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The Alaska daily empire., 1924-01-09
DISCOVERIES ARE PREDICTED BY
SCIENTIST; will STARTLE WORLD

LONDON, Jan. Great scientific
discoveries in 1924 are predicted by
Sir William Bragg, who specializes
in research into the secret of the
atom. Sir William lists the scientific
triumnhs - 1928 as follows
1. The triple confirmation of the
Einstein theory.
2. The discovery of hafnium, Ele-
ment No. ~, at Copenhagen.
3. Vertical flight by the Brennan
helicopter. which hoyered in the air
Is minutes.
4. The channel crossed twice in
fifteen horsepower moter glider
5. The wireless telephone demon
strated in New York.
6. million-year-o eggs of the
dinosaur disclosed in the Cobb des-
ert
7. Frescoes 1000 years old and
what may have been the lair of the
minotaur revealed in Crete.
8. The optophone, enabling the
blind to read by sound perfected
9. A wireless signals from America
heard in New Zealand
For 1924 fresh discoveries from
Einstein and Banting. the discoyerer
of insulin are promised Sir Oliver
Lodge is working on a new theory
of stellar physics, which includes the
suggestion that matter may be gen
Grated from light.
Marconi does not exclude from the
1924 possibilities the establishment
of wireless telephone connections be-
tween London and New York. He
is now trying to send signals along
a wireless beam so as to avoid
worldwide broadcasting.
The great astronomical event of
the year is due August %, when the
planet Mars will be nearer the earth
than It has been for 120 years. The
secrets of Tut-enk-hamun's tomb are
expected to be revealed fully this
winter, and General Bruce will lead
another expedition to the Mt Everest
during 1924.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-01-09

distributed before Bassett detected
and reported this error to the an
thor Prof. Babbitt, in a letter of
acknowledgement. said he had cor
rected the mistake in the next edi-
tion.
Warden Scott praises the former
New York boy for his intelligence
and application to his studies. Bas-
sett is employed in drawing plans
for construction work about the pfis-
on and prison grounds. The Warden
said the prisoner can work ont
amazingly intricate problems in ma
thematics lin his head9 without re-
sort to pad and pencil He also stu
died law for years. but did not be-
gin to hit his stride until he took
up engineering. the warden said.
Bassett entered prison December
%, 1905. He was Is years old. A
few months before he and two COM
panions held up a man named L~'k-
wood in Waterbury. Bassett hit
Lockwood upon his head with
revolver and the man died two weeks
later All three bandits We're ar
rested and convicted. one of them
dying in prison. Another was par
doned few years ago.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-01-09
DEVILS ENVOY Gets DEUCE IN
SHAKE FOR annual TIBET LUCK

the pilgrim stretches himself on the
ground, then makes a mark with his
fingers a little beyond his head. The
pilgrim rises, walks to the mark,
mutters a prayer, and again pros
trates himself. Some pilgrims have
been known to go 1000 miles like
this and spend seven to ten years on
the journey.
In Lhassa Sir Charles witnessed
the festival in which the Grand La
mas representative threw dice with
the devils delegate for the luck of
the year. If the devil wins, evil
is supposed to triumph, and the peo-
pie suffer but if his Holiness the
Grnad Lama wins, all is we'll for the
year. The devil usually gets his
due, however, for his dice have only
two spots on each face, while the
Grand Lama's cubes have six spots
on every face, and the game is for
the highest number Of points.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-01-09
MORE CLOTHING
ON SHOW GIRLS

PARIS, Jan. 9.-Clothes are be-
coming more ample on the Paris
stage, and the latest spectacular
chorus productions have shown a de-
cided reyersion to prewar display OF
gorgeous costumes. The revival of
clothes for stage girls has had its
effect upon the box-office, for seats
have gone up 20 per cent. in price
to pay, it is averred, for the extra
yards of silk.
Front row orchestra seats now
coast 36 francs in Paris, as against
20 francs after the armistiee, and 10
francs before 1914. These rates ap-
ply to the music halls that are al
ways crowded with foreign tourists.
Legitimate theatres are unable fur
ther to raise prices, their patrons
being principally French people who
find that the armistice prices were
high enough.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-01-09
SON TESTIF|ES
FOR FATHER IN
BANK FAILURE
Convicted Son Says Father
Never Saw Banks S Books
If He Could Prevent 1t.

