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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-15
LAKELAND, FLORIDA THURSDAY, FEBRUARY Is, 1912
YUAN Sill KAI
IS PRESIDENT
DR.. SUN YAT SEN RESIGNS AND
NANXING IS SEAT OF CHI.
NTSE GOVERNMENT.
lRy Associated Press. J

Nanking, Feb. IL. The National
Assembly has elected former Premier
Yuan Shi Kai, president Of the repub-
Id, and named Marking as the pro-
yisional capital.
Dr. sun Vat Sens resignation of
the presidency of the Chinese repub-
Tic has been accepted by the Nation
al Assembly. on condition that both
he and the present cabinet hold office
until the new president and cabinet
take over Office
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-15
TWO OF KIND, JUDGE
lyNCn'S VICTIMS
(By Associated Press }

Mmphis, Feb. IA mob early
this morning hanged an unidentified
negro, accused of having attacked a
white girl near Raleigh Springs yes
terday. II is said he partly confess
ed. A rope was tied around his
neck. He was dragged to bridge,
strung up, and shot full Of holes. A
mob last night lynched Mann Ham
ilton. a negro, identified as another
woman's assailant, near Starkville,
Miss.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-15
CONSPIRACY CHARGED
IN BRANDT'S CASE
(By Associated Prcss.)

New York, Feb. l5.-lndictmentS
for conspiracy are expected by Dis
trict Attorney Whitcman, who with
the grand jury, has further investi-
gated TO determine il improper inllu-
cncc was used to send Foulke Brandt,
the former valet to Mortimer schiff
the banker, to long term for rob-
berry.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-15
P[NING OF
ChAUTAUQUA
,ovn ANNUAL ASSEMBLY'S
1Bs~ SESSION AT THE TENT
TONIGHT.

.ng, promptly at )
second Annual Chautau-
10 be held in Lakeland
M large white top tent
o. Lake Morton, Il pic
.Nely spot we are glad to
resent to our readers on
odls
II. the exercises will be
.dtlesses delivered by rep
,.at..r men of the city, amons
Mayor 5. l.. A. Clonts, MI.
,.- II. President of the Asso-
o ministers of the city, and
l,a,ktr Adams. The ad-
\, Be followed by a grand
a rogers Goshen Band, and
,. itouncll and Bunnell will
tie large audience with
AID vocal selections.
l.s lmber of seats have been
L he indications point to I
,sinl Chautauqua, from 4
Ii. 'lhdpoint as we'll as being
ta. .l.sary treat for the people
,akclaud and surrounding coun-
j. j, a great drawing card for
VT 20 have a Chautauqua-vis-
spend the winter where they
latt Tie opportunity of enjoying
splad.d lectures, and the home
l. arr equally enthusiastic over
kpleId.d entertainments.
j. tent has been equipped with
l"a'ers and the large crowd,
D VIII assemble there tonight
De warm and comfortable.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-15
KNOX AT PALM BEACH.

Palm Beach, Feb. 14.-Secretary
of State Knox and party arrived in
Palm Beach at an early hour this
morning on their way to South
America. A rainstorm compelled
them to remain in the hotel the
greater part of the day.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-15
BAD WRECK ON
PfNNSyl lvANlA R. R.
(By Associated Press.)

Altoona, Pa, Feb. 15.-FOur per-
sons we're killed and 25 hurt, when
nine passenger cars of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad left the track and
plunged into the river A broken
wheel is given as the cause.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-15
PRICE OF ICE
TO BE- BOOSTED
(By Associated Press. }

New York, Feb 15.-Icc is to be
boosted % per cent, or from two to
two-fifty per ton, as the result of the
threatened coal strike. according to
producers notice to the wholesalers
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-15
DELIGHTED WITH
VISIT OF KNOX
(By Associated Press }

Caracas, Venezuela, Feb. 15.-Gcn-
eral Matinos, minister Of foreign af-
fairs, expressed delight at the forth
coming visit of Secretary of State
Knox, and declared the people would
welcome him. He declared the visit
to be an evidence of friendliness be-
tween governments
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-15
HONOR ROLL
OF LAKELAND SCHOOL

