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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-19
WRECK BLOCKS TWO ROADS.

WAYCROSS, Feb. 19.-Trafffc over
the Atlantic Coast Line and the Sea-
board Air Line was blocked to-day
by the derailment of northbound
freight train No. 210 on the Coast
Line at Liveoak. No one was injured.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-11-22

brother-ln-law of a. l.. Funk. is here
on visit
H. C. Wilson and wife Of Kellyville
are at Hotel Tulsa.
5 4. Prngle Of Mounds Is here.
NJ Cohan. Bradford. Pa. Is n guest
at Tulsa's big hotel
J. r. King and W. 4 Wood, Okmul-
gee. were hero Friday night.
@ W Worthington Marietta. Ohio.
is IN Tulsa.
G v Kerr ~ Bartlesville spent Fri
day In tulsa.
Nelson X Moody Of the Prairie is
here from Independence.
j Garfield Buell.. well-kuown mem
bcr of the firm OF Jones q Buell.,
was here Friday night.
J. II. Payne. formerly mayor Of oil
CITY. rn. now resident Of Nowata,
came to Tulsa Friday night 10 visit
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-11-22

Th, Ill.F Panther $50 ThuradfF
wpH drilled 20 f.'t ln tho sand iu .
depth of2 2.ts5 frct. and uon ih mHE'nK
90 HtttlH an hour
The uuunbcfs g Foreman N" 3 on
tho west ~ ~ the Katy Brown las
brrn quilted tu t.tbl feet aud iH mat-
mR 800 bntfeln day on 90 fr.F iu thc
fuud
.imo people. same icaao. ESQ., on
tho rnri 90 han run into water ni
800 fr,i Tho Woil wHn mni'ur 500
hnft,It H dpy before reaching nnirr
90. Iul Ol A. Grn to'r $500. on
tho tlur IN HouthwoHt uf 90 70
Ir matIua tu barrels hu hour ni %
tuiHI depth uf ? "a feet
Thr % % Jones tu 3 on 'Hr tar
usI. boo If.t le dfllunR hJ 1900. I,ot
end mahlus 2sV haIrelA
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-11-22

Tts .my.res rrIDr', p1bHshed
Hrs.raday. stated 'aat f.ve Wells snot
-tsNs. ro Increase This VAS a mis-
,sra ~ me tralamlssou u the tele-
gran.
VIVA, var intended var hye-spot
ut..a .tsWt1 no lrcfcaBr.
A. Ne undersfstd the fivc-spot
b..slless. y ls % vol .n each corner -
a 4D.arfr 'Iar' and one in the center
alleramoy f.eH Hpot ~ hearts. dla-
mpnas. syades. ciubs. md such-llke
~ mis- ls not the proper correction,
vel fakc another shot at H.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-11-22

H. Is Scott and associates of No.
! on tho willard Johns farm, In Soc
ton 2l-2t-l7. made 20 barrels tho
inst - hours
Woods nnd others so. 3. on tho
Poison farm. 600 section ls-2G-l6 is
reported good for 90 iarrols
IUchlnnd on company nos an1
@. on tho J E Claggctt farm. In sec
uoa l.2G-lG. are each good FOR Is
barrels
Woods and associates SO on tho
E Poison far min section ls-26-lG,
IH good FOR 80 barrels
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-11-22

with his od-tlme friend, r. S. Gray.
of the Prairie company.
O. f. Brown, Slpulpa, is here.
s r. Bailey. Kiefer. spent Saturday
in Tulsa.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-11-22
Look at Your Oil Map

Well now drilling within half a
mile north. and using tho gas for
drilling from well ree-eights OF
mile south Of this s0-acre tract;
Will make equitable contract on
either 40 acres FOR t25 uer acre. in
Sec %. r. ~ ". Il 10 T.
j. i. PATTLER owner. BiIby
bklahOu
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-11-22
PERSONALS

r. " Jackson. Cherokee. okla
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-10
The Evening Story .
MIR. FINISH.


