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The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-07-30
THE WORK OF THE
FARM DEMONSTRAT0R
AS Outlined by Superinten-
dent McQuarrie.

Hon. C. K. McQuarrie, State Agent
of Farmers Cooperative Demon
stration Work, U. s. Department of
Agriculture, has recently given out
the following concerning th..t impor-
tant work:
A great many inquiries come to the
Office of the State Agent of the DEM
onstration Work regarding the agent
in the county having a demonstration
farm of his own in the county so the
farmers could visit that and get point
ers along the line of crop production,
instead of the agent visiting the farm
erS.
When one analyses this suggestion
it is found to be perfectly impracti-
cable, because the soil in every coun-
ty is so varied, and climatic condi-
tions and other factors enter in to
make demonstration farm on any
one spot in the county of little use to
the farmers In general. The demon
stration work, as it is carried on in
the State, is really one of the best
methods of getting instruction to the
farmers, because the farmer engaged
in this work under any agent is work.
ing out the demonstration right on
his own farm.
The idea that DR.. Seaman A. Knapp
had in mind when he established this
work in Texas more than twelve years
ago was to make every farmer his
own demonstrator under the instruc-
tions and supervision of the county
agent. That idea is being carried out
today to the fullest extent possible.
The farmer, undertaking the demon
stration work under the county agent,
agrees to take an acre or two, not
more than five in any case, and pro-
duce one or more of the staple crops
that he grows on his farm under the
direction of the agent, working the
balance of the farm along the usual
methods. In this way the farmer has
an object lesson right at home of
what it means to adopt improved
methods.
The work of seed selection has all
along been stressed in this work, and
it would be quite an impossibility for
the farmers of any county to attend
in body or singly in any one place
where the demonstration farm was
being conducted and get the practical
lessons necessary in the selection of
seed corn or seed of any of the sta
pie crops that he is growing.
. This, in itself, is one of the strong
est arguments for making the farmer
a demonstrator on his own farm.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-07-30
NEW SOUTH FARM AND
HOME COMPA LANDS
Ordered Sold in Palatka
Sept. 9th, Under
Foreclosure.
Owners of Property Bought Under
Contract Will be Fully Pro-
tected.

In the foreclosure of mortgage suit
in the United States district court,
Southern district of Florida, the case
Of w. w. Crawford, as trustee for
the bondholders, against the New
South Farm & Home Company, final
decree was handed down on Monday
by Judge Rhydon M. Call ordering the
payment of the more than 100000,
including principal and interest, due
on the property involved, the proper
ty to be sold in Palatka, Putnam coun-
ty, on September 6, unless payment is
made.
The case was not expected to be
settled so soon but Monday attorney
for the defendant company filed a
stipulation withdrawing its answer
and consenting to final decree being
entered. The property involved is 4
large acreage located in the counties
of Putnam, Clay and Marion. The
decree is lengthy one, covering more
than eighty pages of typewriter mat
ter, including four pages of descrip-
tion of the acreage.
Basis is found it is understood, in
the filing of the stipulation, that this
was done to hasten matters so that an
adjustment might sooner be made
than if the case had followed the reg
ular prescribed course. Many parties
are interested and all differences, it
is fully expected, will be adjusted. The
company was capitalized at $1,000,000
and had bond issue for that amount,
| a considerable portion of the bonds
having been taken up by the company.
Through and by various reasons,
the company, of which Charles H.
Sieg is president, got into difference
es as to accounts and when the mat
ter went into court, Telfair Stockton
of this city, was appointed as the re.
ceiver.
The affairs of the company along
the lines of improvements and devel-
opment have been continued by the
receiver e.'u It is u"derstG la all
the interests Ien"c>ented wi" form
new company Whloh will buy in the
property at the foreclosure .: mG!t-
gage sale IN SEP ember al1 Llarr the
affairs in m cXrci ent shane and viii
go on with the zig plan of develop
ment which was contemplated by
President Sieg.
1t is also understood that by this
means all stockholders and prope Y
owners and those buying under con-
tract will be in every way and in fact
fully protected
incidentally, Charles H. Sieg has
organized another million-dollar COM
pany, application for charter and in
corporation having recently been filed
with Secretary of State Crawford at
Tallahassee. This new company has
been formed entirely separate and
distinct to operate the sale and de-
velopment of large acreage of land
in Duval county which will mean new
activities and developments along all
lines in this county.
In the foreclosure of mortgage case
in which the final decree was made
Monday, Bisbee & Bedell represent
ed the complainant, w. w. Crawford,
as trustee; and H. L. Anderson repre-
sented the defendant comp my.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-07-30
Spanish War Vets Reorganize.

