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The Washington times., 1915-08-01

BY the Rt. Hon. H. H. H. ASQUITH.
(Premier Of the British cabinet).
have been asked to send a message
to the United States OF America At the
end Of the frst year Of the war.
The reasons why we are lighting are
known in America. The world has
Judged. and will Judge not our words.
but our actions. The question today Is
not Of our hopes or our calculations. but
Of our duties. Or duty-which we shall
flnll-is to continue to the end In the
course which we have chosen and TO
DO all which may achieve and cherish
a just and lasting peace"
By vIsCoUNT JAMES BRYCE.
formerly Ambassador to the
United States).
IN reply to your question. there Is
Just one thing feel moved TO say. be-
cause It IS well that neutral nations
should understand why the British peo-
pie are 50 completely united in their
resolution to prosecute this war with
their utmost energy. 1t Is because they
sec the German government violating
every principle Of humanity in making
the war a war against innocent civil
ians. This. A. shown In the treatment
Of Belgium. In the dropping of bombs
r,on country villages. and In the sink
inl CT the Lusitania, is a return to the
savage methods OF past ages that IL
nothing less than Z challenge to civil
ICED mankind. Our people feel that in
fiehting against It We are fighting not
the rights OF small nations. but for hu-
lnanity itself.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-10-12
Congratulations

The day after President Will
sons engagement was announc-
ed congratulations began to pour
into the White House office in
such volume that arrangements
were made to assign a special
staff of clerks to social work.
But the congratulations that
will never reach the White
House, and hence will not re-
quire the attention of any clerks,
are vastly greater in number
than those that are
being expressed in written
words. These far more numer-
Gus congratulations are the ones
that are voiced among the people
out of their sincere wish for
Woodrow Wilson'S well-deserved
happiness. Gazette.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-10-12
Renter Wanted

Franklin county's fine new
Jail is vacant. Uncle Buck has
not single prisoner since Ross
DOZENS was turned out last week.
Anybody wanting a good place
to board can easily make arrange.
ments to occupy one of the new
rooms overlooking the beautiful
Arkansas river as it winds among
our hills. Plenty of room. gooC
air and plenty to eat.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-10-12
HOFFENBAK'S TRAINED
WILD ANIMALS

The celebrated Carl Hoffen-
backs Trained Wild Animals,
which have been exhibiting in
England for the past three years
have been brought to this cOun-
try for this season on account of
the European war. The entire
show has been added to the
Yankee Robinson Circus and
will be exhibited during the cir
Gus performance without extra
charge. The principle feature
of the Hoffenback trained ami
mails is the famous fighting lions.
with Vincent Deguerra, the ami
mails king in charge. The act
is concluded with the loOp-the-
loop by the big African lion.
This feature alone is the most
sensational ever introduced by
any circus. Will be exhibited
in Ozark, Thursday, October Is.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-10-12
Barham--Blancett

Will Barham, of Ozark, and
Miss Linda Blancett, of Altus,
were married at the home of the
BRIDES parents. Monday even
ing at Z o, clock. Rev. c. M. Par
tin officiating.
The groom is a son of Judge
and Mrs. G. w. Barham, of
Ozark, and the bride is daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Blan-
cett, of Altus. Both families
are pioneer families of Franklin
county.
The Spectator wish them much
happiness.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-10-12

This oposition the promot-
ers were unable to accept for
two reasons. The first of which
was, that they had no right to
ask those who have already in
vested in the stock of the COM
pany to surrender their stock.
And secondly. from the fact
that they, the promoters, did
not feel like making the commu-
nifty a free gift of the $225O,
which they expended out of
their own pockets, without reas-
enable reimbursement.
The promoters, we understand,
have made to Messrs. Engles
and Davis. a counter proposition,
which they believe will be ac-
cepted. Just what this PROPOSE
ton was we are unable to state,
but there is a renewed feeling
of confidence that we will soon
see tangible results and we are
informed that the stock sub
scriptions received since the
meeting are almost equal to the
amount to all those which had
been previously received.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-10-12

