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The Lamar register., 1916-12-27

to Guymon, Oklahoma, to participate
in the night meeting.
At Hansford we met a hearty wei
come and glad hand and upon pre-
sentation of the proposition the ques-
tion was left to the Hansford people
while our party hurried on to the
metropolis of the Oklahoma trip.
We found at Guymon that prepara-
tion had been made for our coming
by bountiful meals and good beds
and that a meeting had been arrang-
ed for. When we assembled in their
spacious hall it was to find that more
than one hundred citizens of that
Oklahoma town had gathered to test
the metal of the Canadian boosters,
which by the way, proved to be 100
per cent strong on every occasion
Guymon offered every kind of coop
Grafton and have since exhibited their
earnestness in appropriating a $1,000
sum of money to be used on the gyp
road north of town.
Elkhart, Kansas, was on the watch
for our arrival and led US at once to
the meeting place and showed live
bunch of boosters. They already had
So, 900 to fix their road north of the
Cimarron river which is crossed by
means of concrete bridge.
We then crossed into the state of
Colorado through Stonington and Vii
as. to Springfield where we dined and
met the business men, who exhibited
their interest by at once naming a
committee to meet the general com
mittee in Canadian in January. From
this point we proceeded to the end of
our journey, Lamar, where rolls the
impetuous waters of the Arkansas,
and makes possible the rich alfalfa
district, a million dollar beet sugar
factry and the largest milk condensery
in the west. That is not all, the at
mosphere in that climate initiates one
with a desire 20 be courteous to his
fellowman and to treat him just a
little better. That is what they did
to us. They warmed us and fed US
and boosted Lamar, till honestly II
was an effort to leave.
There are two places that the tour
list must not overlook on this over
land trip. One is the Williby Hotel
in Guymon, the other the Ben Mar in
Lamar. Remember those and take nc
other-Canadian, Texas, Record.
The Lamar register., 1916-12-27
OFFICIAL FIGURES GIVE PLU-
RALITY OF 56s.s22 FOR
WILSON
Total Popular Vote for Four Leading
Candidates Is Set at ls,639,S7I

New York, December 26.-Complete
official returns on the presidential
election show that President Wilson
received 9,116,296 votes, and Charles
e. Hughes S,547,474, a plurality of
sos, 1922, for Wilson. In 1912 Wilson
received 6,297, ,099, Taft 3,s46,399 and
Roosevelt 4,124,959.
The vote for Benson, Socialist can
didate for president, was 100000 with
eight missing states estimated, as
against 901 ,S73 for Debs, Socialist, in
1912, and Hanly, prohibitionist candi-
date, was PISTOL, against 207,92s for
Chafin (prohibitionist) in 1912.
The total popular vote for the four
candidates were 1s,63s,S71, as against
IL, ,O45, 1922 in 1912. This is an in
crease of 3,593, $40, accounted for by
the increased population and the
women vote in the new suffrage
states.
The following is a table showing
the vote by states for Wilson and
The Lamar register., 1916-12-27
CaIifornia's Mystery

This from the Birmingham Age
Herald has come as far as the Miss
issippi and we pass it on to the Gold
en- West:
"It's a remarkable fact" said the
professor, that the difference Of only
few hundred miles in Europe often
makes the language of people unin-
telligible to their nearest neighbors." b"
quite So"
"Whereas a Californian can easily
be understood by New Yorker"
"That used to be the case, but since
the presidential election, New Yorkers
swear they can't understand the Cal
ifornians."
The Lamar register., 1916-12-27
HOW TO ORGANIZE TO TAKE AD-
VANTAGE OF NEW FARM
LOAN BILL
Association Must Be Formed-Proper
Articles Of Association Obtainable
At College

The following extracts from com
munication recently received from the
Federal Farm Loan Board will be
found of interest to parties desiring
information.
"As soon as you can get together
ten or more farmers or prospective
farmers who wish to borrow on first
farm mortgages, hold a meeting and
adopt articles Of association, filling
in at the top the name of your asso-
citation and outlining the boundaries
of the district. Then have each bor-
rover sign anad acknowledge the ar
ticles of association befort a notary
public.
The Lamar register., 1916-12-27
Christmas in Happy Hollow

