings in the matter OF
the Canadian wheat schedules. and il
Is preparing to make prompt report
to President Coolidge.
Second, the McNary .Haugen agri
cultural export corporation bill was
reported by the senate committee
which has had it in charge
If to these two important steps are
added the efforts of Gen. Henry T
allen, who is urging the purchase OF
surplus wheat for starving women
and children in Germany, 1t may be
said that this is one of the most i'm
portant days since the real efforts
began to bring up the price of farm
products to the level of the prices OF
the things the farmer must buy
Expect Higher Tariff.
The tariff commissions report on
the Canadian wheat situation, which
it seems certain will carry a recon-
mendation for an increase in tariff
rates, is based upon an examination
of the differences in the costs of pro
final phase of the commissions hear
ing was to get the opinions of the
flour milling interests.
In the final stages of the matter
both before the tariff commission and
In the senate, Senator r. B. Howell
4. was instrumental in bringing matters
to q prompt conclusion.
The commissions report to Presi
dent Coolidge will be made as soon
as possible and by March 1. It is ex-
pected. a proclamation will be issued
from the White House increasing the
wheat tariff. The president has the
nn2oYer under the law to add duty
y5f Is cents to the present rates of 80
cents a bushel
The president has several times ex-
pressed his intention Of. acting
promptly on the report of the com,
mission.
Relief by Export Bill.
The McNary -Haugen bill covers a
number Of staple agricultural prod
ucts In addition to wheat as reported
The bill contained one amendment
which limited activities Of the meas
ure to five years instead of 10. as
provided in the original measure.
Senator Norris stated he believed
the McNary- -Haugen bill would fur
nish more immediate relief than his
measure. Numerous amendments are
to be proposed when the bill comes
up on the floor of the senate, 1t was
stated.
1t is understood that tho represer.
tatives of farmers cooperative eleva'
tor associations will propose amend
ments and that particularly as to cat.
tie and other livestock amendments
will be necessary to make 1t practical
and workable.
General Allen is continuing his ef
forts to get congress to appropriate
money to buy wheat for use in Ger.
many. 1t Is understood he has been
--,,~od cop bIa cupporf
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-02-27
The Day in
Washington

The tariff commission closed its
hearings on wheat and wheat prod
ucts.
President Donneiiy Of the North
ern Pacific denounced the pending
attack on the roads land grants.
The quarantine In California
counties against .he foot and mouth
disease was extended by the De-
partment OF Agriculture.
The senate passed the Interior de.
partment appropriation bill.
The White House announced that
President Coolidge regards the
numerous bills in congress calling
for large appropriations is disturb
ing to prosperity.
Western senators were informed
by President Coolidge that the gov
ermenf stands ready to assist
banks in the northwest provided To-
cal conditions warrant
Senator Moses, republican. New
Hampshire. read in the senate the
attack of Senator Reed. democrat,
Missouri, on William G.. Nc eAdoo
and stirred up a political debate.
The senate oil committee spent
two hours looking over kilograms
sent from Washington to \. II. Fall
and Il. u. Mclean while they were
In Florida.
4 series of conferences. including
two between the president and the
attorney general failed to show sur.
face developments i'm the row over
Daugherty but indication pointed 10
u definite decision soon.
The house placed n gift tax in the
pending revenue bill and approved
a section repeating tine 10 per cent
tax Of theater admissions OF so
cents and under
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-02-27
BY X. II. PETERS.
staff CorresuOndeut The Omaha bee,


