Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, March 1, 1915, Page 1

THE LAKELAND EVENING TELEGRAM PUBLISHED IN THE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST PART OF THE BEST STATE L NOW ON FRANCE AND IN WILLISTOP ALLU. $. IPPING T0.0R FROM GERMANY )D OF EVERY KIND [E KEPT OUT OF GERMANY DECLARATION OF THE [ES (By Associated Prees.) hington, March 1.—France Britain have served no- on the United States that ould hold themselves at lib- stop all shipping hereafter from Germany. Secretary promptly notified President but declined to make any ent. The French and British dors called at the State de. nt to deliver the communi-. on the subject. en to Retaliatory Measures by Association Press.) flon, March 1.—f‘Germany ven her opponents to adopt ory measures to prevent com . of every kind from reach- leaving Germany,” said Pre - quith today in the House of ms. He declared the allies hold themselves free to cap- ch goods as were destined for e of the enemy or had been om hostile countries. IRPALYCE FOR BELGIUM York, March 1.—The Bel- elief commission ship| Har. 8,470 tons, will sail today for Belgium with a relief om the storehouses of South C SERVICE PROBE ENDS York, March 1.—The public probe practically ended to- A speedy report is promised is believed that there will be important recommendations sational exposures. AL 'PHONE SERVICE York, March 1.—The trans- ental telephone service was for public use today. It will person $20.70 to talk for ninutes from New York to San co and $6.75 for each addi- minute. PURCHASES MILLION TONS OF WHEAT os Ayres, Argentine, March 1 Ttalian government has pur . a million tons of wheat ill go forward this month. ndred and twenty steamers en chartered to carry it. it will 20 to the army. ATIONS FOR BELGIUM n, Mass., March 1.—The relief ship Lynotta sails to- She is laden with food and g which has been collected in ngland. This is the second d that has gone from this For the Christmas shipload profound expressions of de have been received from cken families that are living m. RICHARD STEGLER RESTED AND WAS LATER DISCHARFED (By Astoclated Press.) York, March 1.—Mrs. P. Stegler was arrested in 1 here today, charged with ng assault on Arthur Mato- ntative of a German per, and was later discharged police court. The magis- id if certain evidence had ore definite he would have clined to send her accuser to khouse. Mrs. Stegler is the a German reservist who is connection with alleged frauds. She was arrested at stance of Matoket, who was ‘with her in a room at the ho-| e police said the woman was Daughter of Atlanta Man (By Associated Press.) ta, March 1.—James B. a county policeman here. to. fdentified the pub- photograph of Mrs. Richard as that of his daughter, Johnson Pope. She left Atlanta for Solon York several months ago. ANERAN LR 7 NEW;YORKEREACIES 1L S SIEY (By Associated Press.) New York, March 1.—The Amer ican liner New York arrived here today from Liverpool after taking unusual precautions to make her na- tionality known while passing through the war zone declared by Germany around Great Britain. In addition, precautions against mines were observed, life boats Dbeing swung outward ready for immediate use. The ship was ablaze with lizhts at night while in the sea war zone. L0, THE POOR SEMINOLE- Kissimmee, March 1.—The exec utive committee of the Friends of the Florida Seminoles met in the of- fice of the secretary at Kissimmee on Feb. 19. The society was organized several years ago and its membership is composed of many influential per- sons, including government officials, editors, authors and men of finan- cial prominence, geattered from Bos- ton to San Francisco. The aim of the society has been solely to be- friend the remnant of Seminoles in Florida and to help them in their educational and industrial develop- ment. The society earnestly ap- peals to the people of Florida to take a friendly interest in the future fate of this forlorn remnant of a brave and free race, who are one of Flor- LAKELAND, FLORIDA, MONDAY- MARCE 1, 1915, i | i { society especially is doing much to relieve their sufferings | where the wounded and weary animals are cared for. POLK COUNTY FAR 55 e e S GAME (0l CLISE The Polk County Fair closed Sat .