Those who have made 80 per cent.
)r above and who have been perfect
IN department and punctuality, are
entitled to be placed on the Honor
Roll:
XII. Grade.
Miriam Ross.
XII. Grade.
Annie Coon.
Elsie Norton.
x. Grade.
Lloyd Hooks.
TX. Grade.
VIII. Grade.
Gladys Coon.
Chester Fleming.
VIA.
Ills Diy ant.
Murphree Trammell.
Leola Wright.
Doris Wells.
Francis Skinner.
vn.-B.
Mary Sue McRae.
Virginia Lufsey.
Annie Jones.
Angelo Raymondo.
Lucille Clough.
VIA.
Elmer Macarthur,
Herman Matthias.
Gladys Davis.
Redella Gain.
Blanche Simmons.
W.-B.
Doris Mayes.
Mildred Moisey.
Bette VI. Park.
Nellie Booth.
VA.
Roy Mitchell.
Donald Conant.
V.-B.
d. H. Sloan.
Louise Pantley,
John Will Franklin.
Esther Gill.
Dwight Cason.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-15

IVA.
Henry Scarr.
Annie Laurie Waring.
Mildred Kausmicr.
Chrisolene Wright.
IV.-B.
ROsalia Weaver.
Louise Rogers.
Elmer Damon.
Harry Williams.
Vera Mitchell
Iu.-A.
Irene Milton.
Stanley Sloan.
Veleta Fancher.
Ruby Bedenbaugh.
lib.
ia.
Harold McClamma.
Annie McGlashan.
Minnie Lee McRae.
Walter Bedenbaugh.
Willie Cole.
lib.
William McIlvaine.
Mary RAIDER.
Fred Mcdonald.
Hettie Belle Reddick.
Helen Skipper.
IA.
William Norvell.
Sophia ThurstOn.
Leslie Williams.
Mabel Lane.
Louis Swatts.
I.-B.
Section I.
Hattie Leonard.
Griffin Walker.
Grace Pope.
Elizabeth Graves.
Section II.
Virginia McIlvaine.
Esther Clonts.
Harry johnson.
Helen Kennedy.
CHAS. NJ. JONES,
Principal.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-15
WEATHER FORECAST.

Tampa, Feb l5.-Fair and colder
tonight and Friday; temperature
about 45.
WURTZ.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-15
SIX MEN KILLED
IN TRAIN ACCIDENT
(By Associated Press.)

Salt Lake City, Feb. 15.-Six men
ere killed when an ore train engine
at Bingham, Utah, left the track.
rolled down hill, and crashed through
the roof bank
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-15
REGISTER NOW.

If you haven't registered you had
better do it. Every voter must reg
lister or he will not be allowed to
cast his ballot.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-15

Those who have made 80 per cent.
or above and who have been perfect
in department and punctuality, are
entitled to be placed on the Honor
Roll:
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-10-05
MONSTER iCEbtnaS.
Ono Five Miles In Length Grounded at
Caps Racs In 1884.

The first glimpse of icebergs ts
likely to bring disappointment to one
who has Toasted his imagination upon
descriptions of their pondcrous bunk
and imperturbable demeanor, The GllS-
tenlug white, marhlelike blocks dot
ting the blue eXpHnse to the horizon
seem too small to be guilty OF the dis
asters charged against them They do
not seem capable OF causing the snip
wrecks and suffering that lie at the
bottom Of the universal homage paid
them by the mariner.
AS one approaches them they gain IN
grandeur and impressiveness. They
range from so to 800 feet in height.
and one that rose above the water to
an elevation of 1886 feet has been re-
corded. They vary in length and
breadth. bergs mile long and quar-
ter to half mile wide being not IN
common. 1t Is reported that one which
was five miles in length ran aground
In 1884 on Cape Race, and persons from
tho headlands of st. Johns saw one
three miles in length piss that point
in 1893. One nearly five miles long
was seen Off the coast of Labrador IN
1905, and in April. 1892. observers In
the neighborhood of Notre Dame bay,
on the northeast const of Newfound'
land, saw one which Is said to have
been nine miles long and more than
half mile in width and 200 feet high
A similar ono is reported to have been
passed by the steamer portia Off Cape
Togo. Newfoundland, Eve years later
Curious characteristics are seen
sometimes when approaching an Ice
berg In the neighhorhoud OF the gulf
stream II will be bearded with iciclas
formed FROM the dripping Of the mon
ster itself, and occasionally Co.
wilt he seen pouring from
into the sea, the source of wa - D.,
small lake fnrmeh on the toy ny the
suns rays and fog New York rrib
uue.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-10-05
BOGUS GEMS.
Imitation Diamonds OF Paste Are the
Best Counterfeits.

