Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, April 8, 1915, Page 2

lSome May Probe Ohio Love Cult Canton, O., April 8—A grand jury investigation is expected to begin here today of the love cult at liance , Ohio, which was exposed with all its unique details when Miss Amy Tanner, a member of the cult of the “Kingdom of God,” died mysteriously on March 24. “Apostle” Percy A. George, head of the cult, who has been spending a few days in jail awaiting the in- vestigation of the medical authori- ties into the causes of the girl's death, has revealed to the authori- Belgians displayed heroic tes the strange remedy for the llIE-}snd patriotism, and his people have viation of depressed spirits of wom- suffered ruin with a patience that is en members, and the unque ideas of sublime. the cult, which include the theory; Al- with bis soldiers at the Yser, is 40 that protected his land, Notable Birthdays Today King Albert of Belgium, the ruler without a kingdom, who is fighting is | years old today. Although he i without a kingdom or a home, he commands the admiration of the world. Three months sufficed to crush King Albert and his trusting countrymen. Entirely unprepared for a violation of treaty obligations the King made a determined stand to preserve the nation and its integrity. The courage Chicago, 11l.—Miss Jane Addams will head the delegation of Ameri- can women whch will sail from New ional Congress of Women, which as- sembles at The Hague on April 28. Miss Addams will also preside at the conference. The movement to bring about a truce in war-swept Europe has found hearty response in other neutral countries. Boston—The women golfers of New England began this season’s compe- titions today at the Wollaston Club. As usual they are on the links earlier than the men. From the day that King Albert The idea of Miss Evangeline Booth York next Monday for the Internat- | What Women And Their Organizations Are Doing of social and business life. She told of treating a man who had 167 wounds, the effect of shrapnel fire. Myrtle, Miss.—The Eleventh An- nual Convention of the Mississippi ' Woman Suffrage Association swa ‘opened here yesterday. Dr. Anna Howard Shaw and Mrs. Medill Mec- Cormick were introduced and spoke to the convention. New Orleans, La.—Mrs. Paul Breaux, of Thibodauk, La., is the ,oldest mother in the south. She has ,reached 110, and her descendants number over 1,000. She married | when she was 13, and hopes to cele- _brate the centennary of the wed- Explaining “Memory.” ' When you speak of others as haw ing a good memory, you do not mean !that at all. Instead of meaning that the man with a “good memory” has | | accurately perceived an event in the i {full ramifications of all its details, iund recorded it in his whole human texture ready for reproduction it will, what you really indicate is that ne has good power of retention, irrespec- tive of detailed accuracy or faithful- ness of the full recollection.—Dr- llaonnd Keene Hirshberg. ' i This happened sowe thirty years ago. Manners in the far west are better now than they were then. Indeed. they are as civilized there as any- where else. A stagecoach drew up in front of a tavern in a small town where gun law was the only law on the statute book. But even that was an unwritten law. for there was no statute books to write it in. A young man. dressed in the ordinary business costume of New York or Chicago or Philadelphia or any other eastern city. got out of the coach with the other passengers Beautiful Unseen World. There is a veil covering the unsees por even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push t man | answer; world which not the stronges “Why, how's that?” week she called me honey; ¢, week she sulked around ang aside that cur- | me oic Richaras; the third wey for me wid a flatir tain and view and picture the super- CUm on, a pal beauty and wonder beyond. —Frank kinder got a bunch she don Insect Pest Causes Heavy It is reported that the { eauses an annual loss of mop, 1,000,000 sheep in Australia vy, bhas not yet seriously suffers this pest, owing, no doubt, % compulsory ipping of all sheg, to the starlings, which are hery in large numbers. - - Hunch Almost Justifieq, After fhaking bands at the dock the other day, one colore ! inquired of another: “Didn't yy ! ry de Widow Jones about de g, Jinuary?' “Dat's me—1 did,” i “but I've dun lep “Well, ¢ that virtue and vice are contrary (o:rame to the throne of Belgium, the the principles of real “life.” !whnle world realized that a new or- When Miss Tanner died at the der of King had come to rule. He “Brotherhood Home" of the cult near | was first of all, a noble man, one to of the Salvation Army of organizing ding. One of her children is over iboys into live-saving scouts hulso years of age. ‘{ound ready response in .