| 42 desrees; Tuesday fair. urday night—not exactly in a blaze' For Florida: Fair tonight; cool . of glory as the blaze would have °F In extreme south portion; frost been extinguished in the downpour |i® North and central portions. Tues | jof rain which started soon after 9 98y fair. I o'clock and continued the rest of the ' \Vinds for the East Guif and the | night—many of the hundreds who SOUth Atlantic: Moderate north. | | SPPEPDEDPDIPSPPLIDIPI DI ] Tampa, Fla., March 1. ~—‘—Fm'| Tampa and vicinity: Fair and cold - packed the grounds being unable to General Weather Conditions get to their homes until 1 or 2 The storm center which was over o'clock in the morning. Despite (he'T"“ Saturday morning, moved inclement weather, however, m"e‘rnpldly eastward and ed off over was a large crowd out, many of the Florida east coast Bunday night. |whom were masqued, and for half an | 't has been the cause of rain during 'hour or more dancing was indulged | the past twenty-four hours over the The fair management state | M!ddle and west gulf Stateg and the in. 400ST-REMEMBER THAT SATAN STAYED IN HEAVEN UNTIL HE BEGAN TO KNOCK HIS HOME TOWN FRENCH BLUE CROSS HOSPITAL AT LE TORQUET Horses are not being overlooked in the humane work connected with the war, and the French Blue Cross Here is a general view of its hospital at Le Torquet PRZE WINNERS IN EDUCATIONL DEPL I FAR The following is the list of prize- winners in the educational depart- ment of the Polk County Fair, the names being those winning first and second prizes: Educational Department Best collection of primary work by pupils in any one grade-—Lake - land. Miss Colyer, teacher; Winter Haven, Prof. Kensinger, teacher. Best collection of weaving, first grade — Lakeland, Miss Colyer, teacher; Frostproof, W. 0. Smith. Best collection of color work, sec. ida’s most native possessions, with |that they were unable to award “y'Soulh Atlantic States. Fort Plerce a view to securing for them perma- nent homes in the unsettled por- prizes for the best dressed cmlpleu‘ on account of the rain coming up reports a rainfall of 1.48 inches. An extensive area of high pressure tion of the State before it is too and interfering with the program as | overlies the interior of the country, late and in helping them enjoy the benefits of civilization. TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE RECONVENED TODAY (By Associated Press.) Nashville, March 1.—The Ten= n»ggee legislature reconvened today after a month's recess. | arranged. As soon as the rain be. gan, the crowds packed the woman's building, merry -go-round, tents; in! fact. every place where a shelter was afforded, and all being in a merry' mood the evening was spent more or | less enjoyably, but It fsn't hard to | 'flnd those who declare “we surely, did get wet.” The rain which fell 'S.amrday night and until about noon ' yesterday was the heaviest that has visited this section in a long time. [ with crests over Montana and over Oklahoma. It has caused generally air weather over the great central valleys, the Lake region; the Rocky Mountains, Plateau and Plains States, and also over the northeast- A barometric depression appears ov ' er the southwest, and has caused rain over southern California, and rain or snow over Nevada. Rain has also fallen on the Washington coast. ‘The high pressure area which QUEEN MOTHER THANKS PR WOMEN OF JAX | NEW SANITARY CODE S FOR BARBER SHOPS Albany, N. Y., March 1. The , sanitary code pertaining to barber \'lcl:rlu.l dn:‘ugmer of King George V. shopg and other public places goes of England, have sent messages, into effect v > @ through Lady Helen Herbert, thank -| forced by ,.::d:,.y..lf,':dn"‘;:.l.'"_l" ';-;:,. ing the women of Jacksontille for yse of alum and other devices for the contributions forwarded to Lon. gtopping the flow of blood in stick don through the British American form is forbidden. Such material war relief fund. Mrs. Thomas P. | must be applied in powdered form. :re:nhc;m‘." :;:r::l“'."nh;’:mn'h:":"‘v“:;lThe headrest of the tonsoral chair . 