davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-24
Old Shoes to
France, Plan
Of Rotariians
local Club to Send Carload
From This City, Big Cam
paign Is Launched,

A carload Of secondhand shoe, for
France from Oklahoma Cityl
Sounds big, doesn't it1
II is big. That's why the Rotary club
jumped a, the idea without a dissent
ing voice when the idea was proposed
at the noon luncheon at the Lee-lluck
ins today
Bewley Gets Letter.
T., G. Bewley received a chain letter
urging the collection of discarded shoes
for the pitliul people of France, thou
sands OF whom are facing winter
without any shoes.
Mr. Bewley turned the letter over to
The Daily Oklahoman with suggeS
tion that big campaign be pu, on.
The Oklahoman secured the cooper
alton OF the Chamber of Commerce
which agreed to act as clearing house
for the shoes.
Big Organization Planned.
W w Warren, president OF the Ro-
tary club, was empowered by a unan.
ANXIOUS motion to name a committee
that will. work up big organization
for eewy precinct in Oklahoma City
There will he Ro,arian in charge Of
collecting the discarded shoes in each
precinct On day to be fixed later,
the entire city will be combed for shoes
Through the war relief clearing house
OF New York, all OF the shoes will be
shipped to France and mcnded there.
Shawnee RotsriAns Here.
Twenty members OF the Shawnee Ro.
,ary club were guests at the luncheon
After the meeting the visitors were
taken for an automobile ride through
the most interesting residential and
business districts of the city
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-24
THREE CASES Of
BABY PARALYSIS
FOUND At ENID
Physicians Working to Pre-
vent Spread Of Disease,

ENID, Okla, July 24-(SpeciaD-
Three cases of infantile paralysis have
been reported in Enid during the past
four days and city and county officials
are making determined efforts TO keep
down any epidemic, All cases are now
under quarantine.
Dr. L. w. Cotton, county physician,
has asked all physicians to report any
suspected cases at once. Special ply
sicians are being rushed here to give
expert attention to checking the dis
ease. The state board OF health has
been informed of the outbreak OF the
disease and a state health officer is
expected TODAY.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-24
Franklin Guilty
Of Liquor Charge

Al Franklin pleaded guilty in county
court today to violating the prohlbitory
law lie was fined $50 and sentenced
to serve thirty days In the county Jail.
Later in the month he will be tried
in county court on a charge Of main
tanning place where liquor Is sold
at a fish camp" cas-, Of the city When
this place was raided several months
ago more than $4,000 worth OF liquor
was conii,ca,ed The plant" was To-.
Gated in potato patch
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-24
ADDING OF HUGE
FUND CALLS FOR
war TAX CHANCE
MCAdoO Sends New Estimates
to Congress,

WASHINGTON, July A.-Secretary
McAdoo today prepared new war e,,i-
mates for congress, very much in excess
OF those already presented and will ne
cessitate raising revenue not contem-
plated when the senate finance com
mittec revised the war tax bill The
bill probably will be further revised.
Additional os,ooo. 900 900 Wanted.
The government, basing an estimate
on the needs Of the army and navy,
wants the war tax bill to authorize an
additional 100000 600 Secretary
MoAdoo will appear before the finance
committee late today to explain the
trcaSury's needs, based on the reforms
Of the army and navy Whether the
5000, 100000 would he raised by bond
issue had not been determined.
While no official intima,ion of the
source OF the new revenue was given
before Secretary McAdoo went before
the finance committee there were in
dica,ion, that it would be drawn prin-
cipally from excess profits and estates
taxes, probably some increases in in
come taxes and minor increases in mis-
celaneous taxes Official figures are
said TO show that excess profits in the
United States are now at the rate OF
S. 0Oo, 10000 a year.
Ask, Bill Be withheld.
Secrstarv McAdoo asked Chairman
Simmons Of the finance committee 10
withhold reporting the bill TO the sen
ate as had been planned for today, until
he could confer with the senators. The
pew situation threw all the plans awry
for pushing the war tax bill Senat,
managers had no idea when the big
measure for raising the revenues for
conducting the war would move for
ward
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-24
Defect Fakers
Will Not Get By
Army Examiners

