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Wednesday, October 29, 1924. U D. t MEETING TO HEAR REPORT ' ON VETS’ HOME Quitman, Oet. 29.—Startling dis closures in the care of veterans at the Soldiers’ Home in Atlanta, and a review of the recent inves tigation into the management of the house * were indicated at the opening sessions erf the 30th annual convention of the United Daughters of tht Confederacy here tonight. The report of the Soldiers’ home will be made by Mrs. John A. Perdue, of Atlanta, who is chair man of the committee. About 200 delegates had registered at convention headquarters tonight. Other Questions. Other questions to be threshed out at this convention include the representation allowed chapters and whether the U. D. C. shall follow the example of other wo men’s organizations relating to expenses incurred by delegates. Mrs. Harold Honored. 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It is so amasingly clear and beautiful you will never tire of playing it On the reverse well-loved side, Miss Easton And both sings “Sing offered Me To Sleep,” another song. are at a new popular price for these records, one dollar. Come in today and hear Florence Easton’s newest Bruns wick Record. We will gladly play It, or any others, for you. M. E. COLE & CO. Successors to Carlisle's Drug Store ODD FELLOWS BLDG. PHONES 37-38 ; * 1. - atm*jg. n'.tn:* :■ ■■ . ’SH&'-l'-a'i Swiss Landslide Leaves a Wake ' : % I •y PH m 9ft E . ■Mg* w jmnm A m • i- V A v. ■ ■ •M 74* \ • 9 M .S*. i "v m . <5^ 1 , C Uft *je Wj* I® Continual raiufall for weeks In I ■ ■ Switzerland was the cause of a dis- ■A astrous landslide which occurred at Someo, the romantic and pictur- .... esque village In the Val Maggla near Locarno, Canton Tessin. Large *** ■ m j masses of rocks, mud and water M SB t came down from the mountains v above the village from a height of 2,500 feet, causing great damage m . mm to life and property. keynote of the convention* Stone Mountain, Mrs. Frank Harold, president general of the U. D. C., received a welcome not only as the most distinguished woman present, but because of her great popularity, during her term of office as president of the division. Hearty Greetings. Quitman welcomed the more than 200 delegates who arrived on Tuesday with hearty greet ings and a lavishly decorated city. Banners in Confederate colors and bearing in enormous letters a welcome to the visitors are stretched across the business streets of Quitman and bunting and flags add to the attractive decorations. — BANDIT MAKES A SPECIALTY OF NABBING WOMEN Vienna, Oct. 29.—Operating up and down the Danube river in a powerful motorboat armed with a machine gun, Trenti, the notorious pirate, is still at large despite the united efforts of both Rumanian and Hungarian police to catch him. One of his late adventures was to fight his way through a com pany of Rumanian soldiers nehr Brailla. Trenti makes a specialty of cap tures for ransom, and he prefers to gather in women and children, of well to do families. He shows consideration to the poor fishermen and farmers along the river who arc friendly to him as a result, and warn him of the activities of the police. — - He recently found two girls who had been bathing in the river near Galatz and whisked them away in his speedy boat before they could make an outcry. I K AtTanta, Oct. 29.—That club wdri: in Georgia is progressing rapidly is shown by figures re cent'ly given out .by the exten sion division 0 2 the Georgia state college of agriculture. These figures show that in 1923 Georgia club boys numbered 11,- 173, and produced crops valued at $444,729, Pig Clubs Lead. The pig clubs led all the others in memberships, having .6,375 members enrolled. They also led the state in the value of their products with 7,136 pigs, worth $246,481. Corn clubs came next with 4,- 136 members. These boys pro duced 128,365 bushels of com, valued at $1 a bushels Peanuts Third. Peanut clubs came third, with a production of 21,360 bushels of peanuts worth more than $25,000. Here is the line up according to membership: Pig clubs ____ 6,375 Corn clubs 4,136 Potato clubs . 663 Peanut clubs 474 Calf clubs 265 Cotton clubs 176 Wheat clubs 153 The line up by value of pro ducts produced follows: Pig clubs .$246,481 Corn clubs . - 128,‘365 Peanut clubs _ 25,686 Cotton clubs - 21,150 Potato clubs . 9,500 Calf clubs - 7,275 Wheat clubs - 4,136 CATCH 181 WHALES Portland, Ore., Oct. 29.—With a total catch of 181 whales this year, the season on Grays Harbor, on the coast of Washington, has been brought to a close. The catch of 1924 was higher by 45 whales than ’last year. Three whaling vessels were engaged throughout the sea son. TO ERECT MODEL TOWN vr *>, y CM 1 *1 \ m : Mrs. Elizabeth Ollcfar, for tony years a resident und recluse of Irvington, N. J., and eighty-five years of age, went before the townspeople anil the commissioners with plans for the construction of a street, the line of which cuts straight through the 100 acres In the center of the town which Mrs. Ollefar owns. It Is her intention to erect within Irvington a model town as an object lesson to the town Itself. < G jr ; INCOME TAXES TO BE TESTED OUT Washington, October 29.