William M. Husson Camp, No. 3
Spanish-American War Veterans OF
this city, held meeting early in the
week for the purpose of reorganizing
and injecting a little life into the or.
ganization. A dozen or more mem,
bers were present. Capt. J. D. Point;
was made commander; Rud Smith, Sc,
nior vice commander; ]. D. Ring.
ham, junior vice commander; adju
tant and secretary, ]. D. Bulky; quar-
termaster, Sam Hafer; surgeon, DR.
H. A. johnson; chaplain, E. Pnner
officer of the guard Geo. Beale; of
ficer of the day, Carlton Shelley
trustees, D. W. Ransaur, David Ben
low and James Ray.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-07-30
It's Now Col. HaughtOn.

]. H. Haughton, perhaps better
known in Palatka and throughout the
county as plain "Joe" Haughton, pro-
prietor of the City Drug Store, can
now be correctly called Col. Haugh-
ton. By appointment of the Major
General commanding the United Sons
of Confederate Veterans of the United
States, Col. Haughton has been made
a quartermaster on his staff, with the
rank of colonel.
This comes of Col. Haughton's at
tendance upon the annual reunion of
veterans and sons of veterans at
Richmond this spring, where he went
as delegate from the E. Kirby Smith
Camp of United Sons of Confederate
Veterans of Palatka. The next an
nual reunion will be held in Birming-
ham, Ala, and Col. Aaughton says he
will go.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-07-30
NEW TRIAL DENIED
LIEUTENANT BECKER
Will be Electrocuted in
Death House at Sing
Sing Today.

Justice Ford of the New York su-
preme court at late hour on We'd
Inesday night denied new trial to
Chas. Becker, the former police lieu
tenant, under sentence of death for
linstigating the murder of Herman
Rosenthal, the gambler. The decision
means that Becker must be electro
cuted on Friday.
Justice Ford announced his decis-
ion at 10 o'clock. He had labored for
several days and nights on briefs sub
mitted for and against the applica-
ton for a new trial. He called the
waiting newspaper men into his
chambers in downtown office build
ing, and, as his secretary handed
them copies of the typewriter decis-
ion, the justice said:
81 have denied the motion for a
new trial, and this is my birthday.
I'm SO today. It's a pretty tough way
to spend your birthday, isn't it,"
The justice added that he had
planned to spend the day with his wife
and daughter.
II virtually arrived at my decision
Tuesday night" said Justice Ford,
"but spent many hours since then
phrasing and arranging the opinion. y
Then the justice chatted for several
minutes on the law involved in the
case. Only newspaper men, his sec
retary and brother, Michael Ford, and
a clerk, were present. None of
Becker's counsel was there.
Mrs. Becker was said at that very
moment to be visiting her husband in
Sing Sing.
Justice Ford's decision goes into the
details of the affidavits filed by Beck
er's attorneys and declares that the
evidence proffered sis for the most
part cumulative, and hence INSULT
cient."
| Referring to the plea of W. Bourke
Cochran, chief counsel for Becker,
that the right to grant a new trial is
inherent in the court, the decision
says:
Il cannot find anywhere in the au-
thorities even a suggestion that this
court possesses any such (inherent)
power. On the contrary, as has been
pointed out, the power is granted by
statute and might be exercised in
strict compliance with it."
In conclusion the court said:
"As | studied the authority and
examined the afiidavits, the conviction
has grown upon me that it "a new
trial) could not be granted without
disregarding the law and attempting
to usurp the function of another de-
partment of government. The mo-
ton is, therefore, denied"
Only Thing to Do.
Albany N. Y, July 29th.-"Justice
Ford did the only thing he could do.
The evidence was conclusive. If |
had any doubt as to Becker's guilt
should pardon him."
This was Gov. Whitman's only COM
ment tonight on the refusal of JUS
tiee Ford to grant P'7ssles Becker a
new trial. ~
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-07-30
Household Hint From Eatbsr.

