Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, December 17, 1914, Page 1

BOOST—REMEMEER THAT SATAN STAYED IN HEAVEN UNTIL HE BEGAN TO KNOCK HIS HOME TOWN. HE'S THE BIGGEST MAN IN THE WORLD Kansas City, Dec. 17.—Being the biggest man in the world has some compcnsations, according to M. L. Lee, of Dallas, Texas, who was in Kansa: City recently. Mr. Lee di- ‘\'ides his time between the show \business and a flourishing ranch fnear Dallas. Needless to say, the ranch is the fruit of the money he has received for exhibiting his tre_ mendous person. Tremendous is the word, for a gasp of astonishment followed him when ne appeared on ‘the street. Here are his specifica tions: He is thirty-four years old, weighs 628 pounds, and it takes a belt slightly more than 84 inches to encompass his waist. He says he i has never known a day's illnessg in 17.—The | hig pife. seh Provident Sav. M” «Liberty Bankinz -Savings Co., were robbed by aohile bandits today. Eight and dollars were taken from ' 3 the cashier of the Senate Eulogized Late Senator Bacon ELEGRAM PUBLISHED IN THE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST PART OF THE BEST STATE LAKELAND, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, DEC 17, 1914 German Attack On Eng. Stimulated Recruiting. Preparations for Defence _ Being Rapidly Made BRITISH ARE STIRRED AS NEVER BEFORE AND DECLARE THEY WILL BE READY FOR THE GERMAN BOMBARDERS SHOULD THEY COME AGAIN Allies Trying to Push Germans Jut| of Belgium; Three Steamers Sunk in North Sea by Mines ; have occupieq German trenches at the bayonet's point and consolidat- ed their positions at Lombaertzyde and St. George. No Infantry at- tacks along the remainder of the front. Quiet in Alsace. . (By Assoclated Press.) London, Dec. 17.—The German raid on the east coast has stimulated recruiting in the British Isles. Oth- er results are preparations for the protection of coast towns from fur- ther attack and the organization of the National Guard for local defense in London. In the west the roles of the con- tending armies appear to have been reversed, the Germans being on the defensive. The allies' attempt to Of Ga. Today (By Associated Press.) Washington, Dec. 17.—REulogistic Three Steamers Sunk by Mincs (By Associated Press.) South Sheffield, Dec. 17.—Three steamers, one believed to be a pas- senger ship, were sunk by mines in the North Sea, off Lamborough addesses on the life and legislative work of the late Senator Augustus 0. Bacon, of Georgia, were delivered in the Senate today by Senators Hoke Smith and Hardwick, of Geor. igia; Nelson, Stone, Lodge, Overman, 0O'Gorman, Tillman and Gallinger. 17.—The Windsor ‘million dollars’ of per cent dividend reduced to less it. | Last year the eut the dividend in the war practic- t, exqepting that Il probably be de. paid from the sur- at the annual 500 EW P'S. Wheeling, W. Va., Dec. 17.— Five hundred new members will be initiated into Ohio Valley No. 31 of the Knights of Pythias in this city in honor of Grand Chancellor John P. Arbenz, who arrived in the city for the occasion. Many events of in_ terest are planned. The annual custom of giving turkeys to widows f members will be departed from and something more elaborate done. OF SNOW IN ON CAR ROOFS 17.—The first was seen yester- isonville by sev- jin the west end p places it was % This is an ex- Mng for Florida, were not very ng to the cold fay. Those who ngers from the banks, watched phtle, as it slowly run away, The that snow had Mty b ut no one “1 The truth of the REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Dec. 15, 1914 Annie L. Lyle to E. (. Stuart. Annfe L. Lyle, guardian, to E. Stuart. Anna T. Eycleshimer to Chas. Davison . Elizabeth Harrington to Chas Davison. Lake Wales Land Co. and Cora M. Twiss. T. F. Burnett to Chartes Shields. Jennie H. Jordan to Southern eminole Limited, | .and Securities Co. pagy to Jackson-" Sophia E. Dutton a big snow-:\Vitherspoon. . Alabama on its' F. A. Dutton to W. elty. The weather !spoon. bhwestern Georgia ! pida that consider- i on the top of " Mttle piles several 41 the train arrived . After half an lle the snow had ' known, this is i #8 Florida this win- H. to C. D. to W. B. Wither- RAILROAD NOTES In the last 20 years the f reigh. traffic through the Suez canal has more than trebled, while the num. ber of passengers has increased only about 85 per cent. The Pennsylvania is having plans jdrawn for a new passeneer station at Johnstown, Pa., to be built at a cost of $100,000. Work will be started immediately after Jan. 1. 