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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-04-10
KEEPING UP HIGHWAYS.

The working the highways approaches To many
public officials the problem of keeping the roads with the
limited appropriations available in face of modern automobile and
truck business almost nsombe There observers
who the roads growing rather than better in spite OF
the millions being spent The road builders of did
realize the heavy strain that would have to he met.
Touring motorists say they do usually find the worst strips
in the rural districts least the main lines of
travel They their jos stable and substantial towns
1t is here that the trucks and other heavy eamng the
surface and make handsome long humpl surface
visitor another city giving interesting expert
his The appropriation for cut
down Onerd two and permanent work could he at
tempted The superintendent decided that all they could do
simply keep the from growing SO the filed
up every little hollow they could find and rolled down Sody
As holOwS started they filled and rolled When
heavy showers the off and formed few pudd
There depressons which heavy trucks could lever
and grind still deeper holes 1t his opinion that under
this policy of watchuness road had held their and prob
ably improved though with smaller expenditure.
Every municipality should do of each year But the policy
wachfulne stop holows charging into holes
will do wonders shovcfu in little depression today may save
a CARLOAD month
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minions there IL not 70 be found a
queerer mixture OF sentiment and
sense or Of hard medicines and I'M
practicallty than finds Its Judgment in
the skin OF Professor Lucius Brady,
master Of criminology.
For a few moments he hesitated. It
was his clear duty to hand Stingaree
over to the police, and he was a man
Of honor and reverence for the law.
But before him stood n fellow being
appealing for aid, a fellow man in
whom he had once felt a strange, poig.
nant interest and one who he thought
could and should be reclaimed to the
ways Of honest society.
The dreamers expression left Pro
fessor Brady's face rs the mist on
marsh is swept away by a morning
breeze, and his features hardened.
"I'll do It." he said, land hang the
Consequences What do you want me
to dor
81 want TO see Miss Porter. Bring
her to me here in the garden. And !
thank you"
IL was no easy task to bring Ethel
from the laughing. gay, excited throng
gathered to bid goodby to her and her
fiance. Never before in the career Of
the elderly, eccentric Professor Brady
had he been suspected Of diplomatic
ability. But any one with a knowl-
edge of his motive would have admir-.
cd the way in which he managed to
draw Ethel aside and tell her that
some one in the garden desired to see
her. Excusing herself to the gay com.
pany and to Rent, Ethel went out.
Stingarees back was turned to her
as she approached. He dared not trust
to his control Of his emotions. After
all these years the dear, sweet old days
in England seemed so far awayl
"Ytu wished to see mel" said Ethel
And Stingaree turned to look into her
eH
%thelW
''Why-why-Professor Brady said
are you Stngaree? Irvingv'
81 am Stingaree," he said sadly. ~
have come to you from a prison cell to
ask your forgiveness and your aid.
VIII you help mel"
"Why did you come here? They will
recapture you! You must go awayr'
A flash of the old time Stingaree en-.
tered his face as he said:
"This is the last place they will seek
me in. | have formed a plan. You
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Epilosue.
THE DARKEST HOUR.
BY Charles N. Lurie.