(You could write your name on the
table, 1t was that dusty) Suppose"
said father, peering over his glasses
(eye glasses) at his industrious rag
playing daughter, 81 say, suppose you
stop hammering on the 'Mendelssohn
Rag for a while. and practice with
the dust-rag an hour or two. think
mother would be pleased"
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-07-30
FALL SAMPLES

Our cloth samples for Fall and
Winter Overcoats, Suits and lrous-
ers are now in, and believe us, they
are beauties. They are from the
famous Strauss Bros. tailoring house
Chicago, which information ought
to be sufficient to bear out our state
ment as to the quality Of the cloth
and the splendid fit when made up
by these master tailors. Come in
and look at the samples and style
book anyway.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-07-30

It's easy enough to laugh at some
body's ignorance but there was time
when you didn't know how either.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-04-27

This renowned lecturer is very in
teresting man. with a wide experience
in human nature. Years ago he devot-
ed his time TO evangelistic work. On
one Of his evangelistic trips he met
Harold Bell Wright in 1898 at Graf
ton, o. Wright was then young
man of twenty-one doing sign paint
ing in that town. He was hired to
paint some signs for Nichols meet
ing. and warm friendship ensued.
Wright was a skeptic During the after
noon he began things. He questioned
the divinity of Jesus. II was on IA
miliar ground" says Nichols in speak
ing of the incident. las | had been In
that same infldel fix just few years
before. With him on one side OF
beech log and | on the other / gave
him the substance of what is now one
Of my Sunday addresses, The Sage OF
Nazareth and at the end of an hour
he capitulated."
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-04-27
PLUNGER OSBORN PLAYS
AUSTIN ENGAGEMENT

The Scout man, at Battle Mountain,
complains that one, Osborn, a tramp
printer, slept in the office chair one
night, tapped the cash register and de-
camped next morning with the edito-
rial overcoat, says the Reveille.
That IS nothingl
While Osborn was in Austin he
grabbed the Reveille bank roll, said
he had bought the paper; got new
spring suit at Hogan s and charged it
to the Reveille; bought shoes and a
derby at a popular mems furnishing
goods house and charged them to the
Reveille; bought booze by the gallon
at every bar in town and charged it to
the Reveille; got transportation to
town from Hiskey, of the Nevada
Central, and charged it to the Re-
veille; leaving town he got seat in
an automobile and charged it to the
Reveille. He was the best rustler Aus
tin ever saw.
just when everybody in town
thought he had reached his limit, he
made a spectacular coup by selling all
OF his new clothes to a sheep herder
for $3.50. The Silver State hotel could
not throw him out then, as it would
have made that hostelry particeps
criminis in the crime of indecent ex
posure. So he thrived at the hotel IL
the best room. But when the end came
as it comes to all plungers, he called
in a meek mood at the office for -four
bits, with which to stave off starva
tion which he saw coming when he got
to Battle Mountain.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-04-27
L. A. FRIEDMAN SUED
FOR STOCK TRANSACTION

Charging that defendant forged
plaintiff s name to mining stocks, sold
the stocks and converted the money to
his own use, Ray ID. Harris has filed
suit against l.. A. Friedman for
$500.
Harris alleges that in 1907 he owned
$4,000 shares of Seven Troughs Min
ing company stock, which were valued
at AZ cents share. He declares that
between 1907 and 1915 Friedman, with
out his knowledge, fraudulently in
dorsed his name to the stocks, sold
them and kept the money.
The foundation for the suit was
laid in Seven Troughs and Alaska. Mr..
Harris was newspaper man in Seven
Troughs and held what was known as
the Harris lease. Mr.. Friedman states
that Mr.. Harris insisted on selling the
lease. In order to do it, he says, the
stock had to be indorsed in blank and
the deal was handled by Mr.. Fried
man. Mr.. Harris got $4,000 for his
lease, he says. Mr.. Friedman asserts
that he met Harris in San Francisco
about a year ago and settled up the
matter, getting a receipt in full foI
all money due or owing.
On the night of April Is, deputy
sheriff, accompanied by Mr.. Harris,
served a summons on Mr.. Friedman in
the Hotel Utah. At the time of the
service Mr.. Friedman was in the bath
Salt Lake Herald Republican.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-04-27
FOR WORLDS
PEACE CONFERENCE

To attend a world IS congress, whose
purpose is to settle all international
controversies, exempting, of course,
the present European struggle, Cover
nor Boyle has appointed as the Ne
vada representatives Leonard B. Fow-
Ter, Reno; VIM. Woodburn, Carson; E.
J. L. Taber, Elko; Mark Averll, Tono-
pah; Charles Lee Horsey, Phoebe;
Thos. C. Hart, Fallon; Mrs. F. o. Nor
ton, Reno; Mrs. G. B. Thatcher, Car
son; Mrs. Rose Reinhart, Winnemucca
and Mrs. Chas. P. Squires, Las Vega.
The congress has the endorsement
of some of the greatest peace advo-
Gates on earth and its session, which
convenes n Cleveland on May IA, will
be attended by representatives from
all parts of the world.-Appeal.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-04-27
THRILLING LION ACT A
FEATURE OF BARNES CIRCUS

