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and but two degrees gained in the last 6SJ feet to the bottom.
 The deepest readings shown are not quite $500 feet within the earth. If the rate of rise of temperature found in these wells were to continue to in definite depth. as we know of no req son now to think it would not, we would go down but few few miles toward the center of our earth before reaching melting heats.
 Rocks. Mile Under Surface, Hot
 As the result of many measurements in various parts of the world. we have come to adopt as an average figure for this rate of temperature rise one de gree for % or to feet. On this basis, at one mile below ground almost any where in Oregon the rocks are scala ing hot: at two miles. far hotter than boiling water at the surfice.
 At 10 miles they are red hot, and we have progressed still scarcely step on the four thousand miles between us and the center of the earth. At D miles the heat is probably high enough to melt steel. and many of the commoner rocks under surface conditions. And yet we are but 1-160th of the way to- ward the center of the sphere on which we live.
 These facts remind us. if they dc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-03
DEEP WELL N AID SCIENCE
Tests Made By Them Of In- terior Heat Of The
 Earth

The question of what the interior portions of the earth on which we live are made of has always been of absorb ing interest. Not that such knowledge if we had it would necessarily change materially the course of our daily lives. We do not know but that it might. But we who are on the outside do feel that the qualification of knowing something definite about the inside of this great earth ball would be worth great deal to us, writes Ira A. Williams in the Portland Oregonian.
 We think of earthquake shocks and of volcanic eruptions as slight evidences of'conditions within the earth. Though their origin and exact cause are hidden from us, they are the main surface in dications that we have. From them we deduce that both the composition and physical condition of the central sphere are considerably different from those of theouter portions on which we dwell. Are earth temperatures higher within, or lower? And how much? Are it's central portions molten or in a liquid state! Lighter or heavier? Are the proportions of the clements. of the metals and nonmetals. different from what they are in theSes rth's crust?
 Scientists Obtain Facts
 Scientists are slowly obtaining facts relating to all these questions. Some day some of them may be specifically answered; others will never be. Deep excavations of all kinds. mine shafts and tunnels, and the deeper borings made to secure artesian water, oil, or whatsoever their purpose. are all veri- table mines" of information. as are also the craters of volcanoes both active and extinct, and the volcanic rocks that have issued throughout time and spread about upon very many parts of the earth's surface.
 A couple of years ago Professor Van Orstrand of the United States geologi- cal survey spent a number of weeks in Oregon and made temperature readings in eight wells, all of which were then being put down in the expectation of getting oil.
 Temperature Readings Shown
 In one of the wells, that of the Gen. tral Oregon Oil and Gas company, near Burns, the rise in temperature is fairly even to 3,250 feet, whence in the next 250 feet it suddenly jumps to the scald. ing heat of 140 degrees. The well of the Klamath Oil company shows just the reverse condition. a rapid rise of g degrees Fahrenheit in the first 625 feet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-03
SEEK A FORTUNE
Hundreds Of The Clan Claim Estate
 / nf NAhra ska RaeluSA


 / Of Nebraska RecluSe
 Hundreds of members of the clan of O'Connor will fight for a quarter of a million dollars left by old John O'Connor, recluse of Hastings, Neb., who died ten years ago with no will and no apparent heir, but big bunch of money and a lot of fine farming lands,> says the, Chicago Herald-Ex- aminer.
 The case, thought to have been settled two years ago, is to be reopened under a decision of the Nebraska su- preme court. and O'Connors from an over the United States and some from Canada and the British Isles are ex- pected to get into the struggle for the money.
 When the old recluse died, ten years ago, the -O'Connors came in a swarm. One hundred and thirty-one actually filed petitions in court claiming to be relatives and heirs to the dead man. And this number was only a circum- stance to those who came to "investi- gate," but did not go into court. Now that the case is to be reopened an even greater stampede is looked for than took place at the start.
 Whether the old refuse was simply an Irish immigrant from Dunmanana- ney, County Cork, Ireland a Swede trapper from the shores of Hudson bay, an American bridge contractor from North Carolina, or a plain h. diana farmer. who got tired of his family and skipped out, were some of the questions the court tried to pass upon at the trial two years ago.
 Anyway, OConnor went to Hastings opened shoe shop, invested every cent in lands at $1.25 an acre that are now worth $250 an acre, never sent nor re- ceived a letter in the years he lived here, and never spoke to a woman ex- cept on business. He died in 1913.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-03
REACHES LHASA
 WITH CAMERA
Englishman Is First To Take Pictures In Forbidden {
 City