1 must be covered with a clean towel, through Walter Mucklow. Brnlnh.and all razors, and shaving mugs vice consul the two messages ‘"’m,munt be thoroughly washed after the royal women last evening. The uging on one customer and before messages were sent direct to MTS. | peginning operations on another. Denham by Lady Herbert ""“'"ICommon drinking cups and towels days ago and through some mistake 'grq forbidden. The regulations per.. were returned to New York and for-|taining to the conduct of manicure warded a second time through the emporiums are similar to those di British vice consulate rected at barber shops. The health Jacksonville. March 1.——Queen | Mother Alexandra, of Encland, and} Her Royal Highness, the Princess ycovers the interior of the country, | has caused temperatures below the seasonal average over the eunlorni i half of the country.' The freezing ! line this morning runs through cen - | tral North Carolina, northern Geor. | gia, northern Alabama and Missis | sippi, central Arkansas and central | Texas. Over the western half of | the country, temperatures are about {normal. Indications are for fair, colder weather tonight in the vicinity of Tampa with frost probable in ex- "Dised places. The minimum will be | about 42 degrees. Tuesday will be i fair. | Washington, March {.-—The for. mal opening of the Panama canal ! which was scheduled for this month | has been postponed until July. The president will go probably to San | Francisco this month. ond grade—Lakeland, Miss Maney, teacher; Lakeland, Miss RBradley, teacher. Best collection of woodwork, third grade—Lakeland, Miss Carrior, teacher. Best free hand drawing, any sub- {Ject, by a first grade pupil—Carl Beardslee, Louis DeMilley. Best free hand drawing, any sub . ject, by second grade pupil—Chas. Parish, George Austil. ! Best free hand drawing, any sub . ‘ject, by a third grade pupil—8now scene in blue, Davenport; radish, { Winter Haven. Best writing by a first grade pu- pil—Charles Redgrave. Fannie Nis- senburg. ‘Best pupil Keith . Best writing by a third grade pu. pil——Winter Haven pupil; Donnie Miller. Best composition on “The Straw - writing by a second grade H. R. Hooks, Dowling Hendrix, Claire Spear. Sewing Best doll dress made by a second grade pupil—Mrs. Woodward’'s pu- pil, Elonise; Miss Jordan's pupil, Davenport . Best article made by a third grade pupil-—Doll dress, child at Frost- proof; Miss Jordan's pupil, Daven- port. woodwork by iflAGS OF BRITAIN AND FRANCE NOW FLY FROM TURKISH FORTS AT ENTRANCE OF DARDANELLES WITH ONLY THREE DAYS REMAINING CONGRESS RUSHES (By Associated Press.) Washington, March 1.—Congress today entered on the closing week of the session in a rush to complete all business before it before final ad- journment is taken Thursday. A large amouunt of work confronts the Senate, but in the House business is nearly completed. Both Houses to. day began consideration of the con ference reports on the big appro-. priation Dbills. President Wilson is keeping in close touch with Congress today in @ final effort to dispose of all business before the session ends. SOCKS FOR ALLIES —— \ Chicago, March 1—The last 2,000 pairs of 386,000 pairs of socks for soldiers in France made at Kanka- kee, near here, were shipped on their way today. The shipments have [beon going forward at this rate for a number of weeks. Lakeland, ™Miss Castle, teacher; Lakeland, Prof. Trexler, teacher. ‘Best individual collection of same, iD. H. Sloan. ' Best product mat Florida—7th grade, Lakeland, Mrs. Terry; Lake- land, Mrs. Lovel; 8th grade, Ella Adair, | Best drawing of a face, not less | than ten inches; only for boys; each grade—T7th grade, 2nd prize, Millard ‘Futch; 8th grade, 1st prize, Donald Connant. Best illustrated composition on Florida, each grade—7th grade. Katharine Carter; 8th grade, Eallie Spann, Landon Fuller. Manual Training and Household omics Best hand -made piece of work in manual training, such as a table, work box; each grade (for boys)— Kirby Blaine, Henry Connibear. Best embroidered pair pillow cases (girls)—Margueritte Straw. Best hemstitched handkerchief (girls), 2nd prize Fannie Pope. Best hand.made apron (glirls), Julia Bryan, Mollie Weaver. Best piece raffia work (girls), Willie Myers, Mrs. Terry’s room. Best outfit for a small doll. not over twelve inches nor less than five inches (for girls), Lorene Starling, For best original piece of work on an original idea, Wm. Parish, Noris Upson . TLargest and best general exhibit | senfor high school—Lakeland high school . Largest and best general exhibit by high school department of any junior high school—Davenport high school, Winter Haven School. Largest and best general exhibit by any high school student—Kath- arine White, Mildred Youngs. Best set of examination papers by a|any high school student—Genevieve Best piece of third grade boy—Plow, child _at |Duggan, Mildred Hampton. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS (Furnished by the Security Abstract and Title Co., Bartow, Fla.) Feb. 24, 1915 W. A. Rich, et al .to I Hayes. Florida Development Co. vid Fronstedt. Florida Development Co. O’Connor. Florida Development Ca. tin O’Connor. E. W. Barber et a Dopler. Martin C. Dopler and wife to Sa~ rah L. Ecker. J. C. Durrance and wife to Tony Anderson. E. A. Fletcher and husband to W. E. Wilson et al. J. H. Strode and wife to Lovina Edit. W. J. Howey Land Co. lor M. Brown. Florida Highlands Co. to Gaylor M. Brown. W. S. Preston and wife to Jobn B. Lowe. Henry Richardson and wife Fred G. Burton. W. D. Nydegger and wife to D. Wi Bugbee et al. R. P. Gilpin and wife to J. W. Johnson. T. L. Waring and wife to J. W. to M. to Mar . » & 1. to Martin C. to Gay - to ‘@. Wilson and wite to T. H. Parry. | SMALL TOWN STORES CAN'T department of the city must file monthly reports to the State bhoard of health on how the ordinances are | being carried out. RAISING FUNDS FOR POLES SELL EVEN PARAGORIC Jacksonville, March 1.--Under the new narcotic law. which went | into effect today, it will be impossi ble for proprietors of general stores {in Florida towns of over 200 popu |lation to sell or dispense any medi | cines or drugs coutaining opium or cociane, or any of its derivatives or compounds, and in any town of less than 200 inhabitants no proprietor of a general store can sell or dis. pense the said drugzs or their com pounds without having first been certified to the State board of phar- | macy by three reputable licensed physicians. This means that in all | towns of over 200 population it will {be unlawful for any general mer- chant to handle, sell, dispense or ! carry in stock any of these drugs or | their compounds and if there are no drug storeg in these towns the sale i of such medicines or drugs will ab - = ' solutely be in violation of the fed. | eral and State law. The federal| Massachusetts Poles are conducting government will issue a icense to ;:’:m ‘:u';::’"'“:':";:' :::(hr:r any merchant who complies with its country. Miss Helenka Adamowska | regulations in the matter, but the |, yore geen pinning on the coat of | Florida law will not allow the sae|Governor Walsh a silver badge made of any medicines by those who are of the eagle of Poland and the United ger.r.i mercnants in towns of over States coat of arms. 200 population. Frostproof . Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Grades Section 1—Collective Prizes Best collection of fifth grade work from any one school—Davenport, Miss Jordan, teacher; Elouise, Mrs. Woodward. teacher. Best collection of sixth grade work from any one school—Davenport, Miss Jordan, teacher. Section 2—Geography Maps, Freehand North America, giving principal physical features. political divisions and important cities, fifth grade pu- pil—Mrs. Woodward's pupil; Ber- tha Harrington. United States, giving boundaries of States and locating ten impor- tant cities, sixth grade pupil, Doro~ thy Williams; Mrs. Glover's pupil . Section 3—Drawing; Freehand Best collection from nature, not less than three, fourth grade pupil —Genevieve Gordon, Vivian Van Skiver. Section 6—Language Best illustrated booklet on Lin. coln by fifth grade pupil—Merril Bryan, Frank Fuller. Best illustrated booklet on Wash - ington by six grade pupil—Dorothy Williams, Bernice Bryan. Seventh and Eighth Grades Best class collection in seventh and eight grades in school work; Mrs. Lovel, teacher; Elouise, Mrs. Woodward, teacher; Best general exhibit by commer- clal department of any high school —{Lakeland high school. Best individual exhibit of above— Danlel Holland, Jessie Tillis. Best general collection of draw-= ings in botany, zoology, physics and chemistry—Robt. Edmonston, Pat Flanagan. : Best original story of 800 or more words—Reva Fletcher, Thadeus Halliman . Best demonstration of six origin. als in geometry—Mildred Hampton, Mildred Youngs. Best six problems in trignometry —Ned Skipper, Littleton Groom. Largest