The big, sensational, thrilling num-
Der on the program presented by the
Barnes wild animal circus, is lion
act, in which twenty-four full grown,
iungle-bred African lions are assem-
bled.
The group represents the very acme
OF lion perfection as to size, appear
ance and training. The herd, if placed
on the market, would quickly sell for
$50, 900. These lions are un9uestiona-
and are also the best trained lions
known.
The twenty-four man-eaters are turn
ed loose at one time in the big steel
barred arena in the center of the tent
one lone trainer in their midst. Herr
Louis Roth is the mana trainer OF
lions of international fame, and the
control he exercises over the ferocious
beasts is certainly remarkable.
Crowding his way among them, arm
ed only with a small whip, he pro
ceeds to put the animals through d
score of different poses and pyramids;
mounts one of the largest on high
pedestal and then straddles the snarl-
ING animals back; feeds another raw
meat from his naked lips; places hs
head in another's mouth arranges the
entire lot in a great pile on the floor
and lies on the top-most one. The
spectacle is thrilling to an extreme.
The act ends with the lions doing a
free-for-all hurdle race around the
arena.
Should anyone attending the show
not care to witness the many thrilling
wild animal acts, they can turn theil
attention to the features in which
large troupes of dogs, monkeys, beau
tiful horses and ponies and many othel
domestic animals are shown. Beautiful
prancing high school horses, do th'
J late popular dances, marches ant
poses. Arabian and Shetland ponie
assemble in brilliant military drills
Fifty dogs and monkeys do line O
tricks, acrobatics, high jumping ans
diving. Rocky Mountain goats give ex
hibtions of their dexterous climbing
abilities. Also, one of the most mar
velous acts known to dumb anima
training is the sea lion group, thes'
animals performing feats never before
shown.
Then there s the laughing section, ;
comedy aggregation of fifty comedy
elephants, bears, dogs, monkeys, po
nies, mules, etc. Every phase of train
the Barnes circus
A glittering milelong. parade is pre-
sented to the public at 10:30. Per
formances will be gwen n Winnemucef
at and P. m. on Friday, April 80.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-04-27
SUNDAY SCHOOL ASSOCI-
ALTON ELECTS OFFICERS

R. l.. Knapp of Reno win head the
Nevada Sunday School association for
another year, being again elected to
fill that office Sunday night, at the
Reno convention. Prof. A. f. Turner
of Reno was elected first viee-presi-
dent; Rev. P. H. Willis of Winnemuc-
ca, second vice-president; DR.. +. A.
Lowell of Reno, secretary; Miles E.
North of Reno, treasurer, and }. ID.
Layman of Reno, auditor.
The following department superln-
tendents were elected: Rev. George E.
Mclaughlin of Virginia City, teacher
training; Mrs. w. w. Hess of Reno
elementary training; W. Clarence
Leach of Blair, secondary training; w
r. Hunting of Carson City, adult Bible
class; Miss Zua Harding of Reno, mis-
sionary, and Mrs. Linville of Sparks
temperance.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-04-27
Mining man FALLS
TO DEATH in SHAFT

C. p. Crawford, owner of the May
flower ground on Charleston Hill, Ma
tional, was found dead yesterday, at
the bottom of 60-foot shaft on his
property. He had been missing for six
days, and yesterday Manager Harri-
son, of the National mine, N. p. r.
Hatch and Jack Bray started out look
ing for him, and shortly found him as
above stated. He had evidently fallen
down the shaft on the day he disap-
peared, and from the condition of the
body had been instantly killed.
Deceased was 81 years of age and is
said to belong to the Masons and
Elks. Salt Lake lodges of these orders
have been communicated with and fu-
neral arrangements will probably not
be completed until they are heard
from.
Crawford came here from Salt Lake
about four years ago and took lease
on block of the Mayfiower ground
from its owners, the Reinharts and r.
M. Edmunds, and shortly afterwards
bought the property
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-04-27
(kMPBEIL'S UNITED SHOWS
BEGIN FIYE-DAY CARNIVAL

