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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-16

TIGERT MEMORANDUM and
hasion' Rev. Hawes Palmore Clarke.
pastor sunday school at q.ik n m
a. r rms erger. superintenden,
freaching services II 4. m. ana \ fl
M Mornlns subject '"Tha Vame n
me Church and OF Religion In Time
or war Evening subject. Forces
ny which Men Overcome" Jpplor
league. ESQ p. m, at tho rrrr1tr
pace. Mrs J, n Guhser and Miss
Iiarney In charge Epworth league
p. m l. G. Bush. president Conc
and hear about the Claremore con
ference. V'"-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-16
Monday

"a event specially prepared for
the woman who would econo-
mize and at the same time dress
in distinctive manner.
offering several special pur-
chases combined with models
reduced from the regular stock
about 200 dresses in all.
these are high class gowns
and frocks you would regularly
buy for $500, $39.75 and $45.O0.
elegant and exclusive models
for the restaurant, street, after
noon, travel, SPORT resort and
wear at patriotic entertainments.
these frocks are all new and
represent practically a COM
plete presentation of the ap-
proved fashion changes for the
summer season.
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Where Worship
PRESBYTERIAN.

FIRST PRESB YTERTAN -- Sew
cnth and Boston. Rev. g. w Kerr
pastor. Sunday school at $40 a. m
M usic by the orchestra 9.45 a. M
Bible classes for all. services al
l0.55 u. m, subject. The Fourth
Commandment" Junior Christian
Endcavor al p: m. Evening scrv.
!ceB 3 O'Clock. subject, The Broken
Hearted Father" II the weather
permits. evening services will be
held on the church lawn senior
Christian Endeavor at 7. MID week
services Wednesday y. m.
SECOND PREsBYTERIAN-Zu-
mis- and Barton, Rev. W H. Murphy
jr, pastor, Morning worship 1915,
sermon by the pastor Evening Wor.
snip at s o'clock, sermon by the
pastor. Campfire girls meet 2 u. m.
Monday Prayer meeting at 8 p. m.
Wednesday, Red Cross Tuesday
Wednesday and Friday. 2 D. M. Mon
day and Friday, 7.30 p m. for sur
glcal dressings Boy Scouts TuoH-
day at p. m.
BulLETTE IMMUNITY -IpIuse
kell and Bullette, A. T.. Weston.
pastor. sunday school at $50 a. m
9, Edwards, superintendent Chris
tan EndeaVor 7 p. m. Evening serv-
Ice az p. m. Sermon by Prof G. H.
kimbrough.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-05-16
VICTIM OF HIS OWN JOKE
Senator Had Not Intended Jocose Re.
mark to Be Taken as Seriously
as 1t Was. .4 ir"0

W.
An official Of the house of repre-
sentatives met a distinguished United
States senator in the halls of the cap
itol. They were old friends, and both
were born in Kentucky. 1t was at a
time when there was not much stirring
about the big building, and the two sat
down to talk. The conversation turned
on what the doctors of America we're
doing, and discussion Of specialists.
The official suggested that he had q
relative who was a distinguished alien
list. 4
"There would seem to be a good field
for work along his line right here in
the capitol" remarked the senator. II
know some members Of the house and
senate whom he might examine"
"Well, I expect him in Washington
very shortly" returned the official, in
all innocence, "and I want him to meet
you"
1t was not until several seconds later
when the senator laughed that the Of
fetal realized that an explanation was
In order.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-05-16
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER 1-Don Esteban yarona. a
Cuban planter. possesses q great treasure
hoard. This wealth has been hidden in
a well on the estate by Sebastian, a slave.
cret cache. Don Esteban's wife dies at
the birth Of twins. Esteban and Rosa.
Isabel, who knows there is hidden treas
ure and tries to wiring the secret from Sc
bastian. When the slave refuses she tries
to hurt him by having Evangelina, his
daughter, whom he loves dearly and who
Is the special servant of the twins, sold.
CHAPTER II-Through Donna Isabel's
Bcheming Don Esteban risks Evangelina
at cards and loses. Crazed by the loss of
his daughter, Sebastian kills Don Este
ban and himself.
CHAPTER III-Many years Donna 1sa-
bel searched for the hidden wealth of the
man she had married. A few years later
she seeks to marry Rosa to the rich Don
Mario. but Rosa Is promised to O'Reilly,
the American, and awaits his return from
New York, whence he has gone to break
off his engagement to his employers
daughter. Esteban is secretly aiding the
1nsurractoS
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-05-16
Motive Power of One of the Civil Wa
Railroads Was Primitive in
the Extreme.

