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ra rv . .tables, PUBLISHED IN THE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST PART OF THE BEST STATE VOLUME I Miss Agnes Ellen Harris. Feb. 11—Afternoon Home Nursing—DMiss Mae L. SPLENDID PROGRAM ARRANGED FOR FARMERS' INSTITUTE THERE FEB. 10'12 There Will Also Be a Fine Display of Farm Products, Fruits, Vege- tables, Cooking, Needlework ties—Miss Ruth B. Conibear. Feb. 11—Morning Wells. Demonstration, Quick Breads—By —Miss Mae’ L. Wells, Miss Ellen Harris. Feb. 12—Morning Demonstration Lecture—Meat: ation, Miss Mae L. Wells. WANTS ALL NATIONS TO The Farmers' Institute, wnich is to be given under the auspices of the Lakeland Farmers’ Club Feb. 10, 11 and 12 is attracting wide at- tention and will no doubt be a great sation of naval construction wou (By Associated Press) success. Unstitute exhibits of all kinds will be on display, prizes being offeredclared today. for the best citrus kinds, vegetables and all kinds of farm products, poultry. etc. In the Domestic Science Depart.|ers, ment -prizes are offered for the best|suspend naval activity homt ' cooking, including bread, |combination of at least cakes, pies, canned fruits and vege- nations. preserves, jellies, pickles, |of two battleships. etc. The art and needlework depart- T0 MAKE NO CHANGE without ments will also be filled with hand- some exhibits and will also be of in- terest to the ladies. Premium lists, covering prizes offered, are now be- ing widely distributed. Those not having received a copy may have one by calling at this office. The place ‘for holding the Institute has been selected yet. change in the tariff law or its ad- Prominent speakers have been en-ljunct, the income tax law. gaged to be herc on the three days|Undcrwood so announced today, re- of the Institute, @nd the program|terring to recently each day will be of special interest|pitted to the w to all, especially to those interested |[mittee, of whic (By Associated Press) proposals he is chairman. in farming and those who have re-|The administration leaders say the cently come to the State to engage|law should be given time to demon- introduced in this business, and who are un-jstrate its worth. Bills familiar with conditions here. The|il] strike principally at collection Demonstration, Simple Desserts of Cereals and Fruits, Vegetable Salads i Agnes SUSPEND NAVAL CONSTRUCTION fruits of all|addressing the House naval commit-|$75,000. tee stating that he hoped for ulti-|Santa Barbara nearly two weeks ago mate disarmament among the pow-|and it was believed he committed but thought it impracticable to|suicide by jumping into the ocean. a|Police are investigating the two great|and relatives of Clark say they are He urged the construction| Willing to pay the ransom if con- ~ INTARIFF LAW Washington, Jan. 29.—The pres- not ent cession of Congress will see no Oscar sub- and means com- ‘. S ———————SE LAKELAND, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, JAN. 29, 1914. 5 HELD FOR | RUML CREDI T5000 BANSON, BLLS TODA FRANCIS LEWIS CLARK, OF SPO- INTRO- KANE, HELD A PRISONER NEAR LOS ANGELES Use in Diet; Best Method of Prepar- Relatives Are Willing to Pay the Amount to Gain His Release; Of* ficers Are Investigating (By Assoclated Press) Angeles, Los The letter vinced that he really is held a pris- oner. RATE RAISE SUSPENDED Washington, D. C., Jan. 29.— The Interstate Commerce commis- sion today postponed until July 29 the proposed increase in freight ratps on various southeastern roads. The roads must show better reasons for the increase in class and com- modity charges before consent can be given for the same. 500,000 FIRE T MANCHESTER. . 1. following is the three days’ pro-f«at source” feature of the income (By Associated Press.) gram: law. Manchester, N. H., Jan. The Merchants’ Exchange building, Feb. 10—Morning Session " . - . o= ing p. 