Campbell's United Shows arrived in
Winnemueca last night from Marys-
vile, California, via the Western Pa
eifc. The special train consisted of
one Pullman, four private and ten fiat
cars. This morning the tents were
pitched at the corner of West Fourth
and Lay streets, and a detachment
decorated the principal streets of the
town with flags and bunting. At noon
today the band gave street parade,
the music being much appreciated by
the crowds that lined the streets.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-04-27
WOMEN VOTERS SWELL
RENO'S REGISTRATION

Over $500 voters are eligible to east
their ballots at the city election to be
held in Reno on May 4th for the elee-
tion of a mayor and five councilmen
OF these 2,026 are women, all newly
registered. There are 366 new male
voters and l46 transfers, bringing the
new registrations up to 2,541. At the
election last November the voters
numbered 1858.
Among the voters are five Chinese,
including one Chinese woman, Mrs.
Gee Yum, a native of San Francisco.
Gee Yum is also registered. Some for
eign-born women whose husbands have
been naturalized were permitted to
register, but American born women,
whose husbands were not naturalized
will not be allowed to vote.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-04-27
HOW IDAHO PIONEER
BECAME A MILLIONAIRE

W. T. Oliver in a series of reminis-
cences in the American Falls Press,
tells much of the early settlement of
that section that is very interesting.
He tells in recent issue of the paper
how he became a millionaire for q
short time that is well worth repeat
ing. Mr.. Oliver says:
Did I ever get rich at miningf No,
but I made large fortune once by a
discovery of asphaltum. For about
three months I had money enough in
sight to build railroad. This was
about 1896. Sam Cottrell discovered a
deposit of an unknown substance north
of Sam Winters place and about eight
miles from the railroad, that made mil
lionaires of Campbell, Stebbins, Ben
nett and myself. Tt was about the
time of the Gilsonite discoveries in
Utah that were creating so much news
paper talk. We did not know whether
we had Gilsonite or not, but If not,
we knew it was something just as
good The discovery was waxlike
substance, resembling melted resin in
appearance, and when chewed was
somewhat like chewing gum, but was
tasteless. Whatever it might be de-
termined to be we were certain it was
some kind of paving material and
would be in extensive demand. We
knew the Short Line would build a
spur to the deposit, when acres upon
acres of the material could be shovel
ed into cars and sent to market.
We guarded our secret very closely
telling no one of our discovery. Each
of us carried sample of the material
in our pockets, and at our frequent
quiet meetings we would chew it and
speculate as to what it was. Mr.. Camp
bell had sent a sample of it to the
Smithsonian Institute for analysis, and
we grew impatient at the delay in re-
ceiving returns Every mail was watch
ed and nearly every day we would
gather, expecting the letter that had
not come. We did not dare send sam
pie to Salt Lake or Butte for fear that
our secret would get out
One day the long-expected letter
came. Mr. Campbell called us togeth-
er and the letter was read TO us, stat
ing that the strange deposit was bat
manure. The letter stated that some
thousands of years before there must
have been countless millions of bats
where the deposit was found. We quit
chewing the material, busted our poek-
cts and once more became poor men.
I have never had the mining fever nor
the getrich-quiek itch since and have
eontented myself with making a living
by following ordinary pursuits.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-04-27
BERTRAM e. NIXON
BUYS NAPA RANCH

One of the largest realty sales con
summated in Napa county for some
years was made by the Anchor Realty
company this week when B. E. Nixon,
banker and son of the late Senator
Nexon, purchased from E. D. Meiss-
ner the property known as the Home
wood Farms, Griffith & Co., of Napa
representing the seller. The property
is situated on the Napa river, few
miles west of Napa and near Yount-
vile. 1t consists of about 600 acres
IS. f. Chronicle.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-04-27
A FEW GOOD DoN'Ts
FOR THE MoToRIsT

Don t drive car until you are old
enough to have good, ordinaray horse
sense. Don look around when your
hat blows of Don q try to kiss the
woman in the seat beside you. Don't
go to sleep while driving. Don't trust
one hand to do the guiding. Don't try
to make up lost time by speeding down
hill. Don t run at night without lamps.
Don't delay putting on the chains
when the roads get greasy. Don't for
get to "stop, look and listen before
crossing railway track.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-04-27
SUICIDE ATTEMPT is
FATAL DESPITE FIGHT

Efforts to save the life of Mrs. J.
NJ. Barthoburn, who cut a deep cash
in her throat with a razor, were fruit
less, as she passed away at the Yering-
ton hospital after lingering for week
following a complicated surgical op-
Grafton. Her heart became affected,
causing her death.
She was native of France, 26 years
old. Neither her husband, who found
her soon after her attempt at suicide,
or other witnesses were able to give
any cause for her act.