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the train coming back to Crestview,
even when a travelling acquaintance
pointed to Bob, at the watercooler
in the coach, and ask if that were
not he?
VIII Murder Out?
Is this a point in favor of the de-
Tense, or is it the working of provi-
dence that makes the smartest Grim
inal leave a clue-that murder may
out?
Nine more witnesses were exam
ined today, another one called, and
two excused, leaving 80 yet to go on
the stand 1t is now thought that
there can not be a verdict before
Wednesday at the earliest.
RumOrs of Rescue.
Rumors of a rescue to be attempt
ed sent Detective Moore. with a
posse Of three, to DeFuniak Springs
this morning to escort Sheriff Sutton
and the prisoners. The same rein
forcements accompanied the party
back to DeFunialI tonight. No pre-
cautions are being overlooked,
Two carloads of the Blackwells
friends reached here from Alabama
yesterday.
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Sophronia Holmes has identified as
Will Blackwell, but stated that as he
was returning from the last trial,
interrupted by the sensational get
away, he broke it, At this point the
defense began to Law the foundation
for the political frame-up plea by
which Will Blackwell declares he ex-
poets to win freedom.
Didn't the measure fit sheriff
Sutton's tracks ?" asked the defense.
Eyes, sir" Uaughterl
and Mr.. Richborg's ?" Mr.. Rich
bOurg is tax collector Will Black
we'll has long been a political enemy
of Sheriff Sutton's but has been neu-
trail as regards Richbourg.
Eyes. sir" replied the witness.
and number of other peoples as
well?" Again an affirmative an
swer.
Mrs. Atwell on Stand.
Eliza Atwell, going on the stand for
the third time, after identifying the
suitcame which Will Blackwell is all
legged to have brought back from Pen
sacola, the same supposedly belonging
to Bob, and containing perhaps the
spreading a blind trail, were destroy
ed apparently-that is. they have
never been located, after identifying
that if VIII had the weapon that
told how, sleeping in Willis room, she
was awakened by him while the
chickens were Growing" Thursday
morning, March %, the morning
after he murder. viii snapped his
fingers at the window, she said, and
continued:
Said Wal Confessed.
"Wiil said, open the door and let
me in. l opened the front door. He
had no shoes on. He said he'd kill
ed old man Davis and said, Won didn't
do it. He sid, No, | didn't but the
boys did it. He asked me to get
some water to wash his face. I did
it and he sat down by the bed and
washed it."
viii didn't come to breakfast that
morning, Mrs. Awell said, but adj
mitted on the cross examination that
frequently he did not go to breakfast
until after the other boarders had
finished. II had learned about the
death of Nancy Davis" said Mrs. At
| well, and asked him how come he
hadn't told me and he said he thought
I'd faint Lather IL noticed smut on
! his neck and helped him wash it off
! He told me to clean the coat, he
didn't want Sheriff Sutton to see it.
Feeding THE Boys"
Mrs. Atwell then told how viii
| carried grub somewhere towards the
! north, for "the boys" On Saturday
witness said, Will told her to find out
if the people suspected him. He also
! declared, she said, that Bob haC
taken his big As pistol away 81 asked
him why he didn't leave, and hs
said it would look suspicious"
! Afraid of Her Life.
I 81 didn't tell this, didn't tell the
truth at the coroner's inquest" Mrs
Atwell continued, because wa:
afraid. He had threatened me if
told it"
Unable to break down her testi
mony or to confuse her, defense play
ed strongly on the contradictions be
tween her present evidence and tn,
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and examined further regarding her
false mission to viii Blackwell in
the Pensacola Jail, she declared that
ne had named one of the attorneys
for the defense, who he said. would
fix his witnesses if she would only
take their names to him, and, Mrs
AtweI said, he mentioned three men
in Crestview who might be persuaded
to help his alibi.
The coat mentioned was identified
as Wills, and was admitted as evi-
dence, over the strong objection Of
the defense. When a handkerchief
was passd over it, the white cloth
was deeply smuttred!
Court adjourned at p. m. unil
s in the morning.
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Some Clues

