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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-17
nr. Burgess Says 1t Gave
Public False Idea of
Care for Children.
EPISCOPAL HOMES
STANDARDS UPHELD
,ssaiIs Method of Getting Evil
dsrce-Howe Calls Preachers
Charge Almost Pathetic

n..lsrinT that the recent charities
..x..tisstion had given the public an
~..,.,lv false" conception Of how emil
-, in institutions were cared for'
50 Frederick Burgess, in his an
- .a5ress 70 the clcrgymen OF the
~. island Protestant Episcopal d'o-
~.,,er6av made the hearings the
s,;r,, topic Of his remarks. Inc
.m.i convention was held IN the "a
- ~ the Incarnation. Garden
- T.. with Holy Communion.
az !, ;s necessary 10 make political
..,;,d BY undermining the public con
60. IN our homes. ! can only say
-. ,;,v o. IT," said Bishop Burgess
.uo,e,, investigation has no need 10
....-t 70 dishonest and unworthy
...bo6s Of getting information.
a. tbes. hearings ali sorts OF evi-
s.,.. seemed 70 be admitted. and the
.r,i, received an utterly false i'm
lesion Of two OF our charities. The
.rbr, would naturally infer that our
SI5rsn we're ill-fed and ill-oared Tor
s,6 mat the money voted by the e''y
was missppled.
Homes Open TO All.
For years these homes have oeen
ea~ried on successfully. Cnhdren hAVs
bcen well fed and kindly treated ana
brought I'D under individual a'JettlUn
Opr homes stand open 70 all, our DOORS
can be examined at any tlme anu OuI
children can be seen. Let US NOPE
,-cb system Of investigation as We
have had in the last winter may 0e
ortirelv and forever abandoned.
81 nv no means deny the soundness
NJ many Of the changes advocated Dut
Il Is not necessary TO permit the
,orts 10 60 out from an official nearing
- ovr babics are brought UP IN
sitb that our children are fed as pigs
are fed. that they are beaten so ma
.pe marks remain on their bodles an d
,bs+ thev are starved so that MT.
Soueers's boarding school would seem
q luxurious home.
bv these false reports. The matters
,a,not be settled by judicial inquiry
and suits for damages. We have 70
90 on with our work, conscious OF the
TACT that for years some men Will re-
tYse TO believe our charities worthy
Of support
Howe Answers Bishop.
The Bishop advocated the raising OF
$500 600 20 rebuild the buildings OF the
Church Charity Foundation in comph-
ance with the fire laws.
Replying 20 the criticism OF ing
Rishop. Stanley II. Howe, secretary OF
the Department Of Charities, said yes
terday:
This is only one more Of many
outbursts resulting from the invesh,,
cation. A discoursging feature OF
public life is that no matter IN wns'
direction a step is taken some one
toes are sure to be trod upon. Ano
then some one is bound TO screen.
Bishop BURGESS charge that the
,ovestigation came from political mo
lives is almost pathetic, in view OF the
rolitical sacrifices made by the mayor
through his fearless determination &c
see the investigation through AZ any
cost. II is not the most pleasant tnine
in the world for the Mayor and Com
missioner Kingsbury 10 create antag
onism and make enemies among moss
whose special interests were leopard
lied By the investigation"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-17
RULER TO FLEE GUATEMALA

Progress of Revolution May Force
President to Escape TO |. ).
Galveston, May 16.-President rs
trada Cabrera Of Guatemala is prepar-
ing to fee to the United States, accord
ing to a dispatch received at the Mex
can Consulate here to-day from Mexico
City.
The message says that Cabrera has
vessel waiting at convenient port 10
carry himself and a few followers to
the United States. This action is said
TO be the result of the progress of the
revolution in Guatemala.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-06-29

transfer the sum Of nineteen hundred
1900 dollars from the special fund
for Indebtedness, and three hundred
5000 dollars from the general fund
Of said county to the said fine and for
fixture fund.
Moved, seconded and carried, that
the bid Of the Franz Safe and Lock
Company for repairs to the jail be
and the same IS hereby accepted, and
the said Franz Safe and Lock Compa
NY Is requested to have a representa-.
tive to meet with this board at their
next regular meeting on July 3rd, to
enter into contract for the execution Of
said work. Bonds Of the trustees Of
the Fort Ogden drainage district were
approved, and the clerk instructed to
turn the bonds over to said trustees
4 motion to adjourn until Monday.
July Bird, prevailed.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-06-29

