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The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-13
PRES. ARMSTRONG
CONSENTS TO HAVE
BAND HOUSE BUILT
LINES UP WITH THE PRPOGRES-
slvEs. PERMITS COMMODORE
BURGOYNE TO BUILD BAND
HOUSE ON HIS PROPERTY.

President b. l.. Armstrong of the
East Florida Telephone company, who
some time since bought up the riparian
rights of almost our entire water front,
has written Commodore Burgoyne two
letters, granting that gentleman per-
mission to erect the magnificent band
house, cut of which was shown in
the Daily News of the 9th instant. on
what Mr.. Armstrong claims to be his
property. The City of Daytona is also
an aggressive claimant TO all of the
terrain, submerged and unsubmerged.
lying east of Beach street.
For the benefit of the taxpayers who
do not know that there are those who
aspire to possession of our water front,
the Daily News prints Mr. Armstrong S
communications on the subject. as well
as Commodore's reply.
The Daily News. following the lead
OF Commodore Burgoyne, extends to
Mr.. Armstrong heartiest thanks and
the compliments of the fast approach.
ing season.
Dear Commodore: On reading my
Daytona paper this morning | noticed
an article stating that you are con
sidering the construction of build
ing along the water front near where
the pavilion used by the band used tt
stand, or perhaps still stands.
Knowing that you have been more
generous in your gifts to Daytona
than any other man we know of ant
believing that you would desire to b'
absolutely fair in dealing with YOU
fellowmen, | think l am safe in sup
posing that you would no more con
struct building on land which CLAIM
belongs to me, than | would think o
attempting to put up building Oh
land which you claim to own. | fee
sure therefore that before commene
Ing the construction of your building
you will have the title to the Ian,
searched and satisfy yourself whethe
You are doing an injustice to anybody
Am | correct in supposing this pay
lion is to be erected near the soutl
bridge and north of the south bridge
1t is well known in Daytona that
have purchased In that vicinity nun
Der of parcels of water front propert,
The articular parcel on which tn
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-13

band pavilion was standing was pur-
chased, if my memory serves me cor
rectly, from certain ladies in Daytona
and their reputation for honesty and
fair dealing is fully equal to that of
anybody on earth. They would not
have claimed to own that property
and claimed right to sell it to me,
unless they believed that they surely
owned the property, as l firmly believe
they did.
Il appreciate as much as anybody
your generosity toward Daytona, and
am willing to go far in cooperating,
as think | proved to you in the mat
ter of the telephone business. and If
you feel that there is no suitable loca-
ton for the band stand you wish to
build except on my water front lots.
I then l will freely give you permission,
, and do hereby give you permission to
| so construct the building. upon the
understanding that whenever the time
| comes that | wish to use the land you
will have the building removed
| y am told that there are some two
or three people who would like to see
the City of Daytona appropriate all
the water front and riparian rights
along Beach street without compen
sation to those who own the water
front AND THIS IN THE FACE OF
THE FACT THAT THE CITY YEARS
AGO QUIT CLAIMED ANY RIGHT
AND TITLE THEY MIGHT HAVE
CLAIMED IN AND TO SUCH WATER
FRONT OR RIPARIAN RIGHTS PRE-
vIOUS TO THE DATE OF THEIF
DEED
Il feel sure no man is more ready
to extend to others the fair treatmen
that he would expect himself. thar
Commodore Burgoyne. and | feel tina
/ can depend upon you to accord m'
absolute fair play in this matter.
Very truly yours.
b. l.. ARMSTRONG.
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not only upon perfectly fair treatment
from you with respect to all our in
terests, but we hoped to find that you
would be particularly friendly toward
every interest with which we are con-
nected, and hope still that we may find
that this is the fact that you have
nothing but the most friendly feeling
toward our interests in Daytona.
yours very truly.
'B. L. ARMSTRONG"
New London. Conn, Dec 8. 1915"
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-13
COMMODORE RuReoYNe's REPLY

