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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-02-13
SCOTT WAS RESCUED
AFTER FIRST DASH

Capt. Robert Falcon Scott was an
officer Of the royal navy. He was
born in Outlands. Davenport. England,
June G, 1868. and entered the navy in
1882. He was torpedo lieutenant OF
the Majestic, flagship OF the channel
squadron In 1S9S.99; was made com.
mander in 1900 and captain in 1904.
He commanded the British Antarc-
tic expedition in 10000. His achieve
ments In the Antartic won him med.
ais from the Royal Geographical So
ciety, Royal Scottish Geographical so.
city and American, Swedish, Danish
and Antwerp geographical societies.
Capt Scott's first Antarctic expedi-
ton sailed on the ship Discovery in
1901. He established winter quarters
in the ice barrier and led sledge
expedition TO 50 degrees, II minutes,
the most southerly point reached mp
to that time. He was brought back
by relief expedition on the steam
ship Morning in January 1903.
On the Discovery expedition Sir Err
nest Shackleton was third in com
mand
Capt, Robert Falcon Scott, X. NJ, on
June l, 1910. started his south polar
expedition from London in the hope
OF winning for the British nation the
honor of first flying the Union Jack
at the south pole, achieving thereby
the distinction that Commander Peary
had secured for the United States at
the north pole.
The Terra Nova left the London
docks with what was regarded as the
most completely and carefully equip
ped polar expedition that had ever
been organized. The British nation
had been called upon in patriotic
terms to supply the funds,
The country had been aroused by
the achievements OF Sir Ernest Shack
Teton, who about the time thot Peary
reached the north pole was establish
ing record of getting within 100
miles of the Antarctic extremity.
100000 Was Raised.
The response was immediate and
100000 was raised. half by public
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-02-13
Washington

Fines aRgregating $4,000 were i'm.
posed by Justice Stafford in the
United States criminal court on eight
bucket shop proprlctors indicted
through the efforts OF the department
Of justice in April, 1910.
Rear Admiral Robert T.. Peary sub.
mlttod to an operation in Washington,
the nature OF which is not disclosed
Alarming reports that It was for APP
pendicius or stomach trouble ate en-.
phatcally denied by the family.
The first checks paid to pensioners
under the new system which did away
with the IS agencies In various parts
Of the country uniting them in Wash
Hgton under one head, have just gone
out, and every one Of the more than
100000 due this month were in the
mail on time,
Plans announced for dissolution Of
the Union Pacific road merger will be
sanctioned by the government, ac-
cording to Attorney General Wicker.
sham Wlckcrsham announced that
statement would be issued by the de-
partmcDt OF Justice within a few days.
With a view to preventing the bomb
outragcs which have become fire.
qucut means OF destroying life and
property, Representative Slaydyu of
TH. tE.t q.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-02-13

WIZ Engineer =, Kielh dead IN his
seat, a frisco extra freight train ran
Ave miles without mishap. The fire.
man. +, ], Smith, finally stopped the
train.
A fund Of 100000 Is being raised
by the Chinese in the United States
and Canada to outfit the army that is
to march from Pekin TO protect Chi.
nese interests in Mongolia against
Russia
Twenty women to one man in Den.
yer drink intoxicating liquor, and they
drink more than men This was the
statemet made on the floor Of the Col.
orado senate by Senator John Hecker
of Denver
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-02-13
MEMBERS OF scoTT's
POLAR EXPEDITION

The principal members OF the Brit.
ish Antarctic expedition. as 1t first
landed in the Antarctic, were:
Capt Robert Falcon Scott K. n.
Lieut.. L. X. G. n Evans, II. n. sec.
ond in command of the proposed west.
ern party.
Dr. +. A. Wilson, chief of the scien.
tific staff.
Lieut. V. L. A. Campbell, Il. n,
leader Of the eastern party.
Lieut. II. l.. l.. Pennell, K. N. mag.
netic and meteorological work.
Lieut. II. De F. Deniss, II. N
Lieut.. II. r. Bowers, Royal Indian
Marine
Engineer Lieut. Il. w. Riley, r. n.
Surgeon G. NJ. Levick, X. N, doc
tor and zoologist.
Surgeon T.. l.. Atkinson, h. N, doc.
tor, bacteriologist, parasitologist.
F. II. d. Drake, X. N, secretary.
Sixty picked sailors.
Twenty-eight scientists.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-02-13

