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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-07-25
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hiln. GU give me a list of your
customers who pay their bills pron:.
pity, and I'll give you five per cent
on every sale l make. And for
your trouble, so you'll know your
time isn't wasted, I'll give you
twenty dollars right now"
Fair enough" said the grocer
enthusiastically And he took me
into his office.
An hour later / left him, armed
with list that would have BEEN
worth money to yellow newspaper
For the great public would have
been interested to know that some
of its fashionable idols never paid
a bill, even a food-bill, until a
court summons was served upon
them. For the grocer, a simple
minded soul had given me the
names of those to avoid as we'll as
those to visit. He would have beer
surprised had he seen me in my
own apartment little later, care
fully destroying his list. For
wanted none of its details. What
| wished to find out from my friend
the grocer was the personnel of
the household before which Ander-
sons town-car had stopped. And
who should know that personnel
better than the tradesmen who sup
piled the house with food? And
this had learned in casual CONVEX
sation without seeming to ask sor
information.
The Due de Montarlier then was
the gentleman who had rented fur
nlshed for term of twelve months
the private house on the side-street
near the Avenue. He was a distin-
guished-looking Frenchman. All,
how we'll | knew that! His secre-
Iary, Raoul Letter, a hunchback.
paid all his bills and paid them
every week. The Due had no Other
French servants. He had acquired
a staff of Japanese help from an
employment agency and SO far as
my friend the grocer knew, the jap
not only did the ordering but ran
all the domestic machinery. There
were no women employed in the
house. Visitors? My grocer did
not know.
| spent that evening in the pub
lie library going over the files, for
the past winter, of that New York
paper which devotes most space to
the chronicling of social events.
Yet carefully as l studied the So
called society columns, never ran
across the name of the Due de Mon
tarker.
The White Eagle, th=n had ac-
CURED no social prominence. That
meant one of two things-that he
dared not risk recognition or that
he was working with a definite OBJ
jective and not merely making the
acquaintance of numbers of rich
persons whom he hoped to rob. 1t
was then safe to assume that Mar
Gus Anderson was his definite OBJ
jective Certainly Andersos was
rich enough to be legitimate game
for the Frenchman, and to despite
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-07-25

the millionaire. he would probably
return to that house. In his stay
of several months in New York
he must have acquired certain
things of value and of bulk, which
he would wish to take with him in
in the event of flight. And prob
ably, unquestionably, if / knew the
man, he would accomplish his pur-
pose so subtly that he would have
a start of at least an hour or two
before his crime was discovered.
Having no followers here to
guard other rendezvous it was al
most inevitable that he would re-
turn to his house. was cooling
my heels to no purpose here.
SO | went to the side-street on
which the White Eagle lived. Ar
rived in the neighborhood of his
house, and following the same train
of reasoning which had brougL8
me here, | decided that he must
have let his servants go for the
the night, if he had not. indeed, dis
charged them. Nothing ventures,
nothing gain! l boldly rang the
bell at the servants entrance slighsi
ly below the street level. / rang J il
hat dozen times. And then / did
something which l rarely do but at
which l am extremely capable. /
picked the lock and entered tho
house. "
(Continued.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-07-25

When assessments on property
owners on paved streets are paid
there will be funds for extending
the work to other streets on the list
that has been agreed upon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-07-25

Another kick against summer Is
the hotter it gets the easier it is for
flies to get off fly paper.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-07-25

A woman who can't understand
why a man stays single can readily
see why another woman does.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-07-25

Politicians who jump from side TO
side don't make much speed for
ward.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-07-25

NOW co ON WIFE THE STORY
The grocer grinned. at amt
hard to remember them" he said.
That's exactly my point" l told
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-07-25
NeighbOrS

Many housewife locks the front door
out of habit then hangs the key in
plain sight. She knows her neighbors
so we'll that her onetime fear is now
trust 4IS3@A
Just through familiarity, your one
time fear of goods you have never test
ed has turned to trust too. Advertis-
ing has done that for you 1t convinces
you that since others believe, you also
are safe in believing.
All products widely advertised are
worthy of your faith. You buy from
neighborly folk when you buy from
your local merchants.
Why not read the advertisements ev-
cry day to become familiar with their
advertised goods? You save money at
home, which eventually comes back to
you. The dollar you send out of town
is kissed goodbye"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-02-01
Woman Leads Post
to High Standing

Under guidance of a woman, post
of the American Legion in Winston
Salem, North Carolina, has grown to
be one of the most effective and pow
erful units of the organization in the
South. Miss Alice Gray, former post
commander, now representing the state
as member of the national executive
committee, was this leader, and Legion
officials are agreed that her efforts are
greatly responsible for success of this
post.
The first care of the Clyde Boiling
post, which Miss Gray headed, was re-
lief of the disabled, and after that
came service to the community. Many
forward looking steps were outlined
and put into effect by the post during
the term which Miss Gray headed the
post, and its achievements, particular
~ in instilling into the citizenship a
deeper sentiment for patriotism, have
won 1t place of respect from the
entire community. Display of the flag
was one Of the leaders hobbies. and
perhaps no city in the South has more
general observance of patriotic Gus
toms than Winston-Salem.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-02-01
MEXICO FEDERALS
TAKE ESPERANzA
Victory Hailed as Vital Blow at
lnsurgents-Heavy Rebel
Losses Are Claimed.