Dear Mr. Armstrong: With entire
frankness / beg to assure you that
my attitude toward the Telephone
company is not clouded by unfriend-
illness. On the contrary, | heartily
thank you for the splendid service you
are giving us for a mere modicum of
remuneration. The recent service i'm
provements you have made, and the
permission to build the band house on
your claim will am sure, endear YOU
to this community.
1T is indeed gratifying to see cor
porations and the people get toget-
her. Believe me, we. as your neigh
bors. and myself, personally, greatly
appreciate your disposition to help,
to the fullest extent in your power.
our feeble efforts to give the home
town a place in the sun
| The reservation in the third para
! graph of your first letter which reads.
/ Upon the understanding that when
ever the time comes that wish to use
/
moved. leads to the belief that you
may, at some future time, invoke the
aid of the courts to confirm your claim
to our water front
Il have no preconceived theories
concerning the adverse title claimed
by the city. Let the courts thrash it
out, and, in the language of the prize
ring. May the best man win" But,
believe me. dear Mr.. Armstrong, if. in
the future, you should see your way
clear to litigate with the town in which
you have so many financial as well as
social interests, and the controversy
be decided in your favor, you will
inherit a very handsome recreation
point.
But. what nonsense. am con
WINGED as evidenced by your permits
sion to build, that you will forget your
claim and join US in FASTING Daytona
on the map.
We will open the new band house
on the 9th Of next month Cut loose
from that Yankee ice and snow. Be
a regular fellow and come down and
hear Saracina play What The HI
Do We Care.
With undiminished confidence in
your love for Daytona, am.
Sincerely yours.
&c. C. BURGoyNE."
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is NURSE CROP EssENTIAL7
Decided Difference Of Opinion Among
Growers Of Aifaifa-Reduces
Baking and Blowing.

tBy JAMES MARSHALL. Colorado Ex-
pertinent 6tation.)
There Is decided differenoe OF
opinion among growers Of alfalfa con-
cerning the relative value of nurse
crop. Many are OF the belief that q
nurse crop is essential to good stand
OF alfalfa. while others are Of the opin-
ion that a nurse crop Is unnecessary.
As a rule, on sandy lands that are sub
ject to blowing, or on heavy lands
which have a tendency to bake. .
nurse crop may be of benefit. as 1t
reduces blowing or baking.
Oats and barley make the best nurse
crops because they shade the ground
the least. They should be seeded at
the rate of from thirty to forty pounds
to the acre. These should be cut for
hay SO as not to shade the alfalfa
plants too long.
Unless the soil Is subject to blowing
or baking it is not advisable. as gem
eral rule, to use nurse crop. Under
dry-land conditions a nurse crop should
never be used, as the moisture supply
is too limited to sustain two crops at
one time.
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BEST SOILS FOR FIELD PEAS.
Clay Loans, " Well Supplied with
Lime. Are Best Adaptsd-FaiI
PIowinq Recommended.

Field peas will grow on variety OF
soils. Clay loans, II we'll supplied
with lime. are best adapted. but ex'
cellent crops are grown on stiff clays.
Light, sandy or gravelly soils are not
SO suitable for raising crops Of SEED
since they are too likely to dry out.
Mucky soils produce a large growth
OF vine. but the yield Of grain 10
small. While field peas do best when
they have an abundance OF moisture.
overly wet soils are entirely unsuited
to the crop.
Fall plowing ia to be recommended
as 1t allows early sowing the follow
ing spring, which Is most desirable in
this country. Field peas can be sown
with grain drill or broadcast by
hand. II sown for peas 1t Ia best to
seed In drills twenty-eight to thirty
inches apart, which permits horse cul-
tivation in the early stages OF growth.
In this case forty to fifty pounds OF
seed is enough to SOW an acre. II
wanted for fodder or green manuring
1t Is best to SOW broadcast and use
from eighty to one hundred pounds OF
seed to the acre. The depth OF sowing
varies from two to four inches. being
deepest on light soils.
II the land has not been plowed In
the fall the seed can be broadcasted
Immediately after plowing. The seeds
fall into the depressions between the
burrows and are usually we'll covered
by the narrowing. Peas are very
hardy and the fear of rotting In the
ground is not considered. The ma
Jorfty OF growers SOW In April. al
though a pea-hay crop can be obtained
II sown as late as July. Early SOW
ing is best, giving full season for
maturing the crop.
When early sowing is made In drills
thirty to forty pounds OF seed to tho
acre make crop that covers the
ground and produces good tonnage.
II late sowing is made. sixty to eighty
pounds Is advisable. as the crop does
not come to matured growth. Thick
sowing will aid in choking out weeds.
Peas on dry land are profitable. not
only from the standpoint OF the seed
and forage secured. but In the effect
upon the soil. In one instance on the
plains wheat grown on land which
had been In peas made rs bushels to
the acre. Wheat on adjoining land
which had not grown peas made only
eight bushels that year. The pea is
a legume, and is able to Increase the
heterogeneous fertility OF the soil.
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time / was much more ,delirious and
was crying out.
saw faces about me. but did not
see the faces which were actually out
by our hall door. WI Fang and Long
Sin had waited patiently for their re-
venge. Now that they thought sufii-
cient time had elapsed, they had sto-
len silently to the apartment door.
While Ling Sin watched. WI listened.
THE white devil has It," whispered
WI Fang, as he rejoined his fellow
conspirator. Nr
How long should have remained
in this state. and in fact how long
did remain, don't know. Vaguely. l
recall that our acquaintance, Johnson.
who had the apartment across the
hall, at last heard my cries and came
in.
Somehow or other knew the state
I was in. I knew 1t was Johnson. yet
It all seemed unreal to me. With q
great effort I gathered all my scat
tered wits and managed to Stout out,
Telegraph Kennedy-Rockledge."
At about the same time. up at Rock
ledge. Kennedy and Elaine. with her
cousin. Mary Brown. were starting out
for horseback ride through the hills.
They were chatting gayly, but Ken
nedy was forcing himself to do SO.
In fact. they had scarcely gone half
mile when Kennedy. who was rid
ing between the two and fighting off
by sheer nerve the illness he felt. sud
denly fell oyer in half a faint on the
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FATTENINe STOCK ON GRAIN
Main Thing to Have High Grade OF
Live Stock, the Kind That Will
Give Greatest Returns.