lature shall consist Of one member
Of the senate from each county, also
one member Of the house from each
county for every 10000 population,
with no county allowed to have more
than three representatives. This "con.
cesslon' is a legislative imposition up
on the people Of this section. OF it
, the Jacksonville Times-Union says:
, This proposition is so monstrous
THAT it is difficult to see how any body
Of respectable men could have passed
1t on to the people when they had a
chance to defeat it. II would give so
far as the senate is concerned, one
man in the least populous county just
the same power as would be given
twenty in the most populous. For the
most populous county In Florida has
twenty times as many people as the
least populous. 1t would give in the
house nearly seven times as much pow
or to a citizen Of the least populous
county as to one Of the most populouS
one, for the least populouS would
have one representative, and the most
populous one with twenty times rs
many pc ople only three
The people Of south Florida have
long been SO busy developing the re-
sources Of the section that they have
seldom overlooked an opportunity to
sleep on their political rights. There
fore, they have allowed the people
Of these small counties to beat them
politically and the fact was certainly
shown when that absurd reapportiOn.
ment amendment was submitted to
the people.
Unless our people arouse them
selves they will continue to be the
victims Of legislative imposition, and
this leads the Times to insist that the
South Florida Chamber of Commerce
and other trade bodies take up the
state division fight and wage It until
victory is gained. In the meantime,
they should fight against the adop,
ton Of this amendment. Tampa
Times.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-06-29
ANOTHER ARGUMENT
FOR STATE DIVISION.

The Pensacola News agree. wr,h
the Time, that Florida should he di-
vidod presenting it, views on the sub
icct i'm these words:
THE Times is cmincntIy correct
when it say, the state i, in need Of
division. West Florida will support
such movement heartily provided
the state Of Wc,t Florida Is created.
A. the Tampa paper remarks. other
sections have nothing in common with
west Florida. ana the latter, develop
mcnt is retarded because Of this fact.
IF south and central Florida want
state division they can split the state
to suit themselves. hut west Florida
will serve notice that if the state is
to he divided. this section will de.
maud that it be- first conSidcrcd.'
Just what the people Of west Flori-
la would demand in being first CON
sldcrcd" we. do not know. but we are
certain that the progressive people
Of this section would be willing to
make most any concession for the
privilege Of forming a state Of their
own state the political and indus
trial development of which would no
longer be- hlndered by the backward
counties Of west Florida.
The absolute impossibility Of sccur'
ing proper legislative reapportionment
II the state is one Of the strongest
arguments that can he found in favor
Of state division. In violation Of the
constitution Of the state, legislature
after legislature has refused to make
provision for such reapportionment
refusing to do so to the disadvantage
Of this growing section. And for the
benefit Of what? West Florida.
At the regular election in Novem-
her the pc ople Of Florida will he call
ed upon to vote on a reapportionment
submitted by act Of the
last legislature. which is a joke and
should receive the solid opposition of
the people of this section. II provides
that from the year 1919 on the legis-
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-06-29
THE SPEAKERSHIP
FIGHT.

Six men who were elected TO the
house Of representatives in the prima-
ry election June 9 have been urged
for speaker OF the house Of represen-
tatives, to say nothing OF several 9TH
ers who have been prominently men
toned"
The latest Of those 10 be placed In
nomin,Iion is W. c. Langford. repre-
sentative from DeSoto county. 9th
ers previously placed before their
fellow members are Cary A. Hardcc.
If Live Oak: T. +. Fem, Of Santa
Rosa. John w. Watson. of Dade ;
Sandy Williams, of Leon, and Bill Tay.
Tor. If Manatee.
Although Mr.. Hardee advises his
friends that the speakcrship appears
already his. the indications are that
the opposition to his selection in 1917
will work hard for sufficient support
to defeat him. Practically all of the
r"cmbcrs Of the 1918 house Of repre-
sentatives are his supporters this
time. and he gets into the field with
a start that is hard to overtake. There
/, always a great deal Of interest in
the Spcakcr>hip contests Jackson
vile Metropolis.
Lang ford is just about the fastest
runner. when he doe, make a start.
that You ever saw in your life. Several
politicians I'm DcSotu comfy, who
have tried To- heat him. can attest the
truthfulncsS If this statement.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-06-29
BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

