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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-03-26


be content with a negative position as
regards evil-doers. I am going to set
my heel on as many of the human YER
min Of this city as / can find"
"a laudable, a most exhilarating
and delightful pursuit human YER
min,' too, is excellent. 1t opens up
new and fascinating vista FOR the mod
ern sportsman. My congratulations ="
1t was an interruption of peculiar
and wonderful significance, but Fran
els did not for the moment appreciate
the fact. Turning his head, he simply
saw complete stranger seated unac-
countably at the next table, who had
butted into private conversation and
whose tone of gentle sarcasm, there
fore, was the more offensive.
"Who the devil are you, sir" he de-
manded, "and where did you come
from?"
The newcomer showed no resentment
at Francis little outburst. He simply
smiled with deprecating amiability-a
tall, spare man, with lean hard face,
complexion almost unnaturally white !;
black hair plentifully besprinkled
with gray thin, cynical mouth, not
withstanding its distinctly humorous
curve, and keen, almost brilliant dark
eyes. He was dressed in ordinary
dinner garb; his linen and jewelry was
indeed in the best possible taste. Fran
els, at his second glance, was troubled
with a vague sense of familiarity.
Let me answer your last question
first, sir" the intruder begged. 81 was
seated alone, several tables away,
when the couple next to you went out,
and having had pointed out to me the
other evening at Claridge's hotel, and
knowing well by repute, the great bar
rister, Mr.. Francis Ledsam, and his
friend, the world-famed novelist, Mr..
Andrew Wilmore, I-er-unobtrusiv
made my way, half yard at time, in
your direction-and here am. I came
stealthily, you may object? Without a
doubt. If l had come in any other
fashion, I should have disturbed con-
versation in which l was much inter
ested."
Gould you find it convenient" Fran
els asked, with icy politeness, ito re-
turn to your own table, stealthily or
not, as you choose"
The newcomer showed no signs of
moving.
in after years." he declared, you
would be the first to regret the fact if
l did so. This is a momentous meet
ing. 1t gives me an opportunity of ex-
pressing my deep gratitude to you, Mr..
Ledsam, for the wonderful evidence
you rendered at the inquest upon the
body Of my son-in-law. Oliver Hill
ditch
Francis turned In his place and
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-03-26
SIR TIMOTHY 5RAsT

.-,-opSTS-Francis Ledsam de-
oliver Hilditch, business
l l,a1- in a murder case and sue
ls5 5s in getting him off. only to
csso t915 by a young, progressing
O' ,g who says that she is
Sy.I', Hilditch's wife, that Hill
V Js is an arch-criminal and
INV" radsam has turned loose a
s s.rt man to resume his
o or@S upon society. 'Ledsam,
y.Sinr with his best friend. An
g 5rsw 7Wylmore, meets Hildftch and
III, u, wife and is invited to dine with
! I. at their home. At dinner
, nth the HtIditches, oliver boasts
nj killing Jordan.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-03-26
Displacement Extraordinary.

Orator-"Wot abart the workin'
man? l tells yer the workin' mans
the backbone of the country, and ]
tells yer it's time the backbone came
to the ~r-London Answers.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-03-26
81 have been wanting to see
you very much" he said. :

sTo BE coNTINUEni
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-01
Only Half the World to
Start New Year Tuesday
Half a Dozen Other Dates Are in Use
in Other Lands

The first day OF January may he
observed by half tho world as tho
first day OF the new year, but tho
other half has different dates on
which the first day is colehratc,l,
The year 1924 Is current in the Chris.
tian era. starting january /.
During the ensuing year Moham'
medana viii celebrate the d,twnlng
OF the year lsts OF the Mohnmmedan
err. The year $3.50 Of the Jewish era
will be- celebrated during the latter
part Of September. Tho year 1900,
acs arding To the oBmplads. win loo
celebrated by t,rccian denominations,
japanese viii HAN tho year sSS3,
ana the 18th ycar OF tho period en-
titled Taisho,
Tho Athonians began the year IN
June. the Aiacedonians IN September.
The Romans celebrated the tlrat day
Or March as tho opening CT u new
year. hut afterward changed ii to
January. Tho perSinns set aside Aug.
ust IL.
The ancient MeSieAns observed
February IS as tho new year, Tho
Mohammcdans took the first OF July.
The Chinese year. which begins lato
in January or early in February. Is
similar 10 the MohAmmedan. havin.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-01
Four Sentenced in
Federal Court Here

