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The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1914-08-14
Obituary..

John Gamble was born In Pennsyl.
vania. Jan. D. 1910. When six years
old he came With his parents TO Holt
Co, Mo where he grew to manhood
on the farm. In ls62 Mr., Gamble en-
listed In Co, A. 18th. Regiment OF
Kansas infantry and served until hon.
ofably discharged at the close OF the
war, lie returned to Oregon, Holt
county, Mo-, and engaged In farming.
On March ~, 1870, Mr. Gamble was
married to Miss Mary Judd, OF Ore.
gon. To this union one son was born
who died al the aye OF 10. In 1890.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gamble removed to
Wnthena. which has since been their
home. In Jan. 1880, Mr.. Gamble
united by conversion and baptism
with the First Baptist church OF Wa.
thena and has been Q faithful mem.
Der ever since, always having the In.
terests OF the church At heart.
For many years Mr.. Gamble had
been In feeble health, but bore his affiic
tions, which were likely greater than
any one knew, with much Christian
patience and fortitude, Part OF his
suffering was due to any injury re-
ceived In the war. He had been un.
conscious for several days with bron.
chial pneumonia but no one realized
that death WAS 20 near until Tuesday
afternoon. He passed peacefully
swsv ct 1905 Wednesday morning.
He leaves his wife and many relatives
to mourn his loss.
The funeral services we're held a.
2:30 Saturday afternoon In the Bap.
tist church OF Wathena, conducted
by his pastor. and interment WAS made
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DR.. Sherman Hibbard, OF Kansas

DR., Sherman Hibbafd. Of Kansas
City, visited With relatives in Oregon,
Tuesday aud "Wednesday of this week'
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Hanson and Miss Abbie Murray,
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iting their aunt and uncle, Rev. J, :.
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mo' lucy aie ALSO en!oying lle pres-
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''o''s vi LAKE iaheycoho'
Mrs. VIM. II. Conner, OF Bruns.
wick, Mo, accompanied by her Two
sous, Powell. aged \ years, and baby
boy, aged = Years, are Visiting here.
the guests Of her parents, Fred Wet
cell aud wife. She Was accompanied
by her friend, Miss Boadie ilardwick.
OF Triplett, Mo.
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The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1914-08-14

For Sale:--One span OF young mares,
) and &.yrxr.o'ds. Cali on or address,
Jacob Kurtz, Oregon, Mo, Route 4.
Mrs. NJ. W. Brumbaugh. who has
been In the Ellsworth hospital OF st.
Joseph, for the past two weeks, re-
turned TO her home Wednesday even
log accompanied by her daughter,
Lucille, Mrs. Brumbsugh's health
las been In . poor conditio lon for sew
eral years and the family thinks her
health will be much better since an
operation has been successfully per.
formed.-Msitland Herald, August 9.
John Shipley, Jr., WAS driving
down the bluff road south OF town In
q Ford car, Tuesday, and on account
OF the dust II began skidding, then q
front tire blew out, and In the next
few minutes John found himself
crawling out from beneath the car
With Q much bruised head. The cal
was badly damaged, but yesterday
John was able TO be out, although
handling himself very carefully
Mound City News.Jetisrsonisn, Aug
ust 9.
The Boys State Fair School Of
last year was such success that u
will be repeated again this year and
examinations will be held In every
county In Missouri about September 1
The boy passing the most successful
examination will spend the entire
week ct the STATE Fair and represent
his county. While there he will b
unde1 the direct control Of Mr..
George ". Reavis, Superintendent Of
~ Boys' STATE Fair School, and he
~ sssisas 80 AZ.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1914-08-14

with relatives At Shenandoah, Iowa.
Mrs. Sam Gable and children re-
turned last Saturday, after . weeks
ChsutauQus.
The New Point band will furnish
the music for the n. 4. Sunday
school picnic 10 b held In the Henry
s'skmann grove, August llth.
NICK.
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Forbes.

"A. g., Young had business In Ore.
gon, Tuesday.
y. A. Williams 10 moving into his
new house, this week.
John Milne and wife were attend.
Ing the Chsutsuqus 1t Wsthsna,
last week.
M. and Mrs. Uhls Banks return.
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MIRA Fred Duncan Of Co6ey Vile,
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The Washington times., 1914-07-11
Ill, MRS. LOCKWOOD
AWAITS EJECTMENT
Last Day in Old Home Unless
Court Officer Grants Her a
Respite.

