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Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-08-26
BOIL WEEVIL COMING.
Il IL Feared That Pest Will Soon Visit
Alabama.


That the boil weevil will be In Ala
Dama this fall, all things now Gndi
cate. II the pest makes as good time
eastward as It did in Mississippi Last
year, 1t will find Judgment as far into
the state as Escambia county, across
Mobile and Baldwin counties, from the
Mississippi line. However, It is more
than likely that 1t will get no farther
than Mobile. Washington and Choc.
taw, which is almost certain IL there
is late fall.
This, it is said, is the opinion OF w
l.. Pryor, expert wcevil man of the
department of agriculture at Washing
ton, who is at Montgomery to take up
with the state officers the first work
Of elimination and protection.
Mr. Pryor says that the weevil is
moving east out of Mississippi very
rapidly and all records go to show that
Alabama will be reached by the early
fall. He is urging that the state get
busy at once and make every effort
possible to diversity crops and take
such other means as are necessary to
discount the depletion.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-08-26
TRAGEDY ON HIGH SEAS.
Two Passengers Try to Hold Up
Steamfr=Captain Killed


Steamer-Captain Killed.
The Alaska Pacific Steamship COM
pany's liner Buchanan was held up at
sea by two passengers. Captain Wood
was shot and killed by one of the
men while resisting. The second
man was overpowered by the engine
room crew. The passenger who SHOT
the captain jumped overheard with
life preservers.
The Buchanan was en- ronte from
Seattle to San Francisco. Fred Thorn
az, a passenger, went to the captains
room, while an accomplice descended
to the engine room. Beth men were
armed and they attempted to take
possession of the vessel. CaDtain
Wood refused To comply with Thorn
as demands and was shot dead.
Thomas ran out of the room and see
ing his plans had miscarried. st-apped
on a lifp-ereserver and leaped into
the sea.
In the meantime the accomplice had
encountered resistance in the engine
room He was overpowered and
placed in irons. The Buchanan was
reported to the steamer President,
northbound The President searched
the vicinity for Thomas without re-
suit.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-08-26
FATAL BOAT EXCURSION.

One Killed and Three Injured In Dis
aster at Lake Charles, la.
Pauline Woodring, 6-year-old daugh-
ter OF T. 8. Woodrlng. a prominent
lumber man. died as a result Of in
iuries received in the motor boat e1-
plosion in the Calcaseu river. p. o.
Moss and Lofts Swan, secretary and
treasurer, respectively, Of the Lake
Charles Railway, Light and Water
Company, who were also injured in
the explosion, are in a critical condi-
tloA.
Mrs. J. A. Landry. wife Of the presi-
dent of the same company. was seri.
oUsly burned, but will recover Ten
persons were in the boat when the ex-
plosiOn occurred. Six escaped with
minor injuries.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-08-26
INSPECT NEW ROAD.
Route Chosen for TIE Atlanta to Jack.
sonviIIe Highway.

F. G.! Miller returned from Atlanta.
after paving made the trip from Jack
sonviBs to the Georgia capital in an
automobile over the roads which win
in all probability, be eho.e.. as the
official route for the Atlanta-to Jack
sonvill& highway. 3
In sGeaking Of the trip. Mr. Miller
said: We left jacksonville At ..
m. FTitay in a Premier 40 and
drove sorty-six miles to- FOIhston.S.
where I'VE spent the night. This por.
ton hfithe road Is in fairly good con
ditiO1 1t had been raining receatly
wher We made the trim. and for thati
reason III was little nft, and there
were. SHINE waShOuts, but. taken as
whole. III is a good road. At 4:45
O'Clock Saturday morning We Stsrt,d
on the second lap of the journey and
reached Macon. Ga, at 7:4J D m
Thirty miles Of this road was n most
Nxcepctt shape. This was tie first,
thirty miles north of Kings Ferry
The ri miles OF the read south Of
WaycrCIss needs TO be graded brit II
was ndt impossible as It was. The
rains had washed the sand out in seT.
eral PlSces, but not so bad as to make
the highway irksome."
AftFrI reaching the city Of Macon
they did not stop but an hour ana
five minutes, when they resumed their
journey Leaving Macon at $3.50
o'clock Saturday night. they reached
Atlanta at 6 a. m. Sunday. The road
from Macon to Atlanta was in bad
CONDITION, owing to the recent rains.
The red clay was soft and sticky, and
as the lriving was done at night the
time Yas slow, but other than getting
into a few "chuck" holes and fighting
the clnt, they met with no mishaps.
and arr we'd IN good condition.
The C ar In which the trip was made
was the same Premier which won the
cup at { ne Atlantic Beach races, which
were tfld to celebrate the opening Of
the now beach road July 2Sth last.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-08-26
Too Deaf to Live.