A Kansas rural correspondent con-
tributes the following: Nearly every
body attended the Xmas tree and
program at the school house Friday
night Mrs. brakes Sunday school
class gave a very nice entertainment
and afterwards Mel Hicks as Old
Santa did the honors. While taking
a pair of boots off the tree for Bjern
SIculason Mel leaned too far over a
candle and caught his whiskers on
fire. They were a total loss, to say
nothing Of his eyebrows and hair,
which were perfectly natural. For
tunatcly he was burned some, but not
much. The tree decorations were
somewhat short on account of Torger
Sjundstrom's 3-year-old boy slipping
in ahead Of time and eating all but
three Of the wax candles. The little
fellow showed no i'll effects the next
day, although Grandma Hicks was
certain it would give him a waxy
liver"
The Lamar register., 1916-12-27
Just a Few whiffs From Our Colo
RADIO Trail Trip

Naturally Canadian thinks she has
4 pretty live bunch and she has a
right to such thoughts for that is
what they arc. But when we go out
we find that our burg is not the only
one that has bit of pep among her
citizens. In fact we had to pay care
full heed while out on our trip last
week that we did not get swept off
our feet when we came into contact
with boosters in other towns.
Ochiltree met US with that upright
ness Of heart, a rectitude Of conduct
that brought US to sudden sense of
appreciation. They got splendid rep
resentation out to the meeting and
had prepared for US an elegant din
ner at the Hotel North. Besides this
mark Of appreciation they sent a car
The Lamar register., 1916-12-27
Graduated

A clergyman had taught an old
man in his parish to read, and found
him an apt pupil. When he called at
the cottage some time later, only the
wife was at home.
"How's John ?" he asked.
Very well, thank you"
81 suppose he can read the Bible
comfortably now"
"Bible, sir?" Bless you, he was out
of the Bible and into the sporting
papers long ago."-McClary's.
The Lamar register., 1916-12-27
Who Leaked" Information Regarding
Presidents Peace Proposal?

Washington, Dec. %. Especial Cor
respondence). President Wilson'S note
to the European belligerents was Sent
to the newspapers at eight o'clock
in the evening of Wednesday, Decem-
ber 20 1t was not to be released for
publication until after midnight. Yet
at about two O'Clock on that day a
news ticker in Wall street carried y
report that the president was about
to dispatch a note urging the war
ring nations TO work out the terms of
peace.
These statements were printed in
the New York Times Of Thursday, De-
cember q, in the course Of an ar
ticle dealing with the crisis in the
stock market, and there is a natural
inquiry here as to who leaked" the
information.
The presidents note was dated Mon
day, Dec 1.-two days before it was
given to the press; it was prepared,
all reports agree, several days before
that Consequently, its contents must
have been known to fairly numerous
group. Washington gossip has been
trying 10 identify the men who could
have had knowledge Of the Presi-
dents purpose-and there are sinister
rumors to the effect that some people
who we're "in the know" did not let
the opportunity pass to pick up some
easy profits in the stock market when
securities went tumbling, as they were
bound to, as soon as the Presidents
note became public property.
The incident serves to emphasize
the power which an administration
holds upon values in this country.
What the Presidents note did upon a
large scale which affected every in
dustry whose securities are dealt in
on the market, can be done to a lesser
degree with individual securities by
any one Of a group of officials whose
duties bring them into contact with the
industrial life of the nation. This
power, it is to the credit of American
public life TO record, has rarely, il
ever, been abused-and it is signifi-
cant that it is only within the past
few years that anyone has ever ser
iously surmised that personal gain
or any other private motive lay be-
hind any course of action on the gov
ernment's part. That such surmises
are now rife is due in part to the sys-
TEN which clothes officials with such
enormous power and in part to the
askance with which conservative-mind
ed people have come to regard much
OF the activity in some circles Of the
present administration.
The remedy is partly legislative
by limiting the power Of administra-
tive oficers-and partly political. by
seeing to it that the government is
lodged in the hands of men and Of
parties immune to sinister influence.
The country, however, has just voted;
and it is a trite observation that a
nation receives that sort Of govern
ment which it deserves.
The Lamar register., 1916-12-27
Shallow Statesmanship

