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_THE LAKELAND EVEN PUBLISHED IN THE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST PART OF THE BEST STATE , 0 BRITISH SHIPS WENT DOWN TODAY: THS MAKES TWELYE OST INPAST WEER DEPTFORD AND WESTERN 0AST SUNK BY MINE OR TOR- §00; AMERICA’S PROPOSALS 0T YET ANSWERED (By Associated Press.) pdon, Feb. m opened today with jish ship. essation of this warfare and the sion of foodstufts td Germany tore the German and British nmentg without any indication they will be accepted. Russian general staff denies rman claim to an overwhelm-~ jctory in East Prussia. (By Associated Press.) pdon, Feb. er Western Coast has Deptford Sunk (By Associated Press.) don, Feb. at Blyth in by a London company. pratiran Three New Submarines (By Associatea t-ress.) va, Feb. n submarines arrived yester. Austrio - Ac - to & news dispatch they will | the purpose of /xercising these priv- y railroad at Pola, 's chief nayal staton. 25.—The second of Germany’s submarine cam. the de- jon of the Deptiord, another Previously ten ves-. seven of them British, had been he Germany is apparently pre- lat g to extend the fleld of thess| .., jons. The American proposals | 25.—The British been by a mine or torpedo in the sh channel, off Beachy Head. crew landed at Portsmouth to- 25.—The steamer brd has been sunk by a mmeI pedo off Southshields. She was 1912 and was 26.—Three new |tion by the State RECOMNENDATIONS T0 BE MAE By G0, TRNAEL Tallahassee, Fla., Feb. 25.—Fol. | lowing up his announced inlenlion| to make public from time to time a| number of the recomendations which | Proposes to submit to the Legis ure, which convenes in April, ernor Park Trammell states that he will make recommendations upon the following' subjects: . Agricultura] Prizes for Boys and/. Girls Any policy which tends to encofr .. age and increase agricultural activi- State. Florida has an unlimited {amount of rich and productive/ land and it has untold possibilitifs for agricultural expansion. The/ambi- tious boys and girls of the Stpte will readily respond to the engourage. ment which might be offered to them ; by contests in growing thg crops to which the soils of their fespective —_— i sections are adapted. Three of the magnificent loving I suggest the wisdomj/of legisla- cups, the largest of the collection tion being enacted whicf would au . offered for exhibits in the Polk thorize the county compissioners utICounty .F-lr. were awarded today,; !the various countiesp offer prizes the handsome sweepstake cup lor' for such contests. /In some few |the city making the best general dis- ommunitios J thy! B/t GORIANN G IRV ROIRE, (0. BRI EIOO(, Rutl fte this kind have be inaugurated | elegant cup offered for the second with splendid resultf. | best display being awarded to blke.f ed C: tion land. H. L. Kelley, of Griffin, bore ' ‘The privileges gfen to a 'pora ., off the sweepstake silver cup for the valuable to the largest and best display of poultry. l incorporators, anf gives them rights ‘These cups are now placed on the and exemptions from liabilities that | exhibits which are the prize w|n-| individuals do pt enjoy. 'It is for mners, and as stated before, the blue ribbons on other exhibits have been | The Servians are admittedly putting up a splend ties is of unquestionble value to our Some of them are here shown serving as stretcher bearers, LAKELAND, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, FEB. 25 1915, FROSTPROOF, LAKELAND AND 1, L KELLY BEAR OFF LARGEST SILVER CUPS OFFERED AT THE POLK COLNTY FAR ING TELEGRAM SOUST-RENENBER THAT SATAN STAYED IN HEAVEN UNTIL HE BESAN TO KNDSK HIS HONE TOWN SERVIAN WOMEN ACT AS STRETCHER BEARERS id fight, and theéir women are giving the army invaluable aid. T s THE THREE Harry Buchanan. Best drawnwork lugeh cloth, Mrs. Harry Buchanan. Best lunch set of seven pieces, Mrs. W. S. Patterson, Mrs. R. J. Straw. Best pair embroidered towels, Mrs. Paul O'Doniel, Mrs. W. V. McRae. Best pair embroidered pillow cages, Mrs. L.. E. Amidon, Miss M. L. McColpin. Best embroidered dress, Mrs. John Hansard, Mrs. Vance Cunningham. Best embroidered shirtwaist, Mrs. Amidon, Mrs. Harry Buchanan. Best embroidered night dress, Miss Kelsey, Mrs. W. 8. Clary. Best plece embroidery, Mrs. J. !, Stanley, Mrs. J. M. Stebbins. Best