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WEDNESDAY, MAV 11, 1921.
THE MILLEDGEVILLE NEWS
HUNT CHURCH LOOT HIT BY VISE FRAUUS
New Party Formed to
Treasure of Bandits.
Seek
Wealth of Gold and Precious Stones
Taken From Church in Peru Dur
ing Revolution and Buried.
1 .:.,i c;d, Tahiti (Snelcly Islnnds).—
1 i■. t*—t has unco moro been nroused
in ;lie treasure re|iuted to be burled
ii the island of I’lliaki, one of the
aJ islands to the eastward of Tn-
i :■ i and a new association has been l
formed in Tuliiti to seel; for the f 1'eas-
ure.
'Ibe story is that during a revolit-
t • n in Ivm 00 years ago a church
v as looted of a rb !i Ireasure of gold
ai d precious stones by four men, who
sneroded in getting it to the coast
when they burled it in a safe jduee,
. iterward making their way to I’ann-
ri.i.
Having soenred a schooner there
i .> returned to I’ern, recovered the
tin -lire and galled to the westward.
In' sliding to make Australia their
• -tinntiun. Without |;:tpers, they
I niild i.ot gain ontrain e to any port.
So they determined to hury the
treasure on an uninhabited island tin-
t 1 sui'h time as they could get a ship
willi proper papers and ivturu to the
island.
They scuttled tlielr schooner on the
Anslrallnn coast and eotnlng ashore
i.i the guise of shipwrecked sailors,
started for Sidney overland. Two only,
by name, Klllraln and Rrown. arrived
In Sidney ; the otlier two having lieen
i led in n light with bush natives.
Such Is the story of the burial of the
treasure. *
The tale of the ntiempts for its re
enverv begins in liV"J or 1!)R( when
one day on the streets of Sidney a
nmii by the name of Thompson was
accosted by an ebb > beggar seeking
alms. On giving the 1 am a small sum
Thompson was surprised by the re-
•ptest for bis name and address.
Some tittle inter lie was summoned
to one of the hospitals of the city.
There he discovered that the one who
had asked for him was the beggar
vliom he had befriended some time
Indoi'f. The old tmm told him Phat
he bad ‘•enl for him to disclose to Turn
the resting place of a great treasure.
He said that he. Klllraln, belli? the
only survivor of the company and
a*' ait to die, did not wish the secret
tu perish with him. —
l Inis it was that Thompson came
iido the knowledge of the story and
sailing direct Ions to locate The island,
lb in* convinced Unit the story was
loumlcd on truth, lie lias spent eight
> ars in S' aivli of ll so far without
LateJy. some people in Tahiti luiv
covered what they believe to he a
clU" and are preparing to tit out
;p alltlon to go In the Island,
Travol:rs in’ Orient Arc Victims
of Swindlers.
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CHAMPION TYPIST
Favorits Means of Livelihood Among
Minor Officials—Also Practice
Money and Ticket Frauds.
Constantinople. — Swindling travel
ers In connection with passport vises
ms become one of the favorite means
.if lin t hood of minor officials In the
Orient r.iicl Italknn countries.
Mr-. .!. II. K. I'olly, wife of an
Americi.n httsinoss man living in Lon
don, recently was a victim of this
fraud while traveling on the Orient
express, running from here to Paris.
When tIn* train was passing from Bul
garia into Serbia an official in uniform
representing himself ns ii Serb inspec
tor. demanded to see her passports,
informed her tlint the vise obtained
at the Serb legation in Constantinople
was invalid and ordered her to leave
the train. After protestations', lie con
sented to accept $55 to let her con
tinue her journey. She had already
paid $50 for vises of in r passport.
Before leaving Constantinople many
travelers are obliged to give large
sums to get vises which Inter may be
declared invalid in Mils manner.
Since refugees from Russia are not
warned in otlier countries, where they
may become public charges, few pass
ports are granted them officially, but
they are furnished with proper papers
for sums ranging from $20 to $100. As
these refugees are poor, they are often
obliged to spend all but their travel
ing expenses for vises.
Another form ' of swindle results
from the general European’ laws
against taking large sums of silver,
gold or paper money of a given coun
try into another.
To prevent sucli traffic governments
place officials at frontiers, who de
mand of eaeli traveler the sum of for
eign cash on Ids person. If lie declares
anything above the equivalent of $70,
or some such modest sum, it Is taken
and a receipt given which he may cash
in money of Hie country on leaving It.
Sometimes the inspector merely pock
ets the money, or will take u bribe to
let the traveler proceed with all his
cash.
Americans of experience have
adopted tlie plan of carrying only
cheeks or drafts and tints avoid this
annoyance.
The oldest form of travel swindle
lakes the form of trains stopping due
to lack of coni. Then the train crew
plays cards until the passengers lake
uji a collection with which to buy coal,
t ills swindle lias lieen improved upon.
