Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, April 24, 1915, Page 2

Further Details Of Suicide At Bradley Junction The community was shocked this morning by the news of the death of Snyder Mills, aged 29 years, who was born and reared here, a young man of good family and fine reputation, at the farm house of his mother, near this place. The immediate cause of death is supposed to have been brought on by brooding over ill health, the result of a shock received some three years age from a live electric wire. Since this occurrence Mr. Mills has not been in the best of health, most of the intervening time being under “ medical attention for stomach dis- orders and the fear that a cure was not in any way possible and he seem- ed to be brooding ‘over this fact. At the time that he received this elec- tric shock he lay for two hours in water and the dead body of his fav- orite dog lay along side of him, a mute evidence of his faithfulness. But for the dog’s life young Snyder Mills would have died before aid reached him, which assistance came two hours after he was felled from his horse. Since that time any mention of the dog's death brought to Snyder Mills the recollection of the awful day and its attendant suffering and was no- ticeable to all his friends. Since the accident Mr. Mills has not been the same and this fact was remarked by his langze circle of friends. Just before the evening or morn- ing of his self-destruction, Snyder had been talking to his mother, whose farm he was managing, and as she had been called to the rear of the house by some household duty, he slipped out of the house and as Mrs. Mills supposed, had gone to his work about the farm. That night, Pete Anderson, a friend of Snyder Mills, was asked by Mr. Mills' what he owed him for the few days’ work at the farm and when Mr. Anderson stated that the amount of the work was not of sufficient volume to re- ceive pay (o(‘ Mr. Mills handed him a check for a small amount, remark- ¢ (Continued on page 4) =30 - T - - = - T = T - I - THE ALLIES VIEW =3 = =] =3 By Albert W. Bryce -3 o o o o -3 Ed -] f-T - T - - T - T - - T - O - T - - It may be doubted whether any- one ih Germany even in the ruling circle, has yet so far given up the struggle as to yield to the counsels of despair. It is more likely that the blowing up of the Katwijk and other minor outrages of the same sort are mere swaggering blunders of young officers, parallel cases to the William P. Frye by Eitel Fredrich. Probab- ly the Berlin Government will apolo- gize and compensate rather than have 300,000 Dutch troops with 500,000 of Kitchner's new men ad- vancing on the indespensable Ossen, which is less than a hundred miles from the frontier of Holland. There would be small glory in such an end to the contest. At any rate, some one in Germany must see that to perish by inviting universal enmity might impose on the sufferers themselves for a while, but would deceive neither outside nations nor the future historian— least of all the eye of Omniscnene. F-T - T - - T - T - - T - - I - B ] -3 o THE GERMAN VIEW. o -1 -3 o By Hugo von Klest. o o k-] T - - - - - T - T - O - I - I - \ The Chicago election is a momen- to morj for the Wilson administra- tion. The country has reached the end of its patience with weak-kneed sophist in the White House and his preposterous Secretary of State. We cannot reverse the policies of the spineless ‘“‘statesmen” whose subser- vience to cowardice and greed makes us ashamed of being Americans, but we can punish them at the polls. The resentment against the Adminis- tration, strong in every section of the country, is most clearly defined with Americans of foreign desecnt. The recent full-page appeal signed by the editors of publications of many alien tongues that are spoken in our country side by side with the English language, French, Swedish, Polish, Russian and Ihtalian, demon- strates that the severe condemnation of the attitude of the Wilson admin- istration on he subjectt of the ex- port of arms is not confirmed to its German and Irish exponents. Those of us who have mastered two tongues and whose horizon stretches beyond the confines of the United States realize more fully than others that the way of the Wilson Admin- istration is the way to ruin. “Self is the only person that can ever bind the soul Love is the only angel that can bid the gates unroll. And when he comes to call arise and follow fas His way may lead through darkness but it leads to light at last.” —Van Drke. thee, Pass-a-Grill Getting Ready For Dentists St. Petersburg, April 24—The fine new pavilion that is being built over the Gulf of