NEW YORK, July A-Volun-
teer physicians will be used by the
local exemption boards to speed up
the work of examining New Workers
drawn for military duty under the
selective draft lottery
Rigid tests designed to detect ex-
aggera,ed claims Of defective vision
and other physical ailments have
been worked out and j, is said there
is little chance for anyone to escape
service by this method.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-24
Retail MONUMENT
DEALERS IDlc1EDN

BALTIMORE, Md, July 24-hn In
dic,ment was returned In the United
States court here today against the Ma
tional entail Monument Dealers aso.
citation OF America, inc, its officers and
members Of the board OF managers for
alleged violations Of the Sherman anti.
trust law.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-24
Hurley New Shipping Board Chairman;
Capps Heads Emergency Fleet Company
President Decides Both Mon
Must Retire 10 End Row
Over Construction of Wood.
on or Steel Ships,
COLBY SUCCEEDS WHITE
Wilson Takes Summary Ac-
ton In Controversy Delay
Ing u, S, Program, y

WASHINGTON. July 24,--Presl.
dent Wilson today asked Chairman
Denman Of the shipping board, to re-
sign and accepted the res ignation, ol
Major General Goethals az general
manager Of the emergency fleet cor.
poration.
Only Way to End Row.
Official announcement OF the &C.
ceptance OF the designations Of Cos.
thals and White was made with pub.
lication Of letter from President vii.
son 10 Chairman Denman asking for
his resignation and giving the prssi.
dents opinion that the only way to end
the row which has delayed the ship
building program was for both Goe.
| thals and Denman TO be removed from
the situation.
Hurley Named Chairman.
Edward N Hurley, a Chicago busi.
ne. man and former chairman OF the
federal trade commission. will become
chairman OF the shiming board Wash.
ington J.. Capps. chief constructor OF
the navy, will succeed General Goethals
as general manager Of the emergency
fleet corporation. Bainbridge Colby
Of New York. will become a memhpS
Of the shipping board in place OF CAD6
John b White, whose resignation "
president accepted today.
Chairman Denman received the pres.
idcnt's request at noon and rendered u
Immediately. n
II wan, to help the president in every
way possible" he said. "and never hsVe
questioned the wisdom OF his decisions"
Letter to Denman.
In asking for Mr.. Denman's resig.
nation, President Wilson suggested that
he would be glad TO take the same
disinterestcd and ,clf-forgettng course
tina, General Goe'hals has taken"
When you have done as he has
done" the president wrote Mr.. Denman.
u am sure that you may count w3h
the utmost confidence upon the ulH.
mate verdic, Of the people Of the coue.
try with regard to your magnanlmdAe
and unseiish view OF public duty ~
upon winning in the retrospect ~
same admiration and confidence tlao
| have learned 10 feel for you,"
Action Comes % Surprise.
President Wilson's action came %
a surprise Officials generally had
though, he would make q further effort
to patch M differences and divide ~
officially between Chairman Dennaa
and General Goethals powers co..
ferred on him by the shipping act,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-24
Mooney Jury Out;
Freedom Predicted

SAN FRANCISCO, July 24-Thc de.
tense in the Rena Mooney murder trial,
encouraged by the fac, that the jury
yesterday, after being out for eight and
one half hours, had failed TO reach an
agreement confidently predicted that
the jury today either would return a
verdict Of not guilty or be discharged.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-24
KENTUCKY SENTRY
fires AT BELeIANs

> LOUISVILLE, Ky, July IA sen.
try guarding the can,onment discharged
his rifle at the parade of the Belgian
war mission here today when the car
leading the procession refused to heed
his command TO halt The ri'leman
fired above the heads OF the occupants
Of the car He was placed under ar.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-24
Race Riot Leads
to Two Deaths