\ewA EDg-, washington — Mrs. Ernest P. land. The unit for the movement picypey), wife of the national direc- and went into the tavern. He asked if there were any letters for him. The landlord banded him oune. He read it and hunted through his pockets for his P. Church, in New York Sun. me.” —Exchange. ORI v Alliance, the police got busy and ar- command respect and admiration for, rested “Apostle” George and ten his fine qualities. His one aim was other members who were living at to make his people happy and pros-; the industrial center established by perous. the colony. Five of those arrested were women. The members wre la- ter released, but the ‘“Apostle” was held in jail until the girl's remains were examined for poison. year ago, and the cult was founded last fall. was the meeting place. she was “run down spiritually.” “She told me she had trouble at; home,” said George, “We have estab- | lished this home to build up Chris- tian life, so she came to us to be built up spiritually.” According to the father of the| Tanner girl, her parents believed | shehad gone to a boarding house and the girls there were her friends. “Brother” Phipps, who was one of the cult members, has testified that he went to the “Kingdom” to do a little literary work, He admit- ted the inmates kissed each other “at the call of the spirit” but said |in George came to Alliance about a ' methods. A large, luxurious house!April 8, 1875, Amy Tfln-lwfls 16 years of agethere had been ner joined the love cult during the no expectation that he would ever winter. According to the ‘‘Apostle,” | come to reign. He came incognito to, America to study our industrial con- | ditions and our school systems. He' spent weeks among the steel work- ers of Pennsylvania, and a full week Boston studying educational King Albert was born at Brussels Up to the time he His father, Philippe, Count of Flanders, was the heir, and his eldest brother, Count Baldwin, was the heir presumptive. His eld-. er prother died, then the father. and | in 1909 came the death of Leopold, | king of Belgium. On succeeding Leopold six years ago, his first work was to make a complete reform in | the methods of conducting the Bel- gian Congo colonies. While he had much affection for Leopold, he de- plored many of his practices, and, al- though Leopold was angy about it, Prince Albert had gone to the Con- go to study conditions there for himself. | fits. the sect does not practice immor- tality. That the local sect is similar in rites tc the Holy Roller cult was developed by Phipps’ testimony. Men and women get down on the floor and ‘“‘turn over ome or twice,” to use his phrase, when the spirit s upon them. If the clothing of the women becomes disarranged during this ceremony, it is uniutentional, The most important event in the life of King Albert was the ideal cess Elizabeth of Bavaria, who is to- day doing for the Belgians as noble wor as her husband. King Albert is truly loved by his people. He is called the greatest ruler in Europe, from the standpoint of the common people. Fate has and is done by God, he said. dealt him a cruel blow within the “Apostle” George has made 8 ijagt yedr. The kindness of Ameri- sworn statement to the luthorltles,;““ in providing for his ruined in which he has outlined some of his people has deeply touched him, and unique beliefs. He declares that the 'pag given him courage to fight it world is neither round nor flat, that oyt with his valiant troops in the virtue, as well as vice, i8 contrary trenches. to the principles of real life, and | has been formed here. Miss Booth, who is commander-in-chief of the Salvation Army in the United States, suzgested the movement, which is being pushed in 18 countries and will be extended to every civlized land. Harrisburg, Pa.