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Hearts of T,Oo
CHAPTER 200

CHAPTER 200
 TT was as if she had known Mrs.
 Crosby for days instead of minutes.
 Marion Horton unused at the end of a quarter-hour's chat with Frederic Par ker's cousin. After a pleasant exchange of eourtesies Mir. Crosby slipped away to greet some friends at the other side of the room, leaving his wife and her new acquaintance together.
 Let us sit down here in this cozy corner for a little while," Constance Crosby suggested. That is," as an after thought, If you have seen all the pictures" ?"
 Indeed I have," Marian replied. "I was on my way out when you spoke my name."
 T surmised as much," her companion
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Children's Sweaters At

All-wool slipover sweaters in> As various styles and colors-with .D Mother Goose designs-sizes 2 to years-none exchanged or returned.
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My Husbd1d---1he BootLegger
By Caroline Beecher

"No one can help. And I cannot tell you.n
 aThen it is Mort. If it were the children you would not hesitate"
 I made no reply.
 T won't ask any more questions, but I'll find out. And Mort will get a good scolding from me if he's been up to any tricks"
 Raymond Trainor was now frequent caller upon Lucille. encouraged his coming, had learned to like him, and how wished he would marry Lucille and take her away before the crash came. She had shown jealousy of him, seemed happy when with him. And though they spent their time in q round of pleasure, he was y0Eng, would settle down after q while. Even had I not been so favorably impressed with him would have wished Lucille to marry him. I feared the effect of anything like disgrace upon her"
 T can't understand why you let Maggie gol" she said to me. Tt isn't as if we couldn't afford two servants. Why dad is just rolling in money. He gave me this," she flashed a hun dred dollar bill, land you should have seen his roll. Some wad, I'll tell the world."f
 T want your father to get back to the factory. He isn't looking at all well and if we are economical we can now live on what he makes there. Business is picking up and even your Unncle Clifford is optimistic"
 If that seur-face can see anything good there must be a change. But dad never had so much money when he was with the factory. We lived nicely, but he didn't have so much ready cash. For heavens sake mother, don't be Mrs. Crouch. You look ten times worse than dad does, and you haven't any business cares to worry you" -%
 Business cares? I felt as if I car ried the weight of the world on my shoulders.
 Mort came and went irregularly. l asked no more questions, pleaded with him no more. I had exhausted myself. Often when I answered the telephone and told some man that Mort was not at home, I felt I knew why he wanted him and would cringe. I thought of myself no longer as Mrs. Mortimer Day ton, but as a bootlegger's wife. A wo- man who, when it became known, would | be summed,
 may have been morbid, felt my po- sition more keenly than some other woman would, but I sorrowed without
 ITO Be Continued)
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Annual poppies are delightful flow CTS when cut, but ordinarily keep only a short time. They can be made to last much longer by burning the ends of the stems in candle flame as soon as they are brought in from the gar den. Dahlias will keep long time if the stems are stripped of their foliage and placed in water which is almost boiling. Roses which are badly wilted can be revived by immersing them in the bathtub the entire length of the stems. All flowers should be cut with knife and as early as possible in the morning.
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Children 8 Summer Hats

Leghorns, Milans, fancy straws and combinations of straw and siik-only about 30 in the lot former up to $6.95 values for quick clearance, s1.00.
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-Most of this lot sold for 4Sc a yard, in the early season. They are 40 inches wide, and stamped on sel. wage. Guaranteed fast cOl- or. Very dainty patterns in cheeks, stripes and fig ures. A value that you cannot duplicate else. where. (First Floorl
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Time savers-the railroads, the tele- graph, the telephone, the wireless--and Age-Herald Want Ads.
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(To Be Continued)

Baby Rambler roses are among the most satisfactory of garden blooms. They flower continuously from early summer until late fall The flowers are not large but they are excellent for cutting, being borne in large elus- ters. The important thing to remem- Der is that a generous amount of wood should be removed with the flowers. Unless a steady pruning is kept up all summer the plants will become strag- eling in habit and will produce fewer flowers. The ideal baby rambler is q dwarf, round-topped little bush, smoth. cred in blooms.
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Voile and Dinity Gowns