Third prize; Lucille Hale,
Greenwood school.
Second Class-First Prize,
Louise Burrow, Altus school,
Paul Phillips, Alix.
Second prize; Nell Nc Kinney,
Union Ridge.
MAP DRAWING
First Class First prize; Bes-
sic Tratter and jamie Denniston,
Adams school.
Second prize Lucille Hale and
Oscar West, CIR eenwood school.
Third prize: Alice Jackman,
Greenwood school.
Second Class First prize,
Austin Wilson and Alta Halo
well, Greenwood school.
Second prize; Hazel II a c
Greenwood school.
Third prize. Inez Holloway,
Alix school
READING
First Class First prize, Aril.
la Abel, Adams school.
Second prize, Nora Walls, Oak
Hill.
Third prize, Beulah Bohannon.
Oak Hill.
COMPOSITION
First prize; Hazel Ham. White
Oak school.
Greenwood received prize for
best display of work done by
pupils. Lonelm, the flag. and
w. G. Stockton, the seasons
ticket to the Lyceum course for
largest per cent of summer en-
rollment in line of march.
The work of the Ozark school
was not entered in the contest
best display of work done.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-10-12
RECENT OIL MEETING
Open Meeting Held at Court House
Results in Disagreements; Offer to
Ozark Oil 4 Gas Co.

Messrs. Engles and Davis, of
Sapulpa. Oklahoma. met a rep
resentative bunch of our busi-
ness men at the court house Fri
day night for the purpose of
finding out the state of local SEN
timent with regard to the devel-
opment of our oil and gas field
and to see what could be done to
enlist the interest, in a financial
way, of our men Of means.
A rather free discussion of the
subject was had and it was very
evident that the opinion is just
about unanimous that we really
have an oil and gas field that
could be properly developed and
that the only reason that the
means were not Immediately
forthcoming. is the present scar
city of money.
OF course, as is always eX-
pected, especially in the smaller
towns, there was evidence of
of local jealousy as well as a dis
position to befOg the issue by
raising a counter proposition.
We cannot expect, and will
not receive, the assistance of
outside capitalists if we are di-
vided among ourselves, nor is it
wise plan to attempt the promo
ton of more than a group OF
territory at a time. We muss
decide among ourselves just
what we really want and GO
after it unitedly.
After listening to the various
ideas advanced and becoming
convinced that there was nc
probability of the local people
being able to get together on q
proposition. Mr.. Engles made a
flat proposal to the promoters OF
the Ozark Oil & Gas Co. to take
over their leases on the 10000
acres held by the corporation
and to start development on
them within the next thirty
days.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-10-12
COUNTY CLUB DAY
Boys and Girls Corn and Canning Clubs
Exhibit Their Products; Exhibits
Bette than Last Year

The display of corn and pea
nuts by the boys and the canned
goods by the girls was of very
high quality and spoke we'll for
the interest manifested by the
club members of Franklin coun-
tv. County Agent H. F. Cassell
says the yields reported so far
have been very good, and as
soon as the reports are all in he
will publish them. Some of the
canned goods put up in tin by
the club girls was opened by the
judges and put on display to
show the full pack and quality
of the products. Some of the
ladies who saw the canned goods
were so highly pleased with
them that they placed orders for
some of them. The awards for
prizes were made as follows:
Best ten ears of large corn,
Hoyt Milton, Ozark, R. 3.
Best ten ears of prolific corn,
Mayberry Ford Webb City, Ark.
Best display of peanuts and
vines with nuts attached, Homer
McGee. Cecil. Ark.
Best display of canned goods
in glass. Velma and Vivian
Barnes, Ozark.
Second best display of canned
goods in glass. Velma and Wv
ian Barnes. Ozark.
Third best, Erma Helen Park
er Ozark, R. 2.
Fourth best. Katie Carleson,
Ozark.
Fifth best, Mary Ford, Webb
City.
Sixth best. Bonnie Dunahoo,
Altus.
Seventh best. Ollie Wisdom.
Ozark, r. 8.
Eighth best. Floy Mckinney,
Ozark r. 3.
Ninth best, Myrtle Adcock,
Denning.
Tenth best, Eva Currier,
Ozark. r. 3.
Eleventh best, Christine Hig-
don, Altus.
First, in tin, Floy Mckinney,
Ozark, K. 3.
Second, in tin, Velma and
Vivian Barnes.
Third, in tin, Velma and WV
ian Barnes.
First prize on chickens, En-
NETT Luck. Altus.
Club pins were awarded all
of the girls who made their
exhibit.
Club pins were awarded the
following club boys for making
their exhibit and reporting.
Their exhibits scored in the
order named:
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-10-12