and best exhibit of indi- vidual work in algebra—Annie Jones, James Bouleware. Best translation 30 lines of Vir gil—Katharine White, Mary Owens. Best translation one chapter of Caesar, 30 lines or more—James Boulware, Annie Jones. Best essay, 800 words or more, on | How the U. S. will be benefitted by the present European war—Lit~ | tletonGroom, Mildred Youngs. Nest essay, 300 words or more, on Fiorida Fifty Years Hence—Mildred Youngs, Hazel Padrick. Pest copy high school magazine— H. S. Annual, October Crescent H. School. Best 30 L. L. lines writing—Ruth !each grade—7th grade, Lakeland, |Skipper, George Owens. Best original poem—Dan Holland, 8th grade. Katharine White. IMMEDIATE FALL OF CONSTAN- TINOPLE IS NOT EXPECTED ALTHOUGH GREAT HEADWAY HAS BEEN MADE BY ALLIED FLEET AGAINST CITY'S DE. FENSES —_— (By Assoclated Press.) London, March 1.—The flags of Great Britain and France are now flying at the entrance of the Dar. danelles over the Turkish forts re- duced by the sea forces of the al- lies. While it would appear that the allied fleet has reached Chanak, fifteen miles from the Mediterranean entrance to the straits, the British press warns the public not to expect the immediate fall of Constantino. ple. The operations of the warships against the sea defenses of Constan « tinople are creating a tremendous stir in the near East. Broussa, in Asiatic Turkey, has been selected by \) the Turks as the new capital it it becomes' necessary to leave Constar’: tinople. g Interest in the fighting n/long the castern battle front has been de-~ flected for the moment from the Carpathians to North Poland, where the Russians appear to be making a desperate effort to regain the ground ‘ lost when the Germans threw them back from East Prussia. - In the west attention is centered on the Champagne district. where fierce attacks and counter-attacks marked the operations last week..t Both Germans and French claim successes ., —_— Roumania to Line Up with Allies (By Associated Press.) 4 Parls, March 1.—Bucharest dis- patches recelved here credit the Roumanian minister of the interior with the statement that representa- tives of Roumania had made a for. mal agreement with the allies for entering the war with them. Ten classes of Bulgarian reserves are !sald to have been called out for March 13. Roumania said that the :dnlre for territory now held Aus. tria. ! | Dacia in Brest Naval Harbor (By Associated Press.) Brest, March 1.—The American steamship Dacla, seized last week by a French cruiser and brought into this port, has been towed from the ,Roadstead into the Brest naval har- bor. INSTITUTE JAPANESE BOYCOTT (By Assoclated Press.) San Francisco, March 1.—A Jap - anese boycott, instituted at the di. rection of the Chinese Six Com- {panies because of Japan’s demands ! berry,” by a third grade pupil—Lila by high school department of any on China, Is being observed through- out the Pacific coast today with the exception, it is sald. of LosAngeles and Seattle. ¢ Charles, W. Va., March 1.—The new law which went into effect to- day will make it very inconvenient to procure liquor In this State. Af- ter this date common carriers will not be allowed to bring intoxicants into the State, or to transport it from one part to another. Any per- son bringing it in for their own use ! must have the container labelled if it is over one-half gallon. Liquor !may be carried in from Ohio and ! Pennsylvania, but Kentucky and Virginia are dry in the adjoining counties. The man living inland isin a bad way of getting his “booze.” SEAT SALE FOR POLLY PRIMROSE GOES ~ ON TOMORROW The seat sale for Polly Primrose, |the college musical comedy to be presented by Miss J. Pearle Rogers and the big local company of young people here for the Woman’s Club, will open Tuesday, at 9 a. m., at the Red Cross Drug Store. All those who have purchased tickets in ad- vance must be in line at that hour if they expect good seats. No phone orders will be taken. Polly Prim. rose sale is cash or exchange tickets. A big house is expected for this at- traction and all who want choice seats must get in the rush. Miss Rogers wishes to state that she has made her prices so that school chil. dren and all can be given an oppor~ tunity to see this beautiful produc- tion . Prices are 75¢. 50¢, and 35¢. N