The dry farmer has certain amount
of grain that can be most proftably
disposed Of by feeding. This can be
done In the winter. Experiments are
showing that the large amount OF
grain formerly fed to animals Is not
necessary and is unadvisable. 80 that
considerable stock can be fattened on
a comparatively small amount of grain,
The main thing necessary Is to have
a high grade of live stock. the kind
that will give the greatest returns.
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FEED SOUR MILK TO CHICKS
Stimulates Growth Of Younger Ones
and Tends to Increase Egg Pro.
duction In Laying Flock.
tBy N. E. cHAPMAEJ

tBy N. E. CHAPMAN)
Farmers and poultry raisers should
feed sour skim milk constantly, at
least after chicks are few days old.
1t will stimulate their growth. It also
increases egg production In the lay
ing fiocks.
Numerous experiments have demon
strated that skim milk and curds. or
cottage cheese. are among the most
stimulating feeds for poultry OF all
kinds. except very young chicks.
Many claim that sweet milk is much
safer until the chicks are at least
a week or ten days old.
There is a constant supply on near
" every farm and It should be univers
sally used for the farm flock
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Synopsis.

The New York police are mystined by q
series Of murders and other crimes. The
principal clue to the criminal is the warn
ing letter which IL sent the victims, signed
with a '.clutching hand" The latest VIC
tim of the mysterious assassin II Taylor
Dodge. the insurance president. His
daughter. Elaine employs Craig Kennedy,
the famous scientific detective, to try to
unrayel the mystery. What Kennedy ac-
a newspaper man. After many fruitlcss
attempts to put Elaine and Craig Ken.
nedy out of the way the Clutching Hand
Is at last found to be none other than
Perry Bennett, Elaine's lawyer and the
man she is engaged to marry: Bennett
dees to- the den of one of his Chinese
criminals. The Chinaman forces from
Bennett the secret of the whereabouts OF
V.ooo.oo Then he gives. the lawyer
potion which will suspend animation for
months. Kennedy reaches Bennetts side
Just after he has lost consciousness.
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looked inside. Then he looked closer.
There was something peculiar about It
and he picked up q blank sheet OF
white paper. dusting OF the diphragm
on 1t. There, on the paper. were In
Vulnerable little black specks.
Just then. outside. Doctor Godow.
skis car drew up and he jumped out.
swinging his black bag. Not being ac-
quainted with what we were going
through, Godowski did not notice the
almond-eyed Chinaman who was
watching down the street.
"How do you do. doctor!" greeted
Craig family, at the door.
what seems to be the difiiculty?"
inquired the doctor eagerly.
II don't know" returned Craig.
but have my suspicious. I'm too Ill
to verify them myself. so I've called
on you. Look at Jameson first" he
added.
While Godowski was examining me.
Craig managed to get out his micro
scope and was looking through 1t at
the strange black specks on the pa
per. There, under the lens. he could
see the most remarkable, almost MI
croscopic creature, all legs and feel
ers. most vicious object.
Weak though he was, he could not
help an exclamation of exultatton at
his discovery. just as Godowski had
finished with me.
Look" he cried, calling the doctor.
II know what the trouble Is. Godow-
ski"
He had started to tell but the ex-
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He Felt the Edge OF tno Dagger ano
0axed significantly At Elaine.
her. Her niece, Elaine's cousin. Mary
Brown. who lived at Rockledge. had
come into the city to comfort Aunt
Josephine. and they had been sitting
that morning in the library.
Suddenly startled cry from Jen-
nings out in the hall caused both la
dies to jump to their feet. They could
scarcely believe what they heard as
the faithful old butler cried out the
name.
"Why, Miss Elaine!" he gasped.
An instant later Elaine herself burst
into the room and flung herself into
Aunt Josephine's arms. All talking
and half crying from Joy at once. they
crowded about her.
In the excitement Aunt Josephine
had seized the telephone and called
our number. She did not even wait to
break the good news. but handed the
telephone to Elaine herself.
~ We left the laboratory on the run.
too fast to notice that Just around the
building line at the corner stood linn
CUISINE with shades drawn. Even II
We had paused to glance back we
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BY ARTHUR B. REEVE
moved slowly again into the. bac1
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Cessos IF IL ''Caaiy ksassdk" Slsdes