17.—At the big b Republican lead- Marcus A. Dow, general safety orf this afternocn " [agent of the New York Central lines, ernor-clect \}h"' has written a film drama with safety gto .sppak. Every | < its theme, which will be used by e"s rPnre»nn:nfl. the company in educating its em- petings Mr, Wit ployes in its safety campaign. The de-d by representa-| ... is “Steve Hill's Awakening,” ]enslature o8 B whe characters being all railroad ‘»tog:e ;‘:fim:_::?:: men and those associated with them. banquet in celebra_ 's great nttor‘\ The St. Paul has awarded the contract for $2,000,000 worth of the work of electrification of the Bitte: Root-Rocky & Blet Mountain ranzes in Montana and will follow this closely with additional contracts in excess of $10,000,000, the total scheme for the electrification of this section being estimated to cost more than $13,000,000. Of the 1,250 men suspended by the Pennsylvania railroad last spring, 200 have returned to work in the machine shops at Altona, and 65 in the car shops. This is the first time that any considerable number has been called back. In order to pre- pare the motive power for winter and the business revival believed to be imminent in railroad circles, sev_ eral departments of the shops are now running on full working time, 55 hours a week. They had been working 40 and 45 hours a week during the summer. bee is being al- about the ears of by his many ad- that he is making steps toward the . Senator Root is an , the gathering. AUTO COLLISION — 17.—Suit for $10,- been filed in the by Elias J. Roof um for injuries re_ 'mohile accident, in jmed Mr. Tatum ran ly injured Mr. he latter’s son who te s uit for the damages. It is ex_ P matter will come up R of the circuit court. Head last night. One was identified ag the Elterwater. Seven of the crew lost, twelve saved. jpush the Germans out of Belgium has begun and at many points the allies wedges have been driven in the Teutonic lines. Russia claims to have checked the Austrian movement across the Car. pathians and to have pushed the Germans back further toward the east Pruseian frontier. The Ger- mang continue to advance west of Warsaw. Germany expects a new French forward movement in Alsace. Casualties at Hartlepool (By Associated Press.) London, Dec. 17.—The casualties at Hartlepool as a result of the Ger- man naval raid were H3ykilled and 115 wounded, according \o an offi- cial bureau statement today. Un- official reports have Indicated thir- teen killed in the Scarborough bombardment and two killed and England Says “Let 'Em Come” two wounded at Whitby. (By Assoclated Press.) London, Dec. 17.-—England is etirred today as never since the wnr" started, and is bristling with wrath and resentment at the bombardment of unfortified towns on the ea‘t coast. The entire home defense machinery has been put into opera- tion in confident expectation of an- other raid. The German warships should have reacheq their b-se at Helgoland by midnight. Thirty hours from their base on such an ad- venture in mine-laden waters is not belittled by English newspapers, and Znglishmen hope the Germans will keep coming until their calls . are, paid once too often. Scarborough, Whitby and Hartlepool, the towns attacked, had resumed much of their normal aspect today, except in he. !rmvod homes and hospitals. The ilmlipf is genera]l that the Germans i Heralds Greater Evenis (By Associated Press.) Berlin, Dec. 17.-—Newspapers commenting on the naval raid against England, praise the gallan- try of the German navy, declaring that it was the regular hombard- ment of fortified towns and assert that it possibly heralds greater events. Germans Repulse Enemy in Poland (By Associated Press.) Berlin, Dec. 17.-—Army head- yuarters says that yesterday the French continued their attack on Nieuport without success and Frencn attackg on Zillehecke and Labassee were repulsed with heavy loss. No news from east Prussia. The Rus_ slan offensive against Silesia and Posen has completely collapsed. In the whole of Poland the enemy has bheen forced to retreat after a fierce frontal attack and are being pursued everywhere. haq able assistance from spies. The ! remarkable secrecy with which the raid was executed is shown by the |r:wt that no incoming vessel at coast ports reported sighting any hostile warships. . —_—— (By Associated Press.) ‘Warsaw, Dec. 17.—A great bat- tle is progressing thirty miles away and the German wedge has estab- Paris, Dec. 17.