Dainty voiie and gingham d dresses in several cute styles SI all colors-sizes 2 to 6 years. Very special for clearance, each, $1.00.
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Next Story; Drummer Hunts fol Hollow Trees.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-22
CHINESE FLEET LEAVES
MOUTH OF YANGTZE

SHANGHAI, Sept. 22.-(By the
Associated Press. )-Heavy gun fire
starting at midnight in the direction
of Kianting, Hwangtu and Lungwha,
sectors to the north and west of
Shanghai, announced that the XII
angsu army had resumed the Of
fensive against the city and its anti
Picking defenders, the provincial
forces of Chekiang.
Meanwhile, a seemingly reliable
report said the local Chinese fleet
(Chekiang) had left the mouth of
the Yangtze river yesterday and
gone to Tangking, joining en- route,
at Liuho, Admiral Tu of the Picking
governments navy. The fleet in
cludes the cruiser Haichow, the gum
boat Yung Chi, and three torpedo
boats.
Chegiang headquarters at Lung
wha did not confirm the report but
deprecated the significance in the
event there had been such a defec-
ton.
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INA CLERGYMAN
co F'ESSES HE
POISONED WIFI {
After AIl-Night GrilIing Hight
Makes Complete Confession
Of Double Poisoning
SAYS WAS INSANE
Admits Poisoning WiIliford
Sweeting in July Bue De-
MES Intimacy With Woman

MOUNT VERNON. H., Sept. %.
(By A. P.l-Rev. Lawrence M.
Hight, the Ina clergyman has con
fessed that he poisoned mis- wife
In a statement given the police
at 4:10 this morning Hight says ha
poisoned Mrs. Hight and MILFORD
Sweetin. He declares that he mur-
dered his wife Ito relieve her sur.
ferings."
According to his statement to the
officers, he placed poison in hes
coffee on the morning of September
10.
Hight has been grilled from nine
o'clock last night until four this
morning by local officers. A few
minutes after four he made his con-
fession.
He claims that he was temperate
ly insane at the time he committed
the crime.
He has admitted that he poisoned
MILFORD Sweetin July 9th, bat de-
MES undue familiarity with. Mrs
Sweetin.
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CHANG SAYS HE
WILL BOMB TOWNS

MUKDEN, Manchuria, Sept. %.
Chang Tsao-Lin, the military die
tator of Manchuria, today requested
the American and British consuls
to warn their countrymen at Chin
wangtao, a gulf port on the Man
churian Chilli border, and Stanhaik-
wan, an adjoining town of his in
tention to bomb these places. The
consuls were asked to advise the
foreigners to leave.
General Chang also suggested
that foreign ships stand clear of
gunboats of the F'eking govern
ment laying off Chinwangtao,
since his planes intended to BON
bard them.
He invited the consuls and lead
ing foreign residents to his head
quarters and expressed appreciation
of the good relations existing. He
assured them of his efforts to af-
ford protection, but asserted he was
engaged in a life and death strug-
gle and could not stop at half
measures.
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GEORGIA GUERNSEY COW
MAKES GREAT RECORD

SANDERSVILLE, Sept. %. 1t
will be of interest to dairymen IN
Georgia to know that Halloween
Girl No. 108413, a registered Guern-
sey cow bred and owned by DR..
VIM. Rawlings at Fern Crest Guern-
sey Farm at this place, is making
a record that few other cows have
ever equalled. During the month
of August, according to official
figures made known today by ".
II. Howell, in charge Of the herd,
this COW produced one hundred and
one-half pounds of butter from -
497 pounds Of milk. Halloween Girl
is only four years old and since she
viii reach her highest production at
the age Of about eight years she
giy es promise of much higher pro-
duction as she natures. This is one
Of many fine cows making records
at Fern Crest and is proof conclu-
siye that Georgia farmers can in
crease their income by raising bet
ter cows.
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4 GEORGIA BOYS
GO TO DAIRY SHOW
Dairy Classic AT Milwaukee Sep
TENDER 29th-Boys Guests
T. Of Atlanta Trust Co.

