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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-12-19
CHAT HEN KNEW
A GOOD THING.

La Crosse, Wis, Dec. ia white
plymouth Rock hen on display al
the Western Wisconsin Poultry show
and valued at $500 last night. was
worth twice that sum today as the
result Of swallowing q 5000 ruby
which dropped from q setting in .
ring worn by Charles v. Keeler. Of
Minnemac. Ind. one Of the judges.
The hen belongs to l.. c. Danville.
u Montfort. Wis. While Keeler was
about to examine the bird, the most
valuable In the entire show. the gem
dropped, and quick as fash the hen
eulped 1t down. Mr.. Keeler offered
Danville 5000 for the bird. and SUBJ
sequently increased the bid to $500.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-12-19
bARR|CADED
HIMSELF BUT
FINALLY KILLED
!. l. L ..IL.LlI.N rs WEE, EAW
~-.ono L-olAnAl.-, LAUD.
iA.a " LAS.
Ky Associated rrrss.)

.ac.a.a.s, ho5 ~. s.'alding
.,,.e. !, .ru.s u.t.n, MAS !3royaoiy
.4.a. ..iu,, ro.i,ttt,tn Jt.ae WOO
",.a iet,O~a.s s.u., aad Ioii &
....,.I N-.ar.,s Davis ai,. hi. Muuhued
cary today, as tnc losait ui IN at
tI... 10 ,AptLre Adam J. Boeiler, Il
trA,r, VINO klilrd ms Wiic with a
I.4ur last niSi.t, and tncu barli,a ad-
Cd himself IN u rooming house, well
supplied with ammunition. Police,
aimed With riot guns, are stationed
about the building. Unless ROehler is
injured or captured, it's the inten-
,iCn to starye him out.
Later-(3 p. m.)-Adam BOehler
was shot and killed by detectives
who forced their way into the room
about noon, after liOehlcr had been
partially overcome by fumes Of for
Ilaldehyde forced into the rOoEl
through holes in the ceiling and the
AIS. lie had exchanged intermit-
Iout shots with the Off, crs through
out the morning.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-12-19
lots or GOOD STUFF IN
DEAD letter SALE.

Washington. Dec. l9.-The an
nral sale of articles which were sent
through the mail but could not be
delivered because neither the ad-
Cices of the sender nor that of the
afdressee could be ascertained, be-
an here al c. G. Sloan && Co.'S
arc,ion rooms under the auspices OF
tie dead letter Office.
There were In all S,5G6 articles,
divided into lots, for the sake Of
saving time ut the auction.
The list Of the articles, which was
issucd few days ago, gives TIE con-
tCnts Of every lot. ard, jud-ine from
TIE queer combinations Of many Of
the lots the selection must have been
made by a humorist in the depart
nent.
The list includes every Imaginable
Kind of articles, books, neckties,
sofa cushions, millinery, gloves, hum
dreds of pieces of cheap jewelry and
a number of rings, bracelets and
brooches, etc, of considerable value.
Among the articles is even fine
diamond. weighing 5 and e-6i car
ats, which will be auctioned separ-
ately. The attendance at the OPEN
ing sale was large and the bidding
spirited. 1t is expected that the sale
will consume several days.
Every one of the articles listed at
Ills auction reached the Gcad letter
CfIicc through the carelessncss Of the
eerdcr. In most tasss the articles
I'd h"cn carelessly packed. and, dur
inc the Christmas crush Of last year,
ha6 worked throuah The Wrapping or
fallen ont of cruahc. barcs 50 that
il was imrcs lille to determine by
Y hom they had been sent ana 10
whom they were addressed
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-12-19
WANT FEDERAL AID FOR
BUILDING ROADS

Washington. Dec. Ex-senator
Jonathan Bourne today was elected
chairman Of the joint congressional
commission to promote federal aid to
the States In the construction Of
highways. The commission complet-
ed its organization BY electing Rep
iesentative Shackelford vice chair
man. and A. w. Prescott. Of Oregon.
secretary. It was expected that In
the end the commission would rec
cmmend legislation looking to tho
giving Of assistance to State roads.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-12-19
WILSON TO HAVE POLICE
GUARD AT STAUNT0N,

