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"HE DALLES DAILY -CHRONICLE; THURSDAY, APRIL , 14, 1921., PAGE THREE MAN SEARCHES FOR SPANISH TREASOR E THE BEST BIG SISTER IN THE WORLD PARCHMENT TELLS JUST WHERE FORTUNE IN GOLD IS BURIED. By United Nown BERKELEY, Cnl., April 14." and on June 24, 1557, we were set upon by a great horde of savage In. dlans, to the number of 40,000- and many of the members of our party were killed and others grievously wounded. Our strength was so reduc ed aftex. the attack that It was nece-?-nary to bury (he .gold carried by 27 horses. This fabulous treasure 1& hid don at ." So reads a document found in a cave in Impprial county by Joe Mler off, an aged prospector, who has pont his life in the great deserts of the west searching for the hidden riches of nature. Written on parchment the direc tions for reaching the buried treasure are given In full. Tho mysterious docu ment that has been pronounced gen uine by Professor H. E. Dolton, head of the history department of the Uni versity, and a leading authority on the old Spanish explorations. Today Mjeroff left the homo of his children in Oakland and set forth to follow tho directions to the place where the gold "carried by 27 horses" lies buried beneath the .wasto land of Imperial county. Professor Dolton and his associates have given the parchment n photo inlorographic analysis and aro con vinced that it was actually loft in the cavo whore Molroff found it, by the party of Spaniards who were -ittacked by tho flndiuns nearly 400 years ago. According to tho document, one of tho party died at the mine and with him was burled part of the gold and directions for finding the other half. Molroff found the tiocument in the grave in the cavern. He has presented part of tho manuscript to rolntivos but the pages telling of tho burial at the treasure and of tho place where It is burled have never left, his pos session since he found It 30 years ago. The Ujat Dig Sitter Dr. S. Burko Massoy, dentist, First National bunk, rooVns 307-308. Tele phone main 39li, res. main 1691. Stf The Best Big Sitter Taxi Service Day or night. Stand at Club Cigar stoio. Telephone red 1711. It. Winter mil tli 4ii The Beit Big Sitter WILD ANIMAL SHOW AND REGUllAR CIRCUS IN FIGHT & Ily United Nows SAN FRANCISCO, April 14. Tho elephants, tho trained seals and tho Nubian lions havo gone to war with tho baroback riders, tho boauties of tho flying trapeze and tho girls of tho tinseled ballet. Tho whole Pacific const is tho bat tle ground and the prize. Not that tho Hons aro planning to dine upon any of their adversaries or anything like that but there Is war in progross between tho wild animal show and tho old time circus accord ing to the Htorlea told among show people and those who follow tho big tops and thu sawdust rinss. Victory, It Is generally agroed, do ponds ot two elements whotlter tlu public prefers a well tralnuh Hon to a silk encased calf and whether tho press agon! and tho advance innn can move fiis'ler ahead of a llongil tiger or a girl who can hnng by her toes., U the press agont and the advance man of tho animal circus can grab the space and the choice booking:), and lease tho circus lots ahead of the competitor, half tho battle will be won and vice voisa. The remainder will rest with the nubile, 'tis said. The generals directing tho atrmv SLOAN'S GETS 'EMI FnhiouB pain and ncho Liniment. Vcpt buntly, brings warming, Cratlfylnrt relief RHEUMATIC twinges case up soon. So do still joints, lama bad:, neuralgia, overtaxed mus cles, and thofia ivvina from weather ex iwsuie, too tdcy don't light long ngaliist tlio counter.irrit.itiou that Sloan's Liniment produces. Always keep this old family friend hai. ly lor instant use a little vms lrs.t?s "without rulbinz, leaving no skin tt-iins, muss, or clogged pores. Its . ry uJor hcalt'iy and stimulating iUpgcsts the good it will do, All druggists. Three sizes 35c, 70e, $1 .40, Lamest sko. ii mart economical. iiiii building while the rest of the building was crumbling before the storm. Tnt Beit Big Sitter 8TEEL PRICE REDUCTION MAY STIMULATE BUSINESS By United New NEW YORK, April 14. One or the first' results of the United States Steel , corporation's reduction of prices, an , nounced Tuesday by Judge E. H ., Gary, is expected to be a. renewal of the building boom which began just after the war, but suddenly slump ed. Get your noon-day lunch at the city market cafeteria. There are marfy good things to eat at the tables, and then there are home-made cakes, ple3, and candles. And every one will want to explore all the interesting booths It's a worth-while place to spend on hour. . gle are Al G. Barnes of wild animal fame on one side and Jerry Muglvan, who has bought .the Sells-FIoto, tho Howe3-London, the "Yankee'' Robin son and the Hagenbeck Wallace shows according to the stories whfch arc going the rounds. Barnes has been king of the terltory west of the Rock ies. 'When the spring season arrived this year, Barnes is Bald to have found his leadership challenged. The Howes London shows appeared on tho scene and from the start began dogging the path of Barnes. The first move was made when Barnes changed his schedule and Jumped back from Southern Califor nia to Arizona to head off the in vasion of that state by his competi tor. Howes-London moved then and dashed Into the San Joaquin valley with Barnes jumping too. Now they are both moving into nothem Cali fornia. With the first show ofObattle the army press agents and advance men rushed forward and they are now said to be fighting a quiet but determined battle through the northwest, the Da kotas, Montana and Wyoming offer ing big prices for choice of circus lots, securing licenses and trying to out guess each other. It has resolved into the biggest circus war, show people say, since the days when P.. T. Barnum and the Rtngllng Brothers first locked horns. The Best Big Sister Taxi Mayflold' Taxi Telephone main 5021. 