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cessfM in capturing him.
Just before daybreak we reached
our goal. / swiftly surrounded the
hut occupied by the Laibon as pointed
out to me by my guide. We had en-
tered the village SO silently that not
even the pariah dogs had barked.
There was a deathly stiffness, and l
could almost hear my hearts vigorous
beating. My excitement was intense.
| did not know how many warriors
that village held, and the least alarm
ing note might mean that the whole
of my small force would be killed in
stantly.
1 whispered my instructions to the
native police sergeant, a man whom l
could trust implicitly. and he nodded
his head to show that he understood
and would obey. 1 had told him that
he was not to let the Nasal guide
out of his sight or reach. and that If
our plans miscarried or treachery was
evident he was to kill the guide first
of all.
Then I told him to place his men so
that they commanded the hut of the
Laibon and the approaches to 1t. /
was going to crawl into that mud
walled and grass -thatched hut. cap
ture the Laibon, drag him out of it,
and make good our escape. At least,
that was my intention. 1t remained
to be seen if this was possible of
execution.
My final instructions to the ser
geant were that if any Nandi warriors
approa ched they were to be made cap
tives or else silently killed. If I blew
my whistle. two men were to enter
the hut to my assistance.
With a final look around to see that
all my men were posted as / wished.
/ advanced to the Laibon's hut. On
my hands and knees I crawled into
that black cavern, which was very
evil-smelling. There was still no
sound from the village. In the hut !
could hear the heavy snores of the
occupant. hoped that this would
prove to be the Laibon and that he
would be alone.
X X X r
0N entering the interior Of the hut
~ I silently rose to my feet and
tried to stab the darkness with my
eyes. But could see nothing.
Guided by the snoring, I crept for
ward until 1 stood right over a re-
cumbent figure.
With a softly breathed prayer for
success, I threw myself upon the
sleeper. There came a surprised yelp
of fright, and the snoring abruptly
ceased. My right hand gripped the
sleeper's throat, while my left stuffed
a handkerchief into his mouth. A
moment later I had fixed the hand
cuffs on the mans wrists.
Get up! And be silent, or you die, u
1 commanded in fierce whisper. u.s.
ing the Nandi dialect, with which
had become fairly conversant.
The man rose slowly to his feet.
drew my revolver and pressed it into
his ribs.
Outside. The slightest noise and
I shoot you.'
My captive silently made toward
the door, with my revolver urging him
onward. At the entrance we crawled
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when he began to investigate the
dental properties of gold. Strange to
say. though. practically nothing has
been done in this line of investiga-
tion. More than $1,000. 900 worth Of
gold, including that buried with the
dead. is annually was ed as a result
Of inferior dental work Uncle Sam
says this extravagant expenditure
can be markedly curtaiIed by stand
ardization of the dental gold and the
systems of using the valuable ma
terial.
Professional records show that more
than 100 different formulas for dental
gold are now in use. The Federal
investigators are striving to eliminate
the chaf from the grain-the efficient
from the infficient. They maintain
that, for each special purpose. one
formula is better than all others.
They aim to determine the best use
for the best formula.
During the war the Bureau OF
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OBJECT Oh government re-
search work now in progress
at the Bureau of Standards, where
DR.. Wilmer Souder is studying the
physical properties of all dental
materials and attempting to stand
ardize the technique Of tooth-filling
and preservation.
1t is a far cry from the wooden
false teeth Of the japanese, and the
oxen molars of the early days of
| able achievements of modern tooth
| insurance and protection. The
fakirs Of 1000 years ago, who claim
ed that the toothache was caused
by worms. would today be greeted by