—A French official |]ighpd itself east of Sochaszow, after that severe fighting. The Polish cam- —————————————————————————————————————— Allies Occupy German Trenhes statement this afternoon says between the <ea and Lys the allies paign centerg there. FLORIDA TROOPS TA BE Iber of homeseekers from the far (By Associated Press.) INSPECTED IN FEBRUARY | West. This train comes from Kan- was City anq also carrles a through Col. Several Jacksonville, Dec. 17.—That thr‘.‘slnopvr from Denver, annual federal inspection of |h0“|hundrm] passengers arrived in Jack_ Florida National Guard will Im‘-«m\'llln yesterday morning on* the made during the month of February, | Merchants and Miners® ship. A large 1915, is the announcement of Adjut- |numht-r of passengerg are also due ant General Clifford R. Foster, on the Clyde Line. The Seaboard the general orders to commanders | Air Line brought a party of twenty- throughout the tSate. In this same |five homeseekers from Savannah, connection a letter was received l"]wing brought to that eity by the from Brig. Gen. A. L. Mills, r'hil-fi(‘n-n;m Steamship Co. from New of the staff on the U. S. Organized 'ank. The entire number today Militia, dealing with the alloting of | may greatly exceed 2,000. federal funds to the militia. L The first and third Thursdays of P !n\'nry month are homeseekers' days MORE THAN 2,000 HOMESEEK. Rin Florida. ERS REACH FLORIDA TODAY{ in LABOR NEWS AND NOTES Jacksonville, Dec. 17—Fully two thousand homeseekers and tourists are scheduled to arrive in Jackson- ville today on the varfous trains due from the North, Northwest and 790 logzing camps in the province, Wiest. Tt is said that the Dixie Flyer, i"mplo;‘ing about 60,000 men. operated by the Louisville and 2 ash. | ville road, will run in two sections, bringing fifteen extra cars with about 700 homeseekers from Chicago and the West. The South Atlantic Limited and the Seminole Limited are also bringing a number of extra cars filled with both homeseekers and tourists. The Royal Palm and 'have been enacted in Oregon, Cali- the Kansas City and Florida Special, 'fornia, Colorado, Massachusetts, operated by the Southern Railroad, ' Minnesota, Nebraska, Uta, Washinz- is expected to bring m a large num. ‘ton and Wisconsin. The annual cut of British Colum- bia timber is approximately two bil- lion feet There are 420 mills and Trade unionists of Logansport are mourning the loss of their charters because of a fire which destroyed the building in which the Trade and Labor Assembly was located. | { ' ) Minimum wage laws for women NATIONAL RIFLE CHAMPIONSHIPS Washington, Dec. 17.—The East. ern clubs today began their shoot in the national gallery for champion- ship competition. Teams competing in the civilian eclub championship have been divided into two cla:ses, the 12 clubs that led in the 114 competitions being desiemated as class A. BOTH ARE HAPPY IN THE PROSPECT Washington, Dec. 16.—The ap- pointment of Perry Colson, one of the leading a:pirants for appoint- ment to the office of receiver of the Florida land office at Gainesville, has been agreed on here. The ap- mointment of Col. R. W. Davis as register of the land office was also agreed on. Both are from Gaines- ville. Liner ‘Florida Is Safe Off Sandy Hook Is Report (By Associated Press.) New York, Dec. 17.—The French liner Floride, more than a week overdue, and concerning whose safety there has been apprehension, |is reported by wireless one hundred miles east of Sandy Hook this morn- ing. TO ELECT BISHOP OF QUEBEC Quebee, Que., Dec. 16.—The Anglican Synod met here today to elect a bishop to succeed the Rt. Rev. A. H. Dunn, who has resigned his office and gone ta England after twenty-two years of =ervice here. The leading candidates are Bishop Thornloe, of Algoma; (Canon Tuck- er of London, Ontario, who has done much in shaping the church’s mis- sionary policy; Dean Williams of Quebec, and Canon Gould. GROWTH OF POSTAL SAVINGS IN FLORIDA Washington, Dee. 16.—In a communication to Congress the post_ office department shows the growing popularity of the postal bank system in Florida. The amounts on deposit in various cities are given, as fol- lows: Apalachicola, $5,282; Day- No. 39 Ee—. e ———— e ——— 26:§tores At Pottsville, Pa., D(_as_troyed TWO0 MILLION DOLLAR FIRE THERE TODAY Among the Buildings Burned Were the Pennsylvania National Bank and a Theater (By Associated Press.) Pottsville, Penn., Dec. 17.