Vera Cruz-An attack by 1000 fed.
eral troops on rebel position in the
Plaza at Compostela, In Nayarit, was
repulsed after As hours of fighting,
according to information received
through rebel channels
Mexico City-Federal capture of
Esperanto, keystone of the rebel line
guarding Vera Cruz, and consequent
disorganization of the De La Huerta
forces was considered by the war de-
partment as the beginning of the end
of the Gulf coast rebellion.
Reports are being eagerly awaited
from the loyal columns which have
been ordered to cut off the retreat Of
the rebels from Esperanto and to at
tack Orizaba
Rebel losses in. killed, wounded and
prisoners since the advance began,
exceed 1000, including half dozen
leading revolving chieftains, according
to reports.
Coincident with confirmation of the
Vera Cruz successes, press dispatches
from Obregon headquarters at Celaya
carry information that aviators return
ing from scouting trips brought the
news that federal vanguard had
crossed the Lerma river and occupied
Ocelan, where rebel General Estrada
had been expected to offer resistance.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-02-01
To Teach Aliens

Recreation classes to teach aliens
the value of play as well as study
have been established by the Monroe
County, N. Y, council of the American
Legion as part of the Americanism
work of the veterans organization. In
these classes adult aliens seeking nat
uralization will learn the value Of
physical development. fair play. ag-
gressiveness and cooperation as ex-
pressed In the games taught. Gym
nasiums in local schools have been
donated and volunteer physical work
ers are serving as instructors without
reeompense.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-02-01
Eyes Are Really
Windows of Brain

We see with our brains as much as
with our eyes, and the fundamental
problem of how to see is as much psy-
Geological as physical, DR.. Leonard T..
Troland of Harvard university told.
members of the Optical Society Of
America in his presidential address at
the annual meeting Of the society held
In Cleveland.
"Vfsion may be separated into a.
series of events" Doctor Troland said,
''the first of which lies outside the OBJ
server and consists in the emission
and reflection of light by objects. Next
is the stimulation of the retina by the
light which has passed through the
pupil of the eye. This is physiological
and the process continues in the cur
rents which pass up the optic nerves.
to the brain. The final phase is psyche
logical, the appearance of the object
as perception in the observers con-
sci0usness"
The essential thing in seeing is the
brain, Doctor Troland emphasized, but
of how it sees we know little.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-02-01
EXPERTS FINISH PARIS QUIZ
Committee Will Leave for Berlin to
Act on German Finance.

Paris-Chairman Charles G. Dawes
committee of reparation experts held
IFS last session in Paris before pro.
ceeding to Berlin for further graphing
with the problem of Germany's f.
nances. The committeeman will con-
tinue their consultations on the train.
Discussion reviewed the general
points on the German banking and
railroad questions, which have been
under consideration.
The experts are still optimistic over
the prospects of formulating practic-
able suggestions for settlement of the
reparation problem. All of them ex-
press qualification over the notable
unity displayed throughout the Paris
sessions.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-02-01
CITE
AMERICAN
OL-I:G|()V0
Copy for This Department Supplied by the
American Legion News service.l
PLACE BLAME FOR
CRIME IN NATION