jeers. Yet for several centuries
these dental magicians prospered.
They burned incense and used rub
Der tubes to conduct the warm
smoke to the aching tooth Of the
patient. The heat relieved the pain
temporarily.
More than 40 centuries ago the
priests of Egypt treated toothache
with poulties of oil, fennel seed. in
cense and onions. The scientific
evidence is that wealthy Egyptians
who lost their teeth used crude
wooden substitutes carved from hard
wood. The records of ancient life
show that gold filings and crowns
we're found in the mouths of
Egyptian mummies. 1t is more than
likely that the gold was originally
placed in such teeth as ornaments.
Even the skulls of the early
Indians who inhabited North and
South America show teeth inlaid
with gold, turquoise, red cement,
| rock crystal and similar materials.
In Japan years ago the custom was
to dye the teeth Of married women
black for Identification purposes.
Four thousand years ago the
Chinese were familiar with what they
called Is different kinds of tooth dis
eases. Their popular cure-all was to
pierce the flesh of the sufferer with a
| needle. This usually hurt so much
that he soon forgot all about his
| throbbing tooth.
Dental history reports that the
Etruscans of northern Italy, who
| antedated the Greeks and Romans,
| were the first to use crude dental
tools and fill cavities with gold or
cap defective teeth with gold crowns.
Even OK teeth were used to replace
human teeth. being fastened in place
with springs and clips.
The earliest work of this sort of
which there is any written record
was performed about the middle Of
the fifteenth century.
Thereafter, when the. extraction of
teeth was in its pioneering period.
attempts were made to pull teeth in
order to fill them, with the idea of
then replacing them in the patients
mouth. In the course Of time q GER
tain dental investigator discovered
way to make porcelain teeth to sup
plant the artificial teeth carved from
bone or ivory. 1t was not until 1920.
however, that the manufacture of
porcelain teeth was introduced to the
United States.
ID FAD the story of the many trou-
~ bles which Gen. George Wash
ington's false teeth gave him IL you
want to gain On idea of the hard
ships which patients had to suffer be-
| fore the science OF dentistry was per-
fected to it's present status. Wash
ington's teeth were made OF bone and
ivory and were held In place By wire
springA Small wonder that Gen.
George delighted In retiring 70 Mount
Vernon, where he could remove his
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The prospect of adventure
Rured Maj. Foran (now retired
English army officer. who has
also been world traveller, ex-
plorer, big-game hunter and
journalisD into the police force
of British East Africa. In two
previous articles he has told of
Arresting singlehanded two des-
peradoes and of repulsing with
a small force of men an attack
Of thousands of savage warri-
ors. He was then ordered to
conduct a punitive expedition
cSainst the powerful Nanel, and
it is win lnis enterprise that
the narrative Is resumed
Maj. Foran had the distinc-
tion of being the only news
paper corresponden to accom-
pany the late President Roose-
welt on his African hunting ex-,
petition. He also accompanied
the Prince Of Wales as a corre-
spondent on his tour Of India.
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Your Laibon is dead. Let there be
no more bloodshed, but live hence
forth in peace with the white men,"
For several minutes they hesitated
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| Small nEeIhy h P h Re Former h Sthy Enters Sleeping Village Courageous o Fol ua
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BY GEORGE Fl. DACY.
AKING the dents out o
modern dentistry is tn
object of Government re
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WE could no longer hear any
w sounds Of the Nandi and their
owi.e0lls had ceased. The rain had
also stopped ~ suddenly as It had
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20
FOUR TEAMS M
 LEAD IN VALLEY
Missouri Valley Conference Struggle Gets Hot This Week
iBy Associated Press.l ]