An official takes up tickets and then a
second official, who denounces the first
me as a fraud, makes tile passengers
pay a second time.
' Xi& ; •’ '
AMERICANS HELD IN RUSSIA
Anna Ksissr Escapes as British Sub
ject and Tel s of the Rancor
of Reds.
< !on dnntinnpie.— Russian Bnlsheviki
are bitter toward Americans, and are
not permit ling them to leave Russia,
said Anna Kelser of Philadelphia upon
arriving here.
She came to fills city on hoard the
Mourner Rechh! Pasha, which landed
at Odessa a number of officers and
oldfers who Imd formerly served in
south Russia under General Wrangol,
ant i-P.olshevil; leader. She declared,
French, Italian and Rrltlsh citizens
were allowed fo depart from Odessa.
‘‘1 left as a British subject,” slip
said, ‘‘the few Americans who were
in Odessa having been refused per
mission to leave.' A number of Gen
eral Wrangol's oliteets who were taken
to Odessa were shot, ami the remain
der were taken before the central
soviet and tlion sent to the army of
farm workers. Odessa Is slill In the
I uials of the ttolshcvlki, amt there is
much hunger there. Many executions
are taking place, the city is lifeless
and there Is still little work or food.”
> , «iiuo« iiiwll i |vJ1Uii.vOi,
.1AV4, A Will.. *W
. w <IUail /lll.tli.
.n. jur cubed the Board to o.-
unu L‘*o -. iiule.i of tile Ihsi. ioy,-
-..ur meai.ngs neiu during l e m 'tun
i ivpm i04i, were read and upon mo-
-mi were ad.pted.
A written ivuups; from the Fowler
»au actur.ng Company asking the
City to prescrib by Ordiance the
..lea of me manufacturing district
./as presented to the Council and on
•iisii n oi Alderman \\ all, the Clerk
was directed to inform Mr. Fowler
hat if he would submit a request for
.no locution ol his plant that the City
.could be glad tc pass on same.
It was broug.t to the attention of
lie Board that the City did not have
sutiieient number of feet of fire hor"
to meet the requirmenta of the South
oatiem Truifi Association, i.n i o.i
.iioiioii cl Aidciman Kidd, I;00 feet of
wre hose was ordered purchased oi
-no EureKu Fire llcse Company at a
cost of $1.40 a foot, the City to be
guaranteed against fall of price foi
ne next six months.
Supt. Schell of the Water Depart
ment of the City appeared before the
Board and called attention to the im-
portance of making water connections
at points along the line cf new City
Sanitary Sewers. It was explained
that the necessary material* to do this
work would cost about $400.00, on uio-
ti;n of Alderman Kidd, tile Water
Committee of Council was directed
to purchase the material at best ad
vantage and that same is to be paid
for out of the funds of the Water De
partment of City, and that the reg
ular street force is to do the work of
putting in the connections,
A request for reduction in account
lor making water connection was
read from Samuel Evans Sons & Com
pany.* Upon investigation it was
found that the account was made out
■n accordance with the written con
tract made by Samuel Evans Son>-
& Co., with the City, and on motion
in collecting te originaly amount
cf Alderman Kidd the City is to insist
Dill from them.
The Council voted to leave the mut
ter of enforcing all rules and regula
tions of the Water Department in the
hands of the Supt., that special re
quests from consumers in violation
of said rules would not be considered
by the Board.
The s'm of $35.00 was fixed as a
special license tax for t e Salvage
•mpany, who arc disposing of the
damaged stock purchased of ihe A. J.
’arr Company.
Tlie Mayor brought to the alten
ion of the Beard the importance of
nforcing tlio collevtioii of the ad-
\a! rum taxes past due. ul-c. Die un-
■olltcted business li ■ v , taxes, and
the collection of t e street and dog
ax. After diseursion, on motion of
Alderman Kidd, the Clerk v.as direct
'd tj hr mediately i- sue i i fa s against
all uncollected property taxes, to im
mediately place them in the hands of
the Chief of Polio with instructions
o personal; call . ml make demand
f all citizens, who are due takes, and
same is not paid that the property
he advertised for sale next month
—idling that some of these lights had
.. n chafed for a period of o' o
.►-Ms from the iniurintMon ai liana
•i was ugie?d taa. the r.v.u iiiiu.n:
,uo i e city uy the O mi/o Hive,
-liis lor ove: fiend charges made we •
ii ti.ee. 'i'fi ■ h il oi tlie (iconsc Ilivei
Mul.i for April lights wan approved
ii i:ie sum of I22S.60, and the Clerk
ml Tteasurer wore directed to crc-
iit this amount cn what they were
,ue the City ter overcharges and it
•vas agreed that t o City would make
no further payments to ilio Company
until they shall have reimbursed the
City in full for all amounts they had
overcharged us.