Mexico, two hundred |feet. from the shore in front of the new Pass-a-Grille hotel will be form- 'ally dedicated when the State Dental Society gathers for their annual convention on the resort island June 9 to 11, inclusive, In designing and building the big pavilion the management had in mind the accommodating of state conventions and like assemblages where lange auditorium space is nec- essary. There is sufticient snice to lanuaie any orainary crowd and the Bood-sized stage oiters excellent fa- Icmnes tor the showing ot slides and lor any hike demonstiation work, as well as serving excellently in other instances where entertainments are to be given. The tact that the pavilion is built out over the water and is ventilated !'trom all sides, will make it especially ifitted for convention purposes. it will be like holding the meeting on 1shipboard since the cool gulf breez- es will insure delightful temperature at all times. The convention headquarters will be at the Pass-a-Grille hotel. The annual banquet will be held on the night of June 11, Dr. W. K. Bradfield, well known local dentist is a member of the ex- ecutive committee and he states that the plans are progressing smoothly. There will be in the neighborhood of 200 visitors here during the week and it is likely that this years af- fairs will be such as to impress all with the delights of the Sunshine City and its envions. Many speak- ers of national note will speak and an excellent and instructive program is being prepared. A strong effort will be made to bring the convention here next year also. THE IMPORTANCE OF THE HORSE IN WARFARE One thing the war has emphasized and that is that the day of the horse has not passed. The importance of the horse in warfare is almost as great today as ever, although the im- provements that have been made in artillery in modern times have tend- ed to lessen the value of all other branches of the service to a more or less degree. The work of the cal- vary, however, in scouting expidi- tions, raids, advance movements, etc., cannot be done by any other branch of the service. There are sections where the bi- |eycle, motorcycle and autogmobile |cannot penetrate. In the conflict now raging in Eu- rope the calvary is playing and will continue to play an important part. The German Uhlans are doing as im- portant work for the Kaiser as they did for his father in 1870, and along the Russo-Austrial and Russo- German frontiers the celebrated Cossacks are rendering yoeman ser- vice to the Czar. The automobile has simplified the proglem of transport- ing from place to place the neces- sary accessories of an army in the field. Bift without the horse the ar- tillery would be well nigh useless. That the important role of the horse in the present war {8 recog- nized by the English government is proved by reports that officials have depleted hunting, polo and hack stables and have taken everything answering the requirements for the calvary and artillery purposes. Many belonging to Earl Kitchener's new army will find themselves on half-breds, three-quarter-breds and full thoroughbreds. The owners have not complained, however, and have the most part been glad to be able to aid the country’'s cause. In the past government recogni- tion of the importance of national horse breeding for military purposes has been sought in vain. Indeed, the agents of Germany, Austria, France and Belgium have annually taken from Great Britain the cream of its horseflesh for the replenishment of foreign remount studs and year after year foreigners have been the chief purchasers at the Dublin horse shows. It is probable that in future the British authorities will pay more at- tention to this matter and that the British army will be supplied with suitable horses before the nations of continental Eyrope are permitted ‘to enter the fleld.—Ocala Banner. HOBOES EXPERT CHICKEN RAISERS Jeff Davis and his jungle gang, ousted from the Hotel de Gink, are goir: to raise poultry on Long Ts- | !hnd, where a farmer has offered |them the use of 450 acres for that 'purposm The ginks will start into |the business under more favorable conditions than do persons who are [ hit by the hay fever. They cannot | 1ose any money. Anyway, they ought 'to do well, even without land. 1've heard that hoboes are expert in the art of “raising” chickens. ‘Closer Work For Boards of Trade Of Souts Florida Suggested by Pres. of Tampa Board § W. C.T. U. Notes § THE COUNTRY READY FOR IT Interesting, in view of the State sovereignty angument against a pro- hibition amendment to the federal constitution, is the fact that of the 197 votes in Congress favoring the Hobson