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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-10-15

st. Augustine has tri-weekly mail
now. At least, we only receive the
Evening Record three times week.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-10-15
CoNooRDIA LODGE r. U. OF A

Concordia Lodge, Fraternar Union
OF America, meets in Yonges Hall
On the second Thursday evening o.
each month. Geo. L. Taylor F. VI
Chas. K. Sage, Secretary. Ad
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-10-15
TIRED, DEPRESSED, LOSING
WEIGHT.

Tallahassee, Fla.-"My sickness, or i'll
health. that DIR. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-10-15

Fresh peanut brittle just in at the
Court Pharmacy. 13-6t
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-10-15
OUALA TEMPLE

P1IHIAN SISTERS
The Ocala Temple Lodge No. %
Pythian Sisters, meets every Tuesday
afternoon at 2:30 at Castle Hall, west
of courthouse. Visiting members are
cordially invited to meet with us.
Lena Tompkins, NJ. E. C.
Kate B. Howell, N. r.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-02-26
WILL ASSIST FARMERS
Merchants to Suggest Best Products
to Grow for Local Market.

Designed to assist the farmers OF
the county in growing those products
and particular varieties which find
the readiest sale in the Olympia mar
kets, plans are being worked out by
County Agent o. c. Van Houten of
the Thurston County Farm Bureau
and H. l.. Whiting of the Chamber of
Commerce, with 10 of the grocers
of the city, as the result of which it
is believed it will be possible to enlist
greater cooperation between the
farmers and the merchants.
A list of farm products and the
varieties Of each that sell best on the
local market will be prepared by the
growers and this information will be
given the farmers, with special
emphasis on berries and potatoes. For
instance. the grocers will select a list
of the six varieties of potatoes most
acceptable to the local markets and
Agent Van Houten will, in turn,
select three of these most adaptable
to soils in the county and will urge
the farmers to plant some one of
those three.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-02-26
TO DEVELOP MANGANESE.
Syndicate Formed to Mine Big De.
pOsits of Ore in the
Olympics.

The first step toward actual devel.
opment of the immense mineral re-
sources of the Olympic peninsula was
accomplished last week, when the Pa
cific Iron & Steel Company, which re-
Gently erected modern electric smell
ter in Tacoma, was purchased by a
syndicate which controls a large pro-
ducing manganese mine near Hoods
canal and valuable power site on
the Skokomish river.
A new company which will operate
all the various properties under one
management, and which is called the
Puget Sound Electro ro-Manganese COM
pany, has been formed, the capital
stock being 100000. The develop
ment plans outlined by officers of the
company will take three years to COM
plete.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-02-26

CRESCENT DRILLING AGAIN.
Promoters Hope to Reach Sands Some
Time Next Week.

Drilling was resumed at the Cres-
cent we'll again Thursday after
having been suspended for a day or
two while the derrick was strength
ened, and it is expected that work
will be continued steadily from now
on until the sands struck last October
at depth of 1886 feet, are reached.
Those in charge of the we'll hope to
do this some time next week.
The oil showing at the we'll is re-
ported to be even stronger now than
it was last fall, though the drill is
still 100 feet from the sands.
Wednesday party of Is or 20 Taco
ma business and newspaper men Wis.,
tied this and the Scatter Creek well
nearby.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-02-26
GOVERNOR WILL PRESIDE
He and Ms. Lister to BE Guests OF
Pioneers at Annual Banquet.

Governor and Mrs. Ernest Lister
have accepted an invitation from the
Thurston County Historical Society
to attend the annual meeting next
Tuesday, March 2, at which time the
governor will preside over the after
dinner meeting and give greetings to
the members and friends in attend
ance.
Hon. Frank r. Spinning, member
of the state public service commits
sion, has also accepted an invitation
to attend and to address the pioneers
on that occasion.
All indications are that this gather
ing will be largely attended. The
annual address of Charles D. King is
anticipated with interest. All affairs
of the society are in flourishing and
satisfactory condition, and a forward
movement in some of the important
work mapped out for the future is ex-
pected.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-02-26
PLANS FOR
PROSPERITY WEEK.
ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS
LEAD COUNTRYWIDE RE-
VIVAL CAMPAIGN.