~ADIANT and happy from her
~ tour OF the principal Aus
N tralian cities and towns, Ethel
Porter, society girl and song
bird from England, held court I'm Gov
eminent House, Sydney, on the eve Of
her departure for home
The titled governor general and his
lady, although they represented his
majesty Of England and the queen con.
sort, for the nOnce abdicated I'm favor
of commOner Ethel Porter reigned
in queenly fashion IN Government
House. The most devoted Of her cour
tiers was her lance, John Kent, who
had sailed from England to witness
for himself the beautiful young sing
eris triumph.
But happy as she seemed, time had
not effaced from Ethel POrter's mind
the memory Of Irving Randolph once
her atfianced lover, whom the unjust
charge Of killing James Kelton had
driven from England and changed into
the notorious outlaw and bushranger
known throughout Australia as Sting
aree. Australia is far from England.
however, and the years brought to
Ethel no tale of her lost lover.
Small wonder was it, then, that I'm
time she hearkened to the words of
love whispered to her 10y John Kent,
devoted friend Of Irving Randolph, and
affianced herself to him In John
Kent's love Of Ethel and his avowal to
her there was no hint of disloyalty to
Irving. Like Ethel, he believed Irving
long since passed from the land of the
living. The stories of Stingaree's ex.
ploits reached England, but no one
connected the name of the daring bush.
ranger with that of Irving Randolph.
From afar another at the Govern.
ment House worshiped Ethel Porter,
although no one suspected his devO-
ton. 1t was IA platonic love, indeed,
that Lucius Brady, sixty years old, IA
nous criminologist, president of the
London Society For the Cultivation OF
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IN tne SdTuens
are here with your fiance, my old friend
John Kent, who helped me to fee from
England when l was accused unjustly
of killing Kelton. If he will help me
again | viii escape. Can you induce
him to aid ms?'
HE must-he will! We and all In
England know you to be innocent of
crime in England, even If your career
here has been wrong. will bring him
to you. WaitT'
Tell him have plan"
Ethel barely heard the words as she
turned to hasten back to the house.
Her friends thought her manner
Itrange as she re-entered, but attribut-
I'd II to the natural excitement Incl
tent % returning to England. Seeking
out Kent, abe drew him to a doorway
and almost literally forced him through
Il into the garden.
Before the bewildered man realized
fully what was happening, he found
himself before his old friend Irving
Randolph and listening to a plea for
ala IN tue pan 10 escape.
For old times sake, John, take me
with you as your man. They will not
suspect a friend of the governor gener-
al and the fiance Of Ethel Porter Of
harboring an escaping criminal Ethel
has told me that my name has been
cleared I'm England. If can get back
TO the old country safely, no one need
know there that | was Stingaree, the
bushranger lie can disappear, and |
shall again be Irving Randolph Of Ran
dolph Towers"
II needed no strong plea TO persuade
John Kent, stanch friend of Irving In
the olden days. But a momentary
hesitation took possession Of him as
the thought Of the threefold relation
ship OF the three flashed into his mind
She had loved Irving before the un-
Just accusation drove him 10 Australia
and the life I'm the bush. Perhaps she
loved him still, although she bad prom
Used 20 wed him, John Kent, and he
loved her. And lrying-did he still
care for her? What would it mean to
himself II the two were free 10 know
again the old fondness?
Only for a moment did such thoughts
an the mind Of Kent Loyalty TO his
friend won the day, and he elasped
Irying's hand with a promise;
IAN right, old mani Ill see you
tTo be continued)
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Her AUSTRALIAN Trienos.
Criminals, felt for Ethel He could
never be really won from his devotion
to his wrongdoers and the books treat
ing OF the proper way In which they
should be managed aud reformed He
woke from them long enough TO tell
himself that fair. young Ethel Porter
was a dream, n beautiful dream. she
noticed his devotion and laughingly
chatted with him and sang for him
In return he told her of his research
es in criminOlogy In all parts Of the
world He had nothing more dramatic
to tell her than his experience with
Stingaree here in Sydney, when the
great Stlngaree had done him the hon
or OF binding him and gag-t-g him
and then walking or clad In the aged
scientists clothing.
And Ethel Porter listened VVtu inter.
est. never dreaming that the StihSarS
NJ whom the tale was told was IN re-
ullty Irving Randolph
Il really liked him, Miss Ethel, upon
my word" said Professor Brady, I'm
spite Of the rude manner in which he
treated me. As In most criminals,
there's the germ OF good In that young
man, You know, he never killed any
one In all his rObberies, although he
nearly did for ne" Aud the professor
rubbed bis throat ruefully.
Give me my white mare Barmaid.
put HOWE At my side and with ive
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minutes starr
The thought passed through the
mind Of n man sitting with head bow.
ed In his hands In cell IN Darling.
hurst jail. the famous prison Of sgd.
ney. On the dlngy gray garb OF the
man who thought thus was printed a
profuslon OF the broad arrows" with
which Britain marks her convict sons.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-04-10

The brick manufacturer has some
excuse for wanting the earth.
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Give me my white mare BARNARD.
put HOWE at my side and with ive
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-24
WOMEN RAISE.
FUND FOR RECRUITS.
Raise Large Amount to Sc
cure Tobacco for Boys
Going to Front.
THE spirit which has been shown