1t Is always wise when buying q
white topaz 10 purchase it from rel
able dealer, inasmuch as rock crystal
and even lead glass are often sold un'
Tier that name.
ColorleSs heryl yields a very brilliant
aud dintnond.lIke stone when proper.
~ cut Indeed. many gems ana - >
phenacite ana rock crysta! "gteu
passed in former days as diamonds,
even under the scrutiny OF experts,
such exact tests ~ refrartion and
specific gravity being unknown until
comparatively recent years
No imitation of the diamond, how
ever. is 50 brilliant ms Il skilinI'y cn'
piece Of the kind of lead glass known
In the trnde as paste, Tie play oil
color in these couuterfei.s is often
very beautiful hut the glass din
nf,nd" possesses no uster, this term
being applied to The light reflected
from the top surfaces OF II gem. The
aashes OF light and color that give
briliancy come from the interior. be
| ing thrown from the rear surfaces o
/ the stone.
The glass diamond is soft and Is at
| tackled chemically by 4 number o
things with which 1t comes N cnnfac
by wear. for both OF which reasons
soon becomes duIlrd. philadcipht
| Saturday Evening Post,
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-10-05
eroas and Mud Forts.

There Is q frog indigenous 10 hfi"n
which builds regular mud fort our
Ing the breeding season IN order 20 70
feet her eggs aud tadpoles. lhs TO-
male frog dives to the bottom OF the
water. scoops up two handfuls OF n'no
and repeats the process until she mas
srsctaa q circular wall about one Ioo'
IN diameter She keers on uh 'he
wall stands at least I've inches above
The surflce Of the water. and the w"o'e
"a most carefully smoothed down Win
her broad, webbed hands The worS
is performed only at night ana wue ,
1T is completed the eggs are depos'leu
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-10-05
Indian Wit.

In Colonel Newell's "reminiscences as
au Indian agent is this story. The In
dian commissioner visited the agency
one day and asked TO have all the In.
dams brought before him that he might
make them II speech, These were the
Iirue Sioux. of whom Spotted Tail. one
of the most ilustrious of indians. VAS
ut that tine head chief. In the course
OF his address the commissioner asked
the Indians 10 quit painting their faces
and bodies He told them that none
bur II savage painted his face or his
body After he had finished Spotted
luil arose.
You say We are savages because we
paint our faces aud bodies lie said
Last spring was in Washington and
went to the presidents inaugural ball
All the white women ut that ball hat
their faces painted do not think W.
are sayages," he said.
The assembled Indians shrieled viii
laughter.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-10-05
His Brand Of Fraud.

IL the early days famous lawyer 10
Jackson county was Russell Hicks. He
had a faculty OF saying the most sar-
castle and cutting things. and he was
often retained in a case simply to
hurt the feelings and rattle" the law.
yer on the opposing side lie was re-
tanned for this purpose once in land
suit. The lawyer against him was a
young man. and at the proper time
Hicks arose and began to ab,Se this
young lawyer, denouncing both him
and his case together as combined
fraud.
Now. Mr.. Hicks had habit of dye
Ing his hair. and upon this day he had
been out In the rain. and tue dye had
become soaked of In spots. SO that
the dye was plainly to be seen by uIl.
When the young lawyer arose 10
reply to the attack upon him he snid:
Gentlemen of the jury. this man
should be the last one on earth to tals
Of fraud. Look at his head gentlemen
See that hnir Every spear OF It Is .
painted fraed"
The young man won the case. Kan
sas City Star.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-10-05
C0L0RS OF THE RAINBOW.
They Vary According to the Size of the
Raindroas.

