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only chance?"
The doctor looked at her grave
". He was the heart specialist
Andrew had brought to care for
Margaret In the months Of con.
va)escence after their arrival from
the Butte Valley
Yes. Nora Lee. but q chance ist
something to fight with. Don't.
rive ways Don't alarm her with
the slightest show of fear. Poor
child-it Is your time to be strong.
You must forget yourself Nora
Lee. and help me- save. your
mother. !"
Spare Her ~
she tried an answer with &
brave, quiet smile: ~ win! Tell
me what to do. she Is not to
die
II have brought i nurse. But
she IL asking Tor you. Co in when
you're calm. But spare her.
Spare seven her words. =
Even her words Nora Lee went
into her room, her heart 90 diz.
sied that it whirled like some
thing mad against her throat. She
Sst the magazine, on her bureau;
she took or the little ring and
ct Il there, too. her n1other, who
looked 50 beautiful with the flush
On her cheeks, and her perfect
lips carved ~ faint crimson: her
mother IN the next room dying.
But she dare not cry, She must
be stronk. A sense Of unreality:
Of moving In some strange, cold
vacuum held her. A voice came
through this softly: "Your mother
knows you have come. she wants
yGa'
es I'm conf she smiled
Al followed the arse III Mar
sets room.
You're Not Afraid.
Margaret was sitting up IN bed.
propped BY pillows. Her beautiful
ey6d were closed. a waxy pallorl.
framed the blush, parted lips
waxx Ieaan made her hose ana
ehsek anssrthy d their dsIicacy.
Her hand turned. She rnurmured
faintly. sGypsy girl
Nora Lee felt suddenly that she
was two persons; one who scream.
ed within the other; one who
rushed with 4 Wild cry and folded
her mother IN her arms. And
this oshef who was walking u.
renelx to the bed; who was nov.
pushing this eold.brown hair and
kissing Margaret,s forehead; who
was saying with infinite gentle
mess: Mother, darling no, you
mustn't try to talk, Rest, dear
est. Tomorrow I'VE can talk. =
A glad peace dropped on Mar
garet's face. The short, gasping
beraths coming at such long,
frightening intervals grew easier.
AIR long moments she said
happily: you're not afraid?"
yAtraid? OF wnat?" Then Nora
Lee stepped down ana whispered
in her mothers ear: '.NoI'm
not. afraid. I'm not, because
you're better. The doctor says
well make YOU better, but you
must rest. Mother dear--I have
50 many things to tell YOU
Mute Lips.
Margaret's hand fluttered to her
face as II always did when she,
wished to shut out sadness. Her
The Washington times., 1924-10-10
ANSWERS

70 yesterdays questions.
1.-THE American ship Black
Warrior was seized in Cuba + cd.
rua1y 20, 1854.
2--Prague, capital OF Bohemia.
was built originally in 759.
-Garibaldi defeated the Nea.
politans at Calatafimi. May is,
1889.
New Mexico was annexed. by
the United States August 81. 1876.
5Admiral Semnes. COMMANDED
Of the Confederate Alabama. died
August 80, 1877
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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-10-30
TARIFF COSTS MORE
THAN INCOME TAXES
Burden II Ten Times Greater,
According To Fair Tariff
Leagues Experts.

New York.-Investigatio made by
the Fair Tariff League. = protectionist
organization. serve to show that tariff
taxes paid by the people of five States
Texas, Kansas, Idaho, Washington
and Oregon-are nearly four times the
amount collected by the Federal Gov
ernment on all incomes of $1,000 and
less in the country as a whole.
The tariff costs Texas $177.7747s1:
Kansas, Ss6.41s.s76: Idaho, $Ia,s76,744;
Washington, 3s2.s4s,100. and OREGON,
s30,313,3O0. The combined population
of these States il 1O.279,78S, or less
than twice the number of all the per-
sons in the country paying ON incomes
Of $4,000 or less.
The tariff costs the people OF these
Ave States Sss.1o per capita annually.
They pay in income taxes an average
of 38.1+ per capita 4 year In other
words, the tariff In burden more than
ten times as great a. their Federal In
come taxes.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-10-30
Government Does Not
Own Reserve Banks

