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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-08-02
1T CERTAINLY LOOKS BAD.

to wear any kind of a stained or soil
ed garment in company, or in the
street. And it is so unnecessary too.
when we can clean the garments so
easily and so cheaply. We take the
greatest care of all orders entrusted
to us, and return them looking as
good as new in every particular. Add
ed to which, our prices are most rea-
sonable, and your work is called for
and delivered.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-08-02

OF course love is blind, That is
why 1t needs no light in the parlor
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-01-05
GOVERNORS OF STATES WIRE
HOPES FOR NEW YEAR

The governors of the states and ter
ritories wired their hopes for the new
year to the New York World. The
following wire was from Florida:
Tallahassee, Fla, Dec. 31.-In
Governor Gilchrist's absence, l sub
nit the following:
Florida has enjoyed exceptional
prosperity and advancement through
out 1911. The early new year will
witness the completion of the oversee
railroad to Key West, one of the
Worlds greatest feats of railroad con-
struction. Florida is the scene of an
other of the worlds most notable en-
cheering undertakings, the drainage
of the Everglades, which is progress
ing satisfactorily.
Hundreds of new, permanent set
tiers are reaching Florida monthly,
and the rate of the states material
growth is exceeded nowhere east of
the Mississippi river.
I'm climate, variety of resources,
adaptability to easy development, in
safe prospects for future commercial
Importance and in the various condi-
tons which make contented and pros
porous homes, Florida is unexcelled
by any section of the world. She ex-
tends cordial New Year greetings to
the people of the earth with a hearty
invitation to come and share in her
rapid and healthy development.
&c. T. WHITFIELD,
Secretary to the Governor"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-01-05
BIGGEST CHICKEN RANCH

A. c. White and w A. Conkling
who own a fifteen-acre chicken ranch
near Leallman, recently received 6
carload shipment of 1000 chickens
weighing $4,000 pounds. The chick
ems will be kept on the ranch, some oil
them being retained for breeding
purposes and others will be fattened
for sale. The ranch was started ter
months ago and the two gentlemen in
charge are doing a big business in
poultry They are making prepare
tons for having the largest chicken
farm in this part of the state and both
men are being experienced in the
work will undoubtedly make success
of the business. A number of build
ings necessary on the ranch have re
Gently been built. and they are vel
equipped for large business in chick
en- raisins-st. Petersburg Independ
ent.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-01-05
STRAW BERRIES

The Courier made the statement
last week that the strawberry ship
ping season was really on and made
the prediction that there would prob
ably be as much as 400 quarts shipped
on Tuesday of this week. Our guess
as to Tuesdays shipment was pretty
nearly correct We understand that
there We're six refrigerators shipped
on that day, and something like 400
quarts of berries. The prices for the
day were particularly good, ranging
from eighty to eighty-five cents per
quart
Tomorrow will be another shipping
day and it is predicted that there will
be not less than 600 quarts in the mar
ket. 1t is possible that there will be
a slight falling off in the price, as the
shipments of Saturday will not get
into the markets until after the holi-
day shopping has been done.
From now on the shipments will
continue to get heavier, and within
two or three weeks the express plat
form will be the Invest place in the
city, and the strawberry growers will
begin to augment their bank accounts
at most gratifying rate.-Plant City
Courier.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-01-05
JESSE BlLLlNGSLEY SAYS EVER
GLADES ARE ALL RIGHT

]. L. Billingsley, city attorney of
Miami, and secretary to former Gov
ernor William S. Jennings, during his
term as chief executive of the state,
was in Jacksonville today, attending
to legal matters in United States
court.
Attorney Billingsley believes thor
oughly in the future of the Ever
glades, and after being associated for
ten years with Ex-Governor Jennings
and others, who have been interested
in drainage problems, feels competent
to express an opinion.
In talking with a Metropolis report
er he said:
Il feel confident that the project for
draining the Everglades will be sue
cessful, and that eventually approx
imately 100000 acres of this land
will be available for farming purpos-
es
Drainage work is being steadily
carried on, and when completed the
claims made for this land will be full
filled. Of course, until the work of
draining the lands is completed, they
are of trifing value.
What we want is that people shall
come and investigate conditions for
themselves before buying Everglades
land. Buying these lands now is
much like buying a two-year-old colt
you know the colt is practically
worthless when you buy it but you are
willing to wait until it grows old
enough to become serviceable.
1T is just so with the Everglades.
People who purchase these lands have
to assume a certain degree of risk,
until the work of drainage is complet-
ed. 1t is always possible that the
drained land may be overfiowed.
''All of the drainage work now 60
ing on is under the direction of the
state government, and is going for
ward more rapidly than was expected.
The Furst-Clark Construction Com
pany has the contract for the drain
age work and the firm is under bond
to complete the contract by June Is,
1913.
There are now three canals lead
ing out of Lake Okeechobee, and a
fourth, or auxiliary canal, taps one of
the three. These carry the water
from the lake into the ocean.
"All the people of Miami, with the
possible exception of about five per
cent, have confidence in the drainage
project, and those who have not are
persons who have never taken the
trouble to investigate Jacksonville
Metropolis.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-01-05
MEETING OF MARION CAMP OF
CONFEDERATE VETERANS