specimen lace, Mrs. E. H. Vansickler, Mrs. E. H. VanSickler. Best stamp collection, Edwin A. Schurman, Prof. E. C. Angel!. Best collection old coins, Mrs, B. Lovell, Prof. E. . Angell {Best article, other than named. Mrs. Irving Kelsey, Mrs. L. If. VanSickler. Special mentfon and blue ribbon only to be awarded for collecticns of needlecraft entered by Mrs. R. J. Straw, Mrs. U. W. Iverson. Mrs. I. A, BRITAIN MAY AID RUSSIANS . INSECURING CONSTANTINOPLE ASRESULT OF WAR WITH TURKS LAW IN_ALABAMA 15 BEING TESTED CLAIMED (By Associated Press.) {ain was In entire accord wth Rus. Montgomery, Ala., Feb. 2 71'holgla's desire for accesg to the sea. first test of the anti.liquor shipment | Secretary Grey’'s announcement law wag begun today by J. 1. Whit -! constituted perhaps the most impor - tle, of Pensacola, who seeks a tem.!tant political development since the porary injunction requiring th: | war began. It referred to Russia’s Southern kxpress company to accept, hope of obtaining Constantinople as shipments of whiskey into Alabama, :a result of the war with Turkey. Whittle claims he is unable to de-| liver goods on account of the law. (By Associated Press.) London, Feby 25.—Foreizn Secre . |tary Grey announced in the House of Commons today that Great Brit - Russians Deny German’s Successes (By Assoclation Press.) | Petrograd, Feb. .—The Rus. New York, Feb. _An auction Sian general staff today categorical - sale began today in this city of over ly denied the Berlin report that the five hundred picces of ancient Eu- Russian Tenth army had been total- ropean lace of the sixteenth and the !V annihilated, and declared that the seventeenth centuries. The group of German report that the Tenth army altar frontalg attracts particular at- had suffered defeat in its retreat to tention, as no other such collection the Rivers Niemen and Bobr was ab- has been brought to this country. Xlol\ma,l.\" incorrect. The statement One of the finest pieces in the col - | 52Y8 that two army corps, finding lection is the smallest, a collar of their position untenable, withdrew Venetian point of the seventeenth |from Wirbullen, in Poland, with century, & remarkable specimen in heavy losses. The other Russian a hunting pattern, with hunters, | 8Tmy corps. after foiling the Ger. trumpeters, crests, animals, pea.|Man attempt to surround them, are cocks and serpents. The arfs on it holding their allotted position. resemble those of Colbert, the great finance minister of Louis XIV. A sixteenth century specimen of importance is a strip of Venetian Gothic lace of the sort known as LOUIS XIV LACES FOR SALE 25 Russians Claim Successes (By Assoclated Press,) Geneva, Feb. 25.—Continued Russian succesees in furious battles “Punto in Aria,” bobbin made, of raging in the Carpathians are de- Gothic pattern. scribed in Swiss newspapers. It is There is a wedding veil of old reported that' the Austro-German Spanish run point, with figures in|forces have lost 3,000 more men at gin operations in the Adriatic |ilegeg that pfsons form corpora-' placed, showing which are the wln~'N.“,, Lee Turner, Mrs. W. S. editerranean. More are com-= n to Fight On Re%lrdlm (By Associated Press. don, Feb. 25.—Premier As. endorsed in the House of pns today First Lord of the ty Churchill’s recent opinion freat Britain would continue t to the bitter end France and Ruseia withdraw o war. rmans Capture 10,000 Prisoners (By Arsociated Press.) n. Feb. 25.—German forces y captured by storm the Przasnyz in Russian Poland, ng to an official announce . pday. The Germans captured prisoners. J! ! amount of commission to be allowed ! which will be announced more fully ::gems for procuring the same, or in tomorrow’s issue. tions. Many/States impose an an. nual tax onAll corporations, and I would suggpt the enactment of a [ a small annual license | tax on coporations doing business in this Spte—say from $5 to $50, capital stock. it Insuralice Combines. is considerable complaint and fire insurance is ex- high. It is also apparent e insurance companies have some/ mutual understanding in the Em“ r of fixing rates. 1 would, thefefore, suggest a law that would lml‘*" it unlawful for two or more vm‘unnre comp.nies doing business | iy tulg State, or for officers, agents !