-Four persons received prison and
iail sentences totallng nearly three
years before Federal Judge Jore'
miah Netorcr on Monday. a. II.
Bothcll. who pleaded guilty 10 USING
tho mails 10 dofraud, was given a
term OF rs months at Mcneil Island
federal penitontinry. Bothcll, nn
an officer OF local mail order
house, issued fake refund orderf,
which no mailed to nearby poatof.
flcos and collected himself, accord
Ing 10 tho indictment returned
against him.
Albert L.. Penny was sentenced 10
serve six months In jail and fined
81 on liquor charge. and Clarence
Y. overmnn received tho same jail
sentence for q similar offenac,
Pleading guilty 10 sending mn OBJ.
aecno letter thru tho mails. Eugene
Il. Hughes. pnilor. was commit
ted to Jail for xix months.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-01
FRISCO DIVES
into new YEAR
Infants Born With Cork
screw in Its Mouth

SAN FRANCISCO. IAN, IL, Nine
teen twcnty,tou as far as san Fran
cisco was concerned. was born with
a corkscrcw in it's mouth.
THIS city. which has given fitting
welcome to full many new year
fairly outdid itself In drinking the
health of the latest offspring OF
Father Time,
whilo not oanallng the celebrations
OF 10 years ago. 1, was easily this
most complete New Years Eve since
the Nolstead act discovered America
Cold weather drove most OF ths
rcvclers IN from the streets early In
the evening Tho cases. however
offered warmth in varied forms ant
II proved in great demand.
The dry squad made Eve re- h'l
Tho effect was hardly noticeable
Thirty arrests RESUMED ao.4. -.
raids.
AZ a. IN. the streets were stli
busy With automobiles and taNicahs
carrying home the last stFagglers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-01
WHY BLAME HIM.

Ma-lou ought 10 bO ashamed tc
b AZ tho foot OF your class. Willie
wilIie--Isut II amt my fault. ma
The Teller that's always NJ the FOO,
is homo sick with tho measles
Judge.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-01

Japan adopted Il in 1874. China IN
1919. Tho Turkish parliament
adopted II in 1917. The iiolshcyIlS
government Of i.uasin adopted IL In
1918. Runania adopted II In 1919.
only bulgaria. Serbia, Greece and
tho Greek church s,ili uso the Ju.
liam calendar.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-01
Successful Trip Is
Made Over Andes

MENDOZA. Argentina, Jan. Led,
+, Hansen. Danish aviator OF Ar.
gentinn. made the first flight across
the Andes with a passenger yckter.
day, In an Ameflcanmada machine.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-01

Il months OF 20 or 30 days alternate.
Is. In every 10 years there arc SOW,
on TO which an additional month IA
added, Tho Jewish calendar IL SINH.
lar TO this. also. Tho calendar is
modelled nftor tho tlmo OF tho new
moon, overy new moon ushoring ln
d new gionth,
JULIUS CAESAR WAS
CALENDAR REt0RMER
In ia II. c.. julius Caosar re.
formed the Ronnn calendar 10 that
overy fourth year should contain
SG6 daya nnd an tho other years.
S6b days. lie also changed the be.
ginning Of Tho year from tho first
OF March 10 the first OF January
aud also changed the fifth month
Of tho year, Quantiius. TO July.
after himself. julius. This year.
therefore. IL called the Julian year.
in which every fs.month cycle has
s6sA days,
It's use continued until 1889 A..
d., when Pope Gregory XIII intro.
lueed the Gregorlan calendar with
a view 20 keeping tho equinox on
the same day OF tho year,
The Gregoran calendar was IN.
,rodnccd in England and her colon.
les IN 1853. IL was Immediately
adopted hy the rest OF Europe.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-01
Fire Destroys Two
Stores in Spokane

