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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-01

Mr.. Pierce McCrary. of Washing,
ton, D. c., arrived in Lakeland yes
terday and Is the guest Of his
mother. Mrs. P. r. McCrary during
the Thanksgiving holidays. Mr..
McCrary is contemplating moving to
Florida, and will probably locate In
the State in about three months. and
It Is hoped that he will decide to
make Lakeland his home. He has
recently returned from a trip to Tex
as and New Mexico where he went
on business.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-01
MAGNIFICENT On.Gocr Iteatcr.

n,rmarA has lrohuby Tho finest
natural outdoor heater in the world.
L is siuratcd IL Tie royal deer lark,
about six mites ont OF the capital.
There the avenues of mighty trees
serve Az Wings and background TO a
stage frontod hy a beech cn"irr!cd
slope that forms a perfect auditorium
Eight thousand people can he ac'
commoGated at every rcrlorinaEcc.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-01
Youthful Reasoning.

A Maryland aAs,nb,yman says the
boys mp His way icgin To learn poll
ties rs SGCn as tlcy leave the cradle
by ten" no states. n boy knows
the game prp't, well For instance,
one day in school the teacher WAS
asking The Elaiis ahont South Amer
ica Explain .c government Of ten
Of the roUr'ri, '"s,n there, she
said ia on. 81 H. !it,lc fellows
'They'rc renbli $, h" uNicEly replied
Whai ar -" cehcr ~ Dem"
Gratis
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-01
Thouu!lt II a Purchase.

Some good luck had come tn him
in business that day and he felt as II
he wan.d Ia share it with others.
So when Ne reached her house and
dismissed the station hack with its
two sorry horses he joyously handed
the driver two dollass. The driver
looked al .hc money, then at the man.
and then at his horses. and iinslly
said IN right, sir, which horse do
you want >"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-01
FLORIDA'S MATCHLESS CLIMATE

Florida has a climate ,hai has Gol
its eq2al in the United state rs
health rt.iGrrr this Innate HAS been
eN;oll-l or generations, and Garils
the pas, qnartrr 81 a century mn
lions II people haAc i.itel TIL: state
t. e.,aEA jic ri"y.t ~ T., North 'tG
vii tiers. They haze found that in
Florida they could live outdoors
practically all the winter, and the re-
suit has been tNr erection ~ some q!
the worlds most noted hoslciri'S.
Outdoor amusomcnts have becl pro
q, 1 itr the.r entertainment and lhH
ras0ll. OF III East Co1si ana West
Coast OF Florida "ato come world
.amGus. ii is the Jay lie OF these
inter resorts thai mas caused Flor
ID. Il be rm"d zine Rich Mans
Playground.
ilut tho term reor Mans Para
disc was applied Z, a result of The
wonderful net resul,s in cash taken
from Florida acres - mon who cam
here without any mere capital than
necessary to start operations and
who, through their own energy made
a sYccess in filling the soil and har-
vcs;ng ard marketing their crops.
The land companies have cited num-
erOuS instances where men without
capital have cone to Florida and
within few years have made for
tunes, but they did not so into de-
tails and tell Of the hard work and
frequent disbursements such men
had met with; they did not tell Of
the hundreds who had never succeed
ed In making q success elsewhere ana
who came to Florida with little or no
capital and who have met failures
here as might have been anticipated.
While Florida's climate is a most
wonderful asset and is the basis OF
all wealth that has been secured from
Florida Great variety Of soils, this
climate a!Cnc will not bring wealth
to tho man without sufficient CAPT
tai TO make a proper beginning, or to
| the man who will not work and till
the soil in an Intelligent manner
| Il takes work. and II takes intelli-
ecncc to secure returns from tn;
| soil IN Florida just the same as II
does in other parts of the country.
But. the greatest point TO be con
! .idrred is the fact that nature ha'
endowed Florida with a climate tina
enables the ti,lcr Of the soil 10 plant
| cultivate. harvest and market hi
craps at a season CT the lcar wnrf
nearly all other sectors Of the conh
try are frozen mp and III" farmers ar
euoped up in their homes, unable Z
20 anything whatever with thei
lands while their expenses are stead
Nv going on AND their horses an
cattle are virtually eating thei
heads off f. Floridas Financial ant
Industrial Record
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-01
JUST TO REMIND YOU.

EdisOnia is running as usual this
week and showing the same good
pictures as ever Our room is com,
Portable on these cool nights bein2
closed ard heated 50 you need have
no Gear of meeting with a "cold r.
tcption.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-01
Warned in lime.