Only three Europeans ever have been received in the forbidden city of Lhasa by the Dalai Lama, priestly ruler of the mysterious country of Tibet, which lies in Central Asia, north of India and west of China. But the third of them was camera man.
 It is true that William M. McGov- ern is no ordinary camera man. For one thing, this Oxford graduate, 26 years old, is doctor, of medicine. For an- other he is fully ordained Buddhist priest and vice president of the Budd- hist Society of Great Britain. Again, he is an authority on oriental lam guages and speaks several Mongolian dialects fuently, says the New York Tribune.
 But, with all these unusual qualifi- cations, Dr. McGovern's trip to Lhasa was far, indeed, from being a joyride. It's story is, on the contrary, one of the most remarkable travel romances of our ime-even for a camera man. He was lucky to escape with his life and still more lucky to get away with his film.
 First Attempt Thwarted
 McGovern got through to Lhasa only en his second attempt. On this first at tempt to enter Tibet he was turned back at Gyangste by the British po- litical officer on the frontier, acting on instructions from the Indian govern ment at Simla, which had been in con- munication with the Tibetan govern nent.
 The camera man returned to Dar- jeeling, the base of the Mount Everest expedition, and in January, left again, equipped with a passport valid for the frontier state of Sikkim, but preclud- Ing him from entering Tibet. He fol lowed the route of the Mount Everest expedition to Kampa Dzong, and then ltruck across the Brahmaputra. into un- known country toward Lhasa.
 The way led through bitterly cold country, in which most of the time he saw neither trees nor grass. He lived on barley Hour, yak meat and butter tea, a decoction of butter and salt Blinding snow storms drove him back on several occasions and he had to make his servants proceed by the aid of his fists. The cold was so intense that the oil froze in the hinges of his camera.
 He Disguises Himself
 On the top of a lonely mountain pass the doctor revealed to his party his scheme for reaching Lhasa. By this time the Indian government had heard of his second expedition, and as il was bound to do, had informed ths
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-03
ON BALLOON TIRE YOU RIDE ON AIR

Any man who has ridden in box car is better equipped to appreciate the pleasures of a pullman. The contrast is almost as marked between the cord tires of the last few years and the bal loon cords which are bringing an era of automobile comfort hitherto un- known.
 Not unless a motorist has been up in balloon, can he appreciate the su- preme comfort of literally floating over the toughest roads with all the luxury of riding on asphalt boulevards. It is "riding on air" in every sense of the word-comfort greater than ever was had in rim cutting tires by running them soft.
 It is a commonly known fact that an ties of a car because of the increased oversize tire increases the riding quail air volume, greater road contact and the permissible decrease in air pres sure due to the same load being car ried on larger section of the tire. This oversize tire, built with a lighter and more flexible carcass, is the under lying principle from which the balloon tire has been evolved.
 The departure from stiff, clumsy tires was really the birth of the bal loon tire. The true balloon requires 20-inch or a 21-inch diameter wheel thus necessitating a wheel change. A recent significant development, how ever, is the announcement by Billel balloon tire experts of ballon type cord replacing 30x31a tires without a wheel change being necessary. With the elimination of the expense for new wheels, balloon type cords are luxury that every motorist can we'll afford. Recognized balloon tire advantages include, low air pressure without loss of power, and easy riding over rough roads. Another advantage is lessened vibration, thus cutting down car re pair bills and increasing the life of the car. The greater cushioning eliminates the ,jolts and jars which have marred the pleasure of motoring in the past Skidding, too, is cut down, due to bet ter traction on account of more road contract. The safety factor is especial ly important on slippery pavements.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-03