jobs OF work. There always were
enough OF them to keep goin',' as he
was wont to boast. They owned their
own home and managed very we'll.
But there were little things both
wanted to do that were always off in
n distance. 1t was as il their de-
slreS We're Is Difficult, of completion
as his work.
MT. hayden lamentcd at times that
ne a not tho money to e for his
father and mother. who had long
wanted to make their home with
them. Mrs. Hayden was sorry, too.
not to be able to do SO. She had
grown up near them and felt almost
rs much affection for them as for
her own dead mother and father. But
the ant of seeing them again
eemed Very slight. And then nj day
the unexpected happened. MIR. Hay
den came homo to find his small
household in a state of excitement.
"sNhat do you think. pa: Mas
Aunt Linda"
His mother shook a g utioning fin
ger at the child and beckoncd her
husband within. She had been crying.
but was quite calm. She put her arms
around his neck.
Larry she said, poor Aunt LIN
da's left me $500. lit made me
feel queer. I hardly remember her.
Think o her r~emelnbcrin' me all
these Sears!'
Instantly his mind flashed to their
most special wish. we kin bring IA
Their an mother home" he said.
His words and his look thrilled her.
After all there was something fine
about the man-something for which
people loved through the crust Of lazi-
ness and self will.
Your first thought was bctter'n
mine,' she said. "Minc was for our
selves--of course, my Very first
thought was OF how dear che was to
remember me-. An I'll never forget
her now"
There we're the usual delays about
getting the money. And ON the day
thai it came the incident of the chair
Was repeated, but in an even more
aggravated form. The pantry shelves,
long promised to be strengthened. re-
belled at last at the wealth of pre-
serves and jellies that adorned them.
Like the one-hoss ebay. they went to
pieces all at once and strewed the
floor with the luscious provision for
winter. Mrs. Hayden sat down on
the floor and cried. The days OF hot,
l%aborious work were not far enough
behind her TO be forgotten. 1t was
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-10

England's protest President. Taft sent
a special message to congress saying
that the exemption of American do
mestic was, IN his judg-
incnt. justified by the terms uf the
treaty, and in accord with the wishes
of the nation.
The statement that seventy out of
every hundred votes cast at tho pres
idcntial election favored the eNemp-
ton of these ships is rubbish. Not
one man in fifty who voted gave the
subject Of canal tolls i; thought, N
not that many knew "r cared any
thing about il. The fact that two
political parties placed declarations in
favor of ptior in their platforms
simply proves at rest that political
parties will often do Very foolish
things. Tho reconciliation of l'resi-
dent Wilson's understood attitude
now with tho declaration in the plat
form Of his party is something for
Mr.. Wilson to figure cut. II isn't our
funeral.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-10

He. Went h%liiilciy from one thing to
another. starting, working, but never
quite completing. lie WAS a good and
rapid workman. hut one less skilful,
who plodded faithfully on, would
have accomplished moro.
Mrs. HAYDEN frowned as she
thought it over. The house was So
pretty that it eclne a pity for it to
be spoiled in this way. There was
the new sleeping porch of generous
proportions and artistic conception.
1T added much 10 the comfort IF the
house and would rave added to the
had shinslcd pillars, half done, and a
shingled room, finished. but With
braces still on. And it was partly
finished inside.
There was The playhouse for the
little girl. started for her birthday.
The Work on it was as we'll done as
IN any house for grown-up people
window seats started. shelves for
books. cunning closets. but two
started, and the little Amelia still
p=antry--. Oh" Mrs. Hayden
thought 10 herself. there was every
thing-uniinishcd."
"I could stand it ali right if he
didn't have tho time she said. half
aloud. But there amt . man mo-
where's as has rs much time as him
sittin' when hes home. his feet cock
cd up OF the shelf o. the stove. near
lv hreakin' it. readin' them fool t
rics that don't benefit him none
The broken chair and the accom-
ranyins wrench had colored her
thoughts With a bitterness that she
would not have believed possible.
Later in the day Mr.. Hayden came
in with a picture franlc in his hand.
1T was well DONE. what there was Of
il. but it was not quite done. The
chances were that it would never be.
She did not entiluse over it.
Just made out Of wood lyin'
around he explained. III make
YOU loads of thcm-hetter thar You
can buy. Don't YOU think it's pref
ty""
Yes she answered, would be
if twas finished"
Well, WE'LL he said i~rritably.
there's no use tryin' to please some
people. [ walked all the way over to
Burke's to get it cut out. An I've
uttered the an evcrything."
He stalked out and presently she
saw him vending his way to the
woodshed, where reposed various ar
ticies in various stages Of completion.
When he came out She saw that the
ramc had been added to them.
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rather unfortunate for Mr.. Hayden
that he happened in just then with
the attorneys letter containing the
expected check.
what now?" he exclaimed. Them
pesky shelves. was goin' to hx 'em
the first chance I got. Don't cry.
Please don't cry, Judy, dear. There's
lots more jams an jellies in the world.
An see: ] bring good luck. Here's
the check"
Mrs. Hayden wiped her eyes and
hands on her apron and took the let-
ter. \ wiser man would have beaten
a retreat. But wisdom, along witt,
other things, had been largely left
out Of Hayden's character. He patted
the shoulder nearest him.
"Brace up" he said. Mall soon be
here, an her an sou kin put up lots
more"
His wife eyed him coldly. Flows
she comin'??' she asked.
Why, by train, of course. There
amt no other way"
Where's the fares to come from
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-10

TIL. MEXICAN TCNNELl
TRAGEDY.

