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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-11-21
HERO IN A Sk|FF
Cripple RoWed Through Gulf
Storm to Save Ship.
Thomas A. Wells Of Texas Town Pad
dies FraiI Canoe Eight Miles In
Raging Sea to Get Help for
RudderIess Vessel.

Houston, Tex.-Thomas A Wells
Of Palacios, the heroic cripple, who
padded a frail skiff through eight
miles of raging sea to bring rescue
to seven men who were on rud-
derless boat, is visiting an aunt near
Houston Heights.
The first statement Mr.. Wells made
was characteristic OF the man.
TT wasn't much" he said. when he
was asked for an account of his peril
Gus trip through an angry sea.
1T wasn't much" that seven men
were saved from certain death be-
feet high, walking. on clutches. had
launched little skiff from the deck
OF the rudderless Mermaid In the rag
ing Gulf of Mexico!
"It wasn't much" that he had calm
ly seated himself in that skiff and
coolly looked death in the face as
he worked his way to safety and to
help.
Il believed l could make the trip"
| he said. soon after launching the
| skif / found the current was running
out to sea, while the wind was blow
| ing shoreward. So, by turning my
| boat to catch all the breeze / could
without shipping too much water,
managed to keep from drifting out
| into the gulf. l didn't get more than
| two or three gallons of water in the
! skiff until l struck the breakers just
out of Port O'Connor. But when /
finally got to land the boat was more
than half full. The sea was choppy
/! the water out.
Il couldn't get anybody at Port
| O'Connor that night to go to the res.
cue of the men in the Mermaid. Find
ing l couldn't get help there, l tele-
phoned to Palacios, finally getting in
! touch with Capt William Sutterfeld
who came as soon as he could get his
boat in readiness. c. NJ. Rhea and
c. NJ Dunbar were on the Clairette
with Captain Sutterfeld. Their boat
had a hard time riding the rough sea
but it finally reached the stranded
Mermaid.
The sea was so rough that the
men could not be brought on board
Captain Sutterfield's boat except by
ropes. A rope was thrown to then
and they had to, one at a time, JUMP
into the water and be pulled up the
side of the Clairette"
How about your skiff? Looks like
you would have had an awful time
keeping it from filing up" was ven
turned.
TT wasn't so hard when the big
waves came at me-" he explained
When two of them came together
each from a different direction, i
was a little hard to decide which on,
to look for first"
you would have had a nice time
swimming to shore in that sea if you
boat had been swamped," was an oh
servation Of the interviewer.
81 can't SWIM" he replied non
challantly, as if that were merely al
unimportant detail 81 had a life pre-
server. 1 could have kept af1oat will
it,
Certainly he could, and no on
knew better than he where he woul'
float to, with the current going mex
orably out to sea.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-11-21
A TEXAS WCNDER

The Texas Wonder cures Kidney
and bladder troubles, dissolves gray
Ell, cures diabetes, weak AID lame
backs, rheumatism, and all Irregular
tiles OF the kidneys and bladder in
both men and women. Regulates
bladder troubles in children. If MT
sold by your druggist. will be sent
by mail on receipt Of 81. One small
bottle is two months treatment, and
seldom fails to perfect cure. Send
for testimonials from this and other
states. DR.. F. ". Hall, 1926 Olive ST.,
St. louis, Mo. Sold by druggists. Ad
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-11-21
State of Ohio, City of Toledo,
Lucas COunty-SS

Sldle VI OnlO, City OF IOIeuO,
Lucas County.-ss.
Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that
he is senior partner of the firm of F.
J. Cheney & Co., doing business in
the city of Toledo, county and state
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case of ca
tarrh that cannot be cur ed by Halls
Catarrh Cure. Frank j. Cheney.
Sworn to before me and subscrib-
ed in my presence, this 9Th day Of
December, A. D., 1886.
(SeaD A w. Gleason.
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally and acts directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces Of the
system. Send for testimonials free
F. ]. Cheney & Co., Toledo Ohio.
Sold by all druggists, IS cents.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation. Adv.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-11-21

Special buffet luncheon so cents.
Every day from 1870 to $50 at
Keating's. Everything that's good
to eat. Ill If
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-11-21

'Nylotis Toilet Water" the very
latest odor, to be had at 75c. the bot
tie at either one of Gerig's Drug
Stores. Ill -tf
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-11-21