& «mployes of such companies to lm-ke or enter into any combination /or arranzement relating to tha rates to be charged for insurance, the| the manner of transacting such businesg within this State. Reform Civil Court Procedure. The court procedure 1n this State has become more or less antiquated and out of balance with the present [dly thought and progressive snirit 0. H. Wathen, ville Baseball er of the Louigfille/ Colon are to train i Lakeland,! Lakeland this sfternoon, ac- «d by his champing wife and dren and wiyf his interest- iy i comforfbly located at Kibler. Wathen prjceded the team, to reach here some time . in ord* to assist the lo- gers {n fetting the grounds ess for thelr coming and after ofher details connect- eip star whil¢ in the of the times. There is need for re. form in the law and rules which govern the proceedings in our courts. \Florida has as honorable, able and efficient judiciary as any Stat~ ‘n the Union. The fault is not with the judiciary. but with the law and rules by which our courts are guided. Un- der our present system it is impos- sible to force a trial in a civil case in less than six to twelve months. Every kind of technical dodge that will cause delay is permitted. The law should be so changed as to ex pedite and hasten trial. A litigant should be able to get a hearing on his case within one to two months after suit is instituted. The plead ings should be simplified and tech. picalties eliminated in all of he d Mrs. Wathen are one familps of Kentucky— ], kindlf, cvlitnsed people %ill be { delight ‘a2 know, land’s cifzens, we feel sure. s their stay so pleasant il uhy- look back on ¥ bre wih pleasurable rec- e spendid games will be given a N FILE) FOR TRAL \OR BECKER courts. The time allowed for en tering and perfecting appeals should be shortened. With a change of our law along these lines much will be | accomplished towards eiving to our| citizens justice without unreason = | able delays and without excessive cost. | EXTRA BILITY OF | o LOOMS UP| SESSION (By Associated Press.) Washington, Feb. 25.—The pos-| sibility of an extra session of the| Senate alone, after March 4, for the | consideration of treatles and nomi-| tions, was discussed today among ::n:rnutraflon leaders. White Housej officials refused to talk, but it is | known that the president Is giving the matter careful thought. | | hows newly discovered evidence ! . that a material State witness Lestl fiod faleely. . ners of prizes, which makes a visit to the fair unusually interesting. The Telegram gives the list of winners in the fancy work depart- ment, and from day to day will ap.! pear the remainder of the prize win= ners in the varioug departments, the list being too extensive to publish at one time. Children's Day This is Children's day at the fair, and in order that the children might attend without interferinz with their night study, Principal Jones had the city schools out at 1:40 this afternoon. Big Fireworks Tomorrow Night The fair management announce that tomorrow night a big fireworks display will be a feature, $500 worth of fireworks having been purchased for the amusement of the crowds, Fancywork Prize Winners Below will be found the list of the winners of prizes in the fancywork department. the first and second names indicating the first and sec. ond prize winners: Patterson. Best lingerie set of three pieces, Mrs. W. S. Patterson. Best collar and cuff set (French and eyelet), Mrs. Cohner, Mrs. Ami - on . Best hemstitched handkerchief, Mrs. W. 8. Patterson. Best fancy apron, Cunningham. Best work apron, Mrs. P. A Gardner, Mrs. W. S. Patterson. tonight. Best crochet baby honnet, Mrs, W.! Winds for the East Gulf and the 0. Plerce, Mrs. Paul O'Doniel. | South Atlantic: Moderate to fresh Best crochet belt, Mrs. Kelgny. West to northwest. Mrs. Harry Buchanan. General Weather Conditions Best crochet jabot, The low pressure area which was CaD RS !over the Lake region Wednesda; Best trimmed bath towel, Mrs. A. | i L i | morning. has advanced eastward Hoefle, over the north Atlaptic coast. It has Best specimen hardanger work, | Mrs. R. D. Sage, Mrs. R, J. Straw | caused rain generally over the north- 7 eastern and middle Atlantic States, | Best collection knitted laces, Mrs. | and ratn or saow over the Lake re. A. Hoefle. |glon. A ridge of high pressure ex- Best collectlon crochet laces, Mrs. | tends from the Canadian boundary P. A. Gardner. to the west Gulf coast, with centers Best colored embroidered sofa nll-' of high barometer over Manitoba low. Mrs. W. S. Patterson, Mre |ang over Texas. It has cawsed falr Paul O'Donlel. weather over the interior of the ‘Best” silk log cabin quilt, | | | | L. MeColpin. [ S e |¥0Hicial Weather Reporti SOBBLBBBRGABIDBEMESIDDDIPS Tampa, Feb. 25.