The history of railway operation in
this country offers many curious and
interesting details. Among them none
are stranger than those that concern
the Memphis, Ell Paso & Pacific rail.
road, a 40-mile line operated between
MARSHALL, Tex, and Shreveport, La,
during the Civil war.
The owner was John Higginson. He
had many titles: chairman of the
board, president, vice president, SUI
perintendent, trainmaster, roadmaster.
freight and passenger agent, fireman,
conductor and master mechanic. The
motive power was Of the best in those
days, and consisted of several yoke of
oxen, commonly known as "hay-burn-
ers." The oxen were, it is said, gen.
orally on time.
Mr.. Higginson ran his train on q tri-
weekly schedule. When he had gath
cred up a "cargo" and everything was
ready for the trip he loaded the ken
into the first box car in the train. In
the next car he had put the freight and
the passengers, and in the third he
himself rode. The cars started down
the steep grade out of Marshall and,
after they had rolled as far as they
would Mr.. H%igginson set the brakes
and proceeded to unload the oxen and
hitch them to the coupling of the car.
Then he released the brakes and start
ed the train up the grade. At the top
the oxen We're again loaded into their
car and another start was made down.
hill. BY repeating this operation sew
eral times Mr.. Higginson and his train
would finally reach Shreveport.
The passenger rate was 25 cents a
| person. Freight charges We're any
thing the owner of the line could get.
Since there was no competition, Mr..
Higginson made money. All freight
! was marked "red ball" and handled
as soon as received.
This, however, was not the first
! "hay-burning" railway in the United
States. Most of the early lines made
use of animals. The Baltimore & Ohio
at one time employed horses to haul
freight and passenger trains over the
first Is miles Of track constructed
Youths Companion.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-05-16
whats That?" Gasped the Negro.

force. cts old Don Esteban, your ia.
Their. They say he walks at midnight,
carrying his head in his two hands"
Young Varona managed to whisper,
with some show of courage: "Hush
Wait! l don't believe in ghosts" New.
ertheless, he was on the point of set.
ting Asensio an example Of %undignified
flight when the mysterious object
emerged from the shadows into the
open moonlight; then he sighed with
relief: "Ah-h! Now I see! 1t is my
stepmother. She is asleep"
For a moment or two they watched
the progress of the white-robed figure
then Esteban stirred and rose from his
seat. "She's too close to that we'll,
There is" He started forward a
pace OF two. 'They say people who
walk at night go mad If they're awak'
ened too suddenly, and yet"
When the somnambulist's deliberate
progress toward the mouth of the we'll
continued he called her name softly.
Donna Isabel!" Then he repeated it
louder. Donna Isabel! Wake up
The woman seemed to hear and yet
not to hear. She turned her head to
listen, but continued to walk.
Don't be alarmed" he said, reas7
suringly. 1T is only Esteban-Donna
Isabel! Stop" Esteban sprang for
ward, shouting at the top Of his voice.
for at the sound Of her name Isabel
had abruptly swerved to her right, a
movement which brought her danger.
ously close to the lip Of the we'll.
"Stop! Go back" screamed the
young man.
Above his warning there came a
shrek, shrill and agonized-a wall OF
such abysmal terror as to shock the
night birds and the insects into still.
ness. Donna Isabel slipped, or STUN.
bled, to her knees, she balanced briefly,
clutching at random while the earth
and crumbling cement gave way be-
meath her; then she slid forward and
disappeared, almost out from between
Esteban's hands. There was a noisy
rattle of rock and pebble and a great
splash far below; q chuckle of little
stones striking the water, then a faint
bubbling. Nothing more. The stepson
stood in his tracks. sick, blind with
horror; he was swaying yer the open
Ing when Asensio dragged him back.
Pancho Cueto, being a heavy sleeper,
was the last to be reused by Esteban's
Outcries. When he had hurriedly
slipped into his clothes In response to
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-05-16
Formation and Color.