MAIDEN Mo, July H.-Charley
Posilewaite, white, and Sam Hall. ne
gro foreman OF clearing gang were
killed in a running fight at Risco New
Madrid county, seven miles east OF
Maiden, yesterday when crowd OF
whites undertook TO run negroes ou, OF
town. --...
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-24
Hurley Started
As Railway Fireman

CHICAGO. July A.--Edward Nah
Hurley was born July 81, 1854. At
Galesburs, H., and was educated IN
the public schools Of that city His first
employment was as q fireman for the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad.
His rise from humble beginnings 10 -
commanding place in the world Of in
dustry and finance was spectacular, His
invention Of the principle Of the pnsu,
matte tool, an instrument which revo.
lutioniIed steel construction. made poe
sible his advance.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-24
KERENSKY WILL
STOP At NOTHING
TO SAVE NATION
Retreat Not Yet Halted, But.
Fighting More Intense,

COPENHAGEN, July "A dis
patch from q war correspondent Of
the Lokal Anieiger Of Berlin, says
that the Austro-GermAn advance
in Galicia Is sweeping forward In
cesssntly, Notwithstanding despsr-
ate counter attacks BY Siberian
troops.
PETROGRAD, July PA blood
and iron policy" will be put into effect
il needed, to save Russia, by the gov
crnment of Premier kcrensky, to which
unlimited power has been granted. II
an interview today the premier said
Relying upon the confidence Of
the masses and the army, the gov
eminent will save Russia and Rus
sian unity BY blood and iron, II
agreement and reason, hoAer and
oonscisncs are not sufficient.
"The situation at the front 10 very
serious and demands heroic meas
ures. But ] am convinced the Or
qanism OF the state 10 sufficiently
vigorous to be cured without . par
tial amputation."
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-24
Resisting Powers
Admitted by Berlin
Associated Press Wal Summar Z

Associated Press Wal Summary,
Signs OF halt in the retreat OF the
Russians in eastern Galicia before the
advancing Austro- German armies are
largely wanting but indications Of
stronger resistance in some sectors are
cropping out The Russian general
undoubtedly are doing their utmost 10
bring their men to utter necessity OF
implicit obedience and the present
plight OF certain sections Of the MuSco.
Continued on Pnae u. Column ~
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-24
BOYS IN FRANCE
TO ACKNOWLEDGE
TOBACCO GIFTS
Quarter viii Send ascent
Package to Soldiers,
Gift No. |.

"A IISS CLARA EOFF, Oklahoma
Wl City, X. =. d. No. 4, Box iA,
"'" is the first contributor to the
Times "Our Boys in France To-
bacco Fund" She sent In a silver
dollar today. Her contribution will
buy packages Of cissren and to-
bscco for four Of the "Sammies"
now before the German lines In
France, preparing for the day when
hey will occupy frst-line trenches
and six feet of earth, some OF
them.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-24
BODIES OF BROTHERS
FOUND IN cISTERN

ST. LOUIS, July 24--Joseph and
Louis Moss, brothers, were found dead
today in an abandoned cistern. The
men are thought to have fallen into
the cis,ern and to have been killed by
sewer gas
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-24
Indian Cavalry
Planned in Bill

WASHINGTON, July a-The Kahn
bill to organize ten or more regiments
of Indian cavalry as part OF the Ameri-
can military forces, was considered by
the house military committee today.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-24
Partly Cloudy for
Tonight, Forecast

LOCAL FORECAST Parity cloudy
weather tonight and wednesdays not
much change In Temperature.
STATE FoREcAsT-Tonloht unset.
tied; local showers In eastern portloni
Wednesday generally fair,
ARKANSAS Generally fair, continued
warm,
ARKANsAS-Local showers, unsettled
WEST TExAs-Gsnerally fair,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-24

Kaiser Scorns War Entry of u. S.;
Asserts Nation Can't Save Allies

BERNIE Switzerland, July 2The vOk zetung of Augsburg,
Bavaria that the reception recently in Berlin by Emperor
William of the chsag the emperor, convesing
Philip Shedemsnn the Socialist leader spoke ghngy
and the conviction that the United
decisive In the
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-24
PRESIDENT SIGNS
AVIATION MEASURE