Doesn't hurt one bit! Drop little "Freezone" on an aching corn, instantly that corn stops hurting, then shortly you lift it right off with fingers.
 Your druggist sells tiny bottle of "Freezone" for a few cents, sufficient to remove every hard corn, soft corn, or corn between the toes, and the foot calluses, without soreness or irritation. Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-03

GCNakss You Feel ELs1.0.0s 1ke Yourself Again
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-03

fountain. The bicycle did not exist. and motorcycles and motor boats only came with the generation of my grand children.
 And motor cars-who ever dreamed of them?" (COpyright, 1924 Premier Syndicate,
 Incl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-03

nothing else. that the portion of our globe about which we have definite i'm formation is very thin outer shell only. little mere than a superficial film. it would seem. in comparison with the vast bulk of the interior about which we know nothing.
 All of which carries us yet one step farther back and leads us to ponder over how the earth, as a member of the solar system. originally came into ex- istence. That it is still hot within is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-03
CLASSIFIED

Meek-You know me, surely?
 Bootlegger-Sorry, but you have the advantage of me.
 Meek desperately )-Look me over. Don't you remember me?
 Bootlegger-Why, yes, of course, you're the pint on Saturday night New York Snn and GlobA-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-03
BLAZE THE TRAIL Studebaker's Searchlight Has 4,000,. 900 Candle Power

A revolving -searchlight of 100000 candle power has been installed on the roof of the new closed body building of the Studebakcr corporation at South Bend, Ind, as beacon light to guide aviators, and motorists at night who are travelling in the vicinity of South Bend
 The lamp is 16 inches in diameter and 24 inches deep with powerful re- Hector at its back, which greatly inten- sifies the rays. Colored lens can be used from time to time to give spec tacular night effect.
 The beacon light makes complete revolution every minute, and it's rays. which are adjustable to any angle, are directed over the city and countryside just above buildings and trees.
 The light, which is constructed on top of the water tank, located on the roof of the mammoth new closed body plant, is approximately 200 feet from the ground and is visible from dis tance of 40 miles.
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indicated by every observation, and we are safe in assuming as fact. But whether this interior heat is merely residual from a hitherto entirely molten state and is growing less, or by some process is cumulative and increasing in intensely through the milleniums is not known and may never be.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-03

Food prices increased an average of 5 per cent during the past year, accord ing to the United States department of labor. a
Washington telegraph., 1924-08-08
WANT $3.50 SPLIT OF
COUNTY ROAD FUNDS

Continued from 1st page)
a vote placed right will do a
lot.
"As stated there are 727
square miles of land in this
cou.ty, of which 1853 are in
the road districts and 379 are
out. The Road District tax
payers have built and main
tain the Highways for the use
of all the citizens, whether in
a road district or out, and
there is no doubt but that all
use them.
There are only six towns in
the road districts have a total
population of 1859. If we take
these two sums from the total
population of the county, 31,-
602, we have left 21,272 people
not living in the towns and we
have $40 square miles of land
Washington telegraph., 1924-08-08
Colore People's Col u m n
Edited by Belle S. 1yus