 KANSAS CITY, Oct. 19-Four elevens retain perfect records in the Missouri Valley conference champion ship race after two weeks of cOmpeti- ton and the number probably will be reduced to two this week when the leaders clash.
 At the top of the list are Oklahoma, the Kansas Aggies, Missouri and Drake, each with one conference vic tory and no defeats.
 Next Saturday Oklahoma meets Drake and the Kansas Aggies battle Missouri.
 Nebraska Wins Nebraska furnished the sensation of the valley yesterday by vanquishing the eastern invaders from Colgate uni Versity. Following two defeats at the start of the season, the Cornhuskers came back in their intersectional game and displayed the brand of football that for years has made them the most feared team in the conference The score vas 37 to z.
 Rivailng the Lincoln game in inter est, and of more importance in the con ference percentage column, was the fray at Manhattan, where the Kansas Agies made history by defeating the University of Kansas by a lone touch down in the final period It was the first victory for the Wildcats over the Jayhawkers since 1906.
 Missouri Beats Ames
 Ames, victor over Kansas last week, fell aaEictiln to tho Missouri Tigers in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20
JONES QUITS
 BUSINESS TO
 COACH YALE

uTAD" JONES, coach of the es great Yale team of l925,
 was such fine quarterback on the Yale team of l9O1 that Walter Camp and other critics chose him as all-American quarter for that year. E.. .,o
 sTad" played four years in the quarterback position for the Bull dog. starting in 1904 and ending in 1907. Later he coached the Exeter, N. H., Preparatory School eleven and made such a remarkable success that Yale summoned him to take charge of it's team. This was III 1916 and he immediately prepared the Blue for its first victory over Harvard, always Yale's most import ant game, since 1909. .o.o
 During the war and. in l9i9, Jones was busy on the Pacific Coast as vice president of a ship building company. In 1920, on the general demand of the alumni, he re- turned to direct the destinies of the BulIdog once more. He has been at New Haven ever since and last year produced a team rated by most critics the strongest in the country.
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Centre Scaled Heights
 Ouer w. Va.-Meet Again

MORGANTOWN, W. Va, Oct. 15.- Especial. )-Recent upsets in collegiate football circles and the proximity of the Centre College-West Virginia foot hall game to be played at the Polo Grounds, New York City, cause Noun taineer football fans to recall certain Saturday afternoon of the 1919 sea son. The week before West Virginia had defeated Princeton 25-0, and east ern critics were touting the Mountain eer eleven as a miracle team" At that time Centre College was both ob- scure and unknown and the cocky West Virginians, fresh from their easy Charleston, w. Va, to completely an lege in Kentucky"
 Big Surprise
 What really happened gave the grid iron world one of the biggest surprises it has ever had-before or since. The mighty Mountaineers with Rodgers, Bailey, King and other stars at their best were beaten 13-6, and over night Centre became a sensation. West Vir- ginia was the stepping stone" that enabled the Praying Colonels" to gain national reputation. By virtue of its victory over West Virginia little Cen. tre found itself swamped with offers from practically every university in the country-among them Harvard and other equally select institutions.
 It has been five years since Centre sealed the heights at West Virginia $ expense, but Mountaineer fans have lnot forgotten the reverse. All of the athletes who played in that 1919 game have passed on and a new generation is to continue the feud. However, the present Mountaineer squad has inher. ited the bitterness that was in tn, hearts of members of the 1919 tean
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20
ILLINOIS KILLS M[CHIGAN'S HOPE Grange's Eleven With Chicago And Ohio
 Lead

CHICAGO, Oct. 19.-Illipois, whose victory over Michigan Saturday tempor- arily eliminated a premier contender for the western conference football crown, headed the Big Ten today. Only Chicago, with a win over Indiana to it's credit, stood on nearly equal foot ing with the leader, for Ohio states standing among the victors was sullied with a tie.
 Four squads were credited with ties in the conference ratings. Besides Ohio, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin had undecided battles on their service records. With the title usually decided by a clean slate, the ties later might bring dire consequences.
 Michigan, tied last year with Illinois for the circuit honor, with Indiana and Northwestern, held the cellar posi- tions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20
BARTON ACADEMY
 LOSES GAME, l4-I3

MOBILE, Ala, Oct. 19.-Breaks, thrills, and disappointments as the local squad would drive down to the goal line and there stop, all figured Laurel High schools 14-1S victory over the husky grid warriors of Barton academy today. Barton showed a wonderful mid field driving machine, outgaining in total yardage more than five times that of their opponents, but on the goal line they showed a woeful lack of punch and headwork. Laurel, on the other hand took every break that came their way and turned them into points.
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AS TOLD BY T. A. D. (TADt JONES fHead Coach, Yale University.)