—County and city chairmen met today at the suffrage headquarters, to complete the plans for the suffrage campaign through- out Pennsylvania, which is expect- ed to bring the vote to the women. The meeting was highly enthusias- tic. Mrs. Frank M. Roessing, presi- dent of the state association, declar- ed that the amendment which goes before the voters will b adopted. Buffalo, N. Y.—Th trustees of the Ladies’ Catholic Benevolent Associa- tion will meet here tomorrow, to cel- ebrate the silver jubilee of the or- ganization. It was twenty-five years |ago that the Catholic ladies organ- ized, and during those years they have paid $12,000,000 in death bene- There are 152,000 women members. St. Louis, Mo.—Miss Sadie Smith, a stenographer for Willlam M. Price, who killed himself on a street car a few weeks ago, is bequeathed 315,-' 000 by the terms of his will. The engaged to wed. i New York—Miss Marie Van Vorst, the authoress, will san for, France tomorrow to again take up her duties with the American Ambu- lance corps. She has been speaking throughout the east and arranging for the publication of another book, “Mary Moreland,” a dramatic story CRUEL BRUTE GETS . HIS DESERTS I Jacksonville, April 8—What was tor of the American Red Cross, will sajl for Genoa tomorrow from New York. gating conditions in the war zone for the Rockefeller Foundation, will meet Mrs. Bicknell and their two daughters at Genoa. Mrs. Bicknell was identified with Mrs. Woodrow Wilson and Mrs. Archibald Hopkins in the campaign to convert the al- leys of Washington into minor streets. Washington—The ‘“‘Cupid (Special” rolled in from Richmond on Easter Monday. There was a rush of busi- ness at the marriage license bureau, and weddings were brisk in the cap- ital city all day. The special train left in the evening with a number | heels on the front round and, lighting of happy newly-weds. New York—Miss Annie S. Peck is in training for another mountain- climbing trip to South America. Her training consists on living on 25 cents a day. She cooks her own meals. Peanut butter, rye bread, chocolate, omelets and spinach are her regular fare. She is one of the greatest mountain climbers of the world. London—Lady Eva Dugdale, one of the ladies-in-waiting to Queen love match he made with the Prin- Wwill revealed the fact that they were Mary, is completing her studies of farming by practicing running a plow on the King's estates. It is said that six states in Ger- many are now ruled by women, their royal husbands having gone to the front. Albania is one of the few coun- tries that have fewer women than men. TO BEGIN UNCLE SAM'S ALASKA RAILROAD Seattle, Wash.,, April 8—Alaska The most cruel cut that King Al- announced by S. P. C. A. officials 88 &y;y ) rnieh i1 own labor in the that thoughts emanate from 8 ipert has endured is the charge that the most flagrant case of cruelty 0., o iction of the first unit of the spiritug! self located in the stomach. pis country violated its agreements Auother member of the cult ha8 ang made secret treatios Which ab-| made a statement to the police, in 'rogned its rights as a neutral pas which the “Apostle” 18 thus de-l¢jon in the European war. That Ris, before | | { animals was threshed out Municipal Judge Anderson yesterday morning, when Ed. Williams, negro hack driver No. 143, was given a government's $35,000,000 railroad, according to Chairman W. C. Edes of the engineering commission in charge of the work. The forces scribed: “He was recognized a8 the ponor and that of his country will sentence of thirty days and his U-\ .o 504 wiy) be recruited this month fina) authority and the only perfect pg proven to the world s the firm man, His wife was to become the,gaith of King Albert. mother of all living. He was com- :x:nly called ‘pa’ and his wife ‘ma,’ Ivmes Mackaye, Boston mociolo- | - Thes together were to gulde the gigt and economist, 43 years old ‘“‘: first perfect home and were to be day. the chief rulers during the millen- | Br, Harry B, lem.” I 'niversity of Michiean, 68 year ol That @ “spirit marrlage" had ¢o4qy, ! beén hiranced between @ YOungi pr William H. Welch, pathologist woman in Berlin Nerghts, Ohio, and ¢ Johns Hopkins University, 63 W. B. Phipps, the “John theBaptist” years old today. | of the cult, was the assertion of the | gyon. Charles