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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-27
WOMAN FLlRTs MAN TO CELL
Mrs. Mary Way Holds Alleged "Peep
err by Her Smiles Until the
Police Arrive.

Chicago.-Holding a loaded revolver
behind her back. Mrs. Mary Way.
twenty-three years old. opened front
window in her home on the first floor
at 122 West Superior street and
"firted" with an alleged pepper" un-
til her husband, Harry Way. ran to
the Chicago avenue police station and
summoned policemen. The prisoner
gave his name as BENJAMIN Cordova.
He is twenty-three years old and has
been living at AL Rush street NUM-.
cipal Judge Caverly fined Cordova
who says he is Mexican. 500 and
costs.
When Mrs. Way entered her bed
room to retire about o'clock she
heard a commotion on the sidewalk
and saw the face of man at the WIN
dow. She called 10 her husband. Then
she took his revolver and. holding II
behind her back. opened the window.
It's a swell night" she said. smil-
ingly.
"Oh. fine" replied Cordova.
When the police arrived Mrs Way
still held the man In conversation and
he was arrested
II kept the revolver In my hand
ready to shoot II he tried to harm
me-" Mrs. Way said. II Just kept talk.
ing to the man until my husband
could get the police. He never dream
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-27
PILGRIMAGE OF THE BLIND
New York City Doles Out Cash to
sIghtless-Eaeh Unfortunate Re-
-celves $40 Every Year.

New York.-Five hundred and forty
eight sightless men and women tap
ped their way through Misery Lane
the other day in their annual Pilgrim
age to the office of the department Of
charities, at the foot OF East 26th
street. where funds are distributed to
the destitute blind. Each received
$40 in cash.
In line were old and young. black
and white and representatives Of
many nations and creeds. There were
husbands being led by wives, wives
led by husbands. parents in the case
Of children and others who slowly felt
their way alone. The annual distribu-
ton OF funds has been observed
since 1875.
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or something that especially appeals strikes up,
the impulse will move them to take turn
around the deck
Personally Jack has a love Of betting. Gambling
amounts to passion With him and at the big
athletic events a considerable sum of money Is
apt to change hands. But Jack doesn't conhne
himself to big events, for as one sailor says, ne
bets at the drop of hat.
He carries his propensity for wagering to the
possible destination of the ship whether he
will have salt or fresh water in which to wash
his hammock and thousand and one things be-
side. You see one of Jacks duties is to give his
hammock thorough scrubbing once fortnight,
and sometimes when the vaporizers that turn salt
water into fresh fail to work he has to use salt
water for the purpose
Every minute Of Jacks day has correspond
ing occupation for him, and from reyeiIle, when
the bugle's Il can't get em up" penetrates to
every part of the big battleship, until taps is
sounded the sailors life is a busy one. First OF
all Jack arises at $3.50 His first duty is to turn
to and wash down decks and slick up things gen.
orally. Mess gear comes at 715, which interpret
ed means letting down the tables for breakfast.
Then comes pipe down" for mess. This is a
long drawn note on the bo's'ns whistle
Mess lasts half an hour usually and then fol-
lows the call for colors quarters prayer and
drill, and before he knows it Jacks morning is
gone and 1t is a quarter to twelve when dinner
time has arrived.
Stand by, scrub and wash clothes" is the
next order from the bo's'n, and this comes at ten
minutes past one This arduous duty over there
is drill until 4:30, when the bo's'n calls Pipe
down clothes If dry" for meanwhile Jacks
clothes are swinging on the line. Now the
smoking lamp" is lit and for a while Jack is
lost in contemplation of the delicious weed
Lighting the smoking lamp is one of the pic
turesque customs that have come down from the
IA
to enjoy their pipes and cigars. In earlier years
the smoking lamp ordinary copper affair. was
brought up from below decks at stated intervals
during the day, and 1t was the signal to smoke
up, put while In more recent years the actual
operation has been abandoned the term remains
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-27
Richest Indian Tribe to Name
Successor to Repay.
Wealthy Usage Nation May Choose
FulI-Blooded Brave Who Was APP
pointed by Secretary Of
the interior.