The ulav was a complete surprise to ms As it apparently was planned, 1t gave every promise of carrying Dillon and the ball far into our territory. Even a touchdown was possible. Thls would have been disastrous. But some thing entirely different took place.
 As the play was on Princeton's right side. and on our left, practically the whole Tiger team darted down to box off our left guard, tackle and end. But the greatest point of danger, so far as Orange and Black hopes were con- cernedf9was on our extreme left side, where my brother, Howard Jones, left end. was tearing forward to tackle Dill lon. If the latter got past Howard he would attain a tremendous gain and our goal line would be in deadly men, ace.
 Should Skirt Sidelines
 The logic of the advance was for Dillon to continue straight along the eideline. There were two reasons for this: First, he was less likely to en- counter more than one Bulldog defen- eive man; secondly, As he were forced out of bounds the ball still would be in Princeton's possession and could be brought fifteen yards inside the field for play from a good position.
 The Princeton quarterback received the ball on Yale's 45-yard~ine. Be tween there and our 40-yard line some thing happened. Instead of keeping on a straight course, Eddie turned in. Bigelow, our right tackle, and Bow mar, our right half, threw him on the 35-yard line.
 Took Wrong Direction
 What was it that caused Dillon to change his mind? I don't know. Per haps he decided that his chances were bettered by taking the new direction. Perhaps Right End Brown, who rushed down the field near him, had not given adequate interference. From the po- sition it looked as though he might have slipped and been compelled to seek a new opening. If this were the case he lost time and, of course, distance. The ball was advanced, only twenty yards instead of thirty, or forty, or even more, as had appeared possible for a time.
 Nevertheless this splendid strategy could scarcely be considered failure. It was only relatively so. The point was that the Orange and Black had re- tained possession of the pigskin on the kickoff and this twenty yards inside our territory.
 Good Psychology
 On the other hand the psychological effect upon us was far different from that which would have been the case had Dillon added another fifteen or twenty yards to his dash. In our minds the thought leaped up that Princeton had tried its greatest offen- sive feature of the day without getting nearer than thirty-five yards of our line. Furthermore the next play must be from a poor position at the side of the field.
 The Tigers were unable to advance another yard on successive plays. Final ly they worked the ball into position for a drop-kick, but Harlan's, attempt was a failure. Thus passed the high tide of Princeton's expectations. Our hopes increased.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20
A ARE INDICTED
 AT HATTIESBURG
Forest County Grand Jury To
 Meet Again Oct. 27

HATTIESBURG, Miss, Oct. 19.- Especially - Forty-four indictments have been returned by the Forest coun- ty grand jury during it's present ses- sion, and that body has adjourned to meet again Oct. 27. On that day com mittee reports will be made, while the actual work of investigating law vio- lations in Forest county will not begin until Oct. 2S Seven more indict- ments were handed in just before court adjourned yesterday afternoon. Court will resume Monday, and take up some of the new cases or appealed cares from the city or magistrates court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20
OBERLANDER AND
 M'BRIDE EVEN

NEW YORK, Oct. 19.-Although Oberlander of Dartmouth has scored most touchdowns, Mcbride of Syracuse, with field goals and points after touch- down added, ties him for the lead among eastern football players in total points scored, with 55. Tryon, of Colgate, is third. Benkert of Rutgers is fourth, Koppisch of Columbia fifth, and Krues of Pennsylvania is sixth.
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[SPONSF FooTBALLGOLF TENNIS BoXINc]]SP0RIS
HAROLD GRANGE
 IS HIGH SCORER

CHICAGO, Oct. 19.-Harold "Red" Grange, sensational Illinois 22-year- old halfback, 1923 all-American, topped the list of western conference point scorers as a result of Saturdays games. He made five touchdowns in the H. linois-Michigan game, four of them in less than 12 minutes of play and one on a 95-yard run return of the opening kickoff.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20
SEATTLE CHAMP
 OF COAST LOOP

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 19--The Seattle club won the Pacific Coast Baseball league championship today as a result of it's victory over Portland in the first game of a double header and theN loss by San Francisco and Los Angeles of a game each to Oakland and Vernon, respectively.
 Seattle's lead in the league is ap- proximately a game and a half. Los Angeles and San Francisco almost tied for second place with Los Angeles a shade ahead that figures out to a mat ter of several decimal points. Oakland finished fourth.
 Seattle now expects to play the St. Paul club, champions of the Amer ican Association, for the minor league chamDionship."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20
VERNON DEFEATS
 CORDO HIGH, A-O

VERNON, Ala, Oct. 9.-(Special. ) The Lamar County High school opened the football season on the local grounds here by defeating the Gordo Aggies by score of 43-0. The game was never in doubt after the first five minutes of play as the Lamar County warriors swept down the field for touchdown in four minutes after the first kickoff.
 Lamar County boasts of the strongest team in this part of the state and will encounter her strongest team next Friday when they meet the Guin war riOrs on. the local gronnd.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20
N.SARAZAN WIN