Because he was deaf and had diff
Guilty in understanding the orders
given him. Philip Stewart, a negro
dock hand employed On the Jewett
coal dock. foot Of Ocean street
jumped into the St. Johns river at
Jacksonville, and drowned before help
could reach him. Stewart, who was
an old negro. well known along the
river front. lived at $50 Elm street
For a number Of years he has been
growing deaf, and was hardly able to
understand orders given him. even
though they were shouted. DeSpond-
ent because of his deafness, Stewart
said to other dock hands Just before
he jumped into the river: "IT cure
my Deafness"
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-08-26
ST. GEORGES ISLAND.
Quarter of a Million to be Spent in
improvements.

improvements.
George ". Saxon, president Of the
Capital City Bank. one of Tallahas-
sees financial institutions, has re-
turned from n business visit to Apa-
lachicola. where he had been to close
the sale Of Short & Healy, real estate
men of this city. of the property
known as st. Georges Island The
purchasers are wealthy Atlanta peo-
pie, and they propose to make this the
greatest resort on the southern coast
Over a quarter of million dollars
will be spent at once in the erection
of hotels and club house, and other
wise identifying the property. No
gambling or liQuCr selling will be al
lowed. Each member of he club will
he a stoCkholder. receiving one share
which will be forfeited to tho club
IN case his conduct Is other than what
Il should be. Mr.. Saxon says that a
great deal of interest is being taken
in this section Of the state. AMI he
looks for other enterprises and invest
mcnts to- follow this one.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-08-26
GIGANTIC STEAL IS
LAID To OFFICIALS
Illinois Central UneathS Big
Graft Conspiracy.
ROAD LOST MILLION DOLLARS

Frank 3. Hartman, Former General
Manager; Charles L. Ewing and
John M. Taylor Named in Warrants
Other Arrests to FoIIow-start-
ling Allegations Of Graft.
Three former executive officers OF
the Illinois Central Company have
been arrested on warrants in connec-
ton with the alleged frauds by means
of which the railroad was defrauded,
it is said, of 100000.
The men arrested were
Frank B. Hartman, formerly gen
eral manager OF the road.
Charles l.. Ewing, formerly man.
ager Of lines north of the Ohio river
John NJ. Taylor, formerly general
storekeeper OF the road.
The warrants sworn to- by T. J. Har
ahan. president of the Illinois Central.
charge the three men with conspiracy
to cheat and defraud the railroad by
false pretenses and with operating q
confidence game. hartman and EW-
ing were taken to the Harrison street
police station. Their bonds of $4,000
each were signed by a professional
bondsman.
The allegations In the graft case are
startling. The investigation began a
year ago. II reached a crisis last
spring when President Harahan began
actions to recover sums said to aggre
gate more than Sl,000.O00 alleged to
have been taken from the road by a
car repair cmOpany in connivance
with high officials of the road. Har-
riman. Ewing. Taylor and many 9th
ers Of less magnitude resigned their
positions.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-08-26
New Church Building.

Work will soon begin on the mag
nihcent church to be erected at the
corner Of King and Ribera streets, in
st. Augustine, By the Southern Meth
odist church, Of which Rev. C.. C.
Cecil Is pastor. Material Is being
placed on the ground, preparatory to
beginning work on the foundation.
The building Ii TO 10 In keeping With
other church ediHcss Of the city, and
will provide a beautiful place Of vor.
ship for Mr.. Cecil's large congrexHtSor
This 10 the Arst Southern Methodist
church TO Be built In the Aneisnt City.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-08-26
To Organize New Camps.