ing the cXpoditlonary ship Terra No
va, returned TO New Zealand, bringing
word that Capt, Scott, with n party of
four men, were $50 miles from the
south pole and was pressing on. lie
sent back word that he would remain
another winter in the Antartlc to
complete his work
According to records here there
were 2S officers and scientists and %
sailors in the entire Scott party that
landed on the shores Of McMurda bay
in 1910. or this total Of 81 men
number returned in the Terra Nova
with Lieut.. Pencil last April
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-02-13
HAPPENINGS OF THE SEVEN
PAST DAYS ARE BRIEFLY
PRESENTED.
FROM AROUND THE PLANET
Dispatches From Our Own and For.
elan Countries Are Here Given
In Short Meter for
Busy Readers.
Legislative

Senator Wolf Of Franklin has intro
duced bill in the Kansas senate Civ
Ing to monument dealers lien on
the stones they place over the graves
OF the dead No inscriptions may be
carved on these stones until payment
has been made for the monuments
The lower house OF the New Mexico
legislature unanimously ratified the
income tax amendment to the United
States constitution. The state senate
has already adopted the amendment
Senator Rodgers introduced a bill
in the Arkansas senate abOlishing tip.
ping in restaurants. hotels and Pull.
man cars The bin provides penalties
for both Upper and tippec,
The Pennsylvania house passed the
Rockwell resolution TO amend the con.
stlutiou SO rs 10 allow women to vote.
Tho bill viii now 90 TO the senate,
whore a hot fight Is expected.
A bin prohibiting the employment
Of white women or white girls in a
place OF business owned or managed
by Chinese or a japanese was in.
troduccd in the legislature by the gov
eminent OF Manitoba.
The West Virginia senate adopted
the house resolution ratiyrng the
amendment to the federal coustiu.
ton providing for the election Of
United States senators By popular
vote.
An amendment to the constitution
OF the United States prohibiting po-
lygamy is sought IN joint resolution
introduced in the lower house Of the
Indiana legislature.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-02-13
TERRIBLE CATASTROPHE,
pEARY SAYS OF NEWS

Washlngton.-"A frightfui and unex.
pected catastrophe" was the comment
of Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary, dis
coverer of the north pole, when shown
dispatches detailing the fate of Capt.
Robert f. Scott.
THE news comes as n terrible
shock to me. Mrs. Scott, the reia.
tives of the brave men with Capt.
Scott and the entire British nation
have my deepest, sincerest and most
heartfelt sympathy and coincidence"
said Admiral Peary.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-02-13
sHAckLEToN CANNOT
BELIEVE SCOTT IS DEAD

New York; consider II most un.
likely that Capt Scott is dead. | was
reported dead on one trip, and SO was
Amundsen." declared Sir Ernest
Shackleton when he heard the stories
of the disaster to the Scott parry.
AT all events. do not think Capt
Scott died in blizzard" said Shack
Teton.
ut is practically impossible to die
in blizzard If one is equipped against
it. shall not believe Capt. Scott has
persisted until hear something more
definite"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-02-13
Foreign

a new army bill increasing the
strength Of the German military forces
is to be introduced into the imperial
parliament after the Easter recess.
Hundreds of thousands Of persons
in England were oui OF wire com
munication as the result OF operations
Of the militant suiiragetlos. who be-
gan campaign Of cutting telephone
and telegraph wires.
1t was reported in Chicago that VIII
liam j. Calhoun, United States min.
lister TO China. will leave Pckiu in
few days for the United States on
furlough.
Miss Sylvia pankhurst, daughter OF
Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst, the mill
tant suifragctte leader, was fined $40
in Bow street and given the nllorna-
tive of serving IA days in Jail
In 1912 331 1877 British subjects emf
grated to the colonies, $4,000 more
than the previous year They went
mostly to Canada and Australia
A new army bill increasing the
strength OF the German military
forces is to he introduced into the i'm.
perial parliament after the Easter re.
cess.
Nineteen persons. II passengers and
seven members Of the crew, we're
drowned when the schooner Granada
was wrecked off Greytown Nicaragua.
There were only two survivors.
A special dispatch received from
Sofia by the German war office, at
Berlin, officially announced that tho
Bulgarians on the Peninsula OF Gal.
lipolI, having captured Bulair. are ad.
vanclng on the town OF Gallipoli with
fair prospect of taking that.
A section of the east bank OF the
Panama canal 500 feet long broke and
fell into Culebra cut, covering three
railway tracks in the bottom Of the
cut and filling a drainage ditch in the
center of the bottom
Martial law has been proclaimed
throughout Salvador. President Araujo
lies in a dangerous condition as the
result of an attack by FIVE would.be
assassins.
Ex-Klng Manuel of Portugal ate
2.cent pudding in Drury Lane (Lon.
dom lodging house, and when he !
praised the fare the manager offered !
to board him for a quarter a day.
Twenty bystanders were killed by |
the explosion of bomb hurled ut the |
civil governor of Foo Chow as he |
crossed bridge. The governor was
unhurt. lie chased and arrested the
assassin.
Gov. McGovern refused TO appear
or by counsel before the
Wisconsin senate committee In con.
nectlon with the request contained in
a resolution adopted by that body call
ing for an investigation OF the GOV.
nrnor's removal of Insurance Commits.
sioner II. l.. Ekern.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-02-13