In order to support the claims Of
the American Legion that a certain
element of the alien population Is
largely responsible for crime In the
nation, a definite survey of persons
and courts has been undertaken by
Garland w. Powell, director of the
National Americanism commission Of
the Legion.
The Legion favors total exclusion
of all immigrants for a period of FIVE
years, In order to assimilate those
aliens now within the boundaries of
America. and will present the deter
limitations as regards the crime by
Aliens in order to substantiate the
allegations that such immigration Is
deleterious to national ideals.
Similar information has never be-
fore been available, but Mr.. Powell
hopes to present 1t In such a way as
to completely bear out claims of the
Legion. The immigration question
will be presented to national legisla-
tors for consideration at this term of
congress.
In letter sent to the chairman Of
Americanism commissions In each of
the Legion departments, definite infor-
nation is sought. One Of the ques-
tionnaires prepared by the American
ism commission deals with courts. dis
trict attorneys and the activities of
their offices. In this, Mr.. Powell re-
quests exact information as to cases
pending against aliens for violation Of
narcotic and prohibition laws, for
murder, for robbery, and other crimes.
as compared with American citizens
held on the same charge.
Another portion of the QUESTIONABLE
deals. entirely with prison and penal
institutions. This requests informa-
ton as to how many aliens are serv-
ing sentences of six months or more
for murder, robbery, violation of pro-
hibition and narcotic laws, and other
crimes, as compared with the Amer
leans incarcerated for the same crimes.
Importance of such census of pris-
ons and courts has been impressed on
the Americanism commission of each
department, and the information re-
ceived is expected by Mr. Powell to
be of weight in consideration of Inn
migration restriction, In line with pol
lcies of the veterans organization.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-02-01
Mrs. J. B. Ellis

Butte, Mcnt.-"I can remember so
years ago, when my mother used and
praised DR.. Pierce's medicines be-
cause they had been SO helpful to
her. When I was developing into
womanhood, / was delicate and need
ed some aid to nature and it was the
tFavorite Prescription that did me
so much good. Again after my mar
rage when the children were coming
into our home, the 'Favorite Pre-
scription' gave me the strength and
nerve to keep up with my work. Also
when I reached middle life / found
the Prescription a wonderful help.
"Once when stricken with typhoid
fever, was left in a weakened con-
dition, and DR.. Pierce's Golden Medi-
cal Discovery was what helped me to
recover my health.
81 know how good and reliable DR..
Pierce's medicines re."-Mrs. ]. B.
Ellis, 210 South Jackson St.
Your druggist will sell you DR..
Pierce's medicines in tablets or liquid.
or send 10c for trial pkg. to DIR.
Pierce's Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo,
N. Y, and write for free advice.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-02-01

An old, unused cemetery near Van
Vert, O., will soon be converted into
a memorial park for the veterans OF
all wars, through action taken by a
local post of the American Legion.
The Legion men secured permission of
the county commissioners to use the
burial ground for this purpose, and will
clean it up and install uniform head
stones for those markers now fallen.
None of the bodies now inferred there
are to be removed. A memorial build
ing is planned by the Legion men,
which is expected to house records
and relics of the nations wars.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-02-01
GERMAN cARGoEs GROWING
Teuton Merchant Marine Makes Stride
Toward Lost Position.


Toward Lost Position.
Washington-While American ship
ping interests are disgruntled about
lack of cargoes for their vessels and
while the United States Shipping
board is selling first rate ships at a
fraction of their cost, alleging that
the United States merchant marine
cannot find any shipping business,
Germany is making stupendous strides
in recovering her merchant marine
business, according to report of the
United States Department of Com
merce.
That the German mercantile marine
recovery is real, is indicated in the
following section from the report:
"The German mercantile fleet is
steadily recovering its former position
among the worlds maritime carriers.
Little by little the German fleet oper-
ators are exploiting lines of sea traf-
fic which they were constrained to
abandon at the outbreak of the war;
German traffic via the Suez canal in
dicates notably the steps of progress.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-02-01
A Good Idea Gone Wrong

Mr.. Smith-What's Jimmy so blue
about this evening?
Mrs. Smith-He brought his teacher
a bunch of beautiful leaves from the
river.
whats the matter? Didn't she ap-
preciate themf"
"She did; that's why he's so disap-
pointed. The little dear thought they
were poison ivy."-American Legion
Weekly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-02-01
Near Peace in Railroad Strike.

London-A settlement of the strike
of railway locomotive engineers and
firemen was believed imminent upon
a compromise basis. Strike leaders
conferred with managers of the rail-
way companies to consider the com.
panies' offer to make individual adj
justment where awards by the ma
tional wage adjustment board were
held to be unfair. The Trades Union
congress, supported by Premier Mac
donald's labor government, is doing
its utmost to bring about peace.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-02-01
Green's August Flower

The remedy with a record of fifty-seven
years of surprising excellence. All who
suffer with nervous dyspepsia, sour stom-
ach. constipation. indigestion, torpid liver,
dizziness, headaches, coming-up of food,
wind on stomach. palpitation and other
indications Of digestive disorder, will find
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER an effective
and efficient remedy. For fifty-sevenyears
this medicine has been successfully used
In millions Of households all over the civil
lied world. Because of its merit and pop
ularify GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER can be
found today wherever medicines are sold.
80 and 80 cent bottles.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-02-01
DRY HEAD IS CONVICTED
New York Dry Worker Was Charged
Win splitting Commissions.