A soft answer sometimes 'lisarmS. a
story Is !,ld Of landlord on the
NOr'h store. 4 guest, seldom salts
fled ,a,lr 20 him and said mr..
Smith. ifai was no, the landlords
name MIR smith, yOur coffee is rot
ten. The landlord shook him by the
hand Than YOU. sir; thank you.
haven't Had ny Breakfast yet. and
Obliged Boston Herald
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-01

Rev. J. Lawton Moon. pastor OF
the First Methodist church in Fort
Meade. reached his thirty-setohd
birthday on the 21st of this month
and was given surprise party b!
members of his church and other
friends.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-01

Dakota Bob blew in Lakeland a
few days ago and this morning in
forms us he has a job, one that won't
take so much walking either. He
has been made advance agent Of
Parks show, and he says its bound to
be a success now.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-01

F. F. Momand, representing the
Smith-Premier Typewriter Co.. with
headquarters In Tampa, Is up today
Investigating the business men in re-
gard to this excellent machine.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-01

When steel knives and forks hav"
become tainted with fish they can be
rubbed with fresh orange or lemon
peel, and the faint will disappear en-
tirely
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-01

Mr.. Wallace Higgins, who has a
position with the Coronet Phosphate
mines was up yesterday and spent
Thanksgiving with his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. N. A. higgins.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-01

Me- Henrietta Harris. Of Lake
|, was in Tampa yesterday and
,.sis,ered at the Tampa Bay
upa Tribune,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-01

,.,.s Tucker, a popular and
rr srovp young man from Lake.
|, vas among the out-of-town peo-
/ .,end;ug yesterday in the city
ma Tribune.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-01

. Hale. of Lakeland. was In
~. Yesterday and was registered
~. uillsboro.-Tampa Tribune.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-01
l.&f*s"*"
|qhose Who
Come an0Go::

.. Eugene McCrary. came up from
~. ard spent yesterday very
,,,Iv with his mother and sis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-02

arrived yesterday. She Is charming, anu
the affair is all right. Hurrah! HOW are
you? l am looking forward all the same
to seeing you again. Living is terTipiy
extensive here; one needs nifty 10 Sixty
marks a day. I inclose you a note OF
hand for 500 marks. Please SEND me I'M.
mediately 300 in return, as need l.
badly. Looking forward to seeing you
soon, yours, Gisbert.
Asked what he could say to that; the
count evaded the question, out salo ho
had received no money for his note.
Suddenly, to the surprise. OF every one
a discussion ensued as to the adVlsa-
bility Of adjourning the proceedings un.l
further evidence on this and other Hial
tiers could be obtained DR.. Jane, the
counts counsel, expressed MS intention
of calling witnesses TO prove that inc
evidence of Frau Wertheim was utterly
unreliable from every point, and declared
that II was in itself suspicious that her
daughter now married. had excused her-
self from being present In court ne
(counseD was we'll aware that IN TINS
case proceedings would have to be post
poned indefinitely
After elaboration the court agreed 10
the proposal The whereabouts of Gustke
is to be ascertained in the meantime, and
Frau Wertheim's evidence will be eS-
haustively tested The court decided not
to release the count. as, having a wife
in another country. flight was not I'M
probable. 1t is not improbable thNt 1ne
count will be found irresponsible Tor MS
actions Some fifty witnesses have been
summoned. among them the eminent
psychopathic authority. Dr.. Hoffmann.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-02

% 1-5. which is next to the best perform
ance ever put up here in the champion
ships.
From London / went to Germany,
where l meet Rau, their champion sprint
er. He was at London in the champion
ships. but did not get place in the 100
and finished third In the 30 ran
against him July 0, and l had very bad
day and was not running we'll at all. He
got a flyer and beat me in the 100
meters. and with the wind at his back
and the flyer they checked him in
10 3-5 for the 100 meters, or 100 1-3 yards.
He turned around and nosed me out in
the 200 meters.
Il was not satisfied and we fixed up
another race for Tuesday, July II, and
went out with every intention Of getting
back at him. The race was scheduled for
$50, and they kept me waiting until a
quarter to nine o'clock before Rau would
run He did not arrive on the grounds
until after o'clock. We were to run
two races, the 100 meters and the 200
meters, but as he came SO late and
had to catch train out of Berlin that
night, we had time to run only the 100
meters.
ITO keep him from getting another
flyer" on me 1 took the lane next to
his and every time he broke away / fol-
lowed AS result we made four false
starts before the gun was fired, but he
did not get the flyer" and l won by
about three yards in 10 7-10 according to
their timing. which ! think is a little too
fast;
Il will run a few races in England
and Scotland before l return. ! am GER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-02
ANACOsTIA.