\ number OF Americans lost their
lives in the tunnel! tragedy at Cum
bro. MEXICO, Il few days ago, and the
state department has taken notice Of
the affair ana has demanded that Il;
guard of constituencies soldiers be
sent with the party which started for
tho scene i'll order u, secure the bod
statements of fact which have been
published. regrettablc though The in
cident. it is one for which blame can
not we'll attach To tho rebels who are
in control of that section of the coln-
try.
1t appears tina; Castillo. a bandit
who is operating ON his own account.
and who recognizes neither Hucrta
nor the c"nstitutiunaiists, has been
making f"rays into that territory and
then retrcatin. into tho mountains
where he could not well be followed.
y week or so ago p number Of his
followers were captured and ~exccul-
cd. whereupon. in revenge. he set fire
w - ti'i!i III WI" euu bL lIc IaIiItdu
tunnel, temporarily wrccking it. \
train entered the tunnel from tho OPP
posite end. aud many OF all of those
on board lost their lives.
II appears from all that has hcen
stated that the troops under Villa
have been doing all that could lie ex-
pectcd of them to rid the territory
nf this bandit and his mon, and that
they have taken prompt action TO
render what aid was possible in the
rescue Of the bodies lying i'm the tuli-
mel. of course. even when a terri
tory is under q regularly organized
government. and in time OF peace, a
government cannot guarantee the
personal safety of residents. 1t can
use due diligence in the enforcement
Of laws. employing sufficient force 10
prevent unlawful acts of which it has
notice. and making honest efforts to
bring to Justice persons who have Of
tended. That is about all that can
be required Of amy government under
any circumstances. It, is clear that
with a territory torn. With internal
strife as most of Mexico is. =. there
must necessarily he much additional
risk to all persons in II.
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cloud of dust. They suddenly came
across the trail and held their noses.
Thin motors must cost a heap OF
money" said Joe; the rich is fairly
burning money"
LAY. indeed shifted Mike, land be
the smell Of it it must be that tainted
money we hear so much talk about
A countryman in a restaurant or
dered roast lamb and the waiter
bawled to the cook:
Zone lamb"
Great Scot, mister!' cried the
countryman 81 can't eat a hull lamb!
Gimme some fried oysters instead.
one fried oyster!" bawled the
waiter.
"Ge, whiz. mister. one fried oyster
amt going to be enough. Gimme n
dozen Of :cnl. Durn these city eatin'
places!"
One Of Atlantic City's life guards
was discussing his profession.
sometimes runmy thi lags hs to soa US, guards ards
from Spruce street went into the wa
ter wearing. IL Of those fashionable
transformations, or wigs. A big wave
went over her, and when she came
up the transformation was floating
out to sea She turned and ran to
Tim.
Save my HART
Pardon me lady says Tim. I'm
a life saver, not a hair r~estorer.'"
Now" asked the teacher. who can
tell me what an oyster is?"
Silence for a moment, while small
oro%s were knit In strained effort at
remembrance. Then little Tommy's
facial muscles relaxed and eagerly he
raised his hand.
II know!" he triumphantly an.
nounced. An oyster is a fish built
like a nut"-The Delineator.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-10
FEBRUARY 10, 1910.
PROTECTIVE IL, NOT PUNITIVE:

(, New York Times: As twelve men
presumably good and true have pro-
fnuunoed Hans schmidt sane, or at
least Sane enough TO hc put 10 death
for the most horrible killing of !:
.helplcss n more or less trusting
lW,mun, those of us to whom this vcr-
dict seems entirely sensiblc--and we
must be Very nuInerous--will not be
fnluch, or ven at all. Disturbed by the
TACT that not one Of the jurors can
have had more than the vagucst
knowledge If amy. OF modern psy-
aciliatry. Undisturhcd also is the
hother fact that to reach this decision
the jurors had to ignore tho firmly
pronounced opinion Of Tie experts
t;einployed in the defense, which, as is
usual in such trials, was beautifully
balanced by that OF the prosecutions
iexperts.
What NC common people forming
the general public will sec in the
condemnation of Schmidt is the proof
,tlat VIC, as represented 10y the Jury,
have stepped at last out IF tho dccp
shadow cast by the Tinaw case. and
chat, at least when the confessed
homicide has neither money nor in
;tercst. the approximation to justice
called law can do something besides
wander endlessly in n maze of drfini-
aions. fine-spun and arbitrary. and of
,t~cchEicalitics that have nothing to do
with tho reM questions at Issue.
Y Most important OF those real ullcs-
Hons, though it has been So often
,seeminsly ignored. is the protection
of society from hl~oodthirsty monsters
like schmidt. And, incidentally. the
contradictions of the experts should
'fnot arouse too much of corn. Often
1.-The contradictions are only seeming.
:tac learned witnesses expressing an
opinion, not of the man on trial. but
of an imaginary creature described
jim a Hypothetical question adroitlv
framed to elicit a desired answer and
compelling il. The system is at fault
fTather than science, and none has
protested against the system which
Ibrings them into ridiculc uftener thar
,,haNe the experts themselves.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-10
CANAL TOLLS.

The New York American. assIm-
ling that President Wilson is opposed
ito the discrimination in favor of
,lAnerican coastwise vessels using tho
lPanarna. canal, reads the riot act to
tt.the president and all vino believe.
,;with. him. 1t calls attention to the
',fact that the platforms of both the
progressive and democratic parties
frcontaiIlcd clauses in favor of the OK
: emption of American coastwisc YES.
:, sells from the payment of tolls, and
eathat the votes cast for these two par-
Ities at the election on 1872 totalled
lover ton million. The American goes
Ion to say:
\ Seventy out OF every hundred votes
icast at the last presidential election
tJfavored the exemption OF American
vessels from the payment OF tolls in
using the Pananl canal when .ngag-
I'd in tho coastwise trade. These TO-
s3a0.147 American votes may MOI con-
ff,,srol as much newspaper prominence
some gentlemen connected with
ltthe trailseontinental railways and
Their friends in Wall street. The
opposition of these rulers of traffic
'tand their newspaper organs to the
exemption of American vessels from
{ Panama canal tolls when engaged in
J coastwise trade may appear to Presi-
: aent Wilson as more important than
> he pledges OF his W party's plat
p form and the declared preferences of
: l0,350,147 American voters.
j, The Panama canal bill, exemptins
!. American coastwise ships from pay
f!ng tolls. passed the senate last year
by AZ to Is. There was II decisive
majority for it in the house. After
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~

