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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-16

alton Of an imperial restoration. AS
for the diplomatic corps in Pekin,
the general impression is that they
ought to assume a neutral attitude
on the question as no foreign power
could Justly interfert with another's
internal politics.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-07-13

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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-07-13
THE IDLER

@ @ % o o o o 9 o o o 9 o o o o
The reporter has been requested to
ask this question: Where was The
Idler' thai he didn't speak in Fridays
paper?" This is from the issue of The
Herald and News of Tuesday. Now,
that's fine, isn't it? I'm just tickled
to death. Just to think that am of
sufficient Importance that some one
misses me when I'm not there. o, my,
how awfully delightful is the thought.
If I wasn't bomb proof against tie
Establishments (is THAT a good word?)
of these awfully good and smart peo-
pie my head might puff up like some
I've seen, but, you know, I've heard
so many delightful and pleasant things
about my noble self that a little thing
like this only pleases without giving
any of the bad symptoms which some
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-07-13
The Rev. Mr.. Kerr In Demand.

The Rev. Edgar D. Kerr received a
letter from Dr.. J. p. Dobyns, presi-
dent of the Southwestern Presbyte-
rian university, ClarksVille, Tenn,
stating tat "your name has been sent
me with the suggestion that you might
be in position to accept an appoint
ment in this university as professor
of Greek" Mr.. Kerr, having already
accepted a professorship in the Column
bia Theological seminary, could not
consider the suggestion as contained
in the letter of Mr.. Dobyns. The sug-
gestion that Mr.. Kerr would be suit
able as a professor in tee University
at Clarksville shows the high estima-
tion in which ne is held, as the presi-
dent of that institution says in his let
ter that there are good many appl1-
cants for 6ae position, which Mr.. Kerr
could get by simply consenting to the
use of his name.
We are glad that Mr.. Kerr will not
go so far away from Newberry.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-07-13
ARRANGEMENTS RAVE
BEEN COMPLETED
SEASON TICKETS WILL BE ADULTS
Sl.5O, CHILDREN S1.OO.
GuarantOrs Have Elected Officers
July 2Sth, 29th and 3Oth
the Days.

Newberry is to have chautauqua
the 2Sth, 29th and 30.h of this month.
It will be a booster" chautauqua;
that is, it will be time for getting
together for a season Of recreation and
good fellowship and better acquaint-
ance-all looking to better town and
country. TIE program has not been
completed; but enough has been done
toward it to give the following gen
eral outline:
July 2Sth-1O:30, farmers institute,
with addresses by county, State and
national experts; 3 p. M, lecture on
"The New Agriculture, by DR.. Frank
B. Vrooman; 4 o'clock, concert by the
Bessie Leigh Concert company; 8:15
p. M, concert and entertainment By
the Bessie Leigh company; p. M,
lecture, "Armageddon and After" a
story of the great war, by DR.. Frank
B. Vrooman.
July 29, Educational Day-10:30 a
NJ, addresses by local, State and ma
tional educational leaders; 3 p. m, As
minutes of fun and magic with the
Mysterious Milburns; B:45 p. m, in-
presentations, stories, recitations,
grave and gay, by Gas. B. Hanford,
the famous actor; S:15 p. m., magical
illusions and prestidigitatorial per-
formance by the Mysterious Milburns;
9 p. M, grand scenes from Shake
speare's comedies and tragedies, by
Chas. B. Hanford, the celebrated ira
gedian.
July Goth, Town Boosters Day-Ad-
dresses on boosting 'the Old Home
Town." by city, State and national
leaders (all citizens will be requested
to close their places Of business and
unite in boosting our town on that
day.; 8 p. M, grand concert by the
Lyric Glee club; 3:45 p. m, lecture,
'Wisions and IDEALS" by DR.. J. w. Friz-
zell, chautauQua director; 8:15 p. NJ,
lecture, "some Twentieth Century
Problems" by DR.. J. W. Frizzell; 8
p. m, concert and entertainment by
the Lyric Glee club.
TIE price of tickets for the entire
three days is $3.50; children $1.0O.
The guarantors are q. F. Wright, C..
C. Schumpert, Chas-P. Barre, C. E..
Summer, w. H. Wallace, NJ. L. Spear
man, Jno. B. Mayes, ]. Henry Harms,
Jno. C. Goggans, B. C. Matthews, E..
H Aull, Eugene S. Blease, H. L. Parr,
]. w. Morris At meeting of the
guarantors on Thursday evening the
following officers were elected: j.
Henry Harms, president; B. C. Mat
.hews, vice president; Cnas. P. Barre,
treasurer; W. H. Wallace, secretary.
The officers were authorized to go
ahead and make all the arrangements.
1t has been decided that whatever
profit is made by the entertainment
over and above expenses will be given
to the improvement of the new park.
The young people of the town will
be called on to assist in putting the
thing through, and every person in
city and county is asked to do what he
can to make it a big success.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-07-13
The New Park To
Be Formally Opened
EVERYBODY EXPECTED
TO Be PRESENT
SPEECHES BY MAYOR WRIGHT
AND PRESIDENT HARMS.
The Park Is One Proposition on Which
All Our People Should
Unite.