The regular monthly meeting of Ma
rion Camp No. Sc, U. C. ", was held
Tuesday, January 2, 1912.
After prayer by General Long, the
follow comrades answered to roll
call:
]. NJ. Martin, commander; ]. H. Liv
ingston, adjutant; T. D. Lancaster
treasurer; w. E. McGahagin, E. G
Taylor, ]. H. Billingsley, D. H. Irvine
E. w. Mcdonald, H. R. Shaw, W. E.
Martini, S. ]. McAteer, r. ]. Evans
Joe Shuford, H. W. Long, ]. D. Will
liams, H. N. Knoblock, r: A. Carlton
Communication from the general
headquarters relating to the annual
dues was referred to the treasurer
with instructions to forward the an
nual dues to general headquarters.
The treasurer filed his report, show
ing that all outstanding claims against
the camp were paid, and also showing
balance of $436 on hand. The re-
port shows a balance of $23 in dues
yet uncollected.
The next business in order was the
election of officers for the ensuing
year and resulted as follows:
Col. Jno. M. Martin, commander.
Comrade w. E. McGahagin, lieuten
ant commander.
Comrade J. H. Livingston, adjutant.
Comrade T. D. Lancaster, treasurer
Comrade w. H. Henry, second lieu
tenant commander.
Comrade W. E. Martin, third lieu
tenant commander.
DIR. M. T. w. Christian, surgeon.
General H. w Long, chaplain.
DR.. ]. H. Billingsley, color sergeant.
Executive Committee: J. NJ. Martin,
Alfred Aver, R. A. Carlton.
Relief Committee: Joseph Shuford,
T. D. Lancaster, J. H. Livingston.
Committee on Memoirs: H. W.
Long, T. D. Lancaster, Frank Harris.
Meeting then adjourned until next
regular meeting in February.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-01-05
STATEMENT FROM Mr.. COLBERT
Ocala, Fla, Jan. l, 1919.

OCdld, L ld.s Jan. i, 1515'
To Whom 1t May Concern:
In reply to certain unjust criticisms
and false charges made againts me
by the Crawford show people, at their
last show here last Saturday night,
wish to say that / have no word OF
apology to make in regard to the col
lection of the so-called high license
The law is on the statute books, and
the collection of this same license
tax from the C. w. Parks Company
was upheld in a decision by Hon. w
S. Bullock, judge of the circuit court
in 1905
And, further, defy anybody to
show where a circus has shown in
Ocala for $775 since l have been tai
collector.
AS long az this law is on the stat
ute books, not revoked by the courts,
and remain tax collector, l will do
my dead level best to enforce it.
Yours very truly,
w. L. COLBERT,
Tax Collector.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-01-05

Mr.. Marion Pelot of Jacksonville,
formerly of this city, is here for a
short stay, having come down es-
pecially to be present at the New
Years ball.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-09-19
Planned Suicide-Fined by Recorder.

Macon, Ca, Sept. 12.-FolloWlng
his futile attempt yesterday morning
to take his. life by firing three shots
at his head with revolver, Charles
L. Spikes was arraigned before the
recorder for shooting inside the city
and carrying a pistol without Ii
cense. His attorney waived commit
ment in the pistol charge and he
was fined SIS by the recorder for
shooting in the city.
It is advanced by the police that
Spikes did not try to kill himself, al
though a bullet passed through his
hat, missing his head only by mar
gin. He declared in his statement to
the court that he did. when I quit
my job in the Atlanta railroad shops
and came here for the purpose of
getting my wife to unite with me
again and she fatty refused, the
thought of living separately from her
and my darling baby boy was more
than I could stand and I took death
as my only consolation" he stated.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-09-19
WIFE OF JOHNSON KILLS SELF.
Stunned and Unhappy Because She
Married a Negro.