SPOKANE. Jan. Ic-Tlrc burned
iwo stores and CAUSED loss OF tS5
600 here last night. Tbo stores wero
Tho Smoke shop and the Hat Box,
at and n. Howard IT.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-01

Star want Ads help people buy
and sell every day.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-01
For Colds, Grip Or Influenza

nnd as a Preventive. take Laxative
iinOMO QUfNiNB Taflets. Tho box
bears ibn signature Of u, w. Grove.
0e.--AdvcrtisemenA
Seward daily gateway., 1924-02-08
SEVERAL MEASURES TO GO
 ON STATE ELECTION BALLOT

SEATTLE, Feb. S-A s. Goss, master of the State Grange, who has been in New York, is returning car rying with him a proposal for an ini- tiative measure providing for mo- party elections for legislative, coun- ty and possibly all state offices, This is the old drive for a blanket non-partisan ballot. The Goss meas ure will receive the indorsement of the State Federation of Organized Labor, it is reported here.
 Mir Goss is also contemplating the initiating of a bill either to the leg 1Slature or to the people of sever- ance tax bill which will levy an ex- else tax of s1 thousand feet upon timber felled in the state This bill would raise s6 100000 annually in taxes and would drive Washington timber off the market where it comes into competition with British Colum- bia lumber At the same time the margin in lumber which permits competition with white pine would go flickering.
 On top of the announcement of these two contemplated measures, members of the Seattle Real Estate board are preparing to initiate bill fixing 40 mills as the limit of taxa tion on real and personal property in the state. This is the same bill the Tax Limit league had down at Olympia last winter attached to an income tax proposal The 40-mill limit would throw the burden of tax ation above such figure upon excise and privilege taxes.
 Coupled with the above three measures are two more initiative bills effecting the economic situation the Bone bill and the Erickson pow CT bill. Both are being initiated. The first gives cities the right to sell power outside of the city limits. The second creates super power system districts subject to 1-mill tax levy for the purpose of acquiring and op- erating hydro-electric power plants.
 Then there is the Kennedy bill pro- viding for the condemnation of tele- phone plants by cities and the abolishment of the power of the pub lie works department to fix telephone rates and schedules of tariff.
 All of these measures with the ex- ception of the Bone bill are children of Seattle people.
 Last is the so-called compulsory school bill which wipes out private
Seward daily gateway., 1924-02-08
PLAN FORWARDED BY
 HEAD MINE WORKERS

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. S.-A wage agreement for term of years, effectuated without a strike or sus- pension of production, would be of constructive help in restoring stabil- l fly to the industry and would be a boon to the coal wearied public, John l.. Lewis, international president of the United Mine Workers, declared in his report to the biennial cOnven- l tion here today The present wage agreement with the operators expires ! March l.
 Were such an arrangement possi- ble, it would demonstrate to the coal consuming public that the in- dustry itself was making a sincere attempt to place it's house in order.'' l President Lewis declared. Such a policy if carried out, would eliminate the necessity for coal legislation by congress Or the various state legis- latures. I am not one of those who believe that the enactment of arbitra- ry legislation will prove to be a pan- acea for every maladministration of industry or that economic laws can be set aside by the sweep of legislative pen"
 Calling attention to the fact that the wage agreement between the bituminous miners and operators ex- pires March 31 President Lewis said the situation is one to warrant wise counsel and constructive action. He refrained from offering any recom- mendation on wage matters, declar- ing it wise to wait until the scale committee has canvassed the situa- tion and reports to the general meet ing.
 The president scored the United States coal commission, which he declared had expended some $600,000 of money and lacked the wisdom to properly portray this situation and make practical recommendations for permanent reform within the in- dustry."
 Before facing the 1900 delegates representing the 5000 local unions and half a million members of the organization, MT. Lewis talked with newspaper men.
 There will be demonstrations" he said, when Alexander Howatt's re- instatement is proposed, but there is a difference between noise and action. Only fifty of the 5000 locals have sent resolutions asking that he be taken back and district No. 12 Qllinois) has withdrawn it's official support from him. That district gave him s1O0,O0O when his fight was at it's height
 "There are resolutions from sever al states asking that the provision of the constitution against member
Seward daily gateway., 1924-02-08
coma.