SAINT ALBANS, N. r., Oct. 19.- Walter Hagen, professional golf cham pion, and Gene Sarazen, former holder of the title, won one up in special 36 hole match today from Francis Ouimet and Jesse Sweetser, amateurs and former national champions. Pro- ceeds were donated to the fund for crip- pled children,
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after the Centre game and intend to avenge that defeat. Different Teams
 The present West Virginia team is not as heavy as the outfit that was held to a 1913 tie by Penn State and that defeated Rutgers 27-7 in New York last year, but it is faster and in every respect just as strong.
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a contest that also was decided in the closing quarter. A touchdown result ing from ! pass and the added point won the Tigers after the two elevcrs had fought on even terms for three and a half periods.
 The Drake Bulldogs, playing their first conference game of the season, held Grinnell scoreless and counted up 13 points.
 Oklahoma and Washington engaged their freshmen elevens Saturday.
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ball may be hooked, sliced, or topped 1; it may be hit pretty decently, but it will lack the distance which perfect timing gives.
 (Copyright, 1924, Associated Editors, Inc.)
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TIGERS ALMOST WON
 ON HARLAN'S PLAY
Tad Jones Cites Thrilling Incidents Of Prince
 ton-Yale Game Years Ago

yNis is the concluding portion of the eighth of a series of articles describing great foo ball strategies told by the lead lag coaches of the country in interviews with J. P. Glass and George Byrnes. Suc- ceeding numbers will include stories by Haughton, Dawson, Yost. and others.
 Copyright, 1924, in United States and
 Canada and, Great Britain by North American Newspaper Alliance. for The
 Age-HeraId. All rights reserved)
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GIBBONS MATCHED

DAYTON, Ohio, Oct. 19.-AccOrding to announcement made here Tommy Gibbons, St. Paul heavyweight, and Mike Conroy, Rochester, will meet in 29. 'COnroy is in the 200-pOund class and holds a knockout over Ski.
 Age-Herald Want Ads will exchange what you have and don't want for what you want and don't have.
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Age-Herald Want Ads will exchange what you have and don't want for what you want and don't have.
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Timing is an important bit of golf and consists of bringing the club-head against the ball at the exact second when the left heel returns to it's original position-the position it occupied when the upswing was started. If the club head meets the ball on the downswing when the body is in any other position, the timing is faulty and any one of several golf disasters may occur. The
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by popular choice

WHETHER it's the vital busi- w ness of electing president, or the casual one of selecting ciga- rette, men naturally place their en- dorsement where they believe it is most deserved. All over the country,
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smokers echanging from Othercig- arettes to Chesterfeld-convinced by taste of finer quality.
 TaSte-thats the real sue-and it certainly looks like a landslide for Chesterfield.
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WHAT IS "TIMING?" Answered by
 DAVID BROWN

DAVID BROWN Veteran tournament player, former British Open champion. Noted espe- ciaIiy for his short game and accuracy on approaches.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-01-10
Kespina up the Standard.

The social caste of customers is not
commonly supposed to be regarded in
quick-lunch restaurants, but a Philadel-
phia paper tells this story: "a fastidi-
Gus person made his way into a steam
ing, fiy-infested little restaurant. The
young behind the counter
placed a tumbler of water before him
with a thump.
WHATS yoursT' she asked sharply.
Coffee and rolls"
She set before him a mug a quarter
of an inch thick and as heavy as iron,
filled with a brown fluid. The man
seemed dazed. He looked under the
mug and over it. But where is the
~saucer?" he asked.
1--WE don't give no aucers here" re
piled the waitress. "If we did some
l%ow-brow'd come pilin' in and drink out
of his saucer. and we'd lose a lot of
orr best customers"
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-01-10
CHAPTER XIV
The scrape Of a Match.

While grooming Graylock in his stan
that evening Jack Warhope thought Of
the face that had appeared for its
startling instant at the smudged win
dow of Henry Spencer's unhallowed
cabin. AS a matter of fact, he had
been thinking of it ever since riding
out Of the jaws of the hollow.
He hung up the curry comb and
stepped to the barn door. The sun
glared red through a slit in the cloud
bank, and still cleared the trees on the
distant foothills by a yard-enough for
the purpose he contemplated.
A moment later he was climbing the
rough path that led to the uplands.
Pausing, to search critically the woods
In every direction, he then stole away
toward the ill-reputed cabin Of the
dead woOdchopper.