A dispatch from Chicago says be-
ing Stunned and unhappy because she
had married negro, the wife OF
Jack johnson, worlds champion
heavyweight pugilist, shot herself
Wednesday night and died Thursday
morning. She was 81 years of age
and the daughter of Mrs. David Ter
ry, of Brooklyn. When she married
Johnson, she was the divorced wife
of Clarence Duryear, we'll known
New York turfman.
During the trip to. Las Vegas, N.
NJ, where Johnson fought Jim Flynn,
the blacks wife told friends she was
very unhappy, as her former friends
avoided her because she was welded
to a negro.
Soon after Johnson left his home
Wednesday night she called her two
maids and placing an arm around
each asked that they kneel in prayer.
After she had prayed for some
time, she sent the maids into differ
ent rooms. Hardly had they closed
the doors behind them when they
heard a shot and rushing in found
the woman on the floor.
She had been in such a condition
for several months that, on the ad-
vice of a doctor, Johnson had en-
ployed two women attendants to
watch her. He was to have taken
her to Las Vegas, N. NJ, for her
health, and was away getting tickets
when she shot herself.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-09-19
ALIENS SENTENCED TO DEATH.
Judge Staples Fixes November 22 as
Date of Execution.

Wytheville, Va, Sept. 11.-When
adjournment was taken for dinner
to-day in the trial of Victor Allen for
alleged participation in the Hillsville
court house murders, Judge Staples
had Floyd and Claude Allen, who
were found guilty of first degree
murder on the same charge brought
into court and passed sentence of
death upon them, fixing November
% as the date of execution.
The feature of the evidence of the
trial of Victor Allen to-day was the
testimony of the defendant. He &C
counts for the fact that he was in
Hillsville at the time Of the tragedy
by saying that he had been tele-
phoned to and asked to bring a sick
witness. He admitted being armed
the day preceding the tragedy, said
his brother, Claude, had taken his
pistol, and claimed that he had a
right as rural mail carrier to be
armed.
A few other. witnesses testified as
to the prisoners character. The evil
dence will be concluded tomorrow.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-09-19
Stolen Pie May Cost Wilson Votes

Montgomery, Ala, Sept. ia
Stolen pie may cause the loss of two
votes to Woodrow Wilson, Governor
O'Neal holds the balance. If it tips
one way Wilson will lose. If it tips
the other the former Princeton pres
ident will receive two extra votes In
Alabama and two young South Ala
bama men will have their civil rights
restored.
The pie was stolen from the buggy
of farmer at an all-day picnic. The
young men were arrested, convicted,
fined and their civil rights taken
away. They are free now and have
appealed to Governor O'Neal to order
their names restored to the registra-
ton book. The trial judge and other
prominent men have requested Gov
ernor O'Neal to grant the request.
Fun prompted the men to take the
pie, according to their statements,
and they meant no harm when they
slipped up to the buggy and appro-
priated the one chicken pie. Gov
error O'Neal has the matter before
him and will act in time for the
young men to register if he decides
to restore their civil rights.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-09-19
Fraudulent Votes i'm Greenwood.

The Greenwood Journal of Septem-
ber 12, has the following to say of
the meeting of the county executive
committee in Greenwood last
Wednesday:
The county executive committee
to-day finished it's report to submit to
the State committee, the most i'm
portant features of which are: 103
fraudulent votes were found; so men
voted more than one time, and four
minors were found to have cast bal
lots. If any of the men who thus vio-
lated the law can be located warrants
will be issued for them.
w. H. Yeldell, for clerk of court;
]. B. McCombs, for supervisor; and
J. F. Wideman, for superintendent of
education, were officially declared
nominated in the second primary.
The committee decided that there
will be no more county primaries in
Greenwood this year, and Messrs. Joe
Lake and j. w. Garfield will have to
run over for auditor either when the
State committee calls primary for
the Office of attorney general or if
this is not done their contests will be
thrown into the general election.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-09-19

All children's wash suits at half
price. Write F. C. MERTINS, Au-
gusta, Ga.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-09-19
Woman Asks $4,000 Damages.

