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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-10-11
8OA Acres Leased.

Special TO Tho World
COMMERCE., Okla, oct 10.-Thc
West Side Mining company. composed
OF j. II. smith and associates of Com
merce have subleased to to d. w.
Cooter 604 ncres OF mineral land. two
and ore-half miles west of Commerce,
on what IL known as the VOCAL land.
Drill rigs arc now working on the
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-10-11

lease. but have not progressed far
enough TO decide anything The lease
is In n district where the chances are
good to find good ore. though the land
has not as yet been proven.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-08
WORK TO BEGIN SOON
st. Augustine-Jacksonviile Trolley
Line.

Prospects are bright for an early
start on the proposed interurban troll
ley line connecting Jacksonville and
st. Augustine, according to II. r.
Osmond, promoter Of the Jackson
villeSt. Augustine Public Service
corporations, who is at st. Augustine
looking into details before returning
to New York. Mr.. OSmOnd declares
northern capital will be largely EN-.
ployed in building the line, though
some local financing has been done.
Preliminary work. according to the
promoter, is planned to begin before
winter. This will include, he says,
the surveys and other details which
must be completed before actual con.
struction can be started. Actual con-
struction. however. is said to be only
q few months distant.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-08
DOCTOR FLIES TO SEE PATIENT
hydroaeroplane Carries Physician and
Wife Across Bay,

New Iork.-To reach a patient on
Fire island DR.. George S. King of
Bay Shore, n. Y, used a flying boat
recently to hurry across Great South
bay. No saiboat was available. Dr.
King took his wife along.
The six and one-half mile trip con
sumed only seven minutes. The oper
ator Of the hydroaeroplane landed near
shore and carried the passengers to
land. While the doctor was attending
to his patient Mrs. King took trip
OF her own In the airboat, circling
Fire island light several hundred feet
In the air and flying out over the
ocean.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-08
TWO IMPORTANT BILLS
President Wilson Signs His Name to
Measures.

President Wilson signed the army
bill, the navy bill and the Philippine
bill at the White House in the pres
ence of cabinet officers and othel
members of his official family.
The army bill appropriates $26,-
1855, $50 fer financing the new army OF
216,000 peace strength, called for un-
der the Hay Chamberlain army re-
organization bill.
The naval bill appropriateS S313,.
3S4,3S9 and provides three-yeal
building program of 1871 warshipS, in
Guiding ten battleshipS and six crui-
sers, four Of each of which are to be
begun this year.
The philippine bill provides a more
autonomous form of government for
those islands.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-08
Lost Money, But Not Life.

Theodore Holmborn, of Manistee,
Mich, whose grip containing S10,-
600 life insurance policy. some for
eign currency and stocks and bonds,
was found in the bay at Pensacola.
Fla, did not perish in the July storm.
He was on Santa Rosa island for the
benefit Of his health and the storm
washed away the building and grip.
Deprived of his money, he was COM
PEELED to work as laborer in a saw
mill. He has recovered his valuables.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-08
Parenta Of Twins ADOPT Twins.

eattle-Already the parents Of twin
boys, ten years old, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
]. Hawley Of 551O Twenty sixth ave
nue., Northeast, adopted by decree Of
Judge Everett Smith In the superior
court Mary and Margaret Erickson
twin girls, sixteen months old. Judge
Milo Root told the court that the twin
girls parents formerly lived in Spo-
kane and that the little ones had been
formally given into custody Of the
Washington Children's home here by
the Spokane authorities. They have
been living at the Hawley home five
months.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-08
TO EARN CITY LOTS.

St. Augustine Young Men Plan tt
Grow Fruit.
Young men Of st. Augustine, Fla.
are planning to grow fruits and vCgc-
tables on unused city lots. business
men are considering the financing of
the undertaking by organizing o
building and loan association. Grow
ing Strawberries for winter will be
made feature.
4 grower of strawberry plants has
made a poposition to assist in the
work if as much as so acres are de.
voted to this crop.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-08
Wildcat at the Window.

Princeton, Ind.-Fred Newsom, read
ing a book beside an open window In
his home four blocks from the public
square. the other night, was startled
when he looked up and found big
wildcat with his paws on the window
sill looking at him. Newsom Jumped
back and gave the alarm, which re-
suited in the animals death at the
hands of a band of armed citizens.
The wildcat was found to be the prop
erty of Thomas Bruce, from whom 1t
had escaped after captivity Of a year.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-08
MOSQUITOES DOOMED.
Georgia Agriculturist Has Discovered
Way to End Pest.

