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PAGE FOUR EIGHTH DISTRICT 1 R. I W. MEETING HERE WEDNESDAY T«i Chapter* of Georgia Ma son* to Send Delegate* o At tend District Gatherings S. H. EDGE WILL PRESIDE Grand Chapter Officer* Among Those Scheduled to Read Pa pers Before Assembly. More than a hundred Royal Ar.h Masons will gather Wednesday at Americus to attend the annual coi vention of the Eighth district Roy;.; Arch convention. The visitors will be guests of Wells chapter, No. 4‘.L R, A. M., and Sam H. Edge, high priest of Wells chapter, will preside. Chapters which will send dele gates to attend the convention here are Darley, No. 7, Columbus; La Fayette, No. 12, Fort Gaines; P. T. Schley, No. 30, Hamilton; Cuthbert, No. 21, Cuthbert; Wells, No. 42, Americus; Hodges, No. 60, Butler, Burns, No. 75; Montezuma; Law rence, No. 96, Dawson; Tri-County, No. 123, Richland and Castine No.' 138 Talbotton. Beside the regularly accredite delegates from these chapters, a large number of visitors will also attend, as several grand chapter officers are expected to be here for the gathering. | The program for the morning ses- ( sion, to be held in the Masonic Tern pie, fourth floor Planters Bark building, is as follows: 10.—Chapter Opened and turned over to District Officers. 10:15—Delegates enrolled ano convention opened. , , 10:30 —Reception of Grand Hi.;h Priest or his representative. 11:00—Address, “Shall We Build an Old Folks Home?’’ H. W. Tay 1 Cuthbert 11:30 —Address, “History of Most Excellent Master’s Degree, and a Study of Its Symbolism,” J. G. Holst Americus. 12:00—Address, “Character of Benevolent Work that the Grand Chapter Should Undertake Inde pendently.” J. G. Lunsford, Hamii- 12:30—Recess for Dinner. ‘ The afternoon session, which will begin at 2 o’clock win b e as follows: 2:oo—Suggestions by Grand Lar tirer 3:00 to 4:oo—Ten Minute Talks; “How Btjst to Keep Members from Becoming in Arrears for Dues.’’ .Joe JaCobs, Columbus; “Would it be Wise to Automatically Suspend Members One Year in Arrears for Dues?” W. B. Graham, Fort Gaines; “How Best to Secure Reinstatement of Members Suspended for None payment of Dues.” J. T. Adam?. Butler; “Under What Conditions Should Dues b e Remitted?” L. C. Cheves, Montezuma; “Life Member ships—Should They be lissued— If So, Under What Conditions?”C. W. Childs, Omaha: “What Compensa tion Should Secretaries Receive?” R. W. Trussell, Talbotton. You Know a Tonic is Good when it makes you eat like a hungry boy and brings back the color to your cheek*. You can soon feel the Strengthening, Invigorating Effect of GROVE’S TASTELESS CHILL TONIC 60c. I AM DOING ALL KINDS OF ELECTRICAL WORK NO JOB TOO SMALL OR TOO LARGE. Ido your work by the hour and save you money. Ask my ’ customers. They KNOW my ability. J. C. BASS, Electrician TELEPHONE 533. CHEAP MONEY TO LEND W* always have money to lend on farm lands at lowest rates and best terms, and you will always save money by seeing us. We give the borrower the privilege of making payments oa the principal at any interest period, stopping interest on such payment. We also make leans on choice city property. Write or see R. C. Ellis, President, or G. C. Webb, Vice-Presi dent, in charge of the Home Office, Americus, Georgia.— Empire Loan and Trust Company Americus, Georgia —- Office Hours—9-12 A. M., Other Hours and Sundays 2-5 P. M. by Appointment DR. C. D. FAMBROUGH Chiropractor Lady Attendant Phone 653 Rylander Bldg., Americus, Ga. ELECTRIC FAN SALE Beginning Monday morning and continuing during the week 1 will sell my electric fans at 20 per cent reduction. This is a great saving from the regular price on electric - t-Wans. and the hot vyeather has just begun. These farts are S<mtnade by General Electric and Westinghouse and are fully ft ffuarafrteed. Terms Cash. W. W. M’NEILL Jdampton and Street Phone 2 71 Ainsley T&che Jr copyright 19Q4 NBA Service Inc TO> CAMCHAIMMIEF- BEGIN HERE TODAY John Ainsley, a man of education and breeding, becomes n master crook —praying upon other thieves. At Monte Carlo he Earns that some clever thief has stolen a pearl neck lace from the Baronne d Esetereile Ainsley overhears a man posing as a Russian prince offer t.ie use of his hotel apartment to