Lincoln, Feb. 26.-Road contractors
who have deficiency claims against
the state of Nebraska today offered
to pay the expenses of an extra ses-
sion of the legislature should 1t fail
To pass deficiency appropriation
after being called together by Gov
ernor Bryan.
The offer was made after the gov
ernor had declared that he had no
assurance that members of the legis-
lature would see fit to appropriate
a sufficient amount to meet whatever
deficiency exists.
Il told the governor that should
the legislature meet and not give us
our money, we would bear the ex-
lpenses of the session ourselves j..
" Kelly of the allied contractors
said in discussing the meeting with
the governor this afternoon. Kelly
has been active in working to get the
deficiency claims paid, and his COM
pany is one OF the several with large
bills outstanding against the state.
Kelly estimates that the eventual
deficiency will total approximately
$3.50 900, which is slightly over $780,
600 more than that anticipated by
federal engineers who checked road
claims some weeks ago.
30 Attend Meet.
More than 80 contractors with
claims met with the governor in an
endeavor to find some solution OF the
problem which is severely taxing the
| financial resources of some of them
and banks who are carrying their
paper
When an extra session was sug-
gested, the governor declared that he
had talked to half dozen democratic
signified their intention Of voting a
deficiency appropriation should an ex-
ira session be called, but said he knew
nothing Of the intentions of republican
members.
Republican members. the governor
insisted, were not likely to favor the
extra session. since they would not
declaring no deficiency would exist af-
ter all federal money had been re-
ceived.
Nothing short of an extra session.
he said. would provide. the money
within a short space Of time, since the
supreme court had ruled no money
could be paid out of the present >ap-
propriations.
Offer Rejected.
The contractors then made the Of
fer to bear the expenses of the extra
session. should legislatures see fit to
reject their claims, but, according to
kelly, the offer was rejected by the
governor.
He told us that he couldn't let us
waste our money that way" Kelly
said. But I don't see what differ
ence that makes. It's our money.
Several prominent contractors
whose claimbs are outstanding did not
hesitate to express their dissatisfac-
ton at the outcome of the inter-
view.
playing politics" was the terse
way in which one Of them put 1t, and
another declared he was told the
same thing he had heard many times
before.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-02-27
Madison.Antelope Crow
Shoot Contest Extended

Norfolk. Neb.. Feb. s6.-Because OF
bad weather. the annual crow shoot
lope counties has beer extended until
March 10. according to announce
ment made by Webb Rice. captain Of
the Madison county shooters. who
declared this decision was reached
after n conference with Arthur
Smith at Clearwater. The hunters ara
asked To continue shooting crows
until that time.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-02-27
Visibly
Agitated After His
White House Visit
Confers With President Two
DEMONSTRATION Believed
Leading Up to His
Resignation.

Washington. Feb. 2s. = Attorney
General Daugherty today had decided
TOT go from the cabinet IL he can do
so gracefully and at the same time
secure a public hearing OF the charges
against him.
Throughout the last As hours he
stood between crossfirs OF the re.
publicans In the senate and his col
leagues in the cabinet. who have ad-
vised him to eliminate himself.
On the best Of authority ii is
learned that he has put his case in
this definite statement to the presi.
dent:
IF you ask me to. I will resign.
III my presence in the cabinet EN-
harnesses you. will resign.
But I do not intend to be sacri.
feed. The request must come and
with It the assurance that | will be
given every opportunity 10 vindicate
myself"
Coolidge Sees Howland.
conference Paul Rowland. Cleveland
lawyer. who defended Daugherty In
the former Impeachment proceedings
before the senate. He. too, II is un-
derstood. told the president that At.
torney General Daugherty would de.
mand the right of vindication or con-
victlon before a high court OF i'm.
peachment.
The attorney general declined 10
make any statement. After the cabi.
net meeting he told the correspond
ents quite franklq that his status is
still undetermined except that he Is
going TO fight and fight hard"
Has Two.Hour Conference.
Late tonight he returned to the
White House to confer with the presi.
dent privately.
The situation itself took on many
OF the aspects of the day before Sec.
retary of the Navy DENLY rendered
his resignation.
Those who were in the confidence
OF the president cautioned newspa
per men to carefully observe develop.
ments and indicated that decision
on the part of the president is immi.
nent.
Daughertv was with President
Coolidge more than two hours to.
night. lie was visibly agltated when
he left after the conference. When
asked IL he would continue his fight
to remain I'm the cabinet he said.
1T locks like rain"
He WIS asked II ono might expect
n statement from him or from the
White House during the evening.
4 cannot answer any questions .
he replied, and begged 10 be excused
as he got into his car.