Hoyt Turner, Prize Taker," 81.
Garland Conatser, Diamond
Joe, +" sc,
Coleman Currier, johnson
Co., white, IS.
Bland Knight. Strawberry '82.
Frank Brooks, Mixed, 81.
Lester Davis, Mixed, 70.
Rudy Moore, Mixed, 78.
Henry Sax. Mixed, 72.
Mayberry Ford, Hastings
Prolific, > 90.
Good individual farm displays
were made by w. E. and Ben
Williams and M, H. SossamOn
and some fine products were ex-
hibited by others who were
awarded blue ribbons" as fol-
lows:
The exhibit of Messrs Will
llams consisted of the following
products. some of which were
new to this section and were
recent introductions of the De-
partment of Agriculture: moth
beans, kulthi. hegira. adzuki,
beans, stock beans two varia-
ties of Shalu, orchard grass.
two varieties of millet. nam,
yellow soy beans, hog COOLERS,
two varieties of Spanish pea
nuts, feterita, ten varieties of
beans and peas. The two cases
Iof Lepidopterus insects were
very fine and compared favor
ably with specimens shown by
the best museums.
The exhibits of M. H. Sossa-
mon consisted of six varieties of
corn, two varieties of sorghum
cane seed, six varieties of oats,
one variety of wheat, one variety
of COW peas, fine sample of
Angora fleece, improved RoWdon
cotton, cake of beas wax. sun
flower, and other varieties.
Mr.. j. K. Ford was awarded
the blue ribbon for the best BUSH
el of corn in the ear, for Taylor
corn.
Mr.. B. w. Wells had a good
exhibit of Taylor corn.
Mr.. c. K. Gerbig had on dis
play ten heads each of very fine
feterita and kaffir corn. He has
several acres of sorghum this
year that will make good yield.
Several different varieties of
fine sorghum were exhibited by
Will Currier.
H. C. McIlroy exhibited a very
fine stalk of Christopher Improv-
ed cotton.
Mr.. Daniel Jeffers exhibited
some very fine pepper. turnips,
and onions from his garden.
The onions grown by C. c.
Smith on Mulberry Mountain
and exhibited by Mr.. Glenn,
were very fine.
Judge Stockton brought in an
exhibit of corn grown on land
that has been in cultivation over
a hundred years. 1t was of the
strawberry variety. and was
large for old land corn.
The variety of products exhib-
tied here shows the adaptability
of the soils of Franklin county
of producing a wide range OF
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-10-12
School RalIy

There will be a school rally
next Friday night at the Public
School Auditorium. The school
board will meet with the S. |. A.
on that night and a general
rally has been called for that
night.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-10-12
Chancery Court

An adjourned term of the
chancery court meets Monday
and will semain in aession till
the docket is cleaned up.
Judge Falconer will come
down Sunday afternoon to be
ready to open on time Monday
morning.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-10-12
ANNUAL SCHOOL DAY
Van Barren and Ozark Foot Ball Teams
Play Hard Game Score 7 too
Favor Ozark Lambs