The iridescence of nacre, or mother
of-pearl, is a matter Of form and not
actual color. In fact, all "changeable"
coors are more or less the result Of
form even where there is fermentation
beneath, such as in certain ribbed silks.
When sunlight bears directly upon
finely ribbed metdA. as a file, there is
the same play Of colors.
In the case Of mother-of-pearl an in
teresting experiment has been made.
An impression Of the pearl was TAX
en- upon pure white wax. It was then
found that the apparently smooth sur
face Of the pearl had still sufficient
irregularities to impress upon the wax
q surface that resulted In similar color
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Tarrisse.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-05-16
posed himself to
for a long time,
for the night was

damp and he was sleepy; but at last
a figure stole out Of the gloom and
Joined him. The newcomer was a rag
ged negro, dressed In the fashion of
the poorer country people.
"Well, Asensio. I thought you'd
never come. I'll get a fever from thisi"
Esteban said irritably.
1T is a long way, Don Esteban, and
Evangelina made me wait until dark.
I tell you we have to be careful these
days."
"What is the news? What did you
hear?"
Asensio sighed gratefully as he seat
ed himself. zone hears a great deal,
but one never knows what to believe.
There is fighting in Santa Clara, and
Maceo sweeps westward"
Taking the unaddressed letter from
his pocket, Esteban said, II have an
other message for Colonel Lopez"
"That Lopez! He's here today and
there tomorrow; one can neve find
him."
"Well, you must find him, and i'm
mediately, Asensio. This letter con
tains important news-so important, in
fact"-Esteban laughed lightly-"that
if you find yourself in danger from the
Spaniards I'd advise you to chew it up
and swallow it as quickly as you can"
"Tll remember that" said the negro,
'for there's danger enough. Still,
fear these Spaniards less than the
guerrilleros: they r everywhere
They call themselves patriots, but they
are nothing more than robbers
They"
Asensio paused abruptly. He seized
his companion by the arm and, lean
ing forward, stared across the leve
garden into the shadows opposite
Something was moving there, under
the trees; the men could see that i
a white and formless, and that |
pursued an cratic course.
"What's that?" gasped the negro. HI
began to tremble violently and hi
breath became audible. Esteban wa
compelled to hold him down by mail
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-05-16
ter1ng hand upon her throat.
"You two will sleep tonight in San
%Severino," grimly announced the 70.

"You two will sleep tonight in San
Severino," grimly announced the ro-
fund visitor. "You know what that
MEANS"
Rosa uttered q smothered cry.
Colonel Fernandez" Don Mario
proceeded, impressively, Ibid me this
favor, knowing me to be q sutton for
Rosa's hand. In spite of his duty and
the evidence he"
"Evidence? What evidence?" Este
ban asked sharply.
"For one thing, your own letter to
Lopez, the rebel, warning him to be-
ware of the trap prepared for him in
Santa Clara, and advising him of the
government force at Sabanilla. Oh,
don't try to deny it! 1 read it with
my w eyes, and it means--death."
Rosa said family: "Esteban! I
warned YOU"
Este5an was taken aback, but it was
plain that he was not in the least
frightened. "They haven't caught me
yet" he laughed.
"You say they intend to arrest me
also| Rosa eyed the caller anxiously.
Exactly !"
"Who accuses her, and of what?'
Esteban demanded
"That also l have discovered through
the courtesy of Colonel Fernandez.
Your accuser is none other than Pan
cho Cueto."
"Cueto!"
Eyes; he has denounced both Of you
as rebels, and the letter is only part
Of his proof, 1 believe. Now, then, you
al guess why I am here. I am not
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-05-16
Regret interference With Mature.

Australia is regretting the laws
passed some years ago ordering the
slaughter Of hawks. owls, carr1on
crows or other birds that prey on
young animals and birds, says q sgd
ney dispatch to the Cleveland Press.
These have now been almost wiped!
out, with the result, as described by
a recent writer, that decaying bodies.
numerous on sheep farms, have been
left to be demolished by the larvae Of
blowfies. which have now increased
to such an appalling extent as to
threaten the sheep on the runs with
destruction. the animals becoming
"hyblown" and eaten up alive by this
dangerous pest. i
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-05-16
PAGE SEVEN

