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he muttered grimly, ''then I'll
give up the ghost"
But Arson CampbelPs luck still
held and his days of life was not
yet numbered. Just before noon a
siren blast aroused him from a
lazy doing and he opened his eyes
to view rusty-hulled tramp
steamer swinging in toward him.
She Unanswered close and stopped
her engines. Her skipper, with a
speaking trumpet to his lips. cried
out from the wing OF the bridge:
"I'll heave you a line. Can you
take it?"
Arson waved assent. He was
feeling a little exhausted but had
stregnth enough to catch a rope.
Explanation
"AlI right, my man." came the
directing voice from above. make
that line fast under your arms and
well haul you in"
Arson calmly ignored the COM
mand. Looking up at the seamen
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By Chas. AL. Reed, MD.
Former President of the American
Medical Association

Former President of the American
Medical Association
IF you live in the country, one
Il of your most important con-
siderations is your drinking water.
Rural water supplies divide
themselves into two closes; those
intended for people, and those in.
tended for animals, for irrigation,
and for other uses. The drink
ing water Of the farm is usually
taken from some well or spring.
Where the ground water Is too
salt or alkaline to be drunk-too
hard for cleaning either persons
or clothing-or to lather, the In
habitants store rainwater in cis-
terms, sometimes using artificial
collecting areas as well as their
roofs. Water for other purposes is
commonly taken from streams and
ponds.
Surface water is never absolutely
safe to drink, unless 1t is first
sterilized by boiling. The less in
habitedR the area from which the
stream comes, the safer it is, but
the danger increases very rapidly
with the population.
Even in uninhabited country,
however, it is possible to suffer
accident by taking leeches. or
other parasitic animals into the
mouth and getting them attached
to the walls of the throat. Cities
and towns purify surface water to
a. high degree, but the necessary
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Country Water Pollution

, bound to be considerable. Chloride
Of lime Is harmless. but loses its
strength very rapidly in storage.
The best way to purify small
quantities of surface water Is TO
boil 1t for a few minutes and see
that it Is not recontaminated
afterwards. Surface water is apt
to be harmful even to animals.
1t is certainly dangerous If it is
polluted with the sewage of towns
and the wastes of industrial
plants, but 1t may be just as bad
II it had been badly fouled by the
animals themselves. Water con.
taminated in this way can spread
anthrax, foot and mouth disease
and bovine tuberculosis Just as
surely as it can spread typhoid
and cholera.
If ground water is to be safe,
surface water, which is always
liable to carry dangerous or.
ganisms, must be rigidly excluded
from the well or the spring. If
a pr1vy, a barnyard or rubbish
heaps are situated on ground
higher than the mouth of the
we'll, the run-off may carry filth
into the we'll itself. Nearly all
the trouble is in the upper ten or
twelve feet OF the casing or in
the covering. The public analyst
sometimes gets letters asking for
instruction how to send a sample,
because a snake has been pumped
up and the water is suspected.
Quite possibly the snake was a
source of dangerous products of
decomposition. but an opening
that would admit a snake is big
enough for countless millions OF
typhoid bacteria.
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NOlU Go On With The Story