Hairdressing, manicuring and
massaging by an expert, at the Ocala
Beauty Parlor one door west of Com
mercial Bank corner 11-11-t
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-11-21

The latest style engraving. "Astor
Text" can be seen at Gerig's Drug
store. 11-17-tf
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-11-21

Call phone 291 if you wish to ex-
change furniture. 11-20-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-21
Fought for Dog; May Die

You're liar, it's my dog!''
Persons in the vicinity saw two men
and n small dog standing at Nineteenth
and McGee streets about midnight last
night. The men we're quarreing and after
one of them shouted these words, they
fell to fighting. A moment later one of
them ran away. leaving the other lying
unconscious on the ground, says the KAN
sas City Star.
The unconscious man was taken to
the General hospital, where he was re-
vived and gave the name of w. NJ.
Watts, 20 years old. q roofer, of 1872 l.o-
Gust street. He WAS suffering from two
severe knife wounds, one In the region OF
the heart and the other in the face, and is
in a serious condition.
His assailant escaped.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-21

|TN HE wives, mothers, daughters and
! the Southern club are as inter-
|Ssted in the improvements which are
being made in that edifice as are any
|of the members. and the scaffolding
which incloses the austere brick struc-
ture that has for years symbolized the
dignity and conservatism of the organiza-
tion has come to appear almost a giddy
bit of decoration now that the season is
almost in swing
The president of the club--Col. Tom
TO- Smith-the vice president Mr.. J. W.
Mcqueen, and the board of directors
fiuential men of Birmingham, have
busted themselves tremendously in the
past several months with the view to
making this building worthy of the
standing of the Southern club. For
more than a score of years the club has
stood for the highest and best in Bir-
mingham society. The annual Thanks
giving reception has become famous
and with the added facilities for enter
tanning, the club cannot fail to be a
brilliant meeting place for tho exclu-
sive social set this winter ami in the
years to come. There are those among
the pioneer Jefferson county families
both social and commercial. who ex-
press q pride in never having missed
tho annual reception. A number OF
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-21
Rates
Via

Montgomery, Ala, and Return :. $3.50
Account Alabama State Exposition.
Tickets ON sale September 27th to Octo-
her 4thr inclusive. Limited for return
until October 7th, 1913.
New Orleans, La, and Return. 5000
Tickets on sale October IL, II and Is,
good returning October 18th, 1913, and
for s1.O0 can be extended until Noven,-
ber Sth. 1913.
New Orleans, Ln., and Return 5000
Tickets on sale November s, 9, 10 and
II, good returning November 19. 1918,
and for $1.00 can be extended until De-
cember 9Th, 1918.
= One way Colonist Rates to following
points, daily from September 25th to
October 10th, 1913, inclusive:
Los Angeles, Cal. ......... $500
San Francisco, Cal. ........ S3s.OO
Butte, Montana ........... $3.50
Portland, Oregon ........... S4S.4O
Seattle, Wash ...- ........ $4S.4O
(Many other points In propOrtion)
For particulars, call on or write.
j. ii. SETTLE,
Phone NJ. 077 or 5s1s. Birminghau
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-21
SACE: TEA DANDY
To DARKEN HAIR
It's Grandmother's Recipe to
Bring Back Color and
Lustre to Hair


You can turn gray, faded hair beauti-
fully dark and lustrous almost over night
IL you'll get a 80 cent bottle of .'Wyeth's
Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy" at any
drug store. Millions of bottles of this Old,
famous Sage Tea Recipe are sold annual-
ly, says a well-known druggist here, be-
cause it darkens the hair so naturally
and evenly that no one can tell 1t has
been applied.
Those whose hair is turning gray, be-
coming faded. dry. scraggly and thin
have a surprise awaiting them. because
after one or two applications the gray
hair vanishes and your locks become
luxuriantly dark and beautiful-all dand
ruff goes, scalp itching and falling hair
stops
This Is the age of youth. Gray-haired.
unattractive folks aren't wanted around.
so get busy with Wyeths Sage and Sui
phur tonight and you'll be delighted with
your dark, handsome hair and your
youthful appearance within a few days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-21