CIIEHALIS. Wash, jan. 8. - In
the trial in the Lewis County Super
ior Court CT State Senator Percy l..
Sinclair, President of the South
woetern Washington Bank which
failed last autumn at Ilwaco, his
son, Myron Sinclair, cashier, who il
serving from four to IA years at
Walla Walla for confessed defalca-
tions totalling $4,000, testified his
father never saw the books when
| could beat him to them"
Senator Sinclair is accused OF fall
styling statements.
Lynn Purden, publisher, testified
statements given the Ilwaco Tribune
for publication were discrepant
from those he and Senator Sinclair
made to the State Bank Supervisor.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-01-09
Unproductive
Husband Hailed
To Divorce Courts

BERLIN, Jan. "a rush to the
divorce courts has been produced by
the regulation that women teachers,
married to men who hold govern
ment positions, are to be dismissed
to make way for women who have
no hushand to sspport :, them,
Feminists are up in aims, but the
unemployment situation is so serious
that radical measures apparently have
public support. and divorce seems to
be the only means by which mar
ried women teachers can be assured
of continuation in service. Private
schools also are following the pol
icy of dismissing married women
whose husbands earn salaries.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-01-09
TALKING With
ARCTIC AGAIN

AVALON, Santa Catalina Island,
Jan. 9-Radio communication be-
tween here and MacMillan's ship
has been resumed after seven days
due to electrical disturbances in
the Arctic.
The explorer declared In radio
dispatches that the successful trip
to the Arctic of the Shenandoah
will accomplish more than numerous
other expeditions to the Arctic for
air currents and atmospheric con-
ditions transmitted by the polar
party for relaying to Admiral Moi
fett, chief of the naval aviation de-
partment who commands the polar
fight next summer.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-01-09
REBEL PLOT is
FOUND IN U. S.

NOGALES. Ariz., Jan. 9.--Inves-
tigation by the Mexican government
representatives into activities Of
rebel agent operations here has re-
suited in unearthing the insurgents
plans to send Mexican reinforce
ments from Arizona for the purpose
of furthering the rebellion on the
West Coast. This is the announce
ment made by Mexican officials
here.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-01-09
Boy Saves His
Dog But Is Killed
In Effort

FORT HAYNE, Ala, Jan. g.
John Long, aged 8 years,
was walking today on the rail
road track with his dog and
two boys. The train bore down
upon the boys, and the three
boys jumped to safety. John
leaped back again and threw
his dog off the track alive,
the train struck John and
killed him.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-01-09
Juneau Man Did Not
Suicide in Seattle

SEATTLE. Jan. g. The body
found hanging in deserted shack
and thought to be c. A. Billings
ley. of Juneau, Alaska, has been
identified as A. Feaser. of this city
Relatives of Billingsley cabled
here for assistance in finding him
as he arrived here December % for
serious operation and no word has
been received from him.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-01-09
Nineteen Filipinos
Killed by Fanatics

MANILA, Jan. 9.-Nineteen men,
bers of the Philippine Constabulary
including two officers, were killed
by religious fanatics on Bucas Island,
according to official advices received
here today from Suriago.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-01-09
Champion Cowboy Given
Roosevelt Trophy Replica

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 9.-Yakima
Canutt, the worlds champion cow
boy has been awarded the Roose-
welt trophy replica at the tests OF
suprcamcy in the saddle by the COM
mittee here.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-01-09
United States Ranks
High in llliteracy

CHICAGO. Jan. 9-The United
States has the highest percentage Of
illiteracy among the enlightened ma
tions of the world, C. c. Fricke. of
San Francisco, President of the Ma
tional School Supply Association told
the Association at the annual con-
yention today.
The United States stands eleventh,
said Fricke.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-01-09
ARMS EMBARGO
UNDER ATTACK
BY DEMOCRATS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. = The
Democratic Senate has made an at
tack Oh President Coolidge's policy
which resulted in an embargo on
arms. Senator Robinson, floor lead
er, introduced bill late yesterday
which prohibits under heavy penalty
the sale of munitions to foreign
governments by the United States
Government.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-01-09
WILSON URGES
DEMOCRATS TO
Redeem NATION
Former President Ready 10
Join in Aggressive Fight
to Secure Just Action.