Today, on the last day Of grace grant
ed by the court before she must move.
broken under the weight of sorrow at
the necessity for giving up the house
where she has lived and worked for SO
many years, Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood.
eighty-four, a woman whose prominence
in the world of women has focused the
eyes of the country upon her time after
time, lies stricken in a back room Of
her house. hopeless and appalled, at the
emptiness of the future.
The decision of the court that she
should yacate the premises In favor Of
tine surety company which went on her
bond In an adverse court case. seems to
have taken the last shred of her shat
tered nerve with her.
She had intended to anticipate the
serving of the writ of ejectment, post
poned until today. and to that end her
friends had aided her In packing her
but az the last she finds
herself too exhausted to continue. and
unless forcibly ejected from the house
she will not leave until Monday.
Her friends have been searching for
suitable house for her accommodate ton
in the neigiborhood. but so far have
not succeeded in finding what they de--
sire. ~
The Washington times., 1914-07-11
planned AT THIRTY-FOUR MILES.

ments. As work on the first machine
progressed there may have been some
overconfdence in its being just right.
But Mr. Wanamaker generously-and
perhaps OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES that
the second boat should be started and
held in reserve. The second boat is
well under way Work on the hull Of
No. 2 has been suspended since the
planning problems of No. l first gave
promise of difficulties and Of possible
alteration OF design.
May Build New Hull
It is possible. did not yet say that
it is probable. that out of the expert
ments with the America We may learn
enough to make it seem worth while to
build an entirely new hull for her
This would necessitate some further
delay, which We all are exceedingly
anxious to avoid. Neither Mr.. curtiss
nor ! has the slightest idea but that
the problem can be solved within rea-
sonahle time.
As for the time of starting across
the Atlantic, can only say now that
We shall start at the earliest possible
moment.
Copyright Newspaper Feature Service.
The Washington times., 1914-07-11
Anthony Leaguers Enjoy
Picnic at Forest Glen

The close of the second year of the
existence of the Anthony League is
being celebrated today, by a picnic, at
the home of Mrs. George II. Wright,
Forest Glen. Md. A large number Of
the picnnickers gathered at Ninth and u
streets this morning and boarded the
10 o'clock car for Forest Glen, while
many others, who could not get away so
early. went in the afternoon.
Mrs. Anna E. Hendley. president of
done during the past year. Mrs. Ellis
Logan, president of the District Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs, and a MEM
Der Of the league, delivered an address
on her Impressions Of the biennial con-
vention OF clubwomen recently held in
Chicago.
Plans for the work of the league for
the coming year were outlined by Mrs.
Nanette B. Paul who stated that special
efforts would be made to enlarge its
activities along educational lines.
The Washington times., 1914-07-11
ALEXANDRIA F|REMEN
PREPARE FOR MUSTER
Three Companies viii Send
Fifty Delegates to Ports.
mouth on August II.

| ALEXANDRIA, Va. July ll.-Plans
are being made by the members of
the three fire COMPANIES of Alexan-
dria for attending the annual meeting
OF the Virginia State Firemen's Con-
\ vention and Muster. on August 81. in
Portsmouth. The Relief Hook and
Ladder Company last night received
an invitation to the convention, and
IT is expected that fully fifty fire.
men from the three Alexandria COM
panies will attend.
coroner's Jury. summoned by
Magistrate George c. Stuart. will
meet tonight at the office of the Alex
andria Water Company to place the
responsibility for the death of James
w. Roberts, of Cameron, who was
killed while driving across the rail-
road tracks near his home by a
northhound Richmond train. The jury
iast night viewed the body. The
funeral will take place at 10 o'clock
tomorrow. Burial will be private.
Final arguments are being made be-
fore a july this afternoon in the Federal
court before Judge Edmund Waddill in
the suit Of H. B. Hutchinson against the
New York and Philadelphia Company
to recover $4,000 for alleged breach, Of
contract In connection with the lease of
q large tract. of timber land In Prince
William county.
The body of William Ashton Crupper
thirty-nine, who died last nightsat the
Retreat for the Sick, Richmond, Va,
will be brought tonight to the home OF
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. 3. Crup-
per, III North Payne street. < widow,
Annie NJ. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. c.
M Newfnn and rhilHran
Two brothers, John W. and Berkeley
Crupper. and two sisters, Miss Char
lotte and Mrs. Stuart Watkins, also
survive. Mr.. Crupper was formerly a
train dispatcher.
The funeral of Miss Sarah p. Ger
rnond, who died yesterday morning at
the home of the Misses Thompson, Of
Wellington. will take place at o'clock
tomorrow afternoon. Services will be
Trinity NJ. z. Church, of Washington.
The body will be taken to Peekskill,
\. Y. for burial
The deceased for many years, with
her sister, Miss Phoebe Gernond, con-
Quoted Il girls seminary at Peekskill.
Washington Memorial Lodge of Per-
lection, No. Z, Scottish Rite Masons.
has elected Frank w. Latham secre
tary pro tenn.
Governor Stuart has appointed Mar
tin Z. Greene and Miss Cora Duffey
notaries public.
There will be no meetings of the
chamber of commerce in July or
August.
The Rev. c. R. Strausburg. pastor of
the Methodist Protestant Church will
take for his subject at the services TO-
morrow night, What Jesus Thought Of
Poverty"
The Washington times., 1914-07-11
Steel Backbone Given
To Victim of Accident