mONeu soWly dSdAu ihto tno JAVA
room. a. EIt
Long Sin had remained there. With
Weepy Mary he was guarding Elaine,
when WI Fang re-entered. Elaine
was thoroughly aroused by this time.
Suffering is state of mind" WI
said in a low tone. "and I have de-
cided that 1t would be poor revenge
for me to harm you. You are free"
Nothing could have come as great
er surprise to Elaine.
do you-do you really mean ft?'
she asked, scarcely able to believe
what her ears heard.
WI merely nodded. and with a wave
of his hand to Long Sin indicated that
Elaine was to be released.
She nerved herself to take several
steps toward the door. She had
scarcely crossed half the room.
"Wait!" ordered WI sharply.
Was he merely torturing her. as a
cat might torture a mouse? She
stopped obediently. afraid to look at
him.
This will be the vengeance of WI
Fang" he went on impressively
Slowly. one by one. your friends will
weaken and die. then your family, un.
til finally only you are left. Then will
come your turn"
He stopped again and raised his
long. lean forehnger. GO" he hissed.
II wish you much Joy"
. .
don't think that in all our friend
~h T EaruoNp 4,
terly depressed as he was when we
returned after the discovery of the
vast fortune which Bennett had clev-
erly secreted.
There seemed to be absolutely moth
ing to do until some new clue turned
up. placed my hand on his shoulder,
but the words that would encourage
him died on my lips. Several times l
started to speak, but each time l
checked myself. There did not seem
to be anything that would be appro-
pirate for such an occasion.
A sharp ring at the telephone made
both Of us fairly jump, so nervous
had we become. Kennedy reached
over instantly for the instrument in
the vague hope that at last there was
some news.
Az I watched his face It changed
first from despair to wonder. and final
~ It seemed to light up with the most
remarkable look of relief and happi-
ness that one could imagine. VI
II shall be right over" he cried,
jamming the receiver down on the
hook, and in the same motion reach
ing for his hat and coat. walter"
he cried. '1t is Elaine! They have let
her go!"
seized my own hat and coat in
time to follow him, and We dashed out
Of the laboratory.
The suspense under which Aunt
Josephine had been living had told on
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horses neck Elaine and Mary reined
up their horses. 49,
"Why. Craig" cried Elaine, startled.
whats the matter7"
The sound Of her voice seemed to
arouse him. He braced up. "Oh, moth
ing. guess" he said with = forced
smile. I'm all right" * : tfF.--
It was no use. however. They had
to cut short the ride, and Kennedy re-
turned to the house glad to drop down
In an easy chair on the porch. while
They summoned the country doctor,
but 1t took him some time to get out
to the house. Suddenly q messenger
boy rode up on his bicycle and mount
ed the porch steps. Telegram for
Mr.. Kennedy" he announced, looking
about and picking out Craig naturally
as the person he wanted.
Kennedy nodded and took the yell
low envelope while Elaine signed for
1t. Listlessly he tore 1t open. It
read: aF fs4 As II
Craig Kennedy, t1U. ft. .I
Care Wellington Brown, .
Roekiedoe, N. Y.
Jameson very ~. Wants you. Better
come. Johnson.
The message seemed to rouse Ken
nedy in spite of his fever. His face
showed keen alarm, which he endeav.
orded to conceal from Elaine. But her
quick eye had caught the look.
II must see Walter" he exclaimed,
rising rather weakly and going into
the house. ~
How he ever did it Is still, I think. a
mystery to him, but he managed to
pack up and. In spite Of the alternating
fever and chills, make the journey
back to the city.
When at last Craig arrived at our
apartment. it must have seemed to
him that he found me almost at
deaths door. 7Rt-
Ill himself. Kennedy threw himself
down for a moment, exhausted. when
did this thing come on, Walter?" he
asked Of johnson.
Yesterday. / think. as nearly as l
can find out" replied our friend.
Craig was decidedly worried.
There's only one person In New York
to call on" he murmured, pulling him
self out of bed and getting into the
living room as best he could.
'Is that you. Godowski?' he asked
over the telephone. "Well. doctor.
this is Kennedy. Come over to my
apartment. quick. I've case-two
cases. for you."
Godowski was world-famous scien-
tist In his line and had specialized In
bacteriology, mainly In tropical dis
eases.