PITTSBURGH. Pa, Jan. 9-Woof-
row Wilson, in telegram read Mon.
day at the Jackson Day Dinner, de.
elared the Democratic party is en-.
trusted with redemption of the Ma.
ton from the degradation of pur-
pose into which it has in recent
years been drawn"
Wilson declared he would gladly
participate in an aggressive fight
for high principles and just action"
FIGHT FOR OLD IDEALS
DENVER, Jan. 9.-Thomas T. Mar
SHALL former Vice-President, last
night urged the Democrats of Cole
RADIO TO join to make fight for the
old ideals against this crowd OF UP.
lifters and downpushers."
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-01-09
Auto Goes Through Ice;
Six Persons Are Drowned

ALEXANDRIA, Miss, Jan. 9. -
Six persons were drowned in Lak1
Andrews, nearby. when an automo-
bile plunged through the ice last
night. Three in the auto escaped
alive.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-01-09
Associated Companies Are
After Muscle Shoals Now

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.--Nine as
sociated power companies of the
South have made an offer for Muscle
Shoals The offer provides for the
manufacture of fertilizer
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-01-09
Philippine Mission
Asks for independence

WASHINGTON. Jan. 9.--The Phil
ippine Mission, in memorial to
pleas for independence and severely
criticised Governor General Wood.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-01-09

The text of the winning plan
No. 1,469-of the 100000 prize
offered by Edward Box for the best
practical plan by which the United
States may cooperate with other
nations, looking toward the pre-
Vention of war, which has just
been received by The Empire, fol-
lows in full below. together with
the reasoning of the author. This
plan was awarded the prize by a
unanimous vote of the Jury of AM
erican Peace Award, created by
Mr.. Box, and composed off Elihu
Root, Chairman, James Guthrie Har-
bord, Edward NJ. House, Ellen F.
Pendleton, Roscoe Pound. William
Allen White and Brand Whitlock.
The name of the author, which is
known to but one of the Jury, will
not be revealed until a referendum
vote, conducted through newspapers
magazines and ether channels of
publicity, has been taken through
out the country. The Empire will
tomorrow print summary of the
plan, together with statements from
the Jury and Mr.. Box. and a ballot
which may be mailed by any reader
to the American Peace Award, Nov
York City, expressing approval or
disapproval of the plan offered
TEXT OF PLAN
"Thrre Is Not Rom for More
Than One Organization to Promote
international Cooperation.
"Five-sixths of all nations, in
eluding about four-fifths of man
kind, have already created world
organization, the purpose of which
is to promote international coop
Grafton and to achieve international
peace and security
"Those nations cannot and will
not abandon this system which has
now been actively operating for
three and a half years. If leading
members OF the United States Gov
ernment ever had serious hopes that
another association of nations could
be formed, such hopes were dispolled
during the Washington Conference
by plain intimations from other
Powers that there is net room for
more than one organization like the
League of Nations.
'The States outside the organ
lied world are not of such a char
acter that the United States could
hopefully cooperate with them for
the purpose named.
Therefore, the only possible path
to cooperation in which the United
States can take an increasing share
is that which leads toward some
form of agreement with the world
as now organized, called the League
of Nations.
by sheer force of social interna-
tional gravitation such cooperation
becomes inevitable.
"The United States Has Already
Gene Far in Cooperation with the
League of Nations.
THE United States Government,
theoretically maintaining a policy
of isolation, has actually gone far,
since March 4, 1921, toward coop
Grafton with ether nations to
achieve and preserve the peace of
the world
1.-THE most familiar part of the
story is the work of the Washington
Conference, wherein President Hard
ing's Administration made a begin
ming of naval disarmament, opened
to China a prospect of rehabilitation
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-01-09
& IlIS1sf OyIornsS Ussos5. s.

Lieutenant Osborne GoyenteGeneral
Leonard Wood the Philippines
seek diplomatic 26,
SO0OOO by stock market transactions
means himself his financial
IL unwse for make rapidly
gossip caused the War Department make investigation
showing that Lieutenant Woods
uy legitimate and sragwad stock deals in which he showed
remarkable financial
securities Lieutenant Wood believing deal which
might be influenced
Wood Harvard graduate enlisted
twenyfirst birthday in ceptember
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-01-09

AMERICAN PEACE AWARD GIVES
OUT FULL Text OF PEACE PLAN
WINNING BOK'S 100000 Prize

and joined with Great Britain,
Japan and France to make the Pa
cific Ocean worthy of its name.
Later came the recommendation
that the United States should ad-
here to the Permanent Court of In
ternational Justice.
mot long after that action Presi-
dent Harding wrote to Bishop
Gailor:
u do not believe any man can
confront the responsibility of a
President of the United States and
yet adhere to the idea that it is
possible for our country to main
tain an attitude of isolation and
aloofness in the world
But since the proposed adhesion
to the Permanent Court would bring
this country into. close contact at
enc time and one point with the
League of Nations, and since such
action is strenuously opposed for ex-
actly that reason, it is pertinent TO
inquire not only how much cooper
alton with the League and its or
gans has been proposed during the
life of the present Administration,
but also how much has been actual
ly begun.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-01-09
Officially or Unofficially the
United States Is Represented on
Many Leaone Commissions.