BINGHAMTON, y. Y. July IL
Frank Harrington, ifty-nine. Of Yes
tai, will hereafter be known as the
man with the steel backbone A steel
tube, jointed to make II as nearly as
psssible like the vertebrae of a spinal
column, has been used by surgeons to
replace twenty of the vertebrae which
were crushed by fall from scaffoId-
ing.
r. o. Croizer removed the pieces of
crushed bone. then took careful
measurement of the part of the spine
removed. They then ordered a steel
tube about three fet long, shaped like
the spine, and with flexible Joints to
correspond with the vertebrate. This
was inserted, extreme care being taken
that every nerve branching from the
spinal cord should be in its proper
place.
Harrington was placed then In a plas-
ter cast. He has improved so much
that he Is now able to move his legs
in the bed
The Washington times., 1914-07-11
Bride Who Took Poison
Is Somewhat Improved

The, surgeons at the Casualty Hos
pital were encouraged today at the
condition of Mrs. Bernice Switzer. a
bride of two months, who was remov-
ed to that institution yesterday after
having taken several bicloride of
mercury tablets. While they are not
prepared to say she is out of danger
improved
Mrs. Switzer. who is twenty one
years old, lived with her husband at
1926 z street northeast. Yesterday
she walked into her sisters home at
917 Twelfth street northeast, and an
nounced she had taken the poison
After her removal to the hospital she
was questioned by the police. but re-
fused to give any reason for what
she had done
The Washington times., 1914-07-11
100 {. OF c. ME- NBERS
TOGO TO OLDPO|NT
With Their Families, They viii
Enjoy Annual River Trip
Next Saturday.

Commodore" William F Guide. is
overhauling his sea toys and e irst
Mate" Tom Grant is practicing the sail
RS hornpipe, for one week from to-
ay the Chamber of Commerce. of
" hich the foregoing are respectively
president and secretary. will be SAILING
iowI the Potomac, bound for Old Point
-omfort on its annual outing.
Applications for reservations are be-
ng made every day. and the indication
now are that fully ial members, many
Of them accompanied by their families,
0'il be aboard when the boat leaves tn
dock at o'clock next Saturday morn
ing. The day trip down the river will
lake about eleven hours, and while no
regular program Will be announced
several of the Invest members are sus-
Dected of harboring something up their
sleeve, that will provide sport and
amusement on the down river trip.
ersl members of the House and Sen
ste who will be members of the big
psrty.
On the arrival at Old Point the first
thing will be big dinner at the Cham
berlain Hotel and a variety of amuse-
msnts are being worked out for the
Saturday evening entertainment Auto
mobile rides, trip TO Virginia Beach,
guard mount at Port Monroe. and other
: inilar diversions will take u;D the time
4ntil the return boat is ready to leave
early Sunday evening. The excursion
lists will get back to Washington Mon
day morning at O'Clock.
As the boat will not be chartered for
the trip either way il is necessary for
hamber members to make their res
3 rvations early, or else the staterooms
may sll be gone before sailing time
he committee in charge of tht out
1g is headed by H. c. c. Stiles, the
ether members being D. ]. Callahan,
A. Leftwich Sinclair. Albeit Schulteis,
Ralph W. Lee. George Herbert Judd.
] ohm Dolph, and Thomas Grant
The Washington times., 1914-07-11
Newest POntOOnS
On America Fail
Airboat Planes Perfectly on Water, But Cylinders
Refuse to Break Contact With the Surface and
Will Not Raise in Air-Porte Still Has
Hopes.
By LIEUT.. JOHN CYRIL PORTE, R. N.