C. Carlin, Congress- person making this statement. This man from Virginia, 47 years old to- young woman was referred to as the day. special ‘'spirit daughter” of the| “Apostle” and his spouse. sdhe ‘Is id to be an attractive but deeply ::liglonn young woman. While she| i “]orld Ev(e‘nt:}e(:l(etApgg“smm_ was supposed to place explicit con- | 1793—Edmun .th he, gl fidence in George and to obey his ister from Uell 4 ;' . every command, she was, however, lic. to th;h n]eet .s c hard to manage and would not come | rived at Charles ]:l:,m. é]“ to the cult headquarters. She did 1826—Duel between o y not like Phipps, it was stated, and | and Joln Randol vd. stk continued to refuse the proposition 1835—An aeronaut name 1’1 f marriage. made the first long ba ;(;z . “The purpose of the brotherhood" flight in Am;:-‘lcu{ F:ew 358 continues the statement ‘‘was to n}lles from 4 qn@;‘:n:.‘ help the members in the spiritual 5 Virginia, 9 -‘. m‘u(‘..ze“ 2 development 8o that they might be 1854—Exploson on stea 3 e C h, Ore., killed 21. 's associates when Canemah, , 5 e blil (l;:l‘::g:t his feet. He ex-|1854—Opening of great Tndion Can- 'hez:o:mg soon al for irrigation between the pecte 8 Ganges and Sumna. "GEiOl'SO ::;::l:rouv::;c:"e:ehB::le 1855—System of registered letters "l::::s?gand in which he cl:\mshto :l:_:(irf‘umnl in U. 8. postal death and hell so that BRLRICR:. :t's:‘:i:i‘:: may be finally conquer- Civil War cflr"s zt\ptv:o:v:-l:::é ed. When under these ‘burdens’ he Dspartm'entmq n“a. me unes ften gets his revelations. to receive, officially, the . “He often said he could hear the federate commlst:i(cm‘;-ru_t laughter of his spirit in his stomach | 1864—Union forcc‘u‘ r:u e‘ al as distinctively as he could hear the bine Cross Roa s& ‘;:i“d laughter of a person. He explained, 1881 —Flogging :n abo however, that it was with his spirit- the Brm:‘ nrmty. e ual stomach and not his material | 1913—First p:rm:ment?n b stomach that he thought. From this ese Republic me . & point the words of the spirit went to his head and out of his mouth. “George is jmmune fro «:i;e:se ln: ave D :;:::‘:up:nb‘::: h?ll‘;:;‘:ln that he| Dallas, Texas, April 8—The land does suffer at times is an attack of |owners of Texas, lnnuenced":y t\;: the imperfectly subdued devil which tempting market for meat cattle, ai e planning to take up cattle raising e on & larger scale than ever before. The reduction in cotton acreage the | coming season will be a big boom to the cattle industry throughout the state, it is predicted. The 0“”‘“‘i Columbus, 0., April 8—Governor is expected to double during the Frank B. Willis has proclaimed to- next year Blooled cattle is hq‘\.ng morrow, April 9th as Arbor Day in brought into the state, and attention Ohio. In addition to the regular [will be paid more closely to breed- observance of the day throughout |ing. ‘ the state, the occasion is also Known | e as “Bird Day" for the first time. |proclamation of Governor Ernest‘ Governor Willis calls upon the | Lister. Instead of confining the| schools, organizations and rmzvu!.rolobrauon to tree planting, the to participate. Governor urges that shrubs, bushes and plants be set out to ‘“‘assist in a Wash., April §—Tomor- |substantial manner in further beau- State of Washington.” | 1 futchine, president d ' THIS DATE IN HISTORY Sa- in CATTLE DISPLACES COTTON IN TEXAS ARBOR DAY TOMORROW — Olympia, . row is Arbor Day in Washington, by Jtifying the {bad condition and bleeding cense revoked. The man was arrest- ed by Officer Canon at the instiga- tion of President Max Myetion, ot the prevention society. Accordlfig to Witnesses and the prosecuting officer, Williams was taken into custody after he had sev- erely whipped. kicked and otherwise mistreated his horse, which was de- clared to be a fine animal worth $250. One witness testified to hav- ing seen the negro climb down from his seat and lash the horse with his whip until the blood ran down his side. President Myerson told the court that he found the horse in a freely from the side,, his mouth having been torn by the driver pulling on the bit. 