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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-02-21
OIL MAN LONESOME

Horse thieves!" laconically said
his foreman.
Then there followed such a vigorous
campaign against the rustlers and
horse thieves that the Rockefeller
ranch was troubled no more for years.
But gradually the rustlers returned
and the Rockefeller herds began to
suffer. On one of his periodical visits
to the ranch Rockefeller was given
proofs that gang of bad" men had
gathered on an adjoining ranch and
were cutting fences and running of
cattle.
In Ohio and New York Rockefeller's
reputation may be that of a peaceful
man. But out in western Kansas he
is known as a daredevil and as reck-
less as they make them. He mounted
his horse and, unarmed, rode over to
the rustlers' ranch. There were four
teen men on the porch as he rode up.
The head of the gang was not to be
seen.
Where's your bossY" demanded
Rockefeller.
The boss came out on the porch.
Rockefeller shook his finger in the
mans face.
Il Just came over here" he said in
an ordinary tone of voice, ito tell you
that you are thief and that IL my
fences are again cut or a single head
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-02-21
ASK A 1918 CHILD LABOR DAY
Speeches Are Sought from 5000
cieroymen Who Aided Movement
Last Year.

New York-The 5000 clergymen
who last year observed Child Labor
day are being asked to speak on that
subject For seven years the national
child labor committee has issued such
an appeal and the interest aroused
by the last Child Labor day resulted
in a general demand for the passing
of the federal children's bureau bill,
In improved child labor laws In ten of
the fourteen states holding legislative
sessions and an increasing use of lee
ture slides aud exhibits about child
labor
The day has never been used as an
appeal for funds and this year special
attention is called to child labor in
tenement house manufacturing. The
national child labor committee also re-
minds clergymen that child laborers
become unskilled adult workers, and
the Chicago vice commission gives as
the second greatest cause why 10000
girls are sacrificed annually to an I'm
moral life 'the economic stress of in
dustrial life on unskilled workers, with
the enfeebling influences on the win
power" This cause the commission
gives as second only to the lack OF
ethical training and religious instruc-
ton
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-02-21
PRAISE FOR LONDON

tary regulations. All Of them are pro-
vided with comfortable homes at rea-
sonable rentals and everything is done
to make them contented and happy,
while each in addition enjoys a pro-
portionate share in the general profits.
Moreover, this concern has its own
steamship lines for shipping it's goods
to foreign markets at a minimum ex-
pense for freightage and for bringing
back supplies of raw materials from
its own plantations and forests in Al
RIGA and South America. And all of
these vast enterprises in one are op-
Grated simply and easily, because the
principle OF cooperation behind 1t in
sures a unity and harmony of both
purpose and effort for the common
profit"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-02-21
In Sea Fights They Were Dreaded and
Did Effective Service at
Siege Of Tyre.

London.-Nothing in the narrative
of many old sea fights appeals more
strongly to the modern Imagination
than the doings of the fireships.
The idea Of using incendiary vessels
for the destruction of a hostile feet
was Of great antiquity. They are
said to have been employed at the
siege of Tyre in 333 B. c., and again
by the Rhodesians about a century
and half later. By the English. how
ever, they were first used In 1870, and
two centuries later had come to be
looked upon as a legitimate naval
weapon, their attacks being regard
ed and dreaded In much the same
way as are those of the torpedo craft
and submarines at the present time
The explosion vessels, or Infer
nails" invented by the Italian engineer
Gianibeln, were the most formidable
The designer procured two vessels Of
about so tons each and laid along
their bottom a foundation of brick
work. Upon this he erected a marble
chamber with five foot walls contain
ing 5000 tons Of gunpowder, while on
top Of this chamber was a six foot
layer Of gravelstones placed edge
wise. A marble roof rose over these.
and upon 1t was piled a quantity of
round shot, chain shot, milestones.
blocks OF stone, iron shod, milestones,
anything heavy which would cause the
explosion to take lateral effect. The
effect of this floating volcano was APP
palling, for the masses Of slone and
shot, dlsintegrated and flung skywards
by the explosive, fell and destroyed
any vessels. buildings or men in the
vicinity
Three years later the Spanish ar
mazda before Calais was attacked by
fireships prepared by the English.
Eight vessels we're selected. and SO
great was the haste that not even
their guns or stores we're removed.
They were ignited and launched. and
with the wind and tide In their favor
advanced straight for the center Of
the anchored armada. Ship fouled
ship amid the cries of terror and the
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-02-21
Historic Building, Adjoining st. 30
toIph's churehyard, Is Being
Demolished.

