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THE LUTHER REGISTER
OUR SPECIAL NEWS AND HOME FEATURE PAGE
After Every Meal
WRIGLEYS
Cliew your food
well, then use
WRIGLEY’S to
aid digestion.
It also keeps
the teeth clean,
breath sweet,
appetite keen.
Heirs Fight for
Wealth of Thief
Death of Bill the Brute, Clark
Parker of Pasadena, Starts
Contest for $1,000,000.
EX-BURGLAR DIED A RECLUSE
^International Thief Invested an Inheri-
tance and Quadrupled It—Biggeet
Coup Was Robbery of Bank
of Lyons.
lfew York.—What would the old
fCToales In crime of Clark Parker, once
tnteriuitloiiiilly Infamous uh Hill the
Brute, burglar, thief and receiver of
stolen goods, any If they knew he left
am entitle of $1,000,000 for eminently
respectable relatives and heirs to
squabble over?
What might be the comment of hln
eme time pal, Eddie Guerin, had man
from the Went who achieved no end
of notoriety an the only man ever
to escM|ie from dread Devil’a Inland,
the French penal colony where Drey-
fus and untold other unfortunates
languished? What would Eddie think
of that cool million, Eddie who robbed
the nilk lined Hank of Lyons of 200,-
€00 francs with ^Jlll the Brute, but
who had to lie sentenced to n British
Jail at slxty one In 1920 for filching
pennlon from a pedestrian?
prominent, for between them they are
to receive $375,000 If the will ntundn
unbroken.
Began by Killing.
Parker begun his criminal career
when he wan still In hln 'teeha, killing
a neiimun In a brawl aboard n Nailing
vessel. He served u term In a Massa-
chusetts penitentiary for the crime and
It started him on a series of depreda-
tions In America, England, France and
Canuda. In each of those countries he
served time.
All kinds of burglaries rnd thefts
received his attention and he commit-
ted them under all kinds of names—
Clark Parker, Charles Parker, William
Stetson, George Goodman. Hill the
Brute was the title bertowed upon him
by envious rivals of his nefarious pro-
fession when his career was at Its
height. I.liter, when he h. d lost Ms
nerve and contented hlmsel* with act-
ing us a fence for stolen goods, that
Imposing nickname was chunged to
plain English Hill.
Parker’s biggest coup was the rob-
bery of the Hank of Lyons In 1891,
planned and executed with the daring
Eddie Guerin, then the boldest and
shrewdest criminal In Europe, not to
say the most dapper. Eddie hired
French chauteau and lived In It with n
(puzzling blonde from Chicago while
they planned the robbery; that's the
kind of a crook he was.
The robbery Was accomplished
easily enough and Parker and Guerin
went into u cemetery nearby to divide
the spoils. A sharp quarrel ensued
and In a moment of excitement and
anger Parker shot Guerin, seriously
wounding him. No 3ooner had he fired,
however, when he repented and at the
risk of capture assisted Guerin to Lon-
don. Parker Med to Boston.
Building Planned to Insure Con-
tented and Profitable Cows.
HAS LABOR-SAVING DEVICES
No Details Overlooked That Would
Make This Structure Utilitarian
and Labor-Saving in
Every Respect.
Died a Recluse.
Clnrk Parker died In Pasadena, Cal.,
In January, 1922, a recluse millionaire,
•ged eighty. For many years he was
well known to the police Of Anu-rlm
«nd Europe, hut suddenly settled down
to respectability In Boston.
Ills brother, Benjamin Parker, was
•t the time a resident of Boston and
one respected alike In business and
•oclety. He was the Molasses King
•nd he bequeathed his entire fortune
In trust to the reformed Clnrk. Clark
quadrupled It by «urefu! Investments
—honest Investments—and In 1910
moved to the Pacific coast, living In
seclusion until his wife’s death, alone
after she was taken from hltn.
Bill the Brute did not win his broth-
er’s fortune without a bitterly fought
legal contest. Dr. Frederick P. Gay.
now a member of the University of
California faculty, his nephew, led n
band of relatives !n n Joint attack on
the will and Its benefactor on the
ground that Benjamin Parker hud been
unduly Influenced.
Now Clark Parker Is dead and his
will divided the greatly enhanced for
tune of Benjamin Parker among the !