The formal opening of the park will
be on Friday evening of this week.
Every man, woman and child in New
berry should go out for this occasion.
1t would be nice tc have a number OF
our friends from the country to come
in and help in tie celebration of this
event.
1t means more for Newberry than
many of us realize. 1t means play
ground for the children. 1t means a
pleasant place for the young people to
spend an hour or two each day. 1t
means place where the tired mothers
may go and recreate.
Tie gates will be THROWN open at
7 o'clock so that the children may en-
10y the evening and take part in the
early exercises of this great event.
At 9 o'clock Mayor z. F. Wright
and President ]. Henry Harms will
make short addresses.
These exercises are under the direc-
ton of tie civic league and while we
are enjoying. the event it is the plan
TO serve cake and ice cream, so as to
raise a Ittla money to help further
beautify the park, and while the
money is being raised the plan gives
those who attend something for tceir
money.
The cream and cake is to be Nolun-
tary offering from the ladies of the
town. The ladies in charge request
the statement that all cakes be sent
on cardboard and not on plates, SO
that t-ere may be no plates to return.
The ice cream to be sent in churns
with the names of the owner on eacn
churn, and it is also requested that
the dashers be removed from the
,c,zurns, and all churns will be returned
the next day. All refreshments 70 be
sent to the park by s o'clock On Fri
day evening and there will be some
one there to receive them. All can
dies that may be contributed to be sent
to the residence of Mrs. ]. Y. NeFall
on Thursday morning. Follow these
instructions and there will be no trou-
BILE in having eaurns returned and
every one should consider it priv
nege to contribute something.
We are also requested to state that
a committee has been appointed to
place several names in nomination for
the park and that those who are pres
ent on Friday evening will be allowed
to vote on the name at ten cents the
vote.
The point we are trying to empsa-
size is that it is desired that all the
people of Newberry attend this formal
opening of the park. There should be
at least 5000 people on the grounds
that evening and small silver offer
ing from each would help to enlarge
and furt.er improve the place.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-07-13
Two Vessels TOrpedOed.

London, July 10.-Tse steamship
Clio presumably Italian) and the Nor
wegian steamer Nordaas were tor
pedoed and sunk today by German
submarines.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-07-13
THE IDUER.

P. St Gas just been called to my
attention after I had sent my piece to
the editor that the balance of the
Baptist lawn where that Means grass
had grown so luxuriantly had been
moved, and can't wait until the next
issue to commend the women q know
they must Eave had something to do
with it or it wouldn't have been done)
for having this work done. 1 am told
it looks a little bleak yet, but it will
come out all right and in a few days
it will be as pretty as the rest. Just
keep on moving it, so that the Means
grass does not get too big and it will
be pretty all summer.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-06-18
TAMPERING WITH
u. S. MAIL POUCHES
Mail To Sweden Delayed En- Route by
England, Swedish Government
Claims; Much of II "CCnsorcd.'