On m;ticn cf Alderman Kidd, the
Water Ccmmittee of the Council is
given authority to pure, ase coal and
ether supplies needed from time to
time to properly run the plant.
Supplement A
All onmrgoncy hills of Water De
partment not considered payable from
petty cash are io be paid by the super
intendent when approved by hint, tlie
Mayor and one or more members of
the Water Committee. All regular
bills net classed as above are to he
passed through usual channels for ap
proval by Mayer and Board.
T e DU 1 of Baldwin counjtj for the
pport cf the City Convicts for five
mouths was referred to A.derman
Wall. Chairman of the Street Com
mittee for audit and investigation and
Clerk and Treasurer were directed to
pay tills bill when approved by Mr.
Wall. Mr. Wall requested to take up
with the County Commissioners the
matter of allowing the City to pur
chase- all shoes and clothing seperate.
ly for their own convicts.
On motion of Alderman Wall, the
Mayer was. authorized to borrow
{6250 00 and give the City’s note
therefor. The following resolution
was intorduced by Alderman Wall,
and unanimously adopted.
In consideration of advancements
made to the City of Milledgeville from
time to time by the Milledgeville
Banking Company of Milledgeville,
Ga., with which to pay monthly sala
ries and other expenees cf said City,
we hereby pledge and transfer to said
Bank as security for said advance
ments all funds due said City of Mil-
letlgeville, as advalorum or property-
tax during the year 1921, and there
after, until all Indebtedness of said
City of Milledgeville to said Bank
'hall have been paid In full. And
we agree that all such funds when
: Reeled shall immediately be turned
over to said Bank to liquidate any
and all such advancements made to
said City and remaining unpaid, and
that said funds when collected shall
be held in trust as the property of
;aid Bank until turned over to them. NOTICE
And we aiao agiee t at said funds| City tax on d(|g> on ^
pie In the City of Milled*, ■
due and the policem u |
authorized to inipornd r.l|
-hall not he used for any other pur
ose, nor diverted to the payment of
ny other obligation, until said Mil-
dgeville Banking Company shall
have been reimburse!] in full for said
idvanceir.ents.
No further business, cn motion of
Alderman Wall the meeting adjourn-
5d, subject to the call of the Mayor
J. 1.. HARPER, Clerk.
OFFERS HER BA3Y FOR $500
Oklahoma City Woman Disappears
After Her “Ad” Is Rejected
in Newspaper Office.
Oklahoma City, Okla.—Effort* to
find the woman who entered the office
of n dally newspaper here and asked
the hoy tit a telephone switchboard
If she could Insert nn advertisement
to sell her alxteen-month-old child for
$500 finvc been unavailing, reporters
and police officers said.
The hoy refused the advertisement,
he said, fearing that it would he
against the policy of the paper to ac
cept tt.
Her advertisement application, w lilch
he saved, read:
"Wanted—To sell n 1B-mnntli-old
baby in good health; mother tumble
to support baby and needing money:
$500."
“lie’s the finest hah.v in the world,
but 1 can’t afford to keep him,” the
hov says the woman told him.
I by
D'.'is
U,! Is i, nw
av - been
Ao ** a PPea r
1 with-
$1 00
PIT
8 <%
nig on the streets ni p
out tags.
The tnz on each deg i
year, payable at the o,ii,,. c; (|
clerk or to any polhe ofti ,
j. 1 • harper, t i,. rk
1 ity Of Mill 'dgevliie
PRINTED STATIONERY
Miss Wilifivd Wheaton of New
Iiaven, Conn., won first prize in the
New England typists’ contest at Bos-
t in recently. Miss Wheaton broke
a;I previous New England umicc rec-
<• Is, writing 71 winds n minute for
3 5 consecutive minutes.
Where City Water Goes.
Martins Kerry, O. In days before
I oliiliition the pumping station could
keep the city reservoir filled all ulgfit,
toil of late the heaviest drain on the
system comes then. Operators oil
moonshine stills are said to tie lotting
Die water run over tlie coils for cool
ing purposes from tell to twelve hours
D a time, and there are so many stilts
i inning that it is a tax on the city's
supply.
Girl Staged Holdup, but
Forgot to Rob Her Prey
A girl bandit In Chicago let
her prey escape when she forgot
her lilies. She was accompanied
by a mule accomplice when she
met Hurry Baumsteln.
"Put up your hands," she de
manded, hs she pointed a pistol
at him. Baumsteln put them
up.
"Now wliut shall 1 do?" she
ask' d, turning to her companion.
Baumsteln didn't wait t<> see.
He told the police he turned the
nearest street corner In record
lime,
A Real Constable on the Job.