I would have lent you a hand with this
rascal Cueto, but now he will fall hei,
to your entire property. Well, it Il
a time for banditsi ~" Unable to
think of a parting speech sufficiently
bitter to match his disappointment,
Don Mario plunged out into the sun
light, muttering and stammering to
himself.
Within an hour the twins we're on
their way up the Yumuri, toward the
home of Asensio and Evangelina; for
1t was thither that they naturally
turned. 1t was well that they had
made haste, for as they rode down into
the valley, up the other side Of the hill
from Matanzas came q squad Of the
Guardia Civil, and at it's head rode
Pancho Cueto.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-05-16

without influence {; 1 "a save Rosa, but
for you, Esteban, I fear I can do moth
ing. You must look out for yourself.
Well? What do you say?"
When Esteban saw how pale his Sis
ter had grown, he took her in his arms,
saying gently: "Tm sorry, dear. It's all
my fault" Then to the merchant:
cts very good of you to warn us"
"Ha" Don Mario famed himself.
"I'm glad you appreciate my efforts.
It's a good thing to have the right kind
Of a friend. I'll marry Rosa within an
hour, and 1 fancy my name will be a
sufficient shield" ~~a" 4Ss4
Rosa turned to her elderly sutton
and made q deep courtesy. II am I'M.
worthy Of the honor" said she. "You
see, II do not love you, Don Mario"
"Love!" exploded the. visitor. "God
bless you! What has love to do with
the matter? Esteban will have to ride
for his life in ten minutes and your
property will be seized. So you had
better make yourself ready to go with
me-"
But Rosa shook her head.
"Eh? What ails you? What do you
expect to do?"
II shall go with Esteban." said the
girl.
This calm announcement seemed to
stupefy De Castano. He sat down
heavily in the nearest chair, and with
his wet handkerchief poised in one
pudgy hand he stared fxedly at the
speaker. His eyes were round and
bullying, the sweat streamed unheeded
from his temples. He resembled some
queer bloated marine monster just
emerged from the sea and momentartly
dazzled by the light.
"You- You're mad" he finally
gasped. "Esteban, tell her what 1t
MEANS"
But this Esteban could not do, for
he himself had not the faintest no.
ton Of what was in store for him. War
seemed to him a glorious thing he had
been told that the hills were peopled
with patriots. He was very young, his
llcdIL was dUldAc Will lldIIcu AOA lAo
S%paniards and for Pancho Cueto. He
longed to risk his life for a free Cuba.
Therefore he said: "Rosa shall do as
she pleases. If we must be exiles we
shall share each others hardships. 1t
will not be for long,"
idiot" stormed the fat man. "Bet-
ter that you gave her to the sharks
below San Severino. There is no law,
no safety for women outside Of the
cities. The island is in anarchy. These
patriots you talk about are the blacks
the mulattoes, the-lowest, LATEST say.
ages in Cuba"
"Please! Don Mario" the girl
pleaded. II cannot marry you, for-1
love another"
"Eh?"
II love another. I'm betrothed to
O'Reilly, the American-and he's com
ing back to marry me-"
De Castano twisted himself labori.
ously out Of his chair and waddled
toward the door. He was purple with
a & and modification. On the thresh'
old he paused to wheeze: every we'll,
chen. Go! I'm done with both Of you
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-05-16
OPERATED BY "HAY-BURNERS"