We had entrenched ourselves so to speak,
we began considering the advisability of
obtaining permanent quarters. so our wise
men We're called together in solemn coun-
ell and the subject was debated carefully.
All men are wise in the early twenties,"
he calculated parenthetically. Finally"
he continued, ''we determined to take the
step. After prolonged negotiations we Sc
cured a lease for a term of years for
the third and fourth floors of the Bar
nett and Conner building on First avenue
between Twentieth and Twenty-first
streets. There was no elevator in the
building at that time, but what did young
folks care about lifts? That did not deter
us in the least" And Mr.. Mcqueen. sit
ting in his quaint little office downtown
where framed photographs of historical
and mythical characters of his admira-
ton almost line the walls, and vases OF
flowers and statuary bespeak his love for
the beautiful, and pine burs tied with
ribbon suspended from the windows re-
fleet his love for the woods--Mr. Mcqueen
looked thouglitfully out across the roof
of the building over the way and said
slowly: II can just see myself walking
up to the fourth floor now, to dance after
1 got there Phewr'
improvements in the Past
''The floors were rough and the space
was not partitioned so one of our most
stalwart members, Mr.. Richard Randolph,
essayed to manage the architectural work
and did so most successfully, dividing
the third floor into one large reading
room, billiard and pool room, parlor, re-
ception room, buffet and hat and cloak
rooms. Then hard wood floor was laid
over the old floor of the fourth floor con-
verting it into one of the most spacious
and prettiest dancing halls imaginable.
The question of furnishing the apartments
then arose. The organization was poor
because we conducted it along moderate
lines and the membership consisted al
most entirely of young salaried men,
whose chief asset was grit and determina-
tion tn VIM
$50 the wise men caucussed again.
1t was ascertained after minute inves-
tigation that after paying all debts,
we had just SAT in the strong box. With
this impressive amount and armed with
a letter of recommendation (not credit)
given me by our late lamented and
highly esteemed United States senator,
Joseph F. Johnston, who was then
president of the Alabama National
bank, I fished out my railroad pass
(for it was during the good old days
Of railroad passes) and struck out for
Cincinnati
J Mr.. McQueen's story of his interview
with the head of the wholesale furni-
ture house of Robert Mitchell & Co.
and the Brunswick, BaullS, Calendar
company is as attractive and enthusi-
astic as his narrative of the clubs
origin, for-he explains that Mr.. Robert
Mitchell and Mr.. julius Baulk, repre-
sontatives respectively of the two
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-21

| men Of the best families and most .dis-
| tinguished lineage were fioclSing here at
tracted by the reported mineral wealth
of the section; and the report heralded
north. south. east and west that Birming-
lis of the south was not exaggerated, but
later exemplihed.
At It's Height
well, during this period Birmingham
was socially at it's height and continued
SO until about 1896 when it began to set
tie down. In 1890 there were three or
four social organizations in the city. The
Alabama club, with quarters ofi Twenty
first street between Second and Third
avenues was the only organized per-
manent club and the membership COM
prised some of the most representative
citizens There were. besides two or
three german or dancing clubs that en-
tertained weekly or semi monthly either
at the Caldwell or Florence hotel and
the membership of these included the best
young mn of the city, many of whom
are dead now or have moved to other
cities.
srhen it was that we organized the
''Komos." which later became the South
ern club. We made arrangements with
Mr.. Ed Freeman, the manager of the
Caldwell hotel (Which later was destroyed
by fire. to give our entertainments there.
1t was then one of the handsomest hotels
in the south and as some will remember,
with very large and beautiful dining
room on the second floor. opening on
Twenty second street. Heresfields Car
pet and Furniture house made US cam
vas drugget large enough to cover this
spacious dining room and we were then
possessed of the handsomest dancing hall
have ever seen, and together with the
beautiful parlors of this elegant hos
telry were equipped to entertain our
guests which we proceeded to do in
royal manner, semi-monthly."
your membership, by this time had
increased" Mr.. Mcqueen was asked
'Oh, yes, with a rapidity not at all sur
prising. We also elected officers, the first
ones including me as president, j. b.
Cobbs who was then vice president of
the Berney National bank; vice president;
Frank Foster and Allen Glover (who aft
erward died in Montgomery as a board
of governors to act in conjunction with
the other officers, and Ed Leach (now-
of Tuscaloosa) secretary. The president,
vice president and board of governors you
see, appear in the picture I have shown
you. Aren't we a handsome quartet?
But proceeded Mr. Mcqueen, after
our first entertainment. the success of
the Komos club was made, and we grew
and grew like the peach of emerald hue
until all our opponents were distanced,
and we were virtually left the undis-
puted possessors of the social field. I'll
tell you, rivalry was tense here then be-
cause as l have stated, I'VE were in a
formative state-all Of us practically
strangers in a strange land. But after
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-21