EtNKIZZEN-T galIan' SIS gone,
1V1 sir" cried the second mate
coming towards him. Arson turned
back into the companion-way,
struck a match and peered at the
mercurial barometer suspended
there. "Humph! Twenty-Five four.
Dirt Short foretold, short
last" He went inside, hauled on
his sea-boots and oilsllins and
tucked a towel around his neck.
"All right, Mister" he cried IN
emerging on deck again. Call
the crowd and make your to- gan
sis fast aud get the mizzen upper
tops'l to the yard"
He stood hanging on to q
weather back-stay and staring into
the night.
At two in the morning the wind
hauled suddenly and began blow
ing with terrific violence. The
John Calvin was headed up to the
new shift and when she came to
the wind with her lee rail under
water, a hurricane squall broke
over the ship, blowing the sails
out OF the bolt ropes ana heaVlng
her down.
Then followed chaos. Arson re-
called his shouting q command
a futile thing in such thunderous
tumult-and of seeing a great
wall of water piling up on the
weather quarter. In the space of
seconds he was in the midst Of it
firhtfn0 for his life. great r09Y-
Ing filled his ears; his eyes caught
a far.off glimpse of the John Cal
wins spars silhouetted against the
sky and lying over at an incred-
ible angle, and then he felt the
chill brine over his face and real.
lied that he was going down.
CHAPTER Xxx
A great Atlantic comber, like
Thor's mighty hammer, had
struck the John Calvin when the
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be the casing of the Aphrodite.
AS he sucked the life-giving air
into his lungs, the machinery of
his physical being commenced
functioning normally again, and
his cropping fingers identified the
thing to which he chung. 1t was
the boxed-in figurehead!
His Fate
Deus ex machina" In spite
Of his plight, he uttered the
phrase with a tight-lipped grin
and proceeded to haul himself
toward it. II knew she wouldn't
desert me-"
1t struck him as being incon-
ceivably odd that his Aphrodite
should be the means of saving
his life, temporarily at least, and
vaguely he began to wonder If
it were coincidence or the evil
dence of a mystic power.
The gray light Of dawn came
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to reveal the somber sea. 1t
seemed to come suddenly with
the eerie radiance of a sun not
yet visible and 1t was very quiet
save for the gurgling of water
about him and the cries Of the
little brown-and-black sea-birds.
Last FALL" he muttered to
himself, 1.-The mate Of the Regina
hung to a piece of wreckage for
two days and was picked up
so while there's life,
there's hope. If the shedding
comes too stiff, I'll cast off and
give up-that's what. No agony
stuff for this chicken" The sea
was smoothing out like oil when
the sun arose to usher in a mild
and balmy day. The storm
clouds were mere f1eecings of
vapor Raging away to leeward.
He began to feel tired and thirsty.
He wondered how long it would
be before the thirst-feeling be-
came painful. When it does"
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PENSION FOR
WIDOWS

IT is more than sixty years
4 since the close Of the Civil
War and twenty-eight since the
Spanish-American War, but the
number Of pension claims is in
creasing each year. says Popular
Mechanics Magazine. Veterans
and widows to the number of
$4,000 filed applications, relating
to both wars, last year, the num-
Der for the Spanish-American
War alone being four times the
total filed for pensions twenty
years ago. In five years. the
pension bureau has handled more
than $50, 900 applications, a num-
her exceeding the total roll Of pen.
sioners now on the government
hookss
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FOR LOVERS
OF GOLF

60 that the club may more
- easily be placed in accurate
position for making putt, a
sight for the golf iron has been
devised, says Popular Mechanics
Magazine.
1t is about two inches long and
has a slight groove cut in it for
its whole length. With this aid
in sighting there is said to be
less likelihood of knocking the
ball to the right or left Of the
hole.
At an hotel 20 couples danced
to music that could not be heard
by the spectators. The music
was broadcast from a nearby
wireless station. the dancers car.
ryinE their own receiving sets.
equipped with email. inconspicu.
Gus haadphonsa.
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too. Many accidents to children
are caused by older children who
take a fiendish delight in urging
younger ones to cross in front of
oncoming trucks and cars. have
seen it done like sort Of game.
I've seen kids who know better
enjoy the lark Of soaring q driver
by dashing out in front of his
carl
Parents should be made aware
of this and stop It,
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By Fay King

TUE traffic problem is one of
4 the most complicated Of the
day.
My viewpoint In this matter is
purely that Of the pedestrian. 1
do not own an automobile. I do
not expect to own an automobile.
and in fact I rarely ride in one!
Therefore I am grouped with the
curb clingers!
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whistle and making the dash only
to find when halfway across that
autos are coming upon me from
around the corner. Or the whistle
blows and l am marooned in the
midst of the oncoming stream Of
carsi
Now I am exceptionally spry on
my pedals. have good hearing and
excellent eyesight. And / get
many a scare that sets my heart
pumping. How much worse off
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are people not 70 fortunate as I
am in these faculties?
Some plan should be-worked
out so an extra whistle Is blown
to give pedestrians the right Of
way before cars can turn from the
side streets.
Many accidents happen because
pedestrians take a chance squirm-
ing their way through the traffic.
But the fact that they are on foot
means that 1t takes them longer to
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get over. A car can pick up speed.
More time should be given to the
pedestrians to cross than to cars.
I've seen tired women with little
children wait for Is minutes be-
fore they could cross into the
park.
Surely some kind.hearted driver
could hold out his hand to slow
up cars behind and let them get
overt
But the autoist has his troubles,
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We who ankle our way about
feel that the automobile has all
the best of the traffic regulations,
but from the looks that we re.
ceive from those at the wheel /
take It that the automobiles thinks
the pedestrian ought to be done
away with entirely!
But as a pedestrian, / have ex-
perienced that panicky feeling of
waiting for the traffic officers
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-08
A Stirring Movie

IF you want to meet Arson
i Campbell face to face, you
win have an opportunity during
the week Of june 10, for the
great motion picture which has
been built around the dramatic
serial, Captain Salvation" will
be shown at LOeW'S Palace
Theater at that time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-08

and needs too much supervision
to be used on a farm
Chemical publication Of surface
water has the danger that in
treating small quantities of water,
the smallest mistake in dosage is
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cented the verb. Since his fortune
of $4,000 vanished with the John
Calvin, the construction of his
dream-ship was indefinitely post
poned.
(TO Be Continued Tomorrow
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leaning over the rail, he said:
"Send down a couple of ropes and
I'll make 'em fast to this case. /
want it taken aboard. It belongs
to me-"
A few minutes later he was
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standing on the steamers bridge,
tersely explaining the events of
the night to her master. THAT
case here saved my life," he con-
cluded. 1t contains the figure
head OF ship I was planning to
build" Arson unconsciously ac-
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Read the Thrilling Account Of How
Arson, the Atheist and
Wastrel, Found God.
Read This First:

Arson Campbell college BY his uncle study for the min
AnchOrvie
home the for drink to goodbye to Mary Phillips
visitor Mary
sighting remark, WhereupOn
in
his
q
Campbell that day he will build it,
AnchOrvie him.
following drunken realizes becoming
brutal. the ship bound
vicious his scalp with bit
such in that the
Campbell in his place. Campbell in terrific fight with his
drops into the Campbell nherits $4,000 and back
his home town discovers that Mary Phillips
home in disgrace He buys interest in ship father
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Worlds Queerest Sea

THE Dead Sea- in Palestine, lqueerest world
look at it, for it is tideless has outlet
unmoving waters in which nothing lives ugly
and sinister appearance
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-04-21
ROANOKE NEWS

The Sunday School classes enjoyed
a very beautiful lesson on the Great
Easter Truth. All members who were
absent were missed.
Roanoke school had vacation last
Thursday and Friday on account of
Misses Stephens and Graham attend
ing the Teachers Association at Ma
con.
Messrs. Lewis Harbuck and Bert
Williams spent Saturday night and
Sunday near Macon. We are all sorry
that they missed the show.
The Sunday School classes had a
lovely time at the egg hunt given by
Mr.. L. M. Foster Sunday evening.
Miss Irene Cone gave a singing last
Sunday night.
Next Sunday evening is the time
for the next singing at Roanoke, so
everybody come out prepared to sing.
Messrs. George Harbuck and Will
bur Tombelin made trip to Atlanta
last week, and report good time.
We were glad to have Mr.. and Mrs.
Henderson with us at Sunday School
on Easter Sunday.
Everybody has an invitation to
come and join our Sunday School.
KIDDO
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-04-21
Folly 81 Autoists
Shown at Crossings

Atlanta, Ga.-"The Gate Crashers"
are still with us, was the comment
made here by railroad executives in
discussing reports of automobile ac-
cidents at railroad grade crossings.
Figures made public by one system
showed that out of 237 automobile
accidents at all grade crossings last
year in one of the states served by it,
forty were cause dby autos running
into the sides of trains.
"The operators of these automo-
biles were either so much occupied
with other things that they did not
see the trains, or were driving so
recklessly and rapidly that they were
unable to stop in time to avoid col
lision," says statement of the rail
way. "No safeguard that has yet
been devised can protect such mo-
torists against their own folly. At
many places the railroads erect gates
or barriers at crossings. Yet it is a
common occurrence for motorists to
break down these gates Motorists
disregard the signals at crossings even
oftener than they crash the crossing
gates.'
Both safety council members and
railway executives here stress the
fact that if motorist stops at rail
road crossings and makes sure that
the way is clear he will never be hit
by train.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-04-21
Rail Lines Offer
Prizes for Essays

Concerned over the increase that
took place within the past year COM
pared with the year previous in the
number of highway grade crossing
accidents and believing that more
care should be exercised by everyone
crossing railroad tracks, railway ex-
ecutives in Atlanta have announced
plans for nationwide essay contest
among school and college students.
Three cash prizes of $3.50 each will
be awarded to the authors of essays
containing an outstanding, readily
available suggestion for prevention of
such accidents.
One prize of $3.50 will be awarded
by the American Railway Association
for the best essay by grammar stu
dent, similar prize for the best es
say by a high school student and
like amount for the best essay by
college student. Under the rules pre-
scribed the subject of the essay is to
be "Cross Crossings Cautiously and
each essay is to be limited to 250
words.
The essays are to be sent to J. c.
Caviston, secretary of the safety sec
ton of the American Railway Asso-
citation at 80 Veasey street, New
York City, not later than June l.
Under the plan, class teachers il
both grammar and high schols will
select the best essays from their
classes and transmit them to their
principal who will then select the best
one from that school and send it to
the superintendent of schools for the
county or an equivalent officer. The
county superintendent will then Sc
lect the best essay written by gram
mar student and the best one written
by high school student in his coun
ty and will transmit them to the
American Railway association.
Colleges may follow the same pro-
cedure except that each college or
university, through its proper off
Ger, may select one essay and trans
nit direct to the American Railway
Association.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-04-21

the rolling, forging, heat treating and
hardening operations until the finish
ed gear or other vital part is assem-
BILE dinto the complete unit.
Further evidence of the care
which is taken to insure smooth op-
Grafton and long life of these gears"
Mr. Walden continued, "is found in
the process which has been developed
to polish or burnish the mating sur
faces of the gear teeth. Each gear,
after the final heat treatm ent, is SUBJ
jected to rolling porcess between
three larger master gears the teeth
of which are even harder than those
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-04-21
Father and Son Wed
Widow and Daughter

Chicago.-This is strictly a family
affair, but the public might as well be
let in on it, inasmuch as Louis Men
eel, father, and Raymond Menzel, son,
today obtained licenses to marry Mrs.
Ollie Nelson and her daughter, Ano-
ma.
Mrs. Nelson is a widow, 43 years
old, and her daughter is 21. Louis
Menzel is a widower so, and his son
is 21. So what was more natural than
that father and son should team up
in courting mother and daughter?
Although the four would not dis
cuss their unusual courtship, they adj
mitted that there would be a double
marriage service.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-04-21
Another Refinement
Made i'm Materials
By Dodge Brothers

A confidential letter sent recently
by the factory to all Dodge Borthers
dealers is typical of the way this con-
servative manufacturer announces an
important improvement. Below the
heading "Steel in Transmission Gear
Changed" four lines tell in simple
words that change has been made
in the material of the gears in the
commercial car and truck transmits
sion to improve the wearing qualities.
can improvement of far reaching
significance to the owner" says Billy
Walden, local dealer, in commenting
on the notice, "is disposed of in
few words-just part of the usual
routine of incorporating any i'm
provement as soon as most thorough
testing has demonstrated beyond
doubt that its adoption will be true
betterment
"What the change actually involves
is the use of the finest and most eX-
pensive chrome vanadium steel. The
new steel is made at the mill to Dodge
regards chemical analysis. In the
terms of the metallurgist the carbon
content has been raised from limits
of .32-.35 per cent to the higher fig
ure of .4S-.53 per cent.
"In the language of the truck OPP
orator the gears forged from the new
chrome vanadium sttel and treated
in Dodge Brothers new electric fur
naces possess greater strength and
toughness and increased ability to re-
sist wear.
Dodge Brothers have reputation
at the steel mill for unusual strictness
regarding the chemical composition
of the bars which are to be forged
into the vital parts of their car Their
specifications call for much closer
limits in the amount of the various
ingredients which determine the phys
ical properties Of the steel than are
recommended to the industry by the
standards division of the Society of
Automotive Engineers.
Inspectors, who are constantly on
duty at the mill, and chemists and
metallurgists follow closely each step
from the time the molten metal is
poured into the ingot mold, through
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-04-21
FORMER LOCAL GIRL
WRITES OF SCHOOL
in HER new HOME
Tulsa, Okla, Apr. II, 1872

Tulsa, Okla, Apr. II, 1927.
My dear Sophomores:
know you will be surprised to get
letter from classmate so far away.
have wanted to write you all and tell
you about this wonderful school for
long time, and have been asked by
one of the class to write letter to
the whole class and tell them all
about everything, and first to tell you
what ever possessed me to come way
out here. Well, | suppose, to make a
long story short-the Miami hurri-
cane. Another and one of the greatest
reasons, my uncle wanted Dessa and
me to come and live with him and
have the advantage of these wonder
full schools, as of course you know
Tulsa is the oil capital of the world
and is noted for it's wealth and it's
wonderful educational system.
will now tell you something of
my school. am, as you know,
sophomore in the Central High
School. 1t is the second largest high
school in the United States, third
largest in America. The building is
four stories. 1t has elevators. 1t COW
ers one block, with no campus at all.
We have five minutes from class to
class. There are two thousand five
hundred students, 595 in my class
Just think of 595 sophs. Won't that
be class if we all graduate? Would
MT you like to see US? They are di-
vided into II classes. l have nine
teachers. | take Spanish, expression,
English, hygiene, gymnasium, and
dancing.
We have two wonderful auditori-
ums. There are sixteen school audito-
RUINS in the city. Of course you all
remember my sister, Dessa. She is
here with me. She has been attending
business college here all winter. Just
completed her course last Thursday
night and received her certificate
My, that was some class of girls.
There were three thousand girls in
her class. We came in six weeks late,
but soon caught up. Let me tell you
what l have done-made the highest
average in Spanish of any of the
class!
| wish l could see Mrs. Womble.
/ love her more than all of my teach
ers. My, but these people do laugh
at me talking. They say they know
where / am from just the minute l
speak. One said to me, "You talk like
you are straight from Georgia"
Well, I have not told you half, but
will stop. l didn't even mention our
wonderful pipe organ. A forty thous-
and dollar pipe organ was installed
in this school in March. We march in
by the most beautiful music, and we
have the most wonderful music at
Chapel! have told you all can, but
| can't describe this school as wonder
full as it is, and l would like to tell
you something Of this city, but for
fear that my letter is too long al
ready will not.
Your friend and old classmate,
Eleine Searcy,
1850 East Third ST.. Tulsa, Okla.
You may hear from me again.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-04-21

of the transmission gear, These teeth
are about as near perfect in contouc
as it is humanity possible to cut and
finish. After this rolling process the
polished teeth of the finished gear will
transmit the power more smoothly
and with marked reduction in wear"
"This is but one of constant sue
cession of improvements and refine
ments designed to make worthy
product better-to add miles and
miles of economical, dependable ser
vice to cars which now hold a repu-
tation the world over for exceptional
stamina and long life"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-04-21
ED PURDY'S PHILOS

The main difference between "a
girl chewing gum and cow chewing
her cud, is that the cow looks thought
full.