Professor W. ]. HOXie, a naturalist
who lives near Savannah, cousin of
the famous Archie HoXie. aviator who
was killed in an areOplane at Den
YER in 1908, says he can eXterminate
mosquitoes by planting water-hya-
cinth in the water where the "wig-
glerS" are. Wigglers are young mo-
sQuitoes.
Professor HoXie says the water
hyacinth breeds a poison which kills
the little bugs.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-08
WILSON GIVES WIDOW A JOB.
Husband Slain on Duty, Woman Ex-
empt From P. o. Examination.

Little Rock, Arll.-Prcsident Wilson
has swept aside red tape and issued an
executive order granting Mrs. Myrtle
NJ. Davis of England. Ark, a position
in any post0fiice In Arkansas without
taking an examination.
Mrs. Davis husband, Edward \. Da
Wis, a rural carrier, was killed while
on duty June TO- Steve AshCraft, liv
ing near England, Jealous of his wife.
from whom he was separated, 1t isl
said, had ordered Davis not to deliver
any mail to Mrs. Ashcraft. Davis cX-
planned that he must perform his du-
ties and continued to deliver mail to
the woman. He was shot and killed,
and Ashcralt is under arrest charged
with his murder.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-08
[euton / Front
Has Enlarged
-. uow Defend 900 Miles More
by Roumania's Action.
,,IFD ARMY STRENGTHENED.

,empires Have 1o,eoo,ooo Train
~ Mo, to Protect Line Which Has
.,hed to 2,640 Miles by Stroke Of
'' W., While Allies Have 2a,s5o,ooo.
,,,barest.-By stroke Of the pen
,''p Ds' ferdinand of Roumania has add
hus soar,v 900 miles to the fronts in
y s..noe nTs',I now defended by the central
ip,Jrs pp,DJjrrss-5oO in the west, 7s5 in the
s15 facing the Italians and 160
~, %s at saloniki-making 1,7eo miles,
" n'I 90, miles the king has added con-
m ~ n the 500 miles of the Transylva-
~ ~, Alps. the seventy-five miles bor-
rh ,dng on servia and 500 miles on Bull
r ao Available for these fronts in
pI,D I,Ined men the central empires have
|Sa0Ooo Il men and the allies 2a'3oo'ooo.
!. .bo LATTER the king Of Roumania has
~, m added 6500oo, capable OF being
|ated to 100000.
' rhis Is the first general strategic i'm
stance of Roumania's cooperation.
X. second is local. According to re-
| ..t odyices sent from here, cen
AVA ,,sd and uncensored, a Russian army
|sNoOO men has been concentrated at
a. Danube for months near Galatz
nd near the Yassy-Ungheni railway
+ Rpssarabia waiting for King Ferdi-
,,nds declaration In order to ascend
Mo river and descend the railway into
prlcaria via Giurgevo and Turnu-Ma-
|rrele.
+ has also been disclosed that the
reot Hungarian concentration camp
IN Hermannstadt, just over the Alps on
As river Alvta, has prepared for the
0sntuallty of Roumania's advent. Be
dies the first conflicts between the
rOOps of Roumania and those Of the
central empires have taken place on
te Pennsylvania border
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-08
CENSUS FIGURES.
Jacksonville Leads Florida Cities BY
$4,000

According to the figures compiled
by the state census board. Jackson.
vile leads any other city in the state
by $4,000 population. Seventy one
incorporated cities have a population
of 1000 or more. while there are 123
incorporated towns with populations
under the 900 mark. But one town
in the state does not report negro
residents, that being st. Cloud. The
census clearly shows that the state is
made up most of rural population and
is not q state of cities. The state
also boasts Of the oldest town in the
United States. st. Augustine, eleventh
in size.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-08
JUVENILE CRIME
Paddles and Switches Advocated as a
Cheek

Paddles and switches as checks on
Juvenile crime were advocated before
the National Association of Attorneys
General of the United States in con-
vention ut Chicago.
Edward c. Turner, attorney gen.
eral of Ohio, championed the "Spare
the rod and spoil the child" doctrine,
and urged drastic measures to youth
full criminals.
"Let school authorities arm their
truant officers with good paddles or
switches to be applied as freely al
necessary" said Mr.. Turner. at ii
better for the child and society that
supervision be given to the school au-
thoritieS rather than to a quasi Grim
inal court
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-08

tion of the International Association
Of Fire Engineers, in session at Provi-
dence, r. I. Long Branch, Mime
apolis, Baltimore, San Antonio and
other cities made strong fights for
the gathering and the balloting was
spirited. The date for the conven-
tion will be definitely announced
later.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-08
Wire in Cows Heart.