LOndon.-Capt. Robert Falcon Scott
md his party died in a blizzard while
returning TO McMurdock bay from the
south pole, according to dispatches
from New Zealand The first wire,
less said the entire party" persisted
but later word indicated that Capt
Scott and only four men composing
his flying squadron" died after dash
for the pole, which they reached In
January, 1912.
From records found with the bodies
OF the party ii was shown that Scott
reached the south pole on Jan is,
1912 Road Amundsen, the Norwc.
Eian, who now is in the United States.
discovered the south pole Dec II,
1911.
Wife on Way TO Meet Explorer.
Attempts were made by wireless to
communicate with Mrs. Scott wife OF
the explorer, who Is somewhere on
her way TO New ZEALAND She left
England early in January for yelling.
ton, expecting TO be there in time to
welcome the returning expedition.
Capt. Scott reached the exact spot
marked by Amundsen as the south
pole and found the Norwegian nag
and hut with which the Norwegian
signaized he had reached the pole
first, SCOTS records show, according
TO a dispatch from Onmuru. New Yea
land
The Terra Nova, Capt SCOTS ship
returning from McMurdo bay, where it
had gone To relieve the explorer, who
with his party, had spent the winter
there, passed Cape Sanders and wire
lessed that II was returning much ear.
Her than expected because OF "a grave
calamity"
Met Death In Blizzard.
The latest dispatches from New
Zealand indicate that Capt. Scott and
the four men who made the final dash
TO the pole with him in January 1912,
were the only ones who persisted, The
"flyng squadron" OF FIVE set out Jan.
4, 1912, from their last base OF sup.
plies, l50 miles from the pole.
1t is believed that after reaching
the pole, Scott and the four men with
him-Dr. Wilson, Capt. Oates, Lieut.
Bowers and Petty Officer Evans
were overwhelmed on the return jour.
ney by blizzard and their bodies
found by other members of the expe-
dition, who had been left at the va.
rious supply depots on the trail.
The bodies of the brave ice fighters
were brought back over the trail on
sledges, II Is thought, and kept at the
main winter camp on McMnrto bay
until the arrival of the Terra Nova,
Expedition Out Three Years.
Capt. Scott had been in the Antarc.
tic nearly three years. The last mes.
sage from him was received in April.
1912, when Lieut.. pennell, command.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-02-13
NY DUTY.

There is an idea abroad among
moral people that they should make
their neighbors good. One person
have TO make good; Myself. But my
duty to my neighbor Is much more
nearly expressed by saying that
have to make him happy--if may
Robert Louis Stevenson.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-02-13

subscription. the other half by gov.
eminent grant.
The expedition consisted of 60 men,
half of them picked sailors and rs of
them scientists of rcpute. Twenty 81.
berian ponies. such MS Schacketon
found so well adapted for The work, 30
dogs and two motor slcdges were
shipped to New Zealand.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-02-13
Saved by Cigarette Case.

Ambulance surgeons tell of many
cases where bullet has struck u
mans cigarette case n glancing blow
and not even so much as lnerced the
lining of the pocket in Which the case
YVES carried.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-02-13
Improved Ineandescent Lamp.

Incandescent lamps In which the
filaments are in the form of an in.
vorted cone have been found to give
one.llfth more light than those of the
same size in which filaments form
cylinders
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-02-13
Why Jeeko Failed In Business.