WASHINGTON July 24-The 500
100000 airplane bill became q law to-
day with President Wilson's signature.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-24

What want to know--Did we loin
the navy or the army!--financial
Mail (London).
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-24
HOURLY
TEMPERATURE

Rainfall here In 74.hour period ending
q, m, thIs morning, 90 inch,
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-08-24
. l4,aG -
sHS.hp

The grand total on hand . I4.aG ~
Nn't. di-,ur-s~l for year 2.ess. 81
l:alsncr on hand at sl.s,r oi
Jun- ~. 1871. tII.ass. 81
liii- you must concssi.. o. l,s. more than
a normal showing for a frat-rnal order IN
tins -tatr. all things else con.i,irr~d aud
sIsak- we'll. not only ior tho~e In charge
oi the department hat tor the order.
The department. also has attached ~ it
thrss' grand auditors in the J.-r-ons of
I'f. u. ,. Whit oi iiuntinyton Mr. }.
Frank hrl-ss-. and Rev. o.. D. 5"hnson
"i keystone. all riiisrrnt AMI rapshls
IA ~a- said that thr Iara.i- on last
ihnr~isy ~a- one "i tls hnr-t ever seen
in Wheeling snd u ~a- un-tlnt.~ily &C
Know ~l'~ig''d 10y th''-'. ~i'o ARE in y ssltion
1" know that Il out'iri anything the or
der has -tag,-l Tor yrat-
Ih"fsday night ~itns'---s~i the big social
event oi ihe -s---l"n ani rIxht we'll did
they respond. :'Air ladies' and knishtl,
gentleInrn lIyerrSi inr Tia. occssion ioinsd
in tlir is--tIvits- and upI.s-i the light fsu-
ta-tlr Tie n''risrn ~ NIs,nrnI= ol tia. tip
-i"iiorean art Into tls small wee hours of
ti'e morning when they w-ut home %
dram oi pheasant I'a-'- AMI hpt-lul fu-
ture-, while thr "l,ls-r and more staid
Ones t'spk council among them--lv-. -
I" tile niprr.~ ~hIch w..s Friday snd IN
cifentaiiy the day oi election.
A wa- u be rxIs.cts.i, th. order again
h"n"rssi Hon. .. =. NDrl wiIi the Grand
nis-tsrSl,lp and right we'll lac deserved il.
MIR. Nos.l - man of more than Usual
PERSONALITY and "a line student of human
nature. While tins ~ true. q o. not all.
lie ha- done murh. u not more for The
order than any man IN the STATE and 10
only rraPing tiir reward of what lac hss
-"~n in l"-ing Placs-i at .l,e head OF the
of'isr. The rest oi the officers were elsct-
''i in tie following order aud named po-
rition-
frh- w. w. sanders. ID. a. NJ
- Floyd iso~-. Ss~.retary
Mr.. J. - shelton, Treasurer.
Rev. w. g. Kss--r. Districts ID.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-08-24
Of West Virginia Hold Inter-
esting Session in Wheeling
Harmony Prevailed Throughout and All Officers
Reelected by Acclamation--Endowment De-
partment in Splendid Condition The Lodge
as Whole Command the Admiration and
Expressed Approval Of Citizens Of Wheeling.