Az Kennedy hung up the receiver
he made his way back again to the
bedroom. scratching his ear. He no.
ticed that was doing the same in
my delirium. '.a.'
HAS Walter been scratching his
earl" he asked of johnson.
Johneson nodded. That's strange"
considered Craig. thoughtfully. "I've
been doing the same"
He turned back into the living room
and for a moment looked about. F-
nally his eye happened to fall on the
telephone and an idea seemed to oc-
cur to him.
He went over to the instrument and
unscrewed the receiver. Carefully he
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citement of the journey and the exer-
tion were 30 great that he could hard
ly humble.
"Here-look-on this paper" he
cried. From the telephone"
He had risen and was handing the
paper to the scientist when his weak
ness overcame him. He fell flat on his
face on the floor and dropped the pa
per. spilling the contents.
Godowski. now thoroughly alarmed.
bent over Craig. But the delirium
had overcome Kennedy. too.
Unable to make any sense out of
Craig's broken wanderings, Godowski
lost no time In taking samples of our
blood.
Then he hurried away to his labora-
tory in his car. As he did SO. however,
Long Sin leaped into a taxicab which
was waiting. and followed. .a...
In Godowski's laboratory. where he
was studying tropical diseases. the
bacteriologist set to work at once to
confirm his own growing suspicious.
From a monkey which he had there
for experimental purposes, he drew of
some blood samples. Then, with the
aid OF his assistant. he took the blood
samples he had obtained from
us. The monkeys blood. under the
microscope. seemed full Of rather
elongated. wriggling germs. OF Pc
culiar species. In and out they made
their way among the blood corpuscles.
nh lor 90 oyr ~ 70 tfcoIf
Then he took the samples Of our
blood. In them were the same germs
carried by that gruesome tick!
THE spirillum!" he muttered. "They
are infected with African recurrent
fever The only remedy is atoxyl. ad-
ministered intravenously. after the
manner of Professor Ehrlichs famous
'6O6.'"
Godowsk had rung the call box has
tily for messenger. when Long Sin.
who had managed stealthily to creep
up to the doctors laboratory window.
scowled through at the action-then
moved away.
While his assistant gathered the ap-
paratus. the doctor wrote:
Miss Anne septIx,
3o1 W. -th st.:
Please 90 at once to the apartment
Of Craig Kennedy, - claremont
Ave. Surgical case. O.
oopoWskI, M. D.
The boy arrived finally and the doc
tor gave him a generous tip. to hurry
with the note.
He had turned the corner. however,
when Long Sin appeared. Subtly he
played on the boys cupidity to get
him to deliver a note of his own
even offered to deliver the boys note
for him. The flash Of . five dollar bill
made the rest easy.
As the boy disappeared on fake
errand. Long Sin, with the real note.
hurried downtown, smiling wickedly.
"They have discovered the fever.
master" he reported In the den.
WI was beside himself with rage.
Before he could speak, however. Long
Sin spread out Godowski's message.
But I have this" he added.
It took merely q glance to suggest
to WI a new plan of action. He rose
and moved quickly into the back room.
Come" he ordered Weepy Mary.
You must dress up as nurse-im-
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cal attack that had been made upon
US, Kennedy was again at work In
the laboratory. while I was writing.
Our speaking tube sounded, and
knew that 1t was Elaine and Aunt Jo-
sephine.
How do you feel?" inquired Elaine
the laboratory to Craig.
"Ffne!" he exaggerated. brightly.
Really" she repeated anxiously
Look" he said, turning to his MI
croscope.
He turned some blood from test
tube in our electric incubator and
placed drop on a slide. 1t was some
Of the blood infected by the germs car
ried by the tick. .-
That is how our blood looked-be-
fore the new nurse arrived" he smiled.
Then he pricked his arm and let
drop smear on another slide.
"Now look at Unexpectedly nor.
NAL" he added.
"Oh, I'm SO glad she exclaimed ra-
dainty.
"Normal-thanks to you. You saved
US. You were Just In time" cried Craig.
taking both her hands in his.
He was about to kiss her. when she
broke away. Craig" she whispered,
blushing and looking hastily at us.
Aunt Josephine and could only
smile at the disgusted glance Craig
gave US. as he thrust his hands in
his pockets and wished US a thousand
miles away at that moment.
rTO BE CoNTINUED)