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U. S. KING OF
LONDON NEWSIES
CHOOSES ‘QUEEN’
The Newsboy Kins’ has taken a
Queen consort. “Keystone” Sam
Cole, who long has been hailed as
King of the London Newsboys, but
who is American born and bred, has
just been m-wried to Adela Victoria
Robertson ».t St, James. Piccadilly.
She. too. went from New York to
England, traveling with the Cana
dian Red Cross, and is now attached
to St. John's Ambulance. She won
a bunch of decorations for service
during the war.
The Newsboy King—we might call
him “Young King Cole,” for he is
only twenty-nine—his bride is thir
ty-one—saw plenty of the war, too.
When he arrived here for a visit
three years ago he had been through
a French military prison camp, Oran,
and had been pSsesent at the fall of
Monastic. Since 1905 he has been
globe-trotting, making his way by
selling newspapers, and he declared
during his latest stay in New York
that he would travel until 1920. when
he would have completed fifteen
years of swinging around the -world
circle and would have been in every
country on earth.
He was born in Hagerstown. Md.
He wnt to York. Pa., and thence
to Baltimore, where he started sell
ing papers. Then he came to New
York. He worked his passage to
Liverpool, returned to New York,
took a flyer into New England, re
maining some months at Portland.
Me., then made a tour across the
continent to Los Angeles, collecting
letters from most of the mayors
along the route. In July, 1916, he
Went to Alexandria. Egypt, thence
to Cairo and the Pyramids, return
ing to Salonica. Greece, where he
met two representatives of the Amer
ican Red Cross.
~ Will he now “marry and settle
down’ —or will the call of the road
still be a lure to the feet of perhaps
the most adventurous “newbie” of
them all?
Aged Gamblers Fined
When They, Stand Pajt
And Refuse to
David Gideon, seventy-five years
©ld, and William H. Busteed, sev
enty-two, the Nassau county gam
blers, who refused to trade immunity
for information, were sentenced by
Justice Scudder yesterday in the su
preme court in Mineola, Long Island,
as common gamblers. A fine of
SI,OOO was imposed on each of them
and a sentence of six months in Sing
Sing was suspended during their good
behavior.
John Shaughnessy, owner of the
house in which thev operated, who
testified willingly for the state in
the investigation to discover whether
the gamblers had official protection,
got off with a suspended sentence.
Five employes of the gambling house
were sentenced to pay fines ranging,
from $250 to SI,OOO each and a peni
tentiary sentence of ninety days,
which was imposed on each of them,
but suspended during good behavior..
In spite of the steadfast refusal
of the two chief figures in the case
to assist, the district attorney in
tends to prosecute his inquiry into
conditions in Nassau county and the
grand jury has been summoned for
tomorrow. Gideon and Busteed are
under subpoena to appear before this
bodv and walked anxiously up and
down the courthouse corridors after
their sentence discussing the situa
tion.
They are in earnest, they say. in
their intentionto quit the gambling
business and expect that their prop
erty in Hewlett will be sold within
five days to a purchaser with whom
they are negotiating.
Old Bursar Alarm,
Guards Tibet Tombs by
Sharp-Pointed Arrows
In Tibet the Tartars have what is
possiblv the oldest burglar alarm jn.
the world. It was invented as a pre
caution against the robbing of tombs.
When a royal personage died in
Tibet he was buried with all his
jewels and precious robes. To add
a still higher tribute, the most beau
tiful young woman of his court was
suffocated and embalmed upon the
day of the funeral.
This conserved their beauty,, ami
they were placed in a standing po
sition around the to.T,b of their
master, each holding trinket
used by the royal personage during
his lifetime.
To protect these treasures from
vandals the Tibetans erected an
arch of sharply pointed arrows, and
whoever passed under this trod on
a release, which discharged arrows in
quick succession.
