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The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-06-08
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEET.
Wednesday, June 18th.

The commissioners resumed their
session, with Chairman Whitehurst
presiding, ana al commissioners pres
cnt.
Notary bond If l.. l.. Banhill, with
L. o. Coram aid Frank Robbins rs
surcties, was approved.
N.tary bond IF JosQh II. Peoples
with J. e. King and /. ID. Treadwell
~ surctcs was approved.
Moved, seconded AMI carried, that
the Board # comfy Commissioners
o.. rcby auth rl2c Chairman l.. W.
WhitrhurSt TO sign proper application
10 the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
for credit for freight on road mate
rial approximating seven thousand
dollars per month For two months.
Moved. seconded and carried that
W. Il. Lan.rr hc allowed to pay taxes
u. forty-two acres of land in section
%" township }, range .? east. at a
valuation Of $50. the assessment of
$500 being excessive.
The hour having arrived, bids as
advertised for were opened.
Rv motion. seconded and carried,
consideration Of the bid Of Howard
NJ. Ricd for cNcayatiug ditch and
radlng road an west line of sections
- ami 80. township 10 south. range
20 east, was postponed until Friday,
June 9th at 10 o'clock a. m.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-06-08
TOO ELOQU ENT,

The attorneys for the prosecution
ard defense had been allowed fifteen
minutes zach t. argue the case. The
attorney for The defense had begun
his arguments with an allusion to the
OLD swimming hole Of his hovhood
days. He told in howCry orat1ry OF
the balmy air. the singing birds. the
joy Of youth, tho delights Of the coil
water
And i'm the midst E II he wa, in
torruptc1 hv the drawing voice of
the judge.
"Comc out. Chau ccy' h" said.
"and mt on ;our clothes. Your fifteen
minutes are up. "-P0thfindcr.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-06-08
OFFERS INFORMATION
ABOUT COW PEAS.

Among the numerous varieties Il
COW peas, few are Of commercial or
agricultural importance. The ten lead.
Ing varieties are described briefly by
DR.. W. G. Etherldrc. professor OF
agronomy I'm the University Of Florida
College Of Agriculture.
1.-THE whiDpoorw IS the most i'm.
portant variety grow in the country.
More than half the acreage devoted to
COW peas in the United States is plant,
ed to this variety. It is medium early
Of bushy growth and easily distin.
guished 10y its seeds which are kidney
shaped, hun oolored ard speckled with
brown. This * the lest general pur-
pose variety for forage and seed.
"The Iron is resistant to root knot
and wilt. The seeds are bun colored
and angular. II Is not a heavy produc.
or, hut the seeds are resistant to decay
and for that reason it volunteers to a
greater extent than any other yarie-
ty.
1.-THE New Era is the earliest Of all
well known varieties. Seeds are bun
colored and Sprlnllled with minute
blue specks. 1t is hushy and makes a
small vine growth. Its chief value is
earliness.
"a cross between the Whippoorwill
and New Era, the Croft is considered
one or the best furage varieties, espe-
CHILLY in the northern part Of the cot
ton belt.
Another variety which is resistant
TO wilt and root kuot is the Brabham.
1t is a cross between the Iron and
the WhippoOrwill. 1t inherited the Wig.
orous growth Of the Whlppoorwill, but
not the heavy seeding However,
when compared with other varieties,
1t is a heavy seCdor, especially on san.
ly soils. The seeds are bun. mottled
with brown.
"Clay is the commercial name for all
buff seeded COW peas except Iron. The
several varieties are distinguished by
The time required for ripening, which
requires from 90 to 100 days. The lat.
ar maturing varieties are known as
Wonderful or Unknown None Of the
clay colored peas cNceps Iron are es.
Dccially valuable.
"All black seeded peas are sold un.
lie the vaiety name, black. The COM
mon vaieties under this group are the
Early Black, hich ripens seeds in
about seventy days, ana the Black,
which requires about 50 days. They
ire why, Of no great value for forage
and seeds, but the seeds are resistant
10 decay even in wer weather.
There are about half a dozen va
'ieties which are kr own as Red Rip
ler. None LOSSES outstanding merit
The Early Bun is a new variety which
IS popular where an early crop is de.
tired. 1t has matured seeds in sixty.
I've days.
''Black Eye peas are white with Il
black spot around the hilum or eye.
Since they are not esl Ccially valuable
or forage ana seeds, they are grown
Utmost exclusively for human food.
"The best COW pen for Florida is the
hut where root knot or
wilt is present, Brahham or Ira
hould be sown.'
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-06-08
LORD KITCHENER LOST AT SEA.