'O S| U 10:30-11:00—O0pening Address ¥ y INTERESTING SPEAKER g of BRReip TO BE AT FIRST PRES- . Response bhy——— 11:00—Address by president of the F""""S. Club, 5 The Woman's Auxiliary of the 11:20—Productive and Non-produc- Presbyterian church in the United BVE Bollion k- SDeRoe most fortunate in Afternoon Session Mrs. States has been securing as its superintendent 1:30— Citrus Culture, Prof. P. He |\ “ \yinghorough, of Kansas City, Rolfe, director Florida |y, - arps. Winsborough is an excel- iZxperiment Station. lent speaker and is thoroughly —ac- Discussion ted by quainted with the latest methods of 2:30— Identifying Citrus Dise " Woman's work in the churches. and Control, Prof. B. Those who hear her must be benefit- Floyd ted. Evening Mrs. Winshorough visits Lakeland 7:30—{iood Roads, Dby 8p¢ "'”!":'iwmu"nvk (Friday) and will speak rom ofli of zood roads | ipo pipst Preshyterian church at Washington, D. ( } p. m Feb 11—Morning Session Al} Presbyterian women are urged 10:30—Forage and Grasses for FIor-} 0 rasent. Women of the other ida, 4. P. Spencer churches interested in Christian Discusgsion led by o work are cordially invited to be pres- 11:30—Tick Eradication and Vati . \hile in the city, Mrs. Wins- Building, Dr. A. €. Drach, by w0 will be the guest of Mrs. Bureau Animal Ind.. Wash-{\ o patterson ington, D. C. - Afternoon Session .. RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT 1:30— Road Material in Polk Coun- & ty, by speclaiist from office of good roads. —Mr. Luther it son of Haskell, Jan. Walker Crews, the you Discussion Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Crews, was born 2:30— Marketing Florida’s Farm . 1<a4 and died at his home Jan. and Vegetable Crops, B. L. 21, 1914. Hammer and Lloyd S. TeD | o was a member of our Sunday ney. cchool and will be missed by his Discussion many friends. Whereas God in His 7:30—Ornamentals, Mrs. MeadoW | . . vidence has seen fit to remove and Prof. R. II. trom onr midst Club Work, Miss Harris, di Therefore, be it resolved, that rector Home Economies, Dé- we bow to the will of our partment State College for |y cavenly father we deplore this act Women. of his kind providence and may it Feb 12—Morning Session avaw the ¢ ymmunity eloser to him 10:30—Co-operative Demonstration| iy, goeth all thinzs well Work; Its Scope and Pur was of a kind disposition and poses, H. E Savely, Wash-|.in b o roemembered by his ington, D. C. and loved ones . 11:30—Poultry, J. H. Wendler. s were laid to r,.:, in Afternoon Session : cemetery .'rn.' funeral 1:30—Pre-cooling Citrus Fruits, Shdtated by Revs I H. J. Ramsey, in harge |- of pre-cooling investiga- hat a copy of this reso reaved fam tions. 2:30—Lime and Phosphate Rock for Florida Crops and Soils.} the deepest s r of the Sunday Director P. H Rolfs. I also a copy P€i.3 ypon an annual “Kansas Day" Discussion led by Dr. W. 1 upon the records Of OUT| yjohration. This is the first meet- )1 COMMITTEE. |i/. of the natives of the Sunflower H. Conibear. Additional subjects: Trish Potatoes. Department of Household Economics Feb. 10—Afternoon CAR BUILDING COMPANIES BUSY Pecan (‘ulmre;’ Sedalia, Mo., Jan. 29.— The rail- The Home as a Nation Bullder—{roads have placed ordt?rs for a large Miss Mae L. Wells. number of cars, principally fer coal The Conveniences and Labor Sav-|ang freight. This i.ncr‘ase in roll- ing Devices Needed in Florida Farm ing stock shows business condllit'ms. Homes—Miss Agnes Ellen Harris. |gng the outlook for 1914 have im Organizations in Rural Communl- proved greatlyes BYERIAN CHURCH 'l day festival at ti the most important block in the cen- ter of the city, burned today; loss more than half million. SUFFRAGISTS ORGANIZE IN WESTERN NEW YORK Buffalo. N. Y., Jan. 29.