Copyright. 1914, 10y w. Werner.)
Dear me: Dear me- said Mrs.
HAYDEN as the chair gave way be-
Meath her. u might as we'll % broke
my neck. Larry, l thought you said
YOU WIS soin' 10 fix all them chairs
up Lawrence Hayden looked sheep
ish. : am, SO l ann, Judy, just as
soon as ever | kin git around to it,
They sure ought to be fixed" went
on his wife. i've wrcnched my arm
all to pieces"
IN fix EN- up pretty SOON he
promised promptly. IF YOU wanted
jobs like that done on time you'd
ought 10 ~ married Il plumber. stead
u a carpenter. You know the old
saTin' about the shoemaker's shoes"
He laughed KS he spoke. but his
wife did not smile. Her mind was
Running from unfinished thing to
another. She Was an orderly onla
and undone tasks oppressed her. They
Never seemed to trouble Mr.. Hayden.
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will take such advantage of a girl is a creature So devoid of common de.
cency that my man of fairly clean morals would scorn to associate with
him. According to my own knowledge and belief, the clean-minded
nan n thu employer arc in The great majority But there. are nou
Of IN other kind to make life mighty hard for the girl who is sef-sun.
porting.
OF course there are good many girls who by their dress and deport
invite insult. Then. there ire those who are always on the lookout
FOR insults. But as a rule ever the beasts who scon 1t virtue find them.
selves nconsci9usly respecting te sl whose demeanor is modest, and
suit unless it's very hrazen. ~.
A girl who goes u &htot the working world should esolve: first of
all I Keep Ter head to u honor above all else, to maintain a certain
dignity. and to do her work SO we'll that if circumstances force
hr to leave n position she is able o get another.
know Of n woman who, when she started ot raj 10 n
20 ignorant hat she made .many. mistakes in the exuberance Of her
youth; III 50 thoroughly had she been imbued with h honor Of r.
womanhood by the training o a splendid mother that in spite of Insults
II vel temptations, h can through unsulied. Today she IL a sue.
cessful business woman. a kindly strength for III iris who work with
her and who love her.. because she knows and understands their prob.
m
Il every girl would place herself upon a little pedestal of honor there
would be fewer unwedded mothers and there would b a vast increase in
the respect for womanhood. Too many girls and women have thought it
ping down, they have not only lowered the status of womanhood. but
have dragged manhood with it..
] believe In pedesas. I believe every mar and woman should e-
tabEsh himself o herself upon ONE pedestal that will maintain selfre.
spcct compel the respect o Others
1t is o necessary or a woman to get down from hr pedestal when
she goes u into the world to earl a living. In fact it Is even more
necessary, that she should plant herself the more firmly upon an eleva-
filthy hands from touching her. %|&E%
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\ well dressed lady having given
the signal that she desired to alight
the street car was brought to a stop
but just as the rear step was directly
over a small mud puddle The lady
looked an instant and then asked:
here::" and the conductor replied: u
cannot tell you, madam, but I dc
know that we can't wait until that
puddle dries UP"
MI. Dorman found Mr.. Johnsing in
tently contemplating u piece OF card
board.
Mr. Johnsins-say. Mr.. Dorman,
what am de meaning of dis here line
on de ticket whar it says: Not trans
ferablc?"
Mr.. Dorman-Dat means, Ere',
Johnsing, dat no gentleman am aid.
United unless. he Comes hisself.
a Chicago woman went to Scotland
expecting to find the proverbia
shepherd quoting Virgil and the la
borer who. had Burns by heart. She
was. however, strangely dissillusioned
She accosted a policeman as to thu
whereabouts of Carlyle's house.
asked.
Thomas Carlyle"
What docs he do?" the policeman
wanted to know.
He vas a writer-but he's Dead
she faltered.
"Well, madam the big Scot in.
formed her, "if the man has beer
dead over five years there's littl.
chance of finding out anything abou'
him In a big city like this."-Lip,
%pincott's.
With a roar like a gigantic rookie
the 100-horse power motor car tor.
down the deserted road. Joe ant
Mike turned to see it disappear in !;
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Jealousy is responsible for IL lot OF
fruits that are kept in family Jars.
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Girls, Keep Upon Your PEDESTAL

(Isy j.. *. Woolex.l

Wv u. ~ WOOIcy.D
Copyright, 1914, by E. X. Wooley.)
GENTLY l have had q number of
letters from young women working
in Offices, claiming that their en-
i'loyes and masculine associates
bear an insulting attitude toward
them: that it seems the average
man considers a working girl fair
prey, especially if she is in his pow.
or because she needs the salary
which he pays her.
Cndoubtedly there must he cause.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-10

Spinsters would have a better mat
%rinlonial show if widows would keep
out Of the game
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Love is like the wind-no one
Knows when it comes or whittier it
goes
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why. Judy you got 'em in your

hand"
oh. no. I amt. 1 amt never once
| said I'd use the none for that,
though ] intended to, all right. But
l changed my mind"
Changed your mind?"
Yes. sittin' here among the ruins
done. Look at me-, Larry Hayden, if
you amt ashamed. an you'll see l
mean what I say. Carpenters is COM
in tomorrow allow about four Of
them. An they're going to finish
what you've hegun-sieepin' porch,
pantry. play house-everything.
They're goin' to make windows go up
an down: doors shut without no trou.
ole: mend chairs, tables, every blessed
thing in this house."
Mr.. Hayden stood. the picture Of
despondercy.
His wife's face softened. ',of
course. I'm sorry" she said.
"oh, judy" he pleaded, III you're
half as sorry as I am, you'll gimme
another chance. No"-as she started
to spsak--.ypu. Kin tx .lns Y Keep
done: If ! don't do IT. you kin still
get some, one else. But 1 will"
His words carried conviction.
! Trust me this once." he went on.
She smiled up at him. Larry, I'm
goil' to-" she said.
:
$ POINTED PARAGRAPHS. s.
=" =" : q $ 4 (" 80
Poverty makes it easy to live the
simple life.
More of us would make good if our
neighbors would quit showing.
Jealousy is responsible for IL lot Of
fruits that are kept in family jars.
Spinsters would have a better mat
rinlonial show If widows would keen
out Of the game
Love is like the wind-no one
Knows when it or whittier 1t
goes
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More of us would make good If o,
neighbors would quit showing.
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With a roar like a gigantic rookie
the 100-horse power motor car tor.
down the deserted road. Joe ant
Mike turned to see it disappear in Z
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5 q Q . > .
POINTED

Poverty makes it easy to live til
simple life.