Washington, Dec. 1S.-Prcsident-
EJECT Woodrow Wilson will have an
escort of WASHINGTON police, headed
by Superintendent Richard Sylves-
ter, when he goes to Staunton, Va,
Fec. 2S, to celebrate his natal day
al his birthplace. Staunton has fa.sed
$4,000 fund With which to ole
b. ate the occasion, $4,000 hating
been appropriated by tho City foun-
I'll. Mayor Hampten = Wayt Z ked
tire aid of the WI Gn auth0ri-
tics in safe-guardia - pre- ident-
elect and Mayor : ter will take
Gctail of fifteen men.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-12-19
BRIEF AND BLOODY WORK
OF COLORADO BANDIT

Leadville, Col. Dec. l8.-A ban
tlt suspected Of being Frank L.
smith, who week ago escaped from
the Brighton Jail, where he was held
fer murder, entered the Denver and
po Grande station at Pendo, twenty
miles west Of Leadville, last night.
held up the station agent. c. N. Kim
rcy. and three other men, marched
them down the track. struck william
yaxfeld over the head with his re-
volver and then shot him dead. An
hour and twenty minutes after the
iCld-up and murder the bandit WIS
e-itured by members of a bridge
riea He now is in jail at Redcliff.
tic safe his name as Burns, but re-
ffad to answer any other questions.
i'ae'' Miller and Herman Hermes
80 waiting for train when the
bihA n tlCu OtCl
a@or part Of his face, entered
i9.ttel II the two men and XIII
Nish revolver and fired one
ii the ceiling to cXtinguish the
aad another shot inside he
't whore Kinney was working.
o' just grazed the agent.
70 Vie robber was thus enga gel
"a, al employe at the ice pond,
rsa the building and was
ply ordered to line up with the
Securing kinney's watch and
y, cash, the bandit ordered all
81 to march ahead of him
Pc track. He allowed KinneF
., however, as a train was
f ing. MaXfeld did not
enough and, being slight
, JAILED To hear the command
- JoGber TO Hurry" Tie rob-
teen struck him over the head
ne butt Cf his weapon ami
htn his breast as Maxwell fell.
others were released after going
{ distance and the roJber dis
'.s't.ea. In the meantim Kinney
~A Al'en the alarm and gang of
'.'l=e men, heavily armed, boarded
"aSt-bound freight train, and
'aeA the train stopped at Tennes-
"e Pass the bandit was found in the
bunker of a refrigerator car.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-12-19
METE0IIST CONFERENCE
COMVENLD IN TAMPA

Tampa, Dee. - The SiXiy-nintr
annual Methodist conference con-
sencd in this city yesterday, Bishop
II. e. Morrison, Of I.ecsburg. presid-
ing.
Rev. Frederick Pasco was rc-c'ect-
I'd secretary. this being the for,ieth
year he has served in this c1nacity.
Several supcrannuatcd members
Of the conference were present. and
among the number asking 10 be
plarcd on the effective list was Rcy
". II. Sicinmeyer. of Lakeland, VIII ,
stated that he has been seryi,g a
mission at Lakeland since last July.
When the presiding elders were
called on for their reports II was
found that Roy. ! r. Cason, OF the
Barlow district, headed the list with
600 aeccsslons e. tie church and
finances In nnc shape. Rev. T. ].
Nixon. Of the 0cala district, reported
G25 accessions: Rev. J. +. Bell. Tam
va district. 500 atccssions; Rev. G.
Fred blackburn, Miami district. 62I
a.cessions; Rev. l.. w. Moore, Talla.
haseee district. ll0 accessions.
Among the proTiront churchmnr
attending the conference are Dr. y
+. nichry. prosi,'er; Emorv college
Ir J. r. Stu"rt. agent of the Su
pcrannuatcd Fndowmon, fund. an,
numerous others
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-12-19
PERSONNEL OF TAFT PARTY
EN- ROUTE TO PANAMA.
Following Is the personnel Of tho
party with President Taft which
leaves Washington tonight for Pan