resolution 89 were cast by southern members. Eleven of the sixteen southern States lined up in its support, some unanimously, oth-| ers by a majority vote. Of the 105 representatives from Alabama, Ar- kansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississppi, North Carolina, s'mth' Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Vir-8Wakening of South Florida spirit ginia, 64 voted in favor of, 34 voted | ID this section of late,” said he. against, and most of the seven not| EVery board of trade in this terri- voting were paired for the amend- |tOry seems to be taking on new life nment. Taking the nafion at large, | and planning ways to push the in- as represented in the House, the vote | terests of this section. Winter Hav- stands thus: Eighteen States solid- en, Plant City, Bradentown, Lake- ly for the amendment, eight solidly ;land, Tarpon Springs are but a few azainst it; twelve States a majority : who are asking us to help them with for, nine a majority against. ’plans and information. We are do- We believe that a majority vofie,lnu all we can in that way, believing of eight in Congress means more ' that in the building up of the Tampa than the guess of the members as to | territory there is a most substantial the opinion of their constituents; we way of building Tampa. believe it indicates that the people “It has struck me that if we of the United States are ready for could form an association of dele- I‘l‘:;m:;l'e::n::i::"‘:::' Cl;"“:‘:::'t:‘:‘f. f:tes from these boards of trade, say o ree men from each board and bune that “if a nation wide vote jcould ask them to meet in this city ;“W“ the manufacture and sale °'=or in some other city three of four quor were permitted the nation 'y .q o year a good deal could be would prohibit it.” done for the general good in the TR way of outlining methods of boost- DEMAND AND SUPPLY ing this section and in the way of “You cannot cure the demand by hearing what others are doing. May- cutting off the supply,” says Mr. be we can he of some benefit to these Bartholdt of Missouri, known as the men.” brewers’ spokesman in Congress. “If “It is just possible that some of all the liquor in the' country were them might be able to tell us what destroyed the demand would force we need,” suggested J. A. Griffin, men to make their own.” Well, at ' cashier of the Exchange Bank. least the government would be guilt-| “They can do it, too,” said Mr. less. Even if American citizens were ,Gillett. “Their judgment on the such slaves to drink as Mr. Bart- things that Tampa should do will be holdt would have us believe, we a8 & ' o¢ myuch benefit to us.” nation would no longer be responr The board of governors decided sible for the legalized liquor trnmcf“‘“ the idea was a first rate one, with all its ravages and absurdities. !Il’lfl gave the president and secretary Better have the demand making the authority to go ahead and organize demand. their advisory board. | Mr. Bartholdt is the man who de-) "y, “Gijjer pointed out that the ‘lendu the saloon (on the floor of the OAD: wwas beselged with offers ‘to seem dignified or best to the board. l An organization in the board of trade to work with Boards of Trade Itrom other South Florida cities for the general good of this section was suggested by President Gillett of the Board of Trade in the Board of Gov- ernors’ meeting. “There has been a wonderful his constituency agree with him! | b cisco advertising this city,” said THE COLLEGE MOVEMENT | Gillett. “All he needs is $6.50 for a An important division of the tem- Faincoat and a hat and he will start. perance army and one which is np-! ‘‘Another gentleman wishes to idly increasing in numbers and eg.'truvel through the north and east ficiency 1s the Intercollegiate Prohi- this summer, attracting capital to bition Association. The national Tampa.” convention of this body, held re-I It was pointed out that the care cently in Topeka, Kansas, is char- of these propositions could be best acterized s the greatest national stu - | be left up to the president and sec- dent gathering of a civic character retary, but that there was no ap- ever assembled in America. Tl“‘proprlu!lon for such advertising.