DAY, designated as the annual
school day at the fair, began at
10 o'clock when the several rural
schools assembled with the
Ozark schools at the training
school building and formed
procession marching from there
to the court house square, where
the announcements for the day
were made. At IL O'Clock the
Ozark Second Basket Ball Team
played the Altus girls, score q
to 2 for the Ozark team. The
Ozark girls are small, but quick.
1t being their first game they
were naturally elated by victory.
In the afternoon the Ozark
First Basket Ball Team played
the Alix First team, score, Is to
o for the Ozark girls. The
teams were well matched and
played a fast game. The Alix
team is to be congratulated for
their splendid playing and the
good natured way in which they
took all decisions on closely
played points. The Ozark girls
had one new player, Miss Ollie
Wisdom. who played good
game. The old members. Misses
Velma and Vivian Barnes. Addie
Brown, Bertie Walker. and Opal
Williams have not forgotten the
good plays to make by which to
win the victory for their team
and school.
Following the basket ball game
was hard fought football game
between the Van Buren, Eleven
and the Ozark Lambs, score. Z
too. This is the second year
with the local team and the sud
den victory at the very close of
the game, sent the crowd, which
had assembled to witness the
game, home with thrill of
pride in our own home team.
The other athletic contests -
high jump. broad jump 100, 200,
300 yard dash, potato race. ETC.,
were crowded out by the bas-
ket ball game and foot ball
game. Manv contestants who
expected to enter from the rural
school were badly disappointed.
but under the circumstances
there seemed nothing else to do.
However. an effort will be made
to have a field day some time in
the near future. The entire day
will be given to athletic contests
with probably a foot ball game
in the afternoon. Prof. Robert
Austin and Miss Ethel Garrett
request those who can enter
these contests to phone or write
them and if enough contestants
can be gotten together they will
prepare a program. set day etc.
There will be no additional eX-
pense as the medals have been
purchased for use on school.
Successful contestants in the
school contests were as follows:
SPELLING
First Class First prize, Pau
line Logan, Ozark; Hugh Hale,
Greenwood school,
Second prize: Ethel Tratter,
Adams school.
Third prize; Mary Nickel,
Ozark school.
Second Class First prize; Stel-
la Smith. Mountain Creek school;
Harvey McGehee. Hickory
Grove.
Second prize; Beatrice Profile
roe, Ozark; Arthur Denniston.
. Adams.
Third prize; Irma Parker,
Stone Hill; Austin Wilson,
Greenwood.
RECITATION
; First prize; Edward Hunter,
| o~ol,,,. Lat.a Mott,,o C~aan
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-10-12

Twice-a-week Spectator $l.OO
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18

Dance poems that were presented for
an engagement of three months at the
Palace theater, New York, will be Of
fered this week at the Omaha Orpheum.
They are to be exhibited by Adelaide and
j. ]. Hughes, who have the reputation OF
being the daintiest dancers of the variety
stage. Under the Shubert management
they have been conspicuous in some of
the best known musical comedies Mllt
Collins is presenting the German poll
tician known as the speaker OF the
house" The comedy skit I'm Care OF
General Delivery" is to be offered by
Irving Newhoff ana Dode Phelps Their
sketch is said to be the best medium for
producing laughs that they have ever
had. -Four high-bred poodles are 10 be
exhibited by Mons. and Nine All
W. Loyal. The dog called Toque turns
double somersault over the heads of
seven men, and in doing so traverses a
distance OF thirty feet. Features OF the
act are the juggling. leaping and clown
ing of the poodles. Another musical act OF
! artistic quality is promised for this week.
Fritz Bruch is a concert 'cellist. who ap-
pears with his sister. Lucy. a violinist,
said 10 be rarely accomplished. Grace,
flexibility and comedy are elements OF
the contortion novelty 10 be contributed
by the Painter duo. Miss Painter IL an
attractive young woman whose graceful
work is well known over the Orpheum
circuit. Word comes that Paul Arm
strong's one-act satire. woman Pro
poses" presents dramatic idea new 10
the stage. As TO whether or not man asks
the question which puts upon him the
domestic yoke. is humorously answered
in this comedy, The play requires a cast
OF eight people-four girls and four men
and the company Is headed by the well
known Coincidence, Ruth Allen. The
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18

Maude Adams having completed her
tour of the east has now entered on one
OF the longest tours Of the far west that
has ever been arranged for her by Charles
Frohman. In easy stages the actress
and her company will travel to California
taking in all Of the important cities on
the way. At the close Of her San Fran
cisco engagement Miss Adams will visit
Portland and Seattle. She will also visit
British Columbia. The tour will not end
until the middle of summer. Miss Adams
engagement in Omaha will be for two
days Monday and Tuesday, May 3 and Z.
at the Brandels theater.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18

Orpheum Travel Weekly will again pro
icct interesting motion pictures OF curt
Gus countries.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
LucyBpucA MAe 07phee~