rOlIOWIH6 10 tuc pctoouuCi VI S"0
party with President Taft which
leaves Washington tonight for Pan
anna
Mrs. Taft, Charles Taft, the pres
idcnt's younger son; Miss Louise
Taft, daughter Of &. p. Taft, the
residents brother; Mr.. and Mrs. G.
-. lIillos, Assistant Secretary Of the
Navy Rcekman Winthrop end Mrs.
Winthrop; Major Thomas l.. Rhoads,
Tie presidents military aide aud
Musician, and lieutenant Comman-
tcr John ~ TimmOns, his naval
aide. They will be quartercd with
the president ahoard the Dread
nought Arkansas. The convoy will
be the battle ship Delaware, and 4
half dozen newspaper men and sew
oral photographers will make the
voyage to the zone and back on hc''.
The president will stop in Jackson
vile for forty-Gvc minutes Friday
night and probably make a speech
there. He is due in Key West Satur-
day afternoon. and expects to sail
for Panama that ninht. He viii be
back in Key West, according to pres
ent plan, Dec. -, and Will reach
WASHINGTON about O'Clock on thc
afternoon of Dec. 81.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-12-19
JACKSONVILLE PILOT
COMMITTED SUICIDE

'acksonville, Fla, Dec. 1S.-De-
'ohdent over the loss of his health,
T. X. ID. Gordon. one of the best
'#n former pilots on the st. Johns
ar ended his life by inhaling H.
ldling gas at local sanitagiun
''tlfdly night about 9 O'Clock. He
~' appeared to be in unusually
A spirits during the day, but
IA left alone in the room Satur-
hi@ht he turned on the gas jots
i' placed a connecting tube near
ia6e. In a few minutes the room
s" hlled with gas and its victim
'empletely overcome.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-12-19
GEORGIA SUFrRAGETTES GET.
TING READY FOR BUSINESS.

Atlanta, Dec. 19.--Members of the
Georgia Legislature may as we'll look
forward resignedly to the fact that
they are going to havt to go on rec
crd on the suffragcttc question this
coming summer. Few as they are In
ills state. the suffrascttes are ac-
tivc, and they have decided to have =
lii introduced ut the coming scs-
eion Of the general assembly, seek
ins TO amend the constitution SO as
10 provide votes for women.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-12-19
WILL LAKE SUBSTANTIAL
CHRISTMAS GIFT

New York, n. y. Dec. 9.-All
the nj, kels spent on the New York
streets ears on Christmas day viii
30 to the street employees as 4 Chris
E;s Gift from the operating COM
p&nies Men who have been in the
service Of the companies for year
and who do siot set more than So
week will share in the contribu-
tons which means a so rpld picr"
Tor each one.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-12-19
BOYS4CORN CONTEST
BEING HELD TODAY
(By Associated Press. J

Washington. Dec. l9.--The agrt-
cultural department is today In the
hands Of the prize corn raising boys
nf Ohio. who closely follow the band
ct prize cotton raising boys from
Alabama. The lads are members OF
clubs fostered by the department and
State agricultural boards.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-12-19
Y. N. C. A. WORKERS
PREPARING PROGRAM.
(By Associated Press.)

Columbia, s. c., Dec. l9.-Th,
committee on arrangements of the
Southern Summer school of the Y. NJ.
c. A. is meeting here to prepare tn"
program for the meet on July 1923
,cxt on the grounds of the Blue
Ridge association near Black noun
tain, North Carolina. Prominent
workers of the southeastern States
ere here.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-12-19
GIVE HIN THAT IIyogCE.

Newark, Ohio. Dec. 1a.-Al'ecin. :
that his wife required him TO lcln
nom rug to rug in thcir home so his
feet would not touch the polished
floors. II. g. Atherton. son OF forme
Mayor Hcrtcrt Atherton. today filed
sdit for divorce.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-12-19
BOARD OF TRADE
MEETS TOMORROW NIGHT

The special annual meeting OF tho
! akcland Board OF Trade will be
held at the rooms OF the Organiza-
,ion in the Auditorium building to-
morrow night. This Is the mcctint,
at which nominations for officers fof
tho ensuing year are to be made. and
Il il desired that fun attendance
hc on hand
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-12-19
HOUSE ADJOURNED
TODAY FOR CHRISTMAS
(Ry Asso lated Press. J

:" hlneion. Dec. 10. The House
- adiourncd for the Christmas
Lnlid ". without rcceiving the pres
idert's message. which had been sent
to both houses.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-12-19
CONTRACT LET FOR
s600,000 CANAL
10y Associated press.)

.laehsoEtile. ict. i! 1t W., an
ronnrcd today tat tic contract hal
,eu to = rmiE am iIn TO-;
the disSins OF a $6oO.oUo cana!
to run rlom West Palm Beach to
l.. Ae Okccrhobce. The ditch viii be
forty seven miles in length. eleven
feet deep and scvcnty-livc feet wide
and will be completed by July |.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-12-19
MRS. WILSON AND DAUCh.
TIERS TO Be GIVEN RECEPTION
(By Associated Press.)