Patriotic Order, Sons of America, is
planning to erect a 1000 monument
on their lots in Evergreen cemetery,
at Jacksonville. Coping Is being
placed around lots and other improve
ments are being made. President
Wood says three new camps are to
be organized within the next two
weeks in the state. He stated also
that the camps now organized through
out the state are progressing nicely.
Macclenny Camp will give the public
school at Mscclenny a large United
States flag at the opening Of the
school this fall.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-08-26
TAFT and TEDDY
ARE AGAIN FRIENDS
President Regains Good Wit
Of Col. Roosevelt.
FORMER DESERTS Machine


the New YORK Bosses for Turning
Down Roosevelt as Chairman Of the
New York State Convention.
President Taft and eX-President
Roosevelt are again fellow workers
in the same political field. The threat
that they might pull apart has been
forefended by a full explanation On
one side and an uIreserved accept
ance on the other.
The president makes it plain in
letter given out at New York City by
Lloyd c. Eriscom, president Of the
New York republican county con-
mittee, how the misunderstanding
arose. He explained that he never
took any pat In a committee cabal
to defeat Colonel Roosevelt for TEN.
pUrary chairman of the coming repuo-
lican state convention. On the con-
trary, he explicitly deplored The result
of the committee meeting which chose
Vice-President Sherman: he rebukes
the party leaders who have permitted
it to go abroad uncontradicted that
the president of the United States
was behind their factional prefer
ences; he insists that at every oppor-
tunity he advised the fullest confer
ences with Colonel Roosevelt and ne
explains that he has been panied by
the ~columnS OF unfounded assertions
in the newspapers concerning my at
titude in respect to the New York
situation"
For his part, Colonel Roosevelt,
when he read President Tafts' letter
as communicated to him at Oyster
Bay, said:
II am very glad to sec President
Taft's letter, and am pleased with it."
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-08-26
Judge Taylor improved.

Judge; Il. Fenwick Taylor. of the su-
preme Court of Florida, who has been
seriously i'll with typhoid at the home
Of his daughter, Mrs. W. H. Ellis, in
Tallahassee, Is much better and on
the ROAD to recovery. He has had no
fever for several days now, and it Is
believed that this is entirely broken.
Just asj soon as he is sufficiently re-
covered he will be taken over to
Panama. City. on the Gulf coast, for
an ouGiag while he recuperates.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-08-26
CRUISER GOES ASHORE.

Eighteen British Sailors Lose Lives
OF the Coast Of Korea.
British cruiser Bedford ran ashore on
the rocks of Quelpart island, Korea,
according to the report received at
London by the admiralty. The men
were members Of the engine room
star;
The accident occurred during full
speed trials Of the vessel, ard the
cruiser was evidently badly holed,
since the deaths are stated oticially
to have been due to the thrush Of
water"
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-08-26
Want Road Extended.

It Is bald that a meeting was held
at PapsEea Springs a few days ago by
parties Interested in having the Flor
ida Cen trail Railroad, recently 40
CURED by purchase by Jacksonville
parties. extended from Fanlew to the
springs This is the greatest OF the
Gulf cuaFt resorts, but inconvenient to
reach BY having a railroad outlet,
via F9nlew, they will be in easy
touch With South Georgia points. via
ThomasFille. and crowds will take ad-
vantaGe bf its health-giving waters.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-08-26
TENNESSEE FEUD.
ReeIfoot Lake Is Again Scene oil
Startling Tra3edy.


On ground male famous by thu
ReelfooU laEo night rider troubles.
James Keesack SHOT and killed Oh. Q
man late Saturday afternoon. ani
wounded n. brother AMI 4 woman at
Shaws ParS. in Obion county.
James Eecsucker made his escape.
Shaws T'rk is an open space OF
ground on Reeifoot lake. about a quar-
ter If mile from Samburg, Tenn, a
town of about fifty people. During
the night rider troubles Samburg was
said to be the hOtbed of the organiza-
ton.
A party of people was in the park
about FIVE o'clock in the afternoon.
when James Keesucker drew u revol-
yer. it is said, and shot Martin Leon
ard. Leonard dropped dead in his
tracks and Keesucker then turned his
weapon on Mrs. Pitts and his brother,
Will Keesucker.
There had long been bad feeling be-
tween the Keesuckers and Leonards.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-08-26
kiaAtnina Strikes Wires.

DuriDg a storm that passed over
Sanford; lightning struck the electric
light wires in the department store Of
D. H. Cal dweI & Sons, and set fire
to a show window nlled with shoes.
The firl department was quickly on
hand. bat there was not much damage
to the St1re. Only a few dollars
worth 81 stock was destroyed.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-08-26
SPINDLES TO Be IDLE.
Fully $1,000 Operatives Are to BE
Thrown Out of Whrk.

Fully $1,000 Operatives Are to BE
Thrown Out Of WSrk.
Millions Of spindles in the cotton
mills Of the country will be idle for
periods varying from one week to 16
days during the latter part Of this
month and the first half of September.
Mills in New England employing Co.
600 operatives have already posted
notices announcing a further curtail-
ment and IT is understood that similar
action will be taken by many other
concernS.
In the southern states more than
5000. 900 spindles will BE- idle one
week in September.
A short time policy among numer-
Gus cotton plants In New England will
be continued during September, &C.
cordinG to the present outlook.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-08-26
Schools 70 Be Consolidated.