Oklahoma City, Okla.-While the
election Of a governor of the Usage
nation, the richest nation on earth.
is eighteen months away, the Usage
citizens are beginning to discuss the
matter of a successor to Governor
Harry Kopay. a full-blood. who holds
the Office by the good graces OF the
secretary of the interior.
That Kopay expects to be candi-
date seems to be a foregone conclu-
sion, and that he will inject into the
campaign much of the white mans
strategy and ginger is probable.
Being graduate Of Carlisle, Kopay
has the advantage Of many other men
of the tribe In political ability.
Kopay has been on the pay roll of
the United States government as an
employee In a clerical capacity In the
ONCE of the Indian agent at Pawhuska
for several years.
When the last biennial election was
held last June. Kopay was selected as
secretary OF the council. Bacon Rind.
one Of the sage men Of the Osages.
was elected governor.
His alleged activities in the inter
ests OF the Uncle Sam OIL company
caused his removal by the secretary
of the interior, and Kopay was ap-
pointed acting governor to I'LL the un-
expired term.
Bacon Rind succeeded ALI Brown, a
part-blood Usage, who was one Of the
wisest men that has filed the execu-
tive chair In the history of the ma
ton.
The Osages are divided, to some
extent, by q line that marks the west
ern boundary Of the 100000 acres of
land held under lease by the Indian
Territory Illuminating on and Gas
company.
Bacon Rind was accused Of hobnob-
bing with an oil company In their ef-
fort to get lease on the western half
Of the nation.
The most important OF these Is q
law that win permit the Indian to
transfer with his title full title to
the mineral value of the land. Under
present laws. an Usage, under certain
conditions, may sell his land. but the
title to the oil and gas resources is
held In the government and the
royalties derived from the sale of
these products are credited to fund
regularly distributed among the In
dams.
It is held by those demanding new
law that the development of the coun-
try is being retarded because OF This
restriction. The lands are held to be
worth. on an average. SIS an acre for
agricultural purposes.
Another demand is for a law that
viii protect the streams Of the Usage
nation from the pollution that neces-
sarily arises from the hundreds of oil
and gas wells.
The waters Of many streams are
unfit for stock to drink and fish can
not live in them. Sometimes oil Gov
ers the surface of an otherwise beau.
tiful stream for distance of ten to
twelve miles. and thousands of cattle
and horses are deprived of water
from that source.
Sometimes the oil on these streams
catches fire. These fires cannot be
checked. but must be left to burn
themselves out.
In actual cash and lands the 1900
Osages are worth $4,000, 200. Each
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-27
American Geographical Society Mem.
bers Express Admiration Of Ore
eon Scenery.

Medford. Ore.-Declaring Crater
lake to be the greatest scenic wonder
In America that they have yet seen.
publicly announcing they will urge the
construction Of government roads to
the lake and enthusiastic over the
public spirit of Medford citizens.
which made their three days excur-
sion to the lake possible. the seventy
members Of the American Geographi-
cal society who are touring the coun-
try In commemoration of the sixtieth
anniversary of the organization re-
turned to Medford and left promptly
on schedule for California.
The two days at the lake were spent
in examing the rim of the lake. climb
ing to the crater of Wizard island and
making notes on the topography and
geologic features of the natural pheno-
mena.
That 1t Is properly a caldera lake
that is. a pot-shaped depression
caused by the blowing OF or submer-
sion OF the original crater. and is not
scientifically crater lake at all. was
generally agreed upon and that the lake
Is probably $4,000 years older than has
heretofore been supposed was held by
many eminent scientists. though IT
was planned to hold further investiga-
tons by individual members to estab-
lish or disprove this contention.
Prof. Mark Jefferson Of Michigan
carried on some extensive investiga-
tons, considering the time allowed
and was the chief advocate Of the
preglacial theory of existence.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-27
puPPrs BITE CAUSES DEATH
Bride Of Three Months suecumbs-
Two Dogs Also Die Of Hydro
phobIa.

Cleveland, Ohio.-Bitten on the arm
three weeks ago by a puppy, Mrs.
Florence. bride Of three months,
died OF hydrophobia in hospital here.
The bite was not thought to be OF
much consequence until the puppy bit
another dog and both CANNES died
with symptoms Of rabies. Four days
ago Mrs. Dietz became seriously III.
and delirium and death followed The
puppy that bit Mrs. Dietz was we'd
ding nresent from her husband
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-27
DE MEDlcI LETTER is SOLD
Brings $3.50 at Hoe Sale and Refers
to Duo d'AIeneon. One Of
GATHERINGS Sons.