The board recOnyened with the fol.
lowing members present: l.. W.
Whitehurst, chairman, W. G.. welles,
John Hagan, w. NJ. Written and d.
l.. skipper.
The hour having arrived. bids for
work in districts 1 and were open.
ed.
Moved, seconded and carried. that
the bid Of d. G. Swami for doing
grading in special road aud bridge
district No. at the actual cost OF the
work, plus $500 per day for the SER
vices Of the said d. G.. Swami be ac.
cepted, the board reserying the right
to terminate the contract at any time,
and that the said ID. G.. Swami he re-.
quircd to furnish bond in the sum Of
two thousand $4,000 .OOJ payable to
the Board Of County Commissioners
and conditioned upon the faithful per.
formance Of the terms Of said con.
tract.
Moved, seconded and carried that
the lid Of e. W. Roberts for grading
in special road and bridge district No.
l as follows 81 will furnish all labor
to run grading crew for the sum Of
$3.50 per day, oils ga, and repairs at
cost county to furnish all tools. All
work to be under supervision of com.
miSsioners," be accepted. and that the
said c. W. Roberts be required to en-.
ter into contract to do said work. the
hoard rcservlng the right to terminate
the said contract at any time.
Moved. seconded and carried, that
contract Of Carter & Camp for con.
structlon Of certain bridges in special
road and bridge district No. ), he and
the same is hereby approved, ana the
chairman ana clerk Of this board are
hereby authorized to execute same.
Moved. seconded and carried that
the bond Of Carter & Camp in the sum
" $500 with G. l.. Gunter and +. VI.
Whidden "a sureties. for construction
of certain bridges in special road and
bridge district No. : be and the same
is hereby approved.
Moved, seconded and carried, that
the bid Of 7. j. Johns for clearing
and grubbing on the Heard bridge road
in special road and bridge district No
|. he and the same is hereby accept
ed.
Moved by W. G. Wcles. seconded
by ID. l.. skipper and carried, that
the following resolution he and the
same is hereby adopted:
Whereas, it appearing from data
the Board Of County Com
iSSioncrs for DeSoto county by the
clerk thereof, that the tax levy for
the year 1915 for the fine ana forfeit
ture fund will not be sufficient to
meet the requirements Of the said
fund, therefore,
BE it resolved. by the said Board of
County Commissioners in regular scs-
sion. that the treasurer the comp
.roler of the state Of Florida concurr-
ing, be. and he Is hereby ordered to
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-06-29

The campaign win yield NO better
cpisram than the one already coined
in st. Louis, that the republican tick
ct is "Justicc ana Just lee, '-Phila-
dplphia Record.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-06-29
EXCURSION FARES
VIA
DIXIE FLYER
NJ. c. & ST. c.

N. c. & ST. L.
Rates named below apply from Ar
c,dia. Excursion rates quoted from
any polnt on application.
Chattanooga, Tenn, $22.8O.
Account Military Training Camp.
Tickets on sale July Bird, 9th, 10th and
nm Final return limit August 10th,
t1tb 10Th and 18th, according to date
purchased. 49,.
Account Peabody Summer School.
Ticlets on sale June oath, July Goth,
oond and oath, with final limit OF fiji
,.sn DAYS from date OF sale. Exten.
sion until September Both can be Sc
cured upon payment OF $1.0O.
Nashville, Tenn, S27.OO.
Account Young Peoples Congress
tcoloredD Tickets on sale July 31st
and August list, with final limit Au-
gust 9th.
Monteagle, Tenn, $3.50.
Account opening Week. Tickets on
sale July LIST, with final limit July
SOth.
Montsagle, Tenn, S2I.9O.
Account Music Festival. Tickets on
sale July 9th, 2sth, August 9th, 18th,
10Th 18th and 18th. Final limit Sep
TENDER 9Th.
San Francisco. Cal, S9I65.
On sale July 23rd, oath, 25th, 26th,
9th. 2sth. Goth and Both. Final re-
turn limit two months from date Of
sale. Choice Of a number of excellent
routes offered through the west.
Cincinnati o., S33'15.
Account Of International Rotary
Club Convention. Tickets on sale Ju-
" 18th. 14th. 18th and 10th. Final lin
It July 25th.
SUMMER TOURIST RATES.
Round trip Summer Tourist tickets
on sale daily until October 18th, with
final return limit October 31st, 1915,
at following rates:
ChieagO ''SOOsOO
St Louis =. e. g. -. O.. e.. 9. ..S41.8O
Denver E. -. .. ..S6S.65
Sc, Paul .'SdO'fz
Gainesville, Ga. e.. $685.
Mnteagle, Tenn. .........'....S3 $3.50
Meanwhile, Tenn. ......... S33.85
Evansville, Ind. 1920
San Francisco E. g.. E. -. .S99.l5
DIXIE FLYER, fast all steel, solid
through train for Chicago, electric
lighted and cooled, with through
sleeper for st. Louis, leaves Jackson
vile daily at $50 p m, travelling via i
Atlanta. Chattanooga, Lookout Noun
tain and Nashville.
This train traverses higher altitude.
avoiding heat of the lowe levels. For
reservations. attractive booklets on
Summer Resorts and California, com
,up;ca+o with ~
j. A. Won DOHLEN,
Fla. Pass. Agent. Phone 1926.
NC. & st. l.. Ry., 1874 West Bay ST..
Jacksonville, Fla.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-11
WATT MONTH; NOW
THINK MAN LOST
RELATIVES OF FARMER NEAR
TlFFIN BEGIN A SEARCH FOR
HIS WHEREABOUTS.