Mrs. Mary c. Davenport, wife of Rev
W. G. Davenport, rector of Emmanuel
Episcopal Church. Anacostia, is confined
TO her room at the Bell Home, Colonial
Beach, suffering from a fall. which she
received while endeevoring TO get into a
small boat. She is managing the Bell
Home for the summer
The condition of the young son OF o.
W. D'Alcorn of Congress Heights, who
had his left hand caught in cutting ma
chine Monday night. is reported to be i'm
proved. Several stitches We're taken in
the wound. and IL was thought that II
might be necessary to amputate the hand
a concert by the Engineer Band was
given last evening in Logan Park. An
other concert will be given the latter part
of this month. none was held in July.
Rev. Samuel W. Graffiin. pastor of the
local Methodist Episcopal Church, has
accepted an invitation todeliver an ad-
dress on Epworth League day at the
camp meeting service to be held at Wash
ington Grove August s.
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and. In part. follows:

and. In part. follows:
"When l left America l was in very
poor condition. and on my first day here
developed a cold with sore throat, which
laid me up for a week. OF course, l
could do no training to amount to any,
thing, so 1 entered a meet the Saturday
after my arrival to find out my weak
est points more than anything else, so
l could work on the weak spots for the
London championships, which came a
week later.
II found out where l was weak all right
when | got licked in 10 3-5 seconds. [
could not finish at all. but ran very well
for the first sixty yards l went back to
Liverpool and began training for the
championships the following Saturday.
Well, if / ever did any work l did 1t
then and found about three yards. AS 1
was defeated the Saturday before the
championships they did not consider me
at all in the meeting, as they had those
who were supposed to be cracks from
Australia. Canada, New Zealand Ger
many and Italy, besides their own run
ners.
Surprises Foreigners.
'They were nightly surprised when
they saw me coming in a winner for the
100 and go yard dash events. But be-
lieve me, l did not have much to spare
about foot in each. We ran the hundred
against stiff wind, the time being 10 20
which was about equal to 10 1-6 on a
good day, and the go around Q bend In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-02
SHINN BOY BETTER.
Little Fellow Accidentally SHOT by
Playmate Doing Well.

Surgeons at Providence Hospital this
afternoon announce that the condition of
Harry Shinn. the eight-year- son of
Harry A. Shinn. Of the Office of the chief
clerk of the police department, who was
accidentally shot by a young companion
while the latter was handling revolver
yesterday afternoon. is decidedly i'm
proved The bullet. which was located
by X rays. is lodged near the spine
The paralysis which attacked the boy is
said to be due solely to shock. and is dis
sipating, as evidenced by the fact that
the patient is now able TO move his feet
The accident happened at Kenilworth
d. c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-02

tainly satisfied with my trip. for in
winning the two races, the 100 and 30 In
the championships, it made two years
for me, which has never been accom-
plished by one man before. That is no
man has ever won the 100 and 300 yard
dashes in the championships twice and
only one other man ever has won the
double event at all, that one being Bob
Kerr of Canada, who won both races in
1908
II expect to return to the states the
middle Of August. leave here August
10. and will come directly to Philadelphia
where will have performed on my
throat an operatiin for an affection which
handicaps my breathing in running.
There has been nothing but fine weather
here and l think / will be running we'll
again soon if 1t continues. So far have
been doing too much travelling to keen
in the best Of condition
FRED rTEXAS) RAMSDELL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-02
Lot 2-at $4.Q8

u
consists of Dresses of genu-
inc imported French linen, in
plain and tWo-tone effects, in
natural linen color, kings
blue, lavender and white.
latest models of the season;
mostly one and two of kind
styles: all are richly trimmed
and beautifully made.
Values worth up to $40 at
S4.9S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-02
TELLS OF
HIS RACES ABROAD
Penn Sprinter's Letter De-
scribes Winning Big Events
in Foreign Lands.