ATLANTA, Sept. 22.--Countg
farm demonstration agents and el-
terprising agricultural development
interests generally throughout the
state are actively at work in as
sembling exhibits and otherwise
preparing to have their respective
counties and communities credit
ably represented at the National
Dairy Show, to be held in Mil
waukee, Wis, September 29-Octo-
Der a, inclusive, at watch exhibit
space has been reserved by the
Georgia Association.
In addition to a comprehensive
display of Georgia dairy products,
the state viii be represented at the
big show by a stock judging team
comprising four Georgia boys SCI
lected by competitive tests from
the various high school vocational
classes Of the state, who, with their
instructors, will attend the show at
the expense of the Atlanta Trust
Company, to compete there for first
honors in dairy cattle judging.
BY a similar process of elimina-
ton three Georgia calf club boys
also have been chosen to represent
their state at the show, their ex-
penses to be paid by the Kiwanis
clubs Of the state.
The stock judging team is COM
posed of four boys Of the Hartweli
vocational school, and the calf club
boys who have won the honor OF
representing their state are from
Kingston, Mansfield and Cordele.
Guy w. Firor, county agent Of
Macon county, is active chairman Of
the committee on exhibits, of when
committee DR.. Milton P. Jarnagin,
head of the department of animal
industry, State College of Agricul-
ture, is general chairman. Both
have for weeks been assidously at
work in preparation for the big
event, and the response they have
received from the railroads, chani-
bers Of commerce, Kiwanis clubs,
etc, and from the creamery and
dairying interests and bankers and
urban business men of the state
has been such as to guarantee the
fullest possible measure of success.
Full information as to the de-
tails of the show, railroad transport
tation rates, etc, available at the
Atlanta office Of the Georgia Assoc
citation. 500 Chamber Commerce
Building.
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M {. TRAINING SCHOOL.
"OPENS HERE TONIGHT

The Standard Training School,
which is to be held at the FIRST
Methodist Church for the Americas
and Cordele Districts begins this
evening at six O'Clock and continues
throughout the week.
All of the instructors arrived
Monday afternoon, and indications
are that splendid enrolment OF
students from the two districts, Am
CIRCUS and Cordele, will be present
announces Rev. John Cutler.
The following schedule for The
classes has been arranged; First
class, from to z o'clock; lunch
7 to 8; with the second class from
8 to 8 o'clock.
A preliminary meeting was held
Sunday afternoon, and was well at
tended by teachers of the First
Methodist and Lee Street churches.
About seventy-five local students
have registered to take this course.
The Sunday School workers of all
the Churches are invited to attend
this School, and the Officers and
Teachers of Lee street and First
Church are expected, for it is held
for their special benefit.
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CASTOR Means So Called
Reputation RidicnIOuS
Wheeler Says Means Ready
With Even More Dam
aging Evidence

ABOARD WHEELER SPECIAL
TO BLOOMINGTON, Sept. "a
By The Associated Press.)-Senator
Wheeler announced today that Gas
ton B. Means called him last night
ON long distance telephone and ask
ed that special senate investiat-
ing committee be called together
again so that he might present evil
dence TO prove efen grosser cor
ruption in public office than was
exposed last spring.
"Ie told me he had dealings with
Blair Coan, an employee of Repub.
lican National Committee said
Senator Wheeler, "and with Daugh-
erty at Columbus, prior to the so
called repuda,tion.
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HISTORIC CHURCH TORN
DOWN

ATLANTA, Sept. %. st. Johns
Lutheran church, which has stood at
the corner Of Forsyth and Garnet
streets here since the days proceed
ing the civil war is at last to give
way to the progress of the city. The
old building which survived the fire
and she'll Of Sherman's army of de-
vastation was the only church in
Atlanta in which a sermon was
preached in the German tongue,
Originally a methodist church, the
structure was purchased by a con-
gregation Of German Lutherans
shortly after the civil war and used
by them since that time, one sermon
a month being preached there.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-22
MERCER ALUMNI
BEING ORGANIZED