c. w Ferguson, sipley King. F. a. Grider.
r. r. Johnston, W. NJ. Drennen, ]. NJ
Caldwell. A. r.. Dearborn. Walker Percy.
C. M. Williamson, John p. Tillman, I. r.
Young, with some others as Arthur Crow
der. George Allison, c. L. Sticlney, Dan
Rogan, who are scattered now in vari-
Gus quarters of the country, but must
needs recalls the charm of those early
club functions, a charm which gave TO
the Southern club a standing with the
Pendennis club of Richmond or the st.
Cecilia of Charleston, making 1t one OF
the celebrated social organizations of the
south,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-21

corn over had. Put "GETS-IT" on in 2
seconds and away they go, shrivel,
vanish. No more cotton rings to make
the corn sharper and more bulgy, no more
bandages to stop circulation and stick TO
the stocking, no more salves to turn the
flesh raw and make the corn pull" no
more knives or razors with danger of
bleeding and blood poisoning.
R"GETS-IT" is painless, stops pain and
Is absolutely harmless to healthy f1esh.
Warts and bunions disappear. GETS
IT. gives immediate relief.
"GETS-IT' is sold at druggists at %
cents bottle, or sent on receipt of price
to X. Lawrence & Co., Chicago. Sold In
Birmingham by Eugene Jacobs Drug
Store, Gale Drug Co. e stores) S07 First
Avenue and Pratt Station. Pratt City.
Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-21
'CETS-IT" Gets
C0rnS Sure as Fate
You've Had Corns For Months or
Years, "GETS-IIv' VIII Remove
Them All In n Few Daye

''Whew hurts way up to my heart.
I've tried almost everything for corns..'
Corn sufferers, cornless joy is at hand.
"GETS- IT" is the only real enemy any
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-21

houses mentioned, who were about his
own age and, imbued with the enthu-
siasm of youth and permeated with
the rosy stories of Komso club doings,
quickly sold to the Komos club presi-
dent about $4,000 worth of the very
best furniture to be bought at that
time after which the visitor was
treated right royalty for several days
so entirely so, indeed, that he at one
time, 1t seems, decided to remain in
definitely in Cincinnati-or. at least,
until he had recovered.
There was much joy in Komosdum,"
continued the first president of the
club, when / came home and reported
my doings The ladies assisted in the
arrangement of things generally and
in the meantime, the club continued to
grow, becoming stronger and more
perfectly implanted in the affections
of the society public. Society here then,
will not say was better, but | must
say that it was more alert and more
thoroughly and continuously on the
go than it is today N.Y." he remarked
reflectively, there were weeks it seems
to me when we fairly lived in our
dress suits. And as to luxury ana
splendor-why, we felt that cab was
as essential for an evening party as
hat. There were no exceptions; the
rule could not be departed from, so l
well remember appearing in a cab to
convey a young lady half block to
one of our club performances That
was our idea of punctiliousness. Our
opening entertainment at the Caldwell
hotel was one of the most elegant and
largely attended that 1 have ever seen
in Birmingham. 1t was equalled In
size and grandeur only by one other
that we gave some time afterward
when we had moved into permanent
quarters and entertained all of the
governors and their staffs. together
with the sponsors and their maids of
honor at our first Confederate re-
union"
The Name Changes
"Komos'' was the name given 1t in
the beginning since it was only a
dancing club, and the name suggests
the Greek god of the dance. After
ward when the organization took on
greater proportions it was deemed es-
sential to change the name because 1t
was something more than a dancing
club, and the appellation, Southern
club just at 1t is now was chosen,
and the organization so incorporated.
The home of Capt. w. II. Graves, on
the corner of Fifth avenue and Twenti-
eth street, was purchased, enlarged
occurred was one of the most interest
ing in its history
1t was during the four years Of
formative period in the clubs history
that Mr.. Mcqueen was it's president.
He was succeeded by Maj. Frank Y.
Anderson; he by Mr.. James Weatherly;
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-16
KNIGHTS Of CO.
LUNBUS ENTERTAIN

