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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 | SPECIALS RING $1.10 makes you a Grafonola the owner of two hours! J } W H I T E FLOUR I f sack .. .. t) ■' LUFFY ' R U F - H FI.ES FLOUR. *£.... $1-05 J|i‘OST TOASTIES, H 4 pkgi S for • Btomatoes || can ■ 5 LUX, X pkff. ... ” ioo-1bs g SALT j. sack .... j J GOV’T HASH -J Qn 5 WESTERN FIELD j£ « shells $i.ooi 25c 10c | MEAT i $1.00! box .... LIBBY'S SWEET 20c 25c i 50c J. MIXED PICK- 1 5 LES, lb. . 6 WESSON S OIL. pt. . JJ WESSON g OIL, qt. . , | NAT'L. BISCUIT 11 CO. CRACK- C. 11 ERS, pkg. ... §BIG sc STICK) {{CANDY OCg i If 6 for tOU i j ; MATCHES pkg S brazil on#» 5 NUTS, lb. . 1I NEW CANE S SVRUP, gal. 5 Q C ; JI 'ans, per can.. , g ERES EGGS Cn. S per doz gCHOCOLATE COV- B ERED CHERRIES, | box 2 !”: 85c I SALVE,, box 30c g NICE LARGE OR- 5 ANGES AND AP- j IlSf 1 . 40c 6 PHONE 77. §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— Any Grafonola you select here will be delivered 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 I 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 WATT SUPPLY CO. 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 WE SELL Syrup Barrels Syrup Cans Lard Cans WE BUY SYRUP Neel Brothers Feed Store South Madison St Phone 780 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. JltUP • THOMAtVILLE PULLMAN LINE. Effective Dee llth, A. C. L. win laaugnnte Parlor-Sleeping ear line. ft*** Eeve Daddy Away. A *rtala am* is* thr habit of dia- umMe with n coat, whether * winter r'summer. 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