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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-12-18
BEGIN HERE TODAY

JOHN w. BROOKE. widovcr
and hardware nsagnnte. leaving
the city Tor two months. com
, tracts with q Arm OF efficiency
. engineers TO manage his home
1 during that time. He starts on
his trip without saying my
thing shout this ARRANGEMENT
to his three children, Constance.
N Billy md Alice. They are
!, startled into a realization Of
What their father has done
- II. HEDGE. emcieney enxi.
neer. takes complete control OF
the Brooke household. Three
weeks have now elnpsed since
Hedge took charge. He has been
making notes for = hook he In
tends to write, allowing the
nrooke children ~ = type OF the
Idle rich. These are found hy
} Constance, who has become his
secretary through Interior mo-
, ttvcs. Upon discovering the
notes. Constance makes known
her true attitude toward Hedge
and his scientific methods.
J Hedge II In love VITA Con.
stnnce. In response to her de-
nunctatiOn he orders her to q
chair and commands her atten.
ton. He throws His business
cnrds-H. Hedge. K. E.-Into
the IRE and tells Constance that
there 10 no such person. Con.
stance continues her sobbing,
her face buried In her arms
over the desk.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-12-18
A German engineer Z. ~ w,.S


"A German engineer Is at work
ON q superplane to carry 10000
ID. r. engines, ten propellers, 100
passengers, a crew of twenty-five
and cross the Atlantic in thirty
nix hours.
Merely hearing about that makes
M dizzy in this country.
Investigation of watchmen on
Long Island grade crossings founI
eighteen of them asleep. Fourteen
watchers" are found peaceably
numbering on Staten Island. The
human Is uncertair-more reason
for persuading railroads to use de-
vices that do not go to sleep.
The best is the raised or sunke,
grade crossing. : A good one would
be a sharp right angle turn in the
road before every grade crossing,
compelling drivers to stop and
think. Swinging red lights and
ringing bells help.
The public should have, but
hasn't, intelligence enough not to
get run over-and not to depend
watchmen.
William 3. Roberts, of Butte.
Montana, bought a turkey and Ave
small gold nuggets were found in
iss craw. The turkey came from a
packing house. Nobody Knows
where It used to eat. There is a
tragedy gold mine somewhere,
impossible to locate 1t.
But . worse tragedy Il repre-
sented by the man Of genius. His
brain contains intellectual gold
nuggets Of gigantic size.
But, like tho turkey with the
Jumps Of gold In its inside, the
genius cannot tell where he got It.
Cannot point to the Celestial mine
whence genius comes.
Four railroads have increased
wages of shopmen, showing intelli-
gence in allowing crumbs from the
prosperity table to fall within the
reach Of the workers. There IL
prosperity enough for all, and Il
will last longer if everybody has q
little Of it.
Prosperity's stepchildren are thu
cotton growers and the textile
manufacturers. Women that used
to wear yards upon yards i ma
terlai now wear about as ,:1r..f as
is used to wrap up baby.
Northern textile workers worry
about the removal of their indus
try TO the South land they may.
Coal and iorn, side by side, took
the iron mills to Pittsburgh. Cot
ton, cheap power and labor, side by
side, naturally take the textile in
dustries to the South.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-12-18

CT AM through with efficiency"
4 said the efficiency man.
Constance stirred.
Il am through with economy
She moved her head 80 that one
oye peeped out through tho crook OF
her elbow.
Death to scientific management"
he cried.
Constance raised her head slowly
and stared at him. She met a glars
that alarmed her. He was standing
just opposite, across the library desk,
his eyes blazing with new light.
you have burned my diary" he
said grimly. you have burned my
notes. You have thrown into the
fire all my hopes Of reforming the
American household. Yes You.
Now you can take the consequences
you type Of the idle richt''
Constance felt herself shrinking.
She had never seen H. Hedge In such
mood. -
idle r;chw ne echoed. Idle rich.
All risht-r'n for 'cm. Ina going
to join the crowd
He laughed boisterousiy. "You
think I'm crazy. don't you?" he said
- can see 1t In your eyes. Perhaps
am. Let It 60 at that: shouid
worry. Now I'll show you Just how
crazy I am"
II. Hedge made o dash at tie sisng
case. pausing midway to execute rev.
eral bewildering steps.
Observe that I do not take the
shortest route" he exclaimed. "Ha!
You did observe Now watchr'
He laid hold Of the sppermoet
drawer. yanked It completely out Of
the cabinet and shook Il. as q terrier
worries its prey. A second dash
brought him opposite the htg Hre-
place. where the last sheets q h2
book on household graft were seiii
smoldering. He dumped the Coz.
tents Of the drawer into the naus.ss.
seized big brass poker ana besaa
stirring them franticaliy
There she Soesr' hs shouted o.
the big manila envelopes ceaght at
the edges Everything from A b
For G Hanged h rsmemSsr
which. Don't care either An the
economy and efficiency from A to q
or maybe III What's the difference,
See II burn Reports. records. b4lks
recelpts--the whole worry Y Naee
draft In that chimney to-day. tnst
theree Look At EN- CO. You're -
1t. too. all tho CO Are aseswAod
~bee-e-or
He danced ma.;i, on the rug. asok
irg inca ntatIons
Constance was sittIng rigid. wtlS
growing apprehension In her eyes
Perhaps he ~as crazy Why ne
was,
When the msniia en- >sopes end
their contents we're . roaring mass
OF flames he wheeled quickly and
made second assault ppoa the ~
Ing case
oC TO u ne sZch lined. rns
other one did end ~ p. Afxes an Tao
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-01-21
Belief in Horseshoes
Traced to the Druids