In the discussion of the Federal Re-
serve banks and their operations, un.
due emphasis has frequently been
placed on their relation to the govern
ment, and they are frequently called
government banks" As a matter of
fact. they are not government banks"
in true sense. but are corporations
organized under an act of Congress.
and owned entirely by their member
banks The government does not hold
a single share Of their stock. The
control of the banks operations 10
also largely In the hands of the mem
ber banks. who elect two-thirds OF the
Federal Reserve bank directors. the
remaining one-third being appointed
by the government to represent the in
terest of the government and the pub
lic
The Federal Reserve banks. II IL
true. are agents Of the government in
addition to their other activities. and
In this capacity they must follow the
Instructions of the government in
handling transactions which they per
form simply as agents. We believe
that It is important that the fact that
a clear understanding Of this point
should be generally had. as many of
the criticisms made against the Fed
eral Reserve banks have been based
on misapprehension as to their rela-
tionship to the meri-
can Bankers Association Journal
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-10-30
Mary Succeeds
on Main Street
THE DRAMA OF SERVICE
By LAURA MILLER

Have you ever noticed that people
who are very sure of what they want
travel so directly that there seems to
be little of drama in their lives, while
huge dramatic forces war through
them as agents? Up in Westchester
county, New York. last fall there was
an election for one county office that
people were watching in and out OF
the state with keenest interest. West
chester was one of the first three coun-
ties in. New York to plan children's
court. 1t decided on $4,000 for the
judges salary.
Enter the war. On one side the old
timers who could not conceive that
such salary should be anything but
Q reward for the politically faithful.
ON the other the folks who had
dreamed and fought to get the state
law through and the court established
for the sake of the children, and who
demanded that the training Of the
Judge must lie the first consideration.
The battle was hot. The chosen
candidate Of many of the socially
minded was Ruth Taylor Of White
Plains. The Republicans nominated
her The Democrats, forced by pub
lie sentiment, nominated a man who
took the job. rather than the salary.
seriously. 1t was 4 Democratic year,
but the friends Of the children won,
nevertheless.
Miss Taylor, who calmly went on
supervising expenditures Of $45O,OOO
annually. with staff Of 43, is director
Of the county department of child well
fare. At Vassar college she chose
economies and sociology because she
wanted 10 specialize in child welfare
work. That led her to the study of
state laws affecting the protection Of
children and young girls
Her first job happened, she says, to
send her into a rural field, when many
social workers still thought largely of
the problem of the cities.
III person starting in social work
today has a good deal of courage and
something of the spirit OF pioneering"
advises Ruth Taylor. II should strong
ly recommend her to try rural work.
worker must have the ability to
work indefinitely with little encourage
ment or outside stimulus However,
there In tremendous field for useful
ness. Many Of the rural problems are
barely discovered and entirely un-
solved, and much Of the futur' welfare
of the country depends on ability to
understand and solve them"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-10-30
REPUBLICAN, FOR DAVIS
Says Democratic Candidate Is
Wonderful Man" and
Honest Doer."

New York.-John W. Davis, Demo
cratic presidential candidate, was de-
scribed by P. B. Noyes. of Syracuse.
as "a wonderful man" in the course
of a speech he delivered there recent
ly. Mr.. Noyes was formerly American
Rhineland Commissioner. He ex-
planned that until recent years he had
been Republican.
John Davis is the most allaround
able man / have ever known" de
clared Mr.. Noyes. HE is an honest
thinker and an honest doer. He ha.
no axes to grind. He comes to the
nomination with no obligation to any
man. He knows his country He
knows Washington. He knows as few
other men do the real condition of in
ternational affairs. He is practica,
and has a lifelong habit of workin
vigorously and doing thoroughly wba
ever needs to be done.
I'VE have been waiting for just sue
a man as John Davis. He would max,
Pres dent of whom we could all b.
proud. He would make this countr
prospel Gus. He would help 10 brir
peace to the world"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-10-30
Defunct Banks S Head
Made Reserve Agent
D. X. Mitchell, Former Presi.
dent Trust Company Which
Failed, Gets Important
Federal Post.