PHILADELPHIA. August Erred
Texas) Ramsdell, former intercollegiate
champion sprinter and all-American foot
ball star, in a letter to friends in Phila-
delphia describes his wonderful victories
in the London championships last month.
when he won FOR the second time the 100
and 200 meter spirits from the fastest
sprinters in the world and later defeated
Rau, the great German athlete, in a
match race after the foreigner had beat
en- him in their first meeting.
Ramsdell will return to America the
middle of August.
His letter is dated from Ayr, Scotland,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-02
ARMY NAVY
Army Orders.

Lieut.. Col Chauncey B. Baker, deputy
quartermaster general is assigned to the
command of field supply depot No. l.
First Lieut. Harry H. Van Kirk, Medi-
cal Reserve Corps. will repair to this city
and report at the Army Medical School
for duty as a student
The leave of absence granted Capt.
Powell Clayton, jr., 18th Cavalry, is ex-
tended one month and seven days on
surgeons certificate of disability.
Leave of absence for two months Is
granted First Lieut.. Francis W. Honey
cult. 9TH Field Artillery.
Col James A Irons. 10th Infantry, IN
San Francisco. will report to the COM
manding general western division, for
temporary duty.
Mai William r. Smith. Coast Artillery
Corps. will proceed to West Point, N Y,
for conference with the superintendent,
United States Military Academy. relative
to sending the first class of the United
States Corps of Cadets to Fort Hancock.
New Jersey, for coast artillery target
practice and instruction in submarine
mining. August - TO 10. 1911.
The leave of absence granted Capt.
Clarence B. Ross. Coast Artillery Corps
is extended one month.
The leave of absence granted First
Lieut. Walter L. Reed, 10th Infantry, is
extended one month.
TIE following transfers are ordered:
Mai Clarence F.. Dentler. from the sd
Infantry to the 18th Infantry.
Mai Dwight E. Holley. from the 18th
Infantry to the ed Infantry.
Leave of absence for two months. with
permission to go beyond the sea, Is
granted Capt Henry B. Clark, quarter
master.
Leave Of absence for two months is
granted Second Lieut. Frederick j. Oster-
mann. 18th Infantry.
Lieut. Col Allen NJ Smith, Medical
Corps is relieved from duty at Fort
Sam Houston, Texas. and will proceed to
Fort Smelling. Minnesota, for duty.
Second Lieut.. James L. Dunsworth,
Coast Artillery Corps, upon his relief
from treatment at the Walter Reed Cen
eral Hospital, will proceed to Fort Mon
roe. Virginia, for examination for pro-
motion.
BY direction Of the President. and
upon the application of Sergt. John
Burton. Troop A. 9th Cavalry, that
soldier will be placed upon the retired
list.
Capt. William I. westervelt. 5th Field
Artillery Is relieved from duty a
member Of the Field Artillery board at
Fort Riley. Kansas. and will take sta
ton at Fort Sheridan. Illinois. He will
then proceed to Sparta. Wis. for duty
with his regiment.
Capt Harold P. Howard. quarter
master. will proceed to Glendive and
Ismay. Mon. on official business per-
of horses.
Leave Of absence for three months is
granted Second Lieut.. John B. Rich
ardson, 2Sth Infantry.
BY direction of the President. and
upon the application Of Cook James
Johnson. Troop X. 10th Cavalry. that
soldier will be placed upon the retired
list.
Naval Orders.
Lieut. F. D. Mcmillan, from South Caro-
line to Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.
Lieut.. s. II. r. Doyle, from central
Pennsylvania and western New York dis
trict to command Pauldng.
Ensign A T. Bidwell, from Des Moines
to Minnesota.
Midshipman F. G. Marsh, from Ohio to
California
Assistant Surgeon G. W. Shepard. to
Chief Machinist d. Milan, from Cali
fornia and continue treatment Naval Hos
pital, Mare Island, Cal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-02
COUNT FLIES HIGH
German NobIeman Arraigned
in Berlin for Fraud.
ALL CLASSES HIS VICTIMS
Gives Worthless Promissory Notes
for Loans Made to Him.
'csponaence Of The Star.