with his father, Mr.. Joe II.
Greeen, and other relatives.
Mrs. Mary Hutchison accom-
panied her husband to his
charge, Pleasant Grove, below
Hope Sunday.
Mrs. Spearman's music pu-
pills are very much Interested
in their work from the fact
that they do not allow this ex-
tremely hot weather to prevent
them from taking long walks
twice week to benefit them
selves along musical lines. Al
present the class is composed
Of Misses Willie Keels, Kath-
leen Johnson, Lucy and Susie
Carrigan. The parents of
these girls are to be commend
ed for the steps they are TAX
ing to see that their daughters
use their spare time in a way
that will be profitable to them
in the future even if they do
have to take long, hot and
dusty walks twice a week.
The married ladies concert.
under the management of Mrs.
Minnie Betton, at the First
Baptist church Satul day night
was entertaining from start to
finish. Some of the ladies re-
marked that it was their first
time on the stage in thirty
years, however, they all played
well their parts.
A most interesting base ball
game was played Saturday
July 26, in this city between
Washington and Fulton. A car
was sent to Columbus after
Mr., Faucette, the sta.,' pitch o.
the South. He held the game
in the hollow of his hand until
the last half Of the seventh,
then the base was over-thrown.
They made their scores on er-
rors. The score was A and 5,
favoring Washington. Mr..
Faucette has won every game
in which he played this season.
Those attending the Baptist
Convention at Hope this week
are Mesdames Eliza Johnson,
Nealy Freeman, Minnie Betton,
S. A. Bragg and Rosa Lee.
Mrs. Clara White and Miss
Abbie White, mother and Sis
ter of Mrs. S. A. Bragg, recen'.
ly visited in our city.
Washington telegraph., 1924-08-08
COMMISSIONERS SALE

Notice is hereby given that in
pursuance of the authority and
directions contained in the decretal
order of the Chancery Court of
Hampstead County, made and en-
tered on the 7th day of July. 1924,
in a certain cause (No. 1234)) then
pending therein between Blanch
Eason ct al, complainants, and W.
+ Gilbert G." al J., defendants. the
undersigned as Commissioner of
said Court, will offer for sale at
public vendue to the highest bidder,
ak the front door or entrance of the
Citizens National Bank. in the City
of Hope. Arkansas, within the hours
prescribed by law for judicial sales,
on
Thursday, the 2sth day of Aug. 1924
The following described real estate,
to-wit:
West half of West half Of North
east quarter; Northeast quarter Of
Southeast quarter of Northwest
quarter of Section Thirty-one, Town
Washington telegraph., 1924-08-08

ship Twelve South, Range Twenty
five West. Also the South half of
Northeast quarter of Southwest
quarter; South half of Northwest
quarter of Southwest quarter; South
cast quarter of Southwest quarter,
and Southwest quarter of South
west quarter of Section Twenty-four,
Township Twelve South, Range
Twenty-six West. Also Lots Five
and Six, in Block &C." Boosters Ad-
dition to the City of Hope, Ark, all
in Hampstead County, Arkansas.
TERMS OF SALE: On a credit
of three months, the purchaser be-
ing required to execute a bond as
required by law and the order and
decree of said Court in said cause,
with approved security, bearing in
terest at the rate of ten per cent
per annum from date of sale until
paid, and a lien being retained on
the premises sold to secure che
payment of the purchase money.
Given under my hand this lst day
of August, 1924.
L. F. HIGGASON,
Commissioner in Chancery.
Washington telegraph., 1924-08-08

left in the districts while 379
square miles are left without.
Everyone will admit that more
people live close to town than
live farthe~ back, so if we have
1888 more people in the road
district towns than are with
out, and then get only an even
break for all the rest of the
county, the districts have 49,
024 people and those without
number 1858. SO you see
that more than th"ee-fifths Of
the voters of Hampstead coun-
ty live within some one of
these six road districts and if
they vote together on any issue
they will win it, regardless Of
how much shouting is done on
the outside.
$50 if we have more than
rs per cent of the taxed val
ues, pay 80 per cent of the
taxes, and have more than
three-ffths of the voters, and
they want a tax reduction, will
they get it or not?
Respectfully,
Hampstead County Road
Com'sionErs Association.
BY N. P. O'Neal.
Washington telegraph., 1924-08-08