G. B, Brooks, of Camp Walton, de-
clared he picked up the exploded As
calibre automatic exploded shell on
the ground outside and near the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-07

ing in the direction of the Davis
home the morning of the tragedy.
The Ruddy Men.
Almost Immediately after the men
took their departure munching the
potatoes, Harrison Davis and his sis
ter, Melinda, left to telephone the
forest rangers that the woods were
on fire. A light drizzle had begun
to fall. What they took for a fire
was in truth weather lights" a rudy
glow that is sometimes produced by
peculiar atmospheric conditions. Sup
erstitious people would call it a por-
tent.
Bang! Bang! Bang
When they had gone 200 or so
yards, they heard three shots, Me
linda says they were fired at regular
and quick intervals; Harrison on t.
other hand said that there was one
report, followed by slight pause, then
two more reports in quick succession
Understanding these shots to be a
signal that the rangers had come,
they started to retrace their steps.
When about half way back, Harri-
son fired his shotgun into the air
to acknowledge the signal. Immedi-
! ately Melinda saw the darkness in
! front of her parents house stabbed
by a squirt of red flame, pointing to
/ the door, like a hideous index finger,
The Answering Shot.
They broke into run. Harrison
reached there first and by the flick
ering light from the fireplace, he saw
his father seated on the floor and
reclining against the bed, and his
mother lying fiat, her hand on the
Winchester and the three year ole
grandchild screaming in her arms.
HarrisOn's Wild Run.
Harrison told how he went to the
front door and fired both barrels OF
his shotgun, to scare the assassins
away, loaded the weapon. and gave
it to his sister, Melinda, who stayed
to keep guard while he went for help
he told of his mile and a half dasf
through the darkess; how he crashed
into a tree branch and was knocked
fat; how he dragged himself to hi.
feet and vomited. and continued hi:
wild run, arousing various resident:
of the locality, and telephoning {,
Sheriff Sutton.
testimony OF Mellnda ana Harfl
son was contradictory in one poin
which may or may not be important
Harrison said his father was sttine
on the floor reclining against the bed
and that he composed the bodies o
, both father and mother, crossing tn
hands, etc. Melinda said he did not
, and that the father was lying besid
the bed.
"White Man." Said Child.
Harrison also said that Melinda
child had declared to someone tina
, white man" had put her in he
| dead grandmother's arm Mrs. Little
; field, however, knew nothing of this
!. Henry Wright, who lives two an
half miles from the Davis home
, testified that he found tracks in from
of the house, the morning after tn
killing, at about the place where Me
linda Littlefeld saw the flash of tn
t gun and also found shotgun wad
! nearby.
Some Clues.
G. B. Brooks, of Camp Walton, de
? clared he picked up the exploded 4
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A Good Record.

a Good Record.
With this issue The Banner begins
its Both year-the first issue being
July 4th, 1892. Many changes has
taken place in Chipley in the past
quarter of a century, still The Ban
ner has uninterruptedly made its
weekly visits to the homes of its sub
scribers for that length of time,
without being late in its publica-
ton to exceed a half dozen times-a
record not many papers can boast Of
-Chipley Banner.
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front door, while C. H. Grimes, testi-
fed that he saw the steel jacketed
As bullet lying in chair inside the
house the neH- morning.
Gun Shot From His Eand.
This is the shot that, fired by the
criminal from the doorway, struck
the breach of the Winchester gun
Bud Davis had picked up, splintering
the woodwork, breaking two of his
fingers, then DETECTED to the floor as
shown by a long crease in the wood,
losing its energy and glancing up
wards, finally falling into the chair,
where it was seen by Grimes.
Killed with 80.
The two old people were however
killed with 80 calibre bullets-two
were found in Bud Davis, and one in
Nancy Davis. When the gun was
shot from his hand he evidently
stopped to retrieve it, for he was
struck in the shoulder and the shots
ranged downwards, showing that he
was bent over, Nancy then grabbed
the gun, for she was found with her
hand on the barrel several feet from
her husband. She was 70, he would
be 90 had he lived to his birthday
on the 9Th of June. The old Con.
federate veteran. outnNnbered now
as he must have often been in the
stirring days of tSe sixties, had died
fighting for his home, for his wife;
she had died avenging her husband.
Appropriate end for a warrior and a
warriors mate.
A Warrior and His Mate.
/ Witnesses mentioned identified the
nine buCkshot holes in the front door,
| the shot with which the man at the
/ front gate warned his two accom-
pllces indoors that Harrison was
/ coming and was only one hundred
yards away.
The Man of Mystery.
/ Was this the mysterious stranger
from Alabama, the man who entered
the telegraph office in Pensacola
+ with Bob Blackwell the morning the
! Cradle Bartlett letter was sent. who
! was later seen by Sophronia Holmes
with Will and Bob Blackwell walk
( ing towards the scene of the crime at
. O'Clock IN the morning of the lataI
day, and later referred to by viii as
one of the boys" who Mrs. Eliza
Atwell declared Will said would "do"
/ for her if she didn't make an aIibi
for him the light Completed, short
and chunkE~nan who weighs about
100 poupds 49,
The Crime Established.
BY the testimony of DR.. f. r.
Marshburn, of Crestview, the corpus
deficit was proven: he described the
wounds and identified the bullets ia
ken out of the bodies of Bud and
Nancy Davis.
Henry Hawkins, Deputy Sheriff
Smith, and Geo. Wright told how
they had tracked the hollow heel &C
companied by two other sets of foot
steps from the Davis home to a mile
or so from Crestview, and heading
IN this direction. Two of the tracks
among them hollow heel, led from
the back door of the house. circled
through the field, and reioined the
footsteps leading from the place
where the warning shot was fed.
Enter Politics.
Mr.. Wright made model of the
footsteps of Hollow Heel, the man
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To Drive Out Malaria and Build Up
The System.