With her new experimental ponoons under her
wings snug up to the hull the transatlantic airboat Amer
lea gave her designers another problem yesterday She
got up the water and paned perfectly but could not
break the contact with the surface and get into the air. The
scker apparently is in the angle at which the pontoons
set left still in the field of experimentation
The correct adjustment may be struck with the very next
trial nday-at any rate, we have hopes and undimnshed
confidence in the early finding of way to get the America
off the water with her full transatlantic load.
The load carried yesterday could not be computed
curatcly because the temporary pontoons, of soft lumber
soaked up tremendous quantity of water They weighed
easily $50 pounds each. The permanent pontoons we
believe, be made at onethird this weight. We had
three sometimes four passengers aboard besides about
100 gallons of gasolene
The Washington times., 1914-07-11

In the FIRST trial yesterday the new
pontoons were too far forward and at
an angle that kept the nose of the
America in the water. After moving
the pontoons two feet back, and chang
ing the angle to coincide with that of
the bottom of the boat, We we're in al
most as serious difficulty. although the
boat came to the surface and ma5e thir-
ty-four miles an hour planning, or SKIM
ming on the water. The angle at which
the pontoons were set held the boat in a
position where the wings coudd not eI-
ert their lifting power.
The aeronautical experts who are here
lending their experience to the solution
of the puzzle. met again last night for
conference. Mr.. Curtiss, the builder,
has undiminished faith in the efficiency
of the submerged blades which we have
been trying with more or less success.
While We we're experimenting with the
pontoons yesterday, Mr.. Curtiss had
workmen making new blades, which he
hopes he wilr be able to set at the COR
rect angle and place to turn the trick
IL the pontoons do not hit ii off today.
Has New Blades In Mind.
Mr.. Curtiss also has in mind COM
bination of submerged blades and sup
plemented Ans. built on the order Of the
fms We tried when the America hrst
demonstrated her lack of planning sur
face Those V-shaped fins have pro-
.duced more practical results than any
thing else, aside from the Langley
launching pontoons. ] have had con-
viction from the beginning that il the
fins were made large enough and ap-
piled at the correct angle they would
do the work required.
The questions some people are asking
in letters and kilograms, and on their
visits to the field Of experimentation.
Indicate a lurking idea that something
is wrong with the America So IL may
be opportune TO explain again that am
satisfied: and so is every expert who
has seen her, that the America is the
best flying machine ever made. There
is nothing TO compare with what she
has demonstrated In lifting power, her
of her boat body and substitute a land
ing chassis and you would have a.
marve!ously efficient aeroplane, ca
pable. ] believe, OF making the fight
across the Atlantic.
Persons who know little or nothing
about aeronautics come here and see
US tddlius about on the water. not
in the air, flying, and naturally, I
suppose. they jump to the conclusion
that the America can't ny.
Flying Not a Problem.
But il they wish 10 reach a fair
conclusion. they should not lose sight
of the fact that the flying efficiency
of the machine and its ability 10 get
out Of the water as a flying boat. are
separate and distinct elements. We
have more than met expectations as
to flying efficiency and have proved
IL amply. We have not yet met the
solution Of the problem Of rising from
the water with the necessary load
problem which is being worked out
by experiment-since there were no
data to go by.
The Tina and patience which are
being required now demonstrate the
wisdom OF MI. Wanamakers plan of
building two boats. 1t was originally
suggested that the first boat-noW
called the America-might have TO be
used up in trial flights and expert
The Washington times., 1914-07-11
ANACOSTIA.