Plans were laid recently to dispel
talk of hard times by a prosperity
week in which the entire country
will take part. at meeting of repre-
sentatives of the big electrical COM
panies in New York City.
A countrywide canvass of the pro-
ject had disclosed that merchants
everywhere will gladly join such a
demonstration, and the electric COM
panies decided to take the lead on
their record Of current business,
which is larger than ever before.
The scheme is to carry on great
advertising campaigns in the news
papers and magazines; to install cleo
trio signs in all the cities, which will
flash messages of prosperity; to start
electric shows and carnivals in every
section; to obtain the cooperation OF
municipalities, big and little; to en-
list all branches Of business in the
movement, and to set the country
ablaze with festivals and other evil
dences Of revived confidence, in a
week to be appointed.
To BE Held in Late Summer.
1t Is proposed to have the general
celebration about the end of sum-
mer. as the intervening time will be
needed for adequate preparations.
The recent meeting was attended
by representatives of companies with
total capitalization exceeding
$1,000.000.0oo. among them the
Westinghouse. General Electric, the
Western and other leading manufac-
turers.
General conditions of actual pros
perity were predicated upon reports
of electrical business in the last year,
when more than 2OO,00O,00O incan-
descent lamps we're in use and more
than 5.o00,00O,000 kilowats of en-
ergy were consumed. The reports
showed that nearly 70 per cent of the
American people use electricity in
some form daily and that more than
100000 electric cooking and heat
ing devices were sold last year.
To Make Everybody Happy.
The meeting voted unanimously
that. in view Of this splendid record
in the electrical line, talk Of hard
times has no substantial basis, and
that the electrical companies cannot
better serve themselves or the coun-
try than by bringing all lines of busi-
ness into jubilant frame Of mind.
The Society for Electrical Devel-
opment. composed Of more than 1900
member companies, representing all
phases Of electrical industry, will
start the ball rolling for prosperity
week.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-02-26
ROADS ORDER CARS
FOR BIG BUSINESS
CAPITALIZING OPTIMISM, SAYS
ILLINOIS CENTRAL HEAD, BUY.
ING $4,000 EQUIPMENT.

CHICAGO. Feb. &c. F. Parker,
vice president in charge of purchases
for the Illinois Central railroad, gave
business another cause for optimism
the other day.
Besides accepting delivery on an
order Of 5000 box cars, involving at
least t6,00o.0 .0Oe. confirming a con-
tract with the American Car & Foun-
dry Co. for 1000 new refrigerator
cars, valued at $1,200.000. he an
nounced the road was considering the
purchase Of 100 more gondola cars.
1T is all capitalization of our
optimistic feeling" he explained to a
reporter. "The railroads are quick
to seize upon an indication, and we
have not let upon buying. Business
men everywhere are optimistic. The
manufacturers Of the Middle West
are all confident, and that means bus
mess. The outlook is excellent for
the railroads"
Other Orders Placed.
In addition to the Illinois Central
orders. the following contracts or in
quiries have been made within the
last 15 days:
Santa Fe-Ordered 200 10000
gallon capacity tank cars from the
Pressed Steel Car company in addi-
tion to 200 cars ordered in November.
Colorado & Southern - Inquiring
for prices on 1000 center stills.
Boston & Maine-In market for six
postal cars.
Missouri, Kansas & Texas-In
market for 80 locomotives.
Union Pacific-Placed with Has
kell & Barker Car company an order
for $50 stock cars.
United Fruit Company In the
market for 35 freight cars.
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago &
St. Louis-Increased order of 10 To-
comotives to 13.
Foreign Nations Buying.
Servian Government-Ordered 10
from American Locomo-
tive company, in addition to seven
ordered in January.
French Government - Contracted
for 100 locomotives from Baldwin
works.
Pennsylvania Railroad - Ordered
its Altoona shops to construct 68 all
steel baggage cars Of three different
types.
Lackawanna-Ordered five postal
cars from American Car & Foundry
company.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-02-26

BY recent order of John Shelton
Williams. comptroller of the treasury,
national banks will henceforth not be
permitted to carry overdrafts on
clients accounts. Both local banks
have always been strict in this respect
in the past, so the new order will re-
quire no change in their policy.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-02-26

Spokane.-O.-W. r. & n. Co. will
add $4,000 to shops.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-02-26
LANE LAUDS PIONEER
At OPENING OF FAIR
BIG EXPOSITION AT SAN FRAN
CISCO ATTRACTS 225,OOO
PEOPLE FIRST DAY.