That august parsonage, the chair
man Of the Foreign Affairs Commit
tee of the Senate, Hon. Gumshoe Bill
Stone, asks that the United States
demand peace because Of the incalcu-
liable damage which the war is doing
to the United States. To enforce this
demand he says: 81 do not care 70
go TO the length of indicating what
might be done" Probably the great
est damage which the war has done
to this country is to put the demo-
Gratis in control Of our destinies for
the next four years. 1t has given us
over S5,OOO,OOO,OOO in trade balances,
placed wages on an abnormal plane
and filled industry full of hop. But
Bill Stone and his henchmen were
very much perturbed when any sug-
gestion Of a cessation of hostilities
before election came to them. Perhaps
the big trade balance will help US over
the lean years under democratic free
trade, when peace is restored.
The Lamar register., 1916-12-27
BOTH PARTIES HAVE CHANCE
FOR SPEAKER
Revised Figures on Election Returns
Show Deadlock in Ranks. indie
pendents in Control

Washington, Dec. 26.-Revised fig
ures on returns of the last election
show definitely that neither Demo-
Gratis or Republicans will have Il ma
jority of the next house, necessary to
elect a speaker and that a handful
Of independents will determine which
side will control the organization.
Conceding seats to candidates in
possession of certificates of election
because they are certain to participate
in the organization of the house the
personnel now stands:
Republicans, PA; Democrats, 2l3;
independents, 2; progressives, 2; pro-
hibitionists, 1; Socialist, 1; contested,
2. A majority is 21s, hence should
either Democrats or Republicans win
both of the contests, they will still be
short of a majority.
All of the independents are main
tanning strict silence regarding their
attitude on the speakership but the
Democratic and Republican leaders
agreed on how most CT them Will vote,
providing caucuses are held and solid
arity maintained by the two old par
ties.
Kelley Of Pennsylvania, a progress
sive who formerly was a Democratic
member of the house, is LISTED as a
Democratic probability.
So are Randall, prohibitionist, of
California, who voted for Speaker
Clark the last time, aand London Of
New York, Socialist, sits on the demo-
cratic side now and has beer shown
favors by democratic leaders. Schall,
of Minnesota, progressive, the leaders
agree, probably would lean toward a
republican candidate If convinced of
his progression. He campaigned for
the national republican ticket during
the last campaign, although opposed
by the regular organization in his
state. Fuller, independent of Massa-
chus etts, also is classed as a republi-
can hope.
Martin of Louisiana, progressive,
Louisiana and has indicated that as
surance of protection Of the sugar in
4, ,terest would be his first concern in
voting on the organization. He form
erly was a democrat, however, and
democratic leaders hope to get his
vote.
Contests in which certificates have
not been issued are on in the thirty
second Pennsylvania district where
Representative Barchfeld, republican,
is contesting the election of Guy f.
Campbell, democrat, who, on the face
Of the returns, won by 46 votes and
the third New Jersey district where
Representative Scully, democrat, is
opposing the election of Robert Car
son, republican. Scully now is report
ed to have a lead Of 125 votes on the
recount but there still are about 5000
votes to be passed upon by the courts.
At least 'wenty seats, it is said, will
be contested in the house after it is
organized.
Should the republicans seat both of
their contestants and hold other men,
berships solid for their candidate they
would need only two in five. On the
other hand, should the democrats win
the contested seats, the republicans
would need four in six votes while the
democrats could win with three votes.
The Lamar register., 1916-12-27

Cleveland Leader-We wish it dis
tinctly understood that it is through
no fault of ours that Mr.. Wilson'S hab-
it of reading messages to Congress
continues unabated.
The Lamar register., 1916-12-27
Wise and Otherwise

Winston-Salem IN. c. Republican.
When the government gets through
investigating high prices we shall be
officially informed that prices are
high, and that's about all govern
ment investigation comes to.
The Lamar register., 1916-12-27

"Carranza aske friendly considera-
ton by U. s. of his difficulties."-
Headline. One rf his difficulties is
Pancho Villa, who seems to have the
friendliest consideration Of Mr.. Will
son because no effort is made to "get"
him
The Lamar register., 1916-12-27

Steubenville (O) Herald-Star-As
lemon state, California is in a class
of her own.
How about Ohio, brother?
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-12-22
SUCC0R FOR THE
SUFFERERS
Ten Million Dollars to be Raised for
Destitute Jews in Europe
and Turkey
(Associated Press)