Violet. indigo blue, green, yellow. or
ange. red-the colofs of the rainbow.
Any child knows that. and the high
school pupil can refer yon to half a
dozen textbooks 10 prove il. II is true.
however. of only very few rain.
bows. as G. Filzhugh Taiman demon
strates in the Scientific American.
The colors OF rainbows vary with
their width. and their width varies with
the size OF the raindrops. biz drops
producing narrow bnws with fright
clearl, defined colOrS. small drops pro
ducing wide bows with pale cuiors
Here are the co,ors rs generally seen:
III When the ralndrups average one
mlllimctcr In diamcter, violet. light
blue. blush green, green, yellow, or
augc. liyGt red. dark red; - when
th. drops average three rrn'Rs Of a
milliurtrr IN diameter. vio!rt iiehi
blue. blui>h green. green. yellow, Or
ange: o. when the drops average one
tenth Of a millimelcr, very pale violet
/ violet. vhitish hlne. whitish green
whitish yellow. pale yellow; IA wheI
| the drops average onp.tN en,icth ct g
miiiimeler tfog,, white tingcd With vio
let. bright white. white tingcd witt
yellow, very pale yellow.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-10-05

Mr.. Justice Lawrence was once pass
lug sentence on man. aud III tue
course OF his preliminary remarGs he
referred to hin as "A professional
burglar"
The prisoner raised loud protests
from the dock.
Here" lie exclaimed. II dunno wot
you meau by calm me professional
burglar. I've only done It once before
an I've bin uabbcd both tunes
Mr.. Justice Lawrence behmed upon
him.
"Ob, ! did not mean to say" he re-
marked IN his most suare manner
that you nad been very s,i'1~sSlni "
your profession London Answers
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-10-05

Bismarck was no favorite with WON
en-, least of all with clever women who
dared to think for themselves and i'm
aeine that they could fathom questions
OF state. He was never tired of snub
bling strong minded ladies', putting
them down and stamping on them
One day he paid visit to lhe Russian
embassy at Berlin where he behaved
as usual, lloutiug even the mistress OF
the house, the Countess Schouvalol
herself He took his leave at length,
TO the relief Of everybody, and pres
entity the family mastif was heard
barking ut the great man as lie passed
through the courtyard. Immediately
the countess ran to the open window
and Bismarck heard her voice. saying
10 him in a tone of gentle entleaty
"Oh, please, NJ. lie Chancellor, don't bltr
my dog"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-10-05
Only Made 1t Worse.

Harry was taken out 10 dinne' TOR
the first time III uls ,,fp HIS nn'iitr
Kept nin nj Ter side because MS moth.
er - a wise woman. But he acted like
perfect little gentleman until the
occasion TO reprOve him.
Harry" she eXclaimed in such a
loud whisper that everybody at the
table could hear It. what do you mean
by wIpng your spoon on your nap
ein? You never do that AT home.
NO. MAMMA" answered larry IN
an even louder whisper. but at tome
we always get ripan spoons t'mvr
lnnd Plain DpnIer
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-10-05
Ha Snoka to heI.

A Virginia farmer was driving re
fractory cow down the road one morn
ing. The COW aud he driver came to II
crossroal The man wanted the COW
70 70 straight ahead, but the COW
picked out the crosSroad a negro was
coming along the crJssro1d
"Hald her off. laid her of" yelled
the driver,
The negro jumped about the road
and waved his arms. The COW pro
ccedcd calmly Oh her way.
"Ilaid her off. Iiaid her on. mig
ger!H yelled the driver.
rs a.lryin' terri replied the negro.
speak to her. SpeaG 10 her ano
she'll stop"
Good mawnin', cow-Good mnwn
tn'r' said the negro politely, Saturda!
Evening Post.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-10-05

Don't think that your knowledge OF
wonder gems IL complete Til you nave
seen in all it's beauty an alexandria
green by day and red by night And
such Il green olive brouZp, with pn
green " hen held 10 the sunlight; In u
darhened room With Artificial light a
ruby where the emerald was mo
ment hetore--a tawuy wine red of es
quisite tone.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-10-05
Unimprsssed.