Louisa, Ky.—Muse Maynard, con
sntlilc, delivered J. D. Browning to
tlie Wayne jail, hilt only after an ex
citing experience. Browning jumped
from a train near Coleman and
plunged into a river. Maynard fol
lowed. The constable had the fastest
stroke and cntigHJ his man as lie
scrambled out on the opposite shore.
Then together they walked eight miles
In tlielr wet dotfics to Wayne.
EGG REACHES RIPE AGE OF 61
Perfectly Respectable, Too, Because
It's Hand Decorated and
Hard Boiled.
Cleveland. O.—An egg's age Is
usually carefully concealed.
Many of ancient vintage emerge
from cold storage and mnsquernde
us freshly laid lien fruit, hut, as a
general tiling their advancing years
are no more to he boasted of than
those of a woman.
Not so with an egg in tlie posses
sion of Fred it. Clerst, 2054 Evelyn
avenue, Lakewood. It's sixty-one
years old and perfectly respectable.
It's a linml-decorated Easter egg
with the date "April 8, 1800," in
scribed in white on a reddish-brown
background. It is hard boiled and Is
kept by Mr. Cierst carefully wrapped
In cotton to protect It from break
age.
Death Stops Grave Digging.
ITazelton, Pa.—Death from a para
lytic stroke tlie other day prevented
Frank M. Murterllll, seventy-font
years of age, from completing the dig
ging of Ills own grave. lie often ex
pressed fear that he would not live
much longer and two days before he
died he began digging his grave In
the Precious Blood cemetery.
Did you ever feel like \ou
would give a dollar bill f or j Ust
me nicely prinled letterhead
o write an important letter
an • Did you ever miss collect
ng a nice account because you
illovved yourself to run out of
?f bill heads? Look up y 0 i Jf
Stationery stock and let us
print a new supply for you he
fore it runs out. We havi
various grades of paper
envelopes to match. Phone
312
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The Milledgeville Newt
TOO
LATE
Death only a matter of short ti
Don’t wait until pains and ach
become incurable diseases. Avo?
pair.fu". consequences by taki.
GOLD MEDAL
Tho Wrtfld'o standard remedy hr kidnty
liver, bladder end jric acid troubles*
National Remedy of Holland since 1
Guaranteed. Three sizes, all dru^gr
Look for tl.e nnma Gold Mrdtl on uwtrr
a:id accept no unitatioa
I
Solons Send Pages
to Witness Circus
Sacramento, Cal. — "Mister
Spcakcr-r-!" "This Is circus
day,” said Assemblyman Frank
L. Coombs, when the assembly
convened. “I think tint If this
assembly could tuke n day off
yesterday to go to the ball
game It mlglit let the pages
have the afternoon to go to the'*
circus. We were nil hoys once,
except those of us who were
girls." Then Mr. Coombs, whose
suggestion was approved unani
mously, glided (he lily by Ink
lug up a collection to pay the
pages’ admission, buY their pea
nuts and otherwise make tlie
day bright, and five small hoys
stopping high and smiling wide
ly, left for the lair of the b’qod
sweating behemoth.
U'corulng to law The Clerk was 01-
t’oeted to place an advertisement In
. ,e local papers calling attention to
Mte fact that dug taxes were due, and
the Police were instructed to impound
ill dog* appearing on the street not
tagged after June 1st. The Clerk was
litocted to instruct Chief Burke to!
ir.llect up all business licenses by
luno 1 t. Tlie Clerk was notified
tune 1st. The Clerk was directed to
notify Crief Burke and Officer Roberts
to appear before tlie Board at its
111,10 meeting and make detail report
of the efforts made and the standing
of all uncollected tax matters.
T e request was submitted from
the ladies managing the Rest Room
of the City asking for an increased
tppropriatlcn for Its maintenance On
motion of Alderman Wall the request
was granted and an appropriation of
$10.00 a month from May 1st was
made for the support of the Rest
Room.
On motion of Alderman Wall the
sum of $3600.00 was appropriated’ for
the maintenance of the Georgia Mili
tary College.
The Mayor announced that it was
the duty of b e Board to fix the sal
aries of all employees for the month
of Muy. On motion of Alderman Kidd
all salaries of City employees for the
mouth of May were fixed In the
amount drawn by each one for ser
vices tendered during tlie month of
April.
Tlie matter or overcharge made by
the Oconee River Mills for lighting
the City was discussed at length, and
information was given the Board in
THE UNIVERSAL CAR
$440 f. o. b. Detroit
With Spring comes the Rush Sea
son for FORD CARS
Each year thousands have been compelled
to wait for their cars after placing their orders.
Sometimes they have waited many months.
By placing your order now, you will be
protecting yourself against delay. You will be
able to get reasonably prompt delivery on
your Ford car. And you will have it to enjoy
when you want it most—-this spring.
Don’t put off placing your order.
B. G. GLASS Motor Co.
Authorized Ford Dealers
MILLEDGEVILLE, GA.