— keynote of the convention program Tampa Times. was ““The Callenge of the anti .liquor movement to the present student generation,” and its slogan, “We'll “BASIC PRINCIPLES” see this thing through.” A nation. wide campaign was initiated, the aim of which is to enlist college men and women for active service in the fight now being waged for national | Almost everybody likes to take a prohibition. Dozens of college ana Pot shot at the corporations. It's university presidents and many well either a railroad, an oil company, a known political leaders sent greet- shoe factory or a chewing gum cr- OF BUSINESS ings to the conventlion, Secretary of State Bryan’s being in the form of a two-page hand-written letter. DRY TRANSPORTATION® A California congressman is trou- bled over the prospect confronting the congressional party which is to attend the Panama-Pacific Exposi- tion. He says that if the navy de- partment has control of the ships which carry the dstinguished com- pany, it will be, by reason of Secre- tary Daniels’ dry order, “a funeral trip.” On the other hand, if they go overland there are whole states— states longest east and west—where grape juice will be the strongest drink obtainable. Whether by land or by sea, “It's a dry, dry way to San Francisco,” wails the drinker. And it is fast getting dryer. Only the other day came the news that the Pennsylvania railroad had abol- ished liquor from all its dining cars west of Pittsburg. It has also an- nounced that it will not renew the license for the bar in the Broad Street station at Philadelphia and that although its license to sell liquor in the New York terminal will not expire until September, the bar will be closed at once. This will leave the Pennsylvania system east of Pittsburgh without a bar in any of its stations or restaurants and without the sale of liquor in any of its dinng cars. tate to take his wife and daughters.” “For instance, we have a gentle- We wonder how many 'gentlemen of man who wants to walk to San Fran- ! SIGNIFICANT FIGURES From the last Unted States cen- sus we learn that the wet state of Nevad had in 1910, 353 prisoners for every 100,000 of her population, while her dry neighbor, North Da- kota, had 63. Nevada hd 194 pau- pers for every 100,000 population. North Dakota. 14. Nevada had °°% insane people for 100,000, North Dakota, 108. every The Retail Liquor Dealers’ ciation, meeting in Washington, D. C., this month, calls the dry senti- ment now sweeping the country “prohibition hysteria,” and declares it will “die out.” We notice, how- ever, that the long-headed retailers, as well as the brewers and distillers, are getting ready to change their business. Two large brewing con- cerns in Chicago have failed within the past month. ‘porntlon. The public generally does not realize that a corporation after all is founded on the basic principles of a small grocery store. It has the right to retrench if business does not warrant an expenditure of mon- !e)’; it has the right to cut down its .opernung expenses just as a mer- chant discharges an employe. In the retrenchment policy the public is al- ways pinched, for the public relies to a more or less extent upon cor- | porations. And now that the A. C. L. is about to discontinue another train it will be well for the public to think of the ‘“basic principles” There will still be three trains daily between Tampa: and Jacksonville. When business reaches its normal stride again the A. C. L. will be only too willing to put trains back on the schedule. A traveling public means money to a railroad company, and the A, C. L. would never re- move a train were it possible to make money. If the European war ends before winter sets in, and the Northern farmers get top notch prices for their fall grain, there will be an influx of money to Florida and Orlando that will resemble the days of the flood, end everybody will have to swim to shore.—Orlando Sentinel. 56 CARLOADS THIS WEEK OF TRUCK FROM BARTOW. Bartow, April 24—Vegetables have been moving fast this week. Crloads of cabbage are going out daily and the prices are holding fairly ~ood. J. R. Davis has shipped ten car- Inads of cabbaree this week from the | Tavis siding and more vet to go. S. P. James has shipved out 15 |cars of cabbage and two carloads of onions from the James siding this week. C. M. Boland shipped out two carloads of cabbage over the Sea- board this week. From the Coast Line agent we learn that their shipments for this week up to Thursday are 17 cars of truck, two of oranges and two of onions. Many smaller lots have been ship- ped out by express. Charters Issued By Sec. State Since April 15 (By Claude F. Johnson.) Tallahassee, Fla., April 2{,.