London.-Rarely does a new tourist
season come around but American
visitors look In vain for some Of the
sights" Of the old London described
In the guide books.
These are all gradually disappear
ing. Now the old London watch-house.
adjoining St Botolph's churchyard. in
Bishopsgate. is being demolished.
The history of the quaint little build
ing is somewhat prosaic, considering
the stirring times of it's earlier ex-
istence. Nevertheless, it carried with
1t interesting memoirs of a time when
the men engaged in the policing Of
London more frequently carried their
lives In their hands than they do to-
day. 1t is one of the last institutions
Of the kind in the city, and when 1t
gives place to modern business pre-
misses a link with the pass will be
missing
Erected in 1774. while James Town
send was alderman of Bishopsgate
ward. it was enlarged in 1929 John
Yerbury took over the old building in
1885, when 1t was decided to build a
new police station and vacate the
watch-house. His son and grandson
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-02-21
WILSON SMOKED ONLY ONCE
Admits II Hit Him With Disastrous
Effects and That He Never
Tried II Again.

Trenton. N. 1.-THE arrival Of a
gold-mounted. amber-stemmed meer-
schaum pipe at the statehouse from
one of Wilson's Princeton friends
in Vicksburg. Miss. brought from the
president-elect the confession thai
once in his life. and only once, did be
smoke.
1T was this way" he said. my "a
Their was a smoker of some attain
ments, and had got to the stage where
he liked a fat, black cigar. In MS
leisure hours, my mother took al
vantage of his habit and employed him
to blow the pungent smoke over ner
rosebushes to kin insects.
"One day when he was not at home,
she suggested that I try 1t on one o.
her favorite plants, and / Obliged
somewhat proudly. For FIVE minutes
steamed away Ike a furnace. ana
then II hit me with disastrous enectsi
I never tried 1t after that"
"And you never had any amoltion
10 learn smoking?" was suggested.
mo" he replied. you see. l never
was forbidden to, so there Woaion
have been any point to It."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-02-21
Frank Rockefeller Says Brother
Is Afraid of Kidnapers.
Declares Old Associates Of John D.
Fear Him-Remorseless Business
Methods Responsible-Asserts
William ls Now the Richest.

Belvidere, Kan.-"That brother of
mine, John D. Rockefeller, is the most
lonesome man in all the world; there
is no man who walks the earth that he
can call his real friend" says Frank
Rockefeller of Belvidere, Cleveland
and New York, according to a CORE
spondent.
Rockefeller is spending some time
at his big ranch near Belvidere,
where he comes every winter for a
few weeks vacation. He is a brother
of John d. and William Rockefeller,
and was, for twenty years, general
field man for Standard Oil. His IL, 1000
acre ranch Vim this county is called
"Rockefeller's million-dollar play
thing"
I'D rather live on a 150-acre west
ern homestead, with a homesteader's
usual fare, than live like John d. does
in his palaces. He's living in a regu-
lar hell. He's the most lonesome
man on the face Of the earth. He can
call no man FRIEND" continued Frank
Rockefeller.
John d. has been relegated to the
background by all the big business
men with whom he once did business.
None of them will have anything to do
with him. They don't like his way
of doing business. Anyway. Brother
William is worth 80 per cent more
money than John d. is, but people
don't know it. John d. hasn't rein
vested his money for many years and
Is practically out of the game. He
has the income of his investments,
but nothing more. William invests
and reinvests, and today is worth one
half as much again as John d.
John d. is fearfully afraid of being
kidnapped and held for ransom and he
never stirs without his guards"
Frank Rockefeller is seventy years
OF age, as straight as an arrow,
weighs PIT pounds and is an athlete.
Regardless of his appearance while in
New York or Cleveland, when in Kan
sas Mr.. Rockefeller looks Just like an
ordinary Kansas rancher. And he
acts like one, too.
Wall street and lower Broadway
would never recognize this man. He
purchased the ranch thirty-nine years
ago and came out here soon after
wards to take look at his property.
AS he neared the sod house he passed
under a big cottonwood tree. From
it's branches three men we're swing
ing.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-02-21
CuRFEW STILL RINGS
Vicar of chertsey Church in Ena.
land Revives Old Custom.
Famous Bell, Cast 600 Years "a
Tolled Death of King Henry W.,
Gained world-WIde Fans
During War Of the Roses.