New York, Dec. 19-3Irs. Woodrow
Wilson and daughters will be greet
- by over a thousand women at q
reception and luncheon here next
Saturday.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-12-19
MANY KILLED IN
MEXICAN BATTLE

Guadalaj jara, Mexico, Dec. l9.--
One hundred rebels and forty rura.
Guards and townspeople were killed
IL fierce battle at Nuejuquills yes
tcrday. The rebels sacked the town
end committed many Outrages
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-12-19
ARCHIBALD TRIAL
STILL HANGS ON
tBy Associated Press. }

Washington, Dec. 19.-More tes-
timony In the defense Of Archibald
was given In the Senate impeach-
Elent trial today. II 10 not expected
that Archibald will take the stand
In bis own behalf.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-12-19
lP.)IiIIINCE al
i FED BY
{ nl.I.I|l;!L.


Ing Of the
n; 1t. orti-
.i.eat.3A,
yle as atsees
Those wAo
"a The street are
license, and
IN the hands Of
lis being referred
i..ers of the city. as
contemplated by the
M.illncc. In other words.
tn for permission to
a. street is made by a
sn. he mayor regards as a
.aa 10 have that privilege,
coalition is required. AS
a r assemblies. parades,
lam stands as in the orig
..aec
.roDrr spirit been shown
iii method been pursued by
a To the law, this modi-
af II would readily have
i s;.n /! long ago, and the un-
fteNes that have been en-
ai.n 10 those who had rather
H !! law than to seek to peace
/, and properly repeal 1t, would
.ct Aayc been necessary.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-05-04
DANGEROUS COLOR is BLUE
Men Who Voyage Above the Earth
Prefer Red for the Covering Of
Their Balloons.

In case you ever feel tempted to buy
q balloon, don't buy blue one. Red
ones are the best. There is scientific
reason why. According to the re-
searches Of NJ. Reynaud. caoutchouc il
strongly attracted by the ultraviolet
rays from the mercury yapor lamp
with quartz tube. which is o power
full source Of such rays. This fact
has a practical bearing in connection
with balloon envelopes which are
treated with caoutchouc.
Aeronauts are familiar with the dis
covery that the envelopes suffer dur
Ing ascensions, and this is explained
by the greater effect OF ultraviolet
rays at high attitudes. Experiment
had already led to using yellow color
Ing matter ON the envelopes, and red
balloons are sometimes seen, but
never blue or violet. M. Reynaud con-
siders that red Ia the best color to
use, as 1t not only absorbs the ultra
violet rays, but also the blue rays, and
these last are likely to share in the
bad action OF the suns rays upon bal
looms.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-05-04
American 0IrI aunrats,a.

The women seen In the German res
taurants, while better groomed and
better looking than the average Eng
lish women. co not look anything like
as chic as they do N America. Their
clothes do not fit as well. and they
Heem to not possess the air of conf
dence or the vivacity and merriment
of the American women--they appear
to not be sure of themselves. not
wholly accustomed to theI new life.
This contrast Is very noticeable In
Berlin. and much more so In other
German cities. This is why a pretty
up-to-date New York or Chicago girl
never fails to become the center OF
attraction in Germany. and immediate
ly she enters a restaurant she is the
eynosure OF all eyes--National Food
Magazine.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-05-04
WAS BEATEN BY SCATTERING
Candidate for office IN Mississippi
Loses to Fellow Trotted Out at
Last Minute.

zone of the most amusing election
stories | ever heard comes from Mis-
eissipi In the days just succeeding the
Civil war" said F. A. Herold OF New
ark. Del. at the Raleigh. 1T was one
Of the favorite stories OF the late L.
@ C. Lamar OF Mississippi. who was
one OF the best story teIlers Of his
day.
Senator Beck OF Kentucky, himself
OF no mean capacity In that line. pro-
nounced Lamar the best story teller
he ever knew. The story Is this: In
one of the small towns of that stats
lived a man with a chronic desire to
hold office. Any Office would do for
him. He had been a candidate for
Office many times. but had always
been defeated. Finally, an opportunity
arose for him. so it was thought. An
Office was to be filled by election, for
which there was no announced candi-
date except this man Under the con-
stitntion of the state majority of all
the votes cast was required to elect,
"On the evening of the election
every one expected. OF course. that
this man would be elected. His
friends were congratulating him that
at last he had secured an office, and
were jollifying over the event. 1t was
suggested to him that he go over to
the polls and ascertain what the vote
was. He did SO, but remained quite
while. When he returned in crest
fallen spirit, his friends asked him
what the result was. He was silent
for a moment, and then said that he
had not been elected.
How Is that?' they asked. There
was no other candidate against yon'
That's what | thought?' he replied. !.
but at the last minute they trotted
out fellow named Scattering" and
he beat me to death. I won't run any
more. "-Washington Post.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-05-04
Valuable Find of Manuscript.