London, June THE news that
Earl Kitchener, secretary Of state for
war. ana his stan, who were proceed.
ing to Russia aboard the cruiser
Hampshire, were lost fl the Orkley
Islands Monday night. was the most
stunning blow Great britain has re.
ccived since the war began.
This is the second shock the conn.
try has sustained within week. The
other was when the newspapers ap.
pcarcd Friday evening with the first
intelligence IF the rGvai battle in the
North Sea IN the form of a list Of the
ships lost, with virtually no intima
tion that there was any compensation
In the way # enemy losses. The bull
Ict'ns telling of the death of Kitchen.
or gave the country even greater
shock.
Kitchener was the enc outstanding
personality whom the people talked Of
and believed in as great man, not.
withstanding newspaper attacks which
at a former period OF the war threat.
cncd to undermine his popularity and
the public confidence in him.
A telegram from Admiral Sir John
Jelicoe, commander of the fleet. Civ
Ing the bare facts, was received at the
admiralty about II O'Clock in the
morning. The first official announce
ment was issued at about 80 o'clock
in the afternoon. Before noon. how.
ever, rumors were spreading. Admit
raj Jellicoe's report to the admiralty
follows:
81 have TO report with, keen regret
that his maiesty's ship Hampshire,
Captain Herbert ]. Savll r. N, with
Lord Kitchener and his staff on board.
was sunk last night at about s p.
m. to the west If the Orkneya, either
by mine or torpedo.
-Four boats were seen by observers
to leave the ship. The wind was north
northwest and heavy seas were run. /
ming. Patrol vessels and deStroyers /.
Mt once proceeded to the spot, and a .
party was sent along the coast to
search. but only some bodies and a .
boat have been found up to
the present. As the whole shore has
been searched from the seward,
greatly fear there Is little hope OF /
there being any survlI ors.
NO report has yet been received .
from the searching party on shore.
III. NJ. s. Hampshire was on her
way t. Russia
When the official announcement
was finally issued the fact spread
about London some time before the
could &c. into the streets.
There was Il crowd abou, the stock eX-
change which required the police re.
serves TO deal with.
The police told every one to m We
IN: tina; there was no truth in the re
ports.
At the same time another mass of
people was assembling about the gov
,Iumcnt offices in Whitescll. The
,loScd windows Of the war office con-
irmed the rum r. beyond doubt. 9th
~ crowds gaThcrcd around the news
napcr offices ard fought for the pa
Dcrs. Tn the course of the afternoon
he flags on all buildings were flown
1t half-mast
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-06-08
SAVED BY A HYMN.
Without Knowing 1t, the Sentry Dis.
armed His Opponents.

In his book "Why Men Pray Dr..
Charles Lewis Slattcry rctclls one Of
Henry Drumm, nd> old stories to IL.
lustrate hi, point thai pra. cr pro.
duccs sense e human fellowship.
conc sunday night on an ocean
-tCHu,r a mau spoi,, OF Il hymn which
had just bc"u sung is having for him
peculiarly sacred associations. lie was
in the Confederate army in the war
between the states, and was ordered
AZ one time to lonely sentry duty. As
the night wore On he felt his danger,
and to keep up his courage he began
70 sing
Jesus, loved Of ms soul
and ai;cr u;teflng the great prayer
Of this hymn he was ccmforted and
fit quite safe.
't t"ln.C cNlhcs ion came over
tho face Of FELLOW passenger on the
ship. L.. he said, was in the Union
army that night. and had been sent
cut with party of scouts. We saw
n solitary 'eu,ry, and my men had
their rifles leveled to fire, but just
then we heard the clear notes ringing
out in the stillness,
Cover my defcnseless head
With the shadow Of thy wing
and ! said. "Boy.s lever your rifles.
Wen 20 home !'-Excbange.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-06-08
PRIMARY ELECTION RETURNS
AS FAR AS REPORTED
from Wednesdays Daily.J