London.-Curfew viii he r,n.
aight and every night from now n,sn
March next on the historic old hen !.
Chertsey Abbey, to whose cI.,.s
Blanche Heriot is supposed TO ~.
'iung' 800 years ago. in the hone !,
saving her lovers life, as told IN -.
famous poem by Rose Hartw,rs
Thorp. ~
Probably few of the thousand. !,
people who have read "Curfew sh.n
Not Ring Tonight" or heard II -
cited, have any idea that the hi,
which its plucky heroine-who 8
called Bessie in the poem-kept fror,
ringing, still is in existence. On ~
other hand, such Americans as have
visited Chertsey, which is a thriving
town, twenty-five miles from Ionso,
Will have learned all about the Abbsr
Bell, as it is called, which is cona,6.
cred to be the most historic and ola.
est ringing bell in England, but which
II was left to an American writer -
noho WOTlu-IamOuS.
1t was cast 600 years aeo n
weighs 1000 pounds, measures throa
feet high and nine feet in circumfer.
ence, and around the crown is Latin
ext which may be translated COZ
your charity pray for us, o Virsin
Mary" 1t was ordered cast by John
De Rutherwyck, the most famous Of
the Abbots Of Chcrtsey. and in MAY.
l471, 1t tolled the death Of the muir.
dered King Henry W., when his corpsa
was brought from London by water
and found a shelter In Chertsey All
hey until 1t finally was reburied in 81
Georges Chapel. Windsor.
In the abbey it is supposed to have
been used as the pardon bell, which.
previous to the Reformation. was
tolled to call the worshippers to a
prayer to the Virgin Mary, which pre-:
coded the regular service. When the
abbey was dismantled, however, its
bell was transferred to the gloomy.
shadowed tower of the parish church
Of Chertsey, which is named st.
Peters, and also dates back to John
de Rutherwyck, and there, every
evening. just at sunset" 1t "tolled the
twilight hour" every evening, that Is.
except the historic one during the
War of the Roses when Blanchs
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-02-21
LONDON WATCHHOUSE GOING


Messrs. w. H. Yerbury and S. p Yer
bury-were unaware of this enlarge
ment until a few days ago. when 1t
was revealed through the uncovering
of an inscribed stone by the work
men.
There used to be cells when we
came here in 1866" remarked s. P.
Yerbury to a visitor. but. of course.
they passed away during reconstruc-
ton for business purposes. The cells
in the basement are now a cellar.
The foundation in the churchyard used
to be beside the old watch-house, close
to the ratings in Bishopsgate. but 1t
was removed, owing to the spray
splashing foot passengers.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-02-21
WHEN FIRESHIPS WERE USED.

crash Of falling spars and though the
Spanish finally succeeded in getting
to sea the fireships' attack completely
disorganized and demoralized them,
and helped largely to make the event
ual battle of Gravelines the success
II was.
The most recent, and at the same
time one Of the most interesting fire.
ship exploits which ever took place
was that carried out against the
French feet at Basque Roads in 1909,
by Lord Cochrane. His explosion yes
sci intended to destroy the boom be-
hind which lay the French feet, was a
truly awful continuance. Cochrauo
piloted the vessel and lit the train at
the last moment and on the evidence
Of French captain whose ship was
close by. 1t did its work well. for the
air was filed with shells, grenades
and blazing debris, while the explo-
sion tore a huge rent In the boom.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-02-21
YOUTH TO REWED HIS WIFE
Millionaire Father Of a Young Mis-
sourian Has Court Set Marriage
Aside for the Present.

st. Joseph, Mo.-After Milton
Tootle, Jr., millionaire banker of St
Joseph, had the marriage of his son,
George Buckworth Tootle, to Miss Ia
noni Travers annulled in court he an
nounced that the two are engaged.
Young Tootle and Miss Travers,
also of a wealthy family. eloped to
Troy, Kan, and were married. He is
eighteen and she is nineteen, but he
gave his age as Il. The elder Tootle
was away at the time of the elope-
ment When he returned he took the
matter up in court and had the mar
riage annulled, on the ground that 1t
was illegal.
Immediately after the marriage was
annu1led the engagement OF the
young people was announced. It was
explained that the parents objected to
the early marriage. but a wedding
may take place again when young
Tootle is of age. He and his former
wife, now his fiancee, were guests at
a box party given by the elder Tootle.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-02-21