27tf The Best Brg Sister Eyes tested, glasses utted. Dr. Geo. r Nowhouse. t FIVE KILLED, TWO T BY T Huh 0RNA00 TOWN OF MELISSA LEVELED FIRE ADDS TO WIND'S HAVOC. By United News 'McKINNEY, Texas, April 14. Five children were killed and two railway men were injured at Melissa, north of here, when a tornada wiped out mo3t of tho town late Wednesday. Officials of the Texas electric rail way report that two freight trains were blown from the track and that 'flro following in the wake of the storm did great damage. Nur3es and doctors are being hur ried to the scene. Mrs. P. F. Lotlce, holding her in fant daughter in her arms, was hurl ed from her home by the force of the storm and the child was killed. The Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. War ner Young wa3 also picked from Its cradle and killed. Three negroes and two negro child ren were reported killed. The entire business section of Me lissa was demolished with the excep tion'of one building, the Melissa Na tional bank. Fifty persons were severely injur d,e some of them fatally, it is re ported. More than 200 school children had a miraculous escape from death when they huddled in tho hall of the school ; "This is a-mfghty good thing. It should stimulate building in all lines," said George C. Wagner, vice-president of the Terry and Tench Construction firm here. He also thought the re duction, in prices of manufactured steel would probably be followed by corresponding, reductions In the wages of the men who make it. Paul Starrett, -president of the George A. Fuller Construction com pany, said many prospective build ers had held up their plans for Just such an announcement as that of Judge Gary, and thought it would stimulate building. Construction men, though not pre dicting an actual boom, were optimis tic as to the renewal of activity in the near future. In Wall street; where steel is the barometer of business, all interest centered in the steel corpora tion for indications of prosperity in traction, construction and other lead ing lines. GRAY HAIR BECOMES DARK AND BEAUTIFUL Try Grandmother's Old Favorite Recipe of 8age Tea and 8ulphur. Almost everyone knows that Sage Tea and Sulphur, properly compound ed, brings back the natural color and lustre to the hair when faded, streaked or gray. Years ago the only way to get this mixture was to make it at home, which Is mussy and troublesome. Nowadays we simply ask tt any drug store for "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound." You'll get a large bottle of this old-time recipe improved by the addition of other ingredients, at very lltjle cost. Every body uses this preparation now, be cause no -one can possibly tell that you darkened your hair, as it does it so naturally and evenly. You d-ip-a sponge or soft trash with it and draw this through your hair, taking one small strand at a time, toy morning the gray hair disappears, and after another application or two, your hair becomes beautifully dark, thick and glossy and yjMrJftok years younger. Adv. , How Is This? THE DALLES CHILDREN IN THE MOVIES Actual motion pictures of the children of The Dalles have been made and will be shown at this theatre Friday and Saturday. How does you youngster look on the screen? Come and see. Also Mary Pickf ord In r The first motion picture she ever appeared in "BROKEN HEARTS." It's not only a curiosity it's a wonder. . v AlSO r : One of the greatest super-productions ever made "Madame X With t PAULINE FREDERICK This Triple Bill of Worth-While Pictures is at The Little House with the BIG Pictures FRIDAY and SATURDAY "The Last of the Mohicans" Lait Timtt Tonif kt ; Ouch! Lame Bads ft If Rub backache. Lumbago. Soreness nil 1 T 1 C - , KUb DaCMacoe, uanDOgU, txnvness y yy aiul stiffness away-Tiy (his! KT am Back hurt you? Can't straighten up without feeling sudden pains, sharp aches and twinges? Now lis ten! That's lumbago, sciatica or maybe from a strain, and you'll got blessed relief the moment you rub your back with soothing, penetrating "St. Jacobs Oil." Nothing else takes out soreness, lameness and stiffness so quickly. You simply rub in oa and out comes the pain. It is per fectly harmless and doesn't burn or discolor the kslh. Limber up!, Don't suffer! Get. a small trial bottle from any drug store, and after using it. Just once, you'll forget that you ever had back ache, lumbago or sciatica, because your back will never hurt or cause any more misery. It never disap points and has been recommended for 60 years. T THE MARYHILL FERRY IS RUNNING From Grants, 20 Miles East of Th'e Dalles, to Maryhlll Daily from 7 a. m. to- 9 p. m. EXCELLENT ROAD8 UNEXCELLED SCENERY MARYHILL FERRY CO. Special Tripe Arranged - Phone Goldendale 312X E M PRE S S Home of Superfeatures COMING SATURDAY- II (pdsummer H Sfc With LOIS WILSON, LILA LEE ' SiHH .-BBhp TONIGHT- "THE EDUCATION OF ELIZABETH" With BILLIE BURKE 10 and 25c GRAND TONIGHT- Liniment! 10c and 25c including tax rnemv