Two hundred and twenty five thou
sand people attended the opening of
the Panama-Pacific exposition at San
Francisco last Saturday, when. favor
ed by an ideal day, the ceremonies
which marked the Inauguration Of the
exposition were complete success
throughout.
The official opening came a few
seconds past the noon hour. when
President Wilson, seated in the east
room of the White House at Wash
ington, pressed a button which set
in motion the vast machinery OF the
fair. The principal address of the
day was delivered by Secretary OF tho
Interior Franklin D. Lane. and was
an eloquent tribute to the American
pioneer, typified, he said. in the
statue Of the modest figure Of man
standing beside two oxen which
looked down upon the Court Of Ma
tions.
"That man is, to me-" he said, 'the
one hero of the day. Without him,
we would not be here. Without him,
banners would not fly nor bands play.
without him San Francisco today
would not be the gayest city on the
globe.
HE Found the Way"
"That slender. dauntless, ploddins
figure is the American pioneer. To
me he is far more. He Is the adven
turous spirit Of our restless race.
Long ago he set sail with Ulysses.
But Ulysses turned back. He sailed
again with Columbus for the Indies
and heard with Joy the quick COM
mand: "Sail on! Sail on-and on!"
He landed at Plymouth Rock, and
with his dull-eyed oxen has made the
long, long journey across the conti-
nent. His is this one glc-y-he found
the way"
Here are some of the leading facts
concerning the exposition:
Celebrates the completion Of the
Panama canal.
Gates opened Saturday, February
20; close Saturday, December 4, 1915.
Forty-three states and AZ foreigc
nations represented officially; other
ations by individual exhibitors; more
than have been present at any other
in history.
Investment represented, s50,000,-
900.
Exhibit Palaces Grouped.
Concentration Of exhibit palaces
a triumph Of ground plotting. Con-
tains the largest frame building under
one roof in the world-Machinery
Hall.
Transportation facilities available
to handle $4,000 visitors an hour to
and from the exposition gates.
Hotel facilities ample for any num-
ber of visitors. Reasonable rates
guaranteed.
The only world exposition where
climatic conditions make possible
mural paintings on canvas on exterior
surfaces.
Covers an area of two and one-half
miles in length by one-half mile IN
width along the shore of San Fran
cisco bay.
The animal election of officers of
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-02-26

There have been big doin's" at
the Elks' Fiesta this week, beginning
last Tuesday, and the large crowds
that have been attending have been
having jolly time. Wednesday
night was legislative night and
Thursday night Tacoma Elks attend
ed in body. The Fiesta closes to-
night.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-02-26

(Continued on page 81
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-02-26
FARMERS OBJECT TO
INITIATIVE CHANGES
POMONA GRANGE ROTES S T S
STRONGLY-RESOL ON
BABCOCK TESTS.