New York, Dec. 22.-A campaign
for the raising of S10,O00,OO0 during
the year 1917 for the relief of Jewish
war sufferers opened with mass
meeting at Carnegie hall last night.
The Rev. DR.. Judah L. Magnes, act
ing vice chairman of the American
Jewish Keller Committee who has re-
Gently investigated the condition of
Jews in Europe, opened the meeting
with an appeal to the Jews of Amer
lea to supplement the generosity by
which they have. since the war be-
gan, contributed more than $6,00O,-
900, by supreme effort to raise an
additional $10,000,000 during the next
year.
"Those of US in America" he said,
'who have not actually. seen with
their own eyes, cannot begin to pic
ture what it means for whole peo-
pie to be on the verge of starvation,
and for large part of that people to
be actually starving.
peace, should it come, will not at
once ameliorate their condition. The
devastation has been to great; the
overthrow of normal economic condi-
tions has been absolute and there viii
be for years widows and orphans to
be provided for, aged men to be sue
cored and able bodied men and women
to be found employment.
81 have suggested, and my sugges-
ton has been received with favor,
that the Jews of America raise a fund
of as many millions as there be need
ed, to be loaned without interest, to
accomplish this rehabilitation where
ever it may be needed. From what
we know of the Jewish people we need
have no fears as to the security, for
that is to be found in the character
and racial stability we boast"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-12-22
SOME NOTES ON
THE FUEL SITUATION

The city of Ocala will have to pay
1925 a cord for wood. It's steep but
it will have to be did.
There was a little stack of pine and
a little bigger stack of green wood at
the plant this morning. Teams were
steadily hauling in more wood and if
the weather clerk will quit being
mean to US, we will be all to the good.
Meanwhile, buy some candles. We
bought a dozen before penning this
altruistic advice.
Joe Caldwell is doing all the wor-
rying.
Joe may send around a squad to
commander all the drygoods boxes
at any minute.
Joe was consulting City Attorney
Hooker this morning as to whether he
had authority to burn all the fences
in town or not. Mr.. Hooker said he
didn't think there was any authority
to burn the iron fences, but as for
the wooden ones to burn them any
how.
Joe looked longingly at the veranda
and ratings of the Ocala House and
confded to the reporter that they
would keep the furnaces warm for
almost two days.
The Miniutiae says, watch your
woodpile; the city is short on fuel"
George Pasteur at the Ocala Steam
Laundry has lot of good seasoned
wood, and every time Joe Caldwell
passes that way he breaks the tenth
commandment. George expects to
sleep on that woodpile the next few
nights.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-12-22
INSTRUCTIONS HAVE
BEEN OVERCOME
Menaces to Navigation in the Panama
Canal Have Been
Removed
(Associated rress)

Panama, Dec. 22.-The slides In
Ballard Cut which have been menae-
ing navigation have been overcome.
Today the channel is in better shape
than it has ever been before. For a
minimum width of $50 feet it is 35
feet deep, and it is at least 80 feet
deep clear across the original prism,
300 feet wide. The slides at Cucar-
acha and Culebra which have bulged
forward as if to smother the water
way under their mass have been
dredged away until they look fiat and
impotent. Barring some unforeseen
development, such as new break In a
wholly unexpected place or the
crumbling of the great cliffs of brec-
cia at Gold Hill or Contractors Hill,
the Interruptions of traffic by the
slides are done.
The engineers in charge will not
commit themselves to prophecy but
they say the cut is in the best shape
it was ever in, and the fact that they
have taken away all but three of the
dredges and cut out the Sunday and
holiday work is strong indication Of
their confidence in the situation. The
three dredges are carrying the ex-
cavation back of the original channel
line in order to establish a defensive
zone to prevent encroachments on the
channel. Much work is yet to be done
to complete the channel to its full
width of 300 feet with a bottom 40
feet above sea level, giving a depth of
As feet, but it is already possible now
to give passage to the biggest ships
on the seas without any trouble.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-12-22
OTHER AEUTRALS MAY
FOLLOW AMERICA
United States May Become Clear
ing House for Exchange of Views
of All Sides
ASSOCIATED Pressl

Washington, Dec. 22.-Diplomats
here today eagerly watch for indica-
tions as to whether European neutrals
would follow the United States lead
and appeal to tie belligerents to
make known the objects for which
they are fighting. The Spanish and
Swiss representatives have been to
the state department frequently since
the proposals were made known.
There is a feeling that the United
States hopes te<become the clearing
house for views and possibly terms
for the belligerents. Several diplo-
mats have advised their governments
to that effect, in order to guide them
in replying.
Charge Grew of the American en-
hassy cabled the state department to-
day that the American note had been
received in Berlin.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-12-22
OUR CONGRESSMAN OBJECTS
Chairman of Public Buildings Commit
tee Says Bureaucrats Want to
Take Charge