Miss Lena Johnson has been
seriously i'll the past week but
is reported better now.
Mr.. and Ms. William
Turner left Susday for their
home in Shreveport, La.
Mrs. Callie Gill has been
slightly i'll this week.
Miss Flossie Hood arrived
Friday from Dallas, Texas, to
visit her mother, Mrs. Amanda
Johnson.
Miss Gussie Turner of Hope
made a brief visit to relatives
here Monday.
Prof. R. N. Bragg has been
out of town recently on busi-
ness.
Mr.. Carpenter arrived from
st. Louis, Mo-, last Friday for
a brief visit to relatives here
and at Columbus.
There was quite an excite
ment on main street Tuesday
when the residence of Rev. P.
Petty caught fire from a de-
fective flue and came near be-
ing burned down. 1t was only
by quick work of friends near
by that the place was saved.
Miss Eliza Thomas went to
Hope Tuesday.
Mr.. Tommy Johnson went to
Hope Monday.
Miss Eliza Thomas enter.
tanned with a farewell party in
honor of Miss Nolie Freeman,
who left recently for Chicago,
Ill. Ice cream and cake were
served at a late hour. Those
present were: Misses Georgia
Fellows, Bertha Florence, Will
lie Johnson, Naomi Martin,
jamie Florence, Nolie Free
man; Messrs. Tommy Johnson,
William Tyus, Lee Williamson,
Ed Florence, Fred Fellows,
John Hamilton, T. B. Florence.
Stroy Freeman.
Mr.. A. G. Shepperson of Los
Angeles, Calf, has renewed
his subscription to the Tele
graph, saying that he still
Graves the home paper and
doesn't want to be without !;
Mr.. julius Green arrived
from the west last Friday to
spend his vacation at home
Washington telegraph., 1924-08-08
An ErhiLaratina Effect

A bottle of Herbine on the
shelf at home is like having a
doctor in the house all the
time. 1t gives instant relief
when the digestion gets out OF
order or the bowels fail to act.
One or two doses is all that is
necessary to start things NOV
ing and restore that fine feel
ing of exhilaration and bouy-
ancy of spirits which belongs
only to perfect health. Price
60c. Sold by Bates Drug Co.
Washington telegraph., 1924-08-08
WARNING ORDER

The defendant, E. J. Williamson, is
warned to appear in this court with
in thirty days and answer the COM
plant of the plaintiff, Will William
son.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said court this 81 day Of July, 1921.
(SEAL) L. F. HIGGASON, Clerk.
By L. c. Byers, d. c.
Etter e. Monroe, Attys. for Pltff.
Steve Carrigan, Atty. ad Item.
Washington telegraph., 1924-08-08
WARNING ORDER

No. 1919. In the Chancery Court
of Hampstead County, Ark.
Samuel f. Amonette, Plaintiff,
VS..
Pearl A monette Defendant.
The Defendant, Pearl Amonette,
is warned to appear in this court
within thirty days and answer the
complaint of the Plaintiff. Samuel E.
Amonette.
Witness my hand and the seal ot
said court this 21st day of July, 1924.
(SEAL) L. F. Higgason, Clerk.
By F. Y. Trimble, d. c.
Washington telegraph., 1924-08-08
OFFICERS TO SERVE IN
AUGUST I2TH PRIMARY