I'm sorry to hear" said the Lion,
that poor little Jocko has failed in
his laundry business" Yes" replied
the Wombat ''he undertook too large
an contract by washing the CRATES
collars for two cents each"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-02-13
Concerning Woman.

When God thought OF mother, he
must have laughed with satisfaction
and framed 1t quickIy--so rich, so
deep, SO divine, so full OF soul. power
and beauty was the conception -
Henry Ward Beechcr.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-02-13
Domestic

Fortythrce persons were hurt when
q Mississippi Central train lcaprd the
track near Br0okhavcn, Miss one
coach fell into a creek and two others
hung suspended over the water. Near.
ly all the injured were negroes.
Trustees OF the Loyal order Of
Moose, IN session at Chicago, voted TO
establish n 100000 industrial and
educational institution near Aurora.
Ill, for the benefit Of orphans and
poor children whose parents were or
are members of the order Practical
trades and scientific farming will be
taught
The VIII of the late Capt l.. =.
Heritage, filed for probate at Emporla,
Kan, provides q trust fund OF $4,000
to be used ito bcautify and brighten
child life" in Empora
F. o. Beach was acquitted in the
Aiken county IS. c., court on the
charge of assaulting his wife. The
Jury was out exactly one hour and As
minutes.
Seven persons were seriously in.
jured three probably fatally, when an
Iron Mountain freight and passenger
train backed into n moving freight
near Collinston, La.
Fifteen passengers OF the Pittsburg
& Cincinnati packet City OF Parkers-
burg had a narrow escape from drown.
ing when that boat sank in the Ohio
river. The vessel struck Bear Trap
pier, near Gallipolis. o., during
heavy snowstorm and went down
few minutes later,
Twelve minutes after he had been
under interrogation by Attorney I'm
termyer, for the money trust commit
tee, at Jekyl Island, William Rockefel.
Ter. the Standard OIL magnate, deyel-
oped symptoms Of a throat spasm and
the investigation Immediately was ter.
minated.
John d. Rockefeller's personal ex-
chequeT received boost OF nearly
$i0,0000O0 when the Standard Oil
company of New Jersey cut a
S40,000.000 melon. He was the prin-
cipal beneficiary of a cash distribu.
ton" OF $40 share on all outstanding
capital stock.
Mrs. W D. WeIlborn. wife of a
wealthy real estate man of Miami,
Fla. was shot and killed at her resi-.
dence here by Benjamin Woolman,
prominent In political circles
In a fight at Carrier Mills, H.,
Frank Fink was shot aud killed and
Elijah Henderson, bystandor, was
wounded. perhaps fatally, by Hubert
Baker. Coroner Butner held an In.
quest and the jury held Baker TO the
grand jury without bond
-Four American warships were or.
dared to Central American coasts to
prevent n revolution which the secre-
Iary OF state believes may result In
general war involving every southern
country except Mexico and Costa
2lca.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-02-13
Fault.

Disagreeable people always must he
exaggerated, II seems, until they te.
cepy much more than their alio.td
space In eh world.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-02-13

-Four American warships were or.
ddred to Central American coasts to
proven; revolution which the secre-
tary OF state believes may result In
general war involving every southern
country except Mexico and Costa
Rica.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-02-13

In a fight at Carrier Mills, H.,
Frank Fink was shot aud killed and
Elijah Henderson, bystandor, was
wounded. perhaps fatally by Hubert
Baker Coroner Butner held an In.
quest and the jury held Baker TO the
grand jury wlthou; bond
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-02-13

Mrs W d. Wellborn. wife of
wealthy real estate man of Miami,
Fla. was shot and killed at her resi-.
dence here by Benjamin Woolman,
prominent In political circles.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-02-13

Gov. McGovern refused TO appear
personally or by counsel before the
Wisconsin senate committee Ia con.
nection with the request contained In
resolution adopted by that body call
ing for an investigation OF the gov.
ernor's removal of Insurance Commits.
sioner II. l.. Ekern.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-01-09
From District Eighteen