Jacksonville, June T.--1;42 p. M
Tho Florida Metropolis announces tn,
carly returns from heaily every coun
90 in the state indicate the election OF
park Trammell as the next United
states senator from Florida, witt
Rryan running second. The same re
turns indicate that Cats for governor
is making a phenomenal race, and is
dohting it out tooth and toe nail with
Knott for FIRST place. u to noon it
seems the following are in the lead for
state officers.
secretary Of state, Crawford over
Jordan.
Comptroller Amos and Angle ap.
parenty evenly matched.
For Treasurer, Luning over Griner.
For Railroad Commissioner, Dun
and Wells running pretty evenly.
The work Of tabulatinC the returns
in Duyal county is extremely slow,
and it is expected that il will be this
afternoon some time before the votes
In the city win lie tahulated.
1t is expected that the vote in Du.
val county will reach well over eight
thousand. Up to noon 6O53 votes have
been accounted for as follows: Bryan
2214: Glchrist 600; Tr0mmell 1880
Wall 667; Eogarty 1885; Lake 1921 /;
Sears 1880; Crawford 1888 Gibbons
27T9: Cats 1881; Farris 1895 Hud.
sen 263; KnO:t 1,025; Wood 143
Crawford. $50, Jordan 1,469: Amos
L7ss; Gwynn $50; Thagard sos; Girl
per 1921 Lunins 926O; Kelley 1,421 :;
sheats o.2S2; Brown 1.3IS; Cockrell
1861; Bryan 1875 Dunn 515 Ford
6sI; Wells 1873.
jacksonville, June 7.-2 80 p. IL
Seventeen precincts out Of twenty.one
in volnsia county give Bryan 70, Gill
christ -, Trammell So, Wall A,
Cats POI, Farris So, Hudson 81, Wood
IS, Knott 172. Craw ford 29S, Jordan
176. Amos ia, Angle %, Gwynn rs.
Fhagard 151, Griner 1876, Luning 252.
Brown 202, Cockrell 125. Kelly 147.
Sheats 1853.
Total vote Droward county: Wall As,
Gichrist 10, Trammel PCS, Bryan
1855, Fogarty l15 Lake 49,. Sheats 232,
Crawford 40, Gibbons 20. Cats 237
Farris 100, Hudson a. Knott o.. Wood
s. Crawford 30. Jordan So, Amos 10.
Angle 16, Gwynn % Thagard 60, Girl
nsr 90, Luning Sc, Kelley 1874, sheats
40.
Complete vote St. Lucie county,
with only one precinct with only TWEEN
ty votes missing, gives Bryan PA, Gil
christ TIC, Trammell COO Wall 20, Fo-
garty 1872, Lake 200, Sears sos, Craw-
ford 495, Gibbons 257, Cats All, Far
ris 119, Hudson $40, Knott 151, Wood
%, Crawford 500. Jordan 225. Amos
25S, Angle PIG, Gwynn 161, Thagard
2l1, Griner 2G5, Luning 515, Kelley
425, Sheats 500. Brown 553. Cockrell
25S, Bryan 2l1, Dunn 307. Ford 40.
Wells 176.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-31
France Protests Seizures of Girls.

1t is doubtful if the United States can effect
lively comply with the request of France to in
tercede in behalf of the $4,000 girls and women
who have been taken from their homes by Ger
man soldiers, according to the charge of the
French government, and forced to till the fields
Ambassador Jusserand has received from Premier
BRAND note which probably will be presented
to the State Department within a few days, ask
ing that this government conduct an inquiry de-
signed to ascertain the truth of the allegations
of the FSench government.
1t is obviously desired by the French govern
ment that the United States lodge protest
against the alleged seizures of girls, women and
aged men for farm work, but the German govern
ment already has practically ignored the repre-
sentations of the Spanish government in this
matter and it is likely that President Wilson will
find numerous obstacles in the path of protest
Among the charges made by the French gov
ernment are the following:
'At the end of April, 1916" says the note
"by order of the German military authorities
about $4,000 French girls from I6 to 20 and
young women and men to the age of S. had been
taken from their homes at Roubaix, Turcoing and
Lille, separated from their families and trans
ported TO the departments of Aisne and Ardennes
and compelled to work, principally at farming
Wherever the measures were to be applied"
thC appear SOHlnucs, nOtlCe was pOSteQ on the
doors OF houses. Streets were barred by soldiers
and even, witnesses declare, by machine guns
Soldiers entered houses and an officer desig-
mated the persons who were to leave. The in
habitants, after respite of from twenty minutes
to an hour, were concentrated in schools or
churches until the time for their departure. At
Lille the taking of the inhabitants continued for
a week"
L is also alleged that Frenchman who re-
fused to obey an order to requisiton supplies was
shot and that the mayor of town who failed
to have certain work accomplished in a specified
time suspended from tree by means of a
rope passed under his arms and left so for about
an hour.
These allegations bear resemblance to the
stories OF atrocities in Belgium, phase of Ger
man methods of wagiag war that neutrals had
The Washington herald., 1916-07-31