The annual session of the G.. a.. ~. %
r. Of West Nirginis which convened in
the city of Wheeling ls now nlstt-r "i
history BE it said. however. to tile credit
oi the order, that Il will ~ down ln hl~
tory ~ one oi the most harmonious AMI
1t the same time one OF the most enthu.
sisstic sessions ever held. II there VA.
any dlspo-ltlon To bring about any
changes in the personnel al the Officers
oi the orgsniz alton t " ~ never dl-ci"-s~i
aud the s~s 1t ali Tunes was -nu,tla
placid and calm. business Was trans
arted In AN orderly. Inethodical manner
and with di-patrh. There was no lwk
oi enthusiasm ~nd everybody seemed ln-
tsrestsd IA the general welfare oi the or
der and anxious that lt achieve what a
A.sernbl-d u Arhieve.
IL was noticeable that the men Who
were s~nt there representatives from
their r-spsctive lodges came with "a mrs
s'on and . purppse ~ they fulfilled that
niission and liycd up u that pur,,o--
There MSS nothing al unu-,ral interest
which marked tlse s.ss.nublIng on tle first
day. There Was the general routine oi
tie Offering of report. anal ti.e appoint
ment of committees xnd Tie grttiny the
msrhinery an order Ia transact such l,tl-i-
ness might come before It at "a later
iuasrvai. The fiousri,oid of kutis SHOW
81 up Ia ius style snJ distinguished At
self by having gains~l in nirinbrr-hip
and showed a decIded incress~ Imam
cisiiy and otherwise. 1'hss ~ one ol ille
very important arms oi tile lodge and
hss taken hrst rank in tile last lev years
in point oi Importance and H. every " here
rrcoRnizoL one oi tllr mann aux illaIir-
of frAsernsl orders.
The Endowment Department comes
forwnrd with = refnark 4 allie record snd
lived up ~ IL usual good rrIItatiun,
showing = healthy financial ron,istIon
and proves lsscli to lie one oi u,- n.~t
valuable assets u the institution a. has
10 10 not aInis- ln this connes.tIon "a max.
mention Oi tiic lat that w o.. Jones
Prosident; George w. Iiughe-, Secre-
tsry, and Matthew Buster, TREASURER,
deserve no little erosiIt ior the banding
up OF this arm of this loige and al-o tl,e
socce~-iul msintsnsnce oi 10 ami IL most
healthy showing - It Is today. To IT,
perfectly fair about lt, IL would -.-rm
thst tile hon share oi tile credit In lhi-
connection should 10 " Mr.. Hughes.
who. ior years hss gwen TINS branch oi
Tie work hls special attention.. lie has
made tins end Oi tile work . .ociAl study
and many features Of u. in IL more mod
ern iOrnls Of improvements. may l,e at
tfibutssi - him. Tins is not speaking
dlsp.rssingiy of any other Inenter oi
this hoard. but u - simply t,siny lar ~
tie matter. from tbe isrt- ~ they --rn,
~ ~ disrio-s,i .nd not only - this cred
itsble u Mr.. iiuglse-. but o. tie order
- we'll.
One 10 aide u gather something of the
magnitude of the IMPORTANCE Of tins de-.
partn.snt from tire fOllDwing hnsncIal
statistIcs:
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-08-24
HON. A. D. RICE. PRES,
BOARD EDUCATION
Interviewed, Who Speaks Praise.
worthy Of School Improve
meuts.
says BOarb- Hal selected the Very Bs.t
Ie~bers fOr AnOtber Year.

says B"ard- Hal s'elected the Very Best
Ieshers fOr Another Year.
Charle-ton. w. Va. Any. Is.-Hon.
d. Kice, Of Worth. McDowslI coun-
~. President Of thr Board II kaInest,oo
~ NOrthiork Di-trict. wss In All. CITY
"Wednesday In conference With Attornsv
General D.. 4 England snI Snpt OF
>ch's'l- NJ. y. Shaskry inlrey.rd to the
-ciiooi bonds ior hI- district st the No
vemier, l3l1. ris~tiD pa. Mr.. Rice v~
a--nre'i by tie ATTORNEY General That be
would approve the fDnd issue sfssr
wii'ch the Board 81 PublIc Works will
Inrciia-e tie entire '--ue Il permitted to
d. -.
Mr.. kIce - recvgni1s-l - one Of ths
INST .ctive and efiicent heads of D..tr,et
boards Oi fduration in the state F~~
u any DISTRICTS have made the raid
progre-- in -chool development made bv
tire NOrtlliork District IN McDowsIl
County. since Mr.. Rice i-ecsms its pr,-
ident
Mr.. Eice -tatel u,st numerous inn
,rOvsment- were l~ing made an tbs
schools Of iils district The white Hish
SclIool - ieing enlsrgr'l o. take cars Of
tie rapid increase in attendance AID The
colored High Sclsool which has her<to-
fore been tsught IN connection With ths
Ekridse Graded school will in the fus-
nre occupy q separate building st CLARK.
The Primary School building ss thss
plsce will IN the future De the Colorsd
Iiigh School, - being enlarged and Inn
proved 20 tlst when u - complsssd is
~Iil be one Of the lest building in ths
district. In regard b. teachers Prssidsns
Rice sad that the Board hsd selected he
very l<~t cOrI- OF tesclsers for ell ~
schools that u wss pos-ible 70 obsain
and they wIli compare isvorsbly Win
any equal numter OF teachers IN ~
pobiic schools Any where in N ssass.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-08-24