WASHINGTON, June 17.-Formal
notice that United States mail pouches
destined for sweden had been broken
open in England and their contents
tampered with was submitted to the
state department today by w. A. f.
Ekengren, the Swedish minister, with
a request for appropriate action.
The minister called at the depart
ment and delivered to Secretary
Lansing a letter with Instructions
from his government, reCiting in
stances of Interference with mail for
Sweden and pointing out that such
acts were in violation of the proyi-
sions Of the world postal convention
and Of other treaty stipulatiOns, The
letter stated that the seals OF mail
bags were broken, that letters were
opened and censored and that one
registered unit was retained.
Two specific cases were mentioned,
one involving mail sent on the Amer
lean steamer New York when she left
on May 20 and the other pouches car
ried by the British steamer AdriatiC,
which sailed May q. In the former
case it was asserted that ont Ol ~
registered letters and packages, seven
arrived in sweden opened, whil- the
greater part of the other mail had
which arrived i'm CCthcnbWg June Q,
several letters Were said to have been
opened.
While various reports have been IN
circulation as to ,he Interference with
mail since the outbreak of houilities
in Europe, the protest from Sweden
is the first official communication on
the subject.
state department officials did not
discuss the visit of Mr. Ekengrcn.
1t was understood in diplomats
quarters, however, that the matter
probably would be the subject Of rep
resentatons by the United States to
Great Britain asking that special pre-
cautions be taken 10 protect Amer
lean mail passing through British ter
ritory.
Unofficial. it was stated in all
diplomatic circles today that there
had been various instances Of inter-
ference with official mail in this coun-
try and that the Russian embassy had
evidence Of six cases in which mail
had been tampcred with on United
States railway mail cars.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-06-18
LET'S GROW.

1t must necessarily follow that
a further extension Of the high
way system means a still further
increase IN valuation and a still
further Increase in city revenues.
Surely there cannot be a voter who
does not desire the increase in
city revenue
A park system is as essential
to any civilized form of municipal
government as a telephone Is nee
essary to The conduct of a we'll
organized business. Parks make
for the health and happiness Of
the young and the old, they de-
velop the young and they give
rest and peace 90 the middle-aged
and the aged Not everybody can
provide a big back yard for the
children. Not everybody can pro-
vide band concerts for their i'm
mediate lahlllles. NOT everybody
can provide gymnaslums FOR the
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''e IVY 20 anu '''0 7''''
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shown the city hall? You take
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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-06-18

The opposition to the bonds may be greatly
magniued and while it is true that in the main 1t
is irresponsible and OF It Is in no way Identified
with the city, either in property interests or citi.
zensmp-one Of the principal mouthers not even
being resident OF the cty-the fact remains that
1t Is always easier to knock something than it
Is TO do a constructive piece Of town building. and
unless the real substantial, progressive citizen
awakes to the Importance Of the situation and goes
to the polls, the bonds liable not to carry The
surest way to beat the bonds IS vote and the
best way to knock Tulsa is to defeat the bonds 1t
Is up to the real citizens and taxpayers OF Tulsa to
do their duty The Indifferent and absentee is
relied upon to defeat the bonds a fine commentary
on representative government
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-06-18
Opponents OF Bonds Hope TO Win BY Stayat-Home VOt
Play
70 Mp CITY %

and property holders who have made investments
the promise that certain improvements would be
made, will have to console themselves with the dis
appointment Of having made bad deal on fimsy, II
not false presentations, and the real estate market
Will languish accordingly and the building Of homes
may reasonably be expected to langush proper
tonatey.
Many improvements in home building and real
estate transactions will likely be knocked in the head
by the shortslghted policy of defeating the boule-
ward bonds and many laboring man will walk the
streets in sorrow
Ii the city hall bonds defeated the munich
pality will be compelled to continue paying rent for
inadequate and unrepresentative quarters when II
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-06-18
Usage Council and Secretary
Lane Agree on Terms
of Releasing.
INDIAN TERRITORY
COMPANY is OUT
Sublessees May Retain
Practically Intact, Their
Present Holdings.
BY JOHN FLENNER.
Q ., IN. World