a young Englishman and his American bride, who have lost all their money at roulette. Later the prince brings hotel attendants to the Apartment, claiming that the young English man has stolen his keys. The prince offers to free the Englishman if he is allowed to take the young bride on a motor trip. This brings on a fight. Later the prince dismisses the charge. Ainsley wonders what is the nature of the prince’s game. ♦ ♦ ♦ NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY For I had no more desire to face a court, even in the role of witness, then, I suspected, the Prince had to stand before a judge as com plainant. Ands if I offered testi mony in support of young Beres ford, such a plot was so flagrant, so vicious, that not even the Monc gasques, willing to wink their eyes at almost any offense, if scandal could be thus averted, could ignore this. The French, for all that is written about their morals, have a respect for wifehood. They would insist that the Prince be brought to trial for conspiracy, and I would have to testify in court. So, while I had no intention of permitting Beresford to be deport ed, under circumstances that wou’d 4:00 —Question Box 4:3o—Five Minute Talks. s:oo—Degree Work. Adjournment. Eighth District officers are S. H. Edge, Americus, High Priest; R. W. Trussell, Talbotton, King; E. P. Coulter, Golumbus, Scribe; C. W. Childs, Omaha, Treasurer; Wible Marshall, Americus, Secretary; J. T. ‘Adams, Butler; Chaplain; G. L. Up shaw, Dawson, Captain of Host; J. R Lunsford, Hamilton, Principal So ‘ journer; F. E. Adams, Montezuma, Royal Arch Captain; W. B. Graham, J Fort Gaines, Master Third Veil; H. W Taylor, Cuthbert, Master Second Veil; E. H. Whartenby, Columbus, ’ Master First Veil. Chapter Grand Officers are: Early H. Johnson, Columbus, ’ Grand High Priest; William A. Sims, Atlanta, Grand King; Alvin E. Sans (burn, Greensbofo, Grand Scribe; , Josiah T. Clarke, Agusta, Grand | Treasurer; Edgar A. McHan, Maco,. Grand Secretary; Hugh W. Taylor, ; Cuthbert, Grand Captain of Host; W .Frank Wells, Hapeville, Grand Prin jcipal Sojourner; John Swain, Lilly, Grand Royal Arch Captain; Wm. B. Graham, Fort Gaines, Grand Mastei Third Veil; George W. Matthews. Jr Fort Valley, Grand Master Second i Veil; Charles L. Bass, Fairburn, Grand Master First Veil; Lee Wages 1 Macon, Grand Sentinel. ■ “MONSIEUR STATES IT IS HE WHO HAS BEEN ROBBED.” forever stain his name, I waited. There might be only one way of skinning this particular polecat, but I suspected that there might be an other. And so, two hours later, when all the hotel save, probably, young Beresford, slept, I entered the Prince’s rooms. Like the cat which walks alone, - ‘ walked silently. Also my move ments were quiet,l picked the lock without difficulty, and passed through the door. I found myself in a living-room, at the far side of which was an open door, through which I heard snores. I tiptoed to it, peered through and ntered the bedroom. A night-light was burn ing, and by its rays I could dis tinguish the screen behind which. I had heard the Prince tell Beresford, was a trunk. Now, that trunk had unquestionably contained a cash box. But if it had contained any thing else of value, would trie Prince have rashly handed the En glishman his keys? If, for instance, the trunk had contained evidence which would indicate that its owner possessed unprincely habits, would the Prince- have given up the keys? This action of mine was based on the theory, none too logically ac quired, that the Prince was a crim inal. Unless I should find proof in support of my theory, my nocturnal visit would be not merely dangerous but useless. And it was silly to look for evidence in the trunk. If the Prince was what I thought him to be, proof in support of my belief would be found only upon his person. And it is a difficult thing to search a sleeping man without awak ening him. Nevertheless I did it. And having done so, I raggedly clipped from his great black beard a tuft of his precious whiskers Then I returned to my room. ♦ * * Three minutes later I had brok en two chairs, overturned a dress ing-table, and smashed a pane of glass in the window. Also, I hc.c shouted at the top of my lungs, ami had aroused the valet