A piece of barbed wire four inches
long was found in the heart Of a COW
of the herd of Harvey Frederick, of
Black Creek. Pa. The animal died
from no visible cause, and Frederick
disSected 1t to learn the reason. 1t is
believed the COW stepped on the wire,
which penetrated its foot and worked
its way upward.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-08
Finds White Blue jaw,

Junction City. Kan.-An albino blue
jay. the first one ever seen here. was
found recently in the Presbyterian
churchyard by A. w. Davy. The blue
jay was half grown and its feathers
were perfectly white. Its unusual
color had apparently not discredited
the albino in the eyes of the parent
tions of having been well cared for.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-08
ON HER WEDDING EVE
Death Claims Rich Eieiress of Provi-
denCe, r. |.

Miss Lyra Brown NickerSon. who
inherited $6.o00,00O from her par
entS, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward l.. Nicker-
son, of Providence, r. l.. died at
Narragansett Pier, Il. l.. almost on
her wedding eve. The engagement
of the heiresS to Henry G. Clark, as.
sistant director of athletics at Brown
university, was announced early last
month.
Miss NickerSOn was an advocate OF
sports for women. being herself ar
expert tennis player and swimmer.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-08
ELUDED POLICE FOR a. YEARS.
Only After Visit to Old Homo Was Ac.
oused SLAYER Cauoht.

Ashevil'e, n. C.--After eludng the
authorities for forty-four years, An
drew Wise, white man wanted for
killing constable in Buncombe coun-
ty, has been arrested In Williamson.
". Va.
He was caught Immediately after the
killing, but escaped while on the way
to Jail. He was not heard from again
until last April. when he made brief
visit to the county, but left before the
sheriff was notified. After a four
months search he was found in VII
hanson.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-08

A handsome clubhouse on the golf
course near Lake Scott is to be erected
at Lakeland, Fla. at an early date, to
cost $4,000 or more. Later extensive
additions will be made, providing liv-
ing accommodations for club mem
bers. Officials of the association held
a meeting to decide upon the final
plans and work is expected to begin
within sixty days.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-08
DE1URNS SIS STOLEN FARES.
Bankrupt Trolley Company ls Made
Richer By Mans Conscience.

Atlantic City, N. ]. - Conscience
stricken over the theft Of $15 from the
local trolley company by which he was
employed as a conductor three years
ago and learning recently that the
company had been forced into the
hands Of receiver through jitney
competition, Philadelphian signing
himself Conscience" returned the
sum bT mail.
With the cash was a note reading:
Enclosed please find SIS which I took
By failing to register fares while in
your employ two years ago. l have
Just heard that your company is GO
ing into bankruptcy and l want to re-
turn the money with sorrow for nv
action"
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-08
OLD WAR HEROES
Confederate Veterans VIII Gather in
Cigar City During October.

The committee in charge of ar
ran@ementS in connection with the
approaching reunion of the Confed-
crate veterans Of Florida. at Tampa,
Is now busy in arranging the details
for the event. The reunion will begin
on Oct. II and conclude on the 10Th,
and it is expected that no less than
200 or 300 of the veterans, as well az
about 1000 sons of veterans, will bt
In attendance.
Tampa proposes to make the re.
union the greatest ana best held in 4
number of years and no pains will
be spared to bring about realization
of this idea.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-08

"One wife too many" exclaimed Mrs.
Wederly as she glanced at the head
lines of her husbands paper. II sup
pose that is an account of the doings
Of some bigamist?"
mot necessarily, my dear" replied
her husband without daring to look
up.-Buffalo Courier.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-08
MAN AND FISH
COLLIDE; BOTH
BADLY HURT
Ambulance Takes Them to the Hospi-
tai Togther.