The idea that it is lucky 10 find
horseshoe is regarded by authorities on
folklore as Druidical survival.
The superstition is peculiar to re-
gions where Druidism once fiOurished,
and the Druidical places of worship, as
exemplified by Stonehenge, made their
inner circle of stones broken or open
one.
The idea that horseshoe brings the
best luck when you find it lying with
the points toward yOu-the sacred In
ner circle open to you, as 1t were
also bears upon this theory.
Druidism passed, but the supersti-
ton Outlasts empires and religions. ana
when h0rseshOes became common the
supersitious found ready at hand a
representation Of the ancient symbol OF
the broken circle. The idea that In
attaching the symbol to the house the
points should be up had a, Drui0ical
significati0Ih which has been lost. Fec
pie nowadays say 1t is "tO prevent the
luck running out"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-01-21
Nssv Workers. Act Of
Couyfesy Was Waited

He "a q New Yorker distinguished
for his unfaiiing courtesy. 1t has be-
come second nature to him to do the
right and Kind thing. Strangely
enough, he Is &as0 given to moments
Of absorption, In which exteraais reg
lister saly systematically upsn his cen
sciousness. Frequently. In his home
wara walks. he becomes % occupied
with Bis own thoughts that he is In
world quite apart from that which Ia
Worrying past him. However, the in
sfinct Of COURTESY rehains, Ne matter
how pre0ccdp pied be" maybe. -"
He was strolling hoNeward an eve
ming or two ago, lost in reverie. Tho
people who went by were merely gray
shapes, a futter on the screen he dim
ly saw out of the tail Of his eye.
One shape came toward him, a
vague thing. one Of many. AS 1t
res ched a point abreast Of him. he saw
something white hutter from 1t to'the
sidewalk. To his engrOssed mind that
meant only one thing, that someone
dropped something and the someone
woman. as they are the ones who most
often drop things. Courtesy demanded
That he stOop and pick 1t up and re-
turn 1t.
For just one instant he emerged
from his preoccupation stopped and
picked up the white thing he had seen
f,uttpr down. He Droffered it to the
young woman, and then, all Of a sud
den, realized he was handing her
woolly white dog
Thanks ever so mueh." she SAID
"but / intended to let him down for
llttle4run." 8. "a "'
And Mr.. Courtesy raised his hat. ana
passed on and back into his reverie.-
New York Evening World.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-01-21
Read as Death Beck0ned

A reader asks whether we knew
whloh work Of VOltaire 1t was that
was found ON Sargent's dSathbed. We
don't. But 1t may interest him and
others to know that TennysOn died
with his Shakespeare open at Gym
beline"; Macauiay when he was found
dead In his library had q number Of
the Cornhiil magazine beGaa0 hin.
opea at the frst chaptar It Ehack-
exay's "Lovei the Wid0wer." Marx
Twain with almost the last effort OF
his mind turned to Carlyie's "Crench
Reyolution."-W.O Orion Tewson In tho
New York Evening Post.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-01-21
May Outlaw Scheme
To Buy-It-O Return

Atlanta, Ga.-Atlanta merchants
have strongly endorsed proposed nat
ional legislation that has to do with
the buy-it-or-return scheme.
The legislation, which is now be-
fore congress, is designed to deal a
death blow to the "buy-it-or-return
mail for the purpose of sales unless
become a menace to the retail mer-
chants of the United States.
The bill aims to make it unlawful
for any person or concern to send
parcels of merchandise through the
mailc for the purpose of sales unless
these goods have been ordered by the
addresses.
Enactment of the law, it is believed
here, will end the practice of sending
goods on approval through the mails,
unless ordered by the recipient, which
alleged misuse of the mails has, it was
asserted here, become a thorn in the
side of the retail storekeepers in
every state in the union.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-01-21
HOLSTERS ATTRACTED
TO JENKINS COUNTY