THE spirit which has been shown
L by men of Tulsa in preparing for
a possible call to the colors. is not to
be surpassed by the interest and spirit
of its women. who already are think
ing and planning for the comfort Of
the regulars who are in Mexico and
the volunteers who may be called to
the front at any moment
This spirit is to be manifest in a
solicit of funds to provide supplies of
tobacco for our men at the front, the
inspiration having been brought to
this CITY by Mrs. George NJ. Flick. a
City. who has just been instrumental
in raising a goodly sum Of money in
that city with which to provide to-
bacco rations. Mrs Flick. who was
once well-knrwn newspaper woman
of Washington -. c.. is known and
loved in the capital city for her un-
bounded enthusiasm and unti-ing
work for any good cause. Mrs. F'lick's
service in the cause were enlisted by
Major Hugh Scott formerly of Okla
hCma, who has written her of the
difficulty in securing cigars and to-
bacco in Mexico.
Yesterday morning. accom- panied
By Mrs. w. b. Frederick of this city,
q friend of twenty years standing. in
whose home she is a guest while here,
Mrs. Flick called upon prominent
business men of the city. who prom
ised to lend their moral and financial
support. and with the result that o.
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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-24
APPROVE INCREASE
IN NAVAL PROGRAM
Committeeman Agree on
Four Additional Super
dreadnaughts.

XKJ ASHINGTON. June ga build
w ing program including four
superdreadnaught and four battle
cruisers for the coming year was
agreed upon today by the senate
naval subcommittee after confer
ence with Secretary Daniels anu
Rear Admirals Taylor and Blue. The
subcommittee also decided to recon-.
mend an increase Of 20.70D in the en-
listed strength OF the navy, bringing
the total Up to 74.700
AS II passed the house the meas.
ure provides for five battle cruisers
and no dreadnaughts and contains no
authorization for a continuing policy.
Yesterday the subcommittee. com.
posed of Senators Tillman. Swanson
and Lodge, had agreed tentatively on
three superdreadnaught for 1917. but
added another on the advice given to-
day by Secretary Daniels and the
naval chiefs OF construction and navi
CATION.
Provision will be submitted to the
full committee "Wednesday for an in
crease in the marine corps to keep
It on the basis of 20 per cent ~ the
enlisted strength of the navy. This
would enlarge the corps from the
present 5000 to approximately $4,000.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-24
DISMISS LAD WHO
KILLED PLAYMATE
County Attorney Satisfied Shooting of
12-Iear-Old Boy Was
Accident

so straightforward story did 16-
year-old Ira T. Whitney tell when he
took the witness stand in the court
of Justice Lee Daniel yesterday to
relate how he had shot and killed 12-
year-old Denver Lee last Saturday
that when he had finished Assistant
County Attorney Ed Warren asked
that the lad be discharged. as he was
convinced that the target rifle bad
been discharged accidentally.
Young Whitney said that he was
shooting at mark with Denver Lee
when 1t was accidentally discharged.
He declared that the Lee boy at
tempted to take the gun away from
him before II was his turn to shoot
His story was corroborated by Virgil
Lee. brother of the dead boy
The father of the dead boy de-
clared he was satisfied the shot had
been fired accidentally. and ex-
pressed himself as satisfied with the
disI ositiOn OF the case.
Whitney. who IL an orphan. came
to the Lee home near Sand Springs
q few weeks ago. and was employed
to help hoe coin and do other work
about the garden. His home Is In
New Jersey. and II Is probable ar
rar gemerts will be made to send him
back to his friends.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-24
U. S. BOARD WARNS
OF INSANE FOURTH
Bulletin IClls How MortaIiticS Have
IcsScncd Since Crusade
Was Started.