THE United States Government
has accredited its representatives to
sit as members in an unofficial and
consulting capacity upon four of
the most important social welfare
commissions of the League, viz
Health, Opium. Traffic in Women
end Children, and Anthrax (Indus-
trial Hygiene).
Our Government Is a full men,
ber of the International Hydro
graphic Bureau, an organ of the
League. Our Government was rep
resented by an unofficial observer
in the Brussels Conference (Finance
and Economic Commission) in 1920.
1t sent Hon. stephen G. Porter and
Bishop Brent to represent it at the
meeting of the Opium Commission
last May.
"Our Public Health Service has
taken part in the Sociological Con
crosses of the Epidemics Commission
and has helped in the experimental
work for the Standardization of
serums.
Our Government collaborates
with the League Health Organiza-
tion through the International Of
fee or Public Health at Paris, and
with the Agriculture Committee of
the League Labor Organization
through the International institute g
of Agriculture at Rome.
I'm February, 1928, Secretary
Hughes and President Harding
formally recommended that the Sen
ate approve our adhesion to the
Permanent Court under four condi-
tions or reservations, one of which
was that the United States should
officially participate in the election
of judges by the Assembly and
Council of the League, sitting as
electoral colleges for that purpose.
Unofficial cooperation from the
United States with the work of the
League includes membership in five
OF the social welfare commissions or
committees of the League, in one ON
economic reconstruction, and in one
OAKLAND Island) which averted a
war. American women serve as ex-
tContinued on Page Two,
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-01-09
NATIONAL GUARD
IS CALLED OUT
Prohibition R a d S Causes
Trouble in Marion, Illinois
Preventive Step.

MARION, ILL.,, Jan. 9. Three
companies of the Illinois National
Guard are on duty today in Will
hanson County as the result of
growing bitterness between the Klan
and anti-Klan faction named the
Knights of the Flaming Circle, fol-
lowing a series of prohibition raids.
Mass meetings sset for tonight
by the Circle and Klan is declared
by Sheriff Gallagin to have been
the reason for asking for troops.
SPRINGFIELD. H., Jan. 9.-Ad-
jutant General Black has ordered
troops to Marion. Sheriff Gallagin
wired yesterday afternoon that he
was unable to keep law and order
in the bootleggers' war.
MARION, ILL.,, Jan. 9.-Sherilf
Gallagin said the object for calling
for troops was merely precaution-
ary" as he was in bed with bad
tonsils.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-01-09

tContinued on Page Two,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-28
FOUR GENERATIONS
Texas Lady Says Her Family
Has Been Taking Thedford'a
BIac -Drauglt, When
Needed, fox Many Years.

Alto, Texas.-"We inherited the uss
Of Black Draught il eUr family" says
Mrs. Mary ShuptfiHe, who lives near
here on Il. T. D. z. My grandmother
was an old woman when she died
about ten years ago, and she had been
using it literally ever since | can re
member. She gave it TO her children
and grandchildren Tor biliousnass and
stomach complaints, SO when ! went
to housekeeping we just naturally used
it, too.
purgative whenever they need enc,
and we are never without it. Made
into tea, it surely is fine. It's the best
home remedy for headache and consei-
patton l know Of.
During over 80 years Of its con-
tinued popularity, Black-Draught has
become the STANDARD, liver medicine in
many thousands Of homes, where it
has been found Of great benefit in the
treatment of constipation, biliousness,
indigestion and other common liver,
stomach and bowel complaints. Ten
million packages of Black-Draught are
now sold a year, as mora and more
people are learning of the value OF
this well-known remedy.
Insist on Thedford's, the only genu.
Inc Black-Draught powdered liver
medicine. At all dealers'.| NC-154
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-28