Robert c. Lane, has been select
ed and appointed by Mercer Uni
versity officials to organize a Mer
Ger Alumni Association in Sumter
county. Mr.. Lanes work will be
under the supervision of John B.
Guerry, of Montezuma, Ga, who has
been appointed district chairman
"The object of the association is
to aid in the advancement of Mer'
Ger University, and the secondary
objects are to hallow the memories
of college days spent at Mercer
University by the members of the
Association, and to send new stu
dents to Mercer, Mr.. Lane said 70
day.
Any person who has ever attend
ed Mercer University is eligible for
membership in the Alumni Associa-
ton, and it is not necessary for one
to have graduated from Mercer.
Mr.. Lane requests that every man
and boy who has attended Merce-
University at any time, to send 10
him his name and address.
A partial list is already available,
bit a permanent list will be made
which will include every one who
has attended Mercer. It is reques-
ted that these names be sent to
Mr.. Lane at once and also the
name of any friend who might have
attended Mercer University, and
died since leaving this institution.
1t is stated that a banquet will
be held at the Windsor Hotel in the
near future, at which time perman-
ent organization will be perfected.
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WORLD FLYERS LEAVE
TUSCON FOR SAN DIEGO
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 22.- The
world flyers have just arrived
over San Diego.

TUSCON, Ariz., Sept. %. (By
A. P)-With Lieutenant Lowell
Smith in the lead, the three army
world flyers hoped off this morn
ing at 1928 o'clock for San Diego.
The skies are clear and there is
only a slight breeze.
Uncle SANS round the world
flyers completed another lap in their
long journey Sunday, landing at
the Tucson aviation field at 1:18
o'clock, mountain time, after an
uueventful flight from El Paso.
Thousands of persons were mass
ed around the field when the big
planes flying in close triangular
formation appeared over the rug
ged Rincon mountains, circled to
the field twice and then landed.
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AMERICAN MARINES
BEING H F Id FOR
DUTY IN c h | n A
Report Says Regiment May Be
Taken Across Pacific on
Transport Argonne
CHINESE FLEET MOVES
Chang, Military Dictator of Man.
Churia, Warns Foreigners Of
His Intention to Use Bombs

SAN DIEGO, Calf, sejt. %. =
(By the Associated P'ress.-Four
regiments of Marines, whose base is
located here, are today being held
in readiness for duty in China, it
is announced today. Although no
definite word has been received, it
is believed that the regiment may
be taken across the Pacific on the
transport Argonne.
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400 STUDENTS FROM
% STATES AT BRENAU

GAINESVILLE, Sept. 22.-Bre-
nau College has one of the largeset
and most representative student
bodies in the history Of the instltu-
ton enrolled for this the forty-eight
consecutive term. Girls from
twenty-eight States, one is from the
District Of Columbia and another
is enrolled from Mexico. Georgia
leads with nearly 100 students.
The term opened this week the
beginning Of class-work and the
first Of the fall festivities. Dr..
Pearce, president, anticipates on"
of the best sessions enjoyed by the
college, with the increase in the
A. dent body, the improvements on
wpus and the enlarged ia
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TWO AMER|CUS HOMES
ROBBED SAT- URDAY..
4 THIRD ATTEMPTED
Negro Burglar Strikes Mrs. E. S.
Duke AS She Enters Her
Bedroom
LANIER HOME ENTERED
Third Attempt Frustrated When
Inmate Screams - Would
Be Thief Escapes