WASHINGTON. June 23.-Ti
United States public health service
in its annual warning to parents
against Fourth OF July accidents to-
day related the progress which has
been made towards securing safe
and sane Fourth since the Chicago
tribune started the campaign for 1t
In 1904.
I'm 1905 there were 104 deaths In
the United States from Fourth OF
July tetanus. this figure representing
about the annual mortality" says
warning. In 1914, as result OF the
agitation for safe and sane Fourth.
the number was reduced to three,
and in 1915 to one"
In conclusion the public health
service says:
Parents should realize that
Fourth of July tetanus Is easy to pre-
vent but extremely difficult to cuI..
the disease being attended with u
mortality Of more than 95 per cent.
No blank cartridge wound is too
trivial to receive careful medical at
tention. However slight the injury
may appear, summon a competent
physician, who will at once institute
the necessary prophylactic measures.
Reliance upon home treatment may
prove disastrous and result in the
needless sacrifice of life"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-24
Will Send Entire National
Guard as Quickly as 1t
Can Mobilize.
HOLD CARRANZA FOR
PARTIAL INCIDENT
Mexican President Ready
to Cry Quits as America
Strains at Leash.

WAsHINGToN, June 2S. - Ma
w tional guard organizations
throughout the country We're straining
every nerve tonight TO prepare for ac-
tive service on the Mexican border
New orders flashed over the wires by
Secretary Baker bore call for haste.
Red tape was cast aside and authori-
cation given under whiCn the state
soldiers Will be rushed to reinforce
the border guards at the earliest pos
slble moment. The entire army OF
one hundred thousand men summoned
by President Wilson call was placed
directly at General Funston's disposal. |.
Congress also took vigorous action.
A resolution adopted in the house by
II vote ot 332 to declares that an
emergency calling for the use of
troops in addition to the regular army
now exists and authorizes the presi-
dent TO draft immediately into he
service of the United States all NOM
bers of the national guard who sub
scrjbo to the new oath for that scrv-
ice. In effect the measure gives leg
islative approval Of President Wilson's
their use IN or out of the United
States.
The senate probably will pass the
resolution tomorrow.
No Final Decision.
Diplomatic aspects Of the crisis vIr-
tually were unchanged. President
Wilson could reach no final decision
as to action resulting from the attack
by Mexican troops upon American
cavalrvmen at CarriZal or upon Amer
lean bluelackets at MaZatl2n. Only Il
preliminary report on the CtrriZal
clash came from General Pershlng
during the day. II was based on the
statements of stragglers ard no word
had come from officers Of the shat
tered detachment. The last word on
the Mazatlan incident will follow a
full report from Admiral Winslow,
commanding the Pacific fleet. who
has been ordered 20 the scene to make
a personal Investigation.
Only preliminary reports on each
incident have been received from war
and navy officials, transmitted as
matters Of information. when the
record is complete formal accounts
Will be submitted to Secretary Lam
sing and the action of the United
States then will be determined.
Evidence now in hand is believed
to be sufficient to show that CarranZa
svmpathizers or officials probably will
he held responsible in both cases. In
dications are that the Washington
government Will stand on the reports
Of It's own offiC crs and refute the as
sertions OF the Mexican government,
officially presented here that Ameri-
cans were the aggressors or that ir-
responsible individuals precipitated
the clash. 1t was thought proba bic
topIybt tl,nt tho nrnciIapt WnnlI 10
mand that Carranza repudiate the
acts and punish those responsible.
Mr.. Wilson and his cabinet discussed
the Mexican crisis fully today. but
pending the receipt of final reports on
the occurrences at CarriZal and
Mazatlan, no course could be mapped
out.
Expect Pcrshing Report.
Further reports from General
Pershing were excepted hourly. Of
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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-24
HARVARD TRIUMPHS
IN ANNUAL REGETTA
Defeats Yale I'm Record Time. Was
Fifticth Meeting Between
College Crews.

NEW LONDON, Conn, June 23.-
Rowing the course in record time the
Harvard varsity crew defeated Yale
here late this afternoon in the four
mile race, the feature event of the
fiftieth regatta between the two uni
versities. The victory closed a day
Of Joy for the Cambridge oarsmen and
their followers for the winning com
pleted clean sweep of the Thames
river which began yesterday with the
rowing of the freshman subfours and
extended through the freshman and
second varsity eights races early this
forenoon.
Perfect weather and water condi-
tions prevailed. Harvard won in
twenty minutes, two seconds. clipping
eight seconds off the record made by
Yale in 1883. Yale's time was 20:17.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-24
MEXICAN CLEARED
OF KILLING MEN
IIalfbrccd Nightwatchman Shot Down
Troopers Near Naco
Arizona.