de chambre who slept in a cubbyhole at the end °f the coridor. He had aroused th e night-clerks, and to these latter and to the porters who accompanied them, I poured forth my tale of noc turnal crime: “I was awakened by the sound of footsteps. I saw a huge figure by the side of my bed. I attacked him. We fought. Behold, messieurs, the condition of my room.” I gesticulat ed wildly, indicating the damage which I had just committed. But it is outrageous, monsieur, ’ cried on e of the clerks. “That such a thing should happen in the Hotel de Paris is almost incredible. Was anything taken from Monsieur?” "I doubt it,” I replied, “but I w'ill see. I felt in the pocket of mv dinner jacket. “My purse,” I cried with fifteen mille notes, a thou sand-franee plaque, and an express check for a thousand dollars ” thieL” Uld M ° nsieUr identif y the . . 1 looked at the clerk who put the question. I opened my hand. Upon my palm lay a tuft of black whis- CUMMER COLDS are lingering and annoying. The very first night apply VjCKS ▼ Vapoßub Ovor 17 Million Jart Utad Yearly DIVING CAPS With Chin Straps j The kind you will be proud to own 75c I- 85c MURRAY’S PHARMACY Store Opposite P. O. ■- ■ THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER kers. “I tore these from his face in our struggle,” I declared. “Ah!” they cried in unison. I glanced down upon the floor. Something caught my eye. “Look!” I cried. A porter picked up the golden ob ject. It was a pencil, richly chased I bent over and from the floor pick ed up a visiting card, torn am; crushed. Dramatically I smoothed it, and read the name, Prince Meerkovst.’ ” “The thief’s name,” I exclaimed. “Prince Meerkovst!” cried one of the clerks. The others echoed his name. The second clerk assumed an air of great shrewdness. “That is why, a thief himself, he was so lenient to the Englishman.’ he said, “Ah, the canaille! We shall go to him!” » * * We did, opening up his door with a pass-key. He sat up in bed, amazed at the intrusion, and at first disdainful of our charges. But when I found underneath his pillow, where I had planted it a quarter of an hour earlier, my purse, his scorn ful disdain gave way to sudden fear. And when the clerk bade him look in the mirror and note the gap in his bristling whiskers, and also ask ed him to observe the hirsute trophy which I was supposed to have torn from his face, fear began to give way to panic. And the gold penci! with the broken links which fitted to his watch-chain, and his visiting card, were final proofs calculated, he was well aware, to convince any court in the world. For a moment he must have be lieved that he had been walking in | his sleep; but suddenly his hands felt at his waist, where, I had reason I to know, he wore a money-belt. “I am innocent,” he cried. “I am the victim of a plot. It is I who have been robbed 1” He was standing beside his bed, pajama-clad. I shouldered my way in front of the other, and stared him in the eye. “Monsieur states that it is he who has been robbed,” I said softly, “May I ask Monsieur of what?” His mouth opened; but words did not come from it for a moment. For nearly half a minute, wide-mouthed, he stared at me. And if he had looked venomously at Beresford earlier tonight, his regard of vhi young Englishman had been friend ly as compared with the glance he gave me. Then he replied: “Os nothing, monsieur.” “We shall take him at once to the jail,” cried the clerk. “Two rob beries in the same night in this ho tel! But this thief shall not go free!” “Wait,” I told them, raising my hand in protest. I turned to the Prince. “One forgives a repentant s;n ner,” I told him. I spoke in English. "You are a thief caught practically in the act. Nothing can save your name. But you can save your sxin. If you will state to these gentlemen the truth about Monsieur Beres ford’s entrance into your room, 1, who have recovered the property which you stole from me, will for get the matter.” He stared at me. “So? Some day, monsieur, we shall meet again.” “But not at Monte Carlo,” I told him. I looked at my watch. “It is now four o’clock. At four-thirty the de luxe from Rome stops here in route to Paris. If you take that train, after having confessed your vile plot, the