—Tampa and vi. cinity: Fair tonight and Friday. For Florida: Fair tonight and ! Friday. TLight frost north portion Mrs. Vance Mrs. Vance | A Mrs. Needlecraft Department—Class B, Section 1. Best collection of different kinds of embroidery and needlecraft, not less than six pieces; first prize, Miss Josephine Perry; second, Mrs. John Hansard. Best point lace handkerchief; Mrs. W. S. Patterson, Mrs. L. M. Kuhn.! Best embroidered handkerchief, Mrs. W. O. Pierce, Mrs. W. S] Patterson . | [Best tatting handkerchief, Mrs. | Vance Cunningham. | Best Irish crochet collar and cuff set, Mrs. John Hansard. Best Irish crochet handbag, Mrs. E. Amidon. | Best fancy silk bag, Miss .\hrgnre(! Straw. { Best most useful work bag, Mrs. wW. 8§ Patterson, Miss Margaret Straw . Best centerpiece (Trish Miss Sarah Thomson, Mrs. Graham. Best centerpiece (ecrochet), Mrs. A. J. Kaufman, Mrs. Lewis Ryals. Best centerpiece (novelty braid), Mrs. L. M. Kuhn, Mrs. W. O.| Pierce. Best centerpiece (white embroid ery), Mrs. W. H. Enzlish, Mrs. L. Kuhn. Best centerpiece (colored silks), Mrs. John Hansard, Mrs. Paul O'Doniel. Best centerpiece Miss Ollie Conner, Mrs J. M. Steb bins. Best centerplece (eyelet), Mrs. w. V. McRae, Mrs. Benton Mills. Best embroidered lunch cloth, Mrs. L. M. Kuhn, Mrs. Benmett. Best embroidered half dozen nap- kins, Mrs. Amidon, Mrs. Kelser. Best drawnwork table cloth, Mrs. crochet), | W. R. (punch work), country. Rain has fallen over the Paul A. Gardner. Pacific coast States under the influ- Best silk crazy quilt, Mrs. J. M. |ence of an area of low pressure Sparling. which was off the Oregon coast Wed- ‘Best braided rug, nesday morning and has advanced Stebbens, Mrs. Kelsey. southeastward to Arizona. Best knitted rug, Mrs. P. A.| 1t i4 cooler this morning over the Gardner. eastern half of the country, and also Best bedspread, Mrs. Holmes Van | gver the Missourf valley, although Siekler. no unseasonably law temperatures Best crocheted shawl, Mrs. J. M. |are reported. Light frost was ob. Stebbins. served at Bartow this-morning with Best house a minimum temperaturg of 44 de- George. grees and light frest af\ Pensacola, Ladies Over 60 Years; Class B, |with 40 degrees. Gain Section 2 ported a minimum of 38 de Best silk quilt, Mrs. G. E, no frost observed. bie. Indications are for fair, continued Best patchwork quilt with great.)cool weather in the vicinity of Fam-~ est number of pleces, Mrs. Cleary. pa tonight and Friday. Best embroidered lunch cloth, Mrs. J. M. Stebbins. Best embroidered centerpiece, Mrs. J. M. Stebbins, Mrs. J. M. Sparl ing. Best knitted bedspread. Mrs. Bd. win R. Schurman. Best fancy apron, Mrs. Mchowell. Girlg Under 15 Years; Class B, Section 3 Best crochet work, Gavin, Nettie Gardner. Best embroidered work, Conner. Best hand sewing, Mildred Con- ner. Best cake (pound), Miss Swindell | Best cake (decorated), Miss Helen | Futeh. Antiques, Curiog and Heirlooms (With History Attached). Class C, Section 2 Best collection of antiques, Mrs. Irvin Kelsey. Best pewter or brass, Mrs. Louis Robertson. Best specimen china, Mrs. Mrs. J. M. shoes, Mrs. R. T. Cuam - NOTABLE MEN ADDRESS EDUCATORS Cincinnati, Feb. .25.—Distin. guished men from various walksg of life will address the department of superintendents, National FEduca- tional Association tonight including former President Taft, Secretary Garrison, United States f‘ommlulnml er of Education Claxton and Gov-| ernor Willis. About twenty.five| hundred representative educational | men are present. Miss Helen Francis SURGEONS’ CONVENTION Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 25.—The Georgia Surgeons’ Club s holding a | convention at the Hotel Ansley to day. There are over 200 delegates in attendance. New methods of surgery and anaesthetics will be discussed. The extension of the use of “twi- light sleep” in surgical operations was discussed and approved. To Irvin night there will be a banquet. of incarceration. i being only when there are no more daughters in the family that such a, An early elght.