Heriot "sprang within the old church
door," mounted up the gloomy tow
er" and kept the bell from ringing
what would have been fair young
Basil's funeral knell." His name. By
the way, was neither Basil nor I'm
derwood; 1t was Nevill. and he was
a nephew of Warwick, the King Max
er; nor had Cromwell anything to do
with the episode, which happened q
couple of centuries before the future
protector was born Why Miss Thorp.
who, 1t seems, is still living at San
Diego, Cal. transferred the incident
from the earlier period to the later,
that lady alone knows. She is now
sixty-two years old, and among her
treasures is a porcelain replica Of the
famous bell. which was sent to her
from Chertsey.
This old abbey or curfew bell now
forms the fifth one of peal OF eight
In the belfry of the Chertsey parish
church. After hundreds Of years the
ringing of the curfew was abandoned
at Chertsey. but 1t was revived By
the present vicar and now is carried
out from October 1 to March rs.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-02-21
WRITER IS TORTURED
Mar Correspondent Subjected to
Many lndignities by BuIgars.
Was Bound to Wheel and Accused
OF Being Turkish Officer, Stripped
OF Clothing and Narrowly Es-
capped Being Executed.

St Louis, Mo.-Angus Hamilton,
who has returned to London from the
near east, tells an amazing story of
his capture and torture by the Bull
gar1an-, says London correspondent.
he was acting as war correspondent
with the Turks for the Central News
when he happened accidentally to ride
into the Bulgarian lines and was TAX
en- prisoner. His statement Is as fol-
lows:
i had been captured between 10
and II in the morning, and about l
was led past the hating place of the
officers of the Both infantry, where
was stopped and questioned. The
escorts explanation that / was being
taken to the quarter general by Gen.
Poplor's orders was not sufficient for
the colonel commanding, who or
dered me to dismount
Before l could comply vas seized
by lumber Of people and dragged
from my horse, a revolver was held to
my face, sword to my throat, and
my arms were twisted behind my
back. was again searched and asked
for my revolver and papers. Every
thing / possessed was taken from me,
the colonel himself going through my
pockets with a delicacy which sug-
gested that might have been a thief
caught red handed In the act of COM
hitting some crime.
The party failed to find the quarter
general, and at nightfall Mr.. Hamil-
ton was taken back to the bivouac
OF the officers Of the Thirty-sixth In
fantry. He says:
! was at once told to dismount and
to sit upon the ground, where my
knees and ankles were bound with
ropes, and the whole wearisome bust
ness of ascertaining my identity re-
peated.
The ceremony was prefaced with
the statement that II / would confess
to being a Turkish oficer l should
be. given a comfortable bed for the
night and a good dinner. Not being
able to comply. l had necessarily to
submit to the treatment which follow
ed. / was made to stand up, my arms
were twisted behind my back and
bound, while an officer with drawn
revolver sat Just behind me.
Mr.. Hamilton remained in this ex-
ceedinly unpleasant position for some
thing like three hours. at the end of
which period an officer who had spok-
en- to him during the course of the
day was attracted by the singular spec
tacle, and questioned him as to what
had happened.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-02-21

of my cattle stolen I'm coming back
over and kill you"
The rustler pulled his gun.
That's all right" said Rockefenef.
Il am unarmed. But you're a thief
just the same. You can shoot now
or you can have one of your men shoot
me in the back as ride away. Or
you can give me rife. take one your.
self get out here in the road and we
will shoot this thing out right here"
The rustler refused and Rockefeller
turned his back on the gang and
calmly rode away. Not a gun was
lifted to prevent his going. And no
more of his cattle were stolen, either.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-02-21

avived as the nucleus OF a plan to
ngthen Washington street so that it
i'll reach from the New Hampshire
inc, north of Lowell. through Massa-
husetts and Rhode Island and across
he Connecticut border to New Lon
don.
II the plan is carried out, Washing
ton street will be approximately $50
miles long, one of the longest thor
oughfares under a single name in the
world. and a very effective memorial
to the name and fame of the father
Of this country.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-02-21
MADE SAME SPEECH 10 YEARS
Foreign Minister Recognizes Eloquent
Address Of Chamber Member
and the Secret Is Out.