washington, d. C.-John R. Nit
neil, OF St Paul. recently appointed
oy president Coolidge to be Federal
heserve Agent and chairman of the
BOARD OF directors of the Ninth Dis
trlct Federal Reserve Bank. Mime
apolis. is remembered by many hun
uieds OF farmers in the Northwest
as president of the Capital Trust
and Savings Bank. which failed on
May 4 last
Inc taiiure of this bank caused
heavy losses to its depositors and
s'oehhoiders. At the time it's doors
we're ordered closed it had deposits OF
''ouu'UoO. Its capit;l vas $500 OOU
ne collapse of the Capital Trust con-
Germ started runs" on other banks
III 81. Paul and for q time threatened
the stability of the Capital National
BANK Of which also Mitchell was
president.
Ihe Capital Trust & Savings Bank
had operated for many years with a
large portion of its funds invested in
NcNSNS oi ldnuS
because of the heavy decline in the
'aiue OF these lands. following the
rulnous decrease in the prices Of
agricultural products during the
Harding-Coolidge administration. 1t
was impossible for the bank to make
collections of either principal or in
terest from many of its borrowers.
president Mitchell himself attrib.
uted the banks failure to this ex
'ensive holding of frozen" assets.
Opposed Present Reserve system
Mitchells appointment by Presi-
Gent Coolidge is by many regarded
as reward for his efforts to organ
lze farmers for the Republican ticket
In 1913, when the bill to create the
Federal Reserve System was pend
ing, the Wilson administration fought
LOT the plan to establish twelve
regional banks instead of a central
bank. Big financial interests I'm New
YORK urged the central bank and re-
lentlessly opposed the regional system
ihey were accused of attempting to
get one bank in New York because
they could more easily control one
han twelve.
Mitchell was active in the fight
for the central bank and against the
regional bank, not Notwithstanding that
the bankers of Minnesota had in
dorsed the regional plan. He was
in Washington frequently during the
autumn OF 1913 when the opposition
to the bill was strongest. A month
after President Harding took office
Mitchell was appointed q member of
the Federal Reserve Board for term
OF ten years. He resigned on May 12,
1928. Recently he was promoting
the McNary-Haugen bill at a time
when President Coolidge was re-
ported as opposing 1t.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-10-30

which ease and privilege have offered,
and has borne Inevitable abuse and
misunderstanding in order that the
cause of human freedom might be ad-
yanced.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-05-20
Retail Food Prices
Shown on Decline
By Bureau Report

WASHINGTON, May 17.-An av-
erage decline of two per cent in retail
food prices in the United States dur
ing the month ending April Is was
reported by the labor departments
bureau of statitics. The trend Of
wholesale commodity prices also con-
tinued downward during the month.
the bureaus weighted index number,
including 404 commodities, declining
to 14S as compared with $50 for the
month before
Decreases in retail food prices in
81 of the 50 cities for which figures
were reported ranged from five per
cent at Buffalo. Minneapolis, New
Orleans, Providence, and Scranton
to less than one per cent at Atlanta,
Los Angeles. Portland, Oregon, and
Salt Lake City. For the year end
ing April Is the average decrease
was given as l per cent.
Decreases in foodstuffs and metals
were chiefly responsible for the av-
erage drop in whole sale commodity
decreases were reported in the
groups of cloths and clothing fuel
and lighting and chemicals and
drugs.
Farm products showed an increase,
due to advances in cattle, hogs,
sheep, poultry, cotton, hay, potatoes,
and peanuts. The general commod-
uy price level for April was nearly
Z per cent lower than in the same
month last year
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-05-20
NEWS OF THE SOUTHLAND TOLD IN SNAPPY PARAGRAPHS