One of these cases is furnished by the
record made by Henry Clay in Is4s. Prior
to the Whig national convention Of that
year, Clay cherished perhaps his fondest
moition for the presidential nomination.
because he was convinced that the whig
party would triumph In its election. He
failed of the nomination. which General
Zachary Taylor received Clay had what
he believed to be perfect evidence that
he had been betrayed by some who had
professed to be his loyal political sup
porters. His disappointment was SO keen
that he refused to send a message of
congratulation to General Taylor and he
made this refusal all the more conspicu-
Gus by sending q message OF cOngratula-
ton to the candidate for vice president,
MiIlard Fillmore.
Although Daniel Webster was so deb!li-
tated by the mortal disease to which he
succumbed in the fall of 1852 that it was
necessary for attendants to support him
while he walked, nevertheless he cher
ished the ambition 10 be named as can
didate OF the Whig party for president in
1852. He was grievously disappointed
when General Scott was named and i'm
petuously declared that 1t was a non1i-
nation not At to be made. He would not
send a message of congratulation to
Scott
As soon as James G. Blaine heard, IN
ls7s. that Governor Rutherford B. Hayes,
of Ohio. had been nominated for presi-
cent by the Republican convention. he
instantly sent kindly message TO his
successful rival Again, in 1880. when
General Garfield secured the nomination,
Blaine speedily communicated kindly and
congrstulatory words to his rival, but in
1882, after the denomination Of Benjamin
Harrison for president, Blaine ignored
that nomination, although he had himself
been secretary of state for a time In Har-
rison's first administration
The Washington herald., 1916-07-31

asked the House TO have an Investigation
that Will prove forever the falsity of the
Charges Gardner says he is disguised
with having his motives irnpugned and
welcomes the opportunity to demonstrate
that II Is the country and not his own
pocket that he seeks to beneht when ad-
Vocating larger appropriations for the
army and navy.
There are so vacancies for second lieu
tenants in the army and the adtutant
generals once continues TO be IN receipt
OF applications from candidates who de-
sire to be examined for the acancies
some important changes have been
made and will be promulgated in Cen
ersl Orders No. Is This substitutes in
the examination Of enlisted men for COM
mission certain oral and practical fss-
lures for the mental examination.
1t Is thought desirable, under the cir
cumstances, TO modify the conditions SO
that all possible opportunity may be af-
torded the enlisted men of the army who
are desirous of becoming second lieuten-
ants There have been about sixty Of
these enlisted men who have so far been
recommended by commanding officers to
take the examination There are, in ad-
diuon, $50 candidates who will be desis.
mated by the War Department These
are or the various classes outside of the
army including members Of the National
Guard and those IN civil life.
New naval academies will be one OF
the subjects that the board Of naval Of.
ncers, created by the naval bill to report
as to the advisability Of new navy yards
and the closing of existing estab ablish-
ments, will be called upon to consider.
This clause is evidently inserted to
sausty demand for such institutions from
the Middle West and the Pacific Coast
1t is a safe prediction that the board OF
naval officers will recommend against the
esta oltshment of a new naval academy.
preferring to extend, II possible, the ex-
listing condition at Anna polls
The Washington herald., 1916-07-31
A practical Plan" with Mexico.

Gen Carrsnza's exceedingly pacific
note OF the fourth instant has received
an equally pacific reply. The Washing
ton government is prepared Immediately
to exchange views as TO a practical plan
to remove finally and prevent q recur-
renee OF the difficulties which have been
the source Of controversy"
We may reasonably suppose that no
plan" will be accepted by the Washing
ton government as practical which
rests upon mere assurances from the
Carranza government Of smity and order
in northern Mexico. We have had those
assurances before and they have proved
to be empty when they have not proved
to be decepuvely hostile. As CarTanzs.
simultaneously notifies Of and locates for
our government new activities OF Nillista
bands. II may be supposed that he himself
no longer expects that his own promises
or his own unaided power can figure sub
stantiaIly in any practical plan
But whether or not this is a change Of
attitude which can be counted on does
not matter. American troops are in
Mexico on behalf OF establishing g stable
government there in Mexico's interest as
well as in the interest Of our own pro-
lection. They have been Carranza's al
lies and he has known it all along They
will continue to be his allies until he
forces them again to be otherwise. They
cannot be withdrawn, nor can the pres
ent extended military patrol Of the border
be given up, with any safety 20 ourselves,
until CarranZa has put a demonstrated
reality into his pretended government IN
northern Mexico.
This is a practical plan" No better
can possibly be negotiated. Carranza
himself is beginning to recognize II as
such in his present slarnnist notification
of new Villista raids. II is for the Wash
ington government 70 proceed in the same
view.-New York World,
The Washington herald., 1916-07-31
AFTER DINNER POLITICS
By DR.. E. j. EDWARDS,
Author OF New News Of Yesterday" Etc
THEY DECLINED TO CONGRATULATE.
By DR.. E. J. EDWARDS
Author OF New News Of Yesterday" Etc