tContjnund Next Week)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-03

channel for $4,000. J. C. MCGOWAN of
GEORGETOWN offered to break up the ice
for $500. F. w. Lepper, draughts-
man at the navy yard, submitted a PLAN
J. w. Cooper and ]. r. Bowen, with
gangs of men employed by river-front
firms, were busy during several days in
blasting the ice with dynamite and
these operations near the Aqueduct
bridge attracted thousands of people.
An old time Washingtonian, writing
to The Star and urging that haste be
made in breaking the ice. related this
bit of history:
We also know a little of the havoc of 1881
and other winters we'll. Our recollectons of
States harbormaster and in order to break an
open channel and prevent the destruction of
the Long bridge and other exposed property We
employed a powerful iceboat from the Delaware
river called the Atlantic, used two large
de-wheel boats heavily ironed and likewise
powerful tugs, and with this feet at our COM
mand backed by Uncle Sam, to keep way
clear was easy matter.
Congress appropriated the money
January 20 for breaking the ice and
there was a long debate participated
in by Representatives Bland and Dock
cry of Missouri, Hooker of Mississippi
and Messrs. Wilcox and Heard, in
which the old Long bridge came in for
it's usual share of condemnation. Three
members of the harbor police, Com
modore Bob Sutton, now dead; Russell
Dean, the present harbormaster, and
Silas Lewis, now RETIRED went to Bal
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with stucco. and the inside walls are a
thick pasteboard with wood strips over
the joints. The buildings have double
floors, and when completed they look
much like the better class of suburban
residences or the succeed houses erect
ed at seaside resorts. They are lighted
by electricity and heated by steam.
They are built to last only for the time
of the war. but there is no reason why
they should not be standing ten years
from now. They have all gone up with
in the past six months and they are
only part of a large building pro-
gram which is still under way.
Take. for instance, the series offgreat
storage buildings which are to be
erected for supplies and munitions at
certain terminal points. These are all
ready begun. They are going up at the
chief ports where the railways and
ships come together. and where food
and all sorts of supplies have to be
kept until they can be sent off to Eu-
rope.
The buildings are different from those
of the cantonments, and the structures
here at Washington which l have de-
scribed. They have to be carefully
built and with special regard to their
use. Those going up near New York
will cost more than has been expended
upon all these new buildings at the
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gerous to Sweden than was the Russia
of the cars That is one cause Of ap-
prehension for Sweden, or for those
Swedes who do not relish the idea OF
their country permanently becoming
the vassal of Germany. Whether the
pro-German Swedish court, with its
subserviency to Germany. has any APP
prehensions may be a matter of con-
lecture, but the feeling of the Swedish
people is not conjectural. 1t is mani
testify one of anxiety over the prospect
of Germany's complete domination of
the Baltic through occupation and con-
troll of the entire eastern shore.
There are also other causes of worry
to Sweden. These involve both the
pro-German court and the people.
Finland's plight in seeking to main
tain an Independent status in conso-
nance with the principle of self-deter-
mination is source of grave concern.
The red guards of the bolsheviki and
their murderous orgies in Finland have
raised a strong indignation. Swedish
relief expeditions of non-military
character have been sent across the
gulf and have enabled many hundred
refugees to be brought over. But the
tales of what is going on and of the
thousands and tens of thousands of
Firms who cannot leave, and who yet
may be unable to offer an effective re-
sistance to the red guards, have started
an agitation for relief that will be
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cal obligation was incurred by Fin
land. The idea of the reunion with
Sweden, from which she was cut on in
1909, apparently is not entertained by
the Firms. It may come as later de-
velopment. In the meantime, Germany
lies across the path of Sweden. ana
would not be likely to encourage or
even permit measures which would
create a sentiment for reunion between
Finland and Sweden. That was all
right in the fall of 1914, when the OBJ
ject was to dismember Russia. but Rus
STA having dismembered herself. Ger
many is now only concerned with
the, fragments as semi
independent powers or as parts OF Ger
man territory.
The Aland Islands present the most
pressing problem for Sweden. Nomi-
nally they are Russian territory, lying
off Finland. But there is no Russia
now And they are at the door Of
itself. All sorts of factions,
red guards. white guards and other
guards are fighting there. The red
guards represent the bolsheviki, while
the white guards are said to represent
the party of Independence. or, at least,
of some sort of government.
The Germans are reported to be play
ing the white guards against the red,
but only in a way to embroil all fac
tions further and prevent any kind of
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ington were rapidly filled. and large
apartment houses in process of con-
stfuction were taken over and used for
war activities. Some of the big office
buildings of the city were COM
mandeered: the tenants were told to
move out, and various branches of the
government moved in. This was so
with many apartment houses in which
people We're living And still the clerks
came, and Uncle Sam cried for more.
He soon found however. that in order
to use the employees he had to have
places where he could put them to
work, and he is now scheming to build
them quarters where they can sleep
overnight.
The first question was to create ONCE
buildings in which the work could go
on. Many of these have been built and
acres more. are in process OF construc-
ton. The first to go up was that which
now forms the main offices OF the Coun-
Gil of National Defense. 1t was built
within forty-f1ve days. Nevertheless, 1T
covers half as much ground as the ma
tional Library and it's floor space Is al
most four acres. This was followed by
a big two-story building for the food
administration, which covers about
twice as much ground as the pension
building. famous as the largest brick
building of the world. Then came the
Offices of the fuel administration. a
double roy of rooms running around a