The New Augustine School at st.
Augustins will be consolidated with
the City School in October. This mat
ter was decided by the Board Of Pub
lie Instruction at their last meeting.
The youhg pupils viii be furnish Z
free transportation to and from the
school. It is believed that the taking
OF the pupils from that section in the
new sGhopl will give them better grad
ing, ana that they will have much
greater advantages.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-08-26
GENERAL
NEWS
Al 1t was learned at Wash

GENERAL II was learned at Wash
NEWS ingtOn, D. c., that Gus
NOTES. tive A. Rist. Jr, the
young American who was reported to
have been murdered In Bolivia. June
II, was q native of Bloomfield. N. J..
where his father now resides. The
state department has directed Ameri-
can Minister McCombs at Lima to
make a thorough investigation OF the
alleged murder Young Rist was a
ninAnS engineer. employed in a gold
mine Rear the BOlivia-Peru border.
According to letter received by his
father from fellow-engineer, he was
shot in the back by a Spaniard named
VAccara. The motive for the crime
has aot been disclosed and It is not
known whether Rist's slayer has been
arrested. Minister Combs. In his dis
patch TO the state department. gave
the name of the alleged murderer as
Augustine Hunf.
The population Of Atlanta, accord
ing to the United States census re-
port, IL 1S<,s3s. This Is q gain of
64,Ss7 over the census of 1900, or q
gain 'n population Of 72.a per cent
The population Of Canada, March 81
vas 7,Gss,7s1, SeeordtnE to The sstt
mate Of the census dspartmsoA
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-08-26
Completion of Road.

At a meeting of the citizens Of,
Pablo, plans were perfected to have
a big celebration for the completion OF
the hasii-surface road, from Jackson
vile. The mayor, ]. E. Dickerson. and
board Of councilmen have joined hands
with the committees to make this oc-
caSion & grand success.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-08-26
$50, 600 DAMAGE Suit,

The PAPERS in a $4,000 damage suit
brought hy the South Atlantic Car
and Ma9u featuring Company against
the Flo}id East Coast Railway Com
p9ny, Yere filed at Jacksonville in the
Office off the circuit clerk. The papers
were e&t&red in court by Attorneys
Toomeri g Reynolds and PRATT A.
Brown. The declaration will be filed
the first Monday in September.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-08-26
CANNON STAyDs PAT"
Aged Speaker Will Not Give Up With
out Struggle.

Aged Speaker Will Not Give Up With
out Struggle.
Despite the declaration, as reported,
Of Congressman LOngworth that he
will not again vote for Joseph G. Can
non for speaker Of the house Of rep
Sesentatives. Mr.. Cannon will con-
tinue IN the race, according to his
own statement
He will go into the caucus n a
candidate, no matter how many repub-
iican congressman declare they will
oppose him for reelection. All he
asks n that those who 60 into the
caucus abide By its vote, and he prom
ases to DO the same. he e0ss not ask
any man to pledge himself to vote
for his reelection y - believes nat
pledge will work AGAINST him IN the
election this fAll, nor does he want
my candidate for ths FepuhlscaA RAR-
tnaticn for oosSTsss 30 rspadSaas An
Serg - ek1ule % sRtsr tAe sasess.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-08-26
ROOSEVELT AND NEW YORK.
Former President Says He'll Take Ma
Part In State campaIan.

Part In State Campaign.
A dispatch from New York Gays:
Colonel Roosevelt made it clear TO his
friends that the reports to the effect
that be did not intend to take any
part In the coming state Campaign
were we'll based.
As the colonel put It, he ala not
think he had been encouraged b tale
an active interest by the action a thu
state committee In turning down hls
name for temporary chatrmaa to Tie
convention. His close trisnds. are the
authority for the statement that Col
onel Roosevelt has never fndicatsd BIZ
the slightest word What his intentions
are with regard to 1914 Ths cescnel
however. Ass always RoAd thai Ra -
serves the right to engage h any
situatien At any time, whsnsver hs
feels that his policies demand Il
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-08-26
DEATH And RUIN
FROM FOREST FIRE
Steady March Of Flames De-
VastatiRg Many States.
SEVERAL LIVES ARE Lost
Situation in the Fire Swept Region is
Growing Worse Despite the Efforts
to Check Spread of the Flames
Loss of Many Millions.