A very interesting and remarkable
discovery Of illuminated manuscripts
and early printed books, ranging as
far back as 1880. has just been made
in the library at 0xton Hall. says the
Nottingham (Eng.) Guardian.
It came about In this way: The
vicar Of the parish, Rev. w. Laycock.
obtained permission to so through the
books In the library at his leisure.
While SO doing his curiosity was
aroused by locked and forgotten
cupboard therein. which he proceeded
to investigate. It's contents proved to
be between forty and fifty volumes.
which confirmed the impression con.
yeyed by the antiquity of their APP
pearance that they belonged to the
very earliest stage of the art OF print
ing. which was introduced into this
country In 1S47.
The majority of them are folio vol
umes, and with one exception they are
all In their original bindings. The
covers are carefully planed boards OF
solid oak. and the books are bound
with stout leather laces. the backing
and lining being fragments OF ilIum'
mated manuscripts Of much earlier
date. cut up as waste with ruthless
Indifference.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-05-04
HELpED OUT GREAT NOVELIST
Schoolgirl Friend Of iiIs Daughter eup.
piled Names for Thsckersy's
Great story.

A delightful Thackeray anecdots
(which, 20 far as one remembers, Is
new) has turned up at the dinner OF
the Colquhoun club. The guests In
cluded Philip Newman. who recount
I'd that his wife when girl happened
to go to the same school as the nov
elist's daughters and afterwards kept
up an intimacy with the family.
One day, when she was out for q
walk with Miss phackeray, the latter
mentioned that her father hRi started
new story but was at loss TO de-
eide upon the hero's name. The fu-
ture Mrs Newman. with her hance
In her thoughts. suggested that his
name. "Philip." might serve the pur-
pose.
At that moment who should come
up unobserved behind the two girls
but Thackeray himself. Making his
presence known by laying q hand on
. shoulder Of each OF the young peo-
pie. he asked why they were 20 deep
in conversation. Thereupon Miss
Thackeray. turning around revealed
the subject under discussion and told
him her friends suggestion as to the
hero's name
Admirable" was Thackeray's ver-
dict. "And now. my DEAR" he went
on, what is your own name" "Char-
lotte." "Well, that's a very nice name
too" was the response, and Thack-
cray wore look of satisfaction.
The result was the tale called "The
Adventures of Philip" in which the
principal woman character figures as
Charlotte. Pail Mall Gazette,
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-05-04
Parchment From Human skin.

1t was tradition Of the horror
stricken Scriptures of "Old GauI' that
the Able Rivas, attracted by the ex.
treme tenuity and smoothness of the
leaves of Bible of the thirteenth
century. became convinced that the
satiny skin OF beautiful woman had
furnished the parchment maker with
raw material for his unrivaled product.
In another instance. one Gayer de
Sansale, famous bibliothecaire OF the
College OF the Sorbonne. at Paris, de-
ciared that some one had dressed and
finished human skin to make the
parchment used for certain DecretaIs
National Magazine.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-05-04
Superstition Royalty Respects.

Canterbury Cathedral, like most
Gothic cathedrals. is decorated with
innumerable inches for statues At
Canterbury series of these inches il
occupied with statues of kings and
queens of England. and there are only
four inches left unoccupied.
An old tradition has 1t thar when
all the inches are filed the throne OF
England will come to an end. Queen
Victoria was approached with view
to statue, of herself being placed in
one OF the four remaining inches, but
her late majesty was aware of the old
tradition, and refused
One wonders whether In the future
there win be four monarchs Of Eng
land sufficiently Indifferent to super
stition to defy the tradition and allow
their eifigies to fill the unoccupiet.
spaces. Stray Stories.