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Wiley; Clerks Paul Williams
Jesse Kitchins; Sheriff, T. E.
Logan.
Patmos-Judges: Claude
Hollis, w. S. Gorden, Tom Hol.
lis; Clerks: L. C. Hinton, Mil
Ter Laha; Sheriff, G. A. Rider.
Sar d dis-Judges: w. B.
Brooks, A. j. Cash, A. ]. Kent;
Clerks: R. H. Tunstall, Cleve
Mayton; Sheriff, Bob Rogers.
Fulton-Judges: E. B. Hill.
j. E. Wilson, Andy Morton;
Clerks: Chas. Rowland, ] B.
Wilson; Sheriff, Horace Par
ker.
McNab-Judges: G. M. Cas-
non, Wilmer Williams, Yves
McNab; Clerks: Chas. Irwin,
Roy Fricks; Sheriff, w. B..
Fricks.
DeAnn-Judges: Homer
Burke, Dave Evans, Jim Ar
mold; Clerks: Carl Coffee,
John O'Steen; Sheriff, A. M.
Hulsey.
Goodlett-Judges: G. P.
Stuart, w. A. (BilD Reed. ].
F. Stuart; Clerks: D. E. Good
lett, L. D. Fletcher; Sheriff,
A. T. Graves.
BingelHJudges: w. A.
Brown John Taylor, C. M.
Brown; Clerks: Jesse Powers,
Albert Ross; Sheriff, Charley
Hipp.
Tokio-Judges: Ben Cooley
c. B. Moore, w. A. Clayton;
Clerks: Sim Sanford, R. A.
Sanford; Sheriff, G.. L. Boggs.
Union-Judges: F. R. Muir
ply, w. L. Jarman, Richard
Webb; Clerks: H. E. Robins,
Dolph Clark; Sheriff, Geo. Orr.
Saratoga-Judges: Lon An
derson, T. A. Erwin, w. M.
billiard; Clerks: T. A. Gath
right, G. L. Thompson; Sher-
iff, R. w. Tollerson.
Columbus-Judges: j. O..
johnson. j. S. Wilson Jr., T..
H. Stuart; Clerks: r. E. Jack.
son, j. H. Stuart; Sheriff, CHS
Stuart.
Ozan--Judges: A. H. Chris
tian, B. M. Stuart, B. C. Lewis !;
Clerks: E. Haselman, Wilbur
Jones; Sheriff. j. P. Fontaine.
Washington, Box Judges:
I. G. Hayries, C. M. Lewis. M.
W. Cruzen; Clerks: w. E. Nc
Monigle, Marion Monroe; Sher-
iff, G. w. James.
Washington, Box 2-Judges:
W. E. Elmort, E. F. Turner. J.
j. Tyson; Clerks: E. B. Black.
F. E. Pinegar; Sheriff, Wash
Rowton.
Jakajones-Judges: H. L.
Sutton, S. L. Churchwell, L.
E. Salisbury; Clerks: Will Ar
Hold Jr., Luther Sutton; Sher-
iff, Henry Morton.
Cross Roads-Judges: Floyd
Gilbert, w. M. Rosenbaum. J.
N. Pardue; Clerks: C.. E.
Boyce, w. C. Thompson; Sher-
iff, R. B. Rosenbaum.
Piney Grove-Judges: w. J.
Thompson, A. A. Lowe, C. A.
Landers; Clerks: T. B. Lam
ders, L. D. Boyd; Sheriff, John
P. Boyd.
Baird's Chapel-Judgcs:
Edgar Avery, l. M. Honea,
Charlie Smart; Clerks: Basil
Jones, Jim Purtle; Sheriff, Roy
Jones.
Washington telegraph., 1924-08-08
VICTORY is CERTAIN
TOM j. TERRAL

IlIN HTlI \
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-12-13

world ye shall have sorrow" Allusion
is also made to those who are now be-
fore the throne, praising God day and
night as having gone through great
tribulation. There are days when
there comes into the life of every one
long hours when the heavens are black
with storms, Friends prove false, Pos
sessions take wings and fly away, Sick
ness places us in the invalid's chair
or prostrates us on beds of affection,
Death places his fingers on the latch
string, opens the door and enters, and
while our eyes are blinded with tears
our minds become dazed, and in our
distress and loneliness we cry How
long, o lord, how long?", how comfort
ing to know that in the world there is
a Friend who sticketh closer than a
brother"
While the Poet us that
Earth has no sorrow that heaven can
not heal" how comforting to know
when the fires are burning, hearts are
bleeding and winds of persecution and
Misrepresentation are disturbing, when
sorrows mixed, indiscriminate, I'M
known to others, afflict, torment and
distress, that He Who left all the glory
He had with the Father before the