'soon be under way. and next month, and the work will The plans were held up pending the decision on the 'route to be chosen, which announce- ment is being made from' Washing- ton. * It is understood that a large amount of equipment for the work will be shipped direct via the Pana- ma Canal. The commission will have about $2,250,000 to spend this summer, and it is expected that a sufficient trackage will be laid to enable the government to obtain its supply of naval fuel from the Alask- an coal fields. The navy expects to use about 250,000 tons of coal from the Matanuska field in 1916, pro- vided it comes up to the test of this fuel made last year on the cruiser Maryland. FIGHT POTATO DISEASES. The opening up of the Alaska ,coal fields next fall will have an im- Minneapolis, Minn., April 8—Be- ginning today, a three-day campaign will be conducted against the potato diseases by the University of Minn- esota and the U. S. Department of | Agriculture in the potato counties of Hennepin, Ramsey and Dakota. | Losses of from 10 per cent. to 25 per| cent. of the crops have been report- ed in recent years in those sections. The government, state and county experts will show by charts the methods they suggest for wiping oull the blight on potatoes and otherl crops. {STUDENTS CONTROL AUTO BY WIRELESS Urbana, 111, April 8—Among lhe: features of the electrical show which will be opened tonight by the stu-, dents of the Unjversity of Illinois lsl a demonstration of wireless control of an automobile. This feature iu! one of the most interesting ever in-| troduced by students. It will be| similar in operation to the work of | the son of John Hays Hammond, who controlled by wireless the operation of a small ship off the conference with Genmeral Esteban | |Heurtas, the liberator of Panama, Massachusetts coast. | The students have also equipped an electrical cafe, wherein the cook- ing, lighting and serving is done by electrical devices. BORROW MONEY TO SUPPORT SOLDIERS' FAMILIES Berlin, April 8~—The town council of Schoenebery, a western suburb of Berlin, has borrowed the sum of $720,000 to be used in paying for the support of the wives and famil- ies of men at the front. The whole amount is to be taken from the re- serves of the Municipal Savings Bank,which is to receive interest at the rate of 4 1-8 per cent. portant bearing on the steel in- dustry on the Pacific Coast. The new coal has the required coke proper- ties which have been seriously lack- ing in this section of the continent, and heretofore it has been practical- ly impossible to make pig iron at a profit on the Coast. May Organize Reserve Force In Panama Panama, April 8—Plans for the organization of a large and well- trained reserve force from among the natives of the Republic of Pana- ma are being considered by Brigad- ier Genmeral Clarence R. - Edwards, commander of the Panama Canal Troops. It is proposed that these re- serves should form a part of the Panama Canal defense forces and should be trained by American offi- cers for use in case the canal or the republic were attacked. | s the search. among them a small pistol. Her husband, who is m\es!i-! f 4 ORI clgar case. Not finding it at once. he ‘ took out seven articles while making e Several men. denizens of the coun- try. were lounging about, among them a red faced man with a stubble beard and as many scars on his face as a German student member of a dueling | corps. This man caught sight of the | new arrival's pistol, and it at once ex- cited his interest. “Lemme see that, stranger.” he said. The young man handed him the pis- tol, and be looked it over with evident pleasure and amusement. “Purty. isn't it?" he remarked. He continned to examine it, cocking and uncocking it. Meanwhile the stranger found his cigar case and, lean: ing & chair up on its hind legs against the wall, rat down on it, resting his a cigar, smoked. “What do you do with it¥" inquired the red faced man. The stranger smoked on without making any reply. His sang froid ex- cited the attentlon of the bystanders. who commenced to move uneasily away. The man who asked the ques- tlon was Scar Joe, so called from the traces of his many fights. He was not used to asking questions and re- celving no reply. He cast a single glance at the stranger and went on Such W Hardware Co. Place of Business ilson Is where you SHOULD GO at all times for HARDWARE Building Material as cocking and uncocking the revolver. “Goin' to make a birthday gift of it to your little boy?” he asked. Still no reply. “Will it shoot?" persisted Scar Joe. This third question eliciting no reply. the westerner took a quick aim at the | stranger's cigar and fired, and cigar and sparks left the smoker’s lips. He didn't turn pale. He didn’t look Lime, Cement, Brick, Wil Plaster, Sash, Doors, Oil Paints, Stains & Varnishe at Scar Joe reproachtully or fearfully ! |2 or any other way. bim at all. He simply took out anoth- er cigar, lighted it and went on smok- ing. “Does shoot, don't it? Shoots purty straight, don’t it? 1 wonder if 1 could do ft again!" 