Strong protest to the Republican
legislative organization bill to re-
strict the initiative and referendum
was voiced by the Thurston County
Pomona Grange at its February meet
ing at the Brighton Park Grange hall
Wednesday of this week, and a COM
mittee of two was appointed to circu-
late petition among the 100 persons
present, objecting to tampering with
the present law as proposed in this
bill.
Practically everybody at the meet
ing signed this petition and copies Of
1t were presented to Thurston Coun-
tvs delegation in the legislature, to
the privileges and elections commit
tee and Governor Lister. Representa-
tives of the Alert, Boulevard, Brigh-
ton Park, Chambers Prairie, Pleasant
Glade, Spurgeon Creek and South
Bay Oranges attended the meeting,
so that this action was representative
OF the sentiment of the farmers in all
parts of the county.
Hunter and Van Houten Talk.
Besides the business of the Grange,
the principal events of the day were
the speeches by Byron Hunter of the
federal department of agriculture,
who told the work the general gov
ernment is doing to assist the far
mers, and by County Agent o. G.
Van Houten, who talked particularly
on the feed question. Plans for big
inter-county picnic of several Pomona
Oranges, at Point Defiance park, Ia.
coma. August 20, were discussed and
committee appointed to investigate
further, while the women Of the
Brighton Park Grange served boun-
teous dinner.
The Pomona also adopted strong
resolution concerning the recent con-
troversy over Babcock tests of milk,
the text of it, signed by A. E. Modes
and s. T. Madden of the resolutions
committee and adopted by the
Pomona, being:
"Whereas, The farmers Of Thurs
ton county. those interested In dairy
ing particularly. have considerable
business dealings with the creameries
in the city of Olympia. and,
whereas, There has been consid-
erable dissatisfaction among the
patrons of said creameries. and,
Tests Of Four Samples.
"Whereas, Out of four samples
taken from the cans Of patrons Of the
Capital City Creamery by Mr.. Car
man, state dairy inspector, and tested
by the state chemist at Seattle.
showed tests ranging from ~ to 2 "
per cent more of butter-fat than the
tests given by the creamery on the
same cans of cream, the tests In
question benig taken from the cream
cans Of A. G. West, l.. L. Snow. F. G.
Heiman and Roy Scott, and,
"Whereas. There is law forbid
ding the misreading Of Babcock tests
and providing penalty for the same.
Therefore. be it
"Resolved, BY the Thurston Coun-
ty Pomona Grange No. 8, that we go
on record as standing back OF the
state commissioner of agriculture in
his efforts to enforce the law and that
we urge him to use all the means at
(Continued on page 81
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Continued on Page 81
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-02-26

The animal election of officers OF
the local Chamber of Commerce will
be held Tuesday evening, March 10,
when five trustees will be chosen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-11
of health but by the legislature.
 Compared to Virginia

Virginia is in the registration araa for deaths the amount available to the state board of Virginia for the eollec- ton of the statistics is sS5,000. Ala bama has spent per annum S6000. The amount of cost to Virginia in excess over Alabama is $29.000 per annuni The death rate in Alabama In 1914 was 10.9 per cent per 1000 per annum The death rate In Virginia in 1914 was 13s per 1000 per annum. Difference in fa- sor of Virginia was 80 per 100 per an- mum. That is, it cost Virginia $29, ,069 to collect the records of per 1000 of the deaths. assuming that the collec- ton of 109 per 1000 cost the same as 1t cost Alabama to collect the same number. 1t cost the state of Virginia 5S cents per death, whereas it cost tfa state of Alabama cents per death. Whatever 1t may have actually cost. these amounts were spent for the pur- pose stated I am not arguing that Alabama should be satisfied with tfe results so far accomplished, on the con- trary, no effort should be spared until all deaths are reported, but I do claim that since so much has been done with a $6000 per annum expenditure, complete returns can and will be ef- fected when a sufficient amount of money becomes available.
 In Alabama there is no special appro- priation made by the legislature for the colleeth.l of vital statistics. as Is the case in many states. the s60o0 which is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-11
Ky MRS. J. n. REIT

It was very gratifying to see so many gardens and poultry yards, and to watch the graded COWS grazing in the pastures. Warrior is little more than a pleasant suburban neighborhood to Birmingham. only 2 miles removed Among the noun tains, with a fairly good road the better part of the way. winding through the sorges Of rock and crossing the flowing streams that pour into the Warrior river or Turkey Creek. Everybody is looking forward 10 the highway and then it will only be a delightful automobile drive. This highway will be a great factor for the homes on the roadside and a splendid accessory 10 our markets. We noticed so much new ground under cultivation, and apple orchards. a few of them, with trees pended with apples. The eornstall<s were small. The leaves had a good. healthfnl color. and the cotton patches were few and this plant seemed unusually small for this season of summer lEow- ever. these rains will grow both crops and grass very rapidly and keep the blow and hoe busy to make the best harvest.
 We did not feel a stranger In this sec tion of the country. We had traversed this land the wagon-way. when all there was to Warrior was a few primitive homes, and those were only known from the prominence given to the neighbour hood by the game chickens in Jay Thomas poultry yard. He became famous in those days for his fighting cocks, and was himself so popular with the tray cling public on their way from south to north Alabama, that few left without be- slowing on him the clan of kinship-for he became everybodys Uncle Jay" He has gone now but his name lives in War rior yet and the Thomas stock of game chickens have been perpetuated by game fanciers in north Alabama as the Oakley breeds in the south. Few men or boys ever drove this way that did not carry away under their arm a Jay Thomas game cock.
 Life is strange and opportunities come into the lives of those who travel over old camping grounds to recall many memories of childhood Joys. and then again. we are compelled to count the years between and look for the silver threads after the lapse of so long time Circumstances are strange. In 1874, just at the close of summer in September when the writer was leaving for Mobile to attend school from a summer at Blount Springs, q good mother died In that neighborhood leaving two girls about the ages of and 5. and one son. The father, broken up in his home, wanted to send the little girls to relatives in Mobile and they were placed in the school girls charge and delivered to their
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-11
ANOTHER DAY AMONG THE MOTHERS