This invention, hidden around the
temples and tombs of the rich Tar
tars, was doubly efficient, as it pro
tected property as well as executed
justice without unnecessary trial by
jury.—London Tid-Bits. _
Real Bombs Will End
Career of Dreadnaught
WASHINGTON. —Explosive tests
will be made in Lower Chesapeake
Bav this week with the old battle
ship Indiana by placing bombs in
various parts of the ship to demons
trate their destructive effect hat.
they dropped from the air.
Already airplanes, flying over the
Indiana. have demonstrated the
practicability of hitting a target of
that size from a height of 4.000 to
9.000 feet, but the bombs used were
dummies and the test was merely
one of accuracy.
After the experiments the old war
ship will be anchored in Tangier
Sound as a target for the ships of
the Atlantic Fleet which will use a
new type of projectile.
The battleship Oklahoma of the
Atlantic Fleet has been awarded a
bronze trophy for excellence in
small arms practice for vessels of
the battleship class.
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This gallery of charming young ladies shows how a bevy of pretty movie star e rigged themselves up for a Hallowe’en party. All the frocks were made of paper
and prizes were given for the most attractive ones. The first lassie at the left is Ru th Renick, attired in a quaint afternoon costume. The next two pictures present
Betty Francisco, first in a tantalizing gown and then in a clown’s apparel. The fiamsel in the checkerboard idea is Viora Daniel; last, but not least by a lot, is Mar
karet Loomis, “arrayed in a bathing suit never intended to touch water.
HERE ARE SOME FINE
HALLOWE’EN GAMES
A TOUCH OF WITCHERY
Witchery is always a mystifying game to play. One of the play
ers leaves the room agreeing to tell who of the company holds his
right hand over the head, while eh is out of the room. When he
.returns, all hands are extended to him and he can detect at a glance
the hand he seeks, because the blood has left it, leaving it whiter
than the others.
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DUCKING FOR APPLES
A favorite game and one that should not be omitted on Hal
lowe’en is ducking for apples. Fill a tub with water and throw sever
al apples into it. The person who first succeeds in getting a bite
of any of the apples wins the prize.
A WAILING GHOST
No Hallowe’en party is complete without its ghost story. Let
the guests be seated in a circle on the floor and dim the lights in the
room. When the story reaches an exciting point, let a ghost with a
loud w r ail jump into the middle of the group. This will furnish plen
of thrills.
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MYSTIC CIRCLE IN THE DARK
A game that will furnish many thrills and much excitement is
I the following: The guests should be seated in a circle and the lights
1 turned out. Then various articles are passed around, such as a ham
bone, a piece of fur in a mouse-trap, a peeled banana, a rubber glove
filled with wet cold sand. There is much excitement when these ar
ticles are passed around the circle in the dark.
LIGHTED CANDLES TELL IHARRIAGE
The number of years before wedding bells will peal is found by
setting a number of lighted candles on a platter, blindfolding the per
son and telling them to blow. The number of candles that remain
lighted indicates the number of years.
REFRESHMENTS A LA CAFETERIA
A novel idea of serving refreshments is the cafeteria style. The
guests serve themselves, picking up a tray near the door, further
along a napkin, silver and then the eats. All finish up at the cash
ier’s desk, who looks the trays over and gives a check to each guest.
The number on this corresponds with anothei- and thus partners for
1 the supper are secured.
Spalding County Fair
Noted for Excellence
In All Departments
BY JACK Xi. PATTEBSON
GRIFFIN, Ga„ Oct. 28. —The eighth
annual exposition of the Griffin-
Spalding County Fair association,
October 25-30, is per-eminently the
greatest affair yet promoted by an
association that has initiated many
new departures in county fairs. Un
favorable weather up to Wednesday
night reduced the usual large at
tendance, but record crowds are ex
pected Thursday, Friday and Satur
day.
Spalding, one of Georgia’s banner
agricultural and ,iog raising counties,
is the home of more than twenty
thousand people, thousands of whom
are engaged in the healthful and
profitable occupation of farming.
The Georgia Experiment Station
situated two miles north of Griffin,
does not set a pace for Spalding
farmers, but its officers find much
to do to maintain a position in the
forefront of the great agricultural
ranks.