Washington, Dec. 22.-Chairman
Frank Clark, of Florida, of the pub
lie building committee, charged in the
House yesterday that the executive
heads of the government were oppos-
ing the twenty-eight million omnibus
building bill because they desire to
stake the authorization" of buildings
away from Congress and pass it to the
beaureaucrats in the departments. It
is said that certain representatives
are also opposing the bill to put
through the appropriations for build
ings in larger cities to the detriment
of the smaller ones.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-12-22

Just two more days remain in
which to work under the triple vote
offer, as tomorrow night at 9 o'clock
marks the close of the largest offer
that will be put in force during the
entire campaign.
To those of you who appreciate the
advantage in a campaign Of this kind
we would say that you should at least
try to get a few yearly subscriptions
under this offer.
If you have not sent in your nomi
nation as yet, clip it out and mail it
today, in order that you come in for
some of the triple votes.
Worth while working for," seems
to be the universal verdict of the
Stars readers who have been perus-
ing the advertisements in the news
paper every day, setting forth the
progress of the 5000 Club through
which more than $4,000 in cash and
merchandise awards will be distrib-
uted free among our friends.
Here is an opportunity to earn a
Maxwell touring car, with all that its
possession offers, beautiful piano,
Edison diamond disc talking machine,
diamond, etc., everything that you
wish and at the same time you will
have the Stars absolute guarantee
that you cannot lose as every men,
Der of the club will receive prize or
cash award.
It is easy to win one of the big
prizes, when the value of the awards
is compared to the amount of work
you will have to do and the time re-
quired to win them.
And now is the time to start. The
fight has really only begun and it
may be that the real winners have
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-12-22
SIX MEN KILLED
On THE SEADOARD
Double Header Freight Train Ran
Into a WashOut Near WellbOrn
Last Night
ASSOCIATED Pressl

Jacksonville, Dec. 22.-Six men are
believed to have been killed when a
double-header freight train on the
Seaboard Air Line Railway ran into
a washout at Mckinley, Fla, this
morning at an early hour.
Engineers E. M. Lee and G. M.
Coxwell, Conductor C. R. Payne and
thre negro trainmen were killed. All
were residents of Jacksonville. The
train was running from Tallahassee
to Jacksonville. Eighteen cars left
the track.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-12-22
GOING To HAVE A
WHITE CHRISTMAS
Many Northern States are Already
Draped in a Snowy
Mantle
(Associated Press)

Columbus, o., Dec. 22.-The heav-
lest snow in years is reported today
throughout Ohio. Ten inches fell at
Canton. Cleveland reported one of
the worst blizzards in years. Trains
are hours late. Fears for the safety
Of lake steamers caught at sea have
been expressed.
Reports from New York said the
western part of that state was in the
grip of blizzard. Rochester said
snow threatened to stop traffic. Buff
falo reported six inches of snow in
two hours.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-12-22
ELECTION OF
MASONIC OFFICERS

At a regular meeting of Marion
Dunn Lodge, F. & A. M, held in their
hall last night the following officers
were elected to serve for the ensuing
year:
FL. M. Weathers, w. M.
Stephen Jewett, S. W.
II. O.. Cole, J. w.
Jake Brown, secretary.
w. v. Wheeler, treasurer.
r. E. Yonge, tyler.
The installation of these officers
will be held on st. Johns night, De-
cember 9th.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-12-22
MOVING PICTURE FEATURES

Manager Bennett has the following
superb array of attractions at the
Temple this week:
Today: "Peg O. the Ring"
Saturday: Douglas Fairbanks in
''The Good Bad Man."
Monday, Frank Mcintyre in "The
Travelling Salesman.
Tuesday: "Alice Brady in Bought
and Paid For"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-12-22
FIVE PERISHED IN
A WICHITA FIRE
ASSOCIATED Press)

Wichita, Kans., Dec 22.-At least
five are believed to have perished as
a result of the fire which destroyed
the main building of the Kansas Ma
sonic home here today. Several were
injured. Two bodies were recovered.
The loss is estimated at a quarter
million.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-12-22
INTENDS TO LEAVE
NO ROOM FOR ERROR
ASSOCIATED Press)

Washington, Dec. 22-Oficial cop
les of Secretary Lansing's statements
of yesterday regarding the PRESIDENT S
notes have been sent abroad for in
formation to foreign governments so
there may be no misconstruction of
the presidents purposes.