Masons and Elks of Los Angeles and
Pasadena and a long list of one-time
friends. A “birthday gift” of $1,000 Is
•11 Doctor Gay Is supposed to get.
Again Doctor Gay leads a fight on '
the will. He and Jefferson H. Parker 1
of Boston are the nearest Mood rein
tlons left by old Bill the Brute. And
they have filed a contest on the ground
that the will and its codicils are llle- I
gal. that the deceased was unduly In-
fluenced In drawing up the Instrument,
and furthermore Incompetent.
Truck Climbs
Over Ditches
Army Officers Try Out Tractor
Type Vehicle That Performs
Like War Tanks.
NEW DEPARTURE IN TRACTORS
Glides on Asphalt Pavement Without
Leaving Scratch, Then Goes Over
Ditches, Up Hills and Over
Roadless Tsrrltory.
Spoils Funeral; Rises From
Coffin as Lid Is Put On
Milan, Italy.—The coffin lid
was Just being fastened down
when Marin Batteslni, fifty-six
years old, who supposedly had
died the day before suddenly re-
vived and sat upright. The
priests fled; relatives became
hysterical. Doctors ware sum-
moned. and the woman is on the
road to recovery.
Washington.—A truck capable of
currying two and n half tons over
ditches, up hills and through roadless
territory, Just as did the tanks of
World war days, hus been demon-
strated to high army officers and mem-
bers of the house and senate military
committees here, with a view to hav-
ing the type adopted as standard for
the army.
With Assistant Secretary of War
Wnlnwrlght, General Pershing, officers
of the general staff and the ordnance
and supply departments of the array
and congressmen looking on, the 10,-
000-pound tractor-truck went through
Its paces, first demonstrating Its speed
and practicability m the asphalt pave-
ment and not leaving a scratch on the
road’s smooth surface.
Then curae the tests for war uses.
Down the side of the embankment Into
Hock Creek park It went, carrying
among Its passengers MaJ. Gen. Wil-
liam H. Hart, quartermaster general of
the army. In this untraveled territory
the truck crossed successfully a net-
work of ditches In the deep ravine be-
low a bridge. Only once In the series
of tests to which the array man hnd
the machine put did It falter. Straight
up the side of a ditch, at an angle of
about 40 degrees. It started. Half way
up the frozen ground gave the rear
tractors no purchase, and for a mo-
ment the truck hung there. With a
twist of the steering wheel the trac-
tors bit the ground and up went the
big truck.
This "roadless truck” Is a new de-
parture In tractors. Instead of the
usual leaf or coll spring that tRkes the
load of the great truck In crossing ob-
structions it Is equipped with a sus-
pension cable that spreads the weight
of the truck over the entire chassis,
giving the huge bulk a pressure of
only 13H pounds a square Inch on a
hard roadway and 94 pounds where
the steel shoes come In contnct with
the ground on softer surfaces. A
"snake track.” having a radius about
which the machine will turn, gives the
truck almost as much flexibility as an
New Lubrication Scheme.
One phase of peculiar Interest to
the technical men present was the
scheme of Interior lubrication, which,
they believe, overcomes one of the
principal dlfflcultle. to which tractors
have been subject. Heretofore In
running through, sand there has been
much trouble over the mixing of sand
and oil. which quickly cuts the bear-
ings. This new Invention forces the
oil out, the pressure being sufficient to
keep the sand from working Its way
Into the bearings.
The truck made the trip down to
Washington from New York at an
average • speed slightly In excess of
nine miles an hour. The rubber tread
with which the front wheels and rear
tractors are equipped showed little
sign of wear.
Grass Jsed as Towels in Russia.
I'etrogrud.—Bundles of dried grass
and flax are sold In the streets of
Petrogrnd. near the public bath
houses, to he used as towels by the
bathers. They cost hut n penny or
so. and are thrown away after use.
Foreigners take their own towels, for
while the grass serves Its purpose, It
Is too ticklish for their tender skins.
Saturn Is the lightest of ull the plan-
ets; Its density Is ouly 03 hundredths
that of water.
Vanderbilt’s Palatial New Yacht
V
BULLETS KILL AFTER 7 YEARS
Indiana Boy Shot In Head by Grief-
Crazed Father Succumb*
to Wounds.