NTAsHINGToN, D. c" June L.
w BY one stroke Of pen tllty
million dollar investment in Oklahoma
oil lands was today wiped out by Sec
retary of Interior Lane and the Usage
Council, when an agreement was
reached in reference to releasing
CSC. 600 acres in the Usage nation em-
braced in the present Foster blanket
oil lease, held by the Indian Territory
Illuminating Oil company.
The five big oil companies, having
I'm excess Of $4,000 acres each ana
which includes the Barnsdall company
with $4,000 acres. and which nave
done all the wild eating and nave
made no money whatever, have prac-
tically been cleaned out while small
subIessees, who have remained idle
until big companies struck producing
wells and then came in and drlHCd
Offsets, are beneficiarles.
Little Ones Benefited.
Thirteen producing companies haY-
ing more than five thousand acres
each and who have drilled l,9OO or
2.7OO of the present producing Wells
are hardest hit, while l2O companies
that have drilled less than one-thWd
of the total number Of wells Will re-
tain their property, as VIII every com
pany that has drilled a we'll strlk-
ing example Of the havoc played is
shown in the case Of the famous Bos-
TON pool which was drilled in wild
cat" territory, and which for the past
four years has produced one-half or
the oil in the Usage nation and winch
will now be sold to the highest bidder.
1901 Acre Limitation.
Under ruI IS and regulations adopted
today none Of the present suD-leSsees
viii be permitted to retain IN cAcess
of $500 acres. Resolutions unani-
mously adopted by the Usage council
before leaving for home tonight pro-
vide among other things that the Sec
rotary of the interior shall ask con-
eress to extend their trust period
which under the existing law Will eX-
lire in 1891, ana that all on leases
made hereafter shall provide for a
government option to purchase all or
any part of oil produced at the high
est posted market price on date OF
sale
Five-Ycar Leases.
The council recommended the clim-
iu9tiOn Of tho Indian Territory Hum
mating oil company, the parent COM
panv. as an Intermediary in any
new leases. and that OIL and gas rights
be leased separately The new oil
leases will -un 5or a period of five
wears from date Of departmental ap-
proval or as long thereafter as oil is
found in paying Quantities, nut in no
event shall terms If leases extend be.
yorl the time i'm which title to mineral
remains in the Usage tribe.
II is further provided that oil
leases shall be made direct to the
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-06-18
A CRACK WITHOUT MPERILING CITY s {

might just as well have decent and creditable city
han for even less money than 1t is now paying out
in rent. And whether the city hall is built or not
something will have to be done about providing a
city Jail the city may be compelled to pay
damage some time for confining its prisoners in a
base that is unfit for human habitation and has
been condemned by every representative OF prison
conditions that has ever visited the city
The plain facts that each and every Of
the purposes for which is proposed to issue bonds
are pressing necessities for which the failure to
make proper provision at this time may and likely
WILL entail far greater loss than the amount
proposed to be expended and that too. without bav-
ing the utilities that be enjoyed II the bonds
voted.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-06-18