Foreign Correspondence Of The STAR
BERLIN, July 20, 1911.
The trial of Count Gisbert Wolff Met
ternich took place before crowded
court. many of the spectators being per-
sons well known in Berlin society. The
count appeared to be in excellent spirits.
displaying great confidence The thirty
odd cases of fraud and embezzlement of
which he Is accused seemed to weigh
lightly upon him.
Count Gisbert, whom, as the president
put it, had lived for whole year in Ber-
lin solely upon his name, appears to
have employed nearly always the same
methods. When he could not obtain UNI
limited credit from The tradesmen he
patron1Ied, he would offer bill Of ex-
change for part of the sum, which was
generally accepted, as. in addition to
his ranh, there was always. according to
his assertions, wealthy marriage in ex-
pectation. On one occasion he paid with
a check upon a bank where he never had
an account
A favorite method of the count was to
obtain goods in this manner and then
which was out of all proportion to their
value. He purchased a saddle horse from
Berlin woman, named Riesch. the
price of which was $500. For this he Of
fered note of hand. saying he would
receive his allowance in few weeks,
and would then pay his debts Frau
Riesch gave evidence tha1 although the
count was unknown to- her she had
trusted his word. but. later on. having
learned that he had borrowed twenty
marks of waiter at a hotel, she wrote
to withdraw from the transaction. which,
however, the count Indignantly declined.
She then discovered that he had given
the animal to a dealer, with instructions
TO SELL and had received $40 advance.
She instituted proceedings, but no money
was forthcoming The counts wife, how
ever who had intrusted her little all to-
her husband finally paid an installment
of 800 crowns from her salary
Borrowed Money Everywhere.
The count seems TO have borrowed
money wherever he could A court boot
maker, who had frequently assisted him.
said In court that this was no uncommon
thing among his aristocratic customers.
Count Gisbert had bought $50 worth OF
shoes in six months. but had not paid
for them Another creditor. stationer.
declared that he had often lost money
through titled customers, but from
workingmen never. Count Gisbert had
lent his name willingly in the matter OF
shares. On one occasion he gave his sig
nature for $4,000 worth of shares in a
carpet factory, hoping to become a direc-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-02

Misses and Children's
White anvaS Plain
Pumps, also one and two
straps, in broken sizes.
This seasons most desira-
BILE styles. Regular $1.25
and $50 quail Ms
ties. S A l. E VOC
PRICE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-02
Saved His Life.

tempted lynching in the south. The
Hands Of the Clock" by Joseph OBriens
will be found In our next Sunday Magai
zine. OF course. all the efforts the news
paper man and the sheriff made to save
the life of the poor negro had to prevail
and the readers mind is hereby eased by
the statement that Brown did not commit
the crime and that he was not executed.
The reporter did. 1t all-he was an un-
usually gifted and resourceful newsgath~
erer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-02
American Shot in Mexico Better.

Eugene Lee, an American citizen. who
was shot in Mexico a few days ago.
while in a serious condition, is improving
in a hospital in Morelia, the State De-
partment was inform2i today. The de-
partment is unaware of the details of
the shooting and has instructed the con-
sular officers to investigate the affair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-02
r. The concern, however. became bank


rupt.
4 firm in Inter den Linden supplied
him with socks at 80 marks pair. and
altogether he made debts amounting to
$4,000 in few months. The count de-
MED all intention of fraud, but had, he
said. trusted to a wealthy marriage to
satisfy creditors This not having been
compassed, he was forced to fly the coun-
try. After some wanderings he went to
vienna where he married the actress,
Claire Vallentin.
Evidence was given that Count Giseert
Wolff Metternich's note OF hand for $500
was presented at q Berlin firm of Jewell
ers by a we'll known dems-mondaine
named Gistke, in part payment for some
diamonds The woman in question was
not in court but she had stated tie fol-
lowing on oath on a former occasion
She had always regarded the count. who
spent money like water, as very
wealthy man. He drove his own motor.
and boosted Of his approaching marriage
TO an American millionaire.
One day he came to her asking Tor a
loan of $3.50. offering in exchange note
of hand for $500. She consented. but
later on refused similar requests from
him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-02
The National
Rat killer
Stearns' Electric Rat and Roach
Paste-the Standard Exterminator

For over thirty years Stearns'
Electric Rat and Roach Paste has
been the standard exterminator in
this country and today it is used all
over the world, for killing off rats,
mice, cockroaches, waterbugs and
other vermin.
1t is ready for use, economical,
reliable and sold under an absolute
guarantee of money back if it fails.
At all druggists. Be sure to get
the genuine; 25c and Sl.00. Stearns'
Electric Paste Co., Chicago, III.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-02
Wrote About Fiancee.

The count denied all this, whereupon
the president produced and read the fol-
lowing letter in the counts handwriting
1t was addressed to Fraulein Gutke, and
was written from Baden Baden:
Beloved ElSchen: My wealthy hancee