—Today was opened a series of three-day con- ferences in the the State, by woman suffragists here to west part of orcanize for pushing the work, and discussing new plans of battle. This morning suffr history was dis d, followed by plans for organ ization. Tomorrow night Mrs. Car ie Chapman Catt and M \nna | lToward Shaw, who are present and taking an active part, will speak. NEW ENGLAND WOMEN'S CLUB MEET Manchester, N. H., Jan. 29. The New England Conference of State Federation of Women's (‘lubs is holding its mid-winter session here today Mrs. William Burlin- Cal., Jan. 29.— Washington, Jan. 29.—An inter-|Francis Lewis Clark a millionaire of national agreement for the total ces-|Spokane, Wash., is being held for 1d|ransom near Los Angeles, according In connection with the|be preferable to the proposed one- to an anonymous letter to a news- year cessation, Secretary Daniels de- |Paper here. The secretary was|‘The Black-Mailers” and demands Clark disappeared from is signed, letter CONGIDERING SENATOR FLETCHER DUCED THIS MEASURE IN THE SENATE TODAY —_— Allows for the Establishment of|gi,, The President Sent His Nomination Farm Land Banks in the Treas- [ — to the Senate This ury Deparynent JAPAN WON'T DISCUSS THE Afternoon MATTER ANY FURTHER (By Associated Press) (By Assoclated Press. ) (By Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 29.—The ad-| Tokio, Jan. 29.—It is the under-| Washington, Jan. 29.—Colonel ministration rural creits bills were|standing here that Japan won't|Geo. W!. Goethals will accept the* introduced today by Senator Fletch- er who presented the Senate meas- ure and Representative Moss the House measure. Both were mem- bers of the commission which inves- tigated rural credits in Europe. The bills would establish a bureau for farm land banks in the treasury de- partment; such banks could be or- ganized by any group of farmers in any State, have power to issue Londs, raise funds, loan to farmers, receive and pay interest on deposite. Deposits and loans could not exceed 50 per cent of the value of improved land owned by the Dorrowers. “City business' by such institutions would ba prohibited. BRYAN WANTS SIX VICE ADMIRALS IN NAVY! (By Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 29. -Senator Bryan, of Florida, today introduced a bill to create six vice admirals in the navy. GULLON'S BODY ENROUTE T0 SPRINGFIELO, ILL. (By Associated Press) Washington, Jan. 29.—After a brief funeral service at the home here, the body of Former Senator Cullom was started today for Spring- ficld, I11., where it will lie in state at the Illinois State House. FLORIDA BANKS IN NEW RESERVE SYSTEM Washington, Jan. 2% 1t is an nounced at the treasury department that thirty-four of Florida’s fifty-one national banks have applied for| membership fin the new federal re dve system The application of the Barnett National Bank of Jack onville was received today, Another $100,000 has been int ed for t. Lucie Inlet, which brings the total amount up to $295,000 for the work of deepening the inlet No. 72 COFTRALS WILL \CGEPT OFFCE OF GOVERNDR THIS IS THE ANNOUNCEMENT % BY SEC GARRISON, SPOKES-/" ¥ MAN FOR GOETHALS i [SPEER HANDED A HOT ONE BY SAVANNAH ATTORNEY (By Associated Press) Savannah, Jan. 29—Judge Emory speer was descrived as “a good law- ver but a czar as judge,” before tne committee investigat- congressional ing the official conduct of Judge Speer today by W. W. Osborne, a Savannah attorney, who said the judge “possessed colossal conceit"” and ‘“his court one in which there is iittle justice.” He said the entire Savannah bar endorsed Speer for the federal court of appeals because it would have removed him from Geor- press the controversy with the Unit- ed States over the California alien land legislation if assured there be no further enactment along the same lines. If other States follow the lead of (California in the matter, or if California adds other disagreeable features to the laws, it is thought it would be a serious menace to the traditional friendship of the two countries. RIDOLE GOES WITH FLORIDA EAST GOAST St. Augustine,| Jan. 29.