Ridgway. Pa.-Patrick Deering was
carried In an ambulance to a hospital
recently, while by his side lay the
cause Of his troubles, the biggest trout
ever seen in this vicinity. Pat was in
sore need Of treatment for a dent In
his head, while his companion in dis
tress, the trout, was to be treated as
food for the hospital patients.
Patrick while diving in Laurel mill
pool collided with the big trout. The
fish, stunned by the blow, Immediately
rose to the surface ard was captured
by other swimmers. Pat, sorely hurt.
was pulled from the water
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-08

A project for the further improve
ment of the harbor at Tampa, involv-
ing the expenditure Of S1,425,O00
within four years, was approved by
the war department in a report sub
mitted to the house. An initial ap-
preparation of 100000 is recon-
mended,
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-08
ESCAPES WITH $4,000.
Auto Bandits Rob Banks in an Illinois
Town.

Town.
Six men in an automobile descend
ed upon Homer, H., and blew the
safes in two banks, escaping with
loot estimated at between $4,000 and
$4,000. Before setting off the
charges of nitroglycerin, Of which
four were heard, they cut all telepho-
mic and telegraphic communications
out of the town. except the Illinois
Traction system wire, over which
Sheriff A. NJ. Evans, of lrbana, was
summoned.
The interiors of both banks were
wrecked. while silver money was
scattered in the vaults and the bank
ing rooms.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-08
DROWNED IN GAS TANK.
Unusual Fate of Joel Walker at Mon.
tiCeIIO. Fla.

To be drowned in tank of gaso-
line was the unusual fate of joe
NJ. Walker, agent in Monticello, Fla,
for the Standard Oil company, q few
days ago. Mr.. Walker, 1t is supposed
was taking the measurement Of the
tank when he fell In and was
drowned.
The tank was an S,000-gallon one
and ii would have been impossible
for anyone to get out alone. 1t was
some hours before he was missed and
when found he had been dead some
time.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-08
MANTEE IN RIVER.
Sea Cows Craze Without MoIestatior
At Miami

With apparently no fear of moles-
tation, large number of manatee, OF
sea cows. have been grazing on grass
An the Miami river, and in some in
stances baby manatees have been
seen accompanying the mother cows.
A number have been seen near the
Avenue u bridge. where many people
have gone to watch them.
Since the legislature passed law
many years ago prohibiting the cap
turing Of the riau2t"". except for rX-
hibiron PURPOSES, the species has be-
come plentiful.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-08
81 MILES OF ROADS.
New Smyrna Highways Are Under
Construction.

Work has been started on 81 miles
of hard surfaced roads in and around
New Smyrna, Fla. Shell will be used
for hard surfacing. and the roads will
make some of the most attractive
drives in the state.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-08
CHICAGO OY"BANDiT.
While Resisting Arrest, Fatally
Wounds q Policeman.

Chicago'S boy banditry claimed
another policeman victim. Patrol
man Joseph Cullerton was possibly
fatally wounded, and Howard O'Hara
10, with a ''record," is being held in
Jail. Cullerton was attempting to
arrest the boy. when he whipped ont
gun and drilled the officer through
the lungs.
O'Hara's cousin, Patrick O'IIara,
is, was killed Sunday in Il stolen
automobile. At that time Howard eS-
capped and Cu!lorton was sent to ar
rest him.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-08
SKELETONS IN CAVE.
Tragedy Of the Early Days CT Far
Northwest.

What is believed to have been Il
northwest was discovered at Velva,
N. d., when hunters pursuing a bear
made their way into secluded cave
and after removing great stone slab
found the skeletons of man, woman
and child in a second cave.
SO cleverly was the entrance to the
second cave concealed that residents
of forty years, and even the owner of
the property, had failed to make the
discovery.
Those who have been conducting a
close investigation think the three
were locked in the cave and starved
to death. perhaps by Indians.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-08
400 REDHEADS FORM LEAGUE
Fiery Locks Are the Only Requirement
For Membership.

Indianapolis. hundred red
heads" from Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky,
Michigan and Illinois held their first
Nunion here recently and organized
The Redhead League Of America.
The next reunion will be held here In
August, 1911, the league decided. Leon
Louis Of Anderson, Ind, was elected
President, The only requirement for
Membership Is that one must have red
hIr.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-08
BIRD SEASON.
Department of Agriculture Makes
Announcement Concerning Florida.

The migratory bird regulations just
issued by the Department of Agricul-
ture establish the following closed
seasons in Florida:
For waterfowl. coots and galltn-
ules-Feb. 1 to Oct. 81.
Black breasted and golden plover
and greater and lesser yellowlegs-
Feb. to Oct. 81.
Jacksnipe-Feb. 1 to Oct. 81.
1t happens for Florida that the three
seasons are identical.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-08
OF Course She Doesn't.