4 He fired a second shot with like re- He didn’t look at Stoves, Ranges, Oil and Gasoline Boss Ovens Farming Implements, Plows, Cultivatof® Garden Tools, Hoes, Rakes, Hand Plos : sults. The stranger remained as im- | [|§ perturbable as before, taking out an- | other cigar and lighting it with as lit- tle apparent objection to this waste of cigars as if he were loaded down with | them. Aguin Scar Jo2 sent it fiying | amid a shower of sparks. “Stranger." sald the smoker in a soft voice, “you're one of the best shots 1 || evet saw That pistol I've brought | from the east ns a present for my wife. | |i I've got another for my little girl that | I'll bet you can't hit a silver dollar | with at ten yards.” “Lemme see it." | The stranger thrust his right hand into his trousers pocket and grasped something that he drew out so clutched in his fist that it was not easy to dis- cern what it was. One of the lookers on, with better or quicker sight than the others, seemed to get on to some- thing about to happen, for he ducked under a table. The stranger reached the thing out to his tormentor. It ex- ploded. and Scar Joe staggered back- ward, at the same time putting his hand to his hip The something in the stranger's fist exploded again, and | the westerner fell dead. | One would naturally suppose that those present would be chiefly interest- ed in the fallen man. So they were till they were convinced that he had received his last scar. Then all of a sudden their minds concentrated on the thing in the stranger hands that had done the work. All eyes turned toward him curiously. He had returned the explosive thing to his pocket. “Landlord.” he said, “I'd like some- thing to eat before 1 go. My wife writes me that she'll send a team for me to be here at 2. It's now 1. ['ve just time for dinner.” *1 say, stranger.,” said one present, “would yon mind lettin' us see what that was you shot him with?" “l know what it is,”” said the man who had sought safety under the table ‘It's a bulldog. 1 seen ’em before Thes're the ugliest weapon at short range they is goin'" The stranger took out a short, thick pistol with a very stocky barrel and al lowed the party to examine it. “Was t'other one really a gift for rour wife?" asked one. “Certainly. When | was called east she asked me to bring her a revolver ! suitable for a woman." While the stranger was dining the body of hix vietini was being removed. \WWhen his team arrived and he was driving away oue of the crowd who had gathered to see him off cried out: “Muach obleeged for gettin' rid of Scar General Edwards has had a briet| loe. He was gittin' to be a nuisance.” who declared the plan entirely feas- ible and promised his aid in the event it was decided to establish such a native reserve force. It is said that practically all of ‘:hc\ natives in the interior are ex- celient shots and would be perfectly willing to serve for a short time for little pay in the various instruction camps that would be established. General Huertas beleved that prob- ably 20,000 to 30,000 such reserv- ists could be obtained. The native troops would be offi- cered by young Panamans, schooled by the American officers. It would be in the nature of a National Guard (Continued on page 4) On the identical spot where this episode happened there is now a hand- some hotel. lighted by electricity and having all the modern improvements. Botanical Divisions. [E XN ' X Our highest Ideals are Quality and Service ™ Come to see us and let us supply your needs ses s s b " WILSO XN HARDWARE COF X7 i o ). B. STREATER | i | = CONTRACTOR AND BUILDEF . Having had twenty-one years’ experience in bu" and contracting in Lakeland and vicinity, I feel comp’® to render the best services in this line. 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