School opened on the new
year with a full attendance.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Harrison
spent Saturday night with her
parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rosco Richard
son and family visited her sister,
Mrs. Charles Coffin, Saturday.
Edna Putna left Wednesday
for a trip In Northern Oklahoma,
to visit with relatives and friends.
Miss Gordy Walling and o. H.
Putney jr. returned to Oklahoma
City Sunday, where they have
been attending High School.
Dortha Hazenbeck returned
from Lawton Tuesday. She re-
ports having fine trip, not
withstanding the severe cold
weather.
c. w. Compton and son, ac-
companied by his father, return
ed Sunday from Enid and other
points. Charley reports having
a good time.
II. E. Clark, wife and little
daughter, of Denison, Texas,
were the guests of her father,
H. p. Hansen, a few days. Mr..
Clark is general manager of the
branch houses of the Cape
Charles Horseshoe Nails Co.. ,-one
of the largest manufactures in
the United States of its kind.
They left for their home Sunday.
SUBSTITUTE.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-01-09
Crowded Out Last Week

X. H. Vessel, editor of the
Frederick Enterprise. and esti-
mable wife and interesting child
rem were guests of We editor and
wife Sunday. They were on
their return home from near
Sterling, where they had spent
Christmas with his mother. Mr..
Vessel formerly owned a farm
near that place. but is now pub
Usher and proprietor of one of
the best county newspapers in
the State. To well know this
noble hearted editor compells
admiration and esteem. We
have known him and his good
wife for years, and we know
whereof We speak.
As stated in the columns of
the CHAMPION last week. ]. W.
Heads house and all of its con-
tents were destroyed by fire a
few days ago. AS this is the
second time he has been burned
out within the past two years,
he surely seems to be Citing
more than his share of bad
luck" " Losses ia this last fire
will reach 81, 10000. Even all
their clothing, with the excep-
ton of what they had on their
backs. The origin of the fire is
unknown. 1t is possible that
either pet squirrel or a rat may
gotten hold of a match-it car
be accounted for in no other way.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-01-09
Keep your ~ on thisSpace os%s sss;,ea: s f:,s..

Miss Alta Hoffer went up to
Oklahoma City Sunday. The
reason of her going is explained
in another column OF this paper.
The Frisco railroad changed
its time table Sunday. Now No.
40S, the early morning train,
going east. leaves Elgin at 1888.
No. 10. going east, leaves at
1918 p. m. No. 9, going west,
leaves at 1:59 p. m. No. 407,
going west, leaves at 9:l7 p. m.
The Brotherhood of American
YeOman met Tuesday night and
he'd an oyster supper and in
stalled the following officers
Frank Brandon, Foreman; Art
Strauther, Master of Coremon-
les: Mary f. Putney. Cores
pondent; Ben hamilton, Chaplin
Mrs. Rella Brandon, Lady Lore
ma; Mrs. T. r. Bennett, Lady
Rebeca; Pearl Bennett, Over
seer; Harve Hagle, Sentinel.
Mr.. Hawkins was initiated into
the mysteries of the order.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-01-09

load of cotton boles to Lawton
Wednesday.
Mr.. Whitwell has returned
from his home at Shawnee,
where he--spent holiday week.
CIaud Myers is setting a good
example to his fellow farmers
by disturbing mother earth"
with sulky string plow.
A sentence of encouragement
or praise is a JOY for a day; so
let us strive to do better by our
fellow man this year than we
did last.
Mrs. Anna Richardson leaves
this week for Kansas. Her sale
last Saturday was a general an
nouncement of her contemplated
departure from this land of
plenty.
Sam Montgomery has returned
from the Elgin neighborhood
with his thresher, and the me-
chanical hum of the machine
may be herd as it converts the
raw feed stuff into more esculent
material.
Mr.. Bishop has moved his fam
lily and other possessions from
the farm of Millard Richardson
to a place near Hulen. Millard
is to move on his farm soon. and
we herald his coming with great
pleasure.
C. A. Sperling sold a span Of
horses lately for $4,000 Also
a yearling for 1925 This i'm
mediate vicinity seems to be one
of activity among our well-to-do
followers of the plow; for there
is some sort of Formulation or
selling almost every day.
Sunday school was well attend
ed last Sunday, considering the
inclemency of the weather. We
are beginning the new year with
q great work TO perform and a
strong determination to win.
Let everybody come who has
the upbuilding of the COM
munity at heart.
Frank Senor comes to Sunday
school so regular that he should
be highly commended TO the
Sunday School Board as a sub
ject for congratulations. If ev-
erybody had the interest and in.
spiration Frank has. bachelor
dom would become extinct and
celibacy would be no more.
SHORTY.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-01-09
Missives From Mistletoe

A. B. Sperling and wife went
to Lawton Friday.
Claud Bentley's baby is re-
ported very much better.
Uncle John McCraw took a