matter is ended.” “Monsieur is a great detective,” he sneered. “ ‘Set a thief to catch a thief—’ ” I am waiting for your answer.” I interrupted him sternly. And there could only be one an swer. He accepted. He withdrew his charge against Beresford, packed his things, and took the train di luxe. * * * • I left an order to be called at seven. I wished to take no chances of missing the Beresford*. True chaX° Un + g man WaS Cleared of th <’ Hon °k Cnme ’ but in h,s tion at being unable to pay his bill XK S 'T ? u,olly ■ eight I knocked upon I ;.. or The management ■ a( , alreaci. apologized for last X temps, but it was a 'iara.» I’.innL-' youth that admitted n. *he apart" ment. e a P dr t- I toldT an ,° lder than you,” of ag e .” ’ and Vish the Privilege His wife laughed* “You’re not a day over thirty,” she said. I frowned at her. “Nevertheless, that is old enough for my purpose, which is til extract from you young sters a promise that you will never gamble again. In return for that promise 1 make you a present of ten thousand francs. Some day, you will see some unfortunate whom a few! hundred dollars will save from misery. Give him the few hundred, “Dad” Coolidge Visits White" House IBr mF I : j J \ IY pf i \ till J?* w IMF wEHP The Coolidge family poses on the .White House lawn for the first time since the arrival of the president’s father (seated on and consider paid, your debt to nie.” ■ land. I think, Mr. Ainsley, that you He was proud; but she—bless her'are the finest man we know.” heart!—had common sense. She j And J think That those words of bade him take the money, then I hers were a source of more gratifi looked at me. ! cation to me than even the sight of “We can’t thank you. You’ve! the pearl necklace of the Baronir: cleared Jack’s reputation, and youid’Esterelle. are enabling us to return to Eng- What? But of course! In the GOSSARD PINKSTON NEW! Corsets Can lndia Parasols Be Bought Only i ■■ $5.95 at Pinkston’s Americus’ Dependable Store Navy - Bsack - Pur P le Absolute Clearance '' Os SUMMER DRESSES S Divided into Two Lots and priced so ridiculously that we expect to sell them in ONE DAY 1 // 1151995 1519 95 7ft I [ L Yi With the exception of proba | | I bly a dozen garments, we in- V / I II elude every spring and sum- ' \ \ II mer dress at these two prices \ I I u-r a-o Vsfe s q II I | ' j ' SQ9S s_Suiis at $8.95 2 TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 22, 1924 left) who came for his first White House visit following the dcaih of Calvin, Jr. BARBARA’S MARITAL WOES AGAIN CALMED LOS ANGELES, Calif., July 22-- The marital sea of Barbara La Mi rj has been calmed—again. Or at least it was so indicated ere today when her present and litifa nushand, Jack Daugherty, "cowbov" moving picture star, received a telegram from the beautiful Bar oara, who is in New York, branding rumors that she intended suing him ior divorce as “ridiculous.” “The New Yoik papers had a story that you were suing me f O r divorce,” the telegram stated, “any that you were naming Ben Lyon as corespondent. Os course, 1 realize how perfectly ridiculous that is... When I denied that they came out with a story saying that I was m Los Angeles, which is just as ridi culous as the other story.” Daugherty denies emphatically that he contemplated entering suit for divorce against his beautiful wife. ‘I told Barbara,” he declared it “that it was beginning to look like someone was attempting a joke on us. The only thing funny about it was ‘naming Ben Lyon as co respondent.” Daugherty then explained that h a had known Lyon for “years” and that he was one of his “best friends” Prince’s money belt. That was why he cried that he had been robbed. And it was also why, when I askvd him of what he had been robbed, ht had replied, “Os nothing.”. Even rage against me could not blind him to the fact that if he ac cused me of stealing th e necklace from him, he would convict hims.-ls of having stolen it from the Baron ne. It was also why he had said: “ ‘Set a thief to catch a thief.’ ” Naturally, he would say that. A common thief cannot appreciate an artist. (Beginning in Ou r Next Itsue> “THE JEWELED CASKET.”) WILLIAMS’ LIVER i!< KIDNEY p| LLS> Keep Lazq Livers Lively” Korrect Kidney Komplaints