Brussels.-M. d. Andrimony. a mem
Der Of the Belgian chamber. celebrat-
ed for his speeches on questions of
the consular service, was appealing
eloquently for reorganization of the
service when the foreign minister
said:
That is the same speech you made
last year"
"Just So" replied the deputy calm
ly. Il have made it annually, word
for word, for thirteen years. Nobody
noticed it before"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-02-21

After hearing both sides of the case
this officer himself went to headquar-
tiers for instructions. An hour later
mounted orderly arrived from the d.
visional headquarters, whittier Mr..
Hamilton was half led and half
dragged across country with a rope
around his neck. reaching his destina-
ton at 1880 in the morning.
Il was shown into a room where
six stan officers were in bed. One of
them, who apparently was expecting
me, got up, appearing to be exceeding
ly indignant that l should have been
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-02-21

fright and determination. is as fol-
lows:
Four models came to his studio to
sit for the picture. He asked them in
turn TO wear an expression such as
they would have on jumping into a
lifeboat from a sinking ship in a
storm. Not satisfied with the results.
he took them up to the fiat loaded
roof of his house, which is five stories
high, and placed a chair on the ex-
IRENE edge. The poor models were
dreadfully frightened and each in turn
sat wide eyed on the forward edge OF
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-02-21
PORTRAYED LOOK OF TERROR
Artist Holder Made Models Sit on
Edge of Roof Of His Five
Story House.

Munich.-Ferdinand Holders picture
"Das Mutige Webb" (the courageous
wonan) has been much discussed in
art circles. especially in Switzerland.
the home of the artist
The look of terror on the woman's
face is lifelike. The story of how the
artist got the facial effects. depicting
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-02-21

incarnate, especially If brought under
the influence of Zapata, the so-called
Atilla of the South. Americans liv.
ing in Mexican territory readily sub.
scribe to this theory, as woeful ex-
perience has taught them that the
habitual loss Of sleep is not conduc-
i've to the higher life. One Of the po-
litical slogans of the successful party
In the future will be that "the flea
and all his tribe must go before peace
reigns again"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-02-21

bound, had my arms and shoulders
rubbed, gave me some brandy and dis
appeared into an inner room.
When he came out he was accom-
panied by another officer. who seemed
to be the chief Of staff. anC. as | un-
derstand, was attached to the mission
that represented Bulgaria at the re-
cent coronation. He apologized for
the treatment | had received. waived
the question Of Identification until the
morning, found me a room in which
to sleep and provided me with blank
ets"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-02-21
STREET THROUGH 8 STATE
6oston's Principal Thorouehfare Ma,
Be Longest In the WorId-WlII
Total $50 Miles.

Bostou.-Forty years ago Cyrus
Wakefield, of rattan furniture fame.
earnestly and energetically advocated
a plan to extend Washington street a
dozen miles northward from Boston to
the town of Wakefield. With Mr.
Wakefield's passing the scheme was
lost sight of. but recently 1t has been
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-02-21

the chair, too nervous to look in any
direction but straight forward
He chose one of the women, and
took up his easel and rapidly sketched
the face and upper part Of the fig
ure. though not at all too rapidly for
the sitter.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-02-21

The present Washington street Is
the longest street east of the Hudson
river. and one Of the longest in the
United States. Its fifty miles of road.
way. reaching from the Charles river
on the north to nearly the center OF
Providence. provides long drive. at.
tractive scenery and historic houses
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-02-21
sI,,v sunday Gusts Physician.

Pittsburg, Pa.--While deliyerins
sermon to women, Billy Sunday. tns
evangelist. asked the men TO ieass
the congregation. A physician 70
fnsed and the athletic minister pro
neIled the unwelcome guest through
a side exit into a muddy alley tnsh
returned and finished his sermon
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-02-21
chIme-Master Called.

Meriden, Conn.-Among the selec.
tons played on the chimes of st.
Pauls Universalist church was How
Dry | Am" The chime-master. when
taken to task. declared it was "Oh,
Happy Days"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-02-21
Bees Hello captur. rhIef.

Wellington, Pa.-lntent on rcbbine
a house, a burglar stumbled over a
bee hive and In agony because Of the
resultant stings cried out for help.
The farmer helped him to jail
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-02-21
Promised Not to Mac.

St Louis.-Among several promises
made by Miss Sadie Tasker when she
married Joseph Altman was one that
she would never nag her husband.