y AAAAstiaisn all Ia. zoVh district OF
Sumter County, Georgia.
Also the following described
land in 25th district of Webster
County, Georgia: All OF lots 224
and 225 lying east of Choctohat-
chez creek containing II acres,
more or lass, and A acres on which
White Oak Spring is situated, said
a acres lays in wedge shape in
lot 1913 on north side of Rabbit
Branch which bounds it on south
Bounded on west by land of DIR. S.
T.. Wise, on east by county line
between Webster and Sumter eoun-
ties, aggregating 492 acres, more
or less. and known as the Bacon
Seed Farm.
The said security deed was made
to Richard F. Sans b. Mrs. C. M.
Bacon to secure one principal note
for $3,000.00 due July 18th, 1926,
and annual interest notes Of
$4,000 each, all dated July 18th,
1921, and the interest notes to be-
come due the first on July Is, 1922
and one each year thereafter UNI
til all should become due, and
whereas the interest note for
$4,000 becoming due on July
18th, 1924, has not been paid and
default having been made in the
payment Of same and whereas in
said security deed it is stipulated
that if default be made in prompt
payment of anyone of the interest
coupons then the principal debt
hereby secured shall become due
and payable at once at the option
of the holder" and he is authoriz-
ed at his option to sell all of the
property at public cutlery before
the courthouse door in the County
of Sumter to the highest bidder for
cash, after due advertisement. The
said Sans has declared the princi-
pal debt due under the terms of
the security deed and note, by rea-
son OF said default Said sale will
be had for the purpose of paying
off said principal of 100000 de-
clared to be due and the interest
note for $4,000 due July 18th,
1924, together with 8 per cent in
terest per annum on whole amount
due from July 18th, 1924, to date.
Said land will be sold as the
property of Mrs. C. M. Bacon and
deeds will be executed by said Rich
ard f. Sans as attorney-in-faet for
the said Mrs. G. NJ. Bacon to the
purchaser.
This November 6, 1924.
RICHARD +. SANS.
j. w. SMITH.
j. E. D. ShIPP,
Attorneys.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-28

land, in the event Of such default,
the undersigned may sell said
above described tract or parcel of
land at auction at the courthouse
door in the City of Americas. Sum-
ter County, Georgia, to the highest
bidder. for cash, first giving four
weeks notice of the time, terms and
place of sale by advertising once a
week IN q newspaper in the City Of
Amcr;cus, Georgia, and thereupon
to execute and deliver to the pur-
chaser at said sale a sufficient con-
veTanee of said premises in fee
simple, which conveyance shall be
effectual to bar all equity or re-
demption of said w. L. Rice and his
successors in interest in and to the
said PREMISES, at which sale the un-
dersigned may purchase and exc
cute and deliver to itself convey
ance as though it were a stranger
to said deed: and did also there
in provide that y the undersigned
should collect the proceeds of said
sale and reserve therefrom the en-
tire amount Of principal and in
terest due, together with the
amount of taxes, assessments, prem
iums Of insurance heretofore paid
by the undersigned, with eight per
cent interest per annum from the
date of payment, together with all
costs and expenses of said sale. and
ten per centum upon the aggregate
amount due for compensation to che
attorney representing it, and shall
pay over any surplus to said w. d.
Rice, his heirs or assigns; and,
Where's, said w. d. Rice has
failed and neglected to pay said
principal note for $4,000 due De-
cember /, 1922, said principal note
for $4,000 due December /, 1923,
and interest note of $144.0O due
June /, 1924, and, by reason of
such default, the undersigned has
elected and declared, and does here
by elect and declare, the principal
of said debt, amounting to four
thousand (S4.000.00) dollars. and
all accrued interest thereon, due
and payable:
Now, therefore, under and by
virtue Of the rights. powers and
authority granted it under the
said deed by said w. d. Rice, and
terms and provisions of the afore-
for the purpose of paying the prin-
cipal of said debt, interest there
on at the rate Of eight per ntum
per annum from December /, 1923,
the amount of taxes, assessments
and premiums of insurance hereto-
fore paid by the undersigned and
interest thereon as aforesaid, to-
gether with all costs and expenses
of said sale, including. ten per
centun of the aggregate amount so
due for compensation to the attor-
ney representing it, the undersign-
ed will sell the above described
tract or parcel Of land at public
cutlery, TO the highest bidder for.
cash, before the courthouse door in
che City sof Americas, Sumter
County, Georgia, on the first Tues
day in December, 1924 December
z, 1920 between the legal hours
Of sale. and viii execute and de-
liver to the purchaser at said sale
4 sufficient conveyance Of said
premises in fee simple; the same to
)e sold subject to the Stat, Coun-
y and School taxes due or to be-
come due thereon for the wear
1924. THIS the first day of No
yemhep, 1924.
JEFFERSON STANDARD LIFE
E INSURANCE COMPANY,
2y Stephen Pace, its Attorney.