schools in the state This measure like the Bone bill originated in Ia coma.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-02-08
1.-THE THREE GRACES"

ship in the Ku Klux Klan be with drawn. That ban was written in when the klan was first organized, It vrovides expulsion as penalty whenever klan membership is prov ed, but who can prove it?
 There are also resolutions de nouncing the klan in strong lan-. guage. All of them, pro and con will be referred to the committee on con struction."
Seward daily gateway., 1924-02-08
ALASKA RAILROAD sCHEDy F

Trains leave Seward northbound a m., Mondays and Thursdays, for Anchorage. Curry, Nenana and Fair banks.
 Trains arrive Seward 7:45 p. n. on Wednesdays and Saturdays from the North.
 All baggage must be checked Is minutes prior 10 departure of trains.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-02-08
DELEGATE PROPOSES GAME
 COMMISSION FOR ALASKA

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.--Delegate Dan A. Sutherland, Alaska, has intro duced a resolution to create game commission in Alaska and would ap- ply to birds, fur-bearing animals and wild game animals
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-03
RIGSBY TO co ON
TRIAL AT ALBANY

ALANBY, June 3.-Plans have
been completed for holding COM
mitment trial of S. D. Rigsby, 90,
slayer Of Joe Pate, %, before
Judge J. R. de Graffenreid next
Friday.
Rigsby was employed as a night
Waterman at a department store
building under construction here
and Pate went to see him the night
of May IA to try to get him not
to use his mother, Mrs. z. T. Pate,
as a witness in a police court case.
Rigsby AYERS that Pate threw him
to the sidewalk and was choking
him when he fired.
The father of the slain youth
says his son told him. just before
he died at local hospital the next
day that he did not choke Rigsby,
but that he merely held him on
the sidewalk and tried to reason
with him. and that they were stand
ag when the short was fred
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-03
SLAYER ARRESTED
AFTER 70 YEARS
White Man Held At Leeds,
Ala, Accused of Killing
Young Boozer in 1905

CHESTER, S. c., June "a sem
sation was caused here Monday aft
ernoon when it was learned that d
man under detention at Leeds, Ala,
has been identified by two Chester
men as w. E. Perry, wanted herd
for the murder of Young Boozer, at
the Wylie, now Baldwin Mills, IN
the spring Of 1905, according to a
telegram received by Sheriff ]. G.
Howe, who was asked to come or
send deputy for the prisoner.
To avoid unnecessary expense.
Sheriff Howe wired back to the
Leeds officers to have photographs
made Of the man in custody for ex'
animation here.
The Boozer murder is one of the
most famous in tChester County
and South Carolina crime annals and
attracted more than the Usual inter-
est on account of the big re'>ard
offered by the murdered young
mans father and the vigorous ef-
forts made by the officer to appre-
bend Perry.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-03
GRAND JURY TO
INDICT BOY KILLERS
lCnntinned From Page Onel

CONTINUED From Page Onel
Loeb and Leopold, the self-confess-
ed intellectual" slayers of 14-year-
old Robert Franks, were being de-
termined.
Pointing to Loeb, Ream ox-
claimed:
CHATS him. He has the same
ewes and wears clothes Of the same
cut"
States Attorney Robert Grove at
once instituted an investigation to
ascertain whether the two multi
millionaires' sons charged with the
Franks murder have been respon-
sible for the series of gland oper-
alton robberies in Chicago and viclh-
i ty that have mystified the author
flies for nearly two years.
Late Monday petitions for wrlts
or habeas corpus were presented in
criminal court by COUNSEL employed
by the millionaire fathers of Leopold
and Loeb. The court made the
writs returnable forwith and the
prisoners were taken Immediately
into court.
Chief Justice Caverly continued
the hearing on the writ until June
6 and ordered the boys sent to jail
without bond, placing them in the
custody Of the sheriff as sought by
the defense attorneys.
Having won their first legal
skirmish, counsel Immediately went
into conference with the prisoners
They intimated that the two youths
would not be allowed to testify at
the inquest.
Leopold was unbroken and ap-
parently still unaffected by the trag-
edy. Loeb is the son Of q vice pres
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-03
! idont of Sears. Roebucl and COM

ident of Sears, Roebucl and com
pany, and Leopold is son of box
manufacturer and lake shipping
magnate. Both were postgraduaCes
students, Leopold in law and Loeb
in history, before their arrest.
Loeb is alternately hoperul and
in despair. But
"This'll be the making of me" he
asserted once during a ride with de-
tectives and reports. I'll spend few
years in jail and I'll be released
I'll go to wok and I'll work hard
and I'll amount to something"
Leopold only laughs cynically-
he asks for change of clothing and
wonders why an attorney has not
come to him.
We're equally guilty." he says,
and then, in reference to Loeb,
that weaklingw
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-03