ANDERSON.-W. G.. Gordan, wa
chief of police, on trial here for muir
der of Ira e. Wiles, while Wiles lay
in barbershop chair getting shave,
testifies in own behalf, pleading
self-defense, stating that Wiles left
chair and was reaching into coat
pocket, following words, when he
fired
CHESTER.-L. A. Oliphant, who
last year gathered $500 quarts of
strawberries from his patch, con-
templates crop of 10000 quarts this
year
COLUMBIA. - Advices received
from Washington quote Senator N.
B. Dial as saying he does not want
to be elected delegate to national
Democratic convention in New
York, preferring that others have
high honor
COLUMBIA. palmetto Qteen''
is name adopted for South Carolina
peaches, by executive board of state
peach growers association, IN ses-
sion here. T. N. Young, presiding.
ORANGEBURG.- gray line
of soldiers of SOS meet in annual re-
union here, addressed by Governor
Thos. G. Mcleod and others.
ST. GEORGE.-Naval airplane
driven by Lieut. J. M. Schumacher,
of marine corps, with Private Robert
Patterson as mechanician, is almost
completely wrecked when forced to
| land near here because of lack OF
oil. They were enroute from Guam
tico, Va, to Pensacola, Fla. Filters
are unhurt.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-05-20

total of 247 cars reported for whole
country by federal department.
kINSTON.--Leno county poul-
trymen ship $4,000 pounds of poul-
try to northern market in co-opera-
tive selling movement directed by
Agricultural Agent Brickhouse.
GOLDSBORO.-Whistle on South
ern railway engine Sticks" and for
two hours after arrival continues
blowing, whole town aroused in
night time, two fire trucks making
tour of city in search of suspected
fire, before source of disturbance was
found.
WILSON.-William Williams, g.,
and Mrs. Mary f. Fielder, 20, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe White, are
married by Magistrate Farmer.
RALEIGH Imprisonment go
contempt of court is threatened by
Judge Henry A Grady when warn
ing r. E. Williams, court reporter
of News and Observer, against writ
ing another story about Judge who
is grand dragon of Ku Klux Khan,
such as one recently published deal
ing with court clerks inability to
find judge, then attending Khan
meeting, to receive verdict OF jury.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-05-20
Congressman Admits
Framing Irrigation Bill
To Benefit His Clients

WASHINGTON. May II. - Repre-
sentative Swing, Republican. Cali
fornia, author of the Swing bill for
government construction of the
Boulder canyon dam on the Colora-
do, testified under questioning be-
fore a house committee today that he
was employed as counsel last sum-
mer at $25 a day by the Imperial Val
ley Irrigation district, which COM
mittee members declared would bene-
fit by the proposed construction.
ri am man who has to live on
my salary" he said, land 1 was
glad to accept employment during
the recess of congress"
He added that his services term1-
mated with the end of the congress
siOnal recess.
The California representative tes-
timony was given before the irriga-
ton committee which has his bill un-
der considerations and was in re-
spouse to questioning by Representa-
tive 1eatherwood Republican, Utah.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-05-20
4 MEN IMPLICATED
BY confession IN
FLOYD DYNAM|T|NC

ROME, Ga, May 17.-Four men
are directly implicated in the dying
mite attack on the home of Deputy
Sheriff John Bobo on the night of
April IA, according to confessions
made by Will Swent, one of the
four men, at a preliminary hea-~
ing granted Walter Heegetach. also
one of the four, Thursday afternoon
before Judge John B. Reese.
Frank Williams and Carl Lemas-
ter, both serving sentences In the
Floyd county chaingang, were also
implicated by the revelation made
when Swent took the witness stand
turning states evidence.
The witness testified that he and
the other three men stole so sticks
Of dynamite on Friday night pre-.
ceding the attack, Monday night,
and that all four drove to the Off
GERS home. Lemaster and Williams
placed two sticks of dynamite under
the house, and that they then place.
the remainder of the dynamite in
the roof Of the Antioch Baptist
church.
The dynamite was found in the
church by Deputy Sheriff Salmon
and other officers several days age.
Other known facts substantiate the
story told by Swent, who is remem-
bered as the man who was shot and
seriously injured by Willard Sim
mons shortly after the dynamite at.
tack. Lemaster and Williams were
out on bond at the time of tho
bombing. They were captured whils
in possession Of liquor only a few
days before the dynamiting by Dep.
uty Sheriff Bobo and other officers.
The entire evidence in hand tends
to bear out the first conclusion of
| officers that the attack on Bobo was
made by Floyd county's bootleg ring.
A special session of the grand jury
probably will be called to handle
the case Monday
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-05-20
Cancer Is Contagious;
Cure Near, Says Mayo