Peru. Ind—The death of George
Dollar, aged sixteen, at the home of
his grandfather on a farm near An
derson, recalls a tragedy at Many, this
county, seven years ago. when George
| Dollar, crazed by the death of his
wife, killed three members of his fam
, lly, wounded his seven-year-old son.
George. Jr., rthI then went to the
grave of his wife and killed himself.
' George had carried two bullets !m
! bedded In his skull since that time
I and then died from an Injury to his
I brain caused by one of the bullets
i which had been touching the brain.
Tills shows the Arn, the new $3,000,000 yacht of William K. Vanderbilt,
upon which he arrived at Miami Beach. Fin. Its length Is 217 feet; beam. 85
feet ; draws 15 feet of water. It Is equipped with two Immense Dclsel engines.
The Ara was built by the French government during the war and wus sold un-
I Vwiwl*»rl.llf whn ppennstriirt*»l lhi* whole Interior
Burlap Clothes Russia's Needy.
Moscow. Millions of American bur
lap sacks which were brought to Hus
sla filled with sugar, flour, corn or rlci
for the starving population are to be
made Into garments to help relieve the
/amine In Pl«>fhtn«r aninnn ♦»>« n■>'»
By WILLIAM A. RADFORD
Mr. W lltlam A. Hudford will answer
questions and give udvlce FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building work on the farm, for
the readers of this paper. On account of
his wide experience us Editor, Author and
Manufacturer, he Is. without doubt, the
highest authority on all thefe subjects Ad-
dress all Inquiries to William A. Radford.
No 1827 Prairie avenue, Chicago, III., and
only inclose two-cent stamp for reply.
Here Is a thoroughly well-luid-out
and constructed dairy barn and silo in
which no detail has been overlooked
regular intervals, ami the foul air
shafts, likewise conveniently located,
combine to Insure a clean, well-ven-
tilated Interior.
Steel stanchions divide the stall plat-
forms from each other:, and at the
back of the stalls the manure drains,
cleaned from the Utter alley, are wide
enough to permit the easy slide of
the cleaning scoop shovel.
Two cow pens, with corner mnngers,
simplify the problem of caring for und
treating pregnant animals, sick ani-
mals, weaning, disinfecting, etc.
The arrangements made for proper
drainage and the carrier tracks that
serve the litter alley are worthy of
consideration. An excellent bleu In
connection with the matter of con-
serving fertilizer would be to have a
concrete manure pit at the proper dis-
tance from the end of the barn.
Assuming thut 50 cows are sheltered
in this barn, a concrete manure pit
108 feet by 20 feet by 3 feet would
serve ns a conservator* of this fer-
tilizer, and could he emptied at three-
month periods. A recent authority
states that a conservative estimate
of the fertilizer value saved by this
no-waste method is in the neighbor-
hood of $3 per ton, at least.
There are structural problems con-
nected with the erection of a building
of this nature which suggest securing
ordinary automobile and prevents the
scuffing of the road so common In
tractor*. A demonstration of how the
weight Is spread out by the suspension
cable was given by running the 10,000-
pnund truck over a series of pine
blocks, leaving no marks on them, nnd
without Jarring the occupants. As a
final demonstration of the ense with
which It can be manipulated Mrs. Wil-
liam 11. Coburn of Chestnut Hill,
Mass., took the driver’s sent and put
the big machine through ull the tests
again.
The construction of the truck Is a
dlRtlnct departure from all previous
types and It Is thj first one built In
tills country. Built on the general prin-
ciple of n suspension bridge, the road-
less truck was designed especially for
use In oil fields nnd other virgin ter-
ritory where no roads exist. So per-
fectly does this cable function, It Is
said, lie machine could pass over a
man’s leg without seriously Injuring It.
the weight not applying In one spot
os In other types. Army experts be-
lieve this type will help to solve the
problem of carrying heavy loads over
light roads without the resulting dam-
age that has led to so much protest
against the use of heavy cars on
boulevards and other smooth roads.
“That fellow Jones is the worst liar
I ever met.” .
"What now?”
“He says he took his car to the ga-
rage man and the fellow found there
wasn’t much the matter with It and
actually fixed It—fixed It, mind you—
and didn't charge him a cent for the
trouble."
The Nonchalant Aviator.
"Are you hurt?” asked the excited
farmer, as he rushed up to an aviator
whose plane hud been wrecked In Ills
corn field.
“No."
"Then what ore you swearing
about?”
'Tve Just discovered that I’m out
of cigarettes.”