Millen, Ca, Dec. 8-Jenkins county
now has colony of fourteen Hoos-
iers instead of six as it was last week.
All have been attracted to jenkins
county because of it's natural advan-
tages in poultry raising and pecan
growing, and also because of its mild
winters. Buildings are being erected
now, pure-bred pullets have already
been received and within few days a
model poultry plant will be owned
and operated by a native Hoosier,
this is in addition to those that are
now in operation. .........> 81,
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-01-21

Some persons dread to take an anes-
thetic because they fear they will talk
in their sleep. This Is largely myth,
says DR.. Floyd Troutman Romberger.
an anesthetist, who is a contributor to
Hygeia, health magazine published BY
the American Medical association.
Under modern methods Of inducing
anesthetic sleep, consciousness is lost
70 rapidly that the patient does not
have time to say anything. When he
In coming to, he usually is 50 dr0wsy
that he does net care to talk.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-01-21
Send Feet for .Ciowns

Stills usually employed by circus
clowns to give them gigantic stature
during their antics in the rings have
feet Of sand to aid the perfSfrnsr in
walking and to maintain his balance
The pesen are Of steut hachory Eat
toned and widened ct the tops b a.
the wearer's thighs aAd Attea With
straps to hold them In Dosahen.
Toward the bottom cae DreDs are
reynael and tapered.. eaAing; H. 0eft
shoes ( ANs6 with zessissS G. walasN
are fastened en- .tAs sticks - that the
heals support the polnts. Wide sfou-
seRs or ether apparel cover the stilts
fer their full length. ana the clowns
appear to walk on their heels.-eOp,
ular Mechanics Magazine.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-01-21
Architectural Germs

Besides WOlsey's great hall ana
kitchen, Christ church. Oxford. boasts
tive Of the finest English examples
Of the Gothic style Of architecture.
both built more than a century after
Gothic became merely a historical
term One Of these. the stairway to
the hall. was designed in 1910 by q
genius known only as Smith OF Lon
don"
The other, Tom tower. carrying the
Great Tom bell which every night
rings 1O1 peals to announce the clos
ing of college gates, was designed
by Christopher Wren, architect OF st.
Paul's, In enc Of the few happy mo-
ments when he really sensed the feel
Ing of medieval builders.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-01-21

:. Of..the eight that arrived this week,
only five came directly from Indiana,
those being Mr.. and Mrs. John Banks
and family. The other Hoosiers re-
turned direct from Florida, where
they have wintered for the past sew
eral years, and now they are comfort
ably situated in Jenkins county. Mr..
and Mrs. J. H. Keith came from
Clearwater, Fla, and Ray Vickery
came from Tampa to Millen.
Those returning from Florida are
agreeably surprised at the climate
that is offered here and state the only
reason Georgia is not far superior to
Florida is for the lack Of advertising,
real estate agents and paved high
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-01-21
ACUTE RHEUMATISM !.
HELPED. AFTER YEARS:
Of SUFFERING

However acute and severe a case of
rheumatism may be, it can be greatly
relieved by this simple home treat
ment.
81 was taken with pain in my left
leg, and for thirty-fve days could
not sit up" writes John Smith of
Shock, KY. II had two doctors, but
/ got no better until l. began using
Sloan's Liniment. Before | had used
one bottle / could sit up, and now I
can walk without a cane"
And it is amazing the quick, gen.
uine. comfort that Sloan's gives to
even the most long-standing rheuma-
tic aches.
No need to rub even. A little Sloan's
patted lightly on-and a healing tide
of fresh, germ-destroying blood begins
tingling through the aching place. Be
fore you can believe it, the pain, swell
ing and stiffness are relieved. Get a
bottle today. All druggists-35 cents.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-01-21
Rouxh. StssR

He met sad 'woOed her. She was
celdly Indifferent He showered cost
ly gifts on her She encouraged him.
He married her. She was bored.
He laid himself at her feet. She
trampled On him. ....,
He was faithful and loyal. She
airted.
He lost his temper. She liked him.
He knocked her down. She adsEed
him. and they lived happily ever af-
tern. S., In London Mail.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-01-21

ways. They ava- highrin their; praisek
of the agricultural possibilities of this
sections as we'll as the advantages o
sections as we'll as the advantages over
the frozen north and east in poultry
raising.
Other Hoosiers are expakted before
Chris Ghrist a1asd sc esssEss
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-01-21
Mixed