A nickel in the collection plate
every Sunday will not buy golden
harp.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-03
BODY OF ROWLAND PUT
ON TRACK BY MURDERER

HELM, Ala, June "a re-
port that Ben RoweI, a 24-year-
old farmer of Borden Wheeler
Springs whose mutilated body was
found beside the railroad tracks,
near his home early Monday had
been shot to death and mis- bod
placed on the tracks in an effort
TO destroy evidences Of a crime,
sent Cleburne County officers hur-
rying to the scene Monday morning.
Within an hour after the body
was found, a sweeping investigation
based on murder theory, was un-
der way.
RowelPs body was found beside
the Seaboard tracks, where it had
evidently been thrown by a train
as it swept by without observing the
body of the young farmer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-03
VICTORIA MERRILL IS
FOUND DEAD IN HOME
Negro Woman SuccumDed to
Wasting Disease Coroner's
Jury Decides After
Investigation

Victoria Merritt, a negress living
in Heads alley here, was found dead
in her dcsolate little cabin home
Monday, and coroner jury EN-
panelled DUNG the afternoon found
she came to her death from natural
causes. The woman had suffered
from wasting disease during .
number of months past, but was
alive Sunday when visited by sever
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-03
SULPHUR CLEARS
A PIMPLY SKIN
Apply Sulphur as Told When
Your Skin Breaks Out

Any breaking out of the skin on face,
neck, arms or body is overcome quick
est by applying Mentho-Sulphur. The
pimples seem to dry right up and go
away declares a noted skin specialist.
Nothing has ever been found to take
the place of sulphur as a pimple re-
mover. 1t is harmless and inexpensive.
just ask any druggist for a small Jar
Of Rowles Mentho- Sulphur and Bse it
Iiks cold cream "
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-03
CLARK'S CONTEST
IS THROWN OUT
Representative Lee Moore AS
sured of Seat in Congress AS
Result of Action

WASHINGTON, June 8-The
house today adopted a resolution Of
fered by one Of its election conf
mittees throwing out the contest Of
Don H. Clark, republican, for the
seat of Representative. R lee
Moore, of the First Georgia district
This assures Representative Moore
retaining his seat in the iowe-
house.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-03
DEMOCRATS FAIL IN
PUBLICITY EFFORT

WASHINGTON, June 3.-An ua-
eucccssful attempt was made toaay
by Democratic leaders in the house
to instruct the house conferees on
the postal salaries bill to accept Sen.
ator Borah's amendment designed
to give publicity to all campaign
contributions.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-03
Muscle SHOALS BILL
WILL GO OVER If
CONGRESS ADJOURNS
Chairman Norris States Measure
Cannot Be Considered Before
Saturday
HOUSE WANTS TO QUIT
Concurrent Resolution Before
Senate Now For Action to
Decide Fate of Measure

WASHINGTON, June 3.-Disposi
lion of Muscle Shoals cannot be CIV
en- consideration at this session at
Of Congress, Chairman Norris,
of the Senate Agriculture
committee, told the senate today, if
the concurrent motion to adjourn
sine die Saturday is agreed to. The
motion has already passed the house.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-03
Her husband, it is
PACE FIVE
By Blosser
ByCrane
By Stanley

al neighbors. Her husband, it is
said left here sometime ago, going
up north" and could not be located
to be informed of her death. The
remains were taken in charge by
the county and prepared TO bual
by the Simmons Undertaking Com
pany.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-03

In Chicago, the cops located a
bandit by calling him over the
phone, proving there is no saftey in
telephone numbers.