— Fire in the business section of Pottsville early today destroyed an entire block of buildings valued at nearly two million dollars. Twenty stores, the National Bank, and a theater were destroyed. Pennsylvania CLEARY TRIAL OPENED New City, N. Y Dec. 17.—The trial of William V. Cleary, political boss and former town clerk of Hav- erstraw, accused of Killing Kugene Newman for eloping with his pretty dauehter Anna, was commenced to_ day. Cleary seems to be much broken down. Newman confronted hig father-in-law to ask for parental blessing when he was shot down, defenselessly, in cold blood. RED CROSS LECTURER IN LAKELAND, DEC. 19-20 Jacksonville, Dec. 17.—Dr. M. J. Shields, fielg representative of the American Red Cross Society, left Tuesday night for Sanford on the Atlantic Coast Line in the special lecture car of the society. At San- ford he was scheduled to lecture yes_ terday afternoon on first aid and ac- cident prevention. He will also lecture today in that ecity. Dr. Shields delivered several lectures in i Jacksonville during the past several days, both to the public and to the railroad employes of the Atlantic Coast Line. His demonstrations were greatly interesting, and besides teaching the public in the ways of safety and first aid were of a highly educational nature. A number of Florida towns will be visited during December, and are as follows: San- ford, Dec. 16 and 17; Lakeland, Dec. 19 and 21; Tampa and Port Tampa, [Dec. 22 and 23; High Springs, Dec. 26 and 27. From Florida he will go to Wanycross and Thomasville, Ga. tona, $2,077; Eustis, $3,041; Jack-| sonville, $13,757; Key Wist, 898; Miami, $28,181; $327,064; Tampa, $43,067. $10,- Pensacola, ARMY OF COLLEGE GIRLS ON WAY HOME Jacksonville, Dee. 17.—Five hun- dred college girls and young women from the State College for Women, at Tallahassee, are due to arrive in Jacksonville tomorrow in a special car over the Seaboard Air Line Rail- way. The college will close for a few weeks during the Christmas and New Year holidays, and the young women will be permitted to visit their homes during thig time. From Jacksonville, they ill leave for their respective homes throughout the State. HEROIC REMEDY TO BREAK CIGARETTE HABIT St. Joseph, Mo., Dec. 17.—In the first lap of a 4,000 mile journey to get away from cigarettes, C. W. Cornell, a Mound City boy, made a 'brief stop in St. Joseph. Cornell had smokeq 120,000 cigarettes and had made up his mind that he would die unless he broke off the habit. He never wag without a eigarette, and his range was from thirty to eighty a day. Tf he rolled them himself he could work fast enough to smoke about eighty, but by buying them already made he could push the score up to eighty-five. He used two packazes of tobacco a day, anqd if he smoked “tailor mades” he could in- vest $2.50 in the day’s orgy. Cor- nell is a baker by trade and is 20 vears old. It is announced in Arizona that the initiative measure providing that 80 per cent of the nr'nployr-s shall be American citizens in any business employing more than five persons, carried at the recent election. TEMPERANCE FLYING SQUADRON ACTIVE Wheeling, W. Va., Dec. 17.— Notwithstanding the sethack the prohibition cause received in Ohio and California in the last election the “Flying Squadron of America’ continues its active campaign, tak- ing the city by storm today. Many clerical and other societles are ac- tively working with the Squadron at the head of whose list of members is former State senator, member of Congress and governor, J. Frank Hanly of Indiana; E. W. Chafin, Arizona, twice candidate for presi- dent of the U. S.; Oliver W. Stew- art, former member of the Illinois legislature; Daniel A. Poling( vice president of the Anti-Saloon League, national superintendent ance and Christian the Christian of temper- Citizenship of Endeavor; Dr. Wil- bur F. Sheridan, [llinots, general secretary Epworth Teague; Dr. Charles 1. Sheldon, Topeka, author and preacher. In addition there are three great musical directors. “MADE IN U. §” EXPOSITION Dec. the U. (‘hicago, “Made in closed in this eity days pronounced success. Most prominent among the exhibitors were those interested in the manu- facture of articles made in Germany which are now cut off. 17.—The first S.” Exposition today after 10 HARVARD HOCKEY GAMES OPEN Cambridege, Mass., Dec. 17.—The Harvard varsity hockey season was opened tonight by a game of the Massachusettg Institute of Technol- ogy of Boston. The manufacture of fuel briquettes from sawdust, shavings and naptha. lene is a new Colorado industry.