Hie Daily Diet.
| Judge—You’re accused of stealing
some swords and fencing foils from
a pawnshop—nnd you’ll probably tell
me you did It because you were
hungry. ,
The Accused—Yes, your honor!
I'm the sword swallower at the cir-
cus I
Near Tragedy.
Voice (In darkness)—Itnstus, yon
black rascal, get out of that chicken
coop. I’ve got u shotgun aimed at
you.
Voice From Chicken Coop—Fo’ de
Lawd’s sake, colonel, don't shoot!
You might kill n chicken!—American
Mutual Magaz.-ie.
rr.~rr
lO PACKETS TESTED SEED,
High grade; choice v»rietii*a. Fr«
igh grade; choice varieties. Free I [7 _
catalog sent, including coupon fori U'*
dime back to apply on next order.
Xrfc St»4 X Et«tt C« Prpt M.f lyattvillt. Ark.
lieKt tpiuiity I'luiUlng Cotton heed, lied
River County grown, machine culled, mats
tented and Htertllxod: Snowflake, AcmIa, l.uno
Stur, Rowden. Mi-bane. Throc-huahel hag.
*5.50; 6 bagH, $25; 20 bags, f 35 ; frt prepaid
In Ok1a_ Smith Seed Co.. ClnrkMvitle. Texan.
HIT LI> YOI K OWN KAIMO T1 UK SKT,
$20 t«. $t;n AH parta complete, with inatruc-
lions. Satisfaction guaranteed Catalog free.
Southern Radio Service. Dept 11. Dallas. Tex.
30 DAYS' TBKATMKNT FOR DAN Dili FF„
falling hair. Itching scalp. 75 cunts. Money
refunded If not more than sutlHlled. IDEAL.
I. A IlOR A TORY. HARTFORD. ARKANSAS.
To he spoken well of Is plea sum ;
nnd to be spoken of both well und ill
Is usually worth money.
HOW’S THIS?
HAW.'8 CATARRH MEDICINE will
do what we claim for it—rid your system
Catarrh or Deafness caused by
of Catari
Catarrh.
irrh.
HALL’S CATARRH MEDICINE con-
of an Ointment which Quickly
sists of an Ointment which Quickly
Relieves the catarrhal Inflammation, anil
the
•cts
Internal Medicine, a Tonic
acts through the Rlood on the
Surfaces, thus assisting to resti
‘ondltions.
-nic, which
Mucou»
ore nor-
al co
Sold by druggists for over 40 Tear*.
. Toledo
F. J. Cheney & Co.
It Is always well to understand when
fn stand from under.
that would make It utilitarian and lu-
bor-snvlng In every respect.
The gambrel roof gives the greatest
possible bay storing space. As it
stands, the dimensions fit the barn are
30 feet by 100 feet, with arrangements
to care for 50 cows. The silo, 14
feet In diameter, bus a capacity In
proportion.
Carrier tracks serve the silage from
the silo along the entire length of
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the services of a reliable architect or
builder specializing In this field. There
are economies possible through the
Intelligent choice and use of timber
nnd plunking In varying dimensions
and proportions, and many other de-
tails which could serve to make the
dairy barn most profitable In every
way.
For Instance, in place of n cement-
floored stall, some of the cork brick or
other block now popular could be laid
down, adding greatly to the comfort
of the cows. Again. In localities
where boulder* are plentiful the first
floor wall construction could be of this
type of masonry, with the undeniable
advantage of not only securing a very
sound sub structure, but u very warm
dairy barn.
one little touch, unimportant In It-
self. but pleasing, nevertheless, is the
way by which a break In the monqtonv
of the appearance of the tiled silo
has been accomplished through the
use of tile of a different color.
Properly erected and given ordinary
care, there is no reason why a dairy
barn like this should not only be high-
ly profitable, but a show place and an
Inspiration to others In the locality
to go and build likewise.
Testing It.
“Young man,” said the boss. Im-
pressively, “what you want to learn is
that perseverance wins, perseverance,
sticking everlastingly at It!”
"Yes, sir,” said the youth. “That’s
what you told me the Inst time, and
I’m here again the way you said it,
asking for thut raise!”
The Feeling Was Mutual.
Benny—That fellow Wilkins is Just
crazy about you. He told me that he
was starving for love.