they pay taxes on n million and q hall
doilan' worth of property in the city
limits. Conditions in Dallas are not
materially different in other Southern
cities.
These are the causes which have ere
ated unrest among the colored people OF
Texas and the South and in their ~for,
u peacesbly escape them, they are leav-
ing the South for tlIs North, where they
hope to find q better chance in the bat
tleield Of life.
The Negro il advised that he is not
wanted North. lie knows that he will
meet in measure the same KIND Of oppo-
sitiOn from the same rare OF p~ople.
whether ::be:hehsves:hinseli or not, bat
IN desperation, = large number have
come 70 the conclusion that they can DO
no worse
The Dallas Express has never favored
. wholesale emigration Of the Negro iron,
the south. IL does not now. Ia believe.
that the condition which prevail in the
South have been created by the Whit
people. Ii believes that they should rs.
move these conditions -unsharkIe the
greatest county tenestb Gods sun. D,
giving every man q chance N lie eli thsl
he can b~.
The time has come for character and
worth n count, whether it- po~-e~.or H.
q white man or . black mxa. The t@tter
element of the white people gener.lI,
hsve nothing u io-e by giving the color.
81 man . mans chance, and the .noner
they reach this conclusion the letter.
W cOur-e there are lev lazy ~hit.
people ~bo think that " the Negro 4.
gwen q fair chance they will he di.tsnc.
81 IN the rare upward. This 10 true.
There are lev ignorant whites who are
silly enough % think that the Negro de
sire- social equality, forgetful Of the fart
that white men, almost exclusively are
the ones sho insist of coiIsiatsting With
Negro women. Social eluslity 10 an IN
diyIdusl idea, and the lsg cannot regu-
late 70; but - our opinion that the Negro
cares les- about s-socisting with Whit
people, than white people esres sbou,
.--ocis,ing with him.
Let M try just,ce and fsirne~-. Let ne
rive special privilege. 10 none and fair
Geld for ali, and 10 10 our opinion that ~e
shall have nothing 10 regret ON account
oi the experiment.. The Dallas Exprs~-
~snts 10 see the Negro in large measure
remssn in the south. but 10 demands for
him fair trestment while he works ous
HE destiny, and convinces the world IA ss
hs enfrsnchi.sm-ns wss not . missske.
|-Dsliss. Tsxss. Express.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-08-24

time showed that they had any prefer
ence in the matter xcept 70 sse wht
came nearest filling every requirement.
They made the most exhaustive exami
nation, taking note of tie neasness bosk
Of the gardens themselves and the sur
roundings, the regularity OF the rows
the stand of plants, the maturity OF th<
crops aud every lissis thing that would
likely enter into reasonable coosidsr
ations they took note OF them. Their
are about s0O men on this operation and
they are al in good shape making good
money Early in the morning th>
judges together with Special Agent Mr.
Sayre and the Editor OF the Time, b.
gan looking over the gardens. The Su.
perintendent. Mr.. Hubbard. made il
known that all be wanted the judges e
do wss 70 look over the sardsns care
fully and without partially. give The man
or men credit ior what they found, made
no difference with him whsshur he -
white, eolossd, Aussisan Or icuignW
he alec stated that the same We the re-
quest and desire Of Hon. George Wolfe,
general manager.
(Oontinusd on Psss %