NACO, Ariz. June 23.-William
Humphrey, n halfbreed Mexican en-
ploycd as Waterman at the Naco
water plant. was cXOnerated of Grim
inal blame today by coroner's jury
for killing early Thursday enc United
States soldier and wounding five 9TH
ers, one seriously. Humphrey testi-
fled that he could not see the uni
forms of the infantrymcn and had
believed them to he bandits.
The soldiers were fired upon by the
watchman as they approached the
water plant at > IA. m. preparatory to
changing the guard there. Walter T..
Powell. private. was killed and John
G.. ROgONa, private. seriously
wounded. Four other soldiers re-
ccivcd flesh wounds
All of the soldiers were members
of Company +, Fourteenth United
States infantry.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-24
OKLAHOMA AvIATOR Is READY
Sergeant u. G. Handley Of Chandler
Can Now Take His Place in Corps.

Special to The World.
OKLAHOMA CITY, June 23.-After
having passed successfully all tests
in a ten-weeks' training period at the
aviation school under the supervision
of the Curtis training college at New
port News. Sergeant II. @ Handley
of Chandler is now in Oklahoma ano
after he has finished with two weeks
more of training at the school will
be ready to take his place in any
aviation corps that may be placed in
the field In the Mexican situation.
Sergeant Handley was called home
following an accident to one of the
members OF his family. Sergeant
Handley was familiar with engines
used in propelling flying machines be-
fore going TO the school and readily
understood the mechanism OF the fly
ing machine. He became proficient
in handling them alone.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-24
OFFICERS MOVE UP
IN ARMY SHIFTS
Promotions Come in Recon-
structiOn; No Second
Lieutenants Left.

GAN ANTONIO. Texas. June 23. -
~ There will not be a second lieu
tenant left in the United States army
when the new regiments provided for
under the army increase sbill are
formed. General Funston received
orders from the war department to-
day to proceed with the oyga nization
OF these regiments and immediately
announced his program for carrying
out these instructions.
In addition to requiring the promo
tion of all the present second lieu
tenants this program will mean the
promotion OF the entire graduating
class Of 1915 at West Point to first
lieutenants
nucleus for the new regiments
will be formed by transferring a GER
tain number Of tried and experienced
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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-24
First Regiment Will En-
train for New Mobiliza-
ton Point Today.
THERE IN "a HOURS
Delay Has Given Companies
Time for Full Prepara-
ton for Moving.

Special to The World
NKLAllOMA CITY, June 23.-The
" first regiment of infantry, Okla
homa national guard. Will moyc to-
morrow TO Fort sill. okla instead of
to Chandler. provided water conrcC-
lions with the proposed encampmcnt
ground are completed. The order will
he issued simultaneously TO every one
of the y companies by Adjutant-
General Frank Canton, who predicts
that "a hours WIN be sufficient to
find every man entraincd Tor the new
mobilization point
In anticipation Of hurried move
ment the United States troops. which
now are enCampcd at the state fair
rounds here, are packing up and
loading nuCh of their equipment on
cars which have been specially en-
gagged for the purpose. The announce
ment that Fort Sill was to be The
mobilization point. instead of Chand-
Ter, was greeted with cheers this aft
ernoon nj Camp Bob Williams, and
every man of three infantry compnn-
les. field hospital company No. and
the second separate troop of cavalry
expressed anxiety to be off at tho
earliest possible moment. Yesterday
when announcement was made that
the temporary mobilization camp waD
TO he changed from oklahoma city to
Chandler there were many men Of tho
troops who declared their intention Of
defying lhe order IN spite Of what
the consequence might be.
None to Fort sill
Fort S!ll was designated as the Ok
lahoma guards modification point In
an order received by AdJuti,nt- General
Canton from, the war department at
3 o'clock this afternoon lie tcle-
phOncd tho Fort S'll commander who
began immediate preparations for "a
camp.
The war department message was
significant. indicating that politics had
interefcred with execution Of military
business 1t stated that in view oY
General Canton's final message SEM
last night, after conflicting repre-
sentations had been made by Oklaho-
ma citizens and representatives" the
point was now finally
designated as Fort Sill and Oklaho-
mas troops were to be mObilized there
at once.
The selection Is believed to have
been compromise because of wire
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