Take the Old Standard GROVES
TASTELESS chill TONIC. You
know what you are taking as the
formula is printed on every label,
showing it is Quiuine and Iron in ii
tasteless form. SOC.
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of the two strange men. their own
departure to give warning of a sup
posed forest fire, and their return
and horrible discovery less than tiv~
minutes after they saw their father
and mother in life.
The Cry in the Dark.
1t was at about o'clock, said Har-
rison Davis, that he heard the cry
"Oh Massa" at the gate. He went
out and the two men, apparently ne
grOes, asked for a drink of water.
The night was dark. He accompanied
them around the house to the water
bucket which was kept on the back
gallery. They drank and asked for
something to eat. Mrs. Nancy Davis,
the murdered woman, brought them
some meat and potatoes-they &C
copied the latter, saying they weren't
used to eating meat. One of the
men kept behind the other-Bob
Blackwell, according to the states
theory-and the leader, Will Black
we'll, the state thinks-was just as
DESTROYS of escaping recognition
When Mrs. Davis came to the door
with the food in one hand and a
lighted pine torch in the other, he
stepped forward to receive the pota-
toes, and Immediately fell back into
the gloom.
Identifies Prisoners.
"In height, build, and ALL declared
Harrison DAVIS, the prisoners com
pare exactly" with the men who
, were at the Davis house that fata
21st of March, 1917, On the cross
examination, Harris39 declared that
the men talked in kind of whine
their voices sounded like neither ne
! gro nor white"
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Were Not Negroes.

The leader, continued Harrison
wore a coat-Sophronia Holmes, it
will be remembered, had previously
declared that none of the three men.
two of whom she positively identified
as Will and Bob Blackwell, were
wearing coats when she saw them
ten miles from Crestview and walk
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-25
MEASLES TAKE 20 LIVES
IN MONTH IN OKLAHOMA
"a Very Heavy Toll" Says Doctor
Duke state Healthier: Disease
Is on Increase.

Special to The World
OKLAHOMA CITY, May "a. -
Twenty deaths during March
due directly to measles is n heavy
toll for disease says Dr. j. W
Du&c, state health commissioner. con
sldered 10y many TO oe OF second
AIRY Importance The same dis
ease" says the commissioner, was
directly contributory to lG more
ceaths. The number Of cases is in.
creasinG instead of decrcasiEg," says
Doctor Duke. land the number Of
deaths is larger than those from
smallpox. People do not consider Sc
rlously enough the danger from
measles. The old idea that child
must have measles some time or other
IN their life is a mistake, saws the
commissioner, and parents Should do
everything possible TO . prevent tho
enid from becoming exposed. The
after effects of this disease are so
horrible many times. In different To-
caiucs thruout the state measles re
Gently became near epidemic
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-25