Growing Worse Despite the Efforts
to Check Spread of the Flames
Loss of Many Millions.
Mercilessly AID relentlessly the for.
est fires in western Montana and Ida
no are sweeping over a vast area
driving hundreds of fugitives before
them, destroying small settlements
and wiping out of existence millions
Of dollars worth of property.
n Is reported that about half the
town of Wallace, Idaho, has been
wiped out and the town practically
cut of from the outside world.
The situation in the fire zone may
be summarized as follows:
Thirteen lives lost; property loss
100000; fire still threatening.
Elsewhere In the FIRE zone, the stu
alton has gone from bad to- worse
The most serious incident is reported
from the st. Coe country, where $50
men engaged in the forestry service
are missing and It is feared they have
been burned to death.
When the fire approached the camp
where there were 200 men, two of the
fighters took a horse and riding the
animal to death, rode from the camp
and ordered a rescue party which pen
etrated the fire to Bird creek.
Eighteen of the men were found in
he water, where they had gone for
safety and they were unharmd.
From the remaining $50 men no
word has been received. A relief
train, well equipped with pack ami
mails has been ordered, carrying pro-
visions and hospital supplies, and will
endeavor to get through the fire.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-08-26
Georoe Pathway pian

News of, the death Of George Petta-
way. of;ofala. a prominent citizen of
that place, has been received. He had
been suffering for several months In
a hospital. His mother. eight brothers
and two sisters are left to mourn his
loss.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-08-26

A Sparta. Tenn, dispatch says that
a FIRE st AN early hour practically
swept Sbe business portion OF that
town. causing Q loss estimated ut
s120.00c. well covered by insurance.
A numts, Of the best business houses
we're destroyed. The origin Of the
Are 10 . mystery.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-08-26
EXPLOSION KILLS
~ Mill ENGINEER
William {. Virgins Meets a
4 Tragic Death.
CYLINDER head BLOWS OUT
Small Son of Frank Morgan, Manager
B Of Morgan Lumber Company's Plant
Where Accident Occurred, Narrowly
Escaped Death.

A Jacksonville, Fla, dispatch says:
William H. Virgins, % years old
was MORALLY wounded when the cylin,
Ger head of the engine blew out at The
Morgan mill. on the banks of McGirts
creek, near Ortega, and died five
hours later at St. Luke's hospital.
Virgins had been employed as en-
eineer by the Morgan Lumber Com
pany for some time, and lived with his
wife in a house near the company
mill. 1t the time of the accident he
was alone in the engine room, with
the exception Of a small son Of Frank
Morgan, manager Of the mill The
boy had a remarkable escape from
death. but was uninjUred. He was
stunned by the explosion. but ran out
of the engine room as other wo-kmen
rushed to- the aid Of Virgins.
The oasis., 1910-09-10
THE LAST SAY.

This is the last issue of THE OASIS that will appear in the poli- tical campaign for election of dele gates to the constitutional conven- tion of Arizona. Before another edition of the paper is in full course ofpreparation the election will have been held, the result announced and determination assured of the men who shall have been granted by the people of Arizona the high mission and commission of fram ing fundamental law for the gov ernment of the great state they have undertaken to build.
 In this the last expression THE OASIS will have to make with re- gard to the great public duty now deVolving upon the entire people of Arizona, and representing the republicans of Santa Cruz county, the assertion is made with pride that the party, it's candidate and its leaders, have nothing for which to apologise-naught to extenuate. A clean cut, aggressive, yet open and honorable campaign has been conducted. It is true there has been directed at the opposition some sharp criticism; but it was just criticism, levelled at the record of the democratic party and it's candidate, as that record appears upon the statute book of the terri tory of Arizona. Such records are legitimate subjects for criticism in political contests, and no just cause for complaint can arise at their use
The oasis., 1910-09-10
d Santa Cruz County Depositary

to bring to a vote the honse bill. promising the necessary votes. But the solid ten in the democratic caucus would not yield. The gov ernor and the state central commit. tee did everything possible 0 bring to terms the recalcitrant ten sena. tors, but without avail.
 At that juncture outraged con-. stituencies began to be heard from. indignation meetings were held in all parts of the state, and the people who had elected them adopted resolutions condemning the obstinate (alleged bought) senators. Prominent citizens and committees from home journeyed to Denver and talked to the said senators very plainly and to the point. Finally they had to yield; the bill was endorsed in caucus, was taken up in the senate and passed.