Columbus, Ga., Sept 9.-Essie
Carter, the young white woman who
was horsewhipped by w. S. Dozier
and others in Dawson on July 20, on
account of attentions being paid her
by Mr.. Dozier's son, Voight, has en-
tered suit for $4,000 damages
againts w. S. Dozier and those who
participated in the whipping.
The suit was filed here in the
United States court for the northern
district of Georgia, the Carter girl
being a resident of South Carolina.
w. S. Dozier, his two sons, Clyde and
J. c., Pope McClung, Jim Geise,
Duke Marshall and Erwin McRare are
made defendants in the suit.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-09-19
WHITE MAN FOUND DEAD.
Body Discovered Near Gainesville
Attempts to Identify Failure.

Timmonsville, Sept. 11.-There
was a white man found dead by the
railroad track this morning one-half
mile from Gainesville. The men OF
Gainesville have put forth every ef-
fort to identify him. He had moth
ing about his person to give the
slightest clue to his identity except
the clothes that he wore were bought
at Coker & Company's at Hartsvile.
1t is supposed he fell from train 55
and died instantly. He is six feet
tall, sandy hair, sharp features and
weighs about $50 pounds. Has on
dark gray suit. He will be buried
here at II o'clock Thursday unless
he is identified.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-09-19
MADE CAREFUL PREPARATIONS
Details of the killing of Boyce by
Sneed.

AmdrlllO, leAdS., OepI. d. uO
Beall Sneed, who yesterday shot and
killed Al G. Boyce, Jr., to-day reaf-
frmed his determination to give out
no statement concerning the shoot
ing. Sneed's attorneys were closet
ed with him for several hours to-day,
but on statement was given out by
them. Sneed is reported to have
spent a sleepless night and was ner-
vous to-day.
Mrs. Sneed is expected to arrive
here this week. 1t was the elope-
ment of Al G. Boyce, Jr., with Mrs.
Sneed to Winnipeg, Canada, last De-
cember, that led to the killing by
Sneed of Al G. Boyce, Sr., at Fort
Worth, last March, and the killing
of AL Boyce, Jr., yesterday.
Henry Boyce, banker, of Dalhart,
Texas, brother of Al G.. Boyce, Jr.,
arrived here to-day and consulted
with his other brothers, Will and
Len Boyce.
Friends of both the prisoner and
the dead man arrived here to-day
from different parts Of the Pan
handle, and others are expected to-
morrow.
The police theory is that Sneed had
made careful preparations to kill
young Boyce. This belief is based on
the fact that only two days before
the tragedy a man giving the name
of w. A. Walker, and answering the
description of Sneed, rented small
cottage from which it is thought the
first shot at Boyce was fired. One
window of this cottage commanded
view of the Boyce home, three
blocks away, as we'll as wide range
of the sidewalk.
Families living on either side of
the cottage leased by the mysterious
party complained to the owner of the
property that the new occupants be-
haved suspiciously and asked that
an investigation be made. The in
vestigation was delayed and the cot
tage now is vacant.
1t was stated by eye witnesses
that Boyce's slayer removed a
gun from a box when the shooting
took place. At the cottage immedi-
ately after the tragedy yesterday a
box was found conforming to the
size of the weapon.
1t is now known that during the
days the cottage is believed to have
been occupied by Sneed that Boyce
passed several times on the opposite
side of the street, but so far as is
known he was in company with one
or more parties. Yesterday, it is be-
lieved, was the first time he walked
down the street alone. So far as is
known, Boyce had no intimation that
Sneed had been in Amarillo since he
himself returned.
The grand jury is expected to con-
vene at o'clock tomorrow for an
investigation of the case.
The body of Boyce probably will
be buried here tomorrow.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-09-19
FEAT OF INDIAN HERO.
Swan the Icy Columbia With Child
on His Back.