The county ranks first in
hard surfaced road construction, on
which it is expending a million dol
lars, tenth in population, sixth in
production of cotton, and occupies
the head of the column in white chil
dren of public school age. Famous
for its agricultural and other re
sources, Spalding is supporting its
county fair, organized eight years
ago as the result of a successful
poultry show promoted by a few pro
gressive men from Griffin and the
rural precincts, and it is no wonder
that it has grown into one of the
biggest and best in the state, having
secured possession of the old Camp
Northern grounds of about 140 acres.
Agricultural Exhibits
The agricultural exhibits at the
fair this year, T. E. Elder, cu
perintendent, show no evidence of
the invasion of the boll weevil, but
the cotton yield is far short of the
general average. Prizes were award
ed in the agricultural department
Wednesday as follows:
For the best and most complete
individual agricultural display from
Spalding and adjoining counties:
First prize, $350 —J. -A. Burnett,
Spalding county.
Second prize, S2O0 —W. C. Maddox,
Spalding county.
Third prize, sls0 —Tull Patrick,
Spalding county.
Fourth prize, $10 —D. O. Daniel,
Spalding county.
Awards were placed in hundreds
of single agricultural specials.
For general display of preserves,
jellies, .pickles, catsup, canned fruits
and vegetables in glass and tin.
First prize, $50 —Mrs. J. J. Calla
way, Sunny Side.
Second prize, $30 —Mrs. W. F. Hud
dleston, Aiken district.
Tnird prize, $20 —Mrs. M. R. Mitch
ell, Griffin. R. F. D.
Fourth prize, $15 —Mrs. B. B. Col
only, Griffin, R. F. D.
School Exhibit Awards
Best exhibit from school with
more than one teacher —Ringgold.
Second to above —Rising Sun and
Rehoboth tied.
Best exhibit from teacher with one
teacher —Rover.
Second as above —Midway.
Honorable mention school exhib
its —Vineyard, Kincaid, Orchard Hill,
Teaman and Mclntosh.
The school exhibits consisting of
fancy work, canned products and va
rious other entries of educational in
terest are features of the fair. The
exhibit of Vineyard school, a small
one taught by a man, deserves Spe
cial mention.
Baby Health Center
A special exhibit of healthful
interest is that of the baby health
center, under the direction of Mrs.
Myrtle Sibley, demonstrating the
proper physical care and nourish
ment advisable for children. Health
charts, weights and various foods
prescribed and forbidden are on dis
play, and much interest is being
manifested in this department by
the thoughtful parents of the coun
try.
The Art Building
The art building, Mrs. O. W. Sib
ley, superintendent, is a center of
interest. The entries in the la
dies’ department include hundreds of
of specimens of paintings, needle
word and other attainments of im
portance to home life. The paint
ings exceed the displays of all for
mer fairs <nd are attracting the at
tention of hundreds of visitors.
Girls’ Canning Club
The Girls’ Canning club depart
ment under the supervision of Mrs.
Franklin Sibley, is an attractive fea
ture of the fair. The school girls of
Spalding county are co-operating
with Mrs. Sibley, the home emerg
ency demonstration agent, in ev
ery' way possible, and the results
are highly gratifying to parents and
teachers throughout the county.
Cattle and Swine
The cattle and swine department,
Y. S. B. Gray and D. J. Gaissert, su
perintendents, show many fine
breeds of cattle and swine, the Jer
sey prevailing in the former and the
Duroc Jersey in the latter class.
The colored Boys’ Big club, encour-
aged with loans by the banks of
Griffin, has achieved wonderful re
sults, challenging the best efforts
of the experienced farmers of the
county.
Harness Racing Daily
The success of the horse racing
held at the fair in 1912 1913, 1914,
1915, 1916, 1917, and 1919 placed
Griffin in the blue ribbon depart
ment of the Southern Circuit.
Marie Bradley established the track
record at 2:11 several years ago,
said to be the fastest mile ever trot
ted On a half-mile track in Georgia.
Judge Joseph Davidson,^of Wilming
ton, Delaware, one of the most ca;
pable and satisfactory starting
judges in America, is officiating for
the third time at the Griffin fair.
He will go from this city to the
Georgia State fair in Macon. He
has also started the speeders at the
great Southeastern fair in Atlanta.
The members of the racing commit
tees are Y. S. B. Gray, W. T. Ben
nett, D. J. Gaissert and J. A. Bur
nett. A number of fast beauties are
furnishing entertainment on the
track every afternoon during <the
fair.
The largest and most creditable
midway ever seen at a fair in Spald
ing county is delighting the crowds
The concessions include five riding
devices and all the features connect
ed with midway aggregations.
Aviator Wright is thrilling im
mense crowds every afternoon with
aerial maneuvers, including a wild
leap from the clouds supported bv
a parachute. There are other at
tractions, including fireworks at
night.
The Pair Association
The officers of the fair associa
tion are: President, A. P Patter
son; vice president, J. W. Hammond
secretary-treasurer, John B. Mills
Board of directors, A. D. Patterson.
R. O. Crouch, S. B. Frye, J. W. Ham
mond, P. J. Slaton, John B. Mills, E
P. Bridges.
An Enterprising City
Griffin, the Gem City of Georgia
also known as the “Turkish Towel
Town,’’ has a population of about
12,000 people, all of whom radite the
famous “Griffin grit.” It was this
city that inaugurated the automobile
booster trip system of advertising
the city and country fairs. Several
weeks before the fair Griffin boosters
invade all the counties of upper mid
dle Georgia distributing matter ad
vertising the city and the county
fair,
Tt'he commercial center of a larger
area than any other city in middle
Georgia, it receive./ more than 30,-
000 bales of cotton annually. Grif
fin’s seven cotton mills, representing
an investment of more than $2,000,-
000, and its two hosiery mills and
various other prosperous manufac
turing enterprises, make it one of
the most imoprtant industrial points
in- the state. The city owns its own
light and water plants and maintains
a paid fire department. The commis
sion-city manager form of govern
ment is proving eminently satisfac
tory and the entire community is en
joying unprecedented prosperity de
spite the temporary financial depres
sion that has developed as a result
of the continued low price of cotton
and the reduced yield. The city offi
cers are: Commissioners, J. W. Gres
ham, S. B. Frye, J. S. Tyus; city
manager, E. P. Bridges.
The Board of Trade
Mention of the Griffin-Spalding
county board of trade, one of the
most aggressive and effective m
America, should not be omitted. Since
the establishment of the trade or
ganization about eight years ago, the
city has experienced a revitalization.
Its progress along every line has
exceeded that of the succeeding
thirty years. The board also serves
the county and is influentially in
strumental in the inauguration and
promotion of every projected enter
prise. To speak of the organization
necessitates reference to William B.
Royster, the secretary-manager, who
is the dean of the/ state trade board
association. Mr. Royster is a dynamo
of energv, radiating enthusiasm and
success. Notwithstanding that he
has received offers from many cities
he elects to remain in Griffin and
manage the board which he organ
ized seven years ago.
The officers of the board of trade
are: President, William H. Beck;
commissioners, E. H. Griffin, Has
kell H. Bass. J. A. Burnett and Gil
man J. Drake.
Co-operation is the upower that has
made Griffin one of the prettiest and
most enterprising cities in the state,
all persons working together for the
welfare of the entire county.
Taxes Reported Overdue
Frcr/n 860 Alabamians
MONTGOMERY, Ala. —Reports re
ceived bv the state tax commission
from T. A. Mooring, assistant to the
commission, show that operations .in
DeKalb, St. Clair, Talladega and
Blount counties during the past few
days have developed tax escapes
which will jmt more than $25,000 in
the state treasury. It was found that
S6O persons were operating without
paying privilege licenses and that 125
franchise taxes had not been col
lected. The former class will vield
$16,128 and the latter $9,388.68. The
money has been due the state for
some time.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1020.
Firemen Stare When
Hose Spouts Flame
BOSTON. The phenomenon of
flame bursting fi'om a fire hose,
through which water was passing
when there was no fire nearby, has
mystified the Boston fire department.
Nothing like it ever occurred before,
according to Fire Commissioner
John R. Murphy, who said it was
“the most interesting thing that has
happened in the fire business in a
long time.”
The fire developed during a test
of big motor pumping engines. It
nurned holes through the hose in
two places, each near the engine
connection, flame breaking through
on the outside. First opinion of ex
perts was that “free sulphur” had
been left between layers of the
hose as a residue of vulcanization,
but analysis showed a minus quant
ity as compared with specification
allowed.
The burned sections have been
sent to Prof. Augustus H. Gill, of
Massachusetts Institute of Tech-
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HOW DO YOU SLEEP?
The “Magnetic Meridian” Mars Your Rest If
You Lie From East to West
Do you sleep with your body lying from east to west or are
your toes pointing southeast while your head lies northwest? If
you are lying in this position you are under the pressure of ♦>-
magneto meridian. In other words, you are sleeping untie? s. _er
sion and there is a bad effect on the blood pressure and the pulse
rate.
“Change your bed with the head north or south and you’ll
sleep better.”
These are some of the theories propounded by Dr. W. vV.
Bailey, of Davenport, lowa, secretary of the Central Society of
Physical Therapeutics, which held its convention in Chicago a few
days ago. The convention was made up of licensed doctors of the
middle west who rely more on physical methods of curing diseases
than on medical methods. —Chicago News.
Chinese Cemetery
Os Pigeon Holes
A good Chinaman insists on being
buried in China. He may live in the
United States, but when he is about
to die he makes it clearly under
stood that his remains are to be
transported to the Far East for final
burial.
To transport each bodj’’ separate
ly’ would be prohibitive in cost for
the average Chinaman’s estate.
Hence established procedure is to
'accumulate a large number of bodies
until they make up " shipment and
can be transported at minimum ex
pense.
From, the time the Chinaman dies
until the shipload is being made up,
his body is kept in a separate com
partment of a stone structure which
serves as a cemetery. After placing
the body in its compartment or
pigeon-hole, it is sealed in with a
thin cement wall.
Each compartment is numbered,
and a suitable epitaph is -written on
the cement wall to flowery Chinese
characters.—Detroit News.
WARNING
Unless ypu see the name “Bayer” on tablets, you are
not getting genuine Aspirin prescribed by physicians for
21 years, and proved safe by millions.—Say “Bayer”!
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genuine “Bayer Tablets of Aspirin,” which contains proper direc
•tions for Headache, Earache, Toothache, Neuralgia, Colds, Rheu
matism, Neuritis, Lumbago, and pain generally. Strictly American
Handy tin boxes of 12 tablets cost but a few cents —Larger packages.
Aspirin Is the trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of Monoacetlcacidester of Sallcyllcacld
Alligator Is Useful
As Pest Destroy ci
Killing alligators' has been from
time immemorial a popular pastime.
In Louisiana it was found that when
the aligators were killed off the
muskrat multiplied and destroyed
levees; also the cottonmouth jnoc
casin, the garfish and the carp in
creased wonderfully. Whereupon
protection was given to alligators.
This lacertilian, to give him his
correct family name, has probably
kept the muskrat away from the
South Carolina coast, for the musk
rat is unknown on the coast.
If allowed to multiply the alliga
tor will make inroads on the carp,
the garfish and the cottonmouth, all
un .esirable members of our' fauma.
The sum total of the alligator’s evil
doing amounts to this: ''
He catches a dog now and then;
once in a long while pulls a hog or
bites the tail off a cow, for sundry
stumn-tailed cows along the Atlan
tic Coast Line right of way have
met misfortune in this way.
The cow. the dog and the hog are
out of place when the alligator can
get at them: but at best very little
of this happens.—Charleston News
and Courier.