New York.-In the sale OF the
Robert Hoe library an autograph let
ter Of Catherine de Medici brought
$3.50. The letter. which apparently
refers to the affairs of Due d'AIencon.
one Of her sons and brother OF Henry
III, probably was written about 1880.
A Cicero "Tusculanarum," printed on
yeilum by Nicholas Jensen in Venice
In 1472. went for s2.025. The days
sale realized s10.719. making so far
$5s,07s for this part OF the sale. Three
parts Of the library previously sold
brought s1.66e.135.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-27

ment recently were inclined to dis
credit it. but the Minneapolis nimrod
declares he has seen within the last
two weeks wild pigeons in great num-
bers along the White river In Arkan-
sas. says the Kansas, City Journal.
Il was a member of floating party
that started at Beaver. Ark. three
weeks ago and foated to the mouth Of
the White river. One night. the sec
ond one out, believe. our attention
was attracted TO dead tree on the
bank OF the stream Its branches
seemed fairly alive with the birds
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-27
ENDS ls-YEAR-oLD CIGAR
Man Finishes Smoke Begun When
Bryan Was First Beaten for
President.

Clifton Heights. Pa. v. Mckee
the other evening finished smoking
a cigar which he lighted in 1869, when
Bryan was defeated by Mckinley for
president.
Mckee Is an ardent admirer OF the
commoner. and when Bryan was de-
feated he lighted cigar which he
threw to the floor Thomas Gaffney
picked up the cigar. put It in an en-
velope and kept 1t for Mckee. telling
him he could smoke It when a Demo
cratic president was elected.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-27

test. He was to be brought INTO the
presence Of the hawk. and If the bird
was his he felt sure that it would
show signs Of recognition that would
convince the bystanders that he was
its owner. The trial was agreed upon,
and the hawk was brought into the
room.
The door was hardly opened before
1t darted for the shoulder of the colo
mel, and evinced by every means In its
power its delight and affection. 1t
rubbed its head softly against his
cheek, and taking hold Of the buttncs
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-27

can schooner, just arrived in port, had
on board fine hawk that had come
on board during the passage from Liv-
erpooL 1t at once occurred to the
colonel that 1t might be his falcon,
and he lost no time in visiting the
schooner.
The captain Of the craft was in
clined to doubt his story, but the
colonel suggested that his claim to
the ownership of the bird be put to a
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-27
WILD PIGEONS OF ARKANSAS
Reported Seen by a Hunting Party
Along the White RIver-Ten
Shot by Guide.

Minneapolis. Minn.-Have the wild
pigeons which few across the Missis-
sippi valley by the millions quarter
Of century ago and then suddenly
disappeared returned? Michael O.
Burns of Minneapolis, merchant and
sporesman. declares that they have.
Men who heard Mr.. Burns state
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-27
CRUISE W|THL0ND0N
Companion Of Writer Tells of
Voyage to South Seas.
Keeping Five Thousand Natives at
Bay With Winchester an Inch
dent Of Two Years Of
Wandering.

Kansas City.-Martin Johnson, an
actor and a son of jeweler at indie
pendence, Kan, cruised for two years
with Jack London in the South Sea
islands on board the forty-three-foot
boat Shark. A special delivery stamp
on his letter gained Johnson the place
over 5000 applicants. he said. in dis
cussing the trip.
The Shark. equipped with seventy
horsepower gasoline engine. left San
Francisco on April %. 1906, with five
men and one woman. Mrs. Jack Lon
don, on board. Johnson was the
cook. Honolulu was reached twenty
seven days later, and the boat sailed
from there to Tahiti. But a violent
storm drove II 1000 miles out of It's
course. and 1t was reported to the
world as lost with all on board. 1t
was overdue five months. and back
In the states London's mother began
to settle up his estate.
From then until in July 1908. the
boat made its way leisurely through
the islands. On the Island of Malaita
the boat struck a reef and was on
the rocks for two days. Five thou
sand natives were kept from attack
ing the boats crew only through fear
Of the white mans Winchesters.
The islands stretch from Australia.
the Philippines and Hawaii to point
half way between Australia and South
America. At spare times on the trip
Johnson was making photographs
1000 in all-and moving pictures Of
wild animals, the people. their Gus
toms and their tribal dances.
There are no MORALS. almost no re-
hgion in the South Sea islands," he
said. Only here and there has Chris
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-27