—le following charters have been issue from the office of Secretary of S_lute H. Clay Crawford since Aprii 15: “The Hat Shop,” +Fla., capital $10,000. The Scott-Davenport Tampa, $10,000. Commercial Travelers’ Co., Punta Gorda, 25,000; T. A Crossland, Punta Gorda, presiden W. B. Eubank, Punta Gorda, secr tary and treasurer; S. L. Skipper, Zolfo; B. A. Wachet, Punta Gorda, and C. G. the officers. N. R. Golding, Pensacola, $5,000; liquor. : Winter Farms Co., Perrine, { capital stock $15,000. Garden City Canning Co., City, Fla., capital $5,000. o- Garden Avon Park, $1,000. Yalaha Conservatories Co., county, $5,000. ; Frostproof State Bank, Frostproof, Fla., $15,000. Burbank Farms $5,000. The corporate name of the Dut- ton-Harris Shoe Co., of Kissimmee and Lakeland, Fla., was changed to Lake Products (0., the Smith Shoe Co., with the full} power to transact business under the old charter. HOUR BY HOUR. One single day Is not so much to look upon. is some way There can face A single day; but place Too many days before sad eyes Too many days for smothered sighs And we lose heart, Just at the start. God broke our years to hours and days, that hour by hour And day by day Just going on a little way, {We might be able all along ITn keep quite strong. Should all the weight of life Be laid across our shoulders and the future, rife to face At just one place, Our feet would stop; and so God lays a little on us every day, And never, T believe, on all the way Will burdens bear so deep, Or pathways lie so threatening and 80 steep, But we can go, if by God’s power We only bear the burden of the hour. —George Klingle. GRIT When Edison awoke one night, Mis- fortune loomed up in his sight and dealt a heavy stroke; his mighty shops were all ablaze, the product of his toilsome days was going up in smoke. He lost a thousand cherish- ed things, he lost a fortune fit for kings, while fire fiends pained red; against the gods he might have rail- ed, he might have wrung his hands and wailed but not a tear he shed. He gazed upon the sea of flame, and said, “This interrupts the game, but ‘twill not do so long; tomorrow we'll all be on deck, and clear away the smokeless wreck, a thousand work- men strong- We'll build up better than before, and if the fire fiend comes once more, we'll soak him in the eye.” And then this great heroic man retired to figure on a plan, nor nor heaved a single sigh. And we, who rant around and curse, whene'er we meet with some slight reverse, should bear in mind this tale; we ought to meet with dauntless front misfortune’s worst and fiercest stunt, and not put up a wail.—Walt Mason. TWO BOYS AND A JOB. Mr. Heintz, the famous manufacturer, tells a very good story on two boys and a job It shows in a clear light why one of them succeeded and the other failed to earn a good salary. If every boy who reads this story will profit by James’ example there will be Y pickle a great many happy successtul boss in the ||B |world. Read it and judge for your- self. | John and James had been in John- son’s employ for over five years. One day John came into the private office and said: “Mr. Johnson, James ang I both went to work for you five years ago. You are paying James four or five times as much as | am getting. 1 am worth just as much to you as James. and ought to he paid as much.” Mr. Johnson walked to the window ,and after a couple of : turned to minites he John. “John. t lot of no'se out there on th 1 wish you would find out wha all about.” “All right, sir.” Tn a few minutes he was “That noise is caused by some wage- ons. They say there are 18 of lh'r;. i “What are they hauling?” “I don’t know, sir.” “Will you find out?” “Yes, sir.” In a little longer tig is time—“They d| Jacksonville, | Co., hotel, | pineappl® | Brown, Punta Gorda, are; Fla., | | Skipper Brothers & Lanier, lunds,; i Of passing hours of such a limit. We With woe and struggle, meet us face | {8 Flake White back. | minute.” Mr, Johnson o wheat, sir.” ' |are hauling ‘button. “Send James in” «\Vhere are they getting it?” t 1 don’t know, sir.” ¢ "-'lm'l- 8re you very hygyy. «will you find out?” i ! Not very, sir.” e i “1 wish you woulq find oy { In a few minutes again. “They is fln:ln‘ all this are hauling the wheat from Erie .tr:ggfl | elevator No. 10.” Yes, sir.” e \Vhere are they hauling it In about ten iy |« don't know, sir.”’ back. “There are some o «will you find out they say. They are e ‘ “Xem, S ifrom elevator No. 10 to (e gon, After a short interval. “They are »'hll?ont R riinon - hauling the wheat to the dock.” | “Thank you, James, (hy ‘ «Where are they shipping it to?” Then he turned to oia il you see the reason I cap affor pay James more than | )‘ou had the same instructions ‘ouA In five minutes more, “They are He got all the ‘MOrmaum; . shipping the wheat to Liverpool, trip, and You needed fiye. ) time you are asked a q, sit down a boy, get a complete ansyer Noise in o ames «1 don’t know, sir.” «will you find out?” “Yes, sir.” sir.’ “Thank you, John. 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