| Marmares country, in Hungary, bor- vell is procurable. eenth century piece ig a magnificent Brussels wedding veil of “point de Gaze,”” needle made for royalty and having scroll and floral designs. SOUTHERN LEAGUERS IN TRAINING ‘Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 25—For ,the first time in their career the | “Barons” left today for spring training quarters.They will do their training at Orlando, Fla., and will play Cleveland, Pittsburg and Chi= cago Cubs. STUART BANK ROBBERS STILL AT LARGE Stuart. Fla., Feb. 20.-—Posses | from Stuart spent all of last Tues= day night in an unsuccessful search | for members of the Ashley gang, | who are declared to have robbed the . Bank of Stuart at 10 o'clock Tues- | day morning, escaping with $4,500 in cash. Numerous rumors that the gang had been surrounded at differ- |ont places came in during the night, ‘but in each case these were found to lack foundation. Sherifft Baker returned from the hunt almost ex. hausted from the vigorous pursuit 'of the bandits. He g resting up and will resume the hunt later. John Ashley, the oldest of the 'three brothers leading the alleged gang, is declared to have suffered a severe wound In making his escape after robbing the bank. He is said to have! been ghot in the jaw by the ncclden-f tal discharge of a gun in the hands of his younger brother In the excite=| ment incident to making their es. cape. READY FOR THE ELKS Palatka, Feb. 25.—Ample prep-| Wration {8 being made for the Elks’ ate convention to be held here on Apxll 6, 7 and 8, and all the neces- sary committees have heen ap pointed. THAT OUGHT TO HOLD THEM AWHILE Jacksonville, Feb. 25 —With fif- teen years each at hard labor in the penitentiary looming up before them. George Smith and Frank Kir. by, the youthfu] burglars who lately have been operating on a large seale In Jacksonville, faced a crowded court room and calmly accepted the sentences which Judge James M. Peeler pronounced upon them. Soon afterward they were taken back to 8. Smith, and Mrs. W. Robertson, the corners, which reprejents the Dukla pass, and melting snows have and fancy gowns entered by Miss M. | work of successive generations, it|uncovered 2,000 bodies at Usesck Pass. The dispatches say the Rus- siam. columns have burst into the dering on Galacia, Bukowinga and Transylvania. Russians Occupy Sadagora (By Associated Press.) London, Feb. 25.—Russlan troops have reinvaded Bukowina and reoccupled Sadagora, four miles north of Czernowitz, according to dispatches today. It is stated that ‘the Austrians are pushing troops to - ward Czernowitz to meet the new Russian attack. TEXAS QUARANTINES ACAINST SHPMENT OF LIVE STOCK (By Assoclated Press.) Austin, Texas, Feb. 25.—Gov- ernor Ferguson today proclaimed a quarantine against the entire Unit= ed States, Canada and Mexico, pro- hibiting the shipment of live stock into Texag on account of the foot !and mouth disease. SHELLFISHMEN'S CONVENTION New Orleans, Feb. 25.—The an. nual meeting of the National Asso- clation of Shellfish Commissioners was called to order here today. The Conservation Commisslon of this State Is the host. The Loulslana oyster will come in for a great deal of attention. The various oyster beds in this district will be visited. CANADIANS SAIL FOR FRONT Ottawa, Ont., Feb. 25.—Five hundred men will be sent to Eng- land today to reinforce the Princees Patricia regiment now part of Kitchener’s army. 1lalf of the picked men come from the middle- west, one quarter from the far west and one .quarter from the east. The Patricians have seen some bard fighting. GIANTS ASSEMBLE St. Louls, Feb. “The glants will assemble here today for spring training, leaving for the South to- night. 25 JACK JOHNSON TO FIGHT IN HAVANA (By Assoclated Press.) Toronto, Feb. 25.—Jack Johnson their cells in the county jail, and as cabled his former trainer here that soon as convenient Sheriff Dov!lngl will Jeave with them for the prison © camps to begin their long periods | He stated that the fight would take place in Havana. the fight with Jess Willard at Juarez