—Pub lication of income tax returns is illegal in the opinion of Attorney General Stone, who will institute a test suit in the near future for a final settlement of the question by the courts. Up To Courts. The attorney general’s opinion does not make the publication il legal, but will carry its weight. Legality is up to the courts. Stone set out his views in a lengthy formal statement from his office Tuesday after the matter had been thrashed out at the cab inet meeting. He did not indicate where the suit would be brought, or against what newspaper, The returns were published in numerous news papers throughout the country. To Bring Suit Immediately. The attorney general, comment ing afterward, said that the suit would be instituted soon, perhaps tomoA-ow morning. The penalty provided under law is a $1,000 fine or a year in prison, or both under the* old law. Stone does not nse the word ‘‘illegal” anywhere in his state ment, but makes it perfectly clear that he regards the publication by newspapers as not in accord ance with the law. STATE TAX VALUES GO UP $18,527,551 Atlanta, Oct. 29.—Commission er Henry J. Fullbright announced Tuesday that the net increase in total tax values in Georgia for 1924, as shown by his digest, is $18,527,561. — This gain for the entire state is entirely attributable to Fulton county, which shows an increase in values of $31,066,913. Brantley county, the last of the 160 to report, showed a drop in values for the year of $79,896. Thirty-eight counties showed an increase while 122 reported de creases. KILLING WOOD DUCKS UNLAWFUL, U. S. WARNS FRENCH WOMAN USES BANK BOX AS DRUG CACHE Paris, Oct. 29.—The police cam paign against the use of nar cotics has been so effective that dru.; users are at their wits’ end to ftr.d hiding places for their sup plies. A well-dressed young womar. who drove up to the Bank oi France the other day in g li ‘Oousinc was followed into the safety deposit section by detec tives, who had her under suspicion. She was arrested as she was about to cache 400 grams of drugs which she had carried to the bank in her handbag. HE GETS THEM ALL 3 ■■ :< * • rw John W. Whitam, operator at the Arlington wireless station, for whom such places as London and Guam are mere suburbs. He has picked up messages from pla^s 8,000 miles removed, which comes close to being the ultimate in DX reception. Of course you know that DX Is radtoese for distance. Dark and Light Moon The United States weather bu reau says that “light moon” or “light af the moon” means all that time during which the moon Is above the horizon through the forepart of the night, or from dusk to bed time, lay 11 o'clock p. m. “Dark moon” >r “dark of the moon” means all the rest of the time, or all the time that ;t Is not “light of the moon.” But rountry people usually have a dif ferent theory. They consider “light if the moon” the time when the moon Is going from “new” to “full,” ind “dark of the moon” when the ■noon Is on the wane. The fact is, the terms “dark moon” and ‘‘light noon” are purely popular terms and mve no scientific significance what ever.—Pathfinder Magazine. Chivalry It was this which, without con founding ranks, hail produced a loble equality, and handed It down hrough all the gradations of social life. It was this opinion which mitigated kings Into compan ms. and raised private men to he fel lows with kings. Without force 3r opposition. It subdued the fiercest pride and power; it obliged sov ?relgns to submit to the soft collar rf social esteem, compelled stern authority to submit to elegance, and jaye a dominating vanquisher of laws to be subdued by manners.— Edmund Burke. Origin of Silk Culture Although silk culture originated In China and the very name China finds its birth In at term meaning “silk people,” the United States looks to Japan for most of this raw material. American mills are weav ing nearly 50,000,000 pounds of raw silk annually, of which about 80 per cent comes from Japanese mulberry orchards, says the Detroit News. The ugly little silk worm Is treated with great respect In the Orient, for it brings to the far eastern peo ples more than $300,000,000 from the United States alone. In the last eight years 240, 000,000 copies of the Bible have been sold. Coeds Paddling : is 0” Three daughters of Iowa pioneers are these, and they f< mode «r travel that their grandfathers used when they pa 200 miles to attend the University of Iowa this fall. They three days and a half. Left to right, are-Gladys Broolter Neb., Josephine ,Buis and Cecelia Kloek of Boone. Iowa. ■ YOUNG GIRL IS IDENTIFIED AS GANG’S LEADER Chicago, Oct. 29.—Evelyn Kru ger, 1G, was arrested today as being the leader of a robber band. A few hours later she was iden tified by several victims of recent holdups as having been one of a trio that’ robbed them. The girl confessed, the police > stated, to having lured intended victims to secluded spo^s where her companions waited, to having stolen automobiles and to having directed the blowing open of safes in suburban stores. DAVID C. STEPHENSON mb ■ David C. Stephenson of Evans villa and Indianapolis, Ind., Is said to be responsible for the vast net work system of the klan In the United Statee. He ie thirty-two years old, financially independent, and unmarried. Atlanta, Oct. 29.—Although a state game law says wood ducks may be hunted between Septem ber 1 and January I, there is no open season on this fowl under the federal game laws, it was pointeo out Tuesday. The United States department of agriculture notified the state game and fish department of this situation and said anyone killing wood ducks at any time would become ilable to prosecution under the federal laws. A power driven screw driver which will also set nuts, has been designed. VIRS. WILLIAM LA’MBEER h J A V w or" ■ ' P NM w vfy'y,-. Mrs. William Lalmbeer of New York, Is president of the National Association of Bank Women. COUNCIL AT MACON REJECTS ALL BI FOR BIG SI "X Macon, Oct,. 29.-s-City cot night rejected all bids for 1 $100,000 stadium becauw were in excess or the a money. Several Atlanta « bid for the work. 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