Iowa City, Jan. 10.-After waiting
for a month in the hope that he would
return to his family, friends and rela-
tives of Joe Springmeyer, a farmer liv-
ing near Tifin, have instituted a
search to learn of his whereabouts.
Springmeyer left home Nov. IA, 1915.
and his wife and two children have
not seen him since. The last trace
regarding him was obtained in Iowa
City Friday, when it was learned that
he was in the city the day he disap-
peared. He went to the 5 o'clock train
to return home, but missed it and
there the story ends.
The only theory as to his where
abouts Is that he started to walk
home down the railroad tracks a dis
lance of only about six miles, and
in the gathering dusk fell off the high
Rock Island. bridge into the Iowa
river. In this case the discovery of
his body would be by the merest
chance. .~-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-11
WANTS 100000 FOR
A OF HER SON

Keokuk, Jan. 10.-Thirty thousand
dollars is asked Of the Keokuk &
Hamilton Bridge Co. and the Wabash
Railroad Co. by Lillian M. Hunter, ad'
ministratrix Of the estate Of Russell
B. Hunter, for the death of her son
last November. Mrs. Hunter has filed
a second suit against the two com.
panies in which damages amounting
to $2,625 is asked.
In her petition Mrs. Hunter, admin.
istratrix, alleges that her interstate
came to his death November 10, 1915,
when his foot was caught in a switch
In the track Of the Wabash Railroad
Co. on the property of the bridge
company. She alleges that ire defend.
ant was negligent in permitting the
switch to be exposed. open and IN
guarded. She alleges that defendant
showed negligence in allowing it to
be unguarded and not blocked and
lighted. She alleges that the defend.
ants knew it was the custom Of peo-
pie to pass over these tracks and that
there was a we'll defined path. She
further alleges that defendant was
negligent in running engine and per.
hitting it to be run without warning.
such as bells or whistles. She claims
that it was through negligence of de-
PENDANTS that her o. met his death
and she asks $4,000.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-11
STATE DA|RYMEN
TO HOLD SESSION
ASSOCIATION TO GATHER AT
AMES FOR ITS MID-WINTER
MEETING IN FEBRUARY.

Waterloo, Jan. 10.-During the
farmers week at Iowa State college
January 80 to February S, inclusive,
the Iowa State Dairy association will
hold a mid-winter session. Dairy day
will be February 3, and a large pro-
gram has been planned for that date.
The meeting will be largely attended
by the breeders Of dairy cattle and
the producers of milk. The program
will, therefore, deal largely with the
practical problems which confront the
farmers who are just now entering
the dairy business.
The following program will be given
on dairy day:
The foundation of true conserva'
tism-W. w. Marsh, Waterloo.
Practical feeding for milk produc'
tion-F. H. Scribner, Rosendale, Wis.
The pure bred sire and his relation
to building up the average dairy herd
PROF. H. G. Eckles, University of
Missouri, Columbia.
Future of dairying in Iowa-W. B.
Barney, state dairy commissioner,
Des Moines.
Contagious diseases Of dairy cattle
DIR. X. Y. Stouder, Iowa State col
lege, Ames.
The men taking part in the program
are all authorities on the important
subjects they will discuss. The ad-
dresses will be of a practical nature
and the audience will be extended the
privilege Of asking questions at the
close Of the program.
In addition, a portion of the morning
will be devoted to the Judging of dairy
cattle and dairy demonstrations. The
Iowa Guernsey Breeders association
and the Iowa Holstein Breeders asso-
citation will also have special meetings
during the day. In the evening the
dairymen will attend a large banquet
which will be given for all Of the
short course students. Every dairy
man, creamery man and farmer, not
only in Iowa but the adjoining states.
is invited to attend this meeting and
plans are being made for an excep-
tionally large attendance.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-11
c. A.. R. ANDY nc,
INSTALL OFFICERS