F'AIRBULT. Mimi, May IL
Within short time cancer will be
considered as a contagious disease
and with the germs discovery, doc
tors may be able to prevent infection
and bring about a cure, DR.. Charles
Mayo, Rochester, predicted in an
address at the public health forum
last night Dr. Moyo cited the case
of a New York doctor who has been
studying cancer for eight years and
is now able to develop it in animals
AS a result Of this work it will not
he long before it will be possible -
discover the rancer germ and con-
troll the disease, said DR.. Mayo.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-05-20
''Come and Get IT
Say Flags in Code
On Rum Ship Masts

WASHINGTON, May 17.-Smug-
eIed rum is coming into the United
States at the rate Of hundreds of
cases a month. according to coast
guard headquarters, and there are
indications that the amount is in
creasing with the advent of warmer
weather and smoother seas.
More and more ships carrying
cargoes of liquor are lining up out.
side American territorial waters I'm.
der flags of the international code,
meaning, Come and get it," and
the coast guard is convinced there
are numerous citizens OF cry u. S.
who welcome that sign and do go
and get it.
Seventy odd ships ere roted at
distance OF 800 miles of Atlantic
coast line this week, all waiting Gus
toners and watching Or an oppor-
tunity to slip closer in shore.
Proof that ONE of these craft
were able to get close to land is seen
in the exports of liquor from for
eiSp ports on which landing papers
have never materialiZed.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-05-20
First Dawes Boom
For Vice Presidency
Starts in Earnest

CHICAGO. May 1.-THE first
public booming of Brigadier General
Charles G.. Dawes, former director of
the budget and chairman OF the
committee of experts of the repara-
tons commission, for the Repub-
lican nomination for vice president,
has been started here, where thou
sands of placards bearing likenesses
of President Coolidge and Dawes.
have been mailed. The cards bear
the slogan America First" with
biographies of both and a tribute to
Dawes on the reverse side and are
designed for framing.
General Dawes is said to have ex-
pressed scant sympathy with the
idea of making him President Cool
idge's running mate when the propo-
sition first was made to him.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-05-20
ALABAMA

DOUBLE SPRINGS. = Drinking
poisoned whisky is alleged cause of
death of Rufus Westmoreland, L.
Several young men are arrested on
charge of giving whisky to boy, but
are later released.
MONTGOMERY. = New republic
of Poland wants to get slant on
how state of Alabama conducts her
elections. according to letter re-
ceived by secretary of state from Of
ficials of Poland.
BIRMINGHAM. - Another sensa-
ton is added TO long list of arrests
and convictions of federal prohibl-
sion enforcement officials, when
Prohibition agent Harris is arrested
here by department of justice agent,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-05-20
OLD MEMPHIS HOME
Of JEFFERSON DAVIS
WILL Be PRESERVED

MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 1.-THE
old home of Jefferson Davis in this
city is to be repaired and preserved
as a two-fold memorial of the Civil
war and the World war. The quaint
old structure is to be maintained
in its original plan and design in the
midst of small group Of mansions
of other days which will stand in the
heart of the downtown district.
Veterans of the World war have
sponsored the movement, which has
as it's object not only the preserva-
ton of the Davis home for the his
torical value of it's Civil war associa-
tions, but also to give Memphis Post
No. 1, American Legion, home that
is to serve as a memorial to World
war dead.
jefferson Davis lived in Memphis
two years during the reconstruction
period. His home was located st
what is now Court avenue and
Fourth street, almost within a
stones throw of Main street. The
house was the center of the city's
social activity during the brief pc
Rod the ex-president of the Confed
eracy and his family lived here, But
when Mr. Davis moved away, the
dwelling was permitted to fall into
decay, and as the business district
pushed eastward from the river, it
became enmeshed in a crowded dis
trict of business structures.
The legion's appeal for funds has
found ready response among the peo-
pie of Memphis and in the surround
ing territory. The legion asked for
$500 with which to buy the prop
erty and pay for it's repair. The ma
jor portion of the sum has been paid
in, and the first two payments have
been made on the purchase price of
the DrOnertV