We had the pleasure of a day with the mothers at Warrior last week Ever since the roadway for the through trains of the Louisville and Nashville | railroad has been changed around the mountain. leaving Warrior out of its territory. We have thought of the town naturally as a neglected and deserted orphan, but in this We were decidedly wrong.
 Heretofore Warrior was a coinoi- dence along the way-today she has proven her individuality, her import ance to trade and she has four passen- ger trains in and out of her limits day, operated for the convenience of travel and the moving of freight Il was from the Warrior coal fields that the United Fruit company purchased It's enormous tonnage of coal very re- gently. and from one mine There are other mines just as busy-so the little city, that we almost felt sorry for has asserted her rights to recognition afd IS booming with good spirit and good business. Every resident is satisfied with their home and a general content ment pervades their world. It was more apparent to us among the women be- cause We heard from them generally. and when women are satisfied, the world feels their Spirit-thus good deeds grow.
 What these women want and want as determinedly as these 50 women, who compose the Warrior Improvement association, is sure to come. They are going to have a new school building There Is no brick and no mortar on the grounds. but the spirit is there and 1t will hover much alive over their feautiful building spot until Warrior has school building adequate to the demands of the people, and we shall watch the process of their efforts with a keen interest.
 The usefulness of the school improve ment association to a community cannot be estimated until one Is among tho workers and can personally note their plans and enthusiasm. The small towns seem to possess more determination among their workers. owing probably to fewer diversions to consume the leisure hours of the populace and they pull to- gether, a wel1-organized team, for the cause common to all. Every programme that is arranged to serve the needs of the association meets an appreciatiye audience, and furnishes the cash for pub lie improvement-thus the women work CTS are busy with means and ways for that one great object, the new school A recent spelling bee" netted s64, besides emphasizing the need of a bigger spelling room.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-11
TROY

Troy July 10.-(Special. )--The sher if and his force on Wednesday took from the residence of George Ammons, on Brundidge street, large quantity of beer and some whisky, being nor than the law allows. No arrests have been made.
 Tax Collector c. T. Spradley has com- pleted his tax valuations for the coun ty. The total value of taxable property in Pike county Is se,6so,0OO. This is taxed at the rate of $1.40 per hundred dollars valuation, of which 65 cents goes to the state and 75 cents goes to the county.
 Two splendid Sunday schools were held July 4. one was held at Center Ridge and the other at Henderson Much interest is being manifested and 1t will be very successful year, it is thought. A new feature is the memory work with the graded lessons. Children give the books of the Bible and diff ferent chapters they memorize in the Bible. Pike is Gold Star county and hopes to reach the Front Line stan dard
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-11
Kicks at Rat, Iniures Knee

From the St. Louis Globe Democrat
 adelphia.--William Greedy. 2s years old. of 1928 kershaw street. was taken to the West Philadelphia Homeo- pathlo hospital last night suffering from a dis1ooation of his knee as the result of badly aimed kick at a large rat he had lured into the alley in the rear of his home.
 For several days Greedy had made intellectual attempts to trap the rat. Last night he placed a generous piece of cheese on board and hid behind a nearby ash barrel to await results. When the rat appeared, Greedy rushed forward to kill 1t, but kicked the board instead.