'Gets-lt gets them off in a hurry and
without the least pain. ! can wear
tight shoes dance and walk as though
! never had corns."
"Gets-lt' makes the use of toe-irri-
tating salves, bundling Dandages tape,
plasters and other things not only
foolish, but unnecessary. Use this
wonderful discovery, "Gcts-lt," for
any soft or hard corn or callus. II is
the new simple, easy, quick way. and
1t never fats. You'll never have to
cut corn again with knives ana
scissors, ana run chances of blood
poison. Try "Gets-It tonight.
"Gets-lt" is sold everywhere. 25c
bottle, or sent on receipt OF price Ivy
+. Lawrence Il Co, Chicago, Ill.
Sold in Tulsa and recommended as
the worlds best corn remedy by Ken
dall Drug Co, Younkman Pharmacy.
Quaker Drug Co, Tulsa Drug CO., Guy
Uarper.--Adv
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-25
FINGER OF SUSPICION
POINTS AT SEN. GORE
Oklahoma Solon Singled Out
for Bitter Attack By
Newspaper at Capital.
From The World Washington Bureau,
1ui Metropolitan Bank Building

WASHINGTON, May 24.-S Senator
Gore is not only being subjected TO
the most severe criticism by the
Democrat press of Oklahoma, but il is
not infrequently that he is the target
for editorials in leading eastern
metropolitan newspapers
The following published editorial.
in the Washington Times of recent
date under the caption "a Senator
10 BE Watched" needs no comment:
Senator TO Be Watched.
senator Gore Is chairman Of the senate
committee on agriculture. Ever since the
III ieit that brfCll the notorious Gore resou.
tio'; he has been acting as tho his personal
NindlcHilOn was more important than his
country b safety. lie was the only absent
senator who was not recorded for the pas
sage Of the 'esolution declaring war. lie
was one Of the eight who voted against the
ilnal passage of the hill 10 raise an Amcri
car Amy, as iho, now that war has been
declared, il were well 20 fight without an
army
Gore is also member OF the senate IL
nance committee aud Ht % recent hearing ON
The revenue bin ho engaged In tilt with
McAneul. OF the New York Times. irtimat-
ing that the newspapers had brought ON the
wn and were now trying 10 dodge their
share OF the war taxes John Sharp Williams
care 10 the rescue with the statement that
the newspapers should net lie pcualzed for
patriotic service.
Now Gore is reported as saving 1.-THE
idea OF q food dictator is dstastefu to me. %
Ih bill repor "a from his committee does not
proiae for one and while later bill making
such provision mas been drawn. there is doubt
about IL, constellation IN the senate. The
Lever bill before the house, includes such a
provision.
In view Of Cores previous record on war
measures, il is IN order TO suggest that his
opposition to the administration bill for the
appointment Of Herbert Hoover as food nd
ministrator may he due partly 20 hi, opposition
TO the administration and partly 20 his op.
position 10 amy measure THAI will enable the
United state, 20 win the war against Ger
many This is no tina for miucing words
about senator motives when such rec.
ord confront, enc. ~ any rate tho junior
senator from oklahoma /, one whose parlia-
mcntary activities or inactiyi.ies are under
suspicion Jt his critical time
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-25

The Transylvania. an Anchor Line
steamship Of 14,3l5 tons gross, has
been in the service of the British gov
ornment since May 1915, when her
sailings were cancelled. There have
been no recent reports of her move
ments. When she was first taken
over 10y the British government she
was engaged in transporting troops to
Gallipol
The Pennsylvania was built in 1914.
She was constructed especially for
passenger traffic between New York
and Mcditerranean ports. she was
54S feet long and had accommoda-
tions for 2,450 passengers
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-25

the Oldest captains I'm the Anchor
line service.
The Transylvania's last appearanc q
IN American waters was on the day
when the Lusitania was torpedoed--
May I. 1915. Just as she was about
to sail from New York with 972 pas
sengers. Captain John Black, then
commanding, was given the informa-
ton of the Lusitania's fate. The yes
sci left ostensibly for Liverpool. but
captain Black steered a roundabout
course and landed his passengers
safely at Greenock Scotland. II was
generally reported at the time that
the Transylvania also was marked for
destruction.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-25
TRANSYLVAN|A IS
VICTIM OF U-B0AT
Alb Lives Lost When Subma-
rine Sends 14,000-Ton Brit
ish Troop Ship Down.
USED IN GALLIPOLI SERVICE
Steamer Helped Carry Soldiers
Used by Allies in Darda-
nelles Campaign.