Wife (paying unexpected call at tho
ofice)-You told me, John Henry, that
your new typist was an old maid.
John Henry (AusteredD - That's
right, dear. she's away Ill today and
cent her granddaughter instead.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-01-21
LITTLE GEO. WASH

Young Thing-"That horrid old
Mr.. Drexel just said that billing and
cooling ends with the honeymoon.
Did you find it so?"
Mere Man-"Only the cooing."
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-01-21
THE BOY WAS RIGHT

THE BOY WAS RIGHT
Mrs. Fiske-"My, my, such won
derful clothes that tall woman over
there is wearing I wonder where
she lives?" :r.. Il;
MIR. Cynic-"My guess would be
"just beyond her husbands income.s
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-01-21
JksY.%ss
Don't Neglect
That Stubborn
Hacking Cough

It is not only dangerous but entirely
unnecessary to let a persistent, hack.
ing cough rob you of sleep and strength.
For through very simple treatment
you can get almost instant relief, and
very often break: the most stubborn
cough completely in "a hours. l., ~,
disbursement isbased onthefamons
prescription known as DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Coughs. Tou simply, take
one teaspoonful at bedtime and hold
it in your throat for is or 20 seconds
before swallowing it. The prescrip.
ton has a double action. It not only
soothes and heals soreness and irfita-
ton. but it quickly removes the phlegm'
and congestion which are the real cdNse
of night coughing. So the coughing
quickly ceases and you sleep right
through undisturbed.
DR.. Kings New Discovery is for
coughs, chest colds, sore throat. hoarse-
ness, bronchitis, spasmodic Group, etc.
Fine for children as well as grown
ups no harmful drugs. Economical,
too, as the dose is only one teaspoon
full. At all good druggists. Ask for
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-01-21
DIRECT TO CONSUMER

Prof.-"Name three things that
contain sugar" 49,.
Student-"Sack, jar and bowl"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-01-21

The Bible has 1889 chapters: e2s belong to the
Old Testament and 260 to the New. The 18th
Psalm is the middle chapter Of the Bibls.. ito
number being 5s5. Exactly 594 chapters pro-
eede it, and 594 follow it.
The middle chapter Of the Bible is also the short
eat: containing only 50, words. composed Of 1872
letters. The longest 10 the 10Th Psalm. con-
sainins l76 verses. 2.44s words. and 1914
Letters.
The text Of the Bible Is divided into 3ll0l vsEses
23.l44 for the Old. aud 1857 for the New
Testament The shcrtest in the Bible 10
John N: IS. centa;nins only two words with
nins letters. One vsras in the Bible contains
al the letters Of the alphabet except Ezra
J: II.
The famous inscription the Liberty Bell. in In
dependence Hall. Philadelphia is taken from
Levitieus +251o. t~rsads. Proclaim liberty
throughout oil the land unto al the inhabitants
thereof"
The Washington times., 1926-08-13
POEM ON
D. G. SOUGHT

Interest in the contest for q
poem best IMPLYING the spirit OF
the National Capital has become
nationwide and manuscripts are
being received by Miss Beatrice s.
Goodwin. West Lenox St. Chevy
Chase, Nd. chairman OF the con-
test committee. from any Western
as well as Eastern cities.
The contest will close September
10, and all manuscripts must be
In Miss GoodWin's hands by that
date. The poem must be suitable
for musical setting and must not
exceed two verses. 1T may or
may not have a chorus. Con.
testants must send their poems I'M
signed, accompanied by sealed
envelope containing the name and
address Of the author, with return
postage.
The District Federation OF Music
Clubs and the District Commission.
ers are supporting the contest.
Carl Engel. chief of the music dif
vision of the Library OF Congress,
is chairman of the Judges com.
n1ittee. Other members are Harold
randolph. director Of Peabody Con-
seryatory, Baltimore: Mrs. William
MolfL smith, president District
Chapter. American Pen Women:
Mrs. Faith Van ValkeTiburgh Villas.
poet, dramatist and interpreter of
New York. and Mrs. Gideon A
Lyons, representing the Arts Club
Of Washington.
The Washington times., 1926-08-13
ALBANIA s WAR
Loss HEAVY
~ international News Service