10 swim the Columbia river az
Umatill, where it is half mile in
width, is a test of human strength
even under the most favorable con-
ditions, but to accomplish that feat
burdened with the weight of child
and in the dead of winter with the
swollen river made more formidable
by the presence of hundreds Of jag
ged ice foes is an achievement al
most unbelievable, says the Oregon
Journal.
Yet this was just what was done
about eight years ago by Columbia
river Indian who had almost reached
the age of so. He is still living to-day
on the Umatilia reservation to testify
to his performances, though no man
ever heard him boast of it.
The Indians name is Sees-Yuse
and he is now the head man of the
scattered Columbias 1t was in the
early years of the new century that
he attempted to make the passage Of
the Columbia in frail canoe, accom-
panied by a boy of years. When
in mid-stream his little craft was
struck with such force by an ice cake
that it was overturned. Sees-Yuse
seized his boy companion, and plac-
ing him on his back, breasted the
stream and commenced his battle to
gain the shore.
If men who witnessed the feat are
to be believed, no white man could
have accomplished what this old In
dian did. Foot by foot he made his
way toward the southern bank, and
though swept down stream by the
swift current, his progress was
steady.
Several times he was struck by an
ice foe and the jagged end of one
cut a deep wound in his neck. Final
ly, after what seemed an almost in
terminable time, he reached the shore
with his burden, his strength spent
by his heroic efforts and loss Of
blood, and almost frozen by the chill
water. Before the flow from his
wound could be checked he had al
most bled to death.
Not long after the incident Sees
Yuse was awarded some heirship
lands on the Umatilla reservation and
since that time has lived among the
Umatillas, Cayuses and Walla Wal
las, but through the death of the
chieftains of his own tribe he has
come to be regarded by his people IS
their head man.
The old Indian, whose facial char
acteristics are so different from those
of the prairie Indians, is frequent
visitor in Pendleton, Ore., and al
most regularly once a week calls
upon his FRIEND Major Lee Moor
house, not, however, so much for the
purpose of talking with the major
as to gaze at full length painting
of himself, which adorns the walls OF
the Moorhouse Office. The painting
was made from photograph of Sees
Yuse, taken by the major, and the
aged redman often sits by the hour,
childlike, admiring the likeness on
the wall
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-09-19
ALL IN GOLD.
Wonderful Resources Exhibited by
Bank of England.

All IN gOld, please.
These are words heard many times
a day by the cashier of a bank, on
presentation of check. And in this
instance they were spoken by an or
dinary-sized, Quiet-looking gentleman
to one of the cashiers of the Bank of
England.
Nonchantly the latter picked up
the check, and, at the same time as
he examined it, made by force of hab-
it for the till.
Then he drew up suddenly and
carefully scrutinized the customer.
For the check was made out for l.
100000 pounds! Possibly he thought
the possessor of the check was one
of those amiable lunatics obsessed
with the idea that he is worth endless
money-not an uncommon experience
of bank cashier.
But, in fact, the gentleman was
one of the directors of the English
Sewing Cotton company, which had
arranged to buy out for cash the
leading American concern, the Will
liamantic Thread company, of the
same business, and the money was
REQUIRED to ship to America in order
to save the rate of exchange, which
would amount to many thousands of
pounds. The money was to be ship
ped by the Lucania in weeks time,
this being the last available date OF
doing so before the option expired.
Such are the traditions and disci-
pline of the Old Lady of Thread
needle street, however, that the
cashier gave no outward signs of his
doubts upon the sanity of the Gus
toner, but quietly remarked, Il sup
pose this is all right, sir?"
"You can easily find out that it is
all right was the reply, "and I'll
have the money in gold coins, no bull
lion. Kindly let me know if you can
not let me have it.
The cashier excused himself for a
moment, and the customer was soon
joined by the secretary.
The necessity and urgency of the
case were explained to the latter,
who undertook to find the money
within seven days.
Thereupon the Bank of England
secured the banks of the principal
cities of the United Kingdom for
their surplus supply of sovereigns,
but on. the sixth day they were still
about $4,000 pounds short of the
required amount. This was finally
made up of ten yen pieces, obtained
from the Yokohama Specie bank.
Then the whole amount was pack
ed in iron-bound heavy wooden cases,
sent by special train to Liverpool,
and reached the seaport we'll in time
to be safely deposited in the strong
rooms of the Lucania.
Thus the Bank of England had
faithfully discharged it's trust at con-
siderable expense to itself. 1t is
doubtful whether there is any insti-
tuition in the world, except the Bank
of Paris, that could have found the
coin at so short notice.-Pearson' s
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-09-19
Wrestler Found Dead Under Sofa.

Newburgh, N. Y, Sept. 12.-With
the skull fractured and circumstances
indicating that he had been dead sew
eral days, the body of John Grace, a
wrestler, was found under sofa in
the rooms of the Century club at
Walden last night. The police sus-
pect that Grace was murdered and
are making an investigation. Grace
recently came here from Hoboken,
N. J.