J: M. futile post No. 497 G. A. r..
and Women's Relief corps, No. 327
held joint installation Saturday even
ing in the Odd Fellows hall, Church
and Vine streets.
A social time followed the business
session and the ladies served refresh
ments. Vocal and instrumental num-.
bers were enjoyed. The following Of
ficers were installed for the year 1916
with w. P. Van Fossen as installing
officer: -.
Commander-O. F. Briggs. p
Senior vice .commander-George
Cowan.
Junior vice commander-C. L. Mott.
Chaplain-Levi Gates.
Officer of the day. G. Thompson.
Surgeon-Benjamin Lewis.
Quartermaster-S. M. Brown.
Officer of the guard-N. F. Manro..
Adjutant-John G. Scully. e
Sergeant major-T. H. Lathrop.
Delegate to state encampment-J.
w. Taylor. "..
Alternate-Palmer Chisman.
The following officers were install.
ed in the Women's Relief corps No.
327 for 1916, with Mrs. Lou Thompson
as installing officer:
President-Mrs. Title Marts.
Senior vice president-Mrs. Eva
Musgrove. a.
Junior vice president-Mrs. Eliza
beth Ninemire.
Secretary-Mrs. Della Hoyland.
Treasurer-Mrs. Irene Bahme.
Chaplain-Mrs. Nancy Frost.
Press correspondent-Mrs. Mary
Rutter.
Patriotic instructor-Mrs. Lizzie
Brough.
Conductor-Mrs. Mae Thompson. "
Assistant CONTEMPORARIES. Ella
Marts.
GUARDIANS. Orda Hansmann.
Assistant guard-Mrs. Nancy Hid.
First color bearer-Mrs. Mary Der.
key.
Second color bearer-Mrs. Lizzie
Darner.
Third color bearer-Mrs. Minerva
Toms.
Fourth color bearer-Mrs. Bessie
M~usgrove.
3 Pianist-Mrs. Stella Styre.
Delegate to department convention
OF W. r. c. at Marshalltown in June
Mrs. Lizzie Darner.
.."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-11
BOTH MEN WAIVE
TO GRAND JURY
LEE JORDAN AND NOSE MILLER
FROM CENTERVILLE HAVE
HEARING BEFORE ENOCH.

Lee Jordan and Nose Miller were ar
rested Saturday afternoon in Center
vile by Deputy United States Marshal
N, L. Arrison of this city on the
charge of violating section 3242 of the
revised statues of the United States
in that they have been selling intoxi'
eating liquors without paying the gov
eminent tax.
They were brought before United
States Commissioner A. w. Enoch at
1870 O'Clock Saturday evening for a
hearing and at that time waived to the
grand jury. This body does not meet
until March and in the meantime the
men are out on bond which they furn.
ished to the satisfaction of the com.
missioner,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-11
WEST POINT FAIR
IS RE0RCAN|zED
STOCKHOLDERS MEET, CHANGE
NAME AND TALK OVER OTHER
IMPROVEMENTS.

West Point, Jan. 10.-The annual
meeting of the stockholders of the
| West Point District Agricultural So
ciety was held last week. Since the
reorganization Of the fair last sum-
mer, at which time additional stock
was sold, considerable interest has
been taken in fair matters and new
life has been injected.
There were over fifty stockholders
present and almost every share Of
stock in the society vas represented
either in person or by proxy. The
i, lowing directors were elected for
the ensuing year: J. w. Stewart, John
Danover, Al Brinck, Jos. A. Harm
eyer, Henry Jansen, o. B. Wallpaper,
Theodore Vonderhaar, William En-
slow, w. D. Schultz, John Wallpaper
Of West Point; F. N. Smith Of Bur
lington, Sam Hazen Of Denmark, w.
R. Timpe and Gilbert Lee Of Fort
Madison, George Rogers and John
Lachman Of Viewer and Joseph Carver
of Pennington.
Several amendments to the articles
Of incorporation were made at this
meeting. One of the amendments
was the changing Of the name which
formerly was rather long and has not
been used In full for a number of
years. The original name of the fair
was 1.-THE District Agricultural and
Mechanical and Stock association and
Fair OF West Point, Iowa. This has
been changed to the West Point Dis
trict Agricultural society, by which
name the fair has been known for
years. Heretofore the fair associa-
ton could only conduct fairs, but the
articles Of incorporation have been
so amended that the association can
conduct chautauqua sessions, ORR
shows, poultry shows, farmers insti-
tutes and other meetings of an agri-
cultural or scientific character.