tianity replaced the old belief in tribal
gods and the generation of ancestors.
In many of the islands there are mar
riage laws, but mostly marriage con-
sists only In the purchase of wife. or
as many as a man can AFFORD. with
cocoanuts. Money Is practically I'M
known-s5o will support a man life
time.
"And there are rare plants, mostly
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-27
Planned.

We'll. Binks," said Dobbleigh. Il
see that they have just had their COM
mencement up at your boys college.
How did he stand the examination Of
his mental luggage?"
"AIl right" said Binks. they didn't
find anything dutiable."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-27
RECOVERING A FALCON

,ols curious story about a falcon is
n Game Birds and Wild Fowls ["
49,, colonel in the English army ON a
~ 70 Canada took with him two
- sr,nes. During the voyage across
ouns. lan.,c one was missed. and the
,rra Ies made up his mind that it was
\. n mi. In Halifax some weeks later.
e happened to see in a newsn.ner :
srsph to the affect that an Amer.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-27

None Of US could guess what they
were. but the old guide. who was sit
ting in the stern guiding the boat. He
dropped his paddle in surprise. Gosh.
fellers. them's the first wild pigeons
I've seen in twenty-five yearsl' he
yelled. and reached for the fowling
piece. He brought down ten at a
single shot"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-27

=
ingly done and the American sal
lors beat the Britishers at their
own game.
One of the newest amusements
provided for the sailors is the
moving picture show, and this
they enjoy hugely. The films are
rented for the most part, though
the navy recently bought a set
which Mr.. Edison took depicting
the life of the sailor. This is very
popular. How often exhibitions are
given depends on the weather and
where the ship happens to be. II
In port where the men can get
ashore, there is little need of spe-
cial recreation. But II on a cruise
or the weather is bad, then the
movies" are given two or three
exhibitions a week. Apropos Of
this feature Capt. H. B. Wilson Of
the North Dakota is considering a
plan to introduce the Kinemacolor
pictures soon.
Another innovation which Cap
tain Wilson is also responsible for,
according to Paymaster Bovine. is
the setting aside of one Of the gun
compartments on the ship as q
reading and writing room for the
sailors. Though small, 1t is
great boon to them, for now they
can write comfortably at desk In
stead of on their ditty boxes. More
over, there are provided between
thirty and forty magazines with
two or three copies each Of the
daily papers. so the sailors. when
at leisure, can pass the time read
ing II they so elect.
The sailors like dancing" adds
Paymaster Bovine" and though
they may not always take advan-
tage of the band concerts given
every noon and night. II popular
air like Great, Big, Beautiful Doll
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-27
TO ELECT GOVERNOR

was given $4,000 in cash by the Unit
ed States government when the lands
were segregated into allotments. Each
was given $40 acres Of land. and this
is worth approximately s40,00O.0O0.
the acreage being about 100000
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-27

orchids, where the streams are cano-
pied over with beautiful foliage. And
the ugly, leering faces of savages are
painted and tattooed with hideous de-
signs. their bodies cut with great scars
of tribal wars or tribal dances. Here
| am wearing trousers and shoes.
Why, out there where the sun always
shines. clothes are thing apart from
a man"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-27

Of. his coat, champed them playfully
between its mandibles.
The proof was sufficient, and the
bird was promptly given over to the
rightful owner.-Youth's Companion.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-27

foreign ports,
whether on the
China station. in
the Philippines or
else W b ere, the
American s ailor
emerges trium-
plant. But Jack
has to have the
equipment to begin
with. H e m u s I
have the spike
nail shoes for
baseball and the
upto-date outfit
that goes with
each sport. but
given that he is
then ready to be-
stow his whole at
tention on getting
there, and that he
succeeds beautiful
ly every athleti,
officer aboard ship
win convice you.
With great pride
they will tell you
how the men un-
der their command
compare profess
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-27
CRATER LAKE is MARVEL

versity was inclined to the same view.
but declared more exhaustive research
must be made before such n theory
could be established.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-27

ed what had in mind and we were
still talking when the policeman came
and seized him. knew other wom-
en- had been bothered and just de-
cided to have the fellow locked up"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-27