TAFT is PRESIDENT;
ADOPT RESOLUTION

DuLADELruIA, June Within

DuILADELPuIA, June Within
Il historic independence hall today
the anniversary of the battle OF
Bunker INN there was formed an
organization whose object it viii he to
promote the creation Of league OF
nations with a view To preventing
wars or at least to lessen the posi-
blities Qf armed conflicts, The name
adopted by the organization after
some debate was league to enforce
peace, American branch"
Former President Taft was elected
permanent president and In addition
a long list Of representative American
citizens was named as permanent
yicc-p presidents. A permanent exec
uuve committee was selected with in
structions to take all measures nCces-
sary to promote the objects of the
league.
In moving the adoption Of the re-
port OF the committee on resolutions
which embodied the object of the
league, the former president Of the
| United States expressed the hope
that out OF this historic building may
come message that shall again help
the world"
Insure Peace by Force.
The conference was not an assem-
blage OF what one participant termed
pure peace men, but a gathering of
those who for the most part believed
In trying TO bring about peace even
though they had to use force to do 1t.
The only division that occurred on
the several questions that came before
the conference was on the changing
Of the title Of the organization and to
eliminate from the report of the resO-
, lutiOnS committee that paragraph
which bound members Of the league
Of nations to use both their economic
and military forces against any one
OF their number that goes to war
against another member before ths
questions at Issue are submitted to the
tribunals provided for by the league.
George w. KirChwey. professor OF
law at Columbia university, suggested
that the name be changed to "league
to establish and maintain peace"
The proposed elimination of the word
enforce found supporters but it was
defeated after a vigorous speech by
President Lowell Of Harvard univer-
sity, chairman OF the resolutions COM
mittee.
I'VE are here to enforce peace.
otherwise we have no business here
at ALL" he exclaimed with spirit.
When you fight a forest fire you
fight it with backfire We have here
a means 10 discourage war and that
means is the threat TO use force"
Peace Area Grows.
After this speech the report Of the
committee was adopted. The text OF
the report Is as follows:
b.. ..rl
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-06-18
NO TIME FOR SMALL POLITICS AS THE CITY ELECTION

wants to Tulsa maintain it's present advancement
to be on the job early today and that his neigh
Dor also gets out and votes for the bonds
Another thing to keep in mind is that If either
the sewer, city hall park boulevard bonds fall
that there will not be opportunity to vote upon
the question again in the future, has been
enormously inferred by Of the opponents, In
amended form
If the bonds fail to pass the city will have
to get along best 1t without the additional
sewers until some remote date and, perhaps, until
after the lack Of them has cost the city many times
the amount it would cost to construct them now
both in lives and property values
The same thing also is true of the park boulevard
bonds Rghtsof that have been condtionally
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-06-18
MURDERED WOMAN,
THEN KILLED SELF

NEW YORK, June 17.-Mrs. Bar
bara Cornelius, wife OF a produce
market employe and George McAghon
of Jersey City were found shot to
death in the bedroom of her Brooklyn
home early today. The police were in
formed Of the tragedy by the woman's
husband, who said that McAghon
climbed into their bedroom window
during the night and fired a shot at
him and that while he was trying to
arouse neighbors McAghon killed Mrs.
Cornelius and then committed suicide.
McAghOn was found lying on the
floor with a revolver clutched in his
hand and with powder marks on his
fingers.
Cornelius, who is a night worker,
said that he never had seen McAghOn
before and had taken him for a bur-
glar. The police say they learned that
Mrs. Cornelius had received postal
cards signed with McAghon's initials.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-06-18

II is apparent to The World, it must be to
everyone who has considered the conditions, that
there is grave danger Of the failure of all three of
the bond issues in todays election through the fail
ure of taxpayers to vote.
The opponents OF the bonds, who although few
in number and practically none of them are opposed
TO the bonds on the grounds that they unneces-
sary but have confined their opposition solely to an
attack on the present administration relying
upon the absent voters to secure their defeat,
coupled with political and personal attacks I'm no way
connected with the merits of the matter at issue.
Therefore, it behooves every qualified voter who
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-06-18
HAD PLANNED TO
BLOW UP STEAMER

NEW ORLEANS, June l7.-Hans
Halle and Charles Sommors were in
dicted here today by "a federal grand
jury ON a charge Of having couspired
to ship explosives on common car
rlcr without properly marking the
package containing the shipment.
SOmmcrs was released under $1,000
bond while Halle went to Jail uu-
able TO obtain bOudsmeu.
Halle was arrested here December
p last, having i'm his possession at the
time a box filled with dynamite and q
dctonatcr, which the police say he
admitted having prepared with the
intention Of blowing up "A French line
vessel at sea. The bomb was TO have
been consigned to the steamship at
New York, and a timing device was
expected to explode the dynamite
after the vessel left port.
Sommers vas arrested as an ac-
complice.