—Great interest throughout the State in \railroad circles was aroused by the announcement that Morton Riddle, superintendent of the Third Division of the Atlantic Coast Line, has been selected as general superintendent of the Florida East Coast Railway to succeed the late J. R. Parrott. governorship of the Panama Canal Zone. Secretary Garrison so an- nounced today and intimated that the acceptance was unqualified, but “I am not able to give out the terma of Colonel Goethals’ acceptance now,” said the secretary, ‘“but it was whole and complete and when the President sends the nomination to the Senate I shall probably be able to make a more interesting state- ment." (By Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 29—The presi- dent today sent to the Senate the nomination of Colonel Goethals to be governor of the Panama Canal Zone, effective April 1. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Considerable speculatfon i% rife Tuesday, Jan. 28, as to Mr.' Riddle's successor, who Florida Development Co. to C. has not yet been named. Mr. Rid-|H. Steele. dle takes over his new duties on L. C. Lawrence to J. W. John- Feb. 1. son. N s e Anna V. DuPrey to A. N. Nor- MORE LIGHT FOR MISSOURI |din. ¢ —_— Malloy & Miller to Albert Hick- Jefferson City, Mo., Jan. 29.—|man. The Public Service commissfon of| H. W. Wear to Daniel F. Wear. Missouri is holding hearings prelim-| Daniel F. Wear to H. W. Wear, inary to fixing standards for water, Wednesdny, Jan. 28, 1914 gas and electric light throughout the D. C. Wallace to W. W. Noblet. State. The water question will bel J. W. Siday to G. W. Pixley. considered first. The water supplied| Mrs. W. J. Streater to Clyde E. yby all the companies of the State|Jager. bacterial and; J. 8. Gilmore to I.. D. Roberts. Florida Development Co. to E. J. . Lindgreen . ! Florida Development Co. Nelson . < W. A. Mann to Ross & Waldo. New York, Jan Dancing has| Sarah J. Sutton to trustees of St. ‘heen eliminated from the program of | John Baptist church. y [the entertainment tonight, given for A. D. Gilley to Mattie E. Hayes. | . henefit of St, Johns Hospital of D. L. Hewett to Alex Evers. Island City, at the Waldorf-As Lake Alfred TFruitlands Co. ‘to’ toria The tango and other modern |Smith and Hampton. ¥ dances met with the disapproval of | A. M. Torrence to Ida McCreight. {will be subjected to chemical analysis. EXIT TANGO—BISHOP DISAPPROVED IT , to Otto 29 the Long the Right Rev. . E. McDonnell, E. E. Workman to J. D. Porter. bishop of the Brooklyn diocese of Swindel & Stephenson to,Joseph'" the Catholic chureh, and in_ defer|Bivens, 4 cuces to his wishes the committee Mrs. Lottie Groger to J. N. Caps kept it from the program. Ferguson . game of Exeter, is chairman. Among the important questions discussed was child labor, interpretation the child labor law, the viewpoint of the manufacturer, the point of view of the industrial worker, the point of view of the social worker, and the ultimate good of all. TEMPERANCE CAUSE GAINING FOOTHOLD IN CANADA Welland, Ont., Jan. 29.—A vote i¢ being taken here today on the liquor question . <he temperance workers have been doing much mis- work and claim a victory, ly decision of the secretary of state in Toronto, the temperance people claim an advantage of between two hundred and three hundred votes. sionary FROM GRASSHOPPERS IN KANSAS TO MOSQUITOES IN THE EVERGLADES Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Jan. 29. - residents of Kansas in the des met here today in an all- » heach, and decid For er | State who came here to be regularly ;r!rwnw'. ed in the wet season in pref- |ence to being baked in the Kansas dry season Ocala City Council has adopted a resolution which vorbids the city from engaging in any business for which it is collecting an occupation license tax. The thousands of Mexican soldiers still under the protection of Uncle Sam comfortable on the American side of the river. and civillans who fled from Ojinaga whe { - Our {llustration shows some of the r:m‘(no"o: at;yelt:a.lat;oo;l:!;ntmzl: