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•I'Ml-WEiKLY YIMEt-INVIMItllK, TH0MA1VILLC, QIORQ1A
FltlDAY ArrlANOON, MCIMIIR M, '«*•
CFDAlirCDC UATlirD tun of the funlly bul be-
dllUUlULIW, "Wlinfilv Niv )Come ^ dep , eted that the automobile
! truck la which they were makl
trip from North Carolina had
LEAVING FOUR LITTLE TOTS
— 'tha sextette had boacaed the train for
Columbia, 8. C., Dec. 22. A little Columbia, where it was hoped work
owr thrt. weeks s 5 o. or. their w.r W(JuM round. Burnett cUlmed
from Pine Lerel. N. C„ to Thotnesrllle, .-y, l on steeple pslntlnk.
<!•.. Mr. end Mrs. Jeck Burnett end -j. or wea ks now. two bodies
their tour children, the oldest Steen „„ „„ cl , lB ed In the Perlort
end the roundest elk months ot , Co , nmbl , undertsklns establish-
reecbed Colnmble on the treln from m , nt ThrM weeks eio. Mr. end Mrs.
Blltmore, N. C. It wes et BUtmore Bu ,, ett . weekened by eeposure, under-
'nourished aid disheartened, within a
few hours, ot each other succumbed to
. attacks of pneumonia.
| Efforts by charity organizations and
Interested persons to locate the tarn!*
Lies of the deceased resulted la the
recipt of a telegram from the mother
of Mr. Burneet to the effect that funds
for the return and burial of the body
were not available In the old home In
North Carolina. A sister of Mrs. Bur-
nett'wired from Florida that she was
ono her way to Columbia, but she hi
pev$r arrived.
j The four little children, too young
realize the tragedy which has entered
into their lives, have been placed
porarily.in the children’s home here
where it is the purpose to keep them
until the first of next year and then
no - word from relatives has been i
celved. efforts to locate homes for
them will be made.
A fund has been started In Colum
bia, contributions to which will be
used to purchase a plot in the c
tery here and to defray burial
peases for Mr, and Mrs. Burnett.
Should the fund be oversubscribed the
remainder will be used for the
of the four orphans.
Xmas and
Holiday
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J. MIXED PICK- 1
5 LES, lb. .
6 WESSON
S OIL. pt. .
JJ WESSON
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, | NAT'L. BISCUIT
11 CO. CRACK- C.
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| box 2 !”: 85c
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§TUTE'S EtSH STORE!
JJ 114 S. Stevens,
ENDS ms LIFE ON GRAVE
OF,GRANDCHILD HE HAD
ACCIDENTALLY KILLED
W HAT you need in your home is a Grafonolat
You’ve always wanted one! Well—this is
your one chance to fulfill your wish—NOWI
LISTEN—
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to your home within two hours, without a cent of
New York. Dec. 22.—Two men hur
ried along the quiet paths In Green-
lawn cemetery yesterday, bent for the
grave of a little girl.
One was a detective, the other
relative of the little girl.
The turned in the path and taw tl
grave. On it was sprawled the body of
bullet hole throug his
temple.
A pistol, one cartridge gone, lay be
side him.
Neither of the men spoke, but as the
detective, unconsciously professional,
picked up the pistol, his companion
stared at the body, quietly, not seeing.
Instead, a picture of his old home, one
night months ago, came to him.
Six-year-old Emma Fuchs had dresa-
ed as a Gypsy, to give "grandpa some
fun when he came home.”
Grandpa knocked at the door, and
Emma, In Romany regalia and all.
scurried beneath the table: Grandpa
came In, and, amlllng, counterfeited
fear at the little atranger who popped
from beneath the table. To add to the
acting, he playfully pointed a pistol he
he had picked from a dresser, at the
little Gypsy.
There was a shot The little girl
fell. When the police came, Orandpa
was holding Emma, the “little Gypsy" j ■
In his arms. detective beside him, leaned over and
She was dead. The man atandlng by, softly touched his father's cold hand,
the grave saw the drama again, and The detective prepared to report "a
he saw grandpa aa he had been since ‘ aulclde In Greenlawn cemetery."
that day, lonely, brooding, thoughtful. ■ -
ago, grandpa, no 'BOOZE SMUGGLERS HAVE
money down! YOU SIGN THE COUPON! IT
IS WORTH ONE DOLLAR CASH AS YOUR
FIRST DOWN PAYMENT! Bring the signed
coupon ini We will send home your Grafonolat
YOU NAME THE TERMS on the balancel And
pay no money for a whole month!
You can’t realize what a
Grafonola meant to your fam
ily and yourself until it is
actually playing in the house 1
Get the wonder music of to.
day—the dances, the bands,
die singers of rollicking com-
edy and singers of the old-
time ballads 1 Get the joyous
thrill that comes to you out
of beautiful classical music I
You and the family will have
pleasure and recreation and
refreshment that has never
enteredyourhome; thatnever
before have you enjoyed to.,
greatly I
Your one chance is to act QUICKLY!
Such a chance—the FREE dollar Coupon
for the first down payment and MAK
ING YOUR OWN TERMS for the
balance may' never come again! Your
opportunity to own a Grafonola is in
your hands! But don’t delay—the offer
is strictly limited! SIGN THE COU
PON! Get the Grafonola home.
Moore Music Company
Exclusive Agents
116 North Broad St. Telephone 157
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA
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longer a grandpa, but Juat "Ernest
Fuch" had glanced In the windowa of
toy shops, more than ordinarily rich
with Christmas gifts.
Then the man by the grave taw
grandpa, leaving the house Wednes
day for a "visit to Greenlawn ceme
tery." And Charles Fuchs, with the
GLASS
If you have PAINS c»ll the Doctor
If you have BROKEN WINDOW PANES
Call Us
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Phone 65
THE HOUftE OF QUALITY
Every Thing for Santa Clause
CANDIES
NUTS
RAISINS
FRUITS All Varieties
FIRE WORKS, all kinds
CIGARS. ETC
THE PRICE IS R IGHT, — THE QUALITY
THERE
Buckeiev/s
108 N. Broad St. Telephone 121
Park and Tilfords Candles
REAPED TREMENDOUS
FORTUNE FROM THE
ILLICIT TRAFFIC
New Yprk, N. Y.—The Indians,
who became violently attached to the
fiery liquid which flowed f;
bottles of the Dutch who landed in
what hi now New York sold the island
of Manhaltx-i to i'ftci Mlnuite, the
first governor general of the province
of New Netherlands, for 60 guildes,
which in those days meant
drunk for the whole tribe, but which
today represents scarcely the price of
a few diluted beakers.
The transaction might easily
termed the first piece of booze
fiteering in the history of America,
but when compared with the deals
put through today in the up to data
plutocratic bootleggers of Nassau,
New York and Newport it shrinks to
insignificance.
The vast fortunes which have been
made daring the past three years in
the illicit booze traffic between the
Bahamas and the United States defy
the statistician, because the money
is, in many eases, invested in foreign
securities under dummy names, a pre
caution in general favor among the
smugglers.
But the stories of drunken smug
glers at the orgies in Nassau hooch
palaces indicate 60 gigantic fortunes
even when the stories are discounted
1,000 per eeht
A colored barber who three years
igo trod die streets of Nassau in com
parative fags Is now owner of a whis
ky fleet operating . between Naaeeu
end Florida, and his wealth is com
puted in seven figures.
Lendxy, the ei-harbtr, declared he
has made at least $1,000,000. He
started with one small boat which-be
heugfat for $200 fgom -a drunken
sponge ^fisherpi an.
He got-'fits'first whisky on- credit
from the Bahama Island Import and
Export Company of Nassau. He sold
out, bought a bigger boat and grad
ually increased the size of his busi
ness and his fleet until today he is
rated among tho most - opulent, end
influential of Nassau smugglers.
Two smooth faced English youtfee
who have lived in Nassau since 1910,
have reaped a bootleg harvest, which
was planted by their father, John Mc
Pherson, who died shortly after open
ing e wholesale liquor store in Nas
sau three years ago.
Although only in their early 20a
they are now millionaires. Heir di
luted liquor is on sale at prevailing
prices to almost any American of the
eastern etatea.
The story of Earl Simmons, who
went to Nassau as a United 8tates
vice consul two years ago from
Gloucester, Mass., is a classic for
young men seeking quick fortunes.
Shortly after his debut in
Simmons began to frequent the
Lucerne hotel and the bootleggers'
tales of quick wealth immediatly
weaned him from Undo Sam's i
ploy.
When Consul Lorin A. Lathrop
quested Simmons' resignation
took a flier in rum smuggling as
supercargo on a two-masted smugg
ling vessel operated by Christie A
Co., of Nassau.
But the fortunes made by the men
who sail tha ships from tha Bahamas
is pin money compared to tha accu
mulations of the big rum rings of New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and
»ton.
Bootleggery Is a road to wealth oo
much quicker than tha stock market
that many erstwhile respectable bro
ken of Wall street have profited to
tha extent of many millions.
The names of these men and the
stories of their operations are known
to the authorities, but evidence Is not
sufficient to secure eonvictiou or to
warrant publication.
Casts are slowly being bath up In
the office of tho United States district
attorney which may* eventually trans
plant these opera ton from befon the
ban of Bahama to behind the'ban
of the federal frlsons, but la tha
meantime the amufgien held away
and’the rum eomes-pouring ta. ; -
WILL PUT FAMOUS
VOLCANOES TO WORK
.A steam shovel, hydraulic probe,
compressed-sir machines - and-nil .the
other trappings that have penetnted
the fastness of other mountains and
conquered the depths of the earth be
neath cities and mighty rivers soon
are to be set up at the side of KUauea,
tha constantly active volcano la Ha
waii.
The workmen operating theae
rlous machines will bo under the di
rection of tho Hawaiian volcano ob-
•ervatory.| Scientists of tho observa
tory expect to discover a method for
putting to practical use tho steam, gas
and energy they now hellovo to be
stored inside of tho grim old smoking
mountain.
The project ot setting KUauea to
work Is the most terrific of the ago.
It Is more gigantic In one way than
even tho conquest of tho air, sines
science In that engagement worked
with an element that at least was not
antagonistic. Mastery of tho moun
tain means a long tight against clouds
of scalding steam Ukely to bo released
without warning; it means braving
4he horrors of the desdllsst known
gases; chemicals so at variance with
with the human body ns to cause In
stant death If the amaUest particle
penetrates tha lungs.
It also mesas constant danger of b*;
Ing crushed beneath tha rocks hurled
with the force of gun fire, and burned
to death under showers, of red hot
ashea and lava. The heads -of tho
Hawaiian volcano observatory, who
plan to supervise tbs work on tbs
ground, are nothing dannte^by peril
and will posh tha.projsct to compla
in.
They wUl begin by boring through
the great sulphur walls which form
the sides of tbs mountain, and again
through the deposits in the actual
floors of tha era tars. By this m earns
thsy will find It posslMa to measure
the heat at various levels and to de-
(ermine the quantity of staam at In
tervals. Also tha mineral nature of
the formation will be revealed.
KUauea, besides being the most
fputtamtar and continuously active
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Syrup Cans
Lard Cans
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volcano on earth, is likewise a marve
lous storage-dump of chemicals. Tha
vapors emitted by the liquid lava are
composed largely ot steam, according
to reports ot investigators, with very
little smoke. Sulphurous add Is the
most, common ot the vapors next to
water. Hydrogen escapes with the
lave, released by the action of ex
trema heat on water.
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