Two house robberies occurred
Saturday night; one at the home Of
Frank Lanier, on Taylor street, the
other in the home Of Mrs. M. E..
Josey at the corner Of Lamar and
Hampton, the third at the home of
Mrs. P. H. Summerford on West
Church street was attempted but
the would-be thief fled.
Some one entered the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lanier about 1880
Saturday night. 1t is thought TO
be one familiar with the habits cf
the family, for about this time each
day Mr.. and Mrs. Lanier are out.
Mr.. Lanier said he closed all the
doors of the home, pulled down he
windows when he started to the pic
ture show. A few minutes later
he returned to the house for some-
thing and as he neared the home,
heard a door slam, then saw the
rays from a flashlight.
He went into the house, secured
his pistol and began searching. Evi.
IDENTIFY the burglar heard him ana
ran out the back door. Mr.. Lanier
said neighbors saw some one NOV
ing about and lighting the different
rooms, but thought nothing Of it.
Examination of the rooms show
ed that drawers had been ransacked
in only one or two rooms; clothing
was scattered about, but nothing
of any great value was missing 70
far as has yet been determined.
One coral necklace and one black
onyx necklace, some clothing and
other garments are missing
The thief had not gotten into
other rooms where articles of great
er value might have been found and
stolen.
Another burglary was reported
to the Times Recorder by f. S
Duke, who lives in the home of Mrs.
M. E. Josey at the corner of La
mar and Hampton streets. At about
1880 Saturday night Mrs. Duke
went upstairs with her baby in her
arms. She entered her bedroom
placed the baby on a bed and turn |
ed and attempted to close the bed
room door. AS she took hold Of
the door a negro man rushed out.
struck Mrs. Duke a severe blow,
knocking her unconscious and made
his escape.
Mrs. Duke said she would know
he negro if confronted with him.
The thief had two suits of mems
clothing in his arms, which in his
rush to get out of the house, he
dropped and did not recover.
Monday Mrs. Duke was ve'y
nervous but is said not to be suf-
fering from any other i'll effects
Of the blow received from the negro.
Mr.. Duke said to a reporter that
several negroes had been carried
down for Mrs. Duke to see, but she
could not identify any of these as
he burglar. However, he believes
they are on the track of the right
negro and will have him during
he day
Along about 7 o'clock Saturday
night negro attempted to enter
he home Of Mrs. P. H. Summer
lord on West Church street. The
1egro cut the screen over the win
low of a bed room, in an attempt
% enter the house. The negro ian
MS hand in the opening cut in the
screen and touched Mrs. Summer
'ord who was asleep. This awaken
ID her, she screamed and the negro
led. Neighbors hearing the scream
Continued on Page Two.)
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5 EMIT ONBED MINERS
MAY NOT ESCAPE
Explosion is Followed BY Fire
Five Men Are Trnprison-
ed With Little Chance

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept
% (By A. P.)-The L. F. Rains
coal mines, near Spring Canyon,
Utah, in which five men were en-
tombed by an explosion last night,
is now on fire and it is believed
impossible to rescue the imprisoned
men now alive in the mine. This
is the word brought here this morn
ing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-22
JOHNSON'S CONDITION
SLIGHTLY IMPROVED

The condition Of Henry r. johns
SON was said to be no worse this
morning. He has been i'll at his
home on College street for several
days. When seen this morning, his
brother, Joe Johnson, Of Lakeland
said that Mr.. Johnson was holding
his own and there possibly was a
slight improvement.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Johnson are in
the city an dwill be here several
days.
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MAJOR MGREGOR STILL
ALIVE EARLY MONDAY

WARRENTON, Sept. 22.-Major
C. E. McGregor was not doing so
we'll early this morning, it was an.
nounced by doctors who had just
left his bedside. It was expected
that he would survive the night,
however, and possibly live for seY.
eral days, but his condition was con-
sidered critical This afternoon MS
physician stated the major was
growing weaker.
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KIANGSU'S ARTILLERY
EATERS CHEKIANG LINES

SHANGHAI, Sept. 22.-(By the
Associated Press -After battering
at the Chekiang defensive lines
since daybreak, Kiangsu's artillery
was unable to push the Shanghai
troops back in continuous fighting
which was in progress today be-
tween Hwantuu and Kiating, Is
miles west of the city of Shanghai.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-22
TOWNSVILLE BANKER
DIED LATE SUNDAY
President National Bank Of
Thomasville Succurnbs Aft
err Short Illness

BROWNSVILLE, Sept. %. (By
A. P.)-William Harrison Rock
we'll, president of the National Bane
of Townsville, died in local nos
pital at 10 O'Clock Sunday night.
after a brief illness. An operation
yesterday for appendicitis revealed
his condition to be critical.
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TWO SMALL CHILDREN
DEAD; OTHERS DYING

COUDERAY, Wis, Sept. %. (By
A. P.)-Two small children are
dead, their mother is dying ard
six other persons are injured as a
result of the cyclone which passed
over this section, between Coude-
ray and Lexington, Sunday after
noon. The two small children Of
Mrs. Joe Patricia were killed when
the home was carried 400 feet ~
the twister. go