Annapolis.-Bill. for many years the
goat mascot OF the mlddies. is dead An
Angora cat win replA0s him.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-27

!! !: !: !: !: !" !.
JACK at play is quite characteristic
W. fellow as when back of 12-inch gun
/ III sending little pleasantly to a. hostile
i I'D foe Not that he takes his pleasure
heke seriously; quite the contrary, but he
" does put the same vim into it whether,
- in the memorable words of Fighting
pob Evans, sits frolic or fight"
whatever he does" the feet athletic officer,
lent s c. Hooper, remarks in summing up the
situation, "he does right"
II is this determination to be satisfied with
nothing short of the best that makes the Amer
lean sailor such a power to be reckoned with,
whether ahoat or ashore. at work or at play In
athletics alone the American sailor is an expert,
though many are not aware of the fact, and
football team made up of jackies is quite the
equal in physique and prowess OF the average col
Iege outfit. No nation in the world has devel-
cped athletics In the navy to the extent we have
done and so important does Uncle Sam consider
the development of sports among the enlisted
men that now every ship has its specially APP
pointed athletic officer to direct recreative
amusement; to encourage 1t there is no need.
In contests with sailors of other nations in
The Washington bee., 1912-01-13
ESTABLISHED 1880.
EEWLETT'S MISTAKE.

The imagination Of some people
IS past all understanding. And
the desire OF some people to To-
cate evil design in every act Of the
person against whom they are in
sanely striving to form a revolt is
amusing. Judge E. NJ. Hewlett
took his pen in hand last week and
lndited a card to The Times in
which he charged that the recent
order of President Taft providing
that in future three eligibles shall
be certified for a rural carrier va
CanCy instead Of one, as heretofore,
was issued to prevent colored men
from being appointed. Judge
HeWlett's imagination, in this par
ticular instance, passes all under
standing, and his attempt to make it
appear that President Taft was
aiming at preventing cOlored ehgi-
bles securing appointments is really
amusing. Had Judge Hewlett
stopped to inform himself, before
writing that card, he would have
saved himself, at least, the effort
expended in inditing it, and the two
cent stamp used in mailing it. In
all departments of the government,
and for all positions under Civil
Service the rule has been, and is
now, to certify the names of three
eligibleS when a call has been made
on the Civil Service Commission
for one to fill an existing vacancy.
President TAFT, by his order, simply
made this rule to cover rural mail
carriers Just as it covers, and has
covered, all other class of positions.
Although it is, and has been for
years, the rule that three names
must be certified, it has not had any
appreCiable effect in preventing the
selection Of COlOred men and wom-,
en- for positions, since there are
now nearly ten thousand Negro
Federal employees who attained
their positions through Civil Ser
vice examination, and who were Sc
lected out of the three eligibles Ger
tilted. We have the highest regard
for Judge Hewlett. as a gentleman
and a scholar. and for that reason
we much dislike to spoil this latest
sensation he has sprung, and wei
ask his apology for being forced. |
by just regard for facts, to COM
pletely refute his unjust and unrea- |
sOnable charge that President |
Taft's latest order was designed
against COlored men who seek ap- !
pointment as rural mail -arriers.
The Washington bee., 1912-01-13

unthinkable that one educator
should ally himself with some one,
whose failure to secure Office has
soured him against all people, for
the purpose OF having another edu-
Gator removed from his position in
another field. President Thirkield
NAV not believe it, and the other
members Of Hodward's faculty
may not realize it. but we solemnly
warn both that Prof. Tunnell's TN
reasonable. inconsistent and utterly
unwarranted fight ON Prof. Bruce,
if continued longer, will bring en-
barrassment 10 Howard in way
little suspected. And this is no
idle boast-it IS a sane warning,
prompted by knowledge Of shap-
ING events. The Bee knows eN-
actlv what may be expected, and
believing that Howard University
|. is greater and paramount to any
one individual, we sound the warn
ing.