New William H. Anderson,
state superintendent of the Anti-Sa-
loon League of New York, was con-
victed by a Supreme court jury on
both counts of an Indictment charging
him with third degree forgery in con-
nection with the splitting" of COM
mission with a former league fund
solicitor.
The jury deliberated one hour and
40 minutes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-02-01
STATE BANKS MADE GAIN
VeigeI Reports Deposits Increase
Over Minnesota in 1928.

Over Minnesota in 1923.
st. Paul-Deposits in the state
banks of Minnesota increased $11,-
398, 1I4.50 in 1928.
A report completed by A. ]. Veigel,
state superintendent of banks, shows
that total cash reserves within the
year rose to nearly double the amount
required by law. Total resources of
all state banks have jumped $4,000
900. A large part of the more than
S11,O00,000 gain is in savings accounts.
1.-THE tabulation of response to the
call for bank conditions as of Dec 81
last has just been completed and
shows that the state banks are more
than holding their own" Mr.. veigel
said.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-02-01
Perfectly Reasonable

Trust Magnate-So you have at last
succeeded In tracing my ancestry.
What is you fee?
GeneaIogist Five thousand for
keeping it quiet.-American Legion
Weekly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-02-01
Explained.

Cohen-My clothing storel My cloth
ing storel
Friend-What happened to your
clothing store-burn down?
Cohen-No, sat on nail. My
clothings torel My clothing's torei
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-18
DR.. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL
By DR.. FRANK CRANE.
The God Of Little ThinQs

1yOD is generally supposed to be God of the Great
Things Of storms earthquakes of volcanoes and Of
planetary orbits.
But great things are made up Of little things
AS has expressed it, success is composed Of lit
tie things but Success is no little thing
Attention has recently been called in scientific circles to
the divisions Of the atom Already the atom is not
dered the smallest division of nature but supposed to be
made up Of ectrons and protons which in constant
motion.
Even in such substances marble and the eecrons
supposed to reyoe about the potons much IN the
way planets revolve around the sun.
If there be God Therefore He devote His attention
the infinitely small more than He does to the in
fnite great To suppose God who only attended to
erae suppose Him subject to the limitations as
the human mind Human beings only attend to large things
and do not bother about details account of their ma
tions But it easy suppose that if there be God,
details are no burden Him and He must attend to the
motion of atoms quite conscientousy He does to the
motion of planets.
The God Of little furry things Of insects and of prmordal
life is infinitely be admired than God OF storms
and other motions.
In fact is difficult conceive of Being who controls
the great things Of the universe who does not at the same
time control the small things for it the small things that
up great and there could be control OF one
without the control Of the other.
1t is even supposed that personality is made up Of
stream Of Impressions No knows what per-
sonality u.s. All that we know that not only has
tnuity, but that in its memory small things are OF great
value
Great things naturally impressive to the human
mind but small events impressive to the philosopher
as great and their combinations and interplay make that
which is large and which leaps significantly to the
Copyright 1874 by
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-18
P. SERVISS TELLS OF
ELECTRICAL ANIMALS
Current Passes from Tail to Head of Some Spe-
cies Of Eels and Catfish.

fication Of the latter, taking the
form of longitudinal columns ex-
tending the entire length of the
talk or four-fifths of the length
of the whole animal, and consist
ng Of series OF more than zoo
cells which make a chain of COM
partments filled with a gelatinous
substance.
These are in effect electric
plates, arranged as in a pile.
The rear end is electrically posi-
tive and the front end electrically
negative, the current passing
from the end OF the tail toward
the head of the animal. The
negative side of each Of the
plates is furnished with special
nerves. Such is the description
Of the electric apparatus Of the
Gymnotus that those who have
specially studied it have given.
Shock Is Potent.
The shock is impaired by sim
uItaneously touching with the
head and tail different parts Of
the body of the animal attacked.
What part the viii of the eel tif
it may be said to have a wild
plays in the action Of the electric
apparatus is purely matter Of
conjecture. Probably the dis
charge results from nervous
stimulus given by accidental con-
tact, although it is certain that
such contact must possess some
special quality, for otherwise the
eel would discharge its battery at
every touch with an outside OBJ
ject.
That the electric store may be
temporarily exhausted is ind
Gated by what Humboldt has re
lated OF the habit Of South
American savages, who capture
the Gymnotus for food. He says
they first cause the eel TO dis.
charge it's electricity by driving
horses into the pools where it
lives, the creature becoming tenn
porarily harmless after having
shocked the horses. 1t appears,
however, that Humboldt only
heard this story without seeing
the experiment himself.
That the shock is sufficient to
kill a small animal is probable,
and that man might be killed
by It is possible.
Water is only a partial con.
ductor, and in any event the
electric organ is inside the body
and protected by the skin.