Within few moments after William
h. Seward was informed by a telegraph
dispatch that Abraham Lincoln had been
nominated president of the United States,
ne wrote brief and very cordial word
or two OF congratulation and assurance
OF warm support which probably within
an hour or two was received by Abra-
ham Lincoln at his home in sprin ngneld,
Illinois. -
Until then Seward had every reason to
presume that the telegraph would bring
MIN instant communication from Chi
cago announcing that he himself had
been nominated for president Neverthe-
less, In spite of grievous disappointment
and the instant realization that the am
oltion for the presidency which he had
cherished for some ten to fifteen years
was to be denied him. he calmly and
with all sincerity wrote his message of
congratulation to his successful rival.
When James K. Polk was nominated
Tor president. in 1876. to the grievous
disappointment of many friends of Mar
TN Van Buren, who received in the early
voting of the convention a msjority-but
not two-thirds majority-of the votes,
lhe defeated candidate wrote most cor
dial letter to his successful rival,
This has been the custom with both
Democratic and Republican defeated can
didates for the presidential nominal ton
They have almost Invariably sent words
Of congratulation and friendship to their
successful rivals. although there is no
evidence that David B. Hill, whom Gro
yer Cleveland defeated for the presiden-
tal nomination in 1892. ever communi-
Gated in that way with the latter. Hill
may have done SO. If he did, Cleveland
did not make public the fact
There have been three conspicuous
cases of refusal OF defeated candidates
for the presidency to send messages of
congratulation to their successful rivals.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-31
CONCERNING THE TURK,
Netfb Hekimtan Replies to News
paper Editorial

Editor The Washington Herald: An arti-
Gle recently appeared in the editorial COL
umns of one of the local papers entitled
Concerning the Turk" wherein II is
sought to parallel the treatment OF the
Armentans by the Turks with that ac-
corded by the American colonists to the
American Indians, and to laud-the Turk
on account Of some recent newspaper
stories Of their courage, chfvalrv and
humanity in the battlefield. The com
parison Of anything American with any
thing Turkish is odious enough. but to
compare the Armenian with the Ameri-
can Indian as he was at the time of the
colonial settlements is ludicrous as well
The Armenians were the first people
officially to embrace Christianity ard they
waged war in support Of their PRINCIPLES
against Mahomet and his followers CEN
turtles before the CrUsades were dreamed
Of. In the early years of the Christian
era they were the peers in civilization,
culture and refinement of any of the
Oriental countries. Principally because
other and more modern Christian nations
have been more concerned in extend
ing their dominions by the slaughter
Of ignorant and innocent savages
than in succoring a civilized and
Christian people from the brutal persecu-
ton of a heather race, Armeniaus have
become Turkish subjects and subjected
for centuries to outrages too shameful to
print.
In what are the Turks courageou L?
Beyond their subsection of the Arrnenisns
wherein their numerical superiority was
as nine to one. they are credited only
with a single victory, that over Greeks.
where their superiority of forces was
about eight to one. No one will contend
that bravery prompts their alliance with
Germany in the present horrible strife.
II is. cowardfce- OF all civilized nations
Germany is the one which, II permitted to
dominate, would exercise toward the
Turks the least tolerance Of his religious
bigotry, archaic political economy, and
weird moral ethics
1t Is to be hoped that the individual
acts Of bravery and humanity on the part
Of the Turkish soldiers in some of the
recent battles. as reported by the press,
are authentic, but TO refer to them as
~vesttges Of that chivalry which made
the great Saladin the equal of the best
that the ranks Of the Knights Templars
could present" Is absurd. Saladin wa
not a Turk, though he fought for. the re-
igion Of Mahomet
The Turk in literature is generally re-
ferred to either as the Terrible" or
"Unspeakable." In fact. he is both: to
women, children and the weak he is in
deed terrible" to the strong the degree
of his conterntibleness beggars the adiec-
tive profane or classic-he is "unspeak-
able"
NEJIB HFKINIAN
The Washington herald., 1916-07-31

The warning nations have spent $4,000 ooo,-
600 in two years of fighting. Even in this coun-
try where have grown accustomed to the
word billions the is appalling. Minister
Guyot Of France, has declared that this vast
drain on the worlds finance is calculated to put
three-fourths Of. the world in pawn, were it
to continue four years longer, leaving the
United States as the only solvent nation on
earth" But the war will not continue four years
longer. Only few of our best informed military
critics go beyond year in predicting the length
OF time that the war will continue