LONDON, Aug. 1S.-Heavy loss
of life has been sustained In
Albania in the fighting between
government troops and the rebel
contingent under the leadership oil
M. Fannoli. a Central News dis.
patch from Belgrade said today.
Several battles have been fought
BUCHAREST, Aug. 13.-The Bull
Sarian government today will reply
to the collective pote forwarded tc
1t by the governments of Yugo
Slavia, Rumania and Greece.
The reply, 1t was understood, viii
comply with all the requests made
by the signatories. Tns note was a
protest against the ou.rsges com,
mitted by irregulars on the Bul
garian frontiers.
The Washington times., 1926-08-13
SPA GAMBLING
I PROBE CLOSES
By International News Service

ny AnICfu1tAOuaA ENC"S esSENsCS
BALLSTON SPA. N. p, Aug. IS.
The investigation ordered by Gov.
al Smith into gambling conditions
at Saratoga Springs may end here
late today or tomorrow.
District Attorney Charles B. An
hrus. Sheriff Arthur G. Wilmot and
DIR. Arthur j. Leonard, commits
kioner Of public safety. charged
with permitting "wide-open gam.
bling at Saratoga. are not expected
60 take the stand in their own de-
tense.
High spots in the Investigation
are:
Testimony by Jules C. Formel,
ex-convict, that District Attorney
Andrus accepted $4,000 from Ar
mold Rothstein, OF New York city.
an alleged gambler. in 1920. for the
privilege OF opening a gambling
house.
Reading OF an affidavit. signed
by Sol Rosenberg. of New York, in
which 1t was charged that Governor
Smith would "whitewash" the In
yestigation.
= A charge by Formed that his life
pad been threatened because OF his
testimony at the investigation.
The Washington times., 1926-08-13

NEW YORK, Aug. 13.-Mrs.
Rose Di Palo, 80 years old, was
found slain in bed at her home in
Brooklyn today. The body was
terribly mutilated.
The crime was discovered by her
daughter, Della. nine years old.
An axe was found near the body.
The woman's head was almost
severed from her body. She was
fully clothed when found.
She was the mother of four chill.
dren.
Neighbors said that her husband,
Antonio Di Palo, laborer, fire.
quently quarreled with her.
The Washington times., 1926-08-13
N, Y. PARAL,YZED.
BY STORM
Nv International New. se.,Ic.

NEW YORK. Aug. 13,-Thres
persons died and property valued at
81 500, 900 was destroyed by the
storm that swept through New York
late yesterday.
Sixty persons were injured ana
one more may die as a result OF the
disturbance.
For more than two hours light
ming played among the skyscrapers
of lower Manhattan while an in
tense rainfall flooded streets and
subways. More than 100 buildings
were struck by lightning and 10
fire alarms were turned in.
The worst traffic jam in the his
tory of the city occurred when the
subways were flooded and trains
halted.
The dead are:
Stanley Carpenter. IS, killed by
lightning at Highstown, N. J.
Mrs. Ellen O'Connell, "A. who fell
four stories to death when she at.
tempted to close an open WINDOW
during the storm.
Tubes under the East River We're
still partly flooded at an early
hour today.
The Washington times., 1926-08-13
a MISSING IN
EXPLOSION
Nv international News Service

BUDAPEST. Aug. I3.---No actual
loss of life has yet been reported
in the explosion of the Hungarian
munitions factory here, according
to an official statement issued to-
day.
The statement declares that "a
persons are missing and $50 are re.
ported injured. and there has been
extensive property damage.
The statement announces that the
police are searching for Commun-
lists. who are believed to have been
responsible for the explosion.
The Washington times., 1926-08-13
FATHER LEAVES MILLION
TO LINCOLN ELLSWORTH

NEW YORK, Aug. 13.-Lincoln
Ellsworth. American flyer who ac-
companied Raold Amundsen on the
Norge polar flight, is a millionaire
today. The will of his father,
James w. Ellsworth, left $1.2O7.S1
to the son.
The father died while young
Ellsworth was listed as missing
last year in his attempted airplane
flight to the Pole with Amundsen.
Worry over his son was not held
responsible for the fathers death,
members of the family said.
The Washington times., 1926-08-13
FRIDAY THE 18TH EXTENDS
LIFE OF CAR BARN, sLAYERS

BOSTON. Aug. 13.-Fri1ay, the
18th, was a lucky day for the three
carbarn slayers-John J. Devereaux,
John j. Mclaughlin and Edward j.
HeinleAn.
Scheduled to go. to the electric
chair this morning, they were led.
instead, from the death cells to the
Cherry Hill section of State prison,
having been granted a three months
reprieve by Gov. Alvan T. Fuller.