Mabel" he said enthusiastically
upon his return from the lodge, "c0n
graduate Inc. | am now grand cxait
ed Pooh Bah of the first rank"
$50" said Mabel iudfferently
Il am high and mighty duke OF the
grand duehym
HUM
Il have been elected to the degree of
most excellent chancellor of the king 8
sacred circle"
Hum"
II am grand earl Of the early rlsers
! am lord Of the inner chamber OF soy
ereigns and as such entitled 10 all the
per9uisites and privileges belonging tC
such lofty station. and, what is more
am a supreme king Of the favored
few"
''All right, king. Now go ont in III,
back yard and beat the dust ont of thu
rugs on the line. BY tue time you sc
through with that you'll probably b,
dawn on earth asSi,' said she coldly
--Lelgoit Free paW.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-10-05

II Is moi known whethr' the sun Is
moving around another a> n center
All probabilities are against the ,!e&
Since the invention Of the telescope
and micrometer no turning to TIE
right or left has been detected. 1t. 80
far az known seems to nr mnvln;
along On II straight l1nr But annlog
Is against TINS also MilllUns OF otnr
suns attract oars. dnd Tie puth bsyonu
doubt bends this way ana that, like
that Of bee IN swarm, but tht
curvature cnunot be noticed Draw 8
circlo ten miles III diameter, cut ou'
Que inch, aud you would say the incr
Is Il straight line The suns path trnv
erspd during the last 300 years a
twelve miles per second is about IN tn'
proportion of this cut out inch Edea
Lucicn Lurkin in New York American
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-10-05


ny brain the rhythuic tune Nothing
to do. nothing to Go, us they Went over
the Joints IN the rails, | took out my
watch and with the uid Of the second
hand counted the number of nothing
to dos Which were hcatcn out during
onc-quarter of Il minute found thar
twenty-five was the numhcr Twenty
two by four gave me eighty eight for
one minute. The rails OF the l.. and
y. ". railway are sixty feet long
therefore GO By IS gave me $3.50
which was, of course, the number OF
/ feet we were travelling to the minute
/ Thus was able to tell my travelling
companion, with some degree Of accu.
racy, that at that time We were travel
ing at Il mile minute.
ANY reader can do this. All that i;
necessary is to lind out beforehand thu
length of the rails and after that Il
watch your watch, London Answers
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-10-05

"Now, Billy" said the young mans
father, 1--WE found fine job Tor you go
a job which will, il you attend strictly
TO business, give you splendid chance
to rise
What is the nature OF the job"
You've seen some OF the big build
ngs IN course OF construction, haven't
youi'
"Yes"
Have you ever noticed how the
great iron beams are lifted III their
placcs!'
Sure"
"Weli. Il friend of mine, VITO Is n
contractor, has agreed to use You to
stand on the beams and balance them
as they are hoistcd. ! told him abon'
the splendid nerve you had exhibited
in sitting around and permitun. NE
to support you, and he agreed that you
would be just the man for the 1ob'
Chicago Record. Herald.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-10-05
GREENLAND's IcEBERGs.
Their Progress Southwark Lasts From
February Till August.