The local order of Knights of Col
umbus held a meeting Thursday night
at which about thirty-five members
were present After the regular bu
sinesS of the council was over with,
Mr.. Fred NJ. SchnabeI, lecturer then
took charge of the evenings program
The first number was a speech by
Judge E. N Pomainville. His subject
was the origin of the knights OF
Columbus. Edward gave an interest
Ing talk. j. r. Raglan gave a talk
on his trip to Chattanooga, and the
National Embalmers convention which
was held last fall. Father VIM. Red
,ng followed him with a very interes
ing discourse on the Ca ,lolic schools
Arthur Mulroy favored the assem-
blage with several songs and told
| some interesting stories. After the
literary program was over an eIabor-
ate supper was served followed by a
smoker, All members, present enjoy
| ed a pleasant social evening. At the
next regular meeting, Messrs. Chas
Nash. Ray Love and Anthony Billmey
er will each give a short talk ON some
| live topic of the day.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-16
PLEAD GUILTY
To ASSAULT

Edward and Gardner Smith plead
guilty TO an assault and battery
charge in Judge Edward n Pomain-
vilIe's court Saturday morning and
each paid a fine and costs amounting
to $40.
The story of the Smiths appear
ance in the lime-light is a bit of
comedy and good police work. Gard
ner Smith who has been working for
the c. NJ & St P. Ry., went into the
station and asked for his pay The
cashier told him he could not pay him
unless he brought some one to i
IDENTIFY him. Smith went away and
returned later and asked again for
his pay, but was Told that he would
have to be identified. He went away
again and came back with his bro
Their. He again demanded his pay
and when it was refused because
Of his not having some one to identi-
the station, which he and his broth
er proceeded to do. In the mix up
Ed. Smith bit G. T. Lmley's finger.
A warrant was sworn out by Bob
Cody, the cashier, charging the
Smithswith assault and battery Po
lice Officer Hewlett started out to cor
rail- the Smiths. The police officer
commanded the Burchell dray and pro
ceeded to the Green Bay & Western
depot He learned that the Smiths
had just left a saloon in that neigh
borhood and were then crossing the
Green Bay bridge. a switch engine
was standing ON the main line and
Officer Hewlett got aboard and start
ed after the men crossing the bridge.
The engine was run out on the bridge
and just beyond where the Smith
boys were. They were two surprised
young men when Officer Hewlett STEP
ped out in the gangway of the en-
gine and told the boys to get aboard.
They were taken back to the depot
where the Burchen dray was used
as a paddy wagon (patrol wagon and
the two boys were taken down town
and locked up. 1t was costly mix
up for the boys
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-16

Word reached this city Sunday an
nouncing the sudden death Of LIE
weIlyn Garrison at Thorpe, Wis.
Saturday night 1t appears that he
was about town attending to busi-
ness matters the same uual on
Saturday afternoon and in his usual
good health In fact, he reported to
his associates that he never felt
better. Sunday morning, Mrs. Gar
rfson went to call him receiving no
response, she attempted to arouse
him and discovered that he was dead
and that he had been for several
hours. His death was due to heart
failure.
His body was brought to Grand
Rapids for burial and arrived here
on the 500 Line at $40 Tuesday af-
ternoon accompanied by members Of
his family and twenty-five or thirty
business associates. The body was
taken direct from the train to the
cemetery and be laid in its final rest
ing place in the family lot Mr.. Gar
rison was a former resident Of Grand
Rapids where he was Well and fay
orably known He was brother of
Frank Garrison. He was a banker
and one of the leading business men
of Thorpe for many years where he
had formed many warm business
and social friendships. His family
have the sympathy of their many old
time friends in Grand Rapids.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-16
TELEPHONE
MEETING
MILIIMA

The stockholders of the Wood Coun
ty Telephone Company held their an
nual meeting Monday night.
The same officers were continued
in office for the ensuing year name
Iy:
W. A Drumb, president, Henry
Fitch, vice president, M. H. Jackson,
secretary, j. E. DAILY, treasure
These officers with G. W. Davis con-
stitute the board of directors. The
financial report of the company was
read and approved. The report shows
that the company is in good condi-
ton. Action on the proposed amend
ment was not taken because the ne
cessary tWo-thirds of the stock was
not represented at the meeting.