Jenny—Yes, both of us are. lie
hasn’t taken me out to dinner once
In the lust year.
Cough
Following
“FLU”
Check it Today!
WITH
FOLEY’S
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His Real Remark.
“Mr. Johnson,” severely began the
school master, “I am compelled to com-
plain about the conduct of your sou
Bunt. Today when I told him to be-
have he replied that he would not be
reprimanded by me."
“Replied—p’tu !—which?" puzzled!}
returned Gap Johnson of Rumpus
Hldge.
“Well, to be exact, he Informed me
that he wouldn’t take no d—n sag*
off in no lop-eared, pickle-necked teach
er, and—’’
“Aw, that’s all right, perfessor.
From the way you talked In the first
place 1 ’lowed he was losing his mind,
or something.”—Kansas City &iur.
M----.0#.-
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the center feed alley. Two hay chutes
open from the floor above at handy
Intervals, making the tilling of the
mungers an easy task. There are
Irinking fountains niul a regular sup-
»ly of fresh water always available.
Veil placed ducts feed the fresh air
ruin the Inlets Into the Interior ut
Didn’t Know Any Better.
In an eastern city a tine arts com-
mittee passes on municipal improve-
ments. The hoard of trade had raised
the money for a statue of the town’s
first mayor, but when the work was
finished the fine arts committee re-
fused to receive It. So the present
mayor sent for some leading citizen*
and proceeded to put questions:
“What's the matter with the sculp-
tor?" the mayor persisted.
“That's the trouble. There was no
sculptor. Seems It was made by a
marble cutter and he didnt know auy
better than to get n likeness. -
Hatching Eggs of Darwin Frog.
The eggs of the Darwin frog of
Chile ore hatched iu a throat pouch
of the male, and the tadpoles emerg*
from his mouth.
TEMPORARY INCREASE
“Did you gain In weight during
your hunting trlp7”
“Only temporarily I went back as
soon as the doctor removed th«
•ihoL”
There are scores
of reasons why
No Fair Exchange.
When our farmers take positions,
Voicing statesmanlike alarm.
We hope our politicians
Will not have to run the farm.
“Vaseline" Petroleum Jelly should be
accounted n household mainstay A
few of them are bums, sores, blisters,
cats. It comes in bottles—at all drug-
gists and general stores.
CHESEBROUCH MANUFACTURING CO.
lOea*«IMau4)
State Street New Y »rk
Bad Any Time.
Dad—Son, there’s nothing worse
than to he old and broken.
Young Hopeful—Yes, father—to be
young anti broke.—Punch Bowl.
Vaseline
Reg US Pat Off
PETROLEUM JELLY
Sparing His Feelings.
“I wnnt n word of advice.”
“Well?” replied Mr. Wudleigh.
grimly.
“What Is the best way to approach
you for a loan?"
"If you are sensitive, you had bet
ter write for It. and when you get my
reply tear It up without reading it."
Kven" P'ete/lm" Pri.turt ii ’inmmtndtd #t*> tivben
ieteui* •/In ekmluu fwtty end
Grove's
Tasteless
Chill Tonic
Just the Thing.
Elderly Gentleman Customer—1
want a dainty scarf for u lu ly, in
some pretty color.
Clerk—Certainly. We have*them In
mud, rust, clay and old brick.—
Punch, London.
A Body Builder for Pale,
Delicate Children. 60c
Translated from the Russian.
OfFyouforllfcsky — Is Kompletely
huatedovlch's failure u hnd one?
Domgiveudnrnsky—Very hud. Me
can only pay a million rubles on tin-
dollar.—American Legion Weekly.
mss
I CONSTIPATION
Prophecy.
“Well, my little girt, and what are
you going to be when you grow up?'
Screen Child—Oh, I'm going to fig
ure In several divorce scandal*, a
least.
PARKER'S
HAIR BALSAM
Re-no»e»t'*naruff StopaHalrKalMnc
Restores Color nnd
Beauty to Cray and Faded Half
•Or. and$i «0at I'rucpina
Rmcoi nim. lk. 1‘aU-li t n*. W T
HINDERCORNS ItaBMves I'orna,
louara. eu>., at.•!a:l pain, rnaurra comfort *•
feet, mawr-a •iitint »••*. Ik by me I or at 1
(tala. Uimo« I h.Uilcal Wwrts I'atci^gua, *. I.
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