LONDON. May 24.-Sinkng Of the
Immense troop transport Transyl-
Nania May 4, with a loss of 30 Off
GERS, S73 men and ship Captain Lieu
tenant Brennel and several sailors
was officially reported by the British
admiralty today Total life less was
placed at 413.
The following official statement
was given out today:
The British transport Transyl-
vania, with troops aboard. was torpe-
doed in the Mediterranean on May 4
resulting in the following losses: 90
officers and 1913 Of other ranks; also
the ships captain, Lieutenant $
Brennel, and one officer and nine
men of the crew.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-25
CORPORATION COMMISSION
DISTRIBUTES BIG REFUND
VIII Accept No AId From shippers
Associations in Returning
Express Money.

Special to The World
OKLAHOMA CITY, May 2i.-Thc
corporation commission will accept no
assistance from so called shippers as
Soc'ations in the distribution of re-
funds from express companies which
amounts to S425,000, according to
chairman Jack Love of the commits
sion The chairman's attention was
called to efforts of an association" to
assist shippers in securing the refunds
al SO per membership. He said that
no such organizations will be recog-
nlzed' that the commission will make
tho distribution when II has funds to
employ help to do it. II viii be some
time, explained the chairman. before
any Of the refund can be distributed
because 'he commission has no money
to employ extra help.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-25

MILWAUKEE,. Wis, May 2l.-Win-
field r. Gaylord and A. NJ Smonn
two wdcly-known Socialist leade.
were expelled from the party last
night by the Socialist county centrau
committee. The vote was SO to g. The
charges against Gaylord and SimOns
were direct result of their refusal
TO abide 10y the resolution protestin~
against the war with Germany, tc-
Gently passed by "A Socialist conyen-
tIon In St Louis.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-25
SmrviNOre 10 ItnIN.

NEW YORK, May 24.-The Anchor
Limo steamship Transylvania was sunk
In the Mediterranean off the French
Italian coast, it was learned here to-
day. The survivors how many ii is
not known here-wcre taken into Sa-
Nona, Italy. When they left Savona
on another vessel for an unnamed
destination a throng Of thousands Of
persons assembled at the shore and
chcered their departure.
Captain Bruell, who lives in Scot
Iand, commanded the Transylvanil
when she went down. He is one Of
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-25

asking a vote on strike have been
received here today by members OF
the four brotherhoods Of railway
trainmen employed by the Southern
Pacific, employees said today. The
grievances involve hours of labor or
wages, IL was said, the principal one
being the alleged refusal of the COM
pany TO deal with the cooperative
hoard representing the four organiza-
tions. The result of the referendum
vote will be known within week, ac-
cordinE to mem mbAfG.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-25
Million Women Serve as Men

LONDON, May 24.--CDelayed.) y
The number of women who are act
ing directly as substitutes for men in
field, office and workshop has passed
the million mark, according to fig
ures printed by the board of trade
Labour Gazette. Allowing for dis
placement from other industries and
domestic service. II is estimated that
eight hundred thousand women have
gone out to work who did not do 90
before the war
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-25

as soon as the warm weather sets in.
Mrs. GlendeninE who is the owner OF
the garden, intends to make the place
as attractive as possible and VIII cater
10 automobile parties especially II
is her intention to have the formal
opening of the garden one day next
week.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-25
"COme on Over, See
My Corn Fall On!''
II Put Drops of 'GCts-If ON Last
Night-\OW Watch"

"See-all you have to do is to use
your two fingers aud lit the corn
right off. That's the way 'Gcts-Ir al
ways works. You just put ON about
drops. Then the corn not only
HhrlNols. but loosens from the toe,
without affecting the surroudfng
flesh in the least. Why its almost
pleasure to have corns and see how
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-25
SUMNER GARDEN AT COMMERCE
New Pleasure Resort VIII Cater 10
Auto Parties Especially.

COMMERCE., Okla, May 24-Con-
struction work on the summer garden
to be known as the Palm Summer
Garden is going forward rapidly. and
the palm garden viii be ready to open
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-25

AT BALD HILI-Shaffer Brothers
No. on the jefferson farm in 4-14-
is is dry and abandoned at 1850
feet.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-25

AT INGALS-The Gypsy Oil com
pany No. / on the John South farm
in 33-10-4 is drilling at 1884 feet.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-25

At MORRIS-The Gilchrist No.
in S-13-14 has been shot and is 100
barrel well.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-25
Threaten Strike ON :. L.

Los ANGELES, May Ballots
setting forth nine grievances against
the Southern Pacific company and
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-25

GREENWOOD COUNTY, KAN
SAS-Swartz and Howarth are drill
ing at $50 feet in the test in 29-2G-13
in Greenwood county, Kansas.