wv NHShSs
Those monsters OF menace TO navisa.
ton, icebergs, are formed from huge
pieces broken from The glaciers of the
north, which the Arctic currents carry
southwark until they melt away In
the warmer waters of the gulf stream.
The terrible procession begins in Feb
ruary, and not until the end of August
is the ice season supposed to be over
In the north Atlantic.
Each year brings its regular reports
OF thrilling sights and collisions and
losses 10 the ice fields from the incom.
Ing steamers during the spring and
summer months. Certain. years stand
out as unusually bad ice years. but the
general story is much the same. Once,
during the month Of May, lI3 icebergs
were sighted of Cape Race in a single
day.
One of the largest icebergs ou record
lowered $50 tert atoye the surface uI
the sea. As hardly more than one
tenth OF the hers Is out OF water,
| this would mean Il mass of ice 1000
! feet Zone aud one.thlrd milesi from top
to bottom. Its volume was calculated
to be about 5S0,0oo.C COO cubic feet ano
its weight some lG.0o0uo0 tons.
lcebergs need not bc extraordinarily
high to be stupenduous. Lieutenant
reary reported n berg 1880 feet Iour
lover two and one matt miles,, ll.GOt
feet wide and lSG feet high II w:lS
estimated to weigh l,292,39S,oGO tons
Another measured farther north con
talned 27W0U.U0o.o00 cnbic feet OF Ice
and weighed no less than 1000, Oo1,u0t
tons. New York World
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-10-05
A POETS GUARDIAN.


Nspk FliFtt oSSthdENs
The famous poet of Denmark. Palu'
Ian Muller. was closely guarded In his
later years by an eccentric wife. great
Il, his senior. OF her pgeposteruuS
oddly. writes Edmund GosSe in "Tw"
Visits to Denmark" stories were ev'
erywhere current in Copenhagen. She
kept him as much as She possibly
could from all intercourse with III
outer world During a visit TO C"rru
hagen the host of MIR. Gosse de d.
10 invite the poet TO dine, aud
daughter and guest were s"r
mission 70 invite him.
If We could secure him fut
| convenient to G'.;. writes Mi, d
all that was brightest and best in 60
/ penhngeu was TO be constrained to
/ come too But fortune was agninSt us
! lf we hnd found hiu atone II is i">si
| BILE that success might nave crowned
our efforts. When We urriN I'd with
our dinner invitation on our lips we
we're damped by being told the poet
| had gone out for a walk, but that Mrs.
paludan- Muller would receive us. The
fierce little lady, In fact, closed our re
treat by peeplng round the edge Of the
door and commanding us TO enter.
Miss Aline Fog. overwhelmed by the
event lost her presence of mind and
blurtei ont the invitation. which It
would have been wiser to suppress
The answer came ut once: "lmpnssi
bic, my dear lady. impossible! coul J
not sanction 1t. Mr.. raludan Muller is
weak; lie Is good natured; he Is only
100 ready to so into society 1t Is my
privilege to prevent 1t. say 10 him;
You are too delicate, my dear. 10 mix
with Others. You must positively con
-idcr your health"
Miss Fog fecbly asked whether the
poet might not himself be appealed to
, such Old friends: 80 small a party; st
! Aarly an kour" The lady WAS quite
: ,bdurate, however, II could nat trnS
a hin With your message He T. -
wenI. SO good uatured Ills r'a"" .
II homu With no IN
IVY -
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-10-05
WARNING AGAINST GREED.

Greed Of AEiericans In their
wiia desire t. pile mp gold l. a
present day parallel OF the drag
ou of dls!oyalty and jealousy
that refused supplies 10 the army
OF George Washington at Valley
Forge, tie same that called Lin
cor. s clown and a canker and
Grover Cleveland q wife heater,
The Union stands strong against
outside assault since 1t received
its baptism Of blood under Lin
cCln. Unless we ourselves sur
render our right to be the only
arbiters Of Its fortunes Il is safe
Against foreign fees. No one
will attack Us. But from within
there hac come Il peril against
which II bchooycS US to maize Il
Solid and united front Wealth
has piled Up Poverty. In our
cities especially seems more
Crevsone by tia contrast This
is Il real peril. for tie "ery sor'
of democracy is this 4 fair
opportunity for every one,
But with the piling mp OF great
fortunes the human greed and
sclfishness which no political sys.
TEN can ever cure n long as men
are what they are have grown
like deadly upas tree, and there
has come q gap in our ranks in
which we hear the Old dragon of
disloyally hiss.-,Iacob RiiS.