The complete program for the series
o. tent temperance mass MEETINGS to be
held under the auspices of the Anacos-
tia Federation for Social Service, begin
ming tomorrow night and lasting through
July 10, has been announced. The meet
ings will be held in a large tent In U
street. near Nichols avenue. Tomorrow
Andrew Wilson, president of the Anti
Saloon League OF the District, will
speak; on Monday the Rev. C. p. spari-
ing, rector of st. Johns Episcopal
Church, Georgetown, and ]. Holdsvorth
Gordon; on July IA, Hon. J. A. Falconer,
Congressman from the State of Wash
ington, and the Rev. Daniel II. Martin,
y. D., pastor Dunbarton Avenue NJ E.
Church; on July Is, Wesley L. Jones,
Senator from Washington, and the Rev.
1. Morgan Chambers, pastor of the Nc
kendres NJ. Il. Church; on July IS, the
Rev. G. NJ. Levister, D. D., superin-
the Maryland and Delaware peninsula;
on July IT, James K. Vardarnan, SEN
ator from Mississippi, and the Rev.
Henry T. Cousins, pastor of the Ana
costa Baptist Church, and on July y.
the Rev, T.. Z. Dinwidie, legislative rep
resentative of the Anti-Saioon League.
The committees in charge of the af-
fair include: programme Rev. q. Lee
roy White, the Rev. George NJ. Cum
mings, the Rev. W. o. Roome, jr., and
pr Henry 7. Cousins; fnance-R. Lee
music Daniel c. smithson. A. l.. sinp-
son, Edward T. Davis md. Charles r.
Burr; ushers--S. r. Campbell, w. A.
Smell. w. w. Tolson and Alvin King
erection Of tent and Platforms. ".
Crawford, q. w. Shoemaker, Charles
Entwisle. Edward Parker, A b. Suit,
J. A, Gill, n. r. Harnish and r. A.
Estep.
Miss Myrtle Tolson entertained a
company of friends last evening at tine
home of her aunt, Mrs. 7. F. William
son, on Nichols avenue, most of them
being nurses at the Homeopathic Hos
pital, where Miss Tolson is studying
In the company were Misses France,
Johnson, Fry, Jones, Janson, Fink,
Lutz, Johanson, and Tatum.
Jesse Butcher, driver for the Toiman
laundry. is In the hospital as a result
of injuries received yesterday when
the horse which he was driving be-
came frightened and ran away in Min
nesota avenue, near Seventeenth street.
b. The Anaeostia Baptist Church has an
nounced Its new schedule of services
under the new pastor. the Rev. Henry
T. Cousins. For the next two Sundays
the evening s,ryicc Will be at O'CLOCK
and after that at : IS. Sunday school
will be conducted at 9 o'clock in the
morning, and at II the regular morning
service held.
Harold King, Willis Cornish, James
Beveridge, and Raymond Nicholson will
leave today for Colonial Beach, Va, to
camp for week.
The Washington times., 1914-07-11
PUSH SENATE ACTION
ON TRUST MEASURES
Committees to Report Out Bills
Early - Consolidation Is
Possible.

The Senate is showing signs Of &C.
tivity on trust legislation Importan,
developments are looked for.
The Judiciary Committee win repor
the Clayton bill in few days. and the
Interstate Commerce Committee is pre-
pairing for an early report on the Ray
burn bill to control capitalization.
The real purpose OF these contemplate
reports is to transfer the measure tc
the Senate with 1t the trade commission
bill. Some OF the foremost Senators
who are working hard on trust legis,
lation, but who find many Of their col.
leagues indifferent, are convinced the
way to get expeditions action Is TO pui
all the bills up to the Senate ana lei
that body, rather than the committees
shape them.
of all three bills into one. This Is
possibility. but IL Is not probable.
The Washington times., 1914-07-11
Mail Pouch Reported
Lost by Messenger Boy

The Postefice Department and the
Washington banks were today asked to
assist in locating q mail pouch lost
last evening by a messenger boy be-
tween Union Station and the New Jer-
sey avenue yards of the Pennsylvania
railroad, where it was to have been de-
livered to the night yardmaster, Frank
Stewart. The pouch contained checks
passes, manifests. and other papers of
value.
Police of rhe Fifth precinct are inves-
tigating the case in an effort to ascer-
tain how bulky pouch could be lost
without the messenger knowing when
and under what circumstances It dis
appeared The papers are not negotia-
BILE
The Washington times., 1914-07-11
Home for Aged Teachers
Given by Ohio Woman

COLUMBUS. July Il.-Nesrly half
million dollars will he expended for a
home in Columbus for aged Ohio school
teachers. under the provision of the
will IF Mrs Virginia Gay. sister Of the
late Gen. c. c. Walcutt, of Columbus.
The will, which was probated today.
gives about $4,000 for the teachers
home. and $4,000 for a hospital at Vim
ton. Iowa. where Mrs. Gay spent most
of her life.
The Washington times., 1914-07-11
Hopes to Have Porte
Postpone His Flight

HAMMoNDsPoRT. n. Y, July H.
Elmer A. Sperry. inventor Of the Sperry
syroscoplc stabilizer for use on flying
machines. came here today for a con-
ference with Lieut.. John c. Porte and
Glenn Curtiss before installing the de-
vice on the monster flying boat. Sperry
hoped to persuade Porte and Curtiss to
postpone the start in order to give him
time to perfect his device.