George is such nice chap" said
the girl in pink. II always enjoy hav-
ing him call on me-"
81 don't" snapped the other
"Of course you don't, dear. You'e
rather have him call on you."-St
Louis Post Dispatch.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-08

A fussy Atchison woman returned q
bag of salt to her grocer with the
complaint that its favor wasn't
good'-kansas lily Star.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-08

Something Rarely Seen.
is question whether we have
"ef seen the full expression Of a per
"aallty, except on the imaginative
pane Of art-Oscar Wilde.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-08
Are You Looking Old?

Old age comes quick enough with
out inviting it. Some look old at
forty. That is because they neglect
the liver and bowels. Keep your
bowels regular and your liver healthy
and you will not only feel younger
but look younger. When troubled
with constipation or biliousness take
Chamberlain's Tablets. They are in
tended especially for these ailments
and are excellent. Easy to take and
most agreeable in effect. Obtainable
everywhere.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-08

Daily Optimistic Thought.
Truth may be smothere8 but not ex.
tinguishe9
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-07-27

try into the newspaper business
at Carthage, Missouri, more than
a quarter century ago. His news
paper was always staunchly DEM
ocratic, and Mr.. Roach is always
thoroughly Democratic. 1t is a
part of his political creed that the
interests Of the people are best
served through government by
parties. He believes that at least
two strong political parties are
necessary to promote government.
most responsive to the peoples
will, one serving as check
against the other He believes
there is no public office that can
not be acceptably filled by a Dem
ocrat. While proud of his Democ-
racy and partisanship, Mr.. Roach
has never permitted politics or
party divisions to affect his de-
votion to official duty. His cour-
tesy and promptness are of State
wide knowledge. No Missouri Of
ficer has ever reached his desk
earlier, or stayed later, or put in
more days at the office. AS a
practical promoter of road i'm
provement, the laws he has put on
the statute books for financing
the modern State-aid policy mark
his as man of initiative, original
ity and progress.
His management of the office Of
Secretary of State since 1909 has
proven he has business capacity of
a high order, and that he is excep-
tionally we'll equipped by nature
and experience to render public
service of inestimable value
VIM. H. Lewis of Scott County.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-07-27
A Fire at Missouri Prison.

jefferson City, July 20.-A
spectacular fire at the state peni-
tertiary tonight destroyed. a big
factory building with it's stock
and equipment and threw hun
dreds of the prisoners into a pam
ic. While the city fire depart
ment and twenty-five TRUSTEES
fought the flames convicts yelled
and screamed in their cells and
the whole institution was in con-
fusion.
The water pressure was low and
for time it looked as if the fire
might be- carried to the nearest
cell building, in which several
hundred prisoners were kept.
The factory building destroyed
was used jointly by the ID. M.
Oberman Manufacturing Com
pany and the state in the manu-
facture Of overalls and clothing.
Oberman loss is estimated at
more than $4,000. The states
loss will aggregate more than
$4,000. This includes the build
ing and the equipment and stock
of the states plant. which was
operated by L. S. Parker, super
intendent of industries.
d. G. McClung, warden, closed
the gates Of the prison against
newspaper reporters and the pub
lie and information had to be OBJ
tanned from the outside. Porter
Gilven, deputy warden, said the
prison authorities had no theory
as to how the fire originated.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-07-27
LEADER OF MOOSE PAYS
WILSON TRIBUTE
Roosevelt's Letter Labored and
Full of Sophistry, Says
Chairman.

John j. O'Connell, chairman of
the New York County Progress
sive Committee, has issued state
ment indicating that there are
Progressives in New York who
will not be delivered" to the Re-
publicans through the medium of
Col. Roosevelt.
In his statement Chairman
O'Connell sharply attacks Col.
Roosevelt and warmly defends
President Wilson. After stating
that the Colonel is intent upon
completing the ruin of the Pro-
gressive party by driving its men,
bers, if he can, into the Republi-
can party, - he rakes up the finan-
cial panic of 1907 against the Col
onel, and refers to the Wilson cur
rency legislation as an apparent
to create a contrast not
to the advantage of Col. Roose-
welt. to whose "evident hatred Of
our President" Mr.. O'Connell
makes reference in the opening
paragraph Of his statement.