ONE sign of life is apparent
in the world of the theater
again. For example. in New
York one of the big daily
papers is seeking an order
from the courts to require that
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18

nese operetta. Its music. written by EN-
merich Kalman, is considered the most
brilliant ever composed for operetta. It
fascinates the educated taste, it delights
popular fancy II is artistic all the way
through and at the same time it has song
hit after song hit. The story is of COM
bat between youth and age in art and
love. Father and son are rivals in music
and for the hand OF Tie same woman,
until, brought to a realization of failing
powers. the elder yields the field to the
younger. There is a jolly sparkling
comedy, with a liberal element of
romance and with one touch of genuine
pathos. Henry w. Savage is the producer
of "Sari" and he is sending it here with
Mizzi Hajos and the original company
that was identified with the all-season
New York run Mizzi Hajos is in the
name part which she created. She is a
gifted commedienne who has attained to
high favor since she came from Hungary.
Two notable additions to the cast are
Irene Pawioska and Bert Gilbert. Miss
Pawloska is from grand opera and until
''Sari' she had not sung in English. Mr.
Gilbert is comedian of high reputation
in England. Others OF the company are
j. X. Murray, known to a generation of
theater goers, and Charles Meakins of
THE Merry Widow" fame; Howard
Marsh, Albert Hedges. John Squires and
Billie Busch, with many more, with a
splendid chorus and a big special
orchestra. The stage settings are un-
usual The lost act was designed by
Ronsin. 1t is different from anything
seen in this country before. The costumes
in ''Sari" are a feature in themselves.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18


Miss Billie Burke. in Jerry" the
comedy by Catherine Chisholm Gushing.
in which she scored a big success at the
Lyceum theater. New York, last season.
will be the attraction at the Brandels
theater for two days. April rs and q,
with special matinee Tuesday. The girl
in this piece is a precocious young miss
from Chicago, who falls in love with a
man who has been engaged to her aunt
for twenty years. breaks off that en-
gagement and by strategy, marries him
herself. The girl-Geraldine is her name
and Jerry for SHORTS described as a
maddening little mink, brutally frank and
horribly selfish, but absolutely adorable.
It is the best role Miss Burke has ever
had, they say. II fits her precisely, for
1t was written expressly for her.
As Jerry" the popular star has an
opportunity to wear several pretty girlish
frocks from the very latest models. as
well as the pink pajamas that theater-
goers in New York and Chicago are still
talking about.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18

Casting about for players 10 present
his revival OF Bronson Towards THE
Henrietta" which he has revised and re-
written by Winchell Smith and Victor
Mapes under the title of 1.-The New Hen
rietta," Joseph Brooks looked specially
to get American actors of wholesome life
as well as brilliant talents. He picked
for the play William II. Crane, Thomas
W. Hoss. Maclyn Arbuckle. Amelia Bing-
ham and Mabel Taliaferro for the five
principal parts-all of these actors having
been given stellar honors In the past and
present and in plays OF the most whole
some and honest sort. Mr.. Crane, who
won much OF his early fame as old Nick
in The Henrietta" has also claim to
distinction and honor for his production
Of THE Senator" Brother john" "On
Probation" The Virginia Courtship."
THE Senator Keeps House." David
HaTum," Father and the Boys" and
other vigorous and thoroughly American
plays. Thomas Ross, after an appren-
tieeship under some OF the best actors In
America, lowered beautifully In Bios
sons Checkers and followed this up
with his performance OF the attractive
Fortune Hunter" and the honest hero OF
The Only Son" Maclyn Arbuckle's
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-
Miss Ruth Gates viii make her first
appearance as leading woman for the
Boyd thcater company this afternoon IN
the role Of Emma Brooks in Eugene
Walters domestic drama. Paid IN Fun"
Miss Brooks created this role for the
first company TO play the piece outside
OF New York, and therefore will bring to
the rolo such familiarity as ought 20
make her opening performance we'll nigh
perfect. Mr.. Price viii have the part Of
Joe Brooks, the husband who makes tho
mess of things and Mr. Lynch will play
'Jimpsy" SMITH the family friend. while
Mr.. lindholm will have the role OF Cap
tain Williams. the grouchy ship owner.
Others In the role will he Miss
Dewar. Miss Ncppler and Mr.
Horn. Mr.. I.indholm has provided
special settings for the acts and
promises a smooth performance from the
first For the special Tuesday